Tag: Robert D Hales
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Coming to Ourselves: The Sacrament, the Temple, and Sacrifice in Service
When times are dark we should strive to “come to ourselves” and come back to the light of His love. We become spiritually self reliant be carefully living our covenants.
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Waiting upon the Lord: Thy Will Be Done
Elder Hales is seated, he looks much older than before, and he appears to have an oxygen tank. How do faithful servant endure trials and challenges? They wait upon the Lord. We do not always understand our challenges but we choose to wait upon the Lord knowing that joy cometh in the morning. We may…
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Agency: Essential to the Plan of Life
When Heavenly Father offered the plan of happiness Satan responded by trying to substitute his own idea (kind of like the kids often do). The idea that none of the definitions of agency conveyed the idea of choice to act surprises me as well. That seems so fundamental. Because of Lucifer’s rebellion, a great spiritual…
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Christian Courage: The Price of Discipleship
Christian CourageIt is natural to wish to defend ourselves, but Christ showed the truth that silence in the face of criticism is often better. That forces our actions to defend us from the criticisms.Some situations are like a cactus, that can only hurt us. We must learn to avoid those rather than attempting to navigate…
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Our Duty to God: The Mission of Parents and Leaders to the Rising Generation
We each have a duty to God in relation to the rising generation. First and foremost is leading by example. Lead by understanding their hearts and walk beside them. Do you take the time to share your thoughts, feelings, and testimony with your youth? Listen We should participate with our youth in their Personal Progress…
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Personal Revelation: The Teachings and Examples of the Prophets
The most important truths of our existence are the living reality of God as our Eternal Father, and His Son, Jesus Christ; the truthfulness of the restored gospel; and God’s purpose and direction for us as individuals. “And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom…
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Seeking to Know God, Our Heavenly Father, and His Son, Jesus Christ
Without God, life would end at the grave and our mortal experiences would have no purpose. Growth and progress would be temporary, accomplishment without value, challenges without meaning. There would be no ultimate right and wrong and no moral responsibility to care for one another as fellow children of God. Indeed, without God, there would…
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Becoming Provident Providers Temporally and Spiritually
Losing agency through choices – specifically to debt, addiction, pornography.Debts outside of a car and a house (and probably education) cast us into self-imposed servitude. Just as our grandparents and great-grandparents learned vital lessons through economic adversity, what we learn now, in our present circumstances, can bless us and our posterity for generations to come.…
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Gaining a Testimony of God the Father; His Son, Jesus Christ; and the Holy Ghost
When we raised our hands to the square in the solemn assembly, it was not a vote. In that [action] we gave of ourselves a private and personal commitment, even a covenant, to sustain and to uphold the laws, ordinances, commandments, and the prophet of God It is of special significance that whenever Heavenly Father…