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In the Path of Their Duty: Rick Steinmetz & Jayson Burtoft
In Doctrine & Covenants section 46, the Lord details a list of spiritual gifts (see also 1 Corinthians 12, Moroni 10). Many of the gifts listed are familiar to believers, such as the gift of faith, the gift of healing, and the gift of tongues. In verse 15 it reads, “And again, to some it…
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Give Life to the Fullest
My nine-year-old daughter was adamant: she did not want to attend the birthday party with her younger siblings. She wanted to go to the blood drive with her dad. It sounds odd, until you realize that it wasn’t the blood drive itself that she was drawn to (and no, OneBlood has not lowered its donation…
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Volunteering in the Tabernacle: Nancy Wakefield
Nancy Wakefield didn’t hesitate to sign up when she heard that volunteer tour guides were needed for the Central Florida Tabernacle event, sponsored by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. That’s because her first experience with the Tabernacle (when it was built seven years ago for a youth event) was unforgettable. “The Spirit…
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Ancient Tabernacle Still a Modern Draw
The religious scholar Huston Smith once wrote, “If we take the world’s enduring religions at their best, we discover the distilled wisdom of the human race.” How wonderful, then, to share a moment when all of that distilled wisdom is gathered in a room. In concurrence with tours of a full-scale replica of Moses’s Old…
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Embrace the Good
During COVID closure days of 2020, Elders Quorum President Rick Williams in the Lake Toho Ward began to see many Facebook posts about an effort in the Celebration area to make peanut butter and jelly sandwiches and take them to families that had been displaced from their jobs and were living in motels along highway…
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As Though He Had Already Come
Last Friday, February 24, 2023, our youth and Stake youth leaders had the pleasure of hearing from Brother Ahmad Corbitt. As a member of the General Young Men presidency, he took some time to speak directly to the youth of our stake and other stakes regarding a vital yet simple principle. In fact, he spoke…
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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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Just Keep Going: Gibson Gaston
How do you do missionary work in the middle of a pandemic? That was a real question for Gibson Gaston in 2020. As the world grappled with how to function in day-to-day life with Covid-19, Gibson was an authorized missionary of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and that meant he had the…
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The Song of the Righteous
Back in Kentucky in 2005, Sister Margit McCabe had a problem. Her bishop was hoping to organize a ward choir, and as the music leader, Sister McCabe was coming up empty. Every time she tried to coordinate a time to practice, members ran into conflicts. Callings, family responsibilities, and the everyday routines of life were…
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In Favour with God
As a new year dawns, so with it comes the hope of new possibilities. New job opportunities, new friendships, and new ways to serve the Lord are all things we can look forward to at the beginning of January. However, merely anticipating the new does not make it reality. Setting realistic goals is an important…
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