David Journal

Tag: Saturday Morning

  • How Can I Understand?

    —

    by

    David
    in

    To come to know of Christ we have to abide with Christ, not simply accept Him. We also need to reflect our knowledge in our actions. When those close to us distance themselves from the gospel we need to continue to love them and allow the Lord to watch over them.

  • Truth and the Plan

    —

    by

    David
    in

    We need to be cautious about the source of truth. Expertise in one area doesn’t qualify someone to speak in another. We should be careful with people who have selfish motives. Why did President Oaks feel it was important to repeat the doctrine related to gender again? He knows it will draw backlash and he…

  • Gather Together in One All Things in Christ

    —

    by

    David
    in

    A rope is made of generally ordinary materials bound or woven together which is much stronger and more useful than the original materials. The historic adjustments made today have only one overarching propose – to strengthen faith in Jesus Christ. Please do not focus primarily on the logistics of what has been changed. Parasitical focus…

  • Be Not Troubled

    —

    by

    David
    in

    Youth fear making commitments, young marrieds fear bringing a child into the world. Laura fears for her children to follow the path of making it a priority to become parents. She wants them to put the priority on becoming secure first. There’s nothing wrong with being secure but by making that the priority people frequently…

  • Laying the Foundation of a Great Work

    —

    by

    David
    in

    I would love a family tradition comparable to the one he describes. Not that ours needs to be the same but that I want something that is uniquely ours which is similarly impactful. Consistent, wholesome family traditions that include prayer, scripture study, family home evening, and church attendance will lay a solid foundation for testimony.…

  • Lift Up Your Head and Rejoice

    —

    by

    David
    in

    All of us must confront hard things at times in our lives. We can face hard things first by forgiving others and second by giving ourselves to the Lord. Blaming our challenges on others won’t help us to get through the challenges.

  • Deep and Lasting Conversion to Heavenly Father and the Lord Jesus Christ

    —

    by

    David
    in

    Starting in January 2019 we will have 2 hour church. Sacrament meeting each week followed by primary each week and alternating weeks of Sunday School and Priesthood/Relief Society with the bishop directing 5th Sunday meetings. Decoupling FHE from Monday nights. There will be a resource for gospel teaching provided to each household before then. I…

  • Opening Remarks

    —

    by

    David
    in

    Beginning with thanks for the members’ efforts to implement the changes since April. What’s coming next? We have often seen the gospel as centered on what happens at the chapel supported by what happens in the home. We need to shift to seeing the gospel as being centered in the home supported by what happens…

  • The Prophet of God

    —

    by

    David
    in

    In sustaining President Russell M. Nelson as the Lord’s prophet and as President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, we were part of a divinely decreed solemn assembly—solemn because the events of this past hour have been anticipated in the heavens since before the world was. The Lord Jesus Christ, who directs…

  • Until Seventy Times Seven

    —

    by

    David
    in

    Mistakes are a fact of life. Learning to skillfully play the piano is essentially impossible without making thousands of mistakes—maybe even a million. To learn a foreign language, one must face the embarrassment of making thousands of mistakes—maybe even a million. Even the world’s greatest athletes never stop making mistakes. “Success,” it has been said,…