"But They Were in One"
Elder George P. Lee
- Of the First Quorum of the Seventy
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📖 general conference
The speaker challenges the audience to love each other as children of God, beyond racial and cultural differences.
I challenge you, my brothers and sisters, as we celebrate the birth of our country, as we celebrate 200 years of our country’s history, I challenge you that between now and when you come back next fall to general conference that you love each other as children of God and not as different races and cultures.
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"But They Were in One"
Elder George P. Lee
- Of the First Quorum of the Seventy
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The speaker shares his love for God, Jesus Christ, and people, and his testimony of his faith.
I want all of you to know that I love my Heavenly Father. I love the Lord Jesus Christ. I love people. This has been one of my greatest assets—loving people. I’m grateful for this attribute that my Heavenly Father has blessed me with.
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"By Love, Serve One Another"
President S. Dilworth Young
- Of the First Council of the Seventy
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The speaker recounts how a good woman offered to help every Friday night by taking care of an invalid, providing relief and cheer.
Once when I had responsibility for an invalid, a good woman said, “I am coming to your house every Friday night from six until ten. You can count on it, so plan to go at six and find relief for those four hours.†How blessed she was to me! How good! She blessed both me and the invalid by new cheer, new smiles, new ideas.
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"By Love, Serve One Another"
President S. Dilworth Young
- Of the First Council of the Seventy
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📖 general conference
The speaker tells of a church worker who felt uninvolved until she began helping others, such as a woman afraid to enter the church, a man on the verge of membership, and several single girls without purpose.
I know of a prominent worker with a big church assignment who had no ward responsibilities. Weekly she went to Sunday School and sacrament meeting and came away feeling that she was no part of the program. Then she became aware of a sister who had been raised without a knowledge of the gospel, who would come to the door of the church on Sunday but was afraid to enter, and would then return home. She helped her to enter and to become enlarged in her soul. Then she noticed a man, a nonmember who w ... (continued)
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"By Love, Serve One Another"
Bishop Victor L. Brown
- Presiding Bishop
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📖 general conference
Health missionaries in Guatemala teach Primary children about nutrition and help reduce malnutrition and mortality in Indian villages.
From Guatemala a lady health missionary reports: 'The Primary children were given a lesson on the basic-three food groups. After the flipchart lesson, we played a game with them. They were asked to place foods in the groups where they belonged. Then we gave them a plate and asked them to prepare us a meal, either breakfast, lunch, or dinner, using foods from the basic three. This same health lesson has been given to investigator families as well as member families.' You will be interested to kno ... (continued)
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"By Love, Serve One Another"
Bishop Victor L. Brown
- Presiding Bishop
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A health missionary in Western Samoa encourages families to grow their own food and maintain a continuous supply for better nutrition and self-sufficiency.
From Apia, Western Samoa, comes a report from a medical doctor, another health missionary: 'At our conferences this round, we are again stressing the importance of food and cleanliness, but in addition, we are encouraging each family to maintain a continually growing food supply. We have indicated to them that each family should keep a certain quantity of various foods growing, and as these are used, they should be replaced. We are also encouraging them to try growing their own vegetables, and a ... (continued)
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"By Love, Serve One Another"
Bishop Victor L. Brown
- Presiding Bishop
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A 17-year-old unwed mother from a good Mormon family receives counseling from social services, which helps restore communication with her parents and leads to a happy marriage and a fulfilling life.
This is the case of a 17-year-old unwed mother. This young lady came from a good, active Mormon family. The lines of communication had broken down between parents and daughter. She was in serious trouble from a pregnancy and was on the verge of compounding the problem in such a way as to further jeopardize any possibility of a happy, successful life when one of the dedicated staff workers became involved. Through extra effort and wise counseling, he was instrumental in saving her from falling of ... (continued)
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"By Love, Serve One Another"
Bishop Victor L. Brown
- Presiding Bishop
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Roger, a young man with speech difficulties, finds a place to stay through Welfare Square, becomes active in the Church, learns to communicate, and becomes self-sufficient with a job in a commercial enterprise.
