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What is Emotional Resilience

Personally, I struggle with feelings of anxiety and inadequacy, developed through past experiences and (if we’re being totally honest here) too many hours dedicated to magazines and the internet. But, part of preparing for the Lord’s Second Coming means preparing in all areas of life. We know that as we move closer to His return, the more difficult challenges will become. As disciples of Christ, we can prepare emotionally for the upcoming challenges by developing emotional resiliency.

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Pentecost at Kirtland

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How often do you think about the events at Pentecost in Acts 2, or do you even recall what it is? Or perhaps you wonder why it matters since it occurred in the last dispensation before the great apostasy. On March 27, 1836, at the dedication of the Kirtland Temple, events occurred that were readily compared by those who were there to what was experienced in Acts 2 at Pentecost. A few days later, as supernatural events continued to occur, Joseph Smith would declare to 300 Elders in the church that “the organization of the church was now complete” [1].

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Passover and Baptism

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Is there a connection between the feast of Passover and our personal baptismal covenants?

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