Music and The Spoken Word -Mormon Tabernacle Choir Episode 4163 Goodness Is Its Own Reward – June 28, 2009 We live in a world where awards seem to be freely given and freely received. In fact, sometimes the award becomes such a strong incentive for good work and behavior that it overshadows the more subtle …
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Old Testament, Lesson 1 “This Is My Work and My Glory”
Moses 1, Gospel Doctrine Manual: OT Lesson 1 I’m preparing by reviewing notes that I have personally taken on Moses 1: https://topicalgospelstudy.blogspot.com/search?q=Moses+1 As a point of clarification, point out that it is Jehovah that is speaking the words of the Father to Moses in these verses. To Print: Class members should understand that Jehovah, …
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“We never saw it on this fashion,” Mark 2:12
Mark 2:12 And immediately he arose, took up the bed, and went forth before them all; insomuch that they were all amazed, and glorified God, saying, We never saw it on this fashion. One thing that accompanied Christ at almost every turn of his ministry was a crowd. Fame was the undesired side effect of …
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Mark 1
Mark 1 – Mark’s approach to documenting the Savior’s ministry is something of a populace approach. He talks of how Christ performed many miracles in healing the sick. This isn’t a bad thing, because repeatedly he is dealing with issues of logistics throughout this first chapter. First Christ goes into a synagogue in Capernaum. He …
Gratitude and Humility: Two Sides of the Same Key
Through a series of thoughts that culminated in a family home evening lesson last evening, I am brought to consider the two-sided key, or two-sided coin, of gratitude and humility. I say two-side because, on comparing the definitions, they are the same thing only in different contexts. Here’s how I’m defining the two terms: Gratitude …
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Gratitude
What words do you hear in the word gratitude? Attitude and grateful. President Joseph F. Smith said that ingratitude is the great sin of our day. Gratitude is to expressly acknowledge God’s blessing in our lives. When I’m reading scriptures, I like to look for the promised blessings and then assess whether or not I …
God’s Love
An interesting dynamic was observed yesterday as I was fasting and praying about my own children as a group. I noticed that when my children choose to listen to and obey what I ask them to do, they feel happier and they tell me that they love me. On the contrary, those that push against …
Disconnect
When you CHOOSE to Disconnect from social media, video, music, and gaming influences: You OPEN yourself up to be influenced by Peace, Harmony, Humility, Love, Kindness, Joy, Self Worth, Accomplishment, Esteem, Self Respect, and more. Try It! The challenge: go one month without media influences. Focus on creation and what you can do with your …
On Creation
Hebrews 11:3, Moses 1:32-33 “Through faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that things which are seen were not made of things which do appear.” Hebrews 11:3 Then over in Moses we learn, “And by the word of my power, have I created them, which is mine Only …
On Decisions
Decisions Determine Destiny Where we end up in life is largely determined by the first steps that we take. We don’t climb a mountain by swimming in shallow waters. We don’t cross an ocean, by building sand castles on the shore. You cannot eat an apple all at once, only bite by bite. Our day-to-day …