Category: Faith in Jesus Christ
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Initial takeaways from General Conference
Seeking God’s Will Last weekend was General Conference and I appreciated that many messages centered around how we can build our Faith in Jesus Christ. One of the themes that stood out to me was seeking to do God’s will and making that the focus of my life. One of God’s current apostles, Dieter F.…
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Quest 2
These past few days I have been thinking about what I am needing to improve in with my relationship with God, and what I feel would be good to work on this month is strengthening my faith in Jesus Christ. There is a lot that has been written and said about faith in Jesus Christ,…
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Contrite Spirit
Having a contrite spirit can mean feeling sincere remorse for our actions that offend God and striving to change and follow Him. As I was searching to learn more about what it means to have a contrite spirit, I ran across a speech written by Ezra Taft Benson and read by Gordon B. Hinkley titled,…
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Small and Simple
Today I studied in Alma 37 where a prophet named Alma is talking to his son Helaman about how the Lord moves His work forward. They were talking in specific about the records they were taking care of, and part of those records is what was translated into The Book of Mormon. In their time…
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Divine Aid
In the scriptures, God helped groups of people who turned to Him, like the poorer population of the Zoramites, who faced rejection and oppression because of the wrong choices of others in their community. Our Heavenly Parents are actually always looking for ways to help all of us find the path that will lead us…
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All things testify of Him!
This morning I had the opportunity to read a little in Alma chapters 30 & 31. In these chapters, one of my favorite parts is when Alma declares to Korihor that everything testifies of Christ. When I think about these verses, I reflect on the amazing laws of the universe. Consider with me for a…
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Our Good Shepherd
Today in my study I was struggling a bit to find something to share, however, I found these verses about the character of our Savior and they brought me joy! Our Savior, Jesus Christ, is watching over us and beside us. The scriptures describe Him as the good shepherd, and He does the name justice.…
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The Lord Loves Effort
This morning I studied a little in the First Testament where it recounts the story of how Rebecca meets Isaac, and what stood out to me was the faith that everyone involved had in the Lord Jesus Christ (Jehovah). Abraham had faith to look for a wife for his son that also had faith in…
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Peace in Christ
One of the blessings that come from studying the words of God is peace. This peace is a result of an increased presence of the Spirit of the Lord. Yesterday, one of my friends was having trouble sleeping, so we read the scriptures and prayed together to see if that would help him rest. I…
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In the strength of the Lord
This morning I had the opportunity to study in one of my favorite sections of the Book of Mormon, the Ammon chapters. During my mission in Brasil, Elder David E Bednar came to visit and invited us to study what it meant to walk with the strength of the Lord. This phrase appears often in…
Drops of oil 