An Invitation to Exaltation
Thomas S. Monson April 1988 Sunday Morning Session
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The Apostle Paul told the Athenians on Mars’ Hill that we are “the offspring of God” (Acts 17:29).
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The Apostle Paul told the Athenians on Mars’ Hill that we are “the offspring of God” (Acts 17:29).
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The Apostle Paul told the Athenians on Mars’ Hill that we are “the offspring of God” (Acts 17:29).
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While Paul taught the Philippians that man is called upon to “work out [his] own salvation with fear and trembling” (Philip.
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While Paul taught the Philippians that man is called upon to “work out [his] own salvation with fear and trembling” (Philip.
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By obedience to God’s commandments, we can qualify for that “house” spoken of by Jesus when He declared: “In my Father’s house are many mansions.
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Contemplating such far-reaching matters, we reflect upon the helplessness of a newborn child.
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Through tear-moistened eyes, I recognized a beautiful and faith-filled smile.
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God, our Father, and Jesus Christ, our Lord, have marked the way to perfection.
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God, our Father, and Jesus Christ, our Lord, have marked the way to perfection.
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“And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself” (Matt.
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“Know ye not that they which run in a race run all, but one receiveth the prize? So run, that ye may obtain”
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In our zeal, let us not overlook the sage counsel from Ecclesiastes: “The race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong” (Eccl.
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Every thoughtful person has asked himself the question best phrased by Job of old: “If a man die, shall he live again?” (Job 14:14).
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“And then shall it come to pass, that the spirits of those who are righteous are received into a state of happiness, which is called paradise, a state of rest, a state of peace, where they shall rest from all their troubles and from all care, and sorrow” (Alma 40:11–12).
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“Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures; … he was buried, and … he rose again the third day: … he was seen of Cephas, then of the twelve: … he was seen of above five hundred brethren at once; … he was seen of James; then of all the apostles.
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“That by him, and through him, and of him, the worlds are and were created, and the inhabitants thereof are begotten sons and daughters unto God” (D&C 76:22–24).
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first and the last; I am he who liveth, I am he who was slain; I am your advocate with the Father”
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Jesus the Christ
Chapter 17: The Sermon on the Mount
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- Open paragraph (Matt. 5:48; 3)
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Relative Perfection.—Our Lord’s admonition to men to become perfect, even as the Father is perfect (Matthew 5:48) cannot rationally be construed otherwise than as implying the possibility of such achievement.
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Jesus the Christ
Chapter 19: “He Spake Many Things unto Them in Parables”
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- Open paragraph (Alma 40:11)
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Men of many minds, men good and bad, all nationalities and races, are affected by the gospel of the kingdom.
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Jesus the Christ
Chapter 27: Continuation of the Perean and Judean Ministry
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- In this talk:
- Open paragraph (Alma 40:11)
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- Open paragraph (b)
In any attempt to interpret the parable as a whole or definitely apply any of its parts, we should bear in mind that it was addressed to the Pharisees as an instructive rebuke for the derision and scorn with which they had received the Lord’s warning concerning the dangers attending servitude to mammon.
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Jesus the Christ
Chapter 36: In the Realm of Disembodied Spirits
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- Open paragraph (Alma 40:11)
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“Now concerning the state of the soul between death and the resurrection.
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Jesus the Christ
Chapter 38: The Apostolic Ministry
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- Open paragraph (1 Cor. 15:3)
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Paul’s personal witness that he had seen the resurrected Christ is explicit and emphatic.
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Jesus the Christ
Chapter 4: The Antemortal Godship of Christ
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- Open paragraph (3 Ne. 11:13)
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The identity of Jesus Christ with the Jehovah of the Israelites was well understood by the Nephite prophets, and the truth of their teachings was confirmed by the risen Lord who manifested Himself unto them shortly after His ascension from the midst of the apostles at Jerusalem.
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Jesus the Christ
Chapter 10: In the Wilderness of Judea
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Jesus the Christ
Chapter 34: The Trial and Condemnation
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The Articles of Faith
Article 6
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