Scripture study has made a positive change in my life. I enjoy studying the scriptures on my own, with my family, and here at church. I can study the scriptures to learn, but the scriptures are also a tool to bring me closer to Christ by inviting the Spirit into my life. Studying the scriptures can also help me grow in unity with the people I study with. I like reading the scriptures to get instruction. They teach me how to act. Throughout the scriptures, there are small things people do that I can also do. A focused reading of […]
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Sacrament Meeting Talk on Carthage Jail
For those of you who don’t know me, my name is Paul Reid, and I have had the ability to spend the last few days at Youth Conference in Nauvoo, which was such an amazing experience for me, and I’m sure also for many of the other youth that attended. I met lots of new friends and I look forward to interacting with them more at other stake activities throughout the coming months. One of my favorite experiences over the past few days was at Carthage Jail. It was a place where I could feel the Spirit very strongly as […]
Continue readingFavorite Scripture Sacrament Meeting Talk
One of my favorite scriptures is in James 1: “If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.” And what that means is if we need anything, we can ask, and the Lord will answer us. He won’t laugh at us (or “upbraideth”) if we ask something silly. But the two following verses might be even more important to know: “But let him ask in faith, nothing wavering. For he that wavereth is like a wave of the sea driven with the wind […]
Continue readingThe Purpose and Blessings of The Priesthood
As the Deacons’ Quorum President, I was invited to speak in the “Priesthood and Temple Preparation” meeting for the primary children in the ward turning 12 in 2021. My topic was “the purpose and blessings of the priesthood”. Elder Dieter F. Uchtdorf shared this story a few years ago: [Our branch president] invited me into a small classroom, and there he extended a call to me to serve as deacons quorum president. “This is an important position,” he said, and then he took his time and described why. He explained what he and the Lord expected of me and how […]
Continue readingWhy do we have to learn?
Why do we have to learn? “The glory of God is intelligence, or, in other words, light and truth,” reads Doctrine and Covenants 93:36. God’s glory is his intelligence. So if we learn enough, we can have the same type of glory. Doctrine and Covenants 130:18-19 says, “Whatever principle of…
Continue readingSo, we must have agency.
Agency is vital to our Heavenly Father’s Eternal Plan. Wait, what is agency? Agency is our ability to choose right from wrong. Without agency, we would have to do the right thing, and we would physically not be able to do the wrong if we tried. Now, why do we…
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My 1st sacrament meeting Talk
The two greatest commandments are in Matthew chapter 22, verses 35 to 40: “…A lawyer…asked him a question, tempting him, and saying, Master, which is the great commandment in the law? Jesus said unto him, thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy…
Continue readingPrimary Prayer Talk for August
Prayer is one of the biggest blessings here on Earth. Prayers can help you gain a testimony just as Joseph Smith did! When Joseph was 14, he wanted to know which church to join. He came across James 1:5 “If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God.”…
Continue readingHonesty’s Definition
I used to think that honesty means telling the truth, but now I know that honesty has many meanings. A few are integrity, sincerity, truthfulness, and choosing not to steal, or cheat in any way. This goes with 2 Nephi 9:34 (Wo unto the liar, for he shall be thrust…
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The subject I got for my talk was “Jesus Christ is my Savior and Redeemer.”
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