tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-56753215350362811072024-03-13T09:49:53.737-06:00BevanResortOur Family Prays and Plays Together!bevanmissionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13038815784377590481noreply@blogger.comBlogger121125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5675321535036281107.post-58512604190227363212017-10-01T16:33:00.003-06:002022-03-29T20:50:18.522-06:00Gen Conf Oct 2017 Sun aft<p><br /></p> <p>"Each of us came to earth having been given the Light of Christ. As we follow the example of the Savior and live as He lived and as He taught, that light will burn within us and will light the way for others." —Pres <a href="https://www.facebook.com/lds.thomas.s.monson/?fref=mentions&ft[tn]=K-R-R&ft[qid]=6472048363620713444&ft[mf_story_key]=6790192629453070583&ft[is_sponsored]=1&ft[ei]=AI%4042b3a0e62a6629fe97f08afea2839d20&ft[top_level_post_id]=1211096068989960&ft[page_id]=187531191346458&ft[fbfeed_location]=1&ft[insertion_position]=1&ft[ordinal_position]=2%3A1&__md__=0">Thomas S Monson</a></p> <p>How are you sharing your light with others this week? <a href="https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/templesquare?source=feed_text&story_id=1211096068989960&ft[tn]=*NK-R-R&ft[type]=104&ft[qid]=6472048363620713444&ft[mf_story_key]=6790192629453070583&ft[is_sponsored]=1&ft[ei]=AI%4042b3a0e62a6629fe97f08afea2839d20&ft[top_level_post_id]=1211096068989960&ft[page_id]=187531191346458&ft[fbfeed_location]=1&ft[insertion_position]=1&ft[ordinal_position]=2%3A1&__md__=0">#TempleSquare</a></p> <p><strong><font size="6"> <br /></font></strong></p> <p><strong><font size="6">Talk Summaries</font></strong></p> <p><strong><font size="6"><em>The Trek Continues</em></font></strong></p> <p align="left" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-top: 16px;" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><em><a href="https://www.lds.org/church/leader/m-russell-ballard?lang=eng"><font style="font-size: 12pt;">Elder M. Russell Ballard</font></a> <img align="left" alt="Elder M. Russell Ballard" src="https://www.lds.org/bc/content/shared/content/images/leaders/m-russell-ballard-large.jpg" /><font style="font-size: 12pt;"> <br /> Of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles</font></em></p> <p align="left" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-top: 16px;" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><font style="font-size: 12pt;">Although it is appropriate and important to remember the historic 19th-century Mormon pioneer trek, we need to remember that “the trek through life continues!” for each of us as we prove our own “faith in every footstep.” …</font></p> <p align="left" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-top: 16px;" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><font style="font-size: 12pt;">A trek back to our Heavenly Father is the most important trek of our lives, and it continues each day, each week, each month, and each year as we increase our faith in Him and in His Beloved Son, Jesus Christ.</font></p> <p align="left" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-top: 16px;" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><font style="font-size: 12pt;">We must be careful where our footsteps in life take us. …</font></p> <ul style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-top: 16px; text-align: left;" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> <li><font style="font-size: 12pt;">Today I repeat earlier counsel from Church leaders. Brothers and sisters, keep the doctrine of Christ pure and never be deceived by those who tamper with the doctrine. …</font></li> <li><font style="font-size: 12pt;">Do not listen to those who have <em>not</em> been ordained or set apart to their Church calling and are acknowledged by common consent of the members of the Church.</font></li> <li><font style="font-size: 12pt;">Be aware of organizations, groups, or individuals claiming secret answers to doctrinal questions that they say today’s apostles and prophets do not have or understand.</font></li> <li><font style="font-size: 12pt;">Do not listen to those who entice you with get-rich schemes. …</font></li> </ul> <p align="left" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-top: 16px;" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><font style="font-size: 12pt;">In some places, too many of our people are looking beyond the mark and seeking secret knowledge in expensive and questionable practices to provide healing and support. …</font></p> <p align="left" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-top: 16px;" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><font style="font-size: 12pt;">I testify that “the trek continues,” and I invite you to stay on the gospel path as you continue pressing forward by reaching out to all of God’s children in love and compassion that we may unitedly make our hearts pure and our hands clean to receive the “multiplicity of blessings” awaiting all who truly love our Heavenly Father and His Beloved Son.</font></p> <p align="center" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-top: 16px;" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><font size="6"><em><strong><br /></strong></em></font></p> <p align="center" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-top: 16px;" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><font size="6"><em><strong> <br /></strong></em></font></p> <p align="center" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-top: 16px;" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><font size="6"><em><strong>God’s Compelling Witness: </strong></em></font></p> <p align="center" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-top: 16px;" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><font size="6"><em><strong>The Book of Mormon</strong></em></font></p> <p align="left" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-top: 16px;" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><em><a href="https://www.lds.org/church/leader/tad-r-callister?lang=eng"><font style="font-size: 12pt;">Tad R. Callister</font></a> <img align="right" alt="Tad R. Callister" src="https://www.lds.org/bc/content/shared/content/images/leaders/tad-r-callister-large.jpg" style="display: inline; float: right; margin: 2px;" /><font style="font-size: 12pt;"> <br /> Sunday School General President</font></em></p> <p align="left" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-top: 16px;" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><font style="font-size: 12pt;">The Book of Mormon is not only the keystone of our religion, but it can also become the keystone of our testimonies so that when trials or unanswered questions confront us, it can hold our testimonies securely in place. This book is the one weight on the scales of truth that exceeds the combined weight of all the critics’ arguments. Why? Because if it is true, then Joseph Smith was a prophet and this is the restored Church of Jesus Christ, regardless of any historical or other arguments to the contrary. For this reason, the critics are intent on disproving the Book of Mormon, but the obstacles they face are insurmountable, because this book is true. …</font></p> <p align="left" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-top: 16px;" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><font style="font-size: 12pt;">The Book of Mormon is one of God’s priceless gifts to us. … As Saints, we not only have the privilege to defend the Book of Mormon but the opportunity to take the offense—to preach with power its divine doctrine and bear witness of its crowning witness of Jesus Christ.