David Journal

Tag: Russell M Nelson

  • The Price of Priesthood Power

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    This is a complement to his talk from October 2015 general conference. How would it feel to know that because of circumstances outside of your control a family felt disappointment toward the Lord’s church. President Nelson was finally able to contact the family of two little girls who died after heart surgeries that he performed…

  • A Plea to My Sisters

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    President Nelson was at the bedside of each of the the apostles who died since last conference. He takes lessons from the responses of their surviving spouses. The women of our day will draw good women of the world to the church insomuch as they are different from the world in happy ways. How will…

  • The Sabbath Is a Delight

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    Our observance of the sabbath is a sign of our faith and trust in God and His covenants. No other work transcends that of righteous, intentional parenting. Love of God engenders a love of the sabbath and love for the sabbath engenders a love of God.

  • Sustaining the Prophets

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    I didn’t know that Doctor Nelson (now Elder Nelson) recommended against the heart surgery he performed on President Kimball. If the restoration did anything it shattered they age old myth that God had stopped talking to men. We don’t vote for leaders at any level of the church. The First Presidency and Quorum of the…

  • Let Your Faith Show

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    When we speak of faith we aren’t speaking of faith in general; we are speaking of faith in Jesus Christ. The word religion means “to ligate again” in other words “to tie back to God.” We should ask ourselves if we are tied securely to God. There is only One in whom our faith can…

  • Decisions for Eternity

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    You are never too young to learn; never too old to change. Another stake in the heart of the logic behind the homosexual agenda. Self-mastery means choosing based on understanding over or appetites and passions. … Self-mastery is true freedom.

  • Catch the Wave

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    He is answering questions that have come up because of the lowered ages for missionary service. He encourages prospective missionaries to apply for college before they go if they plan to pursue higher education after their missions. This will allow them to not worry about their options after they return home. Elder Nelson seems to…

  • Ask the Missionaries! They Can Help You!

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    This sounded like a good talk on what it means to actually follow Christ. I felt I needed to focus on answering some questions related the the previous talk so I missed most of the meat this time through.

  • Thanks Be to God

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    Even as I have been busy with kids through this talk I recognize that there are some doctrinal gems here. Could an explosion in a printing shop produce a dictionary?

  • Covenants

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    There should be no confusion about what constitutes a covenant or what the purpose of covenants is. The greatest compliment that can be earned is this life is to be known as a covenant keeper.