EPISODE · Oct 1, 2025 · 25 MIN
To Know God, To Know Ourselves | Elder Jared V. Ormsby | September 30, 2025
from BYU–Hawaii Devotionals & Speeches · host BYU–Hawaii
Elder Jared V. OrmsbyArea Seventy, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day SaintsBrigham Young University–Hawaii DevotionalElder Jared V. Ormsby teaches that to know God and Jesus Christ is to act in faith, hear His voice, and live with covenant confidence. He outlines five principles: offering our hearts and receiving His grace, acting in faith and receiving His miracles, hearing His voice and receiving His plan, covenanting confidently and receiving His love, and remembering Him and receiving Him. As we do, we come to know Christ and discover our true identity as children of God."As we receive Christ, we not only come to know Him, but we also come to know our true identity as children of God, children of the covenant, and disciples of Jesus Christ." –Elder Jared V. OrmsbyElder Jared V. Ormsby was named an Area Seventy and a member of the Eighth Quorum of the Seventy at the April 2023 general conference. He has served as a full-time missionary in the Japan Nagoya Mission, high councilor, counselor in the New Zealand Wellington Mission presidency, and stake president. Professionally, he is a self-employed barrister with degrees in accounting and law from the University of Canterbury.Born in Auckland, New Zealand, on October 19, 1978, Elder Ormsby married Stephanie Farrington in 2005. They are the parents of three children and currently reside in Gold Coast, Australia. BYU–Hawaii devotionals are now available wherever you listen to podcasts. #ChooseChristDaily #ComeUntoChrist #StrengthInChrist #BYUHDevoBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/byu-hawaii-devotionals-speeches--6571006/support.Visit byuh.edu to learn more.
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Elder Jared V. OrmsbyArea Seventy, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day SaintsBrigham Young University–Hawaii DevotionalElder Jared V. Ormsby teaches that to know God and Jesus Christ is to act in faith, hear His voice, and live with covenant confidence. He outlines five principles: offering our hearts and receiving His grace, acting in faith and receiving His miracles, hearing His voice and receiving His plan, covenanting confidently and receiving His love, and remembering Him and receiving Him. As we do, we come to know Christ and discover our true identity as children of God."As we receive Christ, we not only come to know Him, but we also come to know our true identity as children of God, children of the covenant, and disciples of Jesus Christ." –Elder Jared V. OrmsbyElder Jared V. Ormsby was named an Area Seventy and a member of the Eighth Quorum of the Seventy at the April 2023 general conference. He has served as a full-time missionary in the Japan Nagoya Mission, high councilor, counselor in the New Zealand Wellington Mission presidency, and stake president. Professionally, he is a self-employed barrister with degrees in accounting and law from the University of Canterbury.Born in Auckland, New Zealand, on October 19, 1978, Elder Ormsby married Stephanie Farrington in 2005. They are the parents of three children and currently reside in Gold Coast, Australia. BYU–Hawaii devotionals are now available wherever you listen to podcasts. #ChooseChristDaily #ComeUntoChrist #StrengthInChrist #BYUHDevoBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/byu-hawaii-devotionals-speeches--6571006/support.Visit byuh.edu to learn more.
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To Know God, To Know Ourselves | Elder Jared V. Ormsby | September 30, 2025
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