</font></p> <p align="left" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-top: 16px;" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><font style="font-size: 12pt;">I bear my solemn testimony that the Book of Mormon was translated by the gift and power of God. It is God’s compelling witness of the divinity of Jesus Christ, the prophetic calling of Joseph Smith, and the absolute truth of this Church.</font></p> <p align="center" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-top: 16px;" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><br /></p> <p align="center" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-top: 16px;" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><font size="3"><strong><em><font size="6">Apart, but Still One</font></em></strong> <br /></font></p> <p align="left" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-top: 16px;" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><em><a href="https://www.lds.org/church/leader/joni-l-koch?lang=eng"><font style="font-size: 12pt;">Elder Joni L. Koch</font></a> <img align="left" alt="Elder Joni L. Koch" src="https://www.lds.org/bc/content/shared/content/images/leaders/Koch-Joni-L-large.jpg" /><font style="font-size: 12pt;"> <br /> Of the Seventy</font></em></p> <p align="left" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-top: 16px;" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><font style="font-size: 12pt;">In the Church, in spite of our differences, the Lord expects us to be one! He said in the Doctrine and Covenants, “Be one; and if ye are not one ye are not mine” [<a href="https://www.lds.org/scriptures/dc-testament/dc/38.27?lang=eng#p26">D&C 38:27</a>].</font></p> <p align="left" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-top: 16px;" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><font style="font-size: 12pt;">As we enter a meetinghouse to worship as a group, we should leave behind our differences … and instead concentrate on our common spiritual objectives. Together we sing hymns, ponder about the same covenants during the sacrament, say simultaneously an audible “amen” after talks, lessons, and prayers. …</font></p> <p align="left" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-top: 16px;" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><font style="font-size: 12pt;">These things that we do collectively help create a strong sense of oneness within the congregation.</font></p> <p align="left" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-top: 16px;" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><font style="font-size: 12pt;">However, what really determines, solidifies, or destroys our unity is how we act when we are apart from our fellow Church members. …</font></p> <p align="left" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-top: 16px;" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><font style="font-size: 12pt;">… Our words about our fellow beings should reflect our belief in Jesus Christ and His Atonement and that in Him and through Him, we can always change for the better! …</font></p> <p align="left" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-top: 16px;" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><font style="font-size: 12pt;">It is also likely that we will all experience some correction from our ecclesiastic leaders, which will be a test on how united we are with them. …</font></p> <p align="left" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-top: 16px;" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><font style="font-size: 12pt;">… I testify that as we decide to be one with the members and leaders of the Church—both when we’re assembled together but especially when we are apart—we will also feel more perfectly united with our Heavenly Father and the Savior.</font></p> <p align="left" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-top: 16px;" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><font size="3"> <br /></font></p> <p align="center" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-top: 16px;" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><font size="3"><strong><em><font size="6">Do We Trust Him? Hard is Good</font></em></strong> <br /></font></p> <p align="left" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-top: 16px;" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><em><a href="https://www.lds.org/church/leader/stanley-g-ellis?lang=eng"><font style="font-size: 12pt;">Elder Stanley G. Ellis</font></a> <img align="right" alt="Elder Stanley G. Ellis" src="https://www.lds.org/bc/content/shared/content/images/leaders/Ellis-Stanley-G-large.jpg" style="display: inline; float: right; margin: 2px;" /><font style="font-size: 12pt;"> <br /> Emeritus Member of the Seventy</font></em></p> <p align="left" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-top: 16px;" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><font style="font-size: 12pt;">Hard makes us stronger, humbles us, and gives us a chance to prove ourselves. Our beloved handcart pioneers came to know God <em>in their extremities.</em> Why did it take two chapters for Nephi and his brothers to obtain the brass plates and only three verses to enlist Ishmael’s family to join them in the wilderness? It seems the Lord wanted to strengthen Nephi through the struggle of obtaining the plates.</font></p> <p align="left" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-top: 16px;" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><font style="font-size: 12pt;">The hard things in our lives should come as no surprise. One of the earliest covenants we make with the Lord is to live the law of sacrifice. Sacrifice by definition involves giving up something desirable. With experience we realize it is a small price to pay in relation to the blessings that follow. …</font></p> <p align="left" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-top: 16px;" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><font style="font-size: 12pt;">Each of us may have a different opinion about what is hard. Some may consider it hard to pay tithing when finances are tight. Some leaders find it difficult to expect the poor to pay tithing. It may be hard for some of us to go forward with faith to marry or to have a family. There are those who find it hard to “be content with [what] the Lord hath allotted unto [them]” (<a href="https://www.lds.org/scriptures/bofm/alma/29.3?lang=eng">Alma 29:3</a>). It may be hard to be content with our current calling. Church discipline may seem very hard, but for some it marks the beginning of the true repentance process.</font></p> <p align="left" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-top: 16px;" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><font style="font-size: 12pt;">Regardless of the issue, hard can be good for those who will move forward with faith and trust the Lord and His plan.</font></p> <p align="left" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-top: 16px;" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><img alt="" height="524" src="https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DLFOSd0UQAAU0JQ.jpg:large" style="margin: 2px;" width="625" /></p> <p align="left" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-top: 16px;" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><font size="3"></font></p> <p><strong><em><font size="6">Essential Truths - Our Need to Act</font></em></strong></p> <p align="left" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-top: 16px;" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><em><a href="https://www.lds.org/church/leader/adilson-de-paula-parrella?lang=eng"><font style="font-size: 12pt;">Elder Adilson de Paula Parrella</font></a> <img align="left" alt="Elder Adilson de Paula Parrella" src="https://www.lds.org/bc/content/shared/content/images/leaders/Parrella-Adilsonde-Paula-large.jpg" /><font style="font-size: 12pt;"> <br /> Of the Seventy</font></em></p> <p align="left" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-top: 16px;" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><font style="font-size: 12pt;">Millions who have already joined the Church, as well as the many who are being converted and baptized each week, have gained a testimony of the First Vision. The Holy Ghost can repeat this witness often to each of us as we strive to live the simple truths of the gospel of Jesus Christ.