Tag: Sunday Afternoon
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A Word at Closing
My brothers and sisters, today, as we look at the world around us, we are faced with problems which are serious and of great concern to us. The world seems to have slipped from the moorings of safety and drifted from the harbor of peace. Permissiveness, immorality, pornography, dishonesty, and a host of other ills…
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Abundantly Blessed
Treat your spouse with kindness. Go to the temple often – it will strengthen your marriage and your family.
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Closing Remarks – October 2007
Read and discuss the proceedings of the conference. “All of the proceedings of this conference will appear in a subsequent issue of the Ensign and Liahona. We encourage you again to read the talks in your family home evenings and discuss them together as families. They are the products of much prayer and meditation and…
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O That Cunning Plan of the Evil One
The use of an artificial lure in fly fishing is similar to the way Lucifer imitates the truth to ensnare children of God. Addiction is surrendering to something that overrides our agency. Set aside all pride and turn your heart to Him. May we all be aware of the artificial flies being offered by the…
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What Have You Done with My Name?
What am I making of my name? How will our names be remembered in 600 years? The grass is never greener on the other side of the fence for wickedness never was happiness. Picture the Savior standing next to you and ask yourself if you would think it, say it, or do it if He…
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Avoiding the Trap of Sin
Sin sneaks into our lives if we allow it to. Small choices can have great consequences. Clearly concerned, she asked me, “And how does it get us?” The question first reveals purity, but it also reveals a concern for how to avoid involvement with sin. For her to understand more clearly, I used the natural…
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Rest unto Your Souls
Beware of things that weaken us from the inside out. We can grow step by step in our capacity to be solid and filled from the inside out . . . It is through the healing Atonement of Jesus Christ that we may have the strength to stand tall and strong and to have our…
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Courageous Parenting
Speaking to parents of teenagers. If your daughter were sitting on the train tracks and you heard the train whistle would you warn her? Would you worry whether she would think you were being over-protective? If she failed to heed you would you move her if you could? It’s okay to say “I’m not sure…
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Receive the Holy Ghost
My subject is about the process of each of us receiving the Holy Ghost in our individual lives. Baptism by immersion is the introductory ordinance of the gospel and must be followed by baptism by the Spirit. sincerely desire to receive the Holy Ghost do we pray earnestly and consistently for the Holy Ghost in…
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A Book with a Promise
The Book of Mormon is means as a clarifying voice and a special witness in our day that Jesus in the Christ. It also teaches the purpose of life and the plan of salvation. The book of Mormon is a book with a promise, a book with a purpose, a book that teaches the Plan…