David Journal

Tag: Saturday Evening

  • We Can Do Better and Be Better

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    Say nothing but repentance unto this generation? Too many people consider repentance as punishment – something to be avoided except in the most serious situations. This is an attitude promoted by Satan. We should have a daily focus on repentance. “The adversary is quadrupling his efforts to disrupt testimonies.” Ways that we can likely improve…

  • Where Will This Lead?

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    Some decisions are between doing something and doing nothing. Until the dog caught the squirrel nobody tried to intervene so when they did intervene the squirrel was already dead. More common are choices between doing one thing it doing something else – often between two good things. We need to measure thoughtfully what we are…

  • The Power of Sustaining Faith

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    At first, sustaining is a simple act but many of you have moved on to a place where sustaining is more involved. A B C D E One again, a great talk is blown away by stupidity at home.

  • Look unto Jesus Christ

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    When we live our covenants they influence everything we do. “Covenants cease to be rules we follow and become {principles} that inspire us.”

  • The Quorum: A Place of Belonging

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    Every priesthood holder, regardless of his situation, benefits from a strong priesthood quorum. We should be striving to build strong quorums so that all priesthood holders in the quorum will receive maximum strength. “Some may have seen me as a longshot or an underdog because of my situation (raised by a divorced single mother). Perhaps…

  • Your Priesthood Playbook

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    Holders of the priesthood need to learn their playbook (the scriptures and words of modern prophets) well enough to follow the plays instinctively when faced with challenges, temptations, or calls to serve. “The Lord has declared that the weak and simple things will break down the mighty. Do you feel weak and insignificant? Congratulations, you…

  • Sisters’ Participation in the Gathering of Israel

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    Please note that anytime I use the word mother, I am not talking only about women who have given birth or adopted children in this life. I am speaking about all of our Heavenly Parents’ adult daughters. Every woman is a mother by virtue of her eternal divine destiny. In other words, as a woman…

  • Parents and Children

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    Children are our most precious gift from God—our eternal increase. Yet we live in a time when many women wish to have no part in the bearing and nurturing of children. Many young adults delay marriage until temporal needs are satisfied. The average age of our Church members’ marriages has increased by more than two…

  • Women and Gospel Learning in the Home

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    Part of the Lord’s current sharing of knowledge relates to accelerating His pouring out eternal truth on the heads and into the hearts of His people. He has made clear that the daughters of Heavenly Father will play a primary role in that miraculous acceleration. One evidence of the miracle is His leading His living…

  • The Joy of Unselfish Service

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    Sometimes as we serve, we get to sit in different seats. Some are quite comfy and some other ones are not, but we have promised our Father in Heaven that we will serve Him and others with love and do His will in all things. Thinking back on Victoria’s cake helps me remember an unselfish…