</font></p> <p align="left" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-top: 16px;" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><font style="font-size: 12pt;">The First Vision and the Prophet Joseph Smith brought forth additional knowledge and truth that are essential to our happiness in this life and our exaltation in the presence of God. …</font></p> <p align="left" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-top: 16px;" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><font style="font-size: 12pt;">An essential truth we learn from the First Vision and the Prophet Joseph Smith is that God calls prophets, seers, and revelators to instruct, guide, warn, and lead us. …</font></p> <p align="left" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-top: 16px;" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><font style="font-size: 12pt;">Another truth we learn because of the First Vision and the Prophet Joseph Smith is the true nature of God. Just imagine how blessed we are to know that God is a being with a body of flesh and bones as tangible as ours, that we can worship a God who is real, whom we can understand, and who has shown and revealed Himself and His Son to His prophets. …</font></p> <p align="left" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-top: 16px;" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><font style="font-size: 12pt;">From the First Vision and the Prophet Joseph Smith, we received knowledge of the reality and sacred mission of the Lord Jesus Christ, who is the cornerstone of our religion.</font></p> <p align="left" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-top: 16px;" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><font size="3"></font></p> <p align="left" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-top: 16px;" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><img alt="" height="631" src="https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DLFQlziVwAA1pmS.jpg:large" style="margin: 2px;" width="631" /></p> <font size="3"> <p><strong><em><font size="6">Seek Ye Out of the Best Books</font></em></strong></p> <font size="3"> <p align="left" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-top: 16px;" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><em><a href="https://www.lds.org/church/leader/ian-s-ardern?lang=eng">Elder Ian S. Ardern</a> <img align="right" alt="Elder Ian S. Ardern" src="https://www.lds.org/bc/content/shared/content/images/leaders/Ardern-Ian-S-large.jpg" style="display: inline; float: right; margin: 2px;" /> <br />Of the Seventy</em></p> <p align="left" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-top: 16px;" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">We live in a day in which misinformation about our beliefs abounds. …</p> <p align="left" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-top: 16px;" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">[The warnings] of our prophets and apostles remind us that we must do all we can to fortify ourselves spiritually against words of opposition and deception. …</p> <p align="left" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-top: 16px;" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">… Our spiritual roots go deeper as sincere personal and family prayer become bastions of our faith, as we repent daily, seek the companionship of the Holy Ghost, and learn of our Savior and His attributes and strive to become like Him.</p> <p align="left" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-top: 16px;" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">Our Savior, Jesus Christ, is the Light of the World, and He beckons us to follow Him. …</p> <p align="left" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-top: 16px;" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">Questions about our Church history and beliefs do arise. … The best counsel was given by the Apostle James: “If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God” (<a href="https://www.lds.org/scriptures/nt/james/1.5?lang=eng#p4">James 1:5</a>). …</p> <p align="left" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-top: 16px;" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">With all our prayer, study, and pondering, there may still remain some yet-to-be-answered questions. … Such questions are an invitation to build our faith. … It is the very essence of religion not to have a sure answer to every question, for this is one of the purposes of faith. …</p> <p align="left" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-top: 16px;" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">Let each of us live … so that we will remain “firm in the faith of Christ, even unto the end” (<a href="https://www.lds.org/scriptures/bofm/alma/27.27?lang=eng#p26">Alma 27:27</a>).</p> </font> <p align="left" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-top: 16px;" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"></p> <p align="left" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-top: 16px;" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"></p> <p align="left" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-top: 16px;" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><img alt="" height="631" src="https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DLFSl_TU8AA08Vp.png:large" style="margin: 2px;" width="631" /></p> <p align="left" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-top: 16px;" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"></p> <p align="center" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-top: 16px;" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><strong><em><font size="6">Love One Another as He Has Loved Us</font></em></strong></p> <p align="left" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-top: 16px;" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><em><a href="https://www.lds.org/church/leader/jose-l-alonso?lang=eng">Elder Jose L. Alonso</a> <img align="left" alt="Elder Jose L. Alonso" src="https://www.lds.org/bc/content/shared/content/images/leaders/Alonso-Jose-L-large.jpg" /> <br /> Of the Seventy</em></p> <p align="left" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-top: 16px;" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">During the Last Supper, the Savior gave a new commandment to His disciples, saying:</p> <p align="left" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-top: 16px;" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">“A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another.</p> <p align="left" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-top: 16px;" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">“By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another” [<a href="https://www.lds.org/scriptures/nt/john/13.34-35?lang=eng#p33">John 13:34–35</a>].</p> <p align="left" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-top: 16px;" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">The Savior’s disciples were given a new commandment to do something more, something greater, and something more divine. This new commandment and invitation is summarized in the key phrase “as I have loved you.” …</p> <p align="left" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-top: 16px;" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">In today’s world of so much suffering for different circumstances, sending a text message with a funny emoji or posting a nice picture with the words “I love you” is good and valuable. But what many of us need to do is leave our mobile devices behind and, with our hands and feet, help others in great need. Love without service is like faith without works; it’s dead indeed.