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15 Quotes by Jeffrey R. Holland; The Message, the Meaning, and the Multitude
Through the incessant din and drumbeat of our day, may we strive to see Christ at the center of our lives, of our faith, and of our service. As with all scripture, the more we read it, the more we find in it. In matters of faith and conviction, it helps to direct your...
Put on the Full Armor of God: Come, Follow Me Weekly Challenge (Ephesians)
Ephesians 6:11 Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. 12 For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual...
Ponderize – Ephesians 4:13
Ponderize - Ephesians 4:13 “Till we all come in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ:” The power of this verse, is that it is for all of us, not just the apostles...
Elk Valley Latter Day Saint – Sept 27 – Oct 7, 2019
Truth is truth! But there are things that should hold a much greater value in our lives! While it is true that the Unicorn is the national animal of Scotland, isn’t it more important to know that we are children of God? It is good to find answers to our questions, but...
Come Follow Me – Bible Study (Ephesians)
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=fBsAwgZsXRQ In chapter one of Ephesians we talk about Predestination and our Father in Heaven. In chapter 2 we cover unity and the foundation of the church. In chapter 3 we uncover a mystery and talk more about love. In chapter 4 we...
New Young Women Theme
I am a beloved daughter of heavenly parents, with a divine nature and eternal destiny. As a disciple of Jesus Christ, I strive to become like Him. I seek and act upon personal revelation and minister to others in His holy name. I will stand as a witness of God at all...
Straight and Narrow: Individual Paths Become One with Christ
2 Nephi 9:41 O then, my beloved brethren, come unto the Lord, the Holy One. Remember that his paths are righteous. Behold, the way for man is narrow, but it lieth in a straight course before him, and the keeper of the gate is the Holy One of Israel; and he employeth...
How Did the Fall of Adam and Eve Make the Blessings of Mortality Possible? By Harold B. Lee
Adam and Eve … exercised their agency and of their own volition had partaken of the fruit, of which they were commanded not to eat; thus they had become subject to the law of Satan. In that disobedience, God was now free to visit upon them a judgment. They were to...
Ponderize – Ephesians 6:13
Ponderize – Ephesians 6:13 “Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand.” The next few verses help us to know what "stand" means: 14 Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with...
Podcast – Prepared to Obtain Every Needful Thing
Lesson: Prepared to Obtain Every Needful Thing Podcast by: Craig Conover Some key topics discussed:- We have an individual responsibility to learn and live the Lord’s teachings.- How will you learn for yourself?- We are all entitled and expected to seek and obtain all...
The Power of Testimonies
Revelations 12:11 And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; In the pre-mortal life, we fought Satan with our testimonies. We all know the end result, we won. If our testimonies conquered Satan in the pre-mortal...
Live the life you have imagined
Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you have imagined. Henry David Thoreau
Grace doesn’t grease the wheels of the law.
Adam S. Miller puts it well: “Grace doesn't grease the wheels of the law. Grace isn't God's way of jury rigging a broken law. It's the other way around. The law is just one small cog in a world animated entirely--from top to bottom, from beginning to end--by...
Satan’s Most Convincing Lure
“Who are we going to believe in our search for happiness and well-being?” Will it be Satan, the author of all lies and deceit, whose single objective is to destroy us? Or are we going to believe a loving Heavenly Father, who is the source of all truth and happiness,...
Sow to the Spirit – Reap life everlasting
Galatians 6:8–9 8 For he that soweth to his flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption; but he that soweth to the Spirit shall of the Spirit reap life everlasting. 9 And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.
“Becoming True Millenials” (Quotes by Russell M. Nelson and Wendy Watson Nelson)
True Mellinnials Back in 2016, Russell M. Nelson gave a BYU Devotional that was directed at this generation. I listened to it repeatedly, read it often, and have thought about every day since. This talk has made such a huge impact on my life, that I have decided to go...
Elk Valley Latter Day Saint – Inspired Women in the Gospel
I recently was listening to Emily Belle Freeman and David Butler and their 'Don't Miss This' Come Follow Me Lesson on YouTube. And Emily was relating a story where she was talking with a non-member friend and was explaining some of the structure of the church,...
Podcast – Letter to my Younger Self!
Letter to my Younger Self! By: Elk Valley Latter Day Saint In this post, I share a letter a recently wrote to my younger self, 20 years ago. Without ruining the future, I try and encourage myself to be better, look for the good and avoid precarious situations....
Live to Love God, Not Man; Come, Follow Me Weekly Challenge (Galatians)
Galatians 1:10 For do I now persuade men, or God? or do I seek to please men? for if I yet pleased men, I should not be the servant of Christ. 11 But I certify you, brethren, that the gospel which was preached of me is not after man. 12 For I neither...
Be still, and know that I am God
Psalm 46:10–11 10 Be still, and know that I am God: I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth. 11 The Lord of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our refuge. Selah. In a world that is in such commotion, with evil forces all around us, this...
