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Host of the Gather In Podcast. I gather conversion stories of members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Served in NZ Christchurch Mission 83-84, Aust. Brisbane 2022-23 https://linktr.ee/mceff
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"Are we strong men (and women)? Can the Lord rely on us to do the work He has called us to do? Are we spiritually fit for purpose?" Just my thoughts today - no one has ever quoted this verse in General Conference
#Scripture
#JesusSaves
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"...and you shall have the Holy Ghost, which manifesteth all things which are expedient.” Our continuing role is to receive continuing revelation."
#generalconference
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"The Lord’s loving influence through the Holy Ghost helps us know His priority for our progression. Heeding personal revelation leads to personal progression.
We listen and act. The Lord said, “Ask the Father in my name in faith, believing that you shall receive,
#ldssky
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"...that great faith and God’s confidence by courageous and sustained labor in the Lord’s service. You young men are building that faith now for the days ahead when you will need it." #generalconference 2009
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"...for thou shalt not ask that which is contrary to my will."
Helaman 10: 5
#ldsx President Henry B. Eyring
First Counselor in the First Presidency said in 2009:
"That faith did not come in the moment when Nephi needed it, nor did God’s trust in Nephi. He earned...
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Sorry about the low res pic, it was the best I could find.
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"...to keep my commandments."
Kathleen H. Hughes
Former First Counselor in the Relief Society General Presidency
#generalconference 2004
#ldssky
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"...minds that must be made new. We each have our failings, our weaknesses, our less-than-perfect attitudes. The Lord asks us to open ourselves to Him, holding nothing back. He says to us, seek not “thine own life”; seek “my will, and...
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"...young men or young women, it is most important that we remember who we are and act accordingly and never allow ourselves to be led into temptation which will lead us to transgression."
N. Eldon Tanner
First Counselor in the First Presidency 1976
#generalconference
#ldssky
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"...testimonies of “all the holy prophets” for “a great many thousand years before his coming”—the Book of Mormon makes the solemn declaration that Jesus is the Christ, our Savior and Redeemer."
Russell M. Nelson 1999 #generalconference
#ldssky
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a potent mixture that can lead even the righteous to drink the spiritual poison of pride."
Elder David A. Bednar
Of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
#generalconference 2024
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and bear false witness against your neighbor, and do all manner of iniquity."
Helaman 7: 21
#thebookofmormon
"Ancient voices from the dust plead with us today to learn this everlasting lesson: prosperity, possessions, and ease constitute
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“to all generations and for eternity.” Elder David A. Bednar of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
#generalconference 2023
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"Coming unto Christ by returning to the covenant path from sinful detours into “forbidden paths” is spiritually essential and righteously rigorous. As they press forward with faith and weary not in well-doing,"...they are laying the foundation of a great work in their individual lives,
#ldssky
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"...among us voted not secretly, but audibly—by shouting for joy! Let us not go back on those feelings now—for we saw more clearly then what we are experiencing now!"
Neal A. Maxwell of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints 1982
#generalconference
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"Finally, in those moments when we feel the pain which is a necessary part of the plan of happiness, we can remember that there was an ancient time when that plan was first unveiled. Then the perceptive...
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"There is nothing inherently evil about money. The Good Samaritan used the same coinage to serve his fellowman that Judas used to betray the Master. It is “the love of money [which] is the root of all evil.” (1 Tim. 6:10 italics added.) #ldssky
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"...above another; therefore they began to commit secret murders, and to rob and to plunder, that they might get gain.
Helaman 6: 17 #thebookofmormon
Elder Dallin H. Oaks of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles said in 1985:
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I've listened to 2 of your podcast episodes in the last few days. The recent one with Taylor Petrey and an earlier one with Matt Harris. I enjoyed both of them. Thanks for your good work!
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"...mission was foreordained and rejoiced in by apostles and prophets. His Atonement, infinite and eternal, is central to the plan of happiness and the purpose of creation. He assures us that He carries us next to His heart."
#generalconference
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"We whose conversion is sufficient must reach out to those who wander. As we do, we will find great joy in gathering the Lord’s sheep."
Elder Robert D. Hales
Of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles 1997
#generalconference
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"...wandering away or being ravaged by evil marauders. The shepherd awakes from his personal pondering to the reality that some of his sheep are missing, and he must go forth and find them, bringing them back.
#thebookofmormon
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"Visualize for a moment a shepherd tending his sheep. The shepherd is studying and praying diligently to get close to God. As the shepherd concentrates on his personal relationship with God, he loses track of time and circumstance. He is not aware of his sheep...
#ldssky
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That what we call Feijoa in Australia and New Zealand. Beautiful fruit!
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"...lesson: prosperity, possessions, and ease constitute a potent mixture that can lead even the righteous to drink the spiritual poison of pride."
#generalconference
#ldsky
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"How could a once-righteous people become hardened and wicked in such a short period of time? How could people so quickly forget the God who had blessed them so abundantly?
...Ancient voices from the dust plead with us today to learn this everlasting
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"...sensitive to the Holy Ghost. It comes from having a heart that can love. It comes from having a heart that will make and keep sacred covenants. It comes from a soft heart that can feel the power of the Atonement of Christ."
#generalconference
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"...pondered what caused this mighty change in the hearts of these Lamanites, I came to realize this easiness and willingness to believe in the word of God comes from a softness of heart. It comes from having a heart that is
#ldssky
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"...ancient audience, I say today, “We cannot but speak the things which we have seen and heard,” and what we have seen and heard is that “a notable miracle hath been done” in the lives of millions of members of this Church. That cannot be denied."
#generalconference
#ldssky
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"...have more faith than you think you do because of what the Book of Mormon calls “the greatness of the evidences.” Ye shall know them by their fruits,” Jesus said, and the fruit of living the gospel is evident in the lives of Latter-day Saints everywhere. As Peter and John said once to an...
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"...God’s kingdom. And you will be “filled with that joy which is unspeakable and full of glory.”36[ Helaman 5:44] In the name of Jesus Christ, amen.
#generalconference
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"...to the Savior, His gospel, and His Church. As you do so, you will find that the combination of the Savior’s gospel and His Church brings power into your life. This power is far greater than dynamite. It’ll shatter the rocks in your way, transform you into an inheritor in...
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