</p> <p align="left" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-top: 16px;" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">The pure love of Christ, which is charity, not only inspires us to act and provide service but also to have the strength to forgive, regardless of the situation. …</p> <p align="left" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-top: 16px;" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">I know that our Heavenly Father and His Son, Jesus Christ, love us and are willing to help us to act as we love one another as They have loved us. And I know that by serving and forgiving others with real love, we can be healed and receive the strength to overcome our own challenges.</p> <p align="left" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-top: 16px;" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><img alt="" height="357" src="https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DLFUIYoVYAUbzbE.jpg:large" style="margin: 2px;" width="627" /></p> <p align="left" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-top: 16px;" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"></p> <p align="left" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-top: 16px;" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"></p> <p align="left" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-top: 16px;" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"></p> <p align="left" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-top: 16px;" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"></p> <p align="left" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-top: 16px;" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><img alt="" height="529" src="https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DLFYT9-UEAAGqIR.jpg:large" style="margin: 2px;" width="631" /></p> <p align="center" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-top: 16px;" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><strong><em><font size="6">The Voice of the Lord</font></em></strong></p> <p align="left" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-top: 16px;" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><em><a href="https://www.lds.org/church/leader/neil-l-andersen?lang=eng">Elder Neil L. Andersen</a> <img align="right" alt="Elder Neil L. Andersen" src="https://www.lds.org/bc/content/shared/content/images/leaders/neil-l-andersen-large.jpg" style="display: inline; float: right; margin: 2px;" /> <br /> Of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles</em></p> <p align="left" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-top: 16px;" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">General conference is one of the very important times [Jesus Christ] gives direction to His Church and to us personally. …</p> <p align="left" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-top: 16px;" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">In the commotion and confusion of our modern world, trusting and believing in the words of the First Presidency and Quorum of the Twelve is vital to our spiritual growth and endurance. …</p> <p align="left" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-top: 16px;" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">As you listen, the messages you receive may be very literal or they may be customized just for you. …</p> <p align="left" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-top: 16px;" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">I promise you that as you prepare your spirit and come with the anticipation that you will hear the voice of the Lord, thoughts and feelings will come into your mind that are customized especially for you. You have already felt them in this conference, or you will as you study the messages in the weeks ahead. …</p> <p align="left" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-top: 16px;" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">The teachings of general conference are the considerations the Lord would have before us now and in the months ahead. …</p> <p align="left" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-top: 16px;" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">Often, His voice directs us to change something in our lives. He invites us to repent. He invites us to follow Him. …</p> <p align="left" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-top: 16px;" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">There is a treasure chest of heavenly direction awaiting your discovery in the messages of general conference. The test for each of us is how we respond to what we hear, what we read, and what we feel. …</p> <p align="left" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-top: 16px;" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">I promise that as you hear the voice of the Lord to you in the teachings of this general conference and then act on those promptings, you will feel heaven’s hand upon you, and your life and the lives of those around you will be blessed.</p> <p align="left" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-top: 16px;" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> <br /></p> </font> <p align="left" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-top: 16px;" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><font size="3">See also <a href="https://www.deseretnews.com/article/765696550/187th-Semiannual-General-Conference-talk-summaries-and-photo-gallery.html">187th Semiannual General Conference talk summaries and photo galleries</a> <br /></font></p> <p align="left" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-top: 16px;" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><font size="3"> <br /></font></p> <p align="left" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-top: 16px;" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><font size="3"> <br /></font></p> <p align="left" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-top: 16px;" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><font size="3"> <br /></font></p> <p align="left" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-top: 16px;" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><font size="3"> <br /></font></p><div class="blogger-post-footer">We're happy that you came to visit us at BevanResort!</div>bevanmissionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13038815784377590481noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5675321535036281107.post-67968007406803536522017-10-01T14:34:00.001-06:002017-10-01T16:36:37.336-06:00Gen Conf Oct 2017 Sun am <p><strong><em><font size="6"><a href="https://www.lds.org/general-conference/talk-summaries-sunday-morning?lang=eng">Talk Summaries</a></font></em></strong></p> <p><strong><em><font size="6"> <br /></font></em></strong></p> <p><strong><em><font size="6">That Your Joy Might Be Full</font></em></strong></p> <p style="line-height: normal; margin-top: 16px; margin-bottom: 16px;" align="left" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><em><a href="https://www.lds.org/church/leader/jean-b-bingham?lang=eng"><font style="font-size: 12pt;">Jean B. Bingham</font></a>  <img alt="Jean B. Bingham" src="https://www.lds.org/bc/content/shared/content/images/leaders/jean-b-bingham-large-278x346-04-2017.jpg" align="left" /><font style="font-size: 12pt;"> <br /> Relief Society General President</font></em></p> <p style="line-height: normal; margin-top: 16px; margin-bottom: 16px;" align="left" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><font style="font-size: 12pt;">Lasting joy is found in focusing on our Savior, Jesus Christ, and living the gospel as demonstrated and taught by Him. The more we <em>learn about, have faith in,</em> and <em>emulate</em> Jesus Christ, the more we come to understand that He is the source of all healing, peace, and eternal progress. …</font></p> <p style="line-height: normal; margin-top: 16px; margin-bottom: 16px;" align="left" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><font style="font-size: 12pt;">No matter what we have suffered, He is the source of <em>healing.