The Devil’s Throat
"Many countries now face the dangers of
terrorism."
The Devil’s Throat
"Those of us who have served in the
military in wartime have experienced the disruption in life that comes from
being uprooted from home and family, wholesome associations, and the influence
of the organized Church.
The Devil’s Throat
"also believe that in the future the
opposition from Satan will be both more subtle and more open. While in some
ways it may be more blatant, it will be masked with greater sophistication and
cunning. We will need greater spirituality to perceive all the forms of evil
and greater strength to resist it."
The Devil’s Throat
"Some young people want to rebel against
restraints. Some of you think it isn’t “cool” to be obedient to your parents or
to follow the counsel of your bishop or quorum president. Bishop Richard C.
Edgley shared an experience he had as a young boy about the consequences of
being reckless and disobedient:
“When I was a young boy, our garage and the neighbor’s garage were about five feet apart. The neighbor’s garage was very old and dilapidated, and some of the boards were breaking. I, on occasion, would climb onto our garage and jump from one garage to the other and play on top of them. My father had told me, ‘Stay off the garages,’ but I didn’t. One time when I was playing on them, I jumped from our garage and fell through the roof of the neighbor’s garage, scraping my back and legs badly. Because I had been disobedient, I foolishly decided not to tell anyone that I had hurt myself. I went in the house and washed the scrapes and scratches as well as I could, but I couldn’t reach the ones on my back to put antiseptic on them or even wash them clean. I bore the burden of pain, worry over infection setting in, and guilt for several days while the healing process took place.” 4
As someone once said, “One of the best things in the world to be is a boy; it requires no experience, but needs some practice to be a good one.”"
“When I was a young boy, our garage and the neighbor’s garage were about five feet apart. The neighbor’s garage was very old and dilapidated, and some of the boards were breaking. I, on occasion, would climb onto our garage and jump from one garage to the other and play on top of them. My father had told me, ‘Stay off the garages,’ but I didn’t. One time when I was playing on them, I jumped from our garage and fell through the roof of the neighbor’s garage, scraping my back and legs badly. Because I had been disobedient, I foolishly decided not to tell anyone that I had hurt myself. I went in the house and washed the scrapes and scratches as well as I could, but I couldn’t reach the ones on my back to put antiseptic on them or even wash them clean. I bore the burden of pain, worry over infection setting in, and guilt for several days while the healing process took place.” 4
As someone once said, “One of the best things in the world to be is a boy; it requires no experience, but needs some practice to be a good one.”"
Can you relate? Who wants to confess disobedience?
The Devil’s Throat
"Some
of you may have been deceived by thinking that you can find excitement by
dabbling in drugs, alcohol, pornography, and illicit sex. I warn you that such
enticements as these are slippery and dangerous like the rocks by the Devil’s
Throat, and they will only lead you into Satan’s territory. The way out of that
kind of danger is difficult and will leave you with far more than a few scrapes
and scratches."
The Devil’s Throat
"All of us want to find out who we really
are and what our place is in the world. Some of you young people are trying to
find your identity by being different from your parents and families in what
they stand for. God made each of us to be different from anyone else in the
world, as our DNA and fingerprints prove. You don’t have to work at having a
separate identity; you already have one."
The Devil’s Throat
"Sometimes we must be unpopular and simply
say, “This is not right.”"
The Devil’s Throat
"With all my heart I urge you to please
help us push back the world."
The Devil’s Throat
"We are the possessors and custodians of
these commanding powers which can and do roll back the power of Satan on the
earth."
The Devil’s Throat
"As priesthood holders of this Church,
part of the price we need to pay is by living differently from the world."
The Devil’s Throat
"My dear young friends, there is another
great truth that you young men must learn. It is that everything has a price.
There is a price to pay for success, fulfillment, accomplishment, and joy.
There are no freebies. If you don’t pay the price that is needed for success,
you will pay the price of failure. Preparation, work, study, and service are
required to achieve and find happiness."
The Devil’s Throat
"There have always been two great
competing forces in the world. These began before the world was created. These
opposing forces are the forces of good and evil. Between these two powerful
forces each of us is caught in a tug of war."
The Devil’s Throat
"Much
of what comes from the devil is alluring and enticing. It glitters and is
appealing to the sensual parts of our nature. His message sounds so reasonable
and easy to justify. His voice is usually smooth and intriguing. If it were
harsh or discordant, nobody would listen, nobody would be enticed."
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Stand in Your Appointed
Place
"He instructed Gideon to take the men to
water to observe the manner in which they should drink of the water. Those who
lapped the water were placed in one group, and those who bowed down upon their
knees to drink were placed in another. The Lord said unto Gideon, “By the three
hundred men that lapped will I save you, and deliver the Midianites into thine
hand: and let all the other people go every man unto his place.”"
