David Journal

Tag: Saturday Afternoon

  • In Partnership with the Lord

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    Husband and wife walk side by side as equal partners, not as president and vice president with one walking half a step ahead on some or all things. This becomes extra hard when one stops walking and refuses to work in tandem. Laura and I should study this talk together.

  • Be Perfected in Him

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    This description of how bone marrow transplants work and how they literally change the blood of the recipient for the remainder of their lives. That is exactly the kind of spiritual change we seek through the Atonement. We seek to have our blood become like His and receive of His perfection. It is also instructive…

  • Beauty for Ashes: The Healing Path of Forgiveness

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    It is usually easy to forgive one who humbly and sincerely seeks your forgiveness but the Lord can give you the power to forgive those who never acknowledge their sins and seek your forgiveness. Even when we forgive someone we can still be prompted to keep ourselves safe from that person. I knew that she…

  • Follow Jesus Christ with Footsteps of Faith

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    I like this image of missionaries as pioneers because they open the way for others to come to Christ.

  • Conversion to the Will of God

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    Questions Elder Cook and his older brother asked to determine if his older brother should delay medical school to serve a mission. (Their inactive father was against the mission.) Is Jesus Christ divine? Is the Book of Mormon the word of God? Is Joseph Smith the prophet of the restoration? Elder Cook prayed about those…

  • “Then Will I Make Weak Things Become Strong”

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    One of Satan’s greatest lies is that men cannot change. While it is good to be authentic we should be authentic to our real, true selves as sons and daughters of God. If ye shall keep my commandments then ye shall abide in my love. The love is not conditional, it is constant but if…

  • Is the Plan Working?

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    When life does not unfold the way we hope it may seem that the plan is not working. In times of trouble turn to Jesus Christ right away. No matter where we are and where we have been, repentance is the way forward. Follow Jesus Christ instead of trying to follow your own wisdom and…

  • We Each Have a Story

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    I will be interested to review his assertion about 1820 being an inflection point for society in history. In this age of “I chose me” societies benefit by forging connections between generations. Gather his list (4 items)

  • Lift Up Your Heart and Rejoice

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    Choices that can seem so obvious at other times can be very difficult to see clearly in the moment. It is worth the effort to trust in God—to trust His mercy…

  • He Is Risen with Healing in His Wings

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    We hear stories of survival and wonder “could I have done that?” Some of us hear those stories and feel “I am in a survival situation” and wonder if we can survive. You can and you are and you have already been saved by One who went through what you are going through. Any abuse…