by Todd Bruce | Apr 6, 2023 | -Todd Bruce, Disciple, Elk Valley Latter Day Saint, Gerrit W. Gong, God, Light, Ministering, serve, Service
“As followers of Jesus Christ, we seek to minister to others as He would because lives are waiting to change.”— Gerrit W. Gong The best missionary work is living as a great example! If you are living as a true disciple of Jesus Christ, the next steps of sharing and...
by Spencer Charles | Apr 5, 2023 | -Spencer, #HearHim, Discipleship, Distractions, Jesus Christ, Latter Day Help, youth
“It is one thing to “hear Him” (Joseph Smith—History 1:17) in a quiet place of contemplation with scriptures wide open. But it is quite another thing to carry our discipleship into this mortal flurry of distractions, where we must strive to “hear Him” even through the...
by Todd Bruce | Apr 5, 2023 | -Todd Bruce, Elk Valley Latter Day Saint, Faith, Heavenly Father, Jesus Christ, Trials
“The God of heaven and earth will help us overcome discouragement and whatever obstacles we encounter if we look to Him, follow the promptings of the Holy Ghost and just keep going with faith.” — Carl B. Cook Through Christ, all things are possible. This doesn’t mean...
by Todd Bruce | Apr 4, 2023 | -Todd Bruce, Covenants, David A. Bednar, Elk Valley Latter Day Saint, Keep the Commandments, Savior
“The Savior’s promise to His followers is twofold: if we abide in Him, He will abide in us.” — David A. Bednar If you are firmly on Jesus’ side of the fence, you’ll be in a position for Him to support, defend, and succor you. Keep the commandments and your covenants...
by Spencer Charles | Apr 4, 2023 | -Spencer, church, Latter Day Help, Prayer, Scriptures, Temple, Testimony
“Experiences like FSY conferences, camps, sacrament meetings, and missions can help to burnish our testimonies, taking us through arcs of growth and spiritual discovery to places of relative peace. But what must we do to stay there and continue to “press forward with...
by Todd Bruce | Apr 4, 2023 | -Todd Bruce, Book of Mormon, Easter, Elk Valley Latter Day Saint, Gary E. Stevenson, Jesus Christ
“In reality, The Book of Mormon shares the greatest Easter story ever told. Let it not be the greatest Easter story never told.” — Gary E. Stevenson Jesus Christ should be the central focus of our lives. We should study and know His pre-mortal role, His birth,...
by Spencer Charles | Apr 3, 2023 | -Spencer, church, Latter Day Help, Neal A. Maxwell
“Studying the church only through the eyes of its defectors [is] like interviewing Judas to understand Jesus.” — Neal A. Maxwell Why give heed unto those that have left the church, and only have negative things to say? Why heed those that are against the gospel and...
by Todd Bruce | Apr 3, 2023 | -Todd Bruce, communication, Kindness, Russell M. Nelson, young men, young women, youth
“If there is anything virtuous. Lovely, or of good report or praiseworthy that we can say about another person, whether to his face or behind her back, that should be our standard of communication.” — Russell M. Nelson We should choose to be kind, and not be afraid to...
by Todd Bruce | Apr 3, 2023 | -Todd Bruce, Christ, Elk Valley Latter Day Saint, Peace, Savior
“As we strive to develop attributes like the Savior’s, we can become instruments of His peace in the world.” — Ulisses Soares Instruments of His peace! How wonderful is that? As we strive to learn to be like the Saviour, we can become more effective tools in the hands...
by Spencer Charles | Apr 2, 2023 | Action, Jesus Christ, Latter Day Help, life, Seek Christ, Thoughts
“Through rigorous effort to look to and for Jesus Christ in my every thought and deed, my eyes were enlightened and my understanding quickened to recognize that Jesus Christ was calling for me to “come unto” Him.” — Tracy Y. Browning Look for Jesus Christ in your...
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