Helaman's Army

In my experience, fathers who are asked for advice try harder to give good, sound, useful counsel. By asking your father for advice, you not only receive the benefit of his input, but you also provide him with a little extra motivation to strive to be a better father and a better man. He will think more carefully about whatever it is that he advises, and he will work harder to “walk the talk.” Young men, ask your dad for advice! M. Russell Ballard, Fathers and Sons: A Remarkable Relationship, General Conference for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, October 2009 https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2009/10/fathers-and-sons-a-remarkable-relationship?id=p14&lang=eng#p14

Life is challenging. Many people feel overwhelmed, alone, isolated, or exhausted. When things are difficult, we may feel that we have wandered or fallen behind. Knowing that we are all children of God and members of His eternal family will restore a sense of belonging and purpose. Alan T. Phillips, God Knows and Loves You, General Conference for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, October 2023 https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2023/10/27phillips?id=p7&lang=eng#p7

The more surely you rear your children in the ways of the gospel of Jesus Christ, with love and high expectation, the more likely that there will be peace in their lives. Gordon B. Hinckley, Stand Strong against the Wiles of the World, General Relief Society Meeting, October 1995 https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/1995/10/stand-strong-against-the-wiles-of-the-world?id=p17&lang=eng#p17

I had the pleasure of chatting with Stuart who goes by Sir Jachin on Discord. He discussed his testimony of Jesus Christ, his crossing of the straight and narrow path, and his eventual return. He bears powerful testimony of his love of the Savior Jesus Christ and of the value of each of us. Discord Invite Link: https://discord.com/invite/qbc7YSFnwM If you'd like to join Helaman's Army and share your testimony please reach out to helamansarmy@proton.me

Sharing our thoughts, feelings, and desires with God through sincere and heartfelt prayer should become to each of us as important and natural as breathing and eating. Dean M. Davies, A Sure Foundation, General Conference for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, April 2013 https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2013/04/a-sure-foundation?id=p17&lang=eng#p17

Good men sometimes make mistakes. A man of integrity will honestly face and correct his mistakes, and that is an example we can respect. Sometimes men try but fail. Not all worthy objectives are realized despite one’s honest and best efforts. True manhood is not always measured by the fruits of one’s labors but by the labors themselves—by one’s striving. D. Todd Christofferson, Let Us Be Men, General Conference for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, October 2006 https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2006/10/let-us-be-men?id=p24&lang=eng#p24

The voice that bears profound testimony, utters fervent prayer, and sings the hymns of Zion can be the same voice that berates and criticizes, embarrasses and demeans, inflicts pain and destroys the spirit of oneself and of others in the process. “Out of the same mouth proceedeth blessing and cursing,” James grieves. “My brethren [and sisters], these things ought not so to be.” Jeffrey R. Holland, The Tongue of Angels, General Conference for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, April 2007 https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2007/04/the-tongue-of-angels?id=p15&lang=eng#p15

There is no treasure, nor any hobby, nor any status, nor any social media, nor any video games, nor any sport, nor any association with a celebrity, nor anything on earth that is more precious than eternal life. So the Lord’s counsel to every person is “consider your ways.” My feelings are best expressed in the words of Nephi: “I glory in plainness; I glory in truth; I glory in my Jesus, for he hath redeemed my soul from hell.” TerenceM. Vinson, True Disciples of the Savior, General Conference for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, October 2019 https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2019/10/12vinson?id=p31-p32&lang=eng#p31

To you wives and mothers who work to maintain stable homes where there is an environment of love and respect and appreciation I say, the Lord bless you. Regardless of your circumstances, walk with faith. Rear your children in light and truth. Teach them to pray while they are young. Gordon B. Hinckley, Stand Strong against the Wiles of the World, General Relief Society Meeting, October 1995 https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/1995/10/stand-strong-against-the-wiles-of-the-world?id=p12&lang=eng#p12

Given the damage that can be done with our tongues, little wonder the Savior said, “Not that which goeth into the mouth defileth a man; but that which cometh out of the mouth, this defileth a man.” A husband who would never dream of striking his wife physically can break, if not her bones, then certainly her heart by the brutality of thoughtless or unkind speech. Jeffrey R. Holland, The Tongue of Angels, General Conference for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, April 2007 https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2007/04/the-tongue-of-angels?id=p17&lang=eng#p17