About twelve years ago Roger walked through the side door at Welfare Square. It took him at least fifteen minutes to tell the supervisors who he was and where he came from. Although he was a young man of eighteen years, he had great difficulty expressing himself. Part of his young life had been spent in an institution in a neighboring state. Now at the age of eighteen he was on his own. This young man lived for some time alone in the mountains. Finally, he got a ride into Salt Lake City. He coul ... (continued)
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"By Love, Serve One Another"
Bishop Victor L. Brown
- Presiding Bishop
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Janey, born with cerebral palsy and unable to find employment after high school, finds purpose and pride through the welfare program by labeling cans and eventually packing eggs, leading to a happy life and marriage to Roger.
Roger met Janey at Welfare Square. Let me tell you about Janey. She had been born with cerebral palsy. She was badly crippled, but she had been able to attend school and had recently graduated from high school. This was a tremendous accomplishment; but now, after several months of searching, her family had found it impossible to obtain employment for her. Her bishop asked if there was something Janey could do. She needed to keep busy. In answer to this challenge, the storehousekeeper suggested t ... (continued)
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"By the Power of His Word Did They Cause Prisons to Tumble"
Elder James M. Paramore
- Of the Presidency of the Seventy
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The speaker reflects on the fictional experiences of Jean Valjean from 'Les Miserables' and Bob Merrick from 'Magnificent Obsession', who both suffered in different types of prisons.
In recent weeks, I have reread the stories of Jean Valjean in Victor Hugo"™s brilliant novelLes Miserablesand of Bob Merrick in the novelMagnificent Obsessionby Lloyd C. Douglas. These two stories, though widely different in time, circumstances, and affluence, have touched my heart in many ways.
I have agonized as I have thought about the ordeal of Jean Valjean"”the nineteen years in prison and the things done to him for the small transgression of stealing a loaf of bread to feed a starving ... (continued)
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"By the Power of His Word Did They Cause Prisons to Tumble"
Elder James M. Paramore
- Of the Presidency of the Seventy
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The speaker recounts a personal experience of being taken from a train and held captive by soldiers, feeling the fear of never seeing his family again, and the overwhelming gratitude when finally released.
I remember how I felt forty-one years ago when I was taken from a train in Europe at 2:00A.M.by two soldiers of a hostile nation and held against my will. I was verbally and physically abused. I felt I would never see my family or my country again. I assure you that while I was held captive, the blood coursed through my veins like adrenaline. Though the captivity lasted less than a day, it seemed like an eternity. And when I was put on another train and sent back to safety, my gratitude to the L ... (continued)
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"By the Power of His Word Did They Cause Prisons to Tumble"
Elder James M. Paramore
- Of the Presidency of the Seventy
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The speaker tells the story of a young businessman who was deceived by a shrewd businessman, leading to financial hardship and loss of trust, illustrating the metaphorical prisons created by deceit and broken commitments.
Several years ago, a great young man had a thriving business. He had worked long, hard hours for many years to develop the skills, reputation, and expertise necessary to build his business and provide for the needs of his young family. He loved his work, and every morning he anxiously began each new project with creativity and opportunity. His was a great life, filled with much hope and many projects. Then one major project was completed and finalized. Rather large payments were anticipated, but ... (continued)
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"By the Power of His Word Did They Cause Prisons to Tumble"
Elder James M. Paramore
- Of the Presidency of the Seventy
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The speaker shares an account of a man who overcame a twenty-year alcohol addiction after a profound spiritual experience in a field, illustrating the power of prayer and divine intervention.
Years ago, an acquaintance of mine was captive, for over twenty years, to a serious alcohol problem, which bound him every day. He would leave work, buy his alcohol, drive into the countryside, and drink until he could barely find his way home. He truly was under the captive spirit of the devil and lived in hell. A faithful home teacher loved this brother, saw him often, taught him to pray for help, and prayed for him often. One day while he was driving his pickup truck into the countryside to b ... (continued)
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"By Their Fruits Ye Shall Know Them"
Elder Dean L. Larsen
- Of the Presidency of the First Quorum of the Seventy
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The Savior's declaration about knowing false prophets by their fruits was in response to accusations from the scribes and Pharisees that he was casting out devils by the power of Beelzebub.
