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Sabbath Devotional :: Thoughts on Sacrifice and Consecration
As my son prepares to leave on a mission soon, I find myself thinking a lot about sacrifice. After my own mission, I taught at the MTC for a couple of years. In one of my districts was an elder who was an outstanding college-level athlete. Considering his goal to be a professional athlete was actually achievable, sacrificing two years in the prime of his life was a very big deal. He got a lot of attention at the MTC, there was an article about him in the New Era, and after his mission, he spoke at firesides about his choice and experiences. He was a big deal. And he…
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Sabbath Devotional :: Am I One of the People Who Helps?
One of my Jewish friends mentioned, ‘the Anne Frank game’, but I didn’t know it was a widespread phenomenon until I saw a video about it in the Anne Frank House and Museum in Amsterdam. It’s not an official game — that would be crass — but a conversation that crops up among Jewish friends all over the world originating with the question, “Who would be the five helpers in your life?” As you know, the Frank family and others were assisted by five beloved helpers who sacrificed their time, money, safety and risked their lives to protect friends and strangers. When rereading the diary this summer, I was amazed…
