Every scripture reflection and discipleship note David has published on LDS Daily Path. Showing older entries, page 38.
Luke 9 is the hinge of the Gospel — mission, miracle, testimony, transfiguration, and the hard sayings on what it costs to follow. Jesus sets his face toward Jerusalem and does not look back.
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Luke 10 gives us three stories about being ready: the Seventy sent out, the Good Samaritan, and Mary at the Lord's feet. Each asks what it means to receive.
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2 Nephi 12 contrasts the mountain of the Lord's house with the day of His coming against pride. Between swords and plowshares, we choose what kind of metal we become.
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At 19, Orson Pratt received a direct call to preach the gospel. The Lord started shaping him before he was seasoned, proving green wood can become something lasting.
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Genesis 34 is one of scripture's hardest chapters. A daughter harmed, a covenant twisted into a weapon, and a family fractured by rage that nobody addressed soon enough.
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Luke 7 shows four encounters that reveal Jesus's authority, compassion, patience with doubt, and the kind of love that comes from knowing how much we have been forgiven.
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Luke 8 covers the parable of the sower, a calming of a storm, and two intertwined healings that test what faith looks like in different kinds of crisis.
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2 Nephi 11: Why Nephi delighted in Isaiah's words, the root of Jesse, three witnesses of Christ, and the wolf and the lamb.
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D&C 33: Ezra Thayre and Northrop Sweet called to preach. The field is white, the harvest is ripe, and the eleventh hour is now.
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Genesis 33: Jacob and Esau meet after twenty years. The embrace, the humility, the forgiveness, and the hard wisdom of knowing when to part in peace.
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