Who"™s on the Lord"™s Side?
Charles W. Dahlquist II
- Young Men General President
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Nephi showed his commitment to God when he agreed to retrieve the brass plates from Jerusalem despite his brothers' murmuring.
It was the question that was in the mind of Nephi when the Lord, through Nephi"™s father Lehi, directed Nephi and his brothers to go back to Jerusalem to obtain the brass plates. When Laman and Lemuel murmured, the question came to Nephi, "Who"™s on the Lord"™s side?" To which he responded,"I am!"in the words: "I will go and do the things which the Lord hath commanded, for I know that the Lord giveth no commandments unto the children of men, save he shall prepare a way for them that th ... (continued)
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Who"™s on the Lord"™s Side?
Charles W. Dahlquist II
- Young Men General President
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Young David, armed only with a sling, showed his faith in God by facing and defeating the giant Goliath.
It was the same with young David in the Old Testament. Remember how, as a young shepherd, he visited his brothers on the battlefront. While there he heard the taunts of the giant Philistine, Goliath, to the men of Israel"”challenging them to battle. And all Israel"™s warriors were afraid to face the giant. Their response to the question "Who"™s on the Lord"™s side?" was not "I am!" but rather "Who me?" But not the boy David. Taking only stones and a simple shepherd"™s sling, he a ... (continued)
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Who"™s on the Lord"™s Side?
Charles W. Dahlquist II
- Young Men General President
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The speaker recalls seeing his mother praying for him upon his return home one night, which left a lasting impression on him.
As a youth, when I would go out on a date or with my friends, I would always check in with my parents when I came home. Usually I would just knock on their door, open it and say, "I"™m home," and then go to bed. One night I came home from a date, knocked as usual, and then opened the door. As I did so, the light from the hall fell on my angel mother on her knees in prayer. And as I saw her there, I knew whom she was praying for. I have never forgotten that experience. And the knowledge that ... (continued)
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Who"™s on the Lord"™s Side?
Charles W. Dahlquist II
- Young Men General President
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A friend of the speaker learned to control his thoughts by humming 'I Am a Child of God' to displace inappropriate thoughts.
President Boyd K. Packer has counseled us to have a hymn memorized so that when an inappropriate thought comes into our minds, we can replace it with a hymn. In applying this instruction, a friend of mine explained: "One day I left my office for lunch. After I had walked for about two blocks, I noticed that I had been humming "˜my song"™: "˜I Am a Child of God."™ As I chained my thoughts back several hundred yards, I realized that as I had crossed the street from my office, a young woman, ... (continued)
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Who"™s on the Lord"™s Side? Who?
Elder Robert C. Oaks
- Of the Presidency of the Seventy
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The speaker recounts his own experiences of being conferred the Aaronic Priesthood by his father and bishop, and later being ordained a Seventy by Elder Gordon B. Hinckley.
Note how carefully we have been instructed on how to confer priesthood authority. When I turned 12 years old, my father, Charles Oaks, and my bishop, George Collard, laid their hands on my head and conferred upon me the Aaronic Priesthood and ordained me a deacon. Several years later, then Elder Gordon B. Hinckley used this same heavenly directed procedure to ordain me a Seventy. Each ordination reflects additional divine trust and a new opportunity to serve on the Lord"™s side.
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Who"™s on the Lord"™s Side? Who?
Elder Robert C. Oaks
- Of the Presidency of the Seventy
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The speaker shares the story of his 11-year-old grandson, Andrew, who is confined to a wheelchair, and how he will be ordained a deacon and join the priesthood army despite his physical limitations.
We have an 11-year-old grandson, Andrew, who is confined to a wheelchair, maybe for the rest of his life. He will be ordained a deacon in the fall and will join the priesthood army of the Lord. His physical handicap will not limit him in this war, because the weapons of choice are not spears and swords wielded on a chaotic field of battle. Rather, the weapons of eternal worth reflecting the whole armor of God are truth, righteousness, faith, prayer, and the word of God (see Eph. 6:13"“18). The ... (continued)
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Who"™s on the Lord"™s Side? Who?
Elder Robert C. Oaks
- Of the Presidency of the Seventy
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The speaker reflects on his time as a pilot in the United States Air Force and the camaraderie and protective ethos of his squadron, drawing a parallel to the need for priesthood quorums to look after each other.
