David Journal

Tag: Sunday Morning

  • To Whom Shall We Go?

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    Our precious relationships with families, friends, the Lord, and His restored Church are among the things that matter most in life. Because these relationships are so important, they should be cherished, protected, and nurtured. One of the most heart-wrenching stories in scripture occurred when “many of [the Lord’s] disciples” found it hard to accept His…

  • The Great Plan of Redemption

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    A few months before President Boyd K. Packer passed away, general priesthood and auxiliary leaders had the precious opportunity of having him speak to us. I have not been able to quit thinking about what he said. He shared that he had searched backward throughout his lifetime, looking for evidence of the sins that he had…

  • The Sacrament Can Help Us Become Holy

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    I invite all of us to consider five ways to increase the impact and power of our regular participation in the sacred ordinance of the sacrament, an ordinance that can help us become holy. Prepare in Advance Arrive Early Sing and Learn from the Words of the Sacrament Hymn Spiritually Participate in the Sacrament Prayers…

  • Joy and Spiritual Survival

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    These are the latter days, so none should be surprised when we see prophecy fulfilled. Despite the danger, Lehi boldly declared the truth of the gospel – man is that he might have joy. We can have joy despite a bad day, a bad week, or even a bad year.

  • The Perfect Path to Happiness

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    At the conclusion of this beautiful portrayal of our Heavenly Father’s plan for us (Man’s Search for Happiness), the crowd silently filed out, many visibly touched by the message of the film. The young visitor next to me did not arise. I asked if he had enjoyed the presentation. His emphatic response: “This is the…

  • He Will Place You on His Shoulders and Carry You Home

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    As a young boy he wondered how the destruction of the way could ever be restored. He recently went back to Dresden and saw it had been rebuilt since World War II. If man can rebuild a city, hire much more capable is God to rebuild a broken soul. The parable of the lost sheep…

  • See Yourself in the Temple

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    Each of us should see ourselves in the temple. Despite the challenges of our day, we live in a sacred, holy time. The availability of temples is what sets this time apart from any in history. Please don’t see the temple as some distant and unachievable goal. Make the temple the symbol of your membership.

  • Fathers

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    People’s attitudes about fatherhood range from hostile, to ambivalent, to skeptical, to supportive (too few are supportive). Fatherhood is more than a social construct. Father’s manifest their love as they sacrifice their lives day by day in support of their families. I want to study this one without the distractions that are currently around me.…

  • A Pattern for Peace

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    Learn, listen, and walk What a faithful couple, saving to return to the temple to be sealed to their son when, as new converts, they didn’t understand that they were already sealed to him as part of their sealing to each other before his birth. We must continue partaking of the fruit and not be…

  • Do I Believe?

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    I love how her answer came before she knew what the outcome of the illness would be for her son and that the answer was independent of the outcome. She knew it was true regardless of whether her son would live. To believe we need to get the message of the gospel from our heads…