The Joseph Smith III Document and the Keys of the Kingdom, General Conference, April 1981. The Faith of the Pioneers, Ensign, July 1984. 2 November – Dedicated Vernal Utah Temple. Stay on the High Road, General Conference, April 2004. He installed costly electronic surveillance devices to turn on lights and set off sirens should any unwelcome intruder enter.
In the same way in our minds, sometimes we can become indignant with what we're hearing inside, with what these simple truths are saying. Well, there was a youth at that time named David who had a strong belief in the Lord and His power, who was ready to go and fight against Goliath. An Unending Conflict, a Victory Assured, Ensign, June 2007. The Stone Cut Out of the Mountain. Small Acts Lead to Great Consequences. Watch the Switches in Your Life Ensign, January 1973. 5 March – Dedicated Albuquerque New Mexico Temple. He told the king of how he had fought with a lion and a bear to save his father's sheep and concluded by saying that the Lord would deliver him out of the hand of the Philistine. And we can imagine this youth coming to Saul, a man of war, the king, and saying, "Yes, I can go up and fight against this giant. " Each a Better Person, General Conference, October 2002. When he arrived at the battleground, Goliath came out again, issuing the same challenge, which David heard. Keep updated on our latest offers and promotions. The Quest for Excellence. Was goliath a human. A Conversation with Single Adults, Ensign, March 1997.
Well, that's the David within us, that simple belief in the Lord which really wants to do the Lord's will, that part of us which hopes, that part of us which knows we can beat this evil. Remarks at the Dedication of the Joseph F. Smith Building at Brigham Young University. At the Summit of the Ages, General Conference, October 1999. The Victory over Death, Ensign, April 1997. And Be Not Faithless But Believing BYU Devotional, 3 January 1962 (MP3 Only). Reverence and Morality, General Conference, April 1987. ", Ensign, December 1983. Goliaths in our lives' will not diminish until they are conquered. I know it is an old subject and one that has been dealt with much. 9 April – Dedicated Fresno California Temple.
"Except the Lord Build the House …". In us he represents our love for what is right, that simple love for the Lord, that simple youth-like obedience which wants to do the Lord's will. This Peaceful House of God, General Conference, April 1993. 23 May – Dedicated Copenhagen Denmark Temple. One army poised on one hill, the other on an opposite hill, with a valley in between. Dedication of the John Taylor Building. Why is david and goliath important. Perhaps you have a loose tongue from time to time talking about people and saying things that shouldn't be said. Commencement Address, BYU Hawaii Graduation, 11 December 2004. He knew exactly where the stones were. Joined Together in Love and Faith, General Conference, October 1985. The enemy is no less formidable, the help of Almighty God no farther away. 13 August – Broke ground for Chicago Illinois Temple.
Now the Children of Israel were greatly distressed over this. We Bear Witness of Him, General Conference, April 1998. A few examples of how this may be done are listed below. That's why we literally have to pull our eyes or our thoughts away from all the details of the problem and have the courage and conviction to trust God. Trust and Accountability, BYU Devotional, 13 October 1992, - The Son of God, Ensign, December 1992. Overpowering the goliaths in our lives near. The Lengthened Shadow of the Hand of God, General Conference, April 1987. 20 November – Dedicated Birmingham Alabama Temple. Christ Is the Light to All Mankind, General Conference, October 1991. We Have a Work to Do, General Conference, April 1995. The Dawning of a Brighter Day.
Sin Will Not Prevail, General Conference, October 1992. 08-21 Steve Young-President Thomas S. Monson. "A Chosen Generation", General Conference, April 1992. Our One Bright Hope, Ensign, April 1994.
But what he did not realize is that neither bars nor dead-bolts, neither lights nor sirens nor anything of the kind would have the slightest effect on intruders of another variety who could destroy the lives of his children, despoil the marriage which had been the source of his happiness over many years, bind him with cords of meanness and bitterness and hate toward those he had once loved, and lock him in a dungeon cell of despair and misery. But I repeat it again: Guard your homes. What God Hath Joined Together, General Conference, April 1991. And we are told that this armor represents in us all sorts of different false beliefs which we use to cover over our evils, to make excuses for ourselves. The Priesthood of Aaron. Our Solemn Responsibilities.
Nauvoo's Holy Temple, Ensign, September 1994. Codes and Covenants. Latter-day Saints in Very Deed, General Conference, October 1997. The Quorum of the First Presidency, Ensign, December 2005. In Opposition to Evil, Ensign, September 2004. And Peter Went Out and Wept Bitterly. We are dismayed and even fearful because we don't know what to do. We can become filled with a certain sense of fear. There was a great battle, and Israel was victorious. The Empty Tomb Bore Testimony. 16 December – Broke ground for Oquirrh Mountain Utah Temple. The True Strength of the Church Ensign, July 1973. Take Not the Name of God in Vain.
I would like to bring it down into your own lives. But "Goliath, " who was a Philistine and was therefore called "uncircumcised, " signifies such as are in truths without good [which] are truths falsified, which in themselves are falsities. And he smugly said to himself, "Now I am secure. Regard as your most precious possession in time or eternity the person with whom you joined hands over the altar in the house of the Lord and to whom you pledged your love and loyalty and affection for time and all eternity. The Priesthood of Aaron, General Conference, October 1982. And then David gives his declaration of faith. "Lord, Increase Our Faith", General Conference, October 1987. We can't rely on that doctrinal knowledge, not if it hasn't been proved or experienced in life.
With tears rolling down his cheeks, he sat across the desk from me and cursed the day he had read that first magazine. Saul, possibly thinking that one more life lost would not be serious among the great losses they had already sustained, said to David, "Go, and the Lord be with thee" (1 Sam. The Lord Is at the Helm, BYU Devotional, 6 Mar 1994. The Feelings of my Heart General Conference, October 1961(Only Available at). 150-Year Drama: A Personal View of Our History, Ensign, April 1980. Each a Better Person. These are not nine-foot-tall men, but they are people and institutions that control attractive but evil things that may challenge and weaken and destroy us. "The giant you face will not diminish in size or in power or strength by your vain hoping, wishing, or waiting for him to do so.
He spoke of his love for the Church and his desire to enjoy again its full blessings.