David Journal

Tag: Ronald A Rasband

  • Standing by Our Promises and Covenants

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    How important is it to you to keep your word, to be trusted? What if we choose to abandon or covenants? To go and do means rising up above the things of the world. Do we stand by our promises and commitments or are we only halfway committed?

  • Build a Fortress of Spirituality and Protection

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    Satan justifies pride, unkindness, dishonesty, immorality, etc.

  • Be Not Troubled

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    Youth fear making commitments, young marrieds fear bringing a child into the world. Laura fears for her children to follow the path of making it a priority to become parents. She wants them to put the priority on becoming secure first. There’s nothing wrong with being secure but by making that the priority people frequently…

  • Behold! A Royal Army

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    I’m wondering of wards will split elders quorums if their numbers exceed 96? That number will be reached much more often when elders and high priests are combined. (Although even in Utah wards it would probably not be very common.) Ward and Stake Clerks and Executive Secretaries are not members of the Stake High Priest…

  • By Divine Design

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    Elder Neal A. Maxwell once explained: “None of us ever fully utilizes the people-opportunities allocated to us within our circles of friendship. You and I may call these intersectings ‘coincidence.’ This word is understandable for mortals to use, but coincidence is not an appropriate word to describe the workings of an omniscient God. He does…

  • Let the Holy Spirit Guide

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    We must be willing to receive the Spirit. “Their hearts were opened and they did understand in their hearts the words that He prayed.” As we pursue the journey of life let us learn the language of the spirit. We must act on the first promoting. It is rare that subsequent promptings will be more…

  • Lest Thou Forget

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    He was inspired to prepare this talk after meeting with a long-time friend who felt he was experiencing a crisis of faith. When you feel weak spiritually, remember those times when your faith was strong and avoid things that mock your faith and weaken your resolve. Never question or ignore sacred personal experiences.

  • Standing with the Leaders of the Church

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    {Honest} Questions are an indication of a willingness to learn more and strengthen faith. As we press forward choosing to follow the counsel of leaders we choose to follow the Lord – separating ourselves from a world traveling a diverging path.

  • I Stand All Amazed

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    The essential message here is that he is committed to the work and grateful for those who have helped prepare him to do whatever is asked.

  • The Joyful Burden of Discipleship

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    When Elder Rasband asked President Monson what he should do when he was visiting an area that had experienced a natural disaster President Monson asked him to telly the people that the property loved them, that the prophet was praying for them, and that the prophet appreciated the work of those who were helping in…