"Therefore I Was Taught"
Elder L. Tom Perry
- Of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
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The speaker reflects on the importance of goodly parents and the teachings they provide, as exemplified in the Book of Mormon.
The Book of Mormon begins with these words: "I, Nephi, having been born of goodly parents, therefore I was taught somewhat in all the learning of my father"1 Ne. 1:1What a different world this would be if the personal journals of each of our Father in Heaven"™s children could begin with a similar phrase"”having goodly parents and being taught by them.
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"Therefore I Was Taught"
Elder L. Tom Perry
- Of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
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The speaker recounts how the National Association of Counties discussed the crisis of diminishing home influence in 1991 and identified five concepts to improve family success.
In 1991 the National Association of Counties, meeting in Salt Lake City, thought that the lack of home influence had reached such a point of becoming a crisis in our nation and spent time in their meetings discussing their concerns. They identified five basic concepts that could increase every family"™s chances for success. First, strengthen relationships through family activities; second, establish reasonable rules and expectations; third, build self-esteem; fourth, set achievable goals; and ... (continued)
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"Therefore I Was Taught"
Elder L. Tom Perry
- Of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
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The speaker shares an anecdote from a Christmas holiday where his granddaughter Audrey suggested completing the reading of the Book of Mormon to meet their family goal.
I remember an example of this that occurred over the Christmas holidays one year when we had the grandchildren on an outing with us. In order to have a real togetherness experience, we had arranged for a van to travel together. In the van were Grandpa and Grandma and my son and his three older children. My son"™s wife had stayed at home with the younger members of the family. I was taking my turn at the wheel, and my wife was seated next to me acting as our navigator. From the back end of the ... (continued)
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"These "¦ Were Our Examples"
Elder Russell M. Nelson
- Of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
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Sister Nelson and the speaker accompanied the Mormon Tabernacle Choir on a European tour, witnessing their example of living the gospel.
In June of this year, Sister Nelson and I had the great privilege of accompanying the Mormon Tabernacle Choir on its historic concert tour in Europe. We are grateful to the First Presidency for that assignment. Much has been written regarding the success of the choir and of its favorable influence that will yet continue. Members and friends of the Church worldwide join with me in expressing appreciation to the officers, staff, directors, accompanists, and to all vocalists for their wonderful ser ... (continued)
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"These "¦ Were Our Examples"
Elder Russell M. Nelson
- Of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
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The speaker reflects on the choir members' ordinary nature but extraordinary example of faith and personal righteousness.
Members of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir are not superhuman. They are ordinary people with ordinary frailties. But therein lies the power of their example. They believe this promise from the Lord: "Because thou hast seen thy weakness, thou shalt be made strong."D&C 135:5 Before attending their first rehearsal, choir members brought with them not only musical education and talent but qualities of personal righteousness. Before singing to their first audience, they were blessed by another promise ... (continued)
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"These "¦ Were Our Examples"
Elder Russell M. Nelson
- Of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
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Church leaders and the choir demonstrated great faith by planning and proceeding with the European tour despite political uncertainties and the Persian Gulf War.
Their great faith was strengthened by the faith of our leaders. I pay tribute to the First Presidency and to leaders of the choir who had the foresight to plan as they did and when they did. How bold and inspired they were to conceive this tour many months"”even years"”before Europe"™s unwelcoming walls began to crumble! The Brethren had the faith to believe that the choir could sing in cities such as Warsaw, Budapest, Prague, Leningrad, and Moscow long before such dreams seemed plausible. ... (continued)
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"These "¦ Were Our Examples"
Elder Russell M. Nelson
- Of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
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The choir's virtue was evident in their performances and had a profound impact on an individual who felt taught by their example.
Virtue radiated from the choir. Each member seemed to exemplify President Brigham Young"™s counsel: "Learn the will of God, keep His commandments and do His will, and you will be a virtuous person." (Discourses of Brigham Young,sel. John A. Widtsoe, Salt Lake City: Deseret Book Co., 1954, p. 194.) They applied the word of God (seeAlma 31:5not only in song but in sermons of example. After one concert, I was greeted by an individual who expressed gratitude in an unusual way. He said, "I am tha ... (continued)
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"These "¦ Were Our Examples"
Elder Russell M. Nelson
- Of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
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The choir demonstrated diligence and godliness, particularly through the example of a mother who continued her tour despite her daughter's death.
Diligence was demonstrated by all members of the choir, but extraordinarily so by one precious mother whom I shall never forget. Just five days after the choir had left America, I was asked to inform her that her beautiful 37-year-old daughter had died after a long illness. The leaders of this sorrowing mother offered means for her to return home from Europe. She declined the offer. She and her family had already anticipated this possibility. Their decision had been made. It was not to be interp ... (continued)
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"These Things Are Manifested unto Us Plainly"
President Elaine L. Jack
- Relief Society General President
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The speaker has been seeking to meet the ideal 'Superwoman' of the Relief Society, often compared to by other women, for thirty years.
For thirty years I have wanted to meet the woman against whom more Latter-day Saint women have compared themselves than any other woman in the Church. She"™s often thought of as "Superwoman." Some call her the typical Relief Society sister, the woman who makes fabulous bread, plays the organ like a professional, and dresses her impeccably groomed children in the clothes she"™s made.
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"These Things Are Manifested unto Us Plainly"
President Elaine L. Jack
- Relief Society General President
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A Relief Society sister in Ghana serves her community by reading scriptures to a woman who cannot read, explaining their meaning in her native tongue.
A Relief Society sister in Ghana visits a woman who thirsts for truth but cannot read. To give her sister the opportunity to drink deeply of gospel truths, the visiting teacher tries to be with her as often as possible. She reads the scriptures to her sister and explains their meaning, in her native tongue.
