by Todd Bruce | Feb 27, 2023 | -Todd Bruce, Elk Valley Latter Day Saint, Service, Temple, Temple Work
“Learning someone’s story makes them so much more than a name on a temple card.” — Meghan Farner Temple worship is so much more than simply attending. It is helping those who cannot help themselves. It is completing ordinances for those who may desperately be waiting...
by Spencer Charles | Feb 26, 2023 | -Spencer, Blessings, Latter Day Help, life, M. Russell Ballard, Missionary Work, Parenting, youth
“I pray that you young men and young women and your parents will see and know how missionary service will forever bless your life.” — M. Russell Ballard Missionary service is a great responsibility. It will bless your life and the lives of others forever, in ways that...
by Todd Bruce | Feb 26, 2023 | -Todd Bruce, Dallin H. Oaks, Elk Valley Latter Day Saint, Gospel
“We should all follow the gospel teachings to love our neighbor and avoid contention. …Though we may disagree, we should not be disagreeable.” — Dallin H. Oaks I love to quote the prophets and apostles who have reminded us that we can disagree without being...
by Spencer Charles | Feb 25, 2023 | -Spencer, Choose the Right, God, integrity, John Taylor, Kingdom of God, Latter Day Help, Purity, Righteousness, truth
“Show and prove to the world, to angels and to God, that you are on the side of truth and right, of honest, purity and integrity, and that you are for God in His kingdom.” — President John Taylor Don’t just say you will choose the right, do it! Show your faith. Act...
by Todd Bruce | Feb 25, 2023 | -Todd Bruce, Elk Valley Latter Day Saint, focus, Jesus Christ, Last Days, Russell M. Nelson, time
“Unusual times can bring unusual rewards.” — Russell M. Nelson We live in unusual times, amazing but unusual. We are the people God has set aside to live in these times. We have been given the tools to succeed, but we need to exercise them. We can excel if we strive...
by Spencer Charles | Feb 25, 2023 | -General Conference, -Spencer, Adversity, Atonement, Cross, Discipleship, Jeffrey R. Holland, Jesus Christ, Latter Day Help, Religion, sacrifice
Years ago, following a graduate school discussion on American religious history, a fellow student asked me, “Why have the Latter-day Saints not adopted the cross that other Christians use as a symbol of their faith?” Inasmuch as such questions about the cross are...
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