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"As Your Father Also Is Merciful"

… by admonishing, “Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect” (Matthew 5:48). In the Lucan version of this discourse, Jesus admonishes his followers, “Be ye therefore merciful , as your Father … eyes on his disciples, and said, Blessed be ye poor: for yours is the kingdom of God. Blessed are ye that hunger now: …

Focus on His Charity

… about ourselves. The Savior can help as we focus on His charity, which helps us feel encouraged in times of … desires as parents is that our children have a positive image of themselves. Our heavenly parents want the same for … of yourself on polished brass. You see only part of your true self now, but when you see Christ face to face, …

They Did Remember His Words

… have faith in Christ” (Hel 5:40–41). As they followed his counsel, the heavens burst forth in great splendor and … unto their fathers, they could be sparked with the hope of receiving and experiencing those same blessings. Joseph Smith … come unto him and be saved Yea, at that day, will they not receive the strength and nourishment from the true vine?” (1 …

Seeing God in His Temple

… of Meeting and the altar and will consecrate Aaron and his sons to serve me as priests. Then I will dwell among the … York University put it, “‘Seeing God’ is the preeminent image [in the Psalms] for the experience of God in the temple … speaks of God’s enthronement in his temple-palace, Lift up your heads, O ye gates; and be ye lift up, ye everlasting …

Seeing God in His Temple: A Significant Theme in Israel’s Psalms

Easter Sunday

… ten of the eleven remaining apostles saw the risen Lord, receiving proofs positive as they saw, heard, and touched Jesus, who also demonstrated the reality of his physical resurrection by eating in front of them. Perhaps … not here: behold the place where they laid him. 7 But go your way, tell his disciples and Peter that he goeth before …

Spiritual Rebirth: Have Ye Been Born of God?

… Christ and his apostles taught the concept of spiritual rebirth in the … by water,” Nephi declared, “and then cometh a remission of your sins by fire and by the Holy Ghost” (2 Ne. 31:17). The … transformation that results when one has actually received the Holy Ghost and experienced the remission of sins …

Stigmata

… information is a tremendous barrier in understanding and receiving a fulfillment of those promises. Elder Dallin H. Oaks discusses the more ancient concept of knowledge in his classic talk “The Challenge to Become.” He observes that … contemporary model of what knowledge is. Here again, the images of the Middle Ages can bridge our modern ways of …

Rebirth in Christ

… and mercy, and grace of the Holy Messiah, who layeth down his life according to the flesh, and taketh it again by the … and regeneration. While Jesus is “mighty to save,” we must receive Him. The Lord Himself said: “Behold, I stand at the …

“A Mighty Change”

… conversion consists in the transformation of man from his fallen and carnal state to a state of saintliness. A … this day he hath spiritually begotten you; for ye say that your hearts are changed through faith on his name; therefore, …