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• Revelation is communication from God to His children on the earth and one of the great blessings associated with the gift and constant companionship of the Holy Ghost.

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  Children, Communication, Blessing

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• We . . . can become more diligent and concerned at home by bearing testimony to those whom we love about the things we know to be true by the witness of the Holy Ghost. . . . Within the walls of our own homes, we can and should bear pure testimony of the divinity and reality of the Father and the Son, of the great plan of happiness, and of the Restoration.

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  Wall, Father, Home

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• Remember that becoming people of integrity and honesty is not simply a matter of more personal determination, more grit, and more willpower; rather, it is accomplished through the enabling power of the Atonement of the Lord Jesus Christ.

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  Determination, Jesus, Honesty

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• Satan does not have a body, and his eternal progress has been halted. Just as water flowing in a riverbed is stopped by a dam, so the adversary's eternal progress is thwarted because he does not have a physical body.

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  Water, Progress, Doe

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• Trust and confidence in Christ and a ready reliance on His merits, mercy, and grace lead to hope, through His Atonement, in the Resurrection and eternal life. Such faith and hope invite into our lives the sweet peace of conscience for which we all yearn.

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  Sweet, Grace, Merit

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• Very simply, the Spirit of Elijah is the Holy Ghost. The Spirit of Elijah will influence anyone who is involved in this work. That, for a young person in the wickedness in the world in which we live today, is one of the greatest safeguards against the temptations of the adversary. The Spirit of Elijah will not only bless you, it will protect you.

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  Temptation, Live For Today, Wickedness

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• As we strive to align our attitudes and actions with righteousness, then the Holy Ghost becomes for us today what the Liahona was for Lehi and his family in their day. The very factors that caused the Liahona to work for Lehi will likewise invite the Holy Ghost into our lives. And the very factors that caused the Liahona not to work anciently will likewise cause us to withdraw ourselves from the Holy Ghost today.

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  Attitude, Today, Causes

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• One of my favorite activities as a priesthood leader is visiting members of the Church in their homes. I especially enjoy calling upon and talking with members who commonly are described as 'less active.'

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  Home, Talking, Leader

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• The most meaningful and spiritual prayers I have experienced contained many expressions of thanks and few, if any, requests.

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  Meaningful, Spiritual, Gratitude

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• The ancient Apostles were common men, and that was part of their credential.

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  Men, Common, Ancient

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• The enabling power of the Atonement strengthens us to do and be good and to serve beyond our own individual desire and natural capacity.

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  Desire, Enabling, Atonement

  "The Atonement and the Journey of Mortality". www.lds.org. April 2012.

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• Purifying and sealing by the Holy Spirit of Promise constitute the culminating steps in the process of being born again.

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  Promise, Steps, Spirit

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• Priesthood is the means whereby the Lord acts through men to save souls. One of the defining features of the Church of Jesus Christ, both anciently and today, is His authority. There can be no true Church without divine authority.

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  Jesus, Mean, Men

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• When we are baptized and confirmed, the promised blessing is that we may always have the Holy Ghost to be with us. If you are consistently good, you will have the companionship of the Holy Ghost much of the time.

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  Blessing, May, Ghost

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• Priesthood ordinances are the pathway to the power of godliness.

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  Pathways, Priesthood, Power Of God

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• An Apostle is a missionary, bearing testimony of the reality and divinity of Jesus Christ in all the world.

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  Jesus, Reality, Missionary

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• Sturdy gospel roots that go deep into rich spiritual soil strengthen and steady us in times of trial and difficulty.

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  Spiritual, Roots, Trials

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• The Savior is the perfect example of praying for others with real intent. In His great Intercessory Prayer uttered on the night before His Crucifixion, Jesus prayed for His Apostles and all of the Saints.

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  Jesus, Prayer, Real

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• Spiritual illumination and perspective are poured out through the windows of heaven and into our lives as we honor the law of tithing.

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  Inspirational, Spiritual, Illumination

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• A light turned on in a dark room is like receiving a message from God quickly, completely, and all at once.

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  Dark, Light, Receiving

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• Parents should be vigilant and spiritually attentive to spontaneously occurring opportunities to bear testimony to their children. Such occasions need not be programmed, scheduled, or scripted. In fact, the less regimented such testimony sharing is, the greater the likelihood for edification and lasting impact.

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  Children, Opportunity, Impact

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• Baptism by water leads to the authorized opportunity for the constant companionship of the third member of the Godhead.

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  Opportunity, Water, Baptism

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• The revelations of the Father and the Son are conveyed through the third member of the Godhead, even the Holy Ghost. The Holy Ghost is the witness of and messenger for the Father and the Son.

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  Father, Son, Messengers

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• Just as the unique characteristics of both males and females contribute to the completeness of a marriage relationship, so those same characteristics are vital to the rearing, nurturing, and teaching of children.

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  Children, Teaching, Unique

  "Marriage Is Essential to His Eternal Plan". www.lds.org. June 2006.

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• Thus, the enabling and strengthening aspect of the Atonement helps us to see and to do and to become good in ways that we could never recognize or accomplish with our limited moral capacity. I testify and witness that the enabling power of the Savior's Atonement is real. Without that strengthening power of the Atonement, I could not stand before you this morning.

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  Morning, Real, Way

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