Tag: Sunday Afternoon
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Until We Meet Again
May we be good citizens in whatever country we live in, and good neighbors in our communities.Eternal exile from God may be the most searing anguish – so Eternal life with God is the most precious gift of God. Remember to whom we pray – remember in whose name we pray – and let us…
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Till We Meet Again
May we study the conference talks as they are reprinted in the Ensign and Liahona magazines. Our Heavenly Father wants nothing more than our happiness. I hope that we will take the time to read the conference talks, which will be reprinted in the November issue of the Ensign and Liahona magazines, for they are…
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Today
“Please sir, they can’t kill a tough old bird like me.” Of all the challenges we face, perhaps the most misguided is the idea that mortality goes on forever and that we can put off repentance. We must seek and tender forgiveness. We must repent and be charitable toward others. “I guess that I had…
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The Priesthood of Aaron
Twenty-five years ago he told his newly ordained deacon grandson (three years older than me and, by coincidence, currently serving as an Elder’s Quorum President) that he was not too pleased with the world conditions that the young men of that time were inheriting. It was the Savior’s teaching about baptism in Third Nephi that…
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The Test
The latter-day saints of 1849 chose patriotism and loyalty as the theme for their celebration on July 24, 1849 – 2 years after arriving in the Salt Lake Valley and 5 years after the martyrdom of Joseph Smith. They chose that theme because they believed in the legitimacy of government. The young men carried the…
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The Power of Godliness Is Manifested in the Temples of God
Many times we don’t comprehend the meaning of the ordinances of the temple in their fulness until after we have known affliction or passed through experiences that could have been extremely sad without the knowledge of the plan of salvation. This priesthood makes eternal families possible. It allows me, a son, to turn my heart…
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Testimony as a Process
“I could not think of anything remarkable in my experience of gaining a testimony.”Sometimes we think that to have a testimony we have to have a powerful experience. Sometimes we think that to have a testimony of the Church, we need some great, powerful experience, or a single event which would erase any doubts that…
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Stewardship – a Sacred Trust
Stewardship Selves and families poor and needy This is a great sermon on what we should do to serve those in need. Some people visit the sick, assist the poor, and serve their fellowmen because they believe it is the right thing to do and others will reciprocate and do the same for them when…
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Service – October 2007
We should not be so consumed by our church calling that we do not have time to give simple Christian service.I admire those who give of themselves to improve schools and communities. President Gordon B. Hinckley has said: “No man can be a true Latter-day Saint who is unneighborly, who does not reach out to…
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Safety for the Soul
“Even some of the very elect will be deceived.” Would Joseph and Hyrum be able to take solace as they went to their expected death in the words of a book they knew to be a fabrication? I ask that my testimony of the Book of Mormon be recorded side by side with that of…