Tag: Sunday Afternoon
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It Is All about People
The mayor understood that the way to truly understand the church want through its buildings but in the loves of it’s members. “Our work is all about people and covenants.” “When I was called as a stake president I had many ambitious goals. At the end of six years not one of those goals had…
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Behold the Man!
He wants everyone to know that he is happy with his assignment even if some people have a tendency to view it as a demotion. Combine all the events that significantly affected the destinies of nations and people and they still can’t compare to the effect of the Atonement. Because of the Atonement, regardless of…
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Ministering as the Savior Does
“What does ministering look like? … It looks like becoming part of somebody’s life.” The story of the sister who was in a new city for her husband’s graduate school sounds like Jason Black. If we implement this program the way it is being described, members of the church will truly learn how to tackle…
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“Be With and Strengthen Them”
We must rise above mechanical, rote, checking the boxes action. The primary purpose will be to watch over the people. That can include a message when appropriate but giving a message isn’t the goal. “With these adjustments we want more care, not less.” “We all need to feel the warm hand of friendship and the…
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Prophets Speak by the Power of the Holy Spirit
“Having prophets is a sign of God’s love for His children.”
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The Voice of the Lord
As you listen to conference talks, the messages you receive may be very literal or they may be general. I wonder if Elder Andersen found it easy to prepare for this talk – knowing that he would be gathering quotes from earlier speakers – or if he found it difficult. Elder Hales prepared the following:…
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Love One Another as He Has Loved Us
Love is a combination of actions as well as deep feelings. Sending a text message with a funny emoji is good … but many of us should put down our mobile devices and serve with or hands and feet. Love without service is like faith without works – it’s dead.
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Seek Ye Out of the Best Books
We must look to Christ at all times and especially on dark and stormy nights. He must have felt especially poignant quoting Elder Hales mere hours after his death. Faith is a crucial element of religion, this having a ready answer for all things would be counterproductive.
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Essential Truths—Our Need to Act
The truths we gain because of Joseph Smith God calls prophets to instruct, guide, warn, and lead us. The nature of God Always act when our living prophets speak.