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“Behold, the Enemy Is Combined”
Since we have been told clearly by Jesus what manner of men and women we ought to become—even as He is (see 3 Nephi 27:27)—how can we do so, except each of us employs repentance as the regular means of personal progression? Personal repentance is part of taking up the cross daily. (See Luke 9:23.) Without it, clearly there could be no “perfecting of the Saints” (Ephesians 4:12).
The Tyranny of a Burning Bosom (Adapted from Revelation by Janiece Johnson)
I grew up in California, in the Bay Area, from a family made up of stalwart pioneers on one side and fresh converts on the other. Once winning a ski trip for perfect early morning seminary attendance, I was a model young woman in a ward that loved and nurtured me and I loved them. But no one knew I didn’t really fit.
Become Like God and Jesus Christ
From the Maxwell Children: Elder Maxwell “was present in the upper room of the temple that early June day in 1978 when all the General Authorities gathered to receive the revelation and decision from President Spencer W. Kimball making it possible for all worthy male members to be ordained to the priesthood.” Elder Maxwell recounted, “I wept with joy that day. The handkerchief I wiped my tears with I took home and told my wife not to wash it.
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