Tag: spiritual
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Notes 4 March 2000
Read your missionary journal to rediscover what you once knew to be true. Are you applying what you learned as a missionary to your new situation? Are you again adapting to your new situation and applying what you know? When confused return to the basics. Will you be able to apply those principles when you…
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Elder Holland on Dating and Marriage
“It is better to lean into the stiff wind of opportunity than to hunker down and do nothing.” – Gordon B. Hinckley The Lord has not struck me because he knows I need to learn to respond to nudges. Christlike love in Friendship, Dating, Courtship and Marriage – Jeffrey R. Holland (Devotional Address) Christlike love…
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Notes 13 February 2000
1 Nephi 14:7 – The sharing of the gospel truly sifts wheat from tares. Either to soften and convert the heart and mind of a person or to turn them to their hard heart and blind mind. Gideon versus Mideon Faith casts out fear – those who were afraid were dismissed (32000 to 10000) Obedience…
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Notes 8 February 2000
“The only way to get through life is to view it through an attitude of good humor.” Marjorie Hinckley We learn to love in our small family units. We can learn to let that love grow to include our large world family eventually. “Whoever takes the Son gets it all” {find the parable of the…
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Notes 6 February 2000
Neal A. Maxwell – CES Fireside “He that hath seen me hath seen the father.”(John 14:9) This refers not only to physical sameness, but exemplary sameness and perfection as well. We should follow the example of Christ as He followed the example of His Father. We do not liken our scriptures to ourselves often enough.…
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Saber and Conocer
“You exercise faith by causing, or by making, your mind accept or believe as truth that which you cannot, by reason alone, prove for certainty.” Boyd K. Packer Elder Packer is a teacher, all of the apostles are teachers, but he is the teacher of the 12 Apostles. Our approach to life should be, I…
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Notes 30 January 2000
It takes courage to follow the spirit, but it also takes courage to seek the spirit. What does it mean to be a son or daughter of God? Jessica Sorenson gave three personal reasons. We are loved unconditionally. We have a natural light within us. We are exposed to temptations and adversity Joel Stevens talked…
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Which Way is West?
I’ve always known that the Lord had a great work for me to do. This weekend I caught the vision of how that will be accomplished. I have the vehicle and I am ready to roll. I know I need the Lord’s help to make it all happen, but I am going to put forth…
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A Changing Heart
1:00 p.m. I was sitting in BDA #20 after the regular choir practice was over. I listened to Jolene (Perrine) and Anna (Haneberg) singing “I heard Him come” (They were practicing for a musical number.) Just like every other time I have heard that song I felt the spirit very strong. I had a great…