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 our beliefs in [...]
Posted on August 29th, 2008 by admin
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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 admin
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I need my sleep but I have to remind myself that the Lord doesn’t. He cares about our salvation, our thoughts, our hearts 24/7; He is constantly working behind the scenes and sometimes stage-front with everyone. I love the metaphor of the almond tree in Jeremiah, though it’s not often talked about. The scripture records: [...]
Posted on August 29th, 2008 by admin
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I have often wondered if the anxiety many of us feel about sharing the gospel stems from a tendency to rely more on ourselves than on the Lord. When we realize that it is His work and that He is willing to lead us in it, we can be prompted to talk to those who [...]
Posted on August 28th, 2008 by admin
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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 [...]
Posted on August 27th, 2008 by admin
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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 admin
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With the introduction of Blogging (Web Journals) . . . yeah, I don’t know how they got blog out of that either . . . an explosion of housewives, mothers, grandmothers, grandafthers, husbands, fathers, sons and daughters began blogging about their lives to the world. As time went on, more and more people began blogging [...]
Posted on August 26th, 2008 by admin
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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 [...]
Posted on August 26th, 2008 by admin
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