Give place in your hearts

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Familiar Scripture… There is a law, irrevocably decreed in heaven before the foundations of this world, upon which all blessings are predicated— And when we obtain any blessing from God, it is by obedience to that law upon which it is predicated. Law Blessing LawBlessing

Familiar Scripture… There is a law, irrevocably decreed in heaven before the foundations of this world, upon which all blessings are predicated— And when we obtain any blessing from God, it is by obedience to that law upon which it is predicated. A Law All Blessings in heaven Law of Sacrifice Broken Heart And Contrite Spirit

Alma Among the Zoramites Now, as Alma was teaching and speaking unto the people upon the hill Onidah, there came a great multitude unto him, who … were poor in heart, because of their poverty as to the things of the world. And they came unto Alma; and the one who was the foremost among them said unto him: Behold, what shall these my brethren do, for they are despised of all men because of their poverty, yea, and more especially by our priests; for they have cast us out of our synagogues which we have labored abundantly to build with our own hands; and they have cast us out because of our exceeding poverty; and we have no place to worship our God; and behold, what shall we do? Therefore [Alma] did say no more to the other multitude; but he stretched forth his hand, and cried unto those whom he beheld, who were truly penitent, and said unto them: I behold that ye are lowly in heart; and if so, blessed are ye.

Humility And now, because ye are compelled to be humble blessed are ye; for a man sometimes, if he is compelled to be humble, seeketh repentance; and now surely, whosoever repenteth shall find mercy; and he that findeth mercy and endureth to the end the same shall be saved. Yea, he that truly humbleth himself, and repenteth of his sins, and endureth to the end, the same shall be blessed— yea, much more blessed than they who are compelled to be humble because of their exceeding poverty. Why would they be more blessed?

Elder Maxwell Meek individuals know they are set apart to serve, not merely set apart to observe. It is the proud, not the meek, who keep score. The meek are not playing games for those in the grandstand. The meek are slow to judge, whereas the proud are quick, even eager to judge. The meek will not withhold compassion or help, saying that 'the man has brought upon himself his misery.' … Being more open to the truth, the meek are more free, while the proud are compassed about with the glitzed self- sufficiency that keeps them from grasping the hand of fellowship extended to all by the Lord's prophets." (Meek and Lowly, p63-64)

America, the Beautiful America! God mend thine ev’ry flaw, Confirm thy soul in self control, Thy liberty in law

Robert E. Wells In the lush pampas of Argentina I once visited a 100,000-acre ranch where the owner raised choice grass-fed beef. His hobby was raising and training thoroughbred horses to be used for racing, polo, and for use on the ranch by the gauchos (cowboys). The ranch had over one thousand of these beautiful animals, each with its pedigree, each well trained or in the process. The ranch's reputation was such that there was a demand for its horses all over the world at premium prices. I asked the owner if we would be able to see a rodeo, similar to the rodeos held in the western part of the United States, in which the gauchos would break horses. He was aghast. "Not on this ranch you won't!" was his emphatic response. "Since our horses, and especially the polo ponies, have to be lightning fast, fearless, and courageous on the playing field, instantly obedient to every hint of a command and superbly maneuverable, we would never 'break' a horse— we do not want to break his spirit. We love our horses and we work patiently with them until they are manso." Manso means meek, but here was a new meaning for the word. He explained, "Our manso horses are full of fire and spirit, but they are obedient and well trained.“ Mount and the Master,