David Journal

Tag: October 2019

  • Closing Remarks

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    Clarified temple recommend questions. Next year is the bicentennial of the first vision. The church clearly has plans to commemorate this. April conference next year will be unique. We should review Joseph Smith’s history in the Pearl of Great Price.

  • Fruit

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    Eternal life is compared to the greatest of fruits but we know that we face ridicule and confusion that aim to keep us off the track to salvation.

  • Take Up Our Cross

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    What does it mean to “take up your cross”? I get the feeling that it almost always means greater struggle and effort than we expected in advance. We can’t repent for other people but we can forgive them.

  • Power to Overcome the Adversary

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    This is at least the second reference this conference to Moses’ experience with Satan inviting Moses to worship him. Let us be careful and not casual in our use of technology. The adversary wants us to become discouraged. When Elder Johnson felt discouraged and inadequate in graduate school he committed to finishing the Book of…

  • Giving Our Spirits Control over Our Bodies

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    I forgot that Sister Ballard died the week of conference last year. Or mortal life is a test of whether men will focus their energy on doing those things that contribute to their temporal comfort it whether they will make it their life’s mission to acquire spiritual traits. I encourage you to slow down a…

  • Knowing, Loving, and Growing

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    We don’t need to tell or children and spouse constantly how to improve – they know that already. If you are wondering about your part, find a quiet place and ask Heavenly Father to show you what part He would have you play. The first aid kit of the Lord has bandages big enough to…

  • Holiness and the Plan of Happiness

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    I wonder who President Eyring is talking about right now. I’m confident it was someone in the old ward.

  • The Second Great Commandment

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    Why is he speaking about how much charity we share all over the world? I know it isn’t to pat ourselves on the back. My guess would be to remind us of the importance of providing temporal assistance where there are needs.

  • Deceive Me Not

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    It is easy for us as children to mistake the truth of dangers we encounter and we can put ourselves or others in great danger due to that ignorance. Satan has gotten good at being able to convince people that skunks are kittens and that with an application of paint you can turn a labrador…

  • The Savior’s Touch

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    We need to recognize our ultimate inadequacy before we truly discover the completely adequate Savior who we can lean on.