</em> Those who have experienced any manner of abuse, devastating loss, chronic illness or disabling affliction, untrue accusations, vicious persecution, or spiritual damage from sin or misunderstandings can all be made whole by the Redeemer of the world. However, He will not enter without invitation. We must come unto Him and allow Him to work His miracles. …</font></p> <p style="line-height: normal; margin-top: 16px; margin-bottom: 16px;" align="left" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><font style="font-size: 12pt;">Are our testimonies built on the bedrock foundation of Jesus Christ and His gospel? When the storms of life press upon us, do we frantically look for a how-to book or an internet post for help? Taking the time to build and strengthen our knowledge and testimony of Jesus Christ will yield rich dividends in times of trial and adversity. Daily reading of scriptures and pondering the words of living prophets, engaging in meaningful personal prayer, mindfully partaking of the sacrament each week, giving service as the Savior would—each of these simple activities becomes a building block for a joyful life.</font></p> <p style="line-height: normal; margin-top: 16px; margin-bottom: 16px;" align="center" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><font size="6"><strong><em>Has the Day of Miracles Ceased?</em></strong></font></p> <p style="line-height: normal; margin-top: 16px; margin-bottom: 16px;" align="left" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><em><a href="https://www.lds.org/church/leader/donald-l-hallstrom?lang=eng"><font style="font-size: 12pt;">Elder Donald L. Hallstrom</font></a>  <img style="margin: 2px; float: right; display: inline;" alt="Elder Donald L. Hallstrom" src="https://www.lds.org/bc/content/shared/content/images/leaders/Hallstrom-Donald-L-large.jpg" align="right" /><font style="font-size: 12pt;"> <br /> Of the Seventy</font></em></p> <p style="line-height: normal; margin-top: 16px; margin-bottom: 16px;" align="left" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><font style="font-size: 12pt;">My limited knowledge cannot explain why sometimes there is divine intervention and other times there is not. But perhaps we lack an understanding of what constitutes a miracle.</font></p> <p style="line-height: normal; margin-top: 16px; margin-bottom: 16px;" align="left" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><font style="font-size: 12pt;">Often we describe a miracle as being healed without a full explanation by medical science or as avoiding catastrophic danger by heeding a clear prompting. However, defining a <em>miracle</em> as “a beneficial event brought about through divine power that mortals do not understand” gives an expanded perspective into matters more eternal in nature. …</font></p> <p style="line-height: normal; margin-top: 16px; margin-bottom: 16px;" align="left" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><font style="font-size: 12pt;">A critical question to ponder is “Where do we place our faith?” Is our faith focused on simply wanting to be relieved of pain and suffering, or is it firmly centered on God the Father and His holy plan and in Jesus the Christ and His Atonement? …</font></p> <p style="line-height: normal; margin-top: 16px; margin-bottom: 16px;" align="left" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><font style="font-size: 12pt;">Today I testify of miracles. Being a child of God is a miracle. Receiving a body in His image and likeness is a miracle. The gift of a Savior is a miracle. The Atonement of Jesus Christ is a miracle. The potential for eternal life is a miracle.</font></p> <p style="line-height: normal; margin-top: 16px; margin-bottom: 16px;" align="left" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><font style="font-size: 12pt;">… Our supreme focus should be on the spiritual miracles that are available to all of God’s children. No matter our ethnicity, no matter our nationality, no matter what we have done if we repent, no matter what may have been done to us—all of us have equal access to these miracles.</font></p> <p style="line-height: normal; margin-top: 16px; margin-bottom: 16px;" align="left" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><font size="3"></font></p> <p><strong><em><font size="6">Exceeding Great and Precious Promises</font></em></strong></p> <p style="line-height: normal; margin-top: 16px; margin-bottom: 16px;" align="left" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><a href="https://www.lds.org/church/leader/david-a-bednar?lang=eng"><i><font style="font-size: 12pt;">Elder David A. Bednar</font></i></a>  <img alt="Elder David A. Bednar" src="https://www.lds.org/bc/content/shared/content/images/leaders/david-a-bednar-large.jpg" align="left" /><font style="font-size: 12pt;"> <br /></font><em><font style="font-size: 12pt;">Of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles</font></em></p> <p style="line-height: normal; margin-top: 16px; margin-bottom: 16px;" align="left" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><font style="font-size: 12pt;">One of the great challenges each of us faces every day is to not allow the concerns of this world to so dominate our time and energy that we neglect the eternal things that matter most. …</font></p> <p style="line-height: normal; margin-top: 16px; margin-bottom: 16px;" align="left" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><font style="font-size: 12pt;">The Apostle Peter reminds us, … “Whereby are given unto us <em>exceeding great and precious promises:</em> that by these ye might be <em>partakers of the divine nature,</em> having escaped the corruption that is in the world” [<a href="https://www.lds.org/scriptures/nt/2-pet/1.4?lang=eng#p3">2 Peter 1:4</a>; emphasis added]. …</font></p> <p style="line-height: normal; margin-top: 16px; margin-bottom: 16px;" align="left" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><font style="font-size: 12pt;">God promises His children that if they follow the precepts of His plan and the example of His Beloved Son, … then by virtue of the Savior’s redemption, they “shall have eternal life, which gift is the greatest of all the gifts of God” [<a href="https://www.lds.org/scriptures/dc-testament/dc/14.7?lang=eng#p6">D&C 14:7</a>]. Eternal life is the ultimate exceeding great and precious promise. …</font></p> <p style="line-height: normal; margin-top: 16px; margin-bottom: 16px;" align="left" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><font style="font-size: 12pt;">Priesthood ordinances and sacred covenants … are the means God has appointed whereby we receive His exceeding great and precious promises. Ordinances that are received worthily and remembered continually open the heavenly channels through which the power of godliness can flow into our lives. Covenants that are honored steadfastly and remembered always provide purpose and the assurance of blessings in both mortality and for eternity. …</font></p> <p style="line-height: normal; margin-top: 16px; margin-bottom: 16px;" align="left" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><font style="font-size: 12pt;">The Sabbath day and the temple, respectively, are a <em>sacred time</em> and a <em>sacred space</em> specifically set apart for worshipping God and for receiving and remembering His exceeding great and precious promises to His children. …</font></p> <p style="line-height: normal; margin-top: 16px; margin-bottom: 16px;" align="left" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><font style="font-size: 12pt;">… Leaving our homes to spend time in Sunday meetings and to enter the sacred space of a temple is vital but insufficient. Only as we bring the spirit and strength derived from those holy activities back with us into our homes can we sustain our focus upon the great purposes of mortal life and overcome the corruption that is in the world.