David Journal

Tag: Sunday Morning

  • They Cannot Prevail; We Cannot Fall

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    Our dear prophet, President Russell M. Nelson, said in our last general conference: “During these perilous times of which the Apostle Paul prophesied, Satan is no longer even trying to hide his attacks on God’s plan. Emboldened evil abounds. Therefore, the only way to survive spiritually is to be determined to let God prevail in our…

  • God Loves His Children

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    Three ways God manifests His love for us Family relationships He has called prophets I like the story of a family where the mother calls “phones on the deck” for everyone to put their phones down so they can have real face time.

  • Remember Your Way Back Home

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    Take time regularly to boost your spiritual immune system by remembering your blessings from the Lord. Understanding who you truly are helps you better recognize the path back home. We live in an age where with the press of a button or even a voice command we can initiate a search for answers on almost…

  • Pressing toward the Mark

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    First time he was in the general conference leadership session he kept feeling “you don’t belong here” until he was greeted by Elder Holland. “Are you willing to let God prevail in your life?” That might have been the most important question/invitation from last conference. There is joy in pressing toward the mark.

  • Our Sorrow Shall Be Turned into Joy

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    “I will be baptized today or never.” No surprise that the missionaries jumped on that. It is interesting to think that the death of his young sister opened the gate to his family receiving the gospel. That is hardly a unique circumstance.

  • The Grave Has No Victory

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    Mourning is one of the deepest expressions of our love. … The only way to take sorrow out of death is to take love out of life. I never before considered that Joseph of Arimathea and Nicodemus worked together to take the body of Christ from the cross to the tomb. “I imagine that the…

  • Jesus Christ: The Caregiver of Our Soul

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    How often do we double down on an injustice? Jesus paid for our sins and yet we considered Him smitten of God and afflicted. We see poor people and our first response is often to insist that we aren’t really helping them if we don’t require them to help themselves – we blame them for…

  • Let God Prevail

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    One of the hebraic meanings of “Israel” is “let God prevail.” We can choose for ourselves whether we are willing to let God prevail in our lives. When we talk about gathering Israel we are showing if missionary, temple and family history work but we are also taking about helping those around us come closer…

  • We Talk of Christ

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    Faith in Christ has been declining for decades in Europe and it is declining in the United States now. If others choose not to be understanding when we speak of Christ let us take comfort in Jesus’ promise that “blessed are ye when men persecute you for My sake for great shall be your reward…

  • I Believe in Angels

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    There are many people who are in need of mortal angels in their lives to help them through challenges which may make them feel like strangers and foreigners in the gospel family.