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We Have Prophets, Seers, and Revelators

By Jan Tolman
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October 7, 2019
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| General Conference Odyssey

Our General Conferences are getting more and more amazing, don’t you think? We’ve already been given a preview of what to look forward to next year and it looks like the amazing-ness will continue. There’s no need for me to go through all the changes we’re experiencing because as it is, they’re all being talked […]

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Doctrine of the Priesthood: Oath and Covenant

By Jan Tolman
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September 30, 2019
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| General Conference Odyssey

Sisters, do we know and understand the doctrine of the Priesthood as well as we should? Would you be able to answer questions about it? Would you be able to testify of your faith and knowledge? The Priesthood is given to us as a covenant and a blessing in our lives.   In the October 1985 […]

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Four Spiritual Gifts in Every Conference Talk

By Jan Tolman
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September 26, 2019
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| Conference Talks

General Conference is around the corner. Are you ready to listen to the prophet? Do you remember what he said last time? Since starting my General Conference Odyssey posts, (here they are), I have learned a profound lesson. Each time the prophet and apostles speak to us, they leave us four spiritual gifts in every […]

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Posted in Conference Talks Tagged promises, teaching, truths 1 Comment

Ten Ways to Pray for the Atonement to Help Us

By Jan Tolman
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September 23, 2019
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| General Conference Odyssey

In the October 1985 General Conference, Elder Robert D. Hales gave a talk on Lessons from the Atonement that Help Us to Endure to the End. I discovered ten ways to pray for the Atonement to help us. Pray to Know How to Act Elder Hales says, “Many times when we pray, we merely restate […]

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President Nelson: A Declaration of God’s Laws

By Jan Tolman
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September 19, 2019
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| Prophets

President Nelson’s devotional address is truth according to what Jesus Christ has asked him to declare. Be sure to listen to, or read the entire talk here. Below is an excerpt, something that is challenging but important for us to understand. “Sometimes we as leaders of the Church are criticized for holding firm to the […]

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Love–Three Talks With Wise Counsel

By Jan Tolman
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September 16, 2019
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| General Conference Odyssey

This week, I am covering the October 1985 Saturday morning session. Three talks on love stood out to me. Elder Loren C. Dunn reminds us what the first great commandment is: “Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. This is the […]

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Mothers in Israel: Vital to the Kingdom of God

By Jan Tolman
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September 12, 2019
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| Motherhood

Have you ever wondered where the title, “Mother in Israel” comes from? I would like to share my interesting journey of discovery as I have come to understand our vital role in the kingdom of God. We can find Mother in Israel used twice in the scriptures. Once, when Deborah the prophetess, calls herself a […]

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Willing to Give Up All

By Jan Tolman
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September 9, 2019
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| General Conference Odyssey

During this last session of the April 1985 General Conference, Elders Oaks and Maxwell spoke of the idea of willing to give up all. How willing are each of us to give up all and come unto the Lord? I believe this is the most important question to ask ourselves as inhabitants of the earth. […]

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The Truth About Women and the Priesthood

By Jan Tolman
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September 5, 2019
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| Motherhood

The argument about women and the priesthood has been going on for a long time. But the glorifying answers have been around for just as long a time, even longer. The truth has always been given to us. An article written by Leah Widtsoe in 1933 clarifies brilliantly. Leah Dunford Widtsoe was the wife of […]

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Posted in Motherhood Tagged eternal roles, Mothers, Priesthood/Relief Society 3 Comments

Heart Petals: The Language of the Spirit

By Jan Tolman
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September 2, 2019
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| General Conference Odyssey

President Thomas S. Monson will forever be known as a master of listening to the Spirit and acting on His promptings. President Nelson has asked us to create our own experiences by learning how to use personal revelation in our own lives. We live in a day where true safety, love, and worthiness will come […]

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