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"These Things Are Manifested unto Us Plainly"
President Elaine L. Jack
- Relief Society General President
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The speaker reflects on the damaging effects of comparisons that women make against an ideal, which can prevent them from realizing their potential.
As women make these comparisons, I hear such comments as: "When they talk about being a good mother in Relief Society, I always feel so guilty because sometimes I shout at my children." "I"™m not comfortable in church because my husband isn"™t active." "I wish I didn"™t have to work, but I need a paycheck to sustain my family." I"™ve heard: "I"™m not a mother. I"™m not married, and I"™m most painfully aware of this in Relief Society and sacrament meeting. I often go home feel ... (continued)
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"These Things Are Manifested unto Us Plainly"
President Elaine L. Jack
- Relief Society General President
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The speaker reveals that the 'typical Relief Society sister' is actually every woman in the Relief Society, celebrating their individual contributions and diversity.
I promised to introduce you to the typical Relief Society sister. The good news is that she actually does exist. The better news is that she is wonderful. The best news is that she"™syou!And this is who you really are! 2.78 million of you live in 128 countries and territories across the globe from Invercargill to Edmonton, from Chicago to Singapore. 8,000 of you are single, full-time missionaries; 1,700 are serving your mission as part of a couple. You are raising 1.2 million children, and a h ... (continued)
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"These Things Are Manifested unto Us Plainly"
President Elaine L. Jack
- Relief Society General President
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A 60-year-old active member in Czechoslovakia serves by taking an 83-year-old branch president for walks and doing his shopping, despite the country's religious restrictions.
We"™ve learned of a remarkable, peppy, saintly, 60-year-old woman. She lives in Czechoslovakia. She is one of the handful of Saints who has remained active during the forty-year slumber when that country was denied full religious opportunity. The sister shares the gospel"™s living water as she takes an 83-year-old branch president for a walk each day and does his shopping for him. He requires two canes for walking, and shopping in Czechoslovakia is no small task.
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"These Things Are Manifested unto Us Plainly"
President Elaine L. Jack
- Relief Society General President
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A woman shares her love for motherhood and teaching her children the gospel, realizing that this is her gift, despite envying others' musical talents.
Another of you wrote, "I love being a mother. I love teaching my children the gospel. I substituted in Relief Society one week and got to give the lesson on family scripture study. This is something close to my heart, something I can"™t imagine family life without. After the lesson, a sister came up to me and said, "˜I can"™t believe all you do. I don"™t have the patience."™ But she sings and takes music lessons. At times I"™ve envied people who could sing well or play an instrument, ... (continued)
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"They Call for New Light"
President Hugh B. Brown
- First Counselor in the First Presidency
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The Archbishop of Canterbury comments on Dr. Robinson's argument, suggesting that if Robinson is correct, traditional views of God are not just outdated but false.
The Archbishop of Canterbury says, ". . . if Dr. Robinson's argument is right the traditional views of God are not outmoded, they are simply false" (Ibid., 217).
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"They Call for New Light"
President Hugh B. Brown
- First Counselor in the First Presidency
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The author affirms the Church's positive doctrine of man, emphasizing free will, the ability to discern and choose good over evil, and the intrinsic capability for joy.
Our doctrine of man is positive and life affirming. We declare unequivocally that by his very nature every man has the freedom to do good as well as evil, that God has endowed him with a free moral will and given him the power to discern good from evil, right from wrong, and to choose the good and the right.
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"They Call for New Light"
President Hugh B. Brown
- First Counselor in the First Presidency
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An eminent professor of theology in England preached about the need for a revival of religion in Britain, expressing the urgency of addressing fundamental problems beyond economics and elections.
"How great is the need in Britain today for a man to arise among us to lead a mighty crusade for the revival of our religion. For years all Christendom has prayed that that revival might be near, and according as the need is great, so great is the opportunity. From end to end of the land, north and south and west and east, the feeling is arising that something more is required today than the advice, however good, of our statesmen, and the ability, however great, of our businessmen, that there ar ... (continued)
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"They Call for New Light"
President Hugh B. Brown
- First Counselor in the First Presidency
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Dr. Robinson, the Bishop of Woolwich, questions the relevance of traditional Christian faith for modern individuals and the established conception of God, sparking a theological debate.
In recent months an intense theological debate has been waged around a volume entitled Honest to God, in which Dr. Robinson, the Bishop of Woolwich of the Anglican Church, asks the question whether it is possible for modern men to accept traditional Christian faith, to believe in the established conception of God, and to accept Christ as their Savior. He questions whether Christianity carries with it the trappings of an ancient world and culture, and whether it can be made relevant to the though ... (continued)
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"They Call for New Light"
President Hugh B. Brown
- First Counselor in the First Presidency
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The author describes the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints' perspective on accepting new truths, whether from revelation or research, and their view of reality as not being divided between natural/supernatural or temporal/eternal.
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints accepts newly revealed truth, whether it comes through direct revelation or from study and research. We deny the common conception of reality that distinguishes radically between the natural and the supernatural, between the temporal and the eternal, between the sacred and the secular. For us, there is no order of reality that is utterly different in character from the world of which we are a part, that is separated from us by an impassable gulf.
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"They Call for New Light"
President Hugh B. Brown
- First Counselor in the First Presidency
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The author expresses the Church's view of God as a personal being who created the world from existing materials and man in his own image, and who is actively engaged in overcoming evil.
In our theology, God did not bring the world into being from nothing. He organized it from existing materials. We accept the scriptural statement that God created man in his own image. ". . . in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them" Gen. 1:27 He is engaged in a constant struggle with the evils of the world, to overcome whatever brings pain and suffering, frustration and failure, and he asks that we cooperate with him by keeping his commandments, by obeying the laws up ... (continued)
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