Tag: Saturday Afternoon
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Return and Receive
One if the keys to happiness in this life is for us to learn to set our own goals that got within the context of our Heavenly Father’s plan of salvation for us. Think of what adjustments are needed to keep your eye single to the glory of God. This is the second apostle to…
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Overcoming the World
Overcoming the world is not one defining moment in a lifetime. It is a lifetime of moments … The world is more interested in indulging the natural man than in subduing him. Overcoming the world will always mean that we will have some beliefs that the world doesn’t like.
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The Language of the Gospel
I have noticed that many of the first-generation Hispanics here speak Spanish as their primary language and enough English to communicate with others. The second generation, who were either born in the United States or came at an early age and attend school here, speak very good English and perhaps some broken Spanish. And often…
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Stand Up Inside and Be All In
When we are complacent with our covenants we are complicit with the consequences. We may need to let go of the world to hold on to eternity.
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Songs Sung and Unsung
What is his connection to mental health issues? He speaks compassionately and understandingly on the topic frequently. We should stand as close as possible to the Savior – who sings the anthems of eternity perfectly – in order to more beatify sing this anthems with our imperfect voices. When we hide our uniqueness behind a…
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Becoming a Disciple of Our Lord Jesus Christ
The path of discipleship. We move forward undaunted by the trials of life. “There will be no discrepancy between the kindness we show our enemies and the kindness we show our friends.”
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Sharing the Restored Gospel
All Christians are under the injunction to share the gospel with all the world. We can all pray for the desire to help with sharing the gospel. We can all keep the commandments. We can pray for inspiration for what we can do. Our efforts to share the gospel should not be limited to our…
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Be Ambitious for Christ
In 1876, a renowned educator named Dr. William Clark was invited to come to Hokkaido to teach. He lived in Japan for just eight months, but his Christian spirit left a lasting impression on his young non-Christian students. Before leaving, he gave his students a parting message that has become immortalized in this bronze statue.…
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For Our Spiritual Development and Learning
When I was a young boy, my parents received a gift that became fascinating to my younger brother David and me. The gift was a miniature model of the golden plates the Prophet Joseph Smith received from the angel Moroni. As I recall, the model plates had 10 or so metal pages with words written…
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“Abide in My Love”
There are many ways to describe and speak of divine love. One of the terms we hear often today is that God’s love is “unconditional.” While in one sense that is true, the descriptor unconditional appears nowhere in scripture. Rather, His love is described in scripture as “great and wonderful love,” “perfect love,” “redeeming love,”…