It is interesting that this declaration by the Savior was made in response to accusations from the scribes and the Pharisees that he was performing his miracles and healings by the power of the devil. 'This fellow doth not cast out devils, but by Beelzebub, the prince of the devils,' they protested.Matt. 12:24
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"By Their Fruits Ye Shall Know Them"
Elder Dean L. Larsen
- Of the Presidency of the First Quorum of the Seventy
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The Father affirmed Jesus' divine nature and calling at his baptism and the Mount of Transfiguration, witnessed by those present.
In addition to the record of the good works performed by the Savior, we are given the personal affirmation and testimony of the Eternal Father regarding Jesus' divine nature and calling. Those who were present at the baptism of the Master heard the Father's voice declare from the heavens, 'This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.'Matt. 3:17 Again, on the Mount of Transfiguration, the chosen Apostles of the Lord heard the repeated affirmation: 'This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well ... (continued)
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"By Their Fruits Ye Shall Know Them"
Elder Dean L. Larsen
- Of the Presidency of the First Quorum of the Seventy
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The Lord testified to Joseph Smith's divine calling through revelations that commanded him to speak and deliver God's words.
In a similar fashion we have the Lord's own testimony as to the divine calling of Joseph Smith. 'Wherefore, I the Lord, knowing the calamity which should come upon the inhabitants of the earth, called upon my servant Joseph Smith, Jun., and spake unto him from heaven, and gave him commandments.'D&C 1:17 Also: 'I, the Lord, am God, and have given these things unto you, my servant Joseph Smith, Jun., and have commanded you that you should stand as a witness of these things; ... For hereafter you s ... (continued)
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"By Their Fruits Ye Shall Know Them"
Elder Dean L. Larsen
- Of the Presidency of the First Quorum of the Seventy
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Alma in the Book of Mormon invites people to test the word of God like a seed that, if true, will swell within and enlighten the soul.
Alma, in his segment of the Book of Mormon record, issues a challenge for such a test. 'Behold,' he says, 'if ye will awake and arouse your faculties, even to an experiment upon my words, and exercise a particle of faith, yea, even if ye can no more than desire to believe, let this desire work in you, even until ye believe in a manner that ye can give place for a portion of my words.'Alma 32:27 Comparing this experiment to the planting of a seed, Alma continued: 'Now, if ye give place, that a se ... (continued)
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"By Their Fruits Ye Shall Know Them"
Elder Dean L. Larsen
- Of the Presidency of the First Quorum of the Seventy
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Alma mourned his missionary son's disobedience, which led the Zoramites away from belief in his words.
When we fail to measure up to this trust, we betray the covenants we have made. Not only do we then fail to gain the full benefits of the gospel for ourselves, but we become a stumbling block for others. In such a case it is with us as it was with the disobedient missionary son of Alma, who fell to the temptations of the world, and of whom Alma mourned: 'Behold, O my son, how great iniquity ye brought upon the Zoramites; for when they saw your conduct they would not believe in my words.'Alma 39: ... (continued)
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"By Way of Invitation"
Sister Betty Jo N. Jepsen
- First Counselor in the Primary General Presidency
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The speaker recounts the prophet Alma's invitation to the people of Zarahemla to come unto Christ and bring forth works of righteousness, and reflects on how this message applies to members of the Church.
The prophet Alma, the son of Alma, carried this important message to the members in Zarahemla who needed to be reminded. The prophet said, "Behold, he sendeth an invitation unto all men, for the arms of mercy are extended towards them, and he saith: Repent, and I will receive you. "¦ "Yea, come unto me and bring forth works of righteousness."Alma 5:33, 35
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"By Way of Invitation"
Sister Betty Jo N. Jepsen
- First Counselor in the Primary General Presidency
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A mother humorously chides her son Matthew for taking too long to get ready for Sunday meetings, to which he cheerfully responds with excitement about Christmas.
A friend of mine was encouraging her children to get into the car so they would not be late for their Sunday meetings. "Please hurry, Matthew," she said. "I"™m coming, I"™m coming," came a voice from somewhere in another part of the house. Mother replied, "Yes, and so is Christmas!" At that moment three-year-old Matthew appeared in the nearby doorway, and he said, "Oh, goody, goody, I just love Christmas."
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