Henry B. Eyring
He gave a beautiful talk on the law of the fast. From his words and the Spirit, I had a few thoughts. When we fast, we get closer to Heavenly Father. His testimony of that was so sweet, and I knew that it was true. I need to work on fasting, and on my testimony of it. I have a testimony of prayer; I know that by praying, I can get questions and needs answered. Well, fasting does the same thing! I just need to pray for good experiences with fasting and for a testimony.
He also shared how much fast offerings help those in need. They really do! I've never thought about where our $20 a month goes, to whom, how, where it helps. But it does. Dollar for dollar. I want to think about/talk about with Joseph where it might go. Paying the fast offering is one way I can help the poor and needy, and directly help Heavenly Father. President Eyring talked about that connection, our service to others and our service to God.
Another testimony of the fast: while Jesus was fasting for forty days, he was able to resist the temptations of Satan. That story should lift and inspire me.
Linda K. Burton
Praise your spouse in front of your children. Bite your tongue when tempted to say unkind things. Forgive him. Apologize sincerely.
This was a sweet talk about companionship, especially about fathers and husbands."Thee lift me, and I'll lift thee, and we'll ascend together." I'm so grateful for Joseph.
Dallin H. Oaks
He spoke on the parable of the sower. How fertile is my ground? Do I search for what I can do better rather than think about what others need to improve. Do I hear the word, keep it, and bring forth fruit?
I need to pray and ask Heavenly Father to help me notice things I'm putting before Him. I want Him to be first. I don't want to put the pleasures of man or material things before Him.
L. Whitney Clayton
Belief is a choice, an action. We don't accidentally pay tithing; we don't accidentally believe. Embrace belief. Actions evidence our belief. We choose to believe when we obey commandments, when we repent...
Doubt is easy. You can slip into it. It comes naturally, sometimes. Belief takes work and effort, constant work and effort. But it is so, so worth it.
David A. Bednar
The fear of the Lord is honor and respect. Real, righteous fear doesn't make us afraid of the judgment bar. The only fear we will feel then is ourselves; we will see our self-deceptions clearly, then. Fearing God only means that I know I will be held accountable for my every thought, word, and action.D. Todd Christofferson
This talk was amazing, and I totally needed it. He talked about the importance and sanctity of marriage. People need to get married to show commitment, to create a safe, secure unit for children, to bind each other to each other to help each other through life, to link families together (for family history and memories and honor).
Marriage is from heaven. Satan hates it and does everything he can to break it up.
Wilford W. Andersen
"I can teach you to dance, but you have to hear the music." Dancing without music is awkward and unfulfilling and embarrassing. We can teach our families the dance steps, but sometimes we forget to teach them how to hear the music for themselves.
The dance steps require knowledge and discipline; it's from the mind. The music is in the heart; hearing it takes knowledge and choice, but feeling and conviction more so.
We must always be working hard to keep our radios tuned to the right frequency. "Have ye felt to sing the song of redeeming love? Can ye feel so now?" When we are on the right frequency, we can hear the music, and it fills us with joy.
D and C 121 (includes power and authority of being a parent; it can't be maintained without the spirit) (when the kids hear the music, we won't need to threat or give compulsion... well, we shouldn't us those methods anyway).
It takes diligent efforts to get good at music. And even when it is performed well, there will still be crescendos and decrescendos. Wow! I loved this talk! There are lots of symbolisms in music.
Dale G. Relund
"'Twas I, but 'tis not I." Shakespeare. So good. We can change. We can try again."The church is like a hospital; we are all sick in our own way. We come to church to get helped." We need to be tolerant of others' sicknesses or habits or weakness or differences. We need to let them grow in their own way, and understand that it is different from us. And we need to remember our own beams.
Compared to God, I and some homey that bugs me or is really imperfect are not that different. Remember that Jesus is without guile or hypocrisy. I shouldn't be a hypocrite either; I shouldn't judge others, have unrealistic or uncharitable expectations for them.
#without guile
A seventy (I don't remember his name) gave a talk about serving humbly instead of for the praise and honors of men. It reminded me of Joseph. It was an awesome talk
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