Tag: Saturday Afternoon
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Roots and Branches
Family history work is a non-controversial topic. We have gone from microfiche and dedicated family history libraries to being able to do family history research in our own homes (our anywhere with a connection to the internet) within the span of my lifetime. This talk should confirm Weston’s decision to serve a mission doing family…
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What Are You Thinking?
He must have been a truck driver professionally at that time in his early marriage or perhaps that was an aspect of his work with his father’s construction company that he eventually inherited. The language of doing and fear and anger is a dialect in which the entire human family is surprisingly fluent. This talk…
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Let’s Not Take the Wrong Way
Our five dear children play the piano, thanks to the motivation of my wife! When the teacher arrived at our home, our son Adrián would run and hide in order to skip his lesson. But one day something marvelous occurred! He began to love music so much that he continued practicing on his own. If…
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“If Ye Love Me, Keep My Commandments”
At times we may be tempted to practice natural man’s obedience which places our wisdom (or popular opinion) ahead of God’s laws. At some point there must be a schism in the church over gay marriage and/or ordaining women to the priesthood. Mature gospel obedience requires that we sustain and follow priesthood leaders. This is…
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“I Have Given You an Example”
I didn’t realize that Elder Scott grew up in a less-active, part-member family and wasn’t baptized when he turned 8. He never thought much about a mission until his future wife mentioned that she intended to marry a returned missionary. Conversion if individuals is only pay off the work. Always seem to strengthen families. Keep…
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Let Your Faith Show
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…
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Put Your Trust in the Lord
The scriptures are replete with command, calls, and blessings for sharing the gospel. Are we complacent in our approach to teaching all the world? The Lord is hastening His work. Many members don’t even pray for opportunities to share the gospel for fear that the prayed will be answered. Share the gospel naturally and people…
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Like a Broken Vessel
It is good to have someone use this forum to authoritatively connect mental illness with challenges such as high blood pressure or cancer. This is specifically about clinical depression. I am a vigorous advocate of square shoulders but that isn’t the answer for clinical depression. Watch the gauges such as rising stress levels and fatigue.…
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Wilt Thou Be Made Whole?
If you remember a time when you felt spiritually whole and could feel the love of the Lord for yourself but cannot feel that way now, you can feel that again. As we repent and become converted to the Lord we become whole.
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Small and Simple Things
“The innocence and youth of our missionaries exemplify the Lord’s way of…” I need to learn shorthand so I can keep up with the quotes I want to capture.