His tone changed as he drew his talk to a close. I realized I
had been totally drawn in again, just like being hypnotized. What a man! What a
talent.
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Loyalty
"This applies to you, my dear boys who are
in this meeting. You are particular targets for the adversary. If he can get
you now, he knows he may win you for a lifetime. There has been implanted
within you wondrous powers and instincts for a divine purpose. However, when
these are perverted, they become destroyers rather than builders."
Those feelings/drives/longings/powers/instincts can be
supplanted and waylaid and entrenched in perverted ways from that of the Lord,
Jesus Christ. Deny yourselves of all ungodliness. But Build yourselves of all
godliness!
Loyalty
"You, of course, have heard of the man who
lived to a ripe old age and was asked by reporters to what he attributed his
longevity. He replied that when he and his wife were married they determined
that if they argued, one would leave the house and go outside. He said,
“Gentlemen, I attribute my longevity to the fact that I have breathed so much
fresh air during all these many years.”"
Loyalty
"I have long felt that the greatest factor
in a happy marriage is an anxious concern for the comfort and well-being of
one’s companion. In most cases selfishness is the leading factor that causes
argument, separation, divorce, and broken hearts."
Loyalty
"To you men I issue a challenge. Run from
the tide of sleaze that would overcome you. Flee the evils of the world."
Loyalty
"Very recently a certain moving picture
was acclaimed the best of the year. I have not seen it, nor do I anticipate
doing so. But I am told that it is laden with sex, that the use of profanity
runs throughout."
Loyalty
"Pornography is one of the hallmarks of
our time."
Loyalty
"Pornography is one of the hallmarks of
our time. Its producers grow rich on the gullibility of those who like to watch
it. In the opening lines of the revelation which we call the Word of Wisdom,
the Lord declares: “In consequence of evils and designs which do and will exist
in the hearts of conspiring men in the last days, I have warned you, and
forewarn you, by giving unto you this word of wisdom by revelation”
Woah, matching food/tea/coffee/tobacco with visual!
Loyalty
"He then goes on to talk about the food we
put into our mouths. The same language might be applied with reference to that
which we take into our minds when we indulge in pornography."
Loyalty
"I
think of loyalty in terms of being true to ourselves."
1-Don't sell yourself short in marriage.
2-Allow yourself your real live feelings.(MC) Be accepting and genuine with yourself. If you feel wimpy or weak, so what! It is OK.
3-Allow yourself to Love HF with all your heart, mind and soul.
4- Again, don't block or deny your deep down true feelings. Then you honor yourself instead of deny yourself and you can grow and protect if need be.vj
2-Allow yourself your real live feelings.(MC) Be accepting and genuine with yourself. If you feel wimpy or weak, so what! It is OK.
3-Allow yourself to Love HF with all your heart, mind and soul.
4- Again, don't block or deny your deep down true feelings. Then you honor yourself instead of deny yourself and you can grow and protect if need be.vj
Loyalty
"When I was a university student, I said
to my father on one occasion that I felt the General Authorities had
overstepped their prerogatives when they advocated a certain thing. He was a
very wise and good man. He said, “The President of the Church has instructed
us, and I sustain him as prophet, seer, and revelator and intend to follow his
counsel.”"
Loyalty
"In 1933 there was a movement in the
United States to overturn the law which prohibited commerce in alcoholic
beverages. When it came to a vote, Utah was the deciding state.
I was on a mission, working in London, England, when I read the newspaper headlines that screamed, “Utah Kills Prohibition.”
President Heber J. Grant, then President of this Church, had pleaded with our people against voting to nullify Prohibition. It broke his heart when so many members of the Church in this state disregarded his counsel."
I was on a mission, working in London, England, when I read the newspaper headlines that screamed, “Utah Kills Prohibition.”
President Heber J. Grant, then President of this Church, had pleaded with our people against voting to nullify Prohibition. It broke his heart when so many members of the Church in this state disregarded his counsel."
9p
Sunday, January 18, 2015
Hey
Michael,
These
3 came back to back. JEF< TSM< GBH
I
love jef. He just reaches me and touches my heart strings some how. And this
title was awesome! I was lulled into tsm and although his topic is not one I am
thinking is applicable to you, somehow it says something special and I am not
sure what. And Loyalty is my all time favorite character trait. In my opinion
it is the biggest component of love and trust. And here gbh gives it meaning in
3 wonderful aspects.
So
at this point I think I will just tack it on to the next month in line, but it
might end up getting delivered is some other way. : )
I
love you,
Dad
so RAd
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