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What On Earth Am I Here For?
Contributed by Joseph Smith on Aug 9, 2003 (message contributor)
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1. Heavenly Minded, Earthly Good
Contributed on Aug 9, 2003
Introductory sermon to a series on the Purpose-Driven Life: the world says life’s purpose is having things or impressing people. But we are empowered when we use our lives for the purposes for which they are intended.
The choir began to sing, “This earth is not my home”, and I began to be uncomfortable. The more they chanted, the more I squirmed. “This earth is not my home, I am a stranger here, but I am bound for heaven, whence I shall never roam.” Well, yes and no. It is true that this earth is not our ...read more