David Journal

Tag: Saturday Afternoon

  • Coming to Ourselves: The Sacrament, the Temple, and Sacrifice in Service

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    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.

  • The Laborers in the Vineyard

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    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…

  • Perfect Love Casteth Out Fear

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    We should do what we can to accurately represent the church to others. We want to make sure that they understand that we view Christ as the central figure in our religion. Be a righteous example to others. Some people want to know about the church but are not interested in joining, and that’s fine.…

  • The Divine Gift of Repentance

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    We live in a time approaching the coming of Christ and again the doctrine of repentance is not well received or popular. The prophetic call to repentance should be received with joy. Pretending that their is no sin does not lessen it’s effects. If we do not demand repentance of ourselves we fail in our…

  • Redemption

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    He keeps hearing stories of those who are invited back even before they have fully aligned themselves with gospel habits and have stayed faithful ever after.

  • It Is Better to Look Up

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    Most of what we worry about is not of eternal significance and if it is the Lord will direct us.

  • A Time to Prepare

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    Giving and managing time are important skills in the kingdom. The poor use of time is a close cousin to idleness. Social media can suck away our time too easily. They are very useful but we must guard against letting them take too much time. “Let us be as quick to kneel as we are…

  • Children

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    Twice today we have been reminded of the importance of the commandment to have children. He says that the decision is personal but I wonder how many people will heed that counsel and choose to have a third, fourth, or even fifth child that they were not previously willing to have. “As you answer the…

  • The Hearts of the Children Shall Turn

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    Learn spiritual priorities based on the order of events of the restoration. That would indicate the nature of the Godhead being the first priority and the Book of Mormon second in these latter days. Third came information on the role of the spirit of Elijah in the work of the latter days. Joseph only held…

  • “According to the Desire of [Our] Hearts”

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    This talk awakened my soul as I listened on my mission and I determined to hone my desires to more perfectly match those of my Savior. This set me on the path of listening more closely to future conferences and to pay special attention to the words of Elder Maxwell. I was so touched by…