Perfecting the Saints — One Lesson at a Time
Therefore, if ye do keep his commandments he doth bless you and prosper you (Mosiah 2:22). Daniel and other youth were selected by King Nebuchadnezzar to be taught the language and customs of the land. The king ordered that the youth be fed his meat and wine. Daniel wanted to be obedient to Heavenly Father’s commandments, so he asked that he and his friends be allowed to eat healthy foods…
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From the scriptures, we know of the Council in Heaven and the decision to send the sons and daughters of God into mortality to receive a body and to be tested. 2 We are children of God. We have a spirit body housed, for now, in an earthly tabernacle of flesh. The scriptures say, “Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God…
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As we know, Adam and Eve succumbed to Satan’s temptations to eat the fruit and disobeyed God who had commanded them not to eat from the tree of knowledge of good and evil. As a consequence, they were separated from God’s presence physically and spiritually — an event we refer to as the Fall. They became mortal — just as we are — subject to sin, disease, all types of…
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Under the direction of the Father, Christ formed and organized the earth. He divided light from darkness to make day and night. He formed the sun, moon, and stars. He divided the waters from the dry land to make seas, rivers, and lakes. He made the earth beautiful and productive. He made grass, trees, flowers, and other plants of all kinds. These plants contained seeds from which new plants could…
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Wherefore, men are free to choose liberty and eternal life, through the great Mediator of all men, or to choose captivity and death. 2 Nephi 2:27 Heavenly Father has given me agency, the ability to choose right from wrong and to act for myself. … the right to direct my life is one of God’s greatest gifts to me. While here on earth, I am being proven to see if…
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Before we came to earth, our spirits lived with Heavenly Father who created us. We knew Him, and He knew and loved us. It was a happy time during which we were taught God’s plan of happiness and the path to true joy. But just as most of us leave our home and parents when we grow up, God knew we needed to do the same. He knew we couldn’t…
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Even though we cannot remember living with Heavenly Father, He remembers. He knows and loves each of us because we are His children. One day we’ll remember how well we know Him, too. President Ezra Taft Benson (1899 – 1994) once said, “Nothing is going to startle us more when we pass through the veil to the other side than to realize how well we know our Father and how…
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When Jesus was on the earth, he taught the gospel. The people who believed and followed him were called disciples. The disciples of Jesus Christ followed Jesus and tried to be like him. They chose the right and were blessed. Jesus’ disciples were baptized. They could be cleansed of their sins and return to live with Heavenly Father. Jesus’ disciples were fed. The people who followed Jesus Christ were filled…
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When the prophet Noah was alive, people were very wicked. “[But] Noah and his sons hearkened unto the Lord, and gave heed, and they were called the sons of God.” (Moses 8:13) Because Noah and his sons chose the right, they received the Priesthood. Noah was called to preach the gospel. “And it came to pass that Noah called upon the children of men that they should repent; [Noah said]…
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Before we were born, we lived with Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ. We needed a place to live with our families. We needed a place to get physical bodies. We needed a place to learn to choose the right. Jesus Christ created the earth so we could live there and grow. On earth, we could have physical bodies. We could live with a family. We could learn to choose the…
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Heavenly Father taught Moses about what you and I did before we were born (Abraham 3). Before we were born, you and I lived with Heavenly Father and Jesus and Satan and many other of God’s children. We were happy, but we could not grow. We needed physical bodies —hold up your hand— like the ones we have now to grow like Heavenly Father. Heavenly Father had a plan to…
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Do you know what you want to do tomorrow? What about next week? Or next year? The gift of making choices about what we will do is called agency. Heavenly Father lets us make choices. Our choices can help us or hurt us. When we use our agency to be obedient, Heavenly Father will bless us. When we are disobedient, we must face the consequences. The prophet Joshua told the…
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