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Order of Patriarchs – Quorum President Carl VunCannon, Jr “Therefore nothing entereth into his rest (Kingdom), save it be those who have washed their garments in my blood, because of their faith, and the repentance of all their sins, and their faithfulness unto the end.” (III Nephi 12:32) One of the duties of the Order…

FAITH By Marci Damon Emily sat on her bed, staring out her window. She had just read her Sunday school lesson about faith. It spoke about how we use faith every day. You have faith that when you drive a car and press on the brakes, the car is going to stop. When you make…

MY GOALS AND DREAMS By Jolene Webb At work, I have been working on getting the goals set for all of my sales reps. I also just finished taking a six month sales training course that was based upon improving sales but also improving in personal areas as well. We were required to set business…

Our Recent Trip To Visit The Saints In India By Donald W. Burnett In late October, Apostle Terry Patience and I traveled to southeast India to visit the Remnant Saints there. This was the first time either of us have had the opportunity to travel to India, and I was very excited to see and…

Kirtland Temple: The House of the Lord By Ardyce Nordeen Most of us who were raised in the Church have heard about Kirtland Temple all our lives. Many of us have made the pilgrimage to that northeastern Ohio town to actually see it, and perhaps take a tour. A few of us have had the…

“A Little Farther” By Ralph Damon In Matthew 26:36 we read the following portion of that passage of scripture. Although it is brief, what these few words convey are immeasurable. “And he went a little farther, and fell on his face…”

From the Desk of….. October, November, December 2015  The High Priests’ Quorum – Quorum President David Van Fleet The High Priest’s Quorum met twice in July for classes presented by Elder Alex Vun Cannon on the topic of “The Church of the Firstborn.” At the September meeting, the high priests discussed and made final comments…

Live With the Lord By Marci Damon   October, November, December 2015   What do you think of when you hear the word, Zion? Do you think, “That is God’s home?” Or do you think, “That is something that will happen a long time from now?” Perhaps you ask, “What is Zion?” Well, Zion is…

THE PRESIDENT’S ADDRESS to the SEVENTY-FIRST GENERAL CONFERENCE, APRIL 6, 1926 of the REORGANIZED CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER DAY SAINTS  October, November, December 2015 Editors’ Note: The following presentation given by President Frederick M. Smith to the General Conference of 1926 contains his perspectives of the Church, and the world, from his point…

AMBASSADORS FOR ZION July/August/September 2015 Walk with the Lord By Marci Damon I remember looking back on my life at all the many different times and different people that I have walked with down the sidewalk, down a hallway, or down a trail. I remember being a little girl and walking with my friends to…

Love Thy Neighbor July/August/September 2015 – by Kathleen Haley  How have you been feeling lately? Have you felt happy to be alive or has there been some sadness in your heart? Are you wondering why? Have you spoken ill of someone? Do you feel sorry for telling some truths, or half-truths, out of turn? Did…

FROM THE DESK OF – ISSUE 64 July/August/September 2015 The High Priests Quorum – Quorum President David Van Fleet The high priests have met four times between conference and the beginning of August to discuss the “Letter of Instruction” written by President Joseph Smith III, studying recommendations for enriching prayer services, and listening to Elder…

HISTORY OF REUNIONS July/August/September 2015 By Ardyce Nordeen Reunions are a very special and very unique part of our Church life, and their existence is only in those church groups that formed in the Restoration Movement from 1860 on. In other words, they are only a part of the RLDS Church experience. In the early…

FOOD PANTRY MINISTRY July/August/September 2015 – By Frances Chelline ” I would that ye impart of your substance to the poor, every man according to that which he hath, such as feeding the hungry, clothing the naked, visiting the sick, and administering to their relief, both spiritually and temporally, according to their wants…” Mosiah 2:43…

Endure to the End By Terry Patience Included in the tall tales of America is the story of Paul Bunyan, a big man with some unusual abilities. It was said that he could chop down an entire forest with one swing of his giant axe. Another such tall tale was an incident in Arizona when…

“The Rock” A Summary of a Sermon Given By High Priest David Van Fleet October 5, 2014 The Holy Spirit is here this morning, and I believe the music just provided added to that. I also believe the Priesthood Assembly this weekend has been exceptional, and my wife, Kay, says the Women’s Retreat has been…

Around 600 BC, the Spirit of the Lord explained to Nephi in a vision that, in days to come, the Gentiles would in no small measure stumble because of the omission of “the most plain and precious parts of the gospel of the Lamb.”(1) The time frame referred to in the vision appears to be…