</font></p> <p><font size="3"></font></p> <p><font size="6"><strong><em>Turn to the Lord</em></strong></font></p> <font size="3"> <p style="line-height: normal; margin-top: 16px; margin-bottom: 16px;" align="left" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><em><a href="https://www.lds.org/church/leader/w-christopher-waddell?lang=eng">Bishop W. Christopher Waddell</a>  <img style="margin: 2px; float: right; display: inline;" alt="Bishop W. Christopher Waddell" src="https://www.lds.org/bc/content/shared/content/images/leaders/w-christopher-waddell-large.jpg" align="right" /> <br /> Second Counselor in the Presiding Bishopric</em></p> <p style="line-height: normal; margin-top: 16px; margin-bottom: 16px;" align="left" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">There will be times in our lives when we find ourselves on an unexpected path. … How do we respond when events, often out of our control, alter the life we had planned or hoped for? …</p> <p style="line-height: normal; margin-top: 16px; margin-bottom: 16px;" align="left" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">… Although each “change” may be unique to our individual circumstances, there is a common element in the resulting trial or challenge—hope and peace are always available through the atoning sacrifice of Jesus Christ. The Atonement of Jesus Christ provides the ultimate corrective and healing measures to every wounded body, damaged spirit, and broken heart. …</p> <p style="line-height: normal; margin-top: 16px; margin-bottom: 16px;" align="left" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">… We cannot <em>control</em> all that happens to us, but we have absolute control over how we <em>respond</em> to the changes in our lives. This does not imply that the challenges and trials we face are of no consequence and easily handled or dealt with. It does not imply that we will be free from pain or heartache. But it does mean that there is cause for hope and that due to the Atonement of Jesus Christ, we can move forward and find better days—even days full of joy, light, and happiness. …</p> <p style="line-height: normal; margin-top: 16px; margin-bottom: 16px;" align="left" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">Whatever change in life’s circumstance may come our way, and whatever unexpected path we may have to travel, how we respond is a choice. Turning to the Savior and grasping His outstretched arm is always our best option.</p> <p style="line-height: normal; margin-top: 16px; margin-bottom: 16px;" align="center" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><em><strong><font size="6">Lord, Wilt Thou Cause That My Eyes May Be Opened</font></strong></em></p> <p style="line-height: normal; margin-top: 16px; margin-bottom: 16px;" align="left" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><em><a href="https://www.lds.org/church/leader/w-craig-zwick?lang=eng">Elder W. Craig Zwick</a>  <img alt="Elder W. Craig Zwick" src="https://www.lds.org/bc/content/shared/content/images/leaders/Zwick-W-Craig-large.jpg" align="left" /> <br /> Emeritus Member of the Seventy</em></p> <p style="line-height: normal; margin-top: 16px; margin-bottom: 16px;" align="left" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">The gospel mentors us to look beyond what we see. To look beyond what we see, we must look at others through the eyes of our Savior. The gospel net is filled with people in all their variety. … We must look past the easy assumptions and stereotypes and widen the tiny lens of our own experience. …</p> <p style="line-height: normal; margin-top: 16px; margin-bottom: 16px;" align="left" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">We live in a world that feeds on comparisons, labeling, and criticism. Instead of seeing through the lens of social media, we need to look inward for the godly attributes to which we each lay claim. …</p> <p style="line-height: normal; margin-top: 16px; margin-bottom: 16px;" align="left" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">… Truly loving others requires the ongoing practice of accepting the best efforts of people whose life experiences and limitations we may never fully know. …</p> <p style="line-height: normal; margin-top: 16px; margin-bottom: 16px;" align="left" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">As members of the Church, we have been gifted personal spiritual alarms that warn us when we are looking with only mortal eyes away from salvation. The sacrament is our weekly reminder to continually focus on Jesus Christ that we might always remember Him and that we might always have His Spirit to be with us. Yet we sometimes ignore these feelings of reminder and alarm. When we have Jesus Christ at the center of our lives, He will cause that our eyes may be opened to larger possibilities than we alone can comprehend.</p> <p style="line-height: normal; margin-top: 16px; margin-bottom: 16px;" align="center" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><strong><em><font size="6">Fear Not to Do Good</font></em></strong></p> <p style="line-height: normal; margin-top: 16px; margin-bottom: 16px;" align="left" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><a href="https://www.lds.org/church/leader/henry-b-eyring?lang=eng"><i>President Henry B. Eyring</i></a>  <img alt="President Henry B. Eyring" src="https://www.lds.org/bc/content/shared/content/images/leaders/henry-b-eyring-large.jpg" align="left" /> <br /><em>First Counselor in the First Presidency</em></p> <p style="line-height: normal; margin-top: 16px; margin-bottom: 16px;" align="left" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">Last April, President Thomas S. Monson gave a message that stirred hearts across the world, including mine. He spoke of the power of the Book of Mormon. He urged us to study, ponder, and apply its teachings. He promised that if we dedicated time each day to studying and pondering and kept the commandments the Book of Mormon contains, we would have a vital testimony of its truth, and the resultant testimony of the living Christ would see us through to safety in times of trouble. …</p> <p style="line-height: normal; margin-top: 16px; margin-bottom: 16px;" align="left" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">In a season of increasing tumult in the world, those increases in testimony have driven out doubt and fear and have brought us feelings of peace. …</p> <p style="line-height: normal; margin-top: 16px; margin-bottom: 16px;" align="left" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">The Lord told His leaders of the Restoration, and He tells us, that when we stand with faith upon His rock, doubt and fear are diminished; the desire to do good increases. As we accept President Monson’s invitation to plant in our hearts a testimony of Jesus Christ, we gain the power, the desire, and the courage to go to the rescue of others without concern for our own needs. …</p> <p style="line-height: normal; margin-top: 16px; margin-bottom: 16px;" align="left" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">We cannot foresee the details, but we know the larger picture. We know that in the last days, the world will be in commotion. … And we know that the Lord’s true disciples will be worthy and prepared to receive Him when He comes again. We need not fear.</p> <p style="line-height: normal; margin-top: 16px; margin-bottom: 16px;" align="left" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"></p> <p style="line-height: normal; margin-top: 16px; margin-bottom: 16px;" align="left" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">See also <a href="https://www.deseretnews.com/article/765696550/187th-Semiannual-General-Conference-talk-summaries-and-photo-gallery.html">187th Semiannual General Conference talk summaries and photo galleries</a> <br /></p> </font> <p style="line-height: normal; margin-top: 16px; margin-bottom: 16px;" align="left" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><font size="3"> <br /></font></p> <p style="line-height: normal; margin-top: 16px; margin-bottom: 16px;" align="left" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><font size="3"> <br /></font></p><div class="blogger-post-footer">We're happy that you came to visit us at BevanResort!</div>bevanmissionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13038815784377590481noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5675321535036281107.post-46958633354131638972017-09-30T11:35:00.001-06:002017-09-30T12:34:15.670-06:00Women’s Gen Conf Session Oct 2017<br />