I spent a majority of my life as a pilot in the United States Air Force. The men of my squadron remain, to this day, a tight-knit group, keeping in close touch after 40 years. In our training as fighter pilots, one of the first and most basic rules was, "Take care of your wingman. Constantly check his six o"™clock to make certain no enemy is sneaking up behind him." If it is good advice to protect comrades in a fighter squadron, it is great advice to stay close to and protect our quorum memb ... (continued)
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Who"™s on the Lord"™s Team?
Elder J. Thomas Fyans
- Of the Presidency of the First Quorum of the Seventy
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The talk opens with an analogy of how major league scouts select young athletes with superior performances due to their years of dedicated training, healthy habits, and goal setting.
Major league teams hire scouts whose job it is to continually survey the young upcoming players. Their trained eyes look for players who have consistently superior performances. It is not by chance that these young men are singled out from the rest. There is much preparation that goes into the attaining of excellence.
Such an athlete spends many years in training, trying to perfect every part of his performance. He exercises for long hours. He is careful to eat nutritional foods that build muscl ... (continued)
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Who"™s on the Lord"™s Team?
Elder J. Thomas Fyans
- Of the Presidency of the First Quorum of the Seventy
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President Joseph Fielding Smith, as a young boy, read the Book of Mormon twice by the age of ten, often sacrificing playtime to read.
Now, you young men, let"™s carefully consider some examples from the lives of our prophets as they have spiritually prepared for the priesthood. President Joseph Fielding Smith shares with us his feelings in these words: "˜When I was a small boy, too young to hold the Aaronic Priesthood, my father placed a copy of the Book of Mormon in my hands with the request that I read it. I received this Nephite record with thanksgiving and applied myself to the task which had been assigned to me. There ... (continued)
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Who"™s on the Lord"™s Team?
Elder J. Thomas Fyans
- Of the Presidency of the First Quorum of the Seventy
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President David O. McKay recalls his service as a deacon chopping wood for widows and his initial failure to properly recite the sacrament prayer, which he later overcame.
President David O. McKay tells: "I remember as a deacon chopping wood for the widows on Saturday. We met as a group of nine boys, held a short meeting, took our axes, went to the widows, and chopped enough wood for each to last that week."
And President McKay continues: "As a priest, I recall administering the sacrament and my failure the first time I offered the prayer. We did not have the prayer on a printed card before us then as is frequently the case now. We were supposed to memorize it. ... (continued)
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Who"™s on the Lord"™s Team?
Elder J. Thomas Fyans
- Of the Presidency of the First Quorum of the Seventy
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President Kimball recounts his personal goal and achievement of reading the Bible cover to cover as a young boy, despite its length and complexity.
President Kimball recites the following story about a goal he made when he was still a young boy: "When I heard a Church leader from Salt Lake City tell us at conference that we should read the scriptures, and I recognized that I had never read the Bible, that very night at the conclusion of that very sermon I walked to my home a block away and climbed up in my little attic room in the top of the house and lighted a little coal-oil lamp that was on the little table, and I read the first chapters ... (continued)
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Who"™s on the Lord"™s Team?
Elder J. Thomas Fyans
- Of the Presidency of the First Quorum of the Seventy
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The speaker shares a personal story of setting a goal with his wife to study the Book of Mormon at home and successfully completing the course of study before a general conference.
Nearly every week I attend a stake conference somewhere in the world, so I am not able to attend the Gospel Doctrine class in my ward where the Book of Mormon is being taught this year. It really pained me to miss this privilege of catching the spirit of this very sacred other testament that Jesus is the Christ. So my wife and I set a goal to study the Book of Mormon at home. We determined to finish the 1984 course of study for the Gospel Doctrine class before this April general conference. We b ... (continued)
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Who's on the Lord's Side
Bishop Carl W. Buehner
- Second Counselor in the Presiding Bishopric
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A young couple preparing for temple marriage exemplifies choosing the right and the blessings of following the Lord's way of marriage.
Is there anything more beautiful than a young couple on their way to the temple to be married for time and eternity? This means preparation and choosing the Lord's way of marriage. We will probably never be closer to heaven while we live in this life than when we are in the temple of the Lord.
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Who's on the Lord's Side
Bishop Carl W. Buehner
- Second Counselor in the Presiding Bishopric
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John Oxenham's poem 'A High Way and A Low' illustrates the concept that every person must choose their own path, which determines the direction of their soul.