It is so sad when we come across inactive members or nonmembers of the Church who at one time had the gospel within their families and lost it because of their parents’ or grandparents’ decision to take a break from the Church. That decision could have an impact on their posterity forever! Their children and grandchildren have been precluded from the protection and the blessings of the gospel of Jesus Christ in their lives. Even more heartbreaking, they have lost the promises of an eternal family which were there one day. The decision of one has impacted a whole chain of descendants. A legacy of faith has been broken. However, as we know, anything broken can be mended through Jesus Christ. For this reason, please consider this invitation from President RussellM. Nelson: “Now, if you have stepped off the path, may I invite you with all the hope in my heart to please come back. Whatever your concerns, whatever your challenges, there is a place for you in this, the Lord’s Church. You and generations yet unborn will be blessed by your actions now to return to the covenant path.” Carlos A. Goody, For the Sake of Your Posterity, General Conference for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, October 2023 https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2023/10/14godoy?id=p13-p15&lang=eng#p13

Mosiah 2:17 "Behold, I tell you these things that ye may learn wisdom; that ye may learn that when ye are in the service of your fellow beings ye are only in the service of your God." Read by Eduardo Gavarret, Returning Home, General Conference for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, October 2008

Though it may seem impossible, feel impossible, healing can come through the miracle of the redemptive might of the Atonement of Jesus Christ, who is risen “with healing in his wings.” In Gethsemane and on Calvary, Jesus “took upon Himself … all of the anguish and suffering ever experienced by you and me,” and He has overcome it all! With arms outstretched, the Savior offers the gift of healing to you. With courage, patience, and faithful focus on Him, before too long you can come to fully accept this gift. You can let go of your pain and leave it at His feet. You can heal, and you can trust that with the power and grace of Jesus Christ, you will overcome and conquer. Jesus specializes in the seemingly impossible. He came here to make the impossible possible, the irredeemable redeemable, to heal the unhealable, to right the unrightable, to promise the unpromisable. “For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved." - Patrick Kearon

Alma 5:40–42 40 For I say unto you that whatsoever is good cometh from God, and whatsoever is evil cometh from the devil. 41 Therefore, if a man bringeth forth good works he hearkeneth unto the voice of the good shepherd, and he doth follow him; but whosoever bringeth forth evil works, the same becometh a child of the devil, for he hearkeneth unto his voice, and doth follow him. 42 And whosoever doeth this must receive his wages of him; therefore, for his wages he receiveth death, as to things pertaining unto righteousness, being dead unto all good works. https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/bofm/alma/5?id=p40-p42&lang=eng#p40 There's a lot of good things in this world; let's try to be one of them.

In the Garden of Gethsemane, when faced with such an overwhelming task, the Savior bravely stated, “Not my will, but thine, be done,” and proceeded to take upon Himself the combined pains, the sicknesses, and the suffering for the sins of all who would ever live. In a perfect act of obedience and commitment, Jesus Christ completed the supreme heroic act in all of creation, culminating in His glorious Resurrection. W.Christopher Waddell, More Than a Hero, General Conference for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, October 2023 https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2023/10/46waddell?id=p15&lang=eng#p15

Even when we are found faithfully keeping the commandments, there are trials and tragedies that could interrupt our joy. But as we strive to overcome these challenges with the Savior’s help, it preserves both the joy we feel now and the joy we anticipate. Christ reassured His disciples, “In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.” It is in turning to Him, obeying Him, binding ourselves to Him that trial and sorrow are turned to joy. D. Todd Christofferson, The Joy of the Saints, General Conference for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, October 2019 https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2019/10/14christofferson?id=p18&lang=eng#p18

I wish to caution us, if caution is needed, regarding how we speak to each other and how we speak of ourselves. There is a line from the Apocrypha which puts the seriousness of this issue better than I can. It reads, “The stroke of the whip maketh marks in the flesh: but the stroke of the tongue breaketh the bones.”3 With that stinging image in mind, I was particularly impressed to read in the book of James that there was a way I could be “a perfect man.” Said James: “For in many things we offend all. [But] if any man offend not in word, the same is a perfect man, and able also to bridle the whole body.” Jeffrey R. Holland, The Tongue of Angels, General Conference for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, April 2007 https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2007/04/the-tongue-of-angels?lang=eng&id=p4-p6#p4

When Our Pain is To Much To Bear - Joaquin E. Costa When our pain or the pain of someone we love is so much that we can’t bear it, remembering Jesus Christ and coming unto Him can lighten the burden, soften the heart, and ease the pain. Joaquin E. Costa, The Power of Jesus Christ in Our Lives Every Day, General Conference for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, October 2023 https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2023/10/24costa?id=p26&lang=eng#p26 This Is the quote of the day on the gospel library app. I could hardly believe it when I saw it! I've had this video ready to go for many weeks and I just haven't posted it because other videos have seemed more important. But when I saw this morning I knew I needed to post it!

