Magnifying Our Precious Gift of Time | Jan E. Newman | 2024

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Time is limited, but as we prioritize our time, God will direct our efforts away from distractions and toward things that are most important.

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0:00 Introduction
5:12 Guidance from the Lord
10:20 The Myth of Balance
12:13 The Power of Time
16:56 A Course Correction
21:31 Make Time for What’s Most Important
23:13 Think Celestial
24:38 The Dead “See” Scroll
27:07 The Influence of the Holy Ghost
28:17 Conclusion
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[emilybailey]

I sure wish I had prayed more for my husband than just sat back and accepted his absence, through our young married life as he chose to be elsewhere besides home, after graduating. The spirit has the ability to speak to someone through their own understanding. I pray so much more for him now. "Our most underused resource is prayer." Someone said.

[hennore]

Sad to say that I wasn’t expecting much from this talk, but man was I wrong. So many valuable insights, the most significant being where my focus should lie: the Lord, my family, and my work. Thank you, Brother Newman!

[thepaintedpianist]

Change and improvement is built into your DNA, wow!!

[tracy]

This talk ranks up there with the very best that I have ever heard

[happyvalleybudgets]

Dead Sea scrolling. I am going to share this with everyone I know. It’s genius!

[HelamansArmy]

I just learned that Jan E. Newman was a mission president in The Nebraska Omaha mission! That's awesome! I served there from 1999 to 2001 under Gary & Christina Pocock and Mike & Paula Rowe. What a fantastic mission!

[danaezama]

Wonderful, fabulous, outstanding. This is such an inspired talk!

[ragnar]

Thanks. I can totally relate to his story about hunting and time with family, etc. As an outdoorsman, too had several revelatory experiences on fishing and hunting trips; that family and faith come first.

[glendatanyaradzwakepekepe]

I really needed this.❤ I’m thankful for the inspired message.

[NinjaNomad]

Superb wisdom... A great talk inspired by Divinity. I'll be returning to this over an over most def. I also love the Dead "See" scroll analogy... the whole world needs to wake up from it.

[frederickdanielamara-peace]

I love it. The address is so so interesting and inspiring.

[trelainamobley]

Awesome address! So many things said were just what I needed to hear to help inspire me to redirect my life and become more like Christ.

[CharlesInCharge]

President Nelson’s quote at the end of this talk is already happening today.

[spiritualconsiderations]

Very insightful and timely for me …no pun intended. Thank you President. (Mature post grad student) 😊

[stephaniewhitted]

What a fabulous talk! Thank you Brother Newman!! Things I needed to hear today.

[pandag]

Wow, I'm so happy I was able to listen to this talk. I've just started school again and I've been pretty overwhelmed with my schedule. I'm grateful for his counsel in propritizing our time as well as social media. I will definitely try to apply Nelson's celestial advice.

[ildiSS]

O Senhor a família e o trabalho, girando assim, como pratos e revezando. E todo o resto se resolve. Ótimo! Sei que me ama e sei que as minhas responsabilidades são muitas. Eu amo a minha família e amo o meu Salvador. Sou grato pela sua ajuda sempre e pelo Espírito. Muito obrigado.

[dbaileybl]

I believe hunting for sport is wrong and sinful