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One in Christ
Paul taught that in the last days, God would “gather together in one all things in Christ, both which are in heaven, and which are on earth; even in him” – Ephesians 1:10.What is it the God’s is gathering? It’s the only thing that matters to Him, and that is Us, His children, His family..He…
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He Will Deliver Us
I love “iffy” blessings.Christ wants to save us, “of his own will and pleasure”..He wants to deliver us from bondage..If we will …“Turn to him”“with full purpose of heart”“Put our trust in Him”“Serve Him”“with all diligence of mind”…He will deliver us..These words don’t speak anything about…our capability,our educational background,our career success,our ethnicity,our financial status ….The…
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The Bond of Perfectness
The “bond of perfectness”. The “pure love of Christ”. You have known people who possess this love. . Love the elevates, Love that endures, Love that is patient, Love that transforms, Love that forgives, Love that is selfless, Love that rejoices in truth, Love that redeems, Love that saves. … That is the pure love…
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If We Seek Him
What compels a group of women to rise up “very early in the morning” after the Sabbath … … to go to the tomb, … to anoint the body of an already buried Christ … … not even knowing how they would move the stone at the entrance? – Mark 16:1-3 . Their anguish at…
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None Were With Him
It is one thing to pass through trials, temptations, physical pain, and suffering. . It is quite another thing, to feel completely abandoned, alone … forsaken! . We’ve all experienced it. “What have I done wrong?” “Can you hear my prayers?” “Oh God … where art thou?” . And so did Jesus . Both Matthew…
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He Needed Help Also
He needed help too . So often we try to bear our burdens alone. . Perhaps believing the only true sign of growth and independence is the ability to shoulder all the cares of this world without any assistance. . But Christ showed a different example. . In His darkest hour … . He asked…
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If WE love HIM
How can we have the companionship of the Holy Ghost, of Christ, and of the Father? How can we demonstrate our love for Christ? . In John 14:15-23, Christ invited us, using three different wordings, to demonstrate our love for Him by keeping keeping His commandments and living His word. With each of the three…
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I Dreamt a Dream
This poem contributed by @biginlar..Last Night I dreamt a dream As a real as dream as I ever had dreamed.I was in church, sitting on the standWith my prepared talk in my hand. The Sacrament was being passedIn the usual way it was passed.Except there was a man,He was walking aroundStopping at certain peopleAnd holding out…
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Sunday Is A Special Day
Sunday is a special day … to rest … to redeem … to serve … to uplift … to help … to ponder … to pray … to fast … to sing … to renew … to remember … HIM . This Sunday how will you remember HIM? . “… this do in remembrance of…
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In Remembrance of Me
“Ironically … it had been a week where I really needed to feel the power of the atonement in my life … and yet my attention wandered.”.It’s so easy for the ordinance of the sacrament to become routine… something we do without much thought..My calling sometimes takes me to visit multiple congregations and sacrament meetings…