Oak Grove Ward

11/10/2022

Very true!!

"I naively saved many of my college textbooks, thinking they might be useful to me later in life. Unfortunately, they are all obsolete. After only a few years, the answers have changed. Now my old texts are nothing but fodder destined for Deseret Industries. The scriptures, on the other hand, contain answers that do not change. Some books in the scriptures are thousands of years old, but they are still true.'
Excerpt taken from:
"When Times Are Tough"

08/04/2022

07/08/2022

06/18/2022

05/24/2022

05/18/2022

05/10/2022

I call upon young men, and those young women who desire to serve a mission, to begin right now to talk with your parents about serving a mission. I also invite you to talk with your friends about serving a mission and if one of your friends is not sure about serving, encourage them to talk with their bishop.

My missionary service prepared me to be a better husband and father and to be successful in business. It also prepared me for a lifetime of service to the Lord in His Church.

To missionaries that have returned home after their service, remember that you are not released from activity in the Church. Build upon the good habits you learned on your mission, continue to strengthen your testimony, work hard, pray, and be obedient to the Lord. Honor the covenants you have made. Continue to bless and serve others.

05/05/2022

In our day, many have adopted the concept that there should be no consequence for sin. They support the unconditional condoning of sin without repentance. Our revealed doctrine establishes that personal repentance is a commanded prerequisite to partake of the Savior’s Atonement.

Because of the Restoration of the gospel of Jesus Christ, we understand the importance of both repentance and the “works of righteousness” (Doctrine and Covenants 59:23). We understand the overwhelming significance of the Savior’s Atonement and of His saving ordinances and covenants, including those performed in the temple.

President Dallin H. Oaks has taught that “to be ‘converted’ … requires us to do and to become” (general conference, Oct. 2000). The essentials of doing and becoming include continued faith in the Lord Jesus Christ, repentance, baptism for remission of sins, and the reception of the gift of the Holy Ghost by one who has authority.

Conversion to the Savior changes a natural man into a sanctified, born-again, purified person—a new creature in Christ Jesus.

04/18/2022

04/15/2022

04/03/2022

Jesus Christ has given you the invitation “Come unto me.” He invites you, out of love for you and for those you love, to come to Him for peace in this life and eternal life in the world to come. He knows perfectly the storms you will face in your test as part of the plan of happiness.

I plead with you to accept the Savior’s invitation. Like a meek and loving child, accept His help. Make and keep the covenants He offers in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. They will strengthen you. The Savior knows the storms and the places of safety on the way home to Him and to our Heavenly Father. He knows the way. He is the way.

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