Tag: Saturday Morning
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The Living Bread Which Came Down from Heaven
“We all have different sins to repent…” “Jesus could not have atoned for the sins of others unless He Himself was sinless.” “To eat the flesh and drink the blood of Christ is to pursue holiness.” “If we yarn to dwell in Christ and have Him dwell in us then holiness is what we seek.”
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“I Have a Work for Thee”
The Lord has more in mind for you than you have in mind for yourself. Focus on others Discover and develop spiritual gifts Make use of adversity Rely on God While some gifts may not be prominently acknowledged by the world they are essential in the plan of the Lord. Our adversity may reveal our…
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The Plan and the Proclamation
Friendship of the world is enmity toward God. “In God’s eternal plan salvation is an individual matter but exaltation is a family matter.” Russell M Nelson As is fairly normal for Elder Oaks, he will get castigated for this talk despite the fact that he is utterly right. When the Family Proclamation was being created…
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The Needs before Us
{quoting someone} … I believe the Lord is saying that unless we reach out to others there is little propose in our lives. Sometimes we miss critical opportunities to serve because we are busy looking for “significant” ways to serve. “How much value is there in fixing the world if the people around us are…
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A Yearning for Home
I’ll bet that the lost dog was impossible to find in Indiana because as soon as he got lost he started heading for the home in Oregon where he arrived six months later. Does the homing instinct in animals exist spiritually in humans calling us to seek for God and return to their Heavenly home?…
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Drawing the Power of Jesus Christ into Our Lives
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…
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Brighter and Brighter until the Perfect Day
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.…
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Confide in God Unwaveringly
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…
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Our Good Shepherd
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…
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Our Father’s Glorious Plan
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.