David Journal

Tag: Saturday Morning

  • Drawing the Power of Jesus Christ into Our Lives

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    References to the atonement of the Lord Jesus Christ which fail to include explicit referred to the Savior are inappropriate. The is no thing called “the atonement” which has any saving power. The power comes from the Savior and any reference to it must include reference to Him who wrought it. The saving power we…

  • Brighter and Brighter until the Perfect Day

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    We are children of God. Receiving light, continuing in God, and receiving more light are what we are created to do. From the very beginning, we followed the light; we followed our Heavenly Father and His plan. Seeking the light is in our spiritual DNA. heard this eternal truth taught beautifully in an unexpected place.…

  • Confide in God Unwaveringly

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    Dear brothers and sisters, I want to begin my message today by testifying that I know that President Thomas S. Monson is the prophet of God in our day. His counselors in the First Presidency and the Twelve Apostles are also, in fact, prophets, seers, and revelators. They represent the Lord Jesus Christ and have the…

  • Our Good Shepherd

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    We get a glimpse into our Heavenly Father’s character as we recognize the immense compassion He has for sinners and appreciate the distinction He makes between sin and those who sin. This glimpse helps us have a more “correct [understanding of] his character, perfections, and attributes” and is foundational to exercising faith in Him and…

  • Our Father’s Glorious Plan

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    The world sees birth and death as the beginning and the end but we know that they are both just milestones on our eternal journey.

  • His Daily Guiding Hand

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    Grandma: (to her son) “I think you are correcting {your child} too harshly.” Father: “I will correct my children as I want” Grandma: “So will I.” Parents and priesthood leaders are part of a care package from our Father in Heaven. The greatest part of that care package is the atonement.

  • Gathering the Family of God

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    He’s talking about the Spirit of Elijah and family history work. “Even the best technology is no substitute for Revelation.” (Spoken specifically in relation to family history.) Technology can’t decide if records​ are duplicates even if they can suggest probabilities. “This is the work of our generation. We are all gatherers.” Family history doesn’t only…

  • A Witness of God

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    The sixth century before Christ brought illustrious thinkers such as Confucius in China and Buddha in Eastern India, but the power of God’s priesthood was upon Daniel, the prophet living in captivity during the reign of the Babylonian king Nebuchadnezzar. Troubled by a dream in the night, King Nebuchadnezzar demanded that his magicians and sorcerers…

  • Am I Good Enough? Will I Make It?

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    Through a series of tender mercies as a young doctor coming out of medical school, I was accepted for pediatric residency training in a high-powered, competitive program. When I met the other interns, I felt like the least intelligent and least prepared of all. I thought there was no way I could measure up to…

  • The Lord Jesus Christ Teaches Us to Pray

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    In 1977, I was serving as a full-time missionary in Cusco, Peru. My companion and I received approval to take all the missionaries in the Cusco zone to the magnificent Machu Picchu ruins. Towards the end of our visit to the ruins, some of the missionaries wanted to go to the Inca Bridge, part of…