David Journal

Tag: Sunday Afternoon

  • “Bring Souls unto Me”

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    The shepherd would have been the best person to help, but he seemed to be missing in action. There is no substitute for member oriented missionary work. 3 objectives for members It becometh every man who hath been warned to warn his neighbor (D&C 88:81) Open your mouth (D&C 33:7-10) How Great shall be your…

  • Gifts to Help Us Navigate Our Life

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    One gift that will help us navigate our lives is the gift He has given to all, the ability and power to choose. Our Father in Heaven respects our freedom to choose and will never force us to do what is right, nor will He impede us from making mediocre choices. I remember one day,…

  • Honorably Hold a Name and Standing

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    Look to the temple A temple president told Elder Bednar when he was called as a stake president, “I wish I had been a temple worker before I was called to be a stake president. {I feel that I was a good stake president, but if I had served in the temple before that call…

  • “Hope Ya Know, We Had a Hard Time”

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    When we go to our Father in Heaven in prayer to tell Him about our hard times, we may receive comfort and assurance. Without opposition we could do no good. Trials are natural. Some trials are tailored for our own growth and development. The incident I just recounted, while a difficult travel situation, was brief,…

  • Returning Home

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    This is the invitation that we extend to all those who have strayed and to those who have not received the gospel previously. Through the years our family has lived in different countries, and in each one of them we were able to find within the Church the same feeling of warmth from members in…

  • Ask in Faith

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    Ways that we can make our prayers more meaningful. To ask in faith means not only to ask, but to do. Joseph’s question was not simply “which church is right” but “which church should I join.” Missionaries are full-time teachers, and you and I are full-time finders and we should not pray that the missionaries…

  • Daughters of God

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    His early married life sounds not unlike the Price’s. There is no role in life more essential or more eternal than motherhood. There is no single way to be a good mother. Children only live with parents for about 1/4 of the life of their mother. We must remember that the commitment of young motherhood…

  • One Among the Crowd

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    There was something that set her apart from all others in the crowd that day. Though buried among the thronging mass, she resolutely and quietly pressed forward with a single purpose in mind: to come to the Savior, having faith that He had the power to heal her, that He cared about her and would…

  • The Power of Light and Truth

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    To prosper in these times, spiritual light must burn within us. How we obtain spiritual light and ensure that the truths of the gospel of Jesus Christ fill our souls: learn true doctrine gain pure testimony live the gospel courageously Pure testimony is the confirmation by the Holy Ghost the Jesus is the Christ and…

  • We Will Not Yield, We Cannot Yield

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    “Mom, do I need to lower my standards to keep my friends?”Do we lower our standards to fit into our neighborhoods, or our workplace? Live by your standards, you may be standing alone for a while. . . (get the quote here) you example will attract friends who are grateful for your steadfastness. Heed not…