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Fasting in the Book of Mormon and the Bible

… For Latter-day Saints, a natural part of every month is fast Sunday, when they abstain from food and drink for two … meals, contribute a fast offering from the money saved by fasting (if not contributing more than that), and join with …

"Holding Fast to the Rod of Iron"

… married, things went from theoretical to practical very fast! I can’t tell you how many times over our married life I … the chapters of this book; thus, hearkening and holding fast in faith through study and personal application, the …

Liberties That Make Us Free

… Paul … Stand fast  … therefore … in  … the … liberty wherewith … Christ … … made us free.  … (Galatians 5:1) … Helaman … They … stand fast in  … that … liberty wherewith  … God … hath made  … … … (Alma 58:40) [1] … Pahoran … My soul … stand … eth … fast … in … that … liberty … in the which God … hath made us …

Caring for the Poor and Needy in the Growing International Church

… Based on the Observance of the Laws of Tithing and of the Fast President Gordon B. Hinckley declared: “I know that the … be.” [11] The observance of the laws of tithing and of the fast brings incomparable blessings, such as “closeness to the …

Church Programs in Transition

… meeting pattern as well. Developments in Sacrament and Fast Meetings The scriptures have directed that members of … them.” They therefore concluded that “Thursday as a day of fasting and prayer in the Church no longer serves the object …

Appropriating Our Lives to Sacred Uses: Observations on Personal Consecration

… serve in their communities, pay a full tithe and generous fast offering, keep the Sabbath day holy, hold family home … that included the law of the fast, they explained fasting in about the following way: “Fasting constitutes a …

Challenges in Planting New Churches

… [1] January 1, 1899 (Sunday) [Aleppo] New Years and Fast day. Once more my heart swells up in gratitude to God … and a turkish hymn was sung. Our meeting was one of fasting, testimony, forgiving and confessing our faults and …

Panel on Church Welfare Initiatives

… upon our liberality to the poor.” Let us each increase our fast offerings and assist in inspiring the Saints in the … wisely responded with, “Being hungry and starving isn’t fasting.” The requirement is the same, that we set aside that …

Making the Czech People "Mormon Conscious"

… reminded the missionaries of the importance and value of fasting. In August 1937, he wrote, “No brother should deprive … and of the added blessing which follows the payment of a fast donation. This kind of thing will help to put you in …

Mirroring Influences

… At BYU, Bishop Baird encouraged a lot of growth with fasting and prayer. In the spring of 1967, I knew the time … in the dorms where the kitchens only served one meal on Fast Sundays, students were sometimes forced to fast. But to …