July 27, 2020
| Tags: God, Missionary, Jesus, Church, missionaries, Pioneer, travelers
Dear Members and Friends,
I trust you are doing well and enjoying this state wide holiday. July 24 marks the 173th anniversary when the Mormon pioneers arrived in Salt Lake Valley in 1847. Their leader, Brigham Young, announced at the mouth of Immigration Canyon, "This is the place." Because we live in Utah, there's no escaping the significance of that event - it's pa...
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July 27, 2020
by James Thacher
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Spiritual Life | Tags: God, Life, Jesus, Teaching, The Bible, The Word of God, experience
Now when they had come and gathered together, they reported all that God had done with them, and that He had opened the door of faith to the Gentiles. Acts 14:21. NKJV
What a wonderful journey my life has been. Several years ago I finished Volume I of Mud Pies and Memories. As I reflected on what God had done, I recalled other examples of what God had done in my life; a f...
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July 23, 2020
by Pastor Doug Hornok
| Tags: love, God, children, Jesus, how to raise Godly children
Dear Precious Saints of MBC,
I trust you are doing well and looking forward to this coming Lord's day
I'm writing this at my oldest son's home in Michigan. Earlier this morning, two of my sons left with their families to drive back to Oklahoma and Colorado where they live. Everyone but me went back to bed. Connie and I fly home tomorrow.
Since last weekend ...
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July 12, 2020
by Pastor Doug Hornok
| Tags: love, God, Jesus, salvation, forgiveness, repent
Dear Precious Saints of MBC,
I trust you are doing well and looking forward to this coming Lord's day.
People are coping with the current crisis in differing ways, most of which are only making matters worse. I have long held the belief that the best way to manage the anxiety and fears that arise from earthly chaos is by meditating on the peace and blessings ...
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July 7, 2020
by James Thacher
| Tags: love, Life, wife, husband, change, health, daily routine, daily tasks
Submitting to one another in the fear of God. (Ephesians 5:21, NKJV)
Even after our 58 years of marriage, life threw us some curves for which we tried to prepare but there were noticeable differences. To prepare us for these unexpected twists my wife and I developed a pattern of mutual submission (Ephesians 5:21) based on our God-given skills, abilities, and natural talen...
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July 7, 2020
by Pastor Doug Hornok
| Tags: 4th of July, Abraham Lincoln, July, Independence, Fireworks, George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin
Dear Precious Saints of MBC,
I trust you are doing well and looking forward to this coming Lord's day.
During this long July 4thof July weekend I want to say without apology: I love America. I am unashamedly patriotic. I get teary eyed at patriotic events. I stand proudly when the national anthem is sung and I root for the USA to win. I respect greatly the me...
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