Whether by Mine Own Voice: Personalizing General Conference
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Discipleship and Discipline
In “Look Down the Road“, Elder Alvin F. Meredith III states, “There is no discipleship without discipline.” This line jumped out at me when he said it in the General Conference and again when I reread his talk. Let’s discuss discipleship, discipline, and how they are related. Discipleship and discipline both derive from the word…
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A Happy, Abundant Life
In “Miracles of the Gospel of Jesus Christ“, Elder Carlos G. Revillo Jr states “The gospel is truly the way to a happy, abundant life.” Let’s look at the gospel and how it provides a happy, abundant life. The gospel does this by providing each of us: Identity Purpose A Sense of Belonging The Confidence…
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Replacing Doubt with Faith
“Doubt is an enemy of faith and joy. … doubt is the breeding ground for spiritual hurricanes.” states Elder Sean Douglas in “Facing Our Spiritual Hurricanes by Believing in Christ.” The one thing that has tempted me to move away from my faith is doubt. It is one of, if not the major factor for…
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Incremental Improvements
In “One Percent Better“, Elder Michael A. Dunn talks about making incremental improvements in our lives. “Every effort we make – no matter how tiny it seems to us – just might make the biggest difference in our lives.” Where can we make these improvements? How do we identify where and what to improve? Taking…
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Having Hope During Trials
“Gratefully hope is found in the gospel of Jesus Christ, and hope can also be part of your life,” states Elder Anthony D. Perkins. His talk “Remember Thy Suffering Saints O Our God“, describes four principles of hope we can apply in our lives. 1. Suffering Is Not a Sign of God’s Displeasure Heavenly Father’s…
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Sacrifice and Charity
True disciples of Jesus Christ must have charity and be willing to sacrifice. Elder L. Todd Budge talks about this in “Giving Holiness to the Lord.” What Do Charity and Sacrifice Mean? If you look up the roots of the words sacrifice and charity you get the following: Sacrifice – from the Latin sacer and…
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Trusting God and Man
In his talk “Trust Again“, Elder Gerrit W. Gong discusses how trust is lost and how it can be gained again. There were five statements in his discourse that jumped out to me on how to trust God and our fellowmen. The image above is of our son Sam after being buried in the sand…
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How to Reinforce Your Spiritual Foundation
In the Sunday morning session of the October General Conference, President Russell M. Nelson delivered an address titled “The Temple and your Spiritual Foundation.” In it, he compares the work being done to reinforce the foundation of the Salt Lake City Temple and we as children of God reinforcing our spiritual foundations. In this post,…
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How to Find Personal Peace
With everything that we have going on that can influence us, how can we find personal peace? Elder Quentin L. Cook discusses five areas we can focus on in his talk “Personal Peace in Challenging Times“. Looking at the five areas can help each of us discover where to focus to find personal peace. Love…
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A House Of Order
In “A House of Sequential Order“, Elder Vaiangina (Vai) Sikahema states “‘Sequential Order’ is a simple, natural, and effective way for the Lord to teach us, as His children, important principles.” He goes on to describe how God has created a house of order that helps us return to His presence. God has told us…
Whether By Mine Own Voice 