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Seek the Face of the Lord
This is a topic that is of the greatest interest to me. I am of the belief that this is the ultimate purpose of this our second estate, and should and must be the greatest endeavor and burning desire in all of us to do all in our power to have and enjoy such a...
Sabbath a delight
Sabbath a delightIntroIsn't my wife awesome. I love hearing her speak.I too have been asked to speak on "The Sabbath is a Delight". I would like to focus my thoughts on the, "why" we keep the Sabbath day holy.Pop QuizI would like to start by getting all the kids...
The 12 will be called to defend the church – prevented from meeting
"When our brethren in the Quorum of the 12 shall be called to the courts of Washington to give an account of the position of the Latter Day Saints...the world will be in commotion and the Lord will have something to work upon. It will be after this when our Savior and...
Keeping the Sabbath day is a qualifier for the celestial kingdom
"The law of the Sabbath is so basic, so fundamental, that the Lord Jehovah named it as number four in the Ten Commandments themselves. The first three commandments call upon men to worship the Lord and reverence his great and holy name. The fourth gives us the Sabbath...
Living below our potential
This is a great article and one you should really take time to read and ponder. https://friendsofunblog.wordpress.com/2015/11/29/help-thou-my-unbelief/As I listened to this article, the below video and talk came to my mind. We really do need to step up our game...
He that hath ears to hear, let him hear
"The first step to finding faith in the Lord Jesus Christ is to let His word- spoken by the mouth of His servants, the prophets- touch your heart. But it is not enough merely to let those words wash over you, as if they alone could transform you. We must do our part....
We make covenants to God not the Church
I found this very interesting. Since I have been studying the importance of hearing and obeying the promptings of the Spirit through the Light of Christ, I thought this really solidified the importance of truly hearing and obeying the personal revelation we receive....
Orson Pratt quote about Zion and the last days
"We shall go back to Jackson County. Not that all this people will leave these mountains, or all be gathered together in a camp, but when we go back there will be a very large organization consisting of thousands, and tens of thousands, and they will march forward,...
Name of the son of man revealed
For those of you that have read Visions of Glory, this is very interesting. In Visions of Glory and other accounts as well, when they hear their name spoken by the Savior, it is accompanied with great power, feelings of total love from God, and often revelation is...
The Sabbath day most clearly defined law
Wow, this quotes tells it how it is. I pray that we will all make a renewed resolve to keep the Sabbath day holy.Mark E. PetersonNo law in all scripture has been more clearly defined than that of the Sabbath. From the time of Genesis to our own day, there has been no...
Knock your knuckles are bloody
Shauna's Moxtra post: Man, I am always blown away by the strength of my family! Elder Holland spoke at Kristina's Stake Conference, it was so powerful and moving for her, she said he was either crying or yelling, trying to drive it deep in there souls to Trust in Him!...
Jesus Christ shines into our Hearts
"3. But if our gospel be hid, it is hid to them that are lost:4. In whom the god of this world [the spoiler] hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them. 6. For God,...
Consecration
Consecration is the whole of the covenant of Israel. The chosen people themselves are consecrated, qadosh meaning "cut off, set apart," the same meaning as saints—sanc-ti, sancti-fied (cf. sanctum, "a place set apart"). They are called sigillim, which is translated...
Life’s greatest battles are fought in the mind
"life's greatest battles are fought within the silent chambers of the mind." --David O. McKay -- Faith Unpuzzeled pg 128
Meditation: one secret to coming into the presence of God
I just got back from a three day live seminar that my company put on, bringing the best personal growth gurus together and it was just so powerful. The three owners all spoke, but the one I want to mention was my good friend Ethan Willis. He won the entrepreneur of...
One thing more to be perfect which means the whole law
During the Lord's earthly ministry, the rich young man who wished to enter the order of the disciples answered in the affirmative all preliminary questions as to his keeping of the commandments: "Not to murder, commit adultery, steal, bear false witness" (Matthew...
The Light of Christ | Marion G. Romney
The Light of Christ is not fully understood, and this article does a really good job of explaining the three phases of the Light of Christ. This article was so good that I actually copied and pasted the whole thing here so you can enjoy it. The...
Quest for Obedience brings Power from God
As Pres. Benson said: When obedience ceases to be an irritant and becomes our quest, in that moment God will endow us with power. (Donald L. Staheli Quoting President Ezra Taft Benson and "Obedience - Life's Great Challenge", April Conference, 1998.)We all need more...
3-5 yrs of provisions on hand
President Brigham Young said, "we never ought to be without three to five years provisions on hand. But when you see men run to hell to sell a bushel of wheat for sixty cents, instead of laying it up in their granaries for a day of scarcity, you are forced to conclude...
All baptized into the same spirit
"No one who has been born of the Spirit, and who remains sufficiently faithful, is left destitute of a Spiritual Gift. A person who is without a Spiritual Gift, has not the Spirit of God dwelling in him, in a sufficient degree, to save him; he cannot be called a...
