David Journal

Tag: Saturday Morning

  • Following Christ

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    Reemphasis of the doctrine in the family proclamation Now a reemphasis of how we communicate on public policy—specifically the need to avoid contention. “He that hath the spirit of contention is not of me but it’s of the devil who is the father of contention.” Blessed are the peacemakers “One of the easiest ways to…

  • God Loves All His Children

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    This is at least the third talk already emphasizing that the Lord loves each of us individually. One of your missions in this life is to become a disciple of Jesus Christ and follow the impressions that He gives you.

  • Trusting Our Father

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    Following the Lord’s servants is harder when what they ask of us differs from what we wanted ourselves.

  • “This Is My Gospel”—“This Is My Church”

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    Without a stabilizer nitroglycerin was too volatile to be useful. The porous rock that can stabilize nitroglycerin to make it effectively usable was also worthless on its own. Together they are immensely valuable and useful. The Savior’s church is only special if it is built upon His history. Without the Lord’s church his doctrine is…

  • God’s Favourite

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    I like the comparison between all his children claiming to be the favorite and John calling himself the apostle that Jesus loved and neighbor calling Christ “my Jesus.” Surely, Jesus removes all shame from being broken. There is much for us to do in this life but self-loathing and self-condemnation are not on that list.…

  • Live Up to Your Privileges

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    From Section 25 “Live up to your privileges.” Partaking of the sacrament is a weekly reminder of Him working in you. Wearing the garment is a daily reminder of Him working in you.

  • The Triumph of Hope

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    As he spoke about hope and seeing our bright future through the light of hope I had the impression that I should look toward this election with hope and optimism rather than concern that the voters will not choose wisely. Part of the reason for hope is also the recognition that hope in Christ is…

  • “Out of Obscurity”

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    As if comparative obscurity, smallness as to scale, and ample human imperfection in the membership of His Church were not enough, the Lord wants a humble as well as a pure people. Thus, the lesson taught ancient Israel is still relevant: only three hundred warriors were used by Gideon to triumph over Israel’s enemies, “lest…

  • Sweet Power of Prayer

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    I was led to this talk from a footnote in Revelation for the Church, Revelation for Our Lives. Through prayer, we can show our love for God. And He has made it so easy. We may pray to Him any time. No special equipment is needed. We don’t even need to charge batteries or pay…

  • All Will Be Well Because of Temple Covenants

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    I can only imagine how important faith in the sealing covenants would be on a day like that when the Eyring’s were separated from their children while their town was flooded by the Teton dam. The safest place to live spiritually is within your temple covenants. (I missed who he was quoting) Qualifying to make…