True Purpose and Potential

I took the barren tree image beginning in the early Spring when the old tree had no leaves to cover it's old bent branches. 

I took the next image of the same tree in the early summer showing a big difference in the beauty of the tree.

The comparison of trees is... Read More

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LOUETTA A Missionary Experience

We were out tracting, and we came upon this door. We knocked a couple of times, and no one answered. Finally we knocked the third time, and still couldn't get anybody to answer the door.

We started down the sidewalk and were about to turn the other way, when we heard this feeble little voice say, "Don't go boys!" We turned around. Standing in the doorw... Read More

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I would like to find out if anyone knows if it is possible to view, listen, or get a transcript of a talk given by a general authority during a satelite broadcast of regional stake conference.  More specifically, President Eyring gave a talk May 17, 2009 broadcast from SLC to the Northeast region that I would like to see, hear or read again. Aside from it being a great talk, there were technical difficulties and the beginning of it was muted. Is anyone in the know? Thanks.... Read More

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Recently our ward has used a missionary tool of a rock with a face painted on it to do missionary work.  Each Sunday someone is able to have a pocket companion for the week.  This week I took home Elder Boulder.  I do believe in encouraged me to share the gospel.  Like the coin I once had as a boy scout that changed pockets each time you did a good turn, Elder Boulder was my inspiration to hand out pass-along cards each day and to give away a Book of Mormon to a neighbor.&... Read More

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I have been thinking lately about how God has commanded us to be perfect, and yet all of us fall short and don't live up to the perfect example the Savior set for us.  I was reading in Doctrin and Covenants 124:49 and read some words about what the Lord expects from us which put me at ease:

"Verily, verily, I say unto you, that when I give a commandment to any of the sons of men to do a work unto my name, and those sons of men go with all their might and with all the... Read More

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