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Part of A Happier Ward Series – (warmth of congregation) First, this will push back on some rather darling, personal cultural teachings for a few people. If this is you – please read the quotes by Elder Oaks and Sister Beck more than once and contemplate them. My painting resembles “A Starry Night” by Vincent…
5 Quotes Plus Discussion-Promoting Questions See also Teaching Helps Elder Ballard has given several influential talks which impacted my life. He may be one of the quieter apostles in the background, but he is truly a visionary. This lesson sets up some great discussion points! You may find his full talk here. Unless you opt to spend…
Part of A Happier Ward Series – (ward health) Highlights for Doctrine and Covenants 37-40 This article took 3 solid days and 20+ years of learning curves for me to write. See what you think? The title of this article is “Win-win or Win-Lose”? But first, let’s add another scenario: ” lose-lose,” which is also…
5 Quotes Plus Discussion-Promoting Questions See also Teaching Helps Jeffrey R. Holland is a master storyteller. It seems he can take any set of verses, any story from the scriptures large or small, plus random gospel concepts and deliver an excellent, meaningful General Conference talk. He excels at connecting the dots for us in personable ways….
Highlights for Doctrine and Covenants 20-22 Moroni repeated instructions to Joseph Smith four times in one day; was it to help him retain important information and understanding? For example, repetition helps me a lot, especially when learning a new language. And you may have noticed, the scriptures can feel like a foreign language sometimes. So,…