"He Went About Doing Good"
Elder Oscar A. Kirkham
- Of the First Council of the Seventy
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Fifteen American soldiers were sent to rescue boys left behind on Baldy Hill, and they saved a young man who was buried and calling out for water.
Did you read the other day that on Baldy Hill fifteen American soldiers were commissioned to go and bring out a number of boys that had been left, unfortunately not able to get away under the fire? They worked and worked; they heard of another buried somewhere out in the debris. They went again very early in the morning before it was light. As they came to a nob of the hill, they heard a voice crying, "Water, water." They quickly dug. They rescued a young man from death and by the grace of God c ... (continued)
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"He Went About Doing Good"
Elder Oscar A. Kirkham
- Of the First Council of the Seventy
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A father took his son aside at a train station to privately bless him before the son departed on a mission trip.
I went one day down to the station with a group of missionaries to say goodbye. A father, my neighbor, was with me. There was a group about us. The stationmaster came out and said, "It will be about twenty minutes before the train leaves. Don't go far away." Then I saw my neighbor walk through the crowd quickly, his son on his arm through the station, and they were gone for a time. Then I saw him return just before the train pulled out. He kissed the boy good-bye, and the boy was off. I walked o ... (continued)
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"He Went About Doing Good"
Elder Oscar A. Kirkham
- Of the First Council of the Seventy
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A little girl influenced her non-practicing family to start having family prayer after being exposed to the practice through the Latter-day Saint Church.
One other closing story: I heard it in the temple from one of the mission presidents. The children of neighbors and friends often come with their playmates to the auxiliary organizations of the Latter-day Saint Church. One little girl had caught the message on several occasions about family prayer. When she came home one day, she said to her parents, "Have I got any rights in this family?" The father answered, "Why, certainly you have, dear." "Well, I want family prayer." "Well, my dear, you sha ... (continued)
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"Help Thou Mine Unbelief"
Elder L. Whitney Clayton
- Of the Seventy
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Mary obediently accepts the angel Gabriel's announcement that she will conceive and bear a son named Jesus, responding with submission to God's will.
Mary"™s reply to the angel"™s announcement provides an excellent example. Mary was told by the angel Gabriel: "Thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and bring forth a son, and shalt call his name JESUS. He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest." Mary then obediently said to Gabriel, "Behold the handmaid of the Lord; be it unto me according to thy word."
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"Help Thou Mine Unbelief"
Elder L. Whitney Clayton
- Of the Seventy
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Simon Peter and Andrew immediately follow Jesus when He calls them, leaving their nets and their work as fishermen.
On another occasion, "Jesus, walking by the sea of Galilee, saw two brethren, Simon called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea: for they were fishers.
"And he saith unto them, Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.
"And they straightway left their nets, and followed him."
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"Help Thou Mine Unbelief"
Elder L. Whitney Clayton
- Of the Seventy
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After the Resurrection, Jesus helps his disciples catch a multitude of fish by instructing them to cast their net on the right side of the ship.
After the Savior"™s Resurrection, Peter and other disciples went "a fishing." However, "that night they caught nothing. But when the morning was now come, Jesus stood on the shore: but the disciples knew not that it was Jesus." He told them to "cast the net on the right side of the ship, and ye shall find. They cast therefore, and now they were not able to draw it for the multitude of fishes."
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"Help Thou Mine Unbelief"
Elder L. Whitney Clayton
- Of the Seventy
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A man whose son was possessed by an evil spirit asked Jesus' disciples to cast it out, but they could not. The man then pleaded with Jesus, who healed his son after the man expressed his belief and asked for help with his unbelief.
On one occasion, the Savior encountered a great multitude of people who were listening to a discussion between His disciples and the scribes. He then asked the scribes, "What question ye with them?"
A certain man, kneeling down to Him, answered that he had asked the disciples to cast an evil spirit out of his son, but "they could not." The father begged Him, saying, "But if thou canst do any thing, have compassion on us, and help us.
