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be thou an example

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Jesus Christ is the perfect example for me.

Submitted by Feliza on Mon, 02/07/2011 - 6:33pm

Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. (Matt. 22:39.)

One morning while the Prophet Joseph Smith was visiting with a group of men in front of his house in Nauvoo, a man came up and reported that the house of a poor brother who lived some distance from town had burned down the night before.

All of the men said they felt sorry for the man. But the Prophet put his hand into his pocket, took out some money, and said, “I feel sorry for this brother to the amount of five dollars. How much do you feel sorry?”

Love your enemies … that ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven. (Matt. 5:44–45.)

It seemed impossible for Pat and Peggy to make any friends in the strange big city where they had just moved. Read more »

Do my efforts really matter?

Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 05/16/2010 - 10:13am
Before recounting this story, hold up a marble and tell the group that it represents Abinadi. Ask the group how many people they think were converted through Abinadi's efforts. Write their guesses on the blackboard. Then recount for them Abinadi's short history as recorded in Mosiah 11-17. In summary, Abinadi, in fervent love and obedience to the Lord, boldly testified against wicked King Noah and his priests. Abinadi was ridiculed, abused, ...
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2009 Mutual Theme Bookmark: Be Thou an Example

Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 02/19/2009 - 4:58pm
Royce Bair has shared his image for Be Thou an Example of the Believers. Download it for free here, or go to his website to get it as a 2x or 4x printable ... JPG - JPEG image file
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