David, First Elder – Page 22 – The Fellowship of Christ

Fasting with Purpose and Power

October 13, 2018

“I give unto you a commandment that ye shall continue in prayer and fasting from this time forth.” -Doctrine and Covenants 85:21a CoC, 88:76 LdS The meditation of prayer and listening to communicate with God is a key foundational practice of Mormon Kabbalah. Fasting has been a sacred practice carried out since time immemorial in nearly all cultures. Today, science tells us that fasting also has a number of benefits to our physical health, body and mind. Fasting can help detoxify…

God’s Work, A Blueprint

October 1, 2018

David, First Elder

General, History

David continues to receive revelation and finally understands and heeds the call of the Lord.

Yod Lamed Yod

September 29, 2018

David, First Elder

Learn More, Mormon Kabbalah

“But be not thou far from me, O Lord: O my strength, haste thee to help me.” -Psalms 22:19 The second Name of God may be used as a teshuvah meditation. It is used to recapture the spark of divine energy within us. This spark lights the fire of the Holy Spirit. Yod Lamed Yod is a mantra for meditation that can restore us with Christ’s Grace from both sin and the wear and tare of everyday life. It reminds us of who we truly are, and…

Growing in Grace

September 28, 2018

David, First Elder

Learn More, Missionary

“Grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.” -2 Peter 3:18a You’ve learned that there is a God. You’ve come to God with a broken heart and a contrite spirit. You’ve moved through the steps of teshuvah, repented and have been restored. You’re looking for a denomination to be baptized into, or have been baptized, and you’re looking to have the physical manifestation (laying on of hands) to receive the Holy Ghost (baptism by…

Tif’eret

September 15, 2018

David, First Elder

Learn More, Mormon Kabbalah

Tif’eret is the bosum where we feel the Holy Spirit and where the Light of Christ overflows from our kli to fill the world.

Born that Way

September 8, 2018

David, First Elder

Learn More, Sunday School

“And they are free to choose liberty and eternal life, through the great mediation of all men, or to choose captivity and death, according to the captivity and power of the devil.” -2 Nephi 1:120 RAV, 2:27b OPV I was talking to someone once about a sin they were trapped in. They stated that they were “born that way,” that God had made them with that sin and so they didn’t need to repent of it. The idea was that…

In the Temple

September 3, 2018

David, First Elder

General, History

The First Elder David receives revelation on the temple and it’s role in Mormonism. Revelation received June, 2015 in Washington D.C.