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My husband Wayne would love this story!  He loved to tell the story of when he was a teenager doing "ward teaching" in his home ward at 3384 So. 200 West in Salt Lake City.  A new young couple moved into the ward, and they went there to visit them.  As they opened the door, they were introduced to the wife's father, Elder Harold B. Lee.  They were about to excuse themselves and slip out when Elder Lee said "You can't go yet.  You haven't given us the message!"  Wayne's dad turned to Wayne and said  "Wayne, give them the lesson!" , which Wayne did!  That would have been in about 1947 or 1948.   The Prophet’s Scriptures: Insights from Harold B. Lee’s Missionary Bible By Reid N. Moon  · September 7, 2017 Sign up for Meridian’s Free Newsletter, please  CLICK HERE Did you know that when Harold B. Lee was a missionary he marked 157 verses in the  Book of Job ?  Or, that while he was a missionary...

I can relate to this in my life -- and perhaps you readers can also! Why Opposition Hits with the Most Force When We Are Closest to Greatness and God by Jonathan Decker  | Sep. 06, 2017 Makes You Think Comments "The nearer a person approaches the Lord, a greater power will be manifested by the adversary to prevent the accomplishment of His purposes."  —Joseph Smith I've observed a phenomenon in my life and those of my clients. The nearer we get to blessings, the closer we are to achieving our potential, and the more positive influence we have on our fellow beings, it is then that opposition hits us with the most force. If you're feeling slammed by personal weakness, mistakes, temptations, or just life, recognize that the defense always hits hardest when you're near the end zone. It is when you're about to accomplish the most good that the adversary fights you the hardest. Abraham and Moses F...