I was 15-years-old and walking down the halls of my high school in a tiny Colorado town. Other than my family, and two others, we were the only Mormons in town. It was the 70’s, Donny and Marie ruled the airwaves, the hippy movement was in full force and life was a little odd.
The one [...]
Posted on September 1st, 2008 by Candace Salima
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Joseph Smith, Jr. said:
“A person may profit by noticing the first intimation of the spirit of revelation; for instance, when you feel pure intelligence flowing into you, it may give you sudden strokes of ideas, so that by noticing it, you may find it fulfilled the same day or soon; (i.e.) those things that were [...]
Posted on September 1st, 2008 by Candace Salima
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Sometimes we just need to remember–remember to put what we desire to do in the front of our minds. Like sharing the gospel. At the end of the day, what really matters? That we were nice, honest, good to our children, friends and co-workers, and that we opened our mouth and shared [...]
Posted on August 29th, 2008 by Karen Merkley
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For ways to share your faith and experiences online and answer gospel questions asked by friends of other faiths, see “Ways to Share the Gospel” on the www.moregoodfoundation.org homepage. We’ve found that those around us who are curious about our faith want to know what we believe and how we live, but want to [...]
Posted on August 29th, 2008 by Karen Merkley
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All of us recall President Benson’s challenge to flood the earth with the Book of Mormon. I remember living in Florida and buying a couple of cases of softbacks. I wondered where the Lord wanted them to go.
One day, as I was driving on the freeway with my EZ-Pass, a thought arose:
“Take your [...]
Posted on August 29th, 2008 by Karen Merkley
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Elder Richard G. Scott said,
There are few things in life that bring as much joy as the joy that comes from assisting another improve his or her life. That joy is increased when those efforts help someone understand the teachings of the Savior and that person decides to obey them, is converted, and joins His [...]
Posted on August 27th, 2008 by Candace Salima
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Not to long along my nephew was baptized. He is 22 years old, a graduate of BYU and has concluded a very successful collegiate football career. For at least a year prior to his baptism he was already a home teacher. Months prior to his baptism he was speaking at firesides and baptisms. Unique circumstances [...]
Posted on August 27th, 2008 by Candace Salima
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For as long as The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has existed, even from the days of Jesus Christ, Himself, we have been called to preach His gospel to the world.
In the Bible Dictionary we find the description of the Abrahamic Covenant and our sacred calling as descendants of Abraham:
Being an heir to [...]
Posted on August 26th, 2008 by Candace Salima
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