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">“… Much of the major growth that is coming to the Church in the last days will come because many of the good women of the world … will be drawn to the Church in large numbers. This will happen to the degree that the women of the Church reflect righteousness and articulateness in their lives and to the degree that the women of the Church are seen as distinct and different—in happy ways—from the women of the world” [“The Role of Righteous Women,” <em>Ensign,</em> Nov. 1979, 103–4]. …</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">… How do we play our part? What should we do? President Kimball refers to five things:</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">And finally, the fifth is to do one through four in happy ways. …</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">The prophets are calling on us, my sisters. Will you be righteous? Will you articulate your faith? Can you bear being distinct and different? Will your happiness in spite of your trials draw others who are good and noble and who need your friendship? Will you turn on your light?</span></div>
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<em><strong><span style="font-size: 18pt;">Abiding in God and Repairing the Breach <img align="right" alt="Neill F. Marriott" src="https://www.lds.org/bc/content/shared/content/images/leaders/neill-marriott-md-1190464.jpg" style="display: inline; float: right; margin: 2px;" /></span></strong></em></h2>
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<a href="https://www.lds.org/church/leader/neill-f-marriott?lang=eng"><i><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Neill F. Marriott</span></i></a><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span><em><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Second Counselor in the Young Women General Presidency</span></em></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">We are here on this earth to learn and grow, and the most important learning and growing will come from our covenant connection to Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ. From our faithful relationship with Them comes godly knowledge, love, power, and capacity to serve. …</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">… Our sins and pride create a breach—or gap—between us and the font of all love, our Heavenly Father.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">Only the Savior’s Atonement can cleanse us of our sins and close that gap. …</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">… The Savior repaired the breach—or distance—between us and Heavenly Father. He, through His great atoning sacrifice, opens the way for us to partake of God’s loving power, and then we are enabled to repair the “waste places” in our personal lives. Healing emotional distance between each other will require our acceptance of God’s love, coupled with a sacrifice of our natural selfish and fearful tendencies. …</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">Our Father’s infinite love reaches out to us, to bring us back into His glory and joy. He gave His Only Begotten Son, Jesus Christ, to repair the breach that gapes wide between us and Him. Reunion with Father in Heaven is the essence of lasting love and eternal purpose. We must make the connection with Him now to learn what really matters, to love as He loves and grow to be like Him.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">The Spirit will confirm to each of us individually our divine worth. Truly knowing that you are a daughter of God will affect every aspect of your life and guide you in the service you render each day. …</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">… No matter what, we always have worth in the eyes of our Heavenly Father.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">Despite this marvelous truth, how many of us struggle, from time to time, with negative thoughts or feelings about ourselves? I do. It’s an easy trap. Satan is the father of all lies, especially when it comes to misrepresentations about our own divine nature and purpose. Thinking small about ourselves does not serve us well. Instead it holds us back. …</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">Sisters, let’s not be confused about who we are! While it is often easier to be spiritually passive than it is to put forth the spiritual effort to remember and embrace our divine identity, we cannot afford that indulgence in these latter days. May we, as sisters, “be faithful in Christ; … may Christ lift [us] up, and may his sufferings and death, … and his mercy and long-suffering, and the hope of his glory and of eternal life, rest in [our minds] forever” [<a href="https://www.lds.org/scriptures/bofm/moro/9.25?lang=eng#p24">Moroni 9:25</a>].</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">If you find yourself worrying about what other people say about you, may I suggest this antidote: remember who you are. Remember that you are of the royal house of the kingdom of God, children of Heavenly Parents, who reign throughout the universe.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">You have the spiritual DNA of God. You have unique gifts that originated in your spiritual creation and that were developed during the vast span of your premortal life. You are the child of our merciful and everlasting Father in Heaven, the Lord of Hosts, the One who created the universe, spread the spinning stars across the vast expanse of space, and placed the planets in their appointed orbits. …</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">I invite you to consider religion and faith from a higher perspective. Nothing offered in the great and spacious building can compare with the fruit of living the gospel of Jesus Christ. …</span></div>
