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Law and Religion Headlines  International – Europe – United States November 25, 2013 Click a headline title to view the related article   International Headlines Egyptians unite to repair houses of worship (Mohamed Mahmoud,  Al-Shorfa via Eurasia Review ) Articles of interest – November 25, 2013 (Howard Friedman,  Religion Clause ) History’s most powerful rabbi (Yehudah Mirsky,  First Things ) Oldest Buddhist shrine uncovered in Nepal may push back Buddha's birth date (Dan Vergano,  National Geographic ) Mumbai 26/11: Five years later, some media lessons – analysis (Monish Gulati, Eurasia Review ) Pope looks east for possible Church reforms ( UCAN India ) Struggle for PAS' Soul: Ulama and non-Ulama Partnership Stays (Yang Razali Kassim,  RSIS Commentaries ) Extremist haredi Orthodox sect staying in Canada (News Brief,  JTA ) Iran Supreme Leader Khamenei endorses Geneva nuclear agreement (Radio Zamaneh,  Eurasia Review ) Nigeria: Boko ...

Be Meek

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  HOME LDS.ORG GENERAL CONFERENCE CONFERENCES   OCTOBER 2013 BE MEEK AND LOWLY OF HEART PREVIOUS NEXT HOME LDS.ORG GENERAL CONFERENCE CONFERENCES   OCTOBER 2013 BE MEEK AND LOWLY OF HEART PREVIOUS NEXT Be Meek and Lowly of Heart BY ELDER ULISSES SOARES Of the Presidency of the Seventy Being meek does not mean weakness, but it does mean behaving with goodness and kindness. Play Mormon taught that a man “cannot have faith and hope, save he shall be meek, and lowly of heart.” 1  He added that without such attributes, “faith and hope is vain, for none is acceptable before God, save the meek and lowly in heart.” 2 Meekness is the quality of those who are “Godfearing, righteous, humble, teachable, and patient under suffering.” 3  Those who possess this attribute are willing to follow  Jesus Christ , and their temperament is calm, docile, tolerant, and submissive. The Apostle Paul taught that meekness is a fruit of the Spirit. 4  Therefore, it can most easily...

Be Meek

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  HOME LDS.ORG GENERAL CONFERENCE CONFERENCES   OCTOBER 2013 BE MEEK AND LOWLY OF HEART PREVIOUS NEXT HOME LDS.ORG GENERAL CONFERENCE CONFERENCES   OCTOBER 2013 BE MEEK AND LOWLY OF HEART PREVIOUS NEXT Be Meek and Lowly of Heart BY ELDER ULISSES SOARES Of the Presidency of the Seventy Being meek does not mean weakness, but it does mean behaving with goodness and kindness. Play Mormon taught that a man “cannot have faith and hope, save he shall be meek, and lowly of heart.” 1  He added that without such attributes, “faith and hope is vain, for none is acceptable before God, save the meek and lowly in heart.” 2 Meekness is the quality of those who are “Godfearing, righteous, humble, teachable, and patient under suffering.” 3  Those who possess this attribute are willing to follow  Jesus Christ , and their temperament is calm, docile, tolerant, and submissive. The Apostle Paul taught that meekness is a fruit of the Spirit. 4  Therefore, it can most easily...