David Journal

Tag: Quentin L Cook

  • Choose Wisely

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    Counsel about decisions and choices. Rise above any rationalizations that prevent us from making correct decisions. We need unequivocal commitment to the commandments. It is heartbreaking when we profess commitment to righteous things but fail to live day to day in a way that is consistent with those commitments. I can’t wait to review this…

  • Roots and Branches

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    Family history work is a non-controversial topic. We have gone from microfiche and dedicated family history libraries to being able to do family history research in our own homes (our anywhere with a connection to the internet) within the span of my lifetime. This talk should confirm Weston’s decision to serve a mission doing family…

  • Lamentations of Jeremiah: Beware of Bondage

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    Forms of bondage should be an interesting subject. The messages of Jeremiah before the fall of Jerusalem as haunting. We live in a time when we can expect equally haunting messages. The very gods that Elder Oaks warned of last session bring us into bondage if we choose to serve them. We should do everything…

  • Personal Peace: The Reward of Righteousness

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    I’ll bet that the funeral from Newtown, Connecticut at which he spoke was for the little girl who had just moved from Ogden. It is interesting to consider the differences between universal or world peace and personal or individual peace. Peace is not just lack of war or safety, comfort, and security.

  • Can Ye Feel So Now?

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    I’m not sure how to take notes in this. I have not captured the central thread to the truth that he is speaking and the truths are coming too fast to capture them individually. The words he is speaking regarding the dangers of pornography and the potential for young people to disqualify themselves from missionary…

  • In Tune with the Music of Faith

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    We should be careful about the difference between what is foolish or unwise and what is actually sinful. The dividing line between those who hear the music of faith and those who are tone-deaf or off key is the active study of the scriptures.

  • The Songs They Could Not Sing

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    This is the second apostle to talk about the question “why are the righteous not immune from challenges?” Those who think things are unfair are ignorant of or fail to consider the final act of this three act play. We make a mistake when we look only through the lens of this mortal life. Often…

  • Stewardship – a Sacred Trust

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    Stewardship Selves and families poor and needy This is a great sermon on what we should do to serve those in need. Some people visit the sick, assist the poor, and serve their fellowmen because they believe it is the right thing to do and others will reciprocate and do the same for them when…

  • Let There Be Light!

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    While preserving and collecting light is our primary goal we should also work to blackout the destructive bombs of the adversary. Freedom and light have never been easy to attain or maintain. Since the War in Heaven, the forces of evil have used every means possible to destroy agency and extinguish light. The assault on…

  • We Follow Jesus Christ

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    Ordinances and doctrines of great importance were initiated at the Last Supper. The Savior introduced the ordinance of the sacrament. His overwhelming emphasis was on doctrines teaching love as a preeminent principle. Through Christ’s intercession or direction, “the Holy Ghost was promised to the apostles” as another Comforter. The Prophet Joseph Smith, speaking of these…