Restoring Faith in the Family

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1. Alma 42:8

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   With knowledge of the “great plan of happiness,” we have the opportunity and also the responsibility to help restore faith in the family.

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2. Alma 24:14

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   With knowledge of the “great plan of happiness,” we have the opportunity and also the responsibility to help restore faith in the family.

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3. 1 Corinthians 2:11

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   In a letter to the Corinthians, the Apostle Paul poses a thought-provoking question concerning the source of man’s intellectual capacity: “For what man knoweth the things of a man, save the spirit of man which is in him?”

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4. Proverbs 22:6

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   I believe that this premise also applies to ethical standards and moral values.

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5. Doctrine and Covenants 128:19

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   I was introduced to the restored gospel of Jesus Christ in my teenage years by Pamela, who later became my wife.

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6. 1 Corinthians 2:14

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   “But the natural man receiveth not the things of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned.”

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7. John 7:16

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   Disciples of Christ receive their witness by studying His words, observing His works, putting gospel principles into practice, and receiving the spirit of inspiration.

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8. Jacob 4:8

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   Disciples of Christ receive their witness by studying His words, observing His works, putting gospel principles into practice, and receiving the spirit of inspiration.

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9. Job 32:8

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   “There is a spirit in man: and the inspiration of the Almighty giveth them understanding.”

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10. Doctrine and Covenants 130:20

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    There are also moral verities that did not originate with man.

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11. Genesis 2:24

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    “Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh.”

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12. Doctrine and Covenants 49:15

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    Wise men have provided a legacy of learning from the past.

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13. Doctrine and Covenants 68:25

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    We should never forget that freedom and happiness in all aspects of life come by understanding and living in harmony with eternal gospel principles.

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14. 2 Nephi 5:27

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    Following the pattern prescribed through the plan of the Father has enabled me to experience what it means to live “after the manner of happiness” and “with joy … draw water out of the wells of salvation.”

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15. 2 Nephi 22:3

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    “with joy draw water out of the wells of salvation.”

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16. John 10:10

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    The Savior taught, “I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly.”

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17. Doctrine and Covenants 82:10

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    For those who faithfully live and patiently pray for such sociality, I share the simple, soothing words of Helen Steiner Rice:

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18. Doctrine and Covenants 130:2

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    For those who faithfully live and patiently pray for such sociality, I share the simple, soothing words of Helen Steiner Rice:

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1. Jesus the Christ

   Chapter 27: Continuation of the Perean and Judean Ministry

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   • Genesis 2:24

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     While wending His way by short stages toward Jerusalem, and while still “beyond” or on “the farther side” of Jordan, and therefore in Perean territory, Jesus was met by a body of Pharisees, who had come with the deliberate purpose of inciting Him to say or do something on which they could base an accusation.