David Journal

Tag: Saturday Afternoon

  • Repentance Is Always Positive

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    Repentance is always positive. It points is to improvement and happiness. “Without the Redeemer, repentance becomes simply miserable behavior modification.” “Repentance both puts us on the right path and keeps us on the right path.”

  • Spiritual Eclipse

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    A spiritual eclipse can occur when we allow some small thing to obscure the larger light of the gospel truth, just like when the moon blocks the 400-times-larger sun during a total eclipse. This implies that we have become significantly closer to that small thing than to the source of spiritual light. Online activities and…

  • Return and Receive

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    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…

  • Overcoming the World

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    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.

  • The Language of the Gospel

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    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…

  • Stand Up Inside and Be All In

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    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.

  • Songs Sung and Unsung

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    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…

  • Becoming a Disciple of Our Lord Jesus Christ

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    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.”

  • Sharing the Restored Gospel

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    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…

  • Be Ambitious for Christ

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    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.…