The adversary will try to persuade you that spiritual nourishment isn’t necessary or, more cunningly, that it can wait. He is the master of distraction and author of procrastination. He will bring things to your attention that seem urgent but in reality aren’t that important. He would have you become so “troubled about many things” that you neglect the “one thing [that] is needful.” Stephen W. Owen | Be Faithful, Not Faithless, General Conference for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, October 2019 https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2019/10/13owen?id=p13&lang=eng#p13

Thank you for watching! Send me a message and join Helaman’s Army. Share your story and your testimony. helamansarmy@proton.me The sources used in this video are below: https://gab.com/groups/56179 https://archive.org/details/conferencereport1941sa/page/16/mode/1up?view=theater https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/bofm/morm/4?lang=eng https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/bofm/2-ne/9?lang=eng&id=9#p9 https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/bofm/ether/8?lang=eng&id=22-23#p22 https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/bofm/3-ne/11?lang=eng https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/bofm/hel/6?lang=eng&id=21-31#p21 https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/bofm/alma/4?lang=eng https://archive.org/details/conferencereport1938sa/page/134/mode/1up?view=theater https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/nt/gal/5?lang=eng https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/gs/ephraim?lang=eng I know I was too close to my microphone. I’m new at this! I’ll get better in the future.

We who hold the priesthood of God cannot afford to drift. We have work to do (see Moroni 9:6). We must arise from the dust of self-indulgence and be men! It is a wonderful aspiration for a boy to become a man—strong and capable; someone who can build and create things, run things; someone who makes a difference in the world. It is a wonderful aspiration for those of us who are older to make the vision of true manhood a reality in our lives and be models for those who look to us for an example. D. Todd Christofferson, Let Us Be Men, General Conference for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, October 2006 https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2006/10/let-us-be-men?id=p12&lang=eng#p12

There are those who would have us believe in the validity of what they choose to call same-sex marriage. Our hearts reach out to those who struggle with feelings of affinity for the same gender. We remember you before the Lord, we sympathize with you, we regard you as our brothers and our sisters. However, we cannot condone immoral practices on your part any more than we can condone immoral practices on the part of others. Gordon B. Hinckley, Stand Strong against the Wiles of the World, General Conference for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/1995/10/stand-strong-against-the-wiles-of-the-world?id=p11&lang=eng#p11

In Jesus Christ, “we have an advocate with the Father.” After completing His atoning sacrifice, Jesus “ascended into heaven … to claim of the Father his rights of mercy which he hath upon the children of men.” And, having claimed the rights of mercy, “he advocateth the cause of the children of men.” Christ’s advocacy with the Father in our behalf is not adversarial. Jesus Christ, who allowed His will to be swallowed up in the will of the Father, would not champion anything other than what the Father has wanted all along. Heavenly Father undoubtedly cheers for and applauds our successes. Christ’s advocacy is, at least in part, to remind us that He has paid for our sins and that no one is excluded from the reach of God’s mercy. For those who believe in Jesus Christ, repent, are baptized, and endure to the end—a process that leads to reconciliation—the Savior forgives, heals, and advocates. He is our helper, consoler, and intercessor—attesting to and vouching for our reconciliation with God. Dale G. Renlund | Choose You This Day, General Conference for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, October 2018 https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2018/10/choose-you-this-day?id=p14-p16&lang=eng#p14

One of my wife’s mottoes has been “In order to contend, you need two people, and I will never be one of them.” The Lord has clearly described the attributes which should guide our dealings with other people. These are persuasion, long-suffering, gentleness, meekness, and love unfeigned. EnriqueR. Falabella, The Home: The School of Life, General Conference for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, April 2013 https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2013/04/the-home-the-school-of-life?id=p15-p16&lang=eng#p15

Where do we find true spiritual nourishment? Most often, it is not trending on social media. We find it when we “press [our] way forward” on the covenant path, “continually holding fast to the rod of iron,” and partake of the fruit of the tree of life. This means that we must deliberately take time each day to disconnect from the world and connect with heaven. Stephen W. Owen | Be Faithful, Not Faithless | c General Conference for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, October 2019 https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2019/10/13owen?id=p7&lang=eng#p7