Tag: Saturday Morning
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Obedience to the Prophets
The true definition of prophet is a person called by God to speak in His name. 14 fundamentals from Elder Bensen talk to BYU students in 1980. timeless Fourteen Fundamentals in Following the Prophet 1980 Devotional Speeches of the Year The prophet is the only man who speaks for the Lord in everything The living…
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Of Things That Matter Most
When growing conditions are not ideal trees slow down their growth and focus their energy on the fundamentals of survival. Let’s be honest, it’s rather easy to be busy. The wise understand the lessons of tree rings and turbulence. … We sometimes have to forego some good things in order to choose better things (Good,…
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Reflections on a Consecrated Life
A consecrated life is a life of labor. A consecrated life is full of work, sometimes menial, sometimes repetitive . . . Wholesome leisure is the steadying companion of consecrated work A consecrated Life is a life of integrity Life offers you two precious gifts – one is time, the other freedom of choice, the…
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Gospel Learning and Teaching
four basics of gospel teaching Immerse yourselves in the scriptures. Develop a habit of daily scripture study separate from your lesson preparation. Apply in your life the things you have learned Seek heavens help the role of a teacher is to awaken in the students a desire to learn, know, and live the gospel themselves…
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Stay on the Path
We can each reach out an hold on to the hand of a child. No child need to walk alone if we speak freely to them about the plan of salvation. The world will teach our children if we do not and children are capable of learning all that the world will teach them at…
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Because of Your Faith
Thank you for your sustaining vote and prayers. Please know that we sustain and pray for you. We are grateful for you and all the good you do. What incredible sacrifice by his parents for his mission. The personal value, the sacred splendor of every one of you, is the very reason there is a…
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The Power of the Priesthood
The key in the organization of the Lord is priesthood. The priesthood will lose great power if the sisters are ignored. Fathers preside in the home whenever they are present even when someone else such as a civic or church leader is present. When the father is not present the mother should request the presiding…
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Help Them on Their Way Home
We help Gods children best by providing ways for them {to feel God’s love} early in life. The Lord has put in place a way to put the best rescuers in the lives of teenagers. This sounds just As familiar as a request that I might make for the Elders to help the Bishop. Brothers…
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Mothers and Daughters
There are many things we can do within our homes to limit the exposure of our children to the influences of the world (especially with regard to attitudes related to sexual conduct) but they will still be exposed to the world so we will have to maintain open communication on those subjects so that we…
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The Rock of Our Redeemer
As we stood on Parley Street reflecting upon their desperate conditions, my eyes were drawn to a series of wooden signs nailed to fence posts upon which were etched quotes from the diaries of these suffering Saints. As we read each quote, to our amazement what we found in their words was not desperation and…