Tag: Ulisses Soares
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Aligning Our Will with His
When we don’t allow God to prevail in our lives we can end up justifying anything we decide to do.
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Covenant Confidence through Jesus Christ
Those who gain confidence in their covenants possess one of the greatest powers we can have. If there is one thing we could possess and pass on to our children it is confidence in our covenants. Individual worthiness to enter the Lord’s house requires… (President Nelson Sunday Afternoon session in October 2019) Preparation isn’t just…
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Brothers and Sisters in Christ
He is at least the second speaker to quote President Nelson calling on us to lead out in abandoning prejudice and treating everyone with dignity and respect.
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Followers of the Prince of Peace
I missed the first part of what he said about “the conflicts raging in our hearts and in our lives.” We can become instruments of His peace in the world. May we today, on Palm Sunday, spread out our cloaks of love and our palm leaves of charity.
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In Partnership with the Lord
Husband and wife walk side by side as equal partners, not as president and vice president with one walking half a step ahead on some or all things. This becomes extra hard when one stops walking and refuses to work in tandem. Laura and I should study this talk together.
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In Awe of Christ and His Gospel
Spiritual apathy usually begins when we think that we have already gained all the knowledge we need for salvation. Complacency is the deadly foe of all spiritual growth. Aiden Wilson Tozer Our ability to feel the Savior’s influence and love will be intensified in our lives, magnifying our faith, our desire to act righteously, and…
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The Savior’s Abiding Compassion
We should never make harsh or cruel judgements of our neighbors. Unlike you and me, Jesus is able to clearly see all facets of a situation.… Even knowing our weaknesses as He does Christ doesn’t judge us harshly.
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Jesus Christ: The Caregiver of Our Soul
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…
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Seek Christ in Every Thought
“Desires determine the gradations in outcomes.” – Neal A. Maxwell The more we resist a temptation the less power it will have to tempt us in the future.
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The Coming Forth of the Book of Mormon
Take away the Book of Mormon and the restoration of priesthood authority and we have no religion. (This is the idea conveyed in a quote from an early church leader – I didn’t hear the reference.) Much of what we have learned about ancient America has come from archeological expeditions or accidental discoveries in construction…