Tag: Opening Remarks
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The Triumph of Hope
As he spoke about hope and seeing our bright future through the light of hope I had the impression that I should look toward this election with hope and optimism rather than concern that the voters will not choose wisely. Part of the reason for hope is also the recognition that hope in Christ is…
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Motions of a Hidden Fire
I didn’t realize that Elder Holland had a medical emergency 48 hours after his wife, Patricia, was buried. I received an adminition to return to my ministry with more urgency and more consecration. I can’t imagine elder Holland having more consecration than before. I CAN imagine Elder Holland wanting to be done in the face…
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In the Path of Their Duty
How often do I feel like one of those in the last wagon? What keeps them going? This is spoken to the ninety and nine.
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The Greatest Easter Story Ever Told
Comparing the way we celebrate Christmas with the way we celebrate Easter. For Christmas his family does the fun cultural activities like gift giving as well as spiritual activities like reenacting the Christmas story. For Easter the have traditionally let church provide the spiritual side and as a family they do the fun things like…
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Pure Truth, Pure Doctrine, and Pure Revelation
“One of the plagues of our day is that too few people know where to turn for the truth.”
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Welcome Message
“This last year is one for the record books.” “Lessons I had learned before have been written on my heart anew.” As I have watched workers removing things as part of the Salt Lake Temple renovation I have thought about the need for each of us to remove past debris, with the Savior’s help, from…
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Moving Forward
Challenging times can bring unexpected opportunities. Some of us just drown no matter what happens.
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Opening Message
Little did I know when I promised in October 2019 that this would be memorable I am sitting in an empty conference room. Our ultimate goal in life is to return to Heavenly Father. We do that by arriving each day to become more like His Son, Jesus Christ. The purpose of this and every…
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Opening Remarks
Beginning with thanks for the members’ efforts to implement the changes since April. What’s coming next? We have often seen the gospel as centered on what happens at the chapel supported by what happens in the home. We need to shift to seeing the gospel as being centered in the home supported by what happens…
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It Works Wonderfully!
“When you tell {someone} that there are billions of stars in the universe he will believe you but when you tell him three is wet passing on the walls he will touch it to make sure.” After a recent medical procedure President Uchtdorf tried to speed up his healing process by searching the internet rather…