A Voice of Gladness
In April 2023 general conference, during the Sunday morning, Elder Kevin R. Duncan of the Seventy taught: “. . . . Now, what do we hear in the gospel which we have received? A voice of gladness! A voice of mercy from heaven; and a voice of truth out of the earth; … a...* Have I Truly Been Forgiven?
Have I Truly Been Forgiven? By Elder K. Brett Nattress Of the Seventy The promise of complete and perfect forgiveness is made to everyone—in and through the infinite Atonement of Jesus Christ. Several years ago, Sister Nattress and I moved to Idaho, where we opened a...* Good Shepherds
From Chapter 8 of his book ‘Covenant Hearts’, Bruce C. Hafen shares insights of a covenant marriage: The parable of the Good Shepherd contains many clues for understanding covenant marriage. The parable is not only about Christ’s love for us. It is...Ministering
Ministering By Elder Gerrit W. Gong of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles: Let us reach out and care as our Savior would, especially to those whom we are privileged by love and assignment to minister. Dear brothers and sisters, friends, welcome to general conference!...The Work and Purpose of Temples
Elder Benjamin De Hoyos of the Seventy spoke in a Saturday session of April 2023 general conference, sharing: The Work and Purpose of Temples That experience has permitted me to appreciate much better how, after three years of hard work and great sacrifice, the Saints...* Preparing Our Hearts and Minds. . .
From Marion D. Hanks of the Seventy (deceased): Preparing for prayer can help communication with the Lord become an experience full of meaning and full of love, and can help to bring about the realization of God’s purposes, and of our appropriate purposes, in...When to Receive Your Patriarchal Blessing
When to Receive Your Patriarchal Blessing By Elder Kazuhiko Yamashita of the Seventy When you receive your blessing, you will realize and feel how Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ love you and how They focus on you individually. Yesterday my dear friend Elder...* The Great Transgression[s]
From his book ‘For Times of Trouble,’ Jeffrey R. Holland quotes from Psalm 19:13: Keep back thy servant from presumptuous sins; let them not have dominion over me: then shall I be upright, and shall be innocent from the great transgression. The inevitable...* If I Were Seventeen. . .
From Richard L. Evans, his book ‘The Man and the Message:’ If I were seventeen, or even if I had reached the ripe old age of eighteen or nineteen I would remember that in the matter of preparing for life, delays are seldom profitable. I would make a...
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