Know Who You Really Are

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1. Moses 1:1

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   This change is illustrated as we read about the experience Moses had when talking with God face-to-face.

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2. Moses 1:12

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   After this experience, the adversary came tempting him and immediately addressed him by saying, “Moses, son of man.” This is a common and dangerous tool in the arsenal of the adversary.

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3. Moses 1:13

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   After this experience, the adversary came tempting him and immediately addressed him by saying, “Moses, son of man.” This is a common and dangerous tool in the arsenal of the adversary.

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4. Doctrine and Covenants 20:77

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   It is no coincidence that in likely the most repeated scripture, God reminds us of our relationship with Him.

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5. Doctrine and Covenants 20:79

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   It is no coincidence that in likely the most repeated scripture, God reminds us of our relationship with Him.

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6. Matthew 4:1

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   As the Savior was beginning His mortal ministry, he was led into the wilderness to “be with God.” Perhaps we should shift our mindset away from simply saying our prayers to taking sufficient time to really commune with and “be with God” each day.

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7. Helaman 10:2

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   I have found that the quality of my prayers improves as I take a few minutes to prepare to talk to my Father.

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8. Enos 1:3

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   I have found that the quality of my prayers improves as I take a few minutes to prepare to talk to my Father.

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9. 3 Nephi 13:6

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   To the Nephites, the Savior instructed, “When thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father.”

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10. 1 Kings 19:12

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    Whether it is in a closet or a bedroom, the principle is to find a place where you can be alone to pray, to allow your soul to be still, and to feel the promptings of the “still small voice.” We can prepare by pondering on the things that we are grateful for and the questions or concerns that we would like to bring to our Father.

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11. 1 Kings 1

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    Whether it is in a closet or a bedroom, the principle is to find a place where you can be alone to pray, to allow your soul to be still, and to feel the promptings of the “still small voice.” We can prepare by pondering on the things that we are grateful for and the questions or concerns that we would like to bring to our Father.

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12. 2 Nephi 31:19

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    Years ago, while serving as a stake president, I submitted a recommendation for a brother to serve as an ordinance worker in the temple.

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1. Jesus the Christ

   Chapter 10: In the Wilderness of Judea

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   • Matthew 4:1

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     Soon after His baptism, immediately thereafter as Mark asserts, Jesus was constrained by the promptings of the Spirit to withdraw from men and the distractions of community life, by retiring into the wilderness where He would be free to commune with His God.

2. Jesus the Christ

   Chapter 11: From Judea to Galilee

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   • Moses 1:12

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     As revealed to Enoch the Seer, “Man of Holiness” is one of the names by which God the Eternal Father is known; “and the name of his Only Begotten is the Son of Man, even Jesus Christ.” We learn further that the Father of Jesus Christ thus proclaimed Himself to Enoch: “Behold, I am God; Man of Holiness is my name; Man of Counsel is my name; and Endless and Eternal is my name, also.”v “The Son of Man” is in great measure synonymous with “The Son of God,” as a title denoting divinity, glory, and...