Tag: Womens Meeting
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“My Peace I Leave with You”
My message tonight is a simple one. We have all felt peace tonight. All of us would like to feel such peace often within ourselves, in our families, and with the people around us. The Lord promised peace to His disciples as He was about to leave them. He has made the same promise to…
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Certain Women
“And it came to pass … that [Jesus] went throughout every city and village, preaching and shewing the glad tidings of the kingdom of God: and the twelve were with him, “And certain women, … Mary called Magdalene, … and Joanna … , and Susanna, and many others, which ministered unto him.” Next, following His Resurrection: “And certain women … which…
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The Beauty of Holiness
Holiness is in the striving and the struggle to keep the commandments and to honor the covenants we have made with God. Holiness is making the choices that will keep the Holy Ghost as our guide. Holiness is setting aside our natural tendencies and becoming “a saint through the atonement of Christ the Lord.” “Every…
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Trust in the Lord and Lean Not
In Proverbs 3:5–6, we read this counsel: “Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. “In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.” This scripture comes with two admonitions, a warning, and a glorious promise. The two admonitions: “Trust in the Lord with all…
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Fourth Floor, Last Door
Faith is a strong conviction about something we believe—a conviction so strong that it moves us to do things that we otherwise might not do. “Faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see.” While this makes sense to believing people, it is often confusing to nonbelievers.…
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Rise Up in Strength, Sisters in Zion
The 8th chapter of Mormon gives a disconcertingly accurate description of the conditions of our day. In this chapter, Moroni says he has seen our day, and it includes wars and rumors of wars, great pollutions, murders, robbing, and people who tell us that there is no right or wrong in God’s eyes. He describes…
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The Master Healer
Why do we need a bedrock understanding of {Christ}? I often meet Latter-day Saint women who are desperate for help, yet they do not turn to the One who can provide everlasting help. Too often they seek for understanding by searching “the great and spacious building.” As we increase our understanding of the doctrine of…
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I Will Bring the Light of the Gospel into My Home
The building of hope and faith and even greater love between receiver and giver are inevitable results of true charity. One of the most significant ways we can develop and demonstrate love for our neighbor is through being generous in our thoughts and words. Some years ago a cherished friend noted, “The greatest form of…
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Trust in That Spirit Which Leadeth to Do Good
When our faith in Jesus Christ leads us to qualify for the joy of His forgiveness, we feel a desire to serve others for Him. I think that is the most universal manifestation of feeling the Spirit – the outward desire to impart to others. There are 31 women and girls in our family, beginning…
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“I Was a Stranger”
On the day Relief Society was organized, Emma Smith declared: “We are going to do something extraordinary. … We expect extraordinary occasions and pressing calls.”1 Those pressing calls and extraordinary occasions presented themselves frequently then—as they do now. One came in the October 1856 general conference as President Brigham Young announced to the congregation that handcart…