Category: St. Cloud Florida Stake Blog
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In the Path of Their Duty: Bob and Sandy Mortensen
During the Saturday morning session of the October 2023 general conference, Elder David A. Bednar highlighted the contributions of millions of Latter-day Saints who served faithfully, quietly, and diligently. He said in part, “I am grateful for millions of Church members who today are coming unto the Savior and pressing forward on the covenant path…
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Preserving Their Memory and Our Freedom
In April 1777, not quite a year after the United States had declared its independence from Great Britain, John Adams wrote a personal letter to his wife Abigail. At its conclusion he simmered with conviction: “Posterity! You will never know, how much it cost the present Generation, to preserve your Freedom! I hope you will…
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The Fruit of the Vineyard
On May 9, 1898, the very first missionaries from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to preach in Central Florida arrived in Kissimmee by train from Jacksonville. Elders Stevenson and Olsen were not warmly welcomed, due in part to local ministers who were not happy about them encroaching on their territory. After almost…
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Jesus Grew in Stature
Along with spiritual goals, the Lord has asked us to develop and take care of our physical bodies by setting physical goals. President Russel M. Nelson has taught, “Your body, whatever its natural gifts, is a magnificent creation of God. It is a tabernacle of flesh—a temple for your spirit” (We Are Children of God).…
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Becoming His Hands
In his April 2010 General Conference address You Are My Hands, Elder Dieter F. Uchtdorf stated, “True love requires action. We can speak of love all day long—we can write notes or poems that proclaim it, sing songs that praise it, and preach sermons that encourage it—but until we manifest that love in action, our…
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