"Jesus said unto him, If thou canst believe, all things ar ... (continued)
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"Help Thou Mine Unbelief"
Elder L. Whitney Clayton
- Of the Seventy
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Joseph Smith, after being visited by the angel Moroni, obediently shares the vision with his father and goes to find the plates despite being exhausted.
We find similar faith-developing obedience in the life of the Prophet Joseph Smith. Following the angel Moroni"™s all-night-long visits with him in September 1823, Joseph went to work in the morning with his father. Having been awake nearly all night, he "found [his] strength so exhausted as to render [him] entirely unable" to perform "the necessary labors of the day." His father told him to return home, and he "started with the intention of going to the house; but "¦ [his] strength entir ... (continued)
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"Her Children Arise Up, and Call Her Blessed"
Sister Barbara B. Smith
- Relief Society General President
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A grandmother teaches her grandchildren the balance between work and play by alternating between doing jobs together and playing games.
One grandmother helped her grandchildren learn this truth. When they came to her house she was careful to have jobs they could do together; then afterward, they played a game. Then another task was followed by another game. The children learned, as she hoped they would, the relationship between work and play and the comfortable sense of playing after work is completed.
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"Her Children Arise Up, and Call Her Blessed"
Sister Barbara B. Smith
- Relief Society General President
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A working mother realizes she has been neglecting the spiritual needs of her children while trying to provide for their physical needs, leading her to change her approach.
One woman who came to this realization wrote:
“Right after my divorce, I determined that I was going to give my children the best of everything. … I would provide well for them. … I would substitute in every way for their father. I would take them on picnics, build them a tree house, and play baseball with them. I would not allow them to suffer because of our divorce.
“I baked, sewed, ran, played, wrestled. I cleaned, I ironed. I was busy being both mother and father fo ... (continued)
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"Her Children Arise Up, and Call Her Blessed"
Sister Barbara B. Smith
- Relief Society General President
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A mother's journey of teaching her children to look above life's shadows to see God's glory, leading to the end being better than the beginning.
In “A Little Parable for Mothers†by Temple Bailey, a young mother setting out on her path of life was told that the way would not be easy but that the end would be better than the beginning. She taught her children that life was good. She gave them courage, fortitude, and strength. And finally she was able to teach them to look above the clouds that bring shadows of darkness into this life, to see the glory of God. Knowing how to find their Heavenly Father through the darkness and l ... (continued)
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"His Wonders to Perform..."
Elder Clifford E. Young
- Assistant to the Council of the Twelve Apostles
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After returning from his mission in 1908, the speaker observed persecution and criticism towards Church leaders, particularly President Joseph F. Smith, in the United States.
I came home from my mission in 1908. Conditions here were not too good. There was persecution here at home, criticism toward the leaders of Church, President Joseph F. Smith being especially singled out in newspapers and magazines for vitriolic attacks on the part of those antagonistic to the Church.
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"His Wonders to Perform..."
Elder Clifford E. Young
- Assistant to the Council of the Twelve Apostles
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During a mission in Southern Germany, the speaker and other missionaries faced persecution and were not permitted to meet openly, holding meetings in forests and private homes. President Joseph F. Smith predicted there would be temples in Europe, which seemed incredible at the time.
When I was on my mission many years ago, I was laboring in Southern Germany, and in 1907 President Joseph F. Smith, in company with then Bishop Charles W. Nibley, who subsequently was called to be a Counselor to President Heber J. Grant, was traveling through the missions. While in Switzerland, as has been related here, a meeting was held attended by Saints and some of the missionaries, at which President Smith made that memorable prediction that the day would come when there would be temples ... (continued)
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"His Wonders to Perform..."
Elder Clifford E. Young
- Assistant to the Council of the Twelve Apostles
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The speaker reflects on a past General Conference where a heavy snowstorm occurred, and President McKay advised the Saints not to drive home until it cleared, drawing a parallel to the challenges and roadblocks faced by the Church.
