Perfecting the Saints — One Lesson at a Time
Great things are happening these days, both on Earth and out in space. They seem to be the fulfillment of prophecies made long ago as recorded in the Bible. The Lord said through the prophet Joel that in the latter days He would pour out His spirit upon all flesh with the result that there would be wonders both in heaven and on earth. (See Joel 2:28–31.) Many miraculous things…
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“Cassie,” her father called, “will you please see if the morning newspaper is here yet?” Cassie got slowly off the couch and dragged her feet to the front door. She stopped a moment, closed her eyes, and whispered, “Please, please let there be a story about a circus or a baseball game on the front page.” She opened the door and glanced at the paper resting on the doormat. “War…
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President Ezra Taft Benson has said, “The Book of Mormon brings men to Christ. The Doctrine and Covenants brings men to Christ’s kingdom, even The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, ‘the only true and living church upon the face of the whole earth’ ” (Ensign, May 1987, page 83). Unlike the Bible, the Book of Mormon, and the Pearl of Great Price, the Doctrine and Covenants is a…
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Once there was a boy named Ammon. He didn’t make good choices and fought against the church with his brothers and his friend, Alma. One day Alma, Ammon, and Ammon’s brothers saw an angel. The angel told them to not fight against the church anymore. The boys were sad. The repented of the bad things they had done. They wanted to serve missions so that they could bring the gospel…
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Once, there was a boy named David. He was the youngest of 8 brothers. His father put him in charge of watching over the family sheep and making sure they were safe. David did his best and prayed that the Lord would help him. One day a lion came to eat the sheep. Even though the lion was bigger than David, he was able to get the sheep away from…
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Article of Faith #8: We believe the Bible to be the word of God as far as it is translated correctly. We also believe the Book of Mormon to be the word of God. I would like to read part of two songs to you one of the Bible and one about the Book of Mormon. Tell Me the Stories of Jesus Tell me the stories of Jesus I love…
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When Heavenly Father presented the great plan of happiness in the Council in Heaven, we shouted for joy. Heavenly Father and His Son, Jesus Christ, were giving us the opportunity to come to earth to grow and learn so that we could become like Them. Under the direction of Heavenly Father, Jesus Christ created a wonderful world where we could live. The creation took six days. First, Jesus divided the…
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What is agency? Agency is the freedom to choose right from wrong. Agency is part of Heavenly Father’s plan for us. We can show that we are grateful for His plan by choosing the right. The following experience was told about Elder Wayne S. Petersen of the Seventy. A six- or seven-year-old boy in the car parked ahead of you turns and sticks his tongue out at you. What should…
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A family consisting of my grandmother, my mother, and two or three of the younger children were seated before an open door, watching the great display of nature’s fireworks as a severe thunderstorm raged near the mountain where our home was located. A flash of chain lightning followed by an immediate loud clap of thunder indicated that the lightning had struck very close. I was standing in the doorway when…
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I am a child of God. We are all children of our Heavenly Father. He loves us and we love Him. He wants us to learn, and grow, and do what is right, so that we can become like Him. How do we know that we can become like Him? Here is an example by Elder Boyd K. Packer: For a number of years we have lived outside of the…
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Hannah was a righteous woman who loved God. She was very sad because she could not have a baby. Hannah went to the temple and promised God that if he would allow her to have a baby, so would dedicate him to God’s service. Not long afterward, Hannah was overjoyed to find that she and her husband were expecting a child. When he was born, she named him Samuel and…
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I am a child of God. I know that he created me, and that he created me to look like Him. I’d like to share with you part of a conference talk by Elder M. Russel Ballard. To truly reverence the Creator, we must appreciate His creations. We need to take time with our families to share the miracle of buds changing into fragrant blossoms, to sit on a hillside…
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