John Oxenham wrote these few lines, entitled "A High Way and A Low":
"To every man there openeth
A way, and ways, and a way,
And the high soul climbs the high way,
And the low soul gropes the low;
And in between on the misty flats,
The rest drift to and fro;
But to every man there openeth
A high way and a low,
And every man decideth
The way his soul shall go."
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Who's on the Lord's Side
Bishop Carl W. Buehner
- Second Counselor in the Presiding Bishopric
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Satan proposed a plan to save all mankind and sought glory for himself, which was rejected by God in favor of His Son's plan, leading to Satan's rebellion and expulsion from heaven.
""”Behold, here am I, send me, I will be thy son, and I will redeem all mankind, that one soul shall not be lost, and surely I will do it; wherefore give me thine honor"Moses 4:1
Then the Father's Beloved Son came forth with another plan described by the Father as follows:
"But, behold, my Beloved Son, which was my Beloved and Chosen from the beginning, said unto me"”Father, thy will be done, and the glory be thine forever"Moses 4:2
Satan's proposal was rejected. He rebelled, and as a result ... (continued)
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Who's on the Lord's Side
Bishop Carl W. Buehner
- Second Counselor in the Presiding Bishopric
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Israel was freed from bondage by the Lord, but despite repeated blessings, chose idolatry and evil, leading to their downfall.
History is replete with examples of blessings and adversity that came to nations and individuals as a result of choice. Israel, as a nation, was set free from oppressive bondage by the Lord. Time after time, her enemies were subdued, yet she persisted in idolatry.
In speaking to Israel, Joshua reviewed the many blessings he had received at the hand of the Lord. He concluded his exhortation by challenging Israel as follows:
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Wholehearted
By Sister Michelle D. Craig
- First Counselor in the Young Women General Presidency
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A newspaper article from 1857 describes a company of Mormons, including a woman pulling a handcart through mud and children in foreign dress, on their journey to Salt Lake.
A dear friend of mine sent me an old article from the Nebraska Advertiser, a Midwestern United States newspaper, dated July 9, 1857. It read: “This morning early a company of Mormons passed through on their journey to Salt Lake. Women (not very delicate to be sure) dragging hand carts like beasts, one [woman] tumbled down in this black mud which caused a slight halt in the procession, little children trudged along in their [strange] foreign dress looking as determined as their mothers.â� ... (continued)
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Wholehearted
By Sister Michelle D. Craig
- First Counselor in the Young Women General Presidency
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President Joseph F. Smith praised the inner strength of pioneer women, whose convictions in their faith and the divine mission of Jesus Christ could not be shaken.
President Joseph F. Smith spoke of the inner strength of these pioneer women, saying: “Could you turn one of these women away from their convictions in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints? Could you darken their minds as to the mission of the Prophet Joseph Smith? Could you blind them with reference to the divine mission of Jesus Christ, the Son of God? No, never in the world could you do it. Why? Because they knew it. God revealed it to them, and they understood it, and no ... (continued)
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Wholehearted
By Sister Michelle D. Craig
- First Counselor in the Young Women General Presidency
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The speaker's sister, Emily, woke up to find her room stripped bare as a prank by her brothers, leading her to believe her family had moved without her.
Many years ago, my parents decided to recarpet the house. The night before the new carpet arrived, my mom asked my brothers to remove furniture and rip out bedroom carpets so the new carpet could be installed. My then seven-year-old sister, Emily, was already asleep. So, while she slept, they quietly removed all the furniture from her room, except the bed, and then tore out the carpet. Well, like older brothers sometimes do, they decided to pull a prank. They removed the rest of her belongings f ... (continued)
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Whom Do You Worship?
Elder Eldred G. Smith
- Patriarch to the Church
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Paul addresses the Athenians about their worship of an 'unknown God' and explains the nature of the true God who created the world and all things within it.
On Mars' hill, Paul said to the Athenians: '. . . Ye men of Athens, I perceive that in all things ye are too superstitious.
For as I passed by, and beheld your devotions, I found an altar with this inscription, TO THE UNKNOWN GOD. Whom therefore ye ignorantly worship, him declare I unto you.
God that made the world and all things therein, seeing that he is Lord of heaven and earth, dwelleth not in temples made with hands;
Neither is worshipped with men's hands, as though he needed any thing, see ... (continued)
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