Tag: Saturday Afternoon
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Seeking Knowledge by the Spirit
He and his wife spent ten months of studying the church and liking what they learned but not being certain that they should be baptized.
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The True, Pure, and Simple Gospel of Jesus Christ
I didn’t realize that Elder Ballard has been a general authority for my entire life. (He became an apostle after I was baptized.) “I worry that the true spiritual proposes of changes will be lost in excitement regarding the changes themselves.” I need to use that to filter and reaction to changes that are announced…
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Believe, Love, Do
Solomon ended up disillusioned after decades of indulgence in his prosperity. (“All is vanity” he said toward the end of his life.) We achieve the abundant life not be focusing on our own needs but by becoming disciples of Christ and engaging in the cause of Christ. To have the healing influence if the gospel…
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All Must Take upon Them the Name Given of the Father
Taking His name upon us means to make it a part of us or our character.
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Our Campfire of Faith
Find joy in wholesome creativity. Keep the best of righteous traditions while seeking new and holier ways to worship and serve Him. Perfection is in Christ, not in ourselves.
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One in Christ
The strength of the community of saints comes from the mixing of many people with a wide variety of backgrounds and perspectives. The combined society is different than any of the component societies that go into making it.
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Come, Listen to a Prophet’s Voice
The foundation is just the first step in building a temple – or a life of discipleship. We are accustomed to sustaining by raising our right arms but true sustaining {comes in our actions as we listen and apply their words}.
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Firm and Steadfast in the Faith of Christ
Imagine Elijah in our day the way he challenged the priests of Baal. The gospel should become the defining focus of a person’s heart and character. There is a difference between a socially motivated participation and a spiritually committed {immersion}. When is a conversion so complete that it cannot be undone?
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Family History and Temple Work: Sealing and Healing
When God directs us to do one thing, He often has many purposes in mind. Family history and temple work is not only for the dead but blesses the living as well. For Orson and Parley {Pratt}, it turned their hearts to each other. Family history and temple work provided the power to heal that…
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Teaching in the Home—a Joyful and Sacred Responsibility
Today I direct my remarks to all parents and all who desire to be parents. Many of you are raising children now. For others, that time might come soon. And for still others, parenthood may be a future blessing. I pray we all recognize the joyful and sacred responsibility it is to teach a child.…