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Alma
24:30 And
thus we can plainly discern, that after a people have been once enlightened by the Spirit of God, and have had great knowledge of things pertaining to righteousness, and then have fallen away into sin and transgression, they become more hardened,
and thus their state becomes worse than though they had never known these things.
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I do not want to fall away. We
have to work each day and each hour to make sure we’re staying
on God’s path and not being deceived by Satan’s tactics.
...Heavenly Father, please help us
stay on your path and to recognize when we’re turning away. Help
us quickly return and keep thy spirit with us always. Thanks.
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Alma
26:3 ...And
this is the blessing which hath been bestowed upon us, that we
have been made instruments in the hands of God to bring about this great work.
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A took allows the user to
manipulate it and does not take control. Let God use us. He is the
master creator, builder, designer, and he knows what is best.
...God, I believe that you
know what is best for me and others. Please use me to help me and
others improve, feel thy love, and do good. Help me to see thy
good works all around me.
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Alma26:6-7
Yea,
they shall not be beaten down by the storm at the last day; yea,
neither shall they be harrowed up by the whirlwinds; but when the
storm cometh
they shall be gathered together in their place, that the storm
cannot penetrate to them; yea, neither shall they be driven with
fierce winds whithersoever the enemy listeth to carry them. But
behold, they are in the hands of the Lord of the harvest,
and they are his; and he will raise them up at the last day.
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When the storms of life come,
where is the place that I gather into where the storm cannot
enter? How do I put myself in God’s safe hands?
...Heavenly Father, I have felt thy
love and peace when __. Please help me as I face challenges to
return to thy truths and thy paths so I can be shielded from the
storms by thee. Help me to keep my covenants to I can receive the
blessings you’ve promised.
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Alma
26:27
...bear
with patience thine
afflictions,
and I will give unto you success.
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If we are calm and hopeful
during our struggles on earth, God will help us succeed. When I
begin to feel annoyed or angry or afraid, I will try to remember
that God believes in me and has given me the strength I need to
keep trying. I can find and practice new ways to remain calm and
hopeful. I can only control myself.
...Heavenly Father. Thanks for
reminding me that my test in this life isn’t to make someone do
what I want 'em to, but to control my own desires, thoughts, words,
and actions. Please help me develop the tools necessary to have
success with Thee.
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Alma
26:35-36 Now
have we not reason to rejoice? Yea, I say unto you, there never
were men that had so great reason to rejoice as we, since the
world began; yea, and my joy is carried away, even unto boasting
in my God; for he has all power,
all wisdom,
and all understanding; he comprehendeth all things, and he is a
merciful Being,
even unto salvation, to those who will repent and believe on his
name. Now
if this is boasting,
even so will I boast; for this is my life and my light, my joy and
my salvation, and my redemption from everlasting wo. Yea, blessed
is the name of my God, who has been mindful of this people, who
are a branch of
the tree of Israel, and has been lost from
its body in a strange land; yea, I say, blessed be the name of my
God, who has been mindful of us, wanderers in
a strange land.
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How
do you praise (give thanks to) God! How would you describe God to
someone? Listen again as I read how Ammon describes God to his
friends. ... If we don’t know God like Alma does, we can begin
today and come to know Him. As we learn of Jesus in the
scriptures, including the conference talks, we can learn what our
Heavenly Father is like and how we can become. We can talk with
Him in prayer and let the Holy Spirit guide our words as we pray.
...Heavenly Father,
I know that thou are good, kind, gentle, creative, joyful,
hopeful, my spirit dad, fair, merciful, compassionate, and you
desire the best for each of us. You created us with uniqueness so
we can be a blessing to others and work together to return home.
Thanks for loving and believing in me!
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Alma
27:10 But
the king said unto [Ammon]:
Inquire of the Lord, and if he saith unto us go, we will go;
otherwise we will perish in the land.
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The king had amazing faith! He
trusted this missionary and had such peace with his own conversion
that he would die rather than break his oath that he’d made with
God.
...Heavenly Father. I pray for your
continued guidance as I continue to strengthen my testimony each
day and become a tool in thy hands. May I ever desire and do thy
will.
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Alma
27:27 ...they
were perfectly honest and
upright in all things; and they were firm in
the faith of Christ, even unto the end.
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How would you describe
yourself? How would others describe you? May we strive to be
described as the people of Ammon.
...Heavenly Father, you describe me
as wonderfully made. I am your child and therefore capable of one
day becoming as thou art. Please guide me and help me to be
perfectly honest and upright in all things and may I be found firm
in the faith of Christ every day of my earthly journey.
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Alma
28:6 And
now surely this was a sorrowful day; yea, a time of solemnity, and
a time of much fasting and
prayer.
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Do
we fast and pray enough? Take some time to think about why you
pray and why you fast. Find other scriptures or read in the bible
dictionary about fasting and prayer, then share with others what
you’ve discovered.
...Heavenly Father,
thanks for the peace I feel when I visit with you and when you
guide me in your paths. May I strive to make my prayers and
fasting a time of sincerity and joy.
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Alma
29:8 ...the
Lord doth counsel in wisdom, according to that which is just and
true.
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How should we counsel each other? Are we counseling by sharing what we've learned,
or criticizing which does not edify?
...Heavenly Father
please help me be aware of my words and body language. Help me to
lift others, not cut 'em down.
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Alma
30:2-3 Now
their dead were not numbered because of the greatness of their
numbers; neither were the dead of the Nephites numbered—but it
came to pass after they had buried their dead, and also after the
days of fasting,
and mourning,
and prayer, (and it was in the sixteenth year of the reign of the
judges over the people of Nephi) there began to be continual peace
throughout all the land. Yea, and the people did observe to keep
the commandments of the Lord; and they were strict in observing
the ordinances of
God, according to the law of Moses; for they were taught to keep the
law of Moses until it should be fulfilled.
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There
began to be peace because the people chose to keep the Lord’s
commandments.…
If
we want peace, we need to do what God’s asked us to do. We’ve
been taught what is expected. If you’ve forgotten, go study and
learn it again.
...Heavenly Father,
I want to feel Thy peace. Please help me remember what thou
wouldst have me do. Help me develop a routine that keeps me
focused on my Savior, thy love and thy plan. Help me to “Think
Celestial!”
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