Tag: Sunday Afternoon
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Do We Trust Him? Hard Is Good
The Lord trusts us with His priesthood and by allowing us to assist in His work. Do we trust Him? Hard is good. Hard is the constant (we all have challenges) the variable is our reaction to hard. Whatever we do we should not act out of a feeling of fear.
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Apart, but Still One
Despite any differences we have the ability to be one when we share some common ground. What we share in the church should be much more unifying than the stories of unity due to a shared love of sport and country. We have no right to portray anybody, especially within our church, as a badly…
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The Trek Continues!
While it is important and appropriate to remember the Mormon trek of the 19th Century {it is important to remember that the trek of life continues daily for each of us.} We must be careful where our footsteps in life take us. Keep the doctrine of Christ pure. I like the blanket condemnation of racism,…
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Foundations of Faith
Physical, mental, and spiritual development have mu<<ch in common. Physical development is usually easier to see than the others but they all have the same patterns of development. This has got to be the fifth talk discussing the outsized importance of daily habits to build faith. All important decisions are influenced by our knowledge of…
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That Our Light May Be a Standard for the Nations
The continuation of General Conference is one of the great testaments to the fact that we have ongoing revelation. Keep the Sabbath day holy. Hasten the work of salvation on both sides of the veil. Teach in the Savior’s way. The key to teaching as the Savior taught is to live as the Savior lived.…
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And This Is Life Eternal
There is plenty of good stuff here but the chaos at home is such that I can’t write. Come to know God for yourself.
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How Does the Holy Ghost Help You?
A talk aimed most directly at recently baptized children. The Holy Ghost can warn you of danger. Sometimes you may never even know what you have been saved from. The Holy Ghost can be a comforter. The Holy Ghost testifies of truth.
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Then Jesus Beholding Him Loved Him
“I wondered what we could do to change the hearts of those few missionaries who has not yet learned the joy of being obedient.” “Then Jesus beholding him, loved him.” Suddenly I knew that it wasn’t just the missionaries who needed their hearts to change. I learned that I needed to behold them as Jesus…
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To the Friends and Investigators of the Church
I love his story. If you are learning from the missionaries, please take them seriously. (He was just trying to buy time to convince his girlfriend to marry him.) Be patient when you first come to church as some things may be confusing or unfamiliar. Read the Book of Mormon. Repent. Humble yourself; don’t think…