Six months ago, you will recall we had a heavy snowstorm"”conference weather they called it"”and President McKay announced that all the roads in Wyoming were blocked and that the Saints should not attempt to drive home until the storm cleared. Today under such beautiful weather conditions we meet in conference. How this epitomizes the rolling forth of the work of the Lord! We meet storms; we meet roadblocks; then the storm clears. We ourselves sometimes throw up roadblocks when we fail to ... (continued)
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"His Word Ye Shall Receive"
Elder M. Russell Ballard
- Of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
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A person stubbornly tries to find a location without asking for directions, but eventually asks someone and finds it easier to reach the destination.
Brothers and sisters, have you ever had the experience of driving around and around the streets of a city with the driver saying, "I know where it is; I"™m sure I can find it"? Finally, in frustration,hestops and asks someone for directions. I can tell you sisters have experienced this! How much easier it is to find our way when we follow the directions of someone who knows how to locate our destination.
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"His Word Ye Shall Receive"
Elder M. Russell Ballard
- Of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
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Naaman, a leper, initially refuses to follow the prophet Elisha's simple instructions to wash in the Jordan river seven times, but eventually complies and is healed.
We know of the experience of Naaman, who was struck with leprosy and who eventually contacted the prophet Elisha and was instructed to "go and wash in [the] Jordan seven times, and thy flesh shall come again to thee, and thou shalt be clean"2 Kgs. 5:10 At first, Naaman was unwilling to follow Elisha"™s counsel. He couldn"™t understand the thing he had been asked to do"”to wash seven times in the Jordan river. In other words, his pride and stubbornness were keeping him from receiving the ... (continued)
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"His Word Ye Shall Receive"
Elder M. Russell Ballard
- Of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
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A 17-year-old girl chooses to follow President Hinckley's counsel by removing her second set of earrings, demonstrating her willingness to obey prophetic guidance.
I know a 17-year-old who, just prior to the prophet"™s talk, had pierced her ears a second time. She came home from the fireside, took off the second set of earrings, and simply said to her parents, "If President Hinckley says we should only wear one set of earrings, that"™s good enough for me." Wearing two pair of earrings may or may not have eternal consequences for this young woman, but her willingness to obey the prophet will. And if she will obey him now, on something relatively simpl ... (continued)
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"Hold Fast to the Iron Rod"
President Spencer W. Kimball
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The speaker recalls the growth of the Church since he became an Apostle in 1943, from 145 stakes to nearly 1,000.
Before the end of the year, we will have over 1,000 stakes. This seems incredible when I recall that there were but 145 stakes in the whole world when I became an Apostle in 1943.
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"Hold Fast to the Iron Rod"
President Spencer W. Kimball
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The speaker shares a story of a woman and her family in Hawaii who survived a tidal wave by fleeing to high ground or clinging to trees.
In 1946 I visited Hawaii shortly after a huge tidal wave, where walls of water some forty feet high struck Hilo and the Hamakua coast, and I saw the devastation that resulted. Homes had been overturned and shredded, crushed into splinters like toothpicks; fences and gardens were obliterated; bridges and roads were washed away. Bathtubs, refrigerators, mangled autos lay strewn all about the streets. Where one of our little chapels had stood, nothing remained but the foundation. More than a hundre ... (continued)
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"Hold Up Your Light"
Elder J. Richard Clarke
- Of the First Quorum of the Seventy
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The speaker recounts receiving a personalized coat of arms from a business associate, which represented his commitment to his church, family, profession, and personal development, prompting reflection on how others perceive our actions and values.
May I share with you a personal experience to illustrate how humbling this can be? I was employed by a major corporation for almost twenty-five years. During those years I developed a personal friendship with a fine business associate from Texas. Our careers paralleled each other very closely. A few years ago, he presented me with a most unusual gift, which I shall always cherish. It was a large, molded bronze, personalized coat of arms. He said, “I have been observing you for many years a ... (continued)
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