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We be Abrahams Seed

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Dear Bishop Letters

Dear Bishop:

What can I do about all the Nudity, Fowl

Language and Violence on my VCR?

Dear Bishop:

Our son writes that he is taking Judo lessons. Why

would a boy who was raised in a good Christian

home turn against the Church?

Dear Bishop:

I was married to Bill for three months and I didn'tknow he drank until one night he came home sober.


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Question

Scores of problems often seem to plague

those who were raised in dysfunctional or

broken homes.What separates those who rise above it from

those who dont?


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1 In the land of the Chaldeans, at the

residence of my fathers, I, Abraham,

saw that it was needful for me to obtainanother place of residence;

Av raham Gileadi

A story I heard in rabbinic school relates how Abraham's father, Terah, in

the land of Ur of the Babylonians, at times put young Abraham in

charge of his store.

When Terah, who made and sold idols, went into the forest to fetchwood for their manufacture, Abraham was to sell the idols in his father's

place. Typically Abraham would dissuade buyers, reproving the adults

for esteeming statues as gods.

One day, fed up with his duty, Abraham smashed all his father's wares

except a large idol that stood on a top shelf. When Terah returned fromthe forest, he flew into a rage, demanding an explanation.

Abraham responded, "The big one did it!" implying that these were no

gods at all, or they could have saved themselves. After that, Abraham

became unpopular in Ur and the people sought his life.

Abraham 1


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Ab raham 1:2

And, f ind ingthere was greater happiness and peaceand rest for me, I sough t for the blessings o f the

fathers, and the right whereunto I should beordained to administer the same;

having been myself a

follower of righteousness

desiring also to be one who

possessed great knowledge

and to be a greater follower of

righteousness

and to possess a

greater knowledge,

I became a righ tful h eir, a High Priest,

hold in g the r ight belonging to the fathers.

and to be a father of many nations, a prince of peace

and to keep the

commandmentsof Godand desiring to receive

instructions,


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In other words

Spirit Knowledge Action

Jo seph F. Sm ith

In Christ's Church we cannot be neutral or inert. We must either

progress or retrograde. It is necessary for the Latter-day Saints to

keep pushing on in order that they may keep their faith alive and

their spirits quickened to the performance of their duties


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Who is theSeed of

Abraham?

For whoso is faithful unto the obtaining these two priesthoods of which I have

spoken, and the magnifying their calling, are sanctified by the Spirit unto therenewing of their bodies.

They become the sons of Moses and of Aaron and the seed of Ab raham, and

the church and kingdom, and the elect of God. (D&C 84:33-34)


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President Kimball

Many times I have tried in my mind tospan the long centuries that link

us to our common fathers and my soul is

stirred when I remember that in our veins flowsthe blood of the Lord's electthe great patriarchsof the Old Testament, such as Adam, and Enoch,and Noah.

I am humbled to know that our common father wasAbraham, of whom it is said there were nogreater ones and through whose seed the Lordhas chosen to carry out his holy purposes on theearth


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Question

What are the blessings of Abraham?

What are the responsibilities, though, ofbeing Abrahams Seed?

Joseph Fie ld ing McCon kie: "In claim ing to be a chosen people, we make

no p retense to be sup erior to any oth er people but sim ply cla im to h ave

been c hosen to serve as the Lo rd 's messengers in d eclar ing the message

of salvat ion among the nat ions of the earth. Ours is a call to service, no t

to pr ivi lege, thou gh th e service itself is such . The prom ise given to

Abraham was that his p oster i ty w ould b e cal led up on to bear the minist ry

and pr iesthoo d amon g al l nat ions."


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Elder Jeffrey R. Holland

We are all willful people too much

of the time.We must break out

of our petty selves and weep for our sinsand for the sins of the world.

We must pleadwith others to yield to the

father, to yield to the Son, to yield to theHoly Spirit. There is no other way.


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Elder Bednar

Quotes D&C 88:78

Teach ye diligently and my grace shall attendyou,

That you [the teacher] my be instructed more

perfectlyin all things that pertain unto the

kingdom of God, that are expedient for you

to understand.


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Elder Jeffrey Holland

Elisha, with a power known only to the prophets,had counseled the king of Israel on how and whereand when to defend against the warring Syrians.The king of Syria, of course, wished to rid his

armies of this prophetic problem. "Therefore sent he thither

horses, and chariots, and a great host: and they came by night,and compassed the city round about. . . . They compassed thecity both with horses and chariots."

If Elisha was looking for a good time to be depressed, this was it.His only ally was the president of the local teachers quorum. It

was one prophet and one lad against the world. And the boywas petrified. He saw the enemy everywhere-difficulty anddespair and problems and burdens everywhere. With falteringfaith Elisha's youthful companion cried, "Alas, my master! howshall we do?" And Elisha's reply? "Fear not: for they that bewith us are more than they that be with them."


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Elder Holland Cont."They that be with us?" Now, faith is fine and courage wonderful, but

this is ridiculous, the boy thought. There were no others withthem. He could recognize a Syrian army when he saw one, and heknew that one child and an old man were not strong odds againstit. But Elisha's promise was: "Fear not: for they that be with us aremore than they that be with them." Then Elisha turnedheavenward, saying, "Lord, I pray thee, open his eyes, that he maysee." And, we are told, "the Lord opened the eyes of the youngman; and he saw: and, behold, the mountain was full of horsesand chariots of fire round about Elisha." (2 Kings 6:14-17.)

In the gospel of Jesus Chris t we have help from both sides of th e vei l .

When disappointment and discouragement strike-and they will-weneed to remember that if our eyes could be opened, we would seehorses and chariots of fire as far as the eye can see, riding at greatspeed to come to our protection. They w il l always be there, thesearmies of h eaven, in defense of Abraham's seed

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