by Todd Bruce | Jan 14, 2023 | -Todd Bruce, Elk Valley Latter Day Saint, endurance, Endure to the end, Faith, Neal A. Maxwell
“How many times have good individuals done the right thing only to break or wear away under subsequent stress, canceling out much of the value of what they had already so painstakingly done? Sometimes that which we are doing is correct enough but simply needs to be...
by Spencer Charles | Jan 14, 2023 | -General Conference, -Spencer, Adversity, Apr. 2022 General Conference, gathering, Gospel, Jesus Christ, Latter Day Help, Missionary Work, Peace, President Nelson, Russell M. Nelson, youth
My dear brothers and sisters, welcome to general conference! I have looked forward to this day with great anticipation. I pray for you every day. I have also prayed that this conference will be a time of spiritual rejuvenation for each one of you. Since last...
by Spencer Charles | Jan 13, 2023 | -Spencer, Baptism, Covenants, Dieter F. Uchtdorf, Jesus Christ, Latter Day Help, Sacrament, Trials
“Jesus might point out that your covenants with Him-made when you were baptized and renewed each time you partake of the sacrament-give you a special connection with Him. The kind of connection the scriptures describe as being yoked together so that, with His help,...
by Todd Bruce | Jan 13, 2023 | -Todd Bruce, Contention, D. Todd Christofferson, Elk Valley Latter Day Saint, God's Love, Heavenly Father, Jesus Christ
“Here is the solution for our increasingly quarrelsome times: love of God.” — D. Todd Christofferson When we focus on our Heavenly Father and His Son Jesus Christ, we can become more like Them. When we make them central to our lives, we change! The world needs more...
by Spencer Charles | Jan 12, 2023 | -Spencer, Dallin H. Oaks, Holy Spirit, Jesus Christ, Latter Day Help, Light, Spirit
“I testify of Jesus Christ, whose light and spirit guide all of the children of God in helping the poor and distressed throughout the world. In the name of Jesus Christ amen.” — Dallin H. Oaks Jesus Christ is the light in this darkening world. He is the only way to...
by Todd Bruce | Jan 12, 2023 | -Todd Bruce, change the world, Elk Valley Latter Day Saint, Self Care, Service
“Let everyone sweep in front of his own house and the whole world will be clean.” — Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe If everyone were to take care of their own, and help where they can, then the world would be in much better shape. Clearly there are peaks and valleys and in...
by Spencer Charles | Jan 11, 2023 | -Spencer, Atonement, Jesus Christ, Latter Day Help, Quentin L. Cook
“None can return to God by his or her own good works alone; we all need the benefit of the Savior’s sacrifice. All have sinned, and it is only through the atonement of Jesus Christ that we can obtain mercy and live with God.” — Quentin L. Cook We cannot return home by...
by Todd Bruce | Jan 11, 2023 | -Todd Bruce, Advocate, Atonement, Bruce R. McConkie, Elk Valley Latter Day Saint, Jesus Christ, Savior
”We have an advocate…who knows our infirmities, our sufferings, and our sorrows, because he too was subject to the flesh, and suffered beyond our comprehension.” — Bruce R. McConkie There is nowhere we can go that Jesus Christ hasn’t been. No depth, no distance, no...
by Spencer Charles | Jan 10, 2023 | -Spencer, David A. Bednar, iron rod, Latter Day Help, Scriptures, Temptation, Word of God
“Please note that the ability to resist the temptations and the fiery darts of the adversary is promised to those individuals who “hold fast to” rather than merely “cling to” the word of God.” — Elder David A. Bednar If we hold fast to the rod of iron on the straight...
by Todd Bruce | Jan 10, 2023 | -Todd Bruce, Covenants, Disciple, Elk Valley Latter Day Saint, Jesus Christ
”Casual and inconsistent covenant keeping leads to spiritual casualty.” — Kevin W. Pearson Line by line, precept by precept. It’s not just for learning facts and dates. It also is essential in applying principles into our lives. As we press forward, we leave casual...
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