Tag: Saturday Afternoon
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What Shall a Man Give in Exchange for His Soul?
I love that as a new 12-year-old he rushed home to tell his dad about his “great coup” of buying the 25¢ ticket for an 11-year-old rather than the 35¢ ticket for a 12-year-old. That demonstrates how child-like he still was. He should have known better but he did afterward. God is mindful of each…
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“Come unto Me, O Ye House of Israel”
Elder Echo Hawk was a member of the Obama administration before he was called to be a 70 if I am remembering correctly. (It is rumored that his name was floated as a potential supreme court nominee for Obama as well.) I really like his straightforward testimony of the Book of Mormon. There are no…
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Be Anxiously Engaged
He says that Elder Perry must be the youngest 90-year-old in he church. Great things are brought about and burdens lightened by many hands anxiously engaged in good works. In your morning prayers ask Heavenly Father each day to help you recognize an opportunity to serve someone that day. If you do this your spiritual…
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Becoming Goodly Parents
Elder Perry is 90 – he doesn’t look more than 80. He was reviewing some letters he wrote to his parents nearly 70 years ago while in the military. He talks about the things goodly parents can do build a foundation of faith for their children. He is teaching us how to help our children…
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How to Obtain Revelation and Inspiration for Your Personal Life
One of the great lessons that each of us needs to learn is to ask the Lord. Yielding to emotions such as hurt, anger, or defensiveness drive away the spirit. We need to be careful with humor—it can assist or detract from revelation depending on how we use it. Recording can help your ability to…
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In Tune with the Music of Faith
We should be careful about the difference between what is foolish or unwise and what is actually sinful. The dividing line between those who hear the music of faith and those who are tone-deaf or off key is the active study of the scriptures.
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Abide in the Lord’s Territory!
President Thomas S. Monson once said: “May I provide a simple formula by which you can measure the choices which confront you. It’s easy to remember: ‘You can’t be right by doing wrong; you can’t be wrong by doing right.’” President Monson’s formula is simple and direct. It works the same way as the Liahona…
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Faith, Fortitude, Fulfillment: A Message to Single Parents
To single parents: do not feel like second class citizens in the church even though you do not have an ideal family situation. In the absence of fathers, are you providing examples worthy of emulation to young men being raised by single mothers?
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Coming to Ourselves: The Sacrament, the Temple, and Sacrifice in Service
When times are dark we should strive to “come to ourselves” and come back to the light of His love. We become spiritually self reliant be carefully living our covenants.
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The Laborers in the Vineyard
I can feel the spirit of this one although at this point I cannot even identify a reason why this message about the laborers should touch me. Envy causes us to suffer every time anyone we know has good fortune. “Be kind and be grateful that God is kind. It is a happy way to…