Tag: Saturday Evening
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Worthiness Is Not Flawlessness
Isn’t it amazing how easily a positive message can be misunderstood. Life is like a cross-country road trip—we can’t reach our destination on one tank of gas. God’s message is that worthiness is not flawlessness—worthiness is honestly trying. Being honest about your actions and taking steps to move forward is not being a hypocrite, it…
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Deepening Our Conversion to Jesus Christ
Have a permanent plan for studying the scriptures. When we study the gospel we aren’t looking for information, we are looking to become a new person.
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Is There No Balm in Gilead?
Jesus can heal our eyes, our ears, or our legs but most importantly He can heal our hearts. When Jesus feed the 5000 He had His disciples gather up the leftovers—proving that His capacity is always enough and to spare.
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I Pray He’ll Use Us
President Nelson asked her to report to the church membership on how the church has been responding to humanitarian needs over the last couple of years. “Our individual efforts don’t necessarily require money or faraway locations but they do require the direction of the Holy Spirit.”
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“Lovest Thou Me More Than These?”
“Lovest thou Me more than these?” And “these” will undoubtedly vary from one person to another.
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What We Are Learning and Will Never Forget
The last time we had a priesthood session was in April 2019 – last April we had a special session for all adults and youth of the church (not primary children). Some of you might wish you could go back to 2019 as you look at your life since then but if you look carefully…
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What Has Our Savior Done for Us?
Four things that Jesus has done for each of us. The Resurrection The Resurrection gives us assurance that all our mortal trials will have an end. The Atonement This makes repentance possible for each of us He gave us commandments to show us the path of happiness He took upon Himself our pains, sicknesses, and…
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Bless in His Name
You might wonder what magnifying your calling could look like for you. As a new deacon I thought my only responsibility was passing the sacrament in my family room (where their branch met). The purpose for our receiving the priesthood is too allows us to bless people in His name. Instead of praying that I…
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This Is Our Time!
Worthily exercising priesthood power has never been more crucial. We trust His purposes and leave the outcome to Him. (Especially with regard to the use of priesthood authority.) As we reach for Him He will lovingly rescue us. How do we truly love God and love His children without loving ourselves? We can’t love and…
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You Can Gather Israel!
When he and his family joined the church he was 17. He committed himself to follow Christ for the test of his life but he also committed not to serve a mission – he was afraid to leave home. (He did end up serving – of course.) We need to relearn how to look forward…