Words Matter

Ronald A. Rasband April 2024 Sunday Morning Session

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  1. Alma 31:5

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    “And now, as the preaching of the word had a great tendency to lead the people to do that which was just—yea, it had had more powerful effect upon the minds of the people than the sword, or anything else, which had happened unto them—therefore Alma thought it was expedient that they should try the virtue of the word of God.”
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  2. Genesis 1:3

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    “Let there be light: and there was light.”
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  3. Matthew 24:35

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    “Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not
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  4. John 14:23

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    “If a man love me, he will keep my words: and my Father will love him, and we will come unto him, and make our abode with
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  5. Luke 1:38

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    And from Mary, the mother of Jesus, came this humble testimony: “Behold the handmaid of the Lord; be it unto me according to thy word.”

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  6. 1 Samuel 28

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    Believing and heeding the word of God will draw us closer to Him.

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  7. Judges 1

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    President Nelson has a way with words.

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  8. Numbers 20

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    President Nelson has a way with words.

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  9. Jacob 4:13

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    When we think celestial, we see “things as they really are, and … really will be.” In this world burdened with confusion and contention, we all need that perspective.

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  10. Jacob 7:5

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    As one of 15 prophets, seers, and revelators sustained yesterday by our worldwide Church, I want to share with you one of my experiences sustaining the prophet and embracing his words.

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  11. Ephesians 2:21

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    Last October my wife, Melanie, and I were in Bangkok, Thailand, as I was preparing to dedicate what would be the Church’s 185th temple.

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  12. 2 Nephi 32:3

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    I promise that if we “feast upon the words of Christ” that lead to salvation, our prophet’s words that guide and encourage us, and our own words that speak of who we are and what we hold dear, the powers of heaven will pour down upon us.

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  13. 2 Nephi 32:2

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    I promise that if we “feast upon the words of Christ” that lead to salvation, our prophet’s words that guide and encourage us, and our own words that speak of who we are and what we hold dear, the powers of heaven will pour down upon us.

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  14. Isaiah 9:6

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    I love the Lord Jesus Christ.

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  15. John 1:1

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    I love the Lord Jesus Christ.

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  1. Jesus the Christ

    Chapter 2: Preexistence and Foreordination of the Christ

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    • John 1:1

      In this talk:
      Open paragraph (2)
      In Jesus the Christ:
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      In the opening lines of the Gospel book written by John the apostle, we read: “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

  2. Jesus the Christ

    Chapter 32: Further Instruction to the Apostles

    1 shared verse

    • Matthew 24:35

      In this talk:
      Open paragraph (1)
      In Jesus the Christ:
      Open paragraph (i)

      The next declaration in the order of the evangelical record reads: “Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not pass, till all these things be fulfilled.” This may be understood as applying to the generation in which the portentous happenings before described would be realized.

  3. Jesus the Christ

    Chapter 4: The Antemortal Godship of Christ

    1 shared verse

    • John 1:1

      In this talk:
      Open paragraph (2)
      In Jesus the Christ:
      Open paragraph (h)

      As heretofore shown in another connection, the Father operated in the work of creation through the Son, who thus became the executive through whom the will, commandment, or word of the Father was put into effect.

  4. Jesus the Christ

    Chapter 5: Earthly Advent of the Christ Predicted

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    • Isaiah 9:6

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      Isaiah, whose prophetic office was honored by the personal testimony of Christ and the apostles, manifested in numerous passages the burden of his conviction relating to the great event of the Savior’s advent and ministry on earth.

  5. The Articles of Faith

    Article 8

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  6. Jesus the Christ

    Chapter 18: As One Having Authority

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