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- Day
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- Nov 07, 2020
The Book of Mormon is the 'keystone' of our religion, and the Doctrine and Covenants is the 'capstone,' with continuing latter day revelation. The Lord has placed His stamp of approval on both the keystone and the capstone.
- Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
The one man other than my father who made the most lasting impression was an uncle, Serge B. Benson. He taught me in three different classes - but above all, he taught me lessons in moral, physical, and intellectual courage that I have tried to apply in later life.
- Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
Our parents deserve our honor and respect for giving us life itself. Beyond this they almost always made countless sacrifices as they cared for and nurtured us through our infancy and childhood, provided us with the necessities of life, and nursed us through physical illnesses and the emotional stresses of growing up.
- Feel
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- Nov 07, 2020
I feel certain that if, in our homes, parents will read from the Book of Mormon prayerfully and regularly, both by themselves and with their children, the spirit of that great book will come to permeate our homes and all who dwell therein.
- Enmity
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- Nov 07, 2020
Most of us think of pride as self-centeredness, conceit, boastfulness, arrogance, or haughtiness. All of these are elements of the sin, but the heart, or core, is still missing. The central feature of pride is enmity - enmity toward God and enmity toward our fellowmen.
- God
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- Nov 07, 2020
Our enmity toward God takes on many labels, such as rebellion, hard-heartedness, stiff-neckedness, unrepentant, puffed up, easily offended, and sign seekers. The proud wish God would agree with them. They aren't interested in changing their opinions to agree with God's.
- Others
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- Nov 07, 2020
The proud make every man their adversary by pitting their intellects, opinions, works, wealth, talents, or any other worldly measuring device against others.
- God
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- Nov 07, 2020
Would we not do well to have the pleasing of God as our motive rather than to try to elevate ourselves above our brother and outdo another?
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- Nov 07, 2020
Some prideful people are not so concerned as to whether their wages meet their needs as they are that their wages are more than someone else's. Their reward is being a cut above the rest. This is the enmity of pride.
- Power
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- Nov 07, 2020
Disobedience is essentially a prideful power struggle against someone in authority over us. It can be a parent, a priesthood leader, a teacher, or ultimately God. A proud person hates the fact that someone is above him. He thinks this lowers his position.
- Beauty
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- Nov 07, 2020
The proud depend upon the world to tell them whether they have value or not. Their self-esteem is determined by where they are judged to be on the ladders of worldly success. They feel worthwhile as individuals if the numbers beneath them in achievement, talent, beauty, or intellect are large enough.
- I Am
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- Nov 07, 2020
Pride is ugly. It says, 'If you succeed, I am a failure.'
- God
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- Nov 07, 2020
If we love God, do His will, and fear His judgment more than men's, we will have self-esteem.
- Bread
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- Nov 07, 2020
The Lord clearly defined the roles of providing for and rearing a righteous posterity. In the beginning, Adam, not Eve, was instructed to earn the bread by the sweat of his brow.
- Home
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- Nov 07, 2020
In a home where there is an able-bodied husband, he is expected to be the breadwinner.
- Living
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- Nov 07, 2020
Are you honest with the Lord in the payment of your tithes? Living this divine law will bring both spiritual and material blessings.
- Love
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- Nov 07, 2020