Tag: Patrick Kearon
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Welcome to the Church of Joy
Do we feel joy in the gospel? Do we feel joy in meeting together? Do we bring joy with us to church? What is “joyful reverence”? Reverence is more than folding our arms, bowing our head, closing our eyes, and holding still…indefinitely. We may have been conditioned to spend the time during the sacrament thinking…
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God’s Intent Is to Bring You Home
God is in relentless pursuit of you. Christ’s great atoning gift removes every roadblock. I could just keep quoting his statements in succession.
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Poison in the water
In listening to Elder Kearon’s talk this morning I got to thinking about my children who have suffered abuse and deprivation in their lives and how they think and act like survivors even though the real hardship is in the rearview mirror. Now the real suffering comes from the poison that they keep injecting into…
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He Is Risen with Healing in His Wings
We hear stories of survival and wonder “could I have done that?” Some of us hear those stories and feel “I am in a survival situation” and wonder if we can survive. You can and you are and you have already been saved by One who went through what you are going through. Any abuse…
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Refuge from the Storm
The church response to the refugee crisis in Europe is an example of how we, in the US, should treat those who have been displaced by conflicts in their homelands. Find ways to reach out to people in need. We should see if there are things we can do as a family. Each of us…
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“Come unto Me with Full Purpose of Heart, and I Shall Heal You”
I disregarded what I knew to be right . . . and I paid a price for it. When it comes to how we live the gospel we must not do it with laziness or rebelliousness. Wow, he is not pulling any punches. I love it! When they laid down their weapons of rebellion they…