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Elk Valley Latter Day Saint: Feb. 7-17
February 7th - February 17th, 2020 "Every day you are teaching your children what it means to be a father." - Larry M. GibsonIt is said that when we think about our relationship with our Heavenly Father, we are really thinking about our relationship with our earthly...
Come Follow Me Study (2 Nephi 11-25) “We rejoice in Christ”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yhb7sWP18mY&t=4s This week in our video and podcast we will be talking a lot about pride as it is addressed in the Isaiah chapters. We will also discuss three witnesses of Jesus Christ and learn how Isaiah wanted to turn our hearts...
Let love conquer pride
Let love conquer pride. Dieter F. Uchtdorf On this Valentine’s Day and every day, let us let love win!!!
An infinite atonement – 2 Nephi 9:7 – Come, Follow Me Ponderize
Tablet Version An infinite atonement - 2 Nephi 9:7 - Come, Follow Me Ponderize Wherefore, it must needs be an infinite atonement—save it should be an infinite atonement this corruption could not put on incorruption. Wherefore, the first judgment which came upon...
Thou hast beheld in thy youth his glory – 2 Nephi 2:4 – Come, Follow Me Ponderize
Background image by: Hilton Chen https://flic.kr/p/2iasRSc Thou hast beheld in thy youth his glory - 2 Nephi 2:4 - Come, Follow Me Ponderize And thou hast beheld in thy youth his glory; wherefore, thou art blessed even as they unto whom he shall minister in the...
Elk Valley Latter Day Saint: Jan 25 – Feb 6
January 25th - February 6th, 2020 I’ve never really understood meekness but then a read a book on the Beatitudes called ‘Blessed.’ Meekness is willing to take correction, its listening to our leaders, and it’s understanding that you didn’t do something because you...
Happiness comes as a result of obedience and doing what is right
Happiness comes as a result of our obedience and our courage in always doing the will of God, even in the most difficult circumstances. Benjamin De Hoyos For a moment, visualize one of the most difficult circumstances that you can think of. My mind went to Abraham,...
Come Follow Me Study ( 2 Nephi 6-10) “Oh How Great The Plan Of Our God”
Come join us this week for our podcast or Youtube video at spiritualcrusade.com as we dive into Isaiah’s words. Isaiah is always pointing us to Christ. Helping us to see that Christ has the power to deliver us and stands by ready to help!...
Just Do It—-The Lords Way!
I made this rule: When the Lord commands, Do it! -Jospeh Smith This has been the message for all the prophets! Like Nephi taught through his lectures and his actions to GO AND DO, all that the Lord asks, without hesitation or looking back. “I will go and do the things...
We do not always receive revelation when we ask for it
We do not always receive inspiration or revelation when we request it. Sometimes we are delayed in the receipt of revelation, and sometimes we are left to our own judgment. We cannot force spiritual things. It must be so. Our life’s purpose to obtain experience and to...
Delight in Righteousness: Come, Follow Me Weekly Challenge (2 Nephi 6-10)
2 Nephi 9: 49 Behold, my soul abhorreth sin, and my heart delighteth in righteousness; and I will praise the holy name of my God. If I were to sum up the definition of “delighting in righteousness” it would be—taking great pleasure in everything morally right. We...
Come Follow Me Study (2 Nephi 1-5) “ We Lived After The Manner Of Happiness”
In this weeks video and podcast we will spend a lot of time talking about chapter 2. Here we will cover why we need a Savior, the Fall, and how there is opposition in all things. We will also address Nephi’s personal struggle in chapter 4 and I will relate how I have...
Dwell in the Land of Promise: Come, Follow Me Weekly Challenge (2 Nephi 1-5)
2 Nephi 1:31 Wherefore, because thou hast been faithful thy seed shall be blessed with his seed, that they dwell in prosperity long upon the face of this land; and nothing, save it shall be iniquity among them, shall harm or disturb their prosperity upon the face of...
Liken all scriptures unto us – Come, Follow Me Ponderize – 1 Nephi 19:23
Liken all scriptures unto us - Come, Follow Me Ponderize - 1 Nephi 19:23 23 And I did read many things unto them which were written in the books of Moses; but that I might more fully persuade them to believe in the Lord their Redeemer I did read unto them that...
Holy Ghost often preaches sermons from the pulpit of memory
“The Holy Ghost will often preach sermons to us from the pulpit of memory. He will comfort us and reassure us. The burdens not lifted from us, He will help us to bear, thus enabling, even after we err, to continue with joy the soul-stretching journey of discipleship.”...
Elk Valley Latter Day Saint: January 14th – 24th, 2020
People, whether they are members, less actives, or nonmembers, have the unique ability to tell if someone really cares. If your invitations are half-hearted or without any real intent, people can tell, just as God can tell when we really mean it when we pray, or when...
Blessed are they who shall seek to bring forth my Zion – 1 Nephi 13:37 – Ponderize
Blessed are they who shall seek to bring forth my Zion - 1 Nephi 13:37 - Ponderize 1 Nephi 13:37 And blessed are they who shall seek to bring forth my Zion at that day, for they shall have the gift and the power of the Holy Ghost; and if they endure unto the...
Things may come to those who wait
Things may come to those who wait, but only the things left by those who hustle.“ Abraham Lincoln
Truth is Important: Applying the Scriptures to Our Lives (1 Nephi 13)
1 Nephi 13:24...Thou hast beheld that the book proceeded forth from the mouth of a Jew; and when it proceeded forth from the mouth of a Jew it contained the fulness of the gospel of the Lord, of whom the twelve apostles bear record; and they bear record...
Come Follow Me Study (1 Nephi 16-22) “I will Prepare the Way Before You”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kzWOIl8ilcs In this weeks video and podcast we are going to glance quickly over the first three chapters where Nephi’s bow brakes and he is instructed to build a boat. Then we are going to see how the last four chapters give...
