But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God’s special possession, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light. Once you were not a people, but now you are the people of God; once you had not received mercy...
But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession, to proclaim the virtues of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light.John 3:3-5Jesus replied, “Truly, truly, I tell you, no one can see the kingdom of God ...
But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession, to proclaim the virtues of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light.Philippians 3:20But our citizenship is in heaven, and we eagerly await a Savior from there, the ...
We thank you, Father, for the water of Baptism. In it we are buried with Christ in his death. By it we share in his resurrection. Through it we are reborn by the Holy Spirit. Therefore in joyful obedience to your Son, we bring into his fellowship those who come to him in faith, ...
Generally, this is not a bad rule to live by, but it can’t be all-encompassing because we believe things we can’t see every day. Here are a couple of simple examples: We can’t see wind, but that doesn’t keep us from believing there is wind and using it to our advantage. In...
Our Lord is always telling us that the Kingdom of God is a party you really don’t want to miss, a feast, that many people are too busy to come to. Don’t you remember how there was weeping and gnashing of teeth for the foolish virgins who missed out? It’s not just those out...
18 [a]Since we shall be celebrating the purification of the temple on the twenty-fifth day of the month Kislev, we thought it right to inform you, that you too may celebrate the feast of Booths and of the fire that appeared when Nehemiah, the rebuilder of the temple[b] and the altar...
5 Ye also, as lively stones, are built up a spiritual house, an holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God by Jesus Christ. 6 Wherefore also it is contained in the scripture, Behold, I lay in Sion a chief corner stone, elect, precious: and he that believeth...
“You are to be the royal army of the Lord in the last days”(“To the Young Men of the Priesthood,”Ensign,May 1986, p. 43, emphasis added). The last three of these statements refer to youths. But those that were youths in 1970 and 1971 when Presidents Lee and Smith spoke, no ...
Some of the most significant prophecies in scripture regarding the posterity of Jacob are found in the blessings of Judah and Joseph in Genesis 49. However much of the poetry in the blessings is difficult to understand. How should we understand the rich