Assurance That Comes from Knowing
Angel Abrea April 1988 Saturday Afternoon Session
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Certainly this is one of the evils which afflicts this generation—the security of not doing, the security of not being.
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Certainly this is one of the evils which afflicts this generation—the security of not doing, the security of not being.
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Certainly this is one of the evils which afflicts this generation—the security of not doing, the security of not being.
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Certainly this is one of the evils which afflicts this generation—the security of not doing, the security of not being.
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He described things as they were and lived his life as a clear example to us all of how to live and how to act, even saying, “For I have given you an example” (John 13:15).
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“take upon you the name of Christ, and speak the truth in soberness”
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This assurance and firm commitment “to stand as witnesses of God at all times and in all things, and in all places that ye may be in, even until death” (Mosiah 18:9) could appear as boastful pride before those accustomed to using mental scarecrows.
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“Behold, I say unto you they are made known unto me by the Holy Spirit of God.
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“God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind”
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The assurance seen in faithful members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is the result of being “doers of the word, and not hearers only” (James 1:22); it is the result of striving to “live by every word that proceedeth forth from the mouth of God” (D&C 84:44) instead of talking of God yet not conforming actions to His word, as do those who are insecure.
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“live by every word that proceedeth forth from the mouth of God”
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The assurance seen in faithful members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is the result of being “doers of the word, and not hearers only” (James 1:22); it is the result of striving to “live by every word that proceedeth forth from the mouth of God” (D&C 84:44) instead of talking of God yet not conforming actions to His word, as do those who are insecure.
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It is important, then, in our determination to proclaim the gospel, in our desire to clarify the thinking of confused and insecure people, in our decision to be part of that great work of our Father in Heaven “to bring to pass the immortality and eternal life of man” (Moses 1:39), that we should remember, as King Benjamin admonished his people, to “always retain in remembrance, the greatness of God, and your own nothingness, … and humble yourselves even in the depths of humility, calling on t...
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It is important, then, in our determination to proclaim the gospel, in our desire to clarify the thinking of confused and insecure people, in our decision to be part of that great work of our Father in Heaven “to bring to pass the immortality and eternal life of man” (Moses 1:39), that we should remember, as King Benjamin admonished his people, to “always retain in remembrance, the greatness of God, and your own nothingness, … and humble yourselves even in the depths of humility, calling on t...
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It is important, then, in our determination to proclaim the gospel, in our desire to clarify the thinking of confused and insecure people, in our decision to be part of that great work of our Father in Heaven “to bring to pass the immortality and eternal life of man” (Moses 1:39), that we should remember, as King Benjamin admonished his people, to “always retain in remembrance, the greatness of God, and your own nothingness, … and humble yourselves even in the depths of humility, calling on t...
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“If any man will do his will, he shall know of the doctrine, whether it be of God, or whether I speak of myself” (John 7:16–17).
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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 (Moses 1:39)
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The three parables, which appear in the scriptural record as parts of a continuous discourse, are as one in portraying the joy that abounds in heaven over the recovery of a soul once numbered among the lost, whether that soul be best symbolized by a sheep that had wandered afar, a coin that had dropped out of sight through the custodian’s neglect, or a son who would deliberately sever himself from home and heaven.
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Jesus the Christ
Chapter 3: The Need of a Redeemer
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- In this talk:
- Open paragraph (Moses 1:39)
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So, for the advancement of man from his present fallen and relatively degenerate state to the higher condition of spiritual life, a power above his own must cooperate.
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