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<strong><em><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></em></strong><div class="blogger-post-footer">We're happy that you came to visit us at BevanResort!</div>bevanmissionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13038815784377590481noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5675321535036281107.post-84271618959273108252016-10-02T12:13:00.001-06:002016-10-02T12:14:13.184-06:00Gen Conf–Sun AM–2 Oct 2016 Session<p><em><a href="https://www.lds.org/church/leader/thomas-s-monson?lang=eng">President Thomas S. Monson</a></em></p> <p><img style="float: left; margin: 2px; display: inline" alt="" src="https://www.lds.org/bc/content/shared/content/images/leaders/thomas-s-monson-large.jpg" width="338" align="left" height="419" /></p> <p><em><strong><font size="4">The Perfect Path to Happiness</font></strong></em></p> <p><font size="3">This is the truth!</font></p> <p><font size="3">Our Father’s plan for our happiness and our salvation is shared by our missionaries throughout the world. Not all who hear this divine message accept and embrace it….</font></p> <p><font size="3">However, men and women everywhere…</font></p> <p><font size="3">recognize its truths, and they plant their feet on the path that will lead them safely home. Their lives are forever changed.</font></p> <p><font size="3">Essential to the plan is our Savior, Jesus Christ. Without His atoning sacrifice, all would be lost. It is not enough, however, merely to believe in Him and His mission. We need to work and learn, search and pray, repent and improve. We need to know God’s laws and live them. We need to receive His saving ordinances. Only by doing so will we obtain true, eternal happiness.</font></p> <p><font size="3">We are blessed to have the truth. We have a mandate to share the truth. Let us live the truth, that we might merit all that the Father has for us. He <strong>does nothing save it be for our benefit</strong>. He has told us: “This is my work and my glory—to bring to pass the immortality and eternal life of man” (<a href="https://www.lds.org/scriptures/pgp/moses/1.39?lang=eng#38">Moses 1:39</a>). </font></p> <p><font size="3">From the depths of my soul, and in all humility, I testify of the great gift which is our Father’s plan for us. It is the one perfect path to peace and happiness both here and in the world to come.</font></p> <p><font size="3">My brothers and sisters, I leave with you my love and my blessing as I close, and I do so in the name of our Savior and Redeemer, even Jesus Christ, amen.</font></p> <p><a title="http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865663825/President-Monson-The-Perfect-Path-to-Happiness.html" href="http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865663825/President-Monson-The-Perfect-Path-to-Happiness.html">Deseret News Faith Summary</a></p> <p><font size="3"></font></p> <p><em><a href="https://www.lds.org/church/leader/russell-m-nelson?lang=eng">President Russell M. Nelson</a></em></p> <p><img style="float: right; margin: 2px; display: inline" alt="" src="https://www.lds.org/bc/content/shared/content/images/leaders/russell-m-nelson-large.jpg" align="right" /></p> <p><strong><font size="4"><em>Joy and Spiritual Survival</em></font></strong></p> <p><font size="3">The joy Latter-day Saints feel has little to do with the circumstances of our lives and everything to do with the focus of our lives…</font></p> <p><font size="3">When the focus of our lives is on God’s plan of salvation ... and Jesus Christ and His gospel, we can feel joy regardless of what is happening — or not happening — in our lives <strong>Joy comes from and because of Him. He is the source of all joy. … For Latter-day Saints, Jesus Christ is joy</strong>!</font></p> <p><font size="3">Church members can focus on joy… </font><font size="3">Life is filled with detours and dead ends, trials and challenges of every kind….</font><font size="3">Each of us has likely had times when distress, anguish, and despair almost consumed us. Yet we are here to have joy?</font> <font size="3">Yes! The answer is a resounding yes!…</font></p> <p><font size="3">Our missionaries teach and baptize to bring joy to the people of the world…</font></p> <p><font size="3">Just as the <strong>Savior offers peace</strong>, He also offers an intensity, depth, and breadth of joy that defy human logic or mortal comprehension….</font></p> <p><font size="3">Members can<strong> claim that joy by looking to the Savior</strong>….  We can give thanks for Him in our prayers, and by keeping covenants we’ve made with Him and our Heavenly Father. As our Savior becomes more and more real to us, and as we plead for His joy to be given to us, our joy will increase……</font></p> <p><font size="3">As in all things, <strong>Jesus Christ is our ultimate exemplar</strong>. ... In order for Him to endure the most excruciating experience ever endured on earth, <strong>our Savior focused on joy</strong>….</font></p> <p><font size="3">And what was the joy that was set before him? Surely it included the joy of cleansing, healing, and strengthening us; the joy of paying for the sins of all who would repent; the joy of making it possible for you and me to return home — clean and worthy — to live with our heavenly parents and families…..</font></p> <p><strong><font size="4">Joy is a gift for the faithful. It is the gift that comes from intentionally trying to live a righteous life, as taught by Jesus Christ….</font></strong></p> <p><font size="3"><strong>The Savior taught us how to have joy</strong>….</font></p> <p><font size="3">When we choose Heavenly Father to be our God, and when we can feel the Savior’s Atonement working in our lives, we will be filled with joy. Every time we nurture our spouse and guide our children, every time we forgive someone or ask for their forgiveness, we can feel joy…..</font></p> <p><font size="3">Every day that you and I choose to live celestial laws, every day that we keep our covenants and help others to do the same, joy will be ours…..</font></p> <p>♩ ♪ ♫ ♬ <font size="3"><strong><em><font size="4">A Day of Joy and Gladness!</font></em></strong> ♩ ♪ ♫ ♬</font></p> <p><a href="http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865663826/President-Russell-M-Nelson-Joy-and-Spiritual-Survival.html">Deseret News Faith Summary</a></p> <p> </p> <p><em><a href="https://www.lds.org/church/leader/peter-f-meurs?lang=eng">Elder Peter F. Meurs</a></em></p> <p><img style="float: left; margin: 2px; display: inline" alt="" src="https://www.lds.org/bc/content/shared/content/images/leaders/Peter-F-Meurs-large.jpg" align="left" /></p> <p><strong><font size="4"><em>The Sacrament Can Help Us Become Holy</em></font></strong></p> <p><font size="3">Mmultitude of blessings are available to Latter-day Saints as they increase their preparation and spiritual participation in the ordinance of the sacrament….</font></p> <p><font size="3"></font></p> <p><font size="3">These blessings are available to us because of the love of our Father in Heaven and the infinite atoning sacrifice of His Beloved Son, Jesus Christ….</font></p> <p><font size="3">Five ways to increase the impact and power of our regular participation in the sacred ordinance of the sacrament, an ordinance that can help us become holy:</font></p> <p><font size="3"><strong>1.  Prepare in advance</strong>. We can begin our preparation for the sacrament well before sacrament meeting begins…</font></p> <p><font size="3"><strong>2.  Arrive early</strong>. Our sacrament experience can be enhanced when we arrive well before the meeting and ponder as the prelude music is played….</font></p> <p><font size="3"><strong>3.  Sing and learn from the words of the sacrament hymn</strong>. The sacrament hymn is an especially important part of our sacrament experience. Music elevates our thoughts and feelings….</font></p> <p><font size="3"><strong>4.  Spiritually participate in the sacrament prayers</strong>. Instead of tuning out the familiar words of the sacrament prayers, we can learn much, and feel even more, as we participate spiritually by considering the commitments and associated blessings included in these sacred prayers.</font></p> <p><font size="3"><strong>5.  Ponder and remember Him as the sacrament emblems are passed</strong>. The reverent moments as priesthood holders pass the sacrament can become sacred to us…</font></p> <p><a title="http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865663827/Elder-Peter-F-Meurs-The-Sacrament-Can-Help-Us-Become-Holy.html" href="http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865663827/Elder-Peter-F-Meurs-The-Sacrament-Can-Help-Us-Become-Holy.html">Deseret News Faith Summary</a></p> <p> </p> <p><em><a href="https://www.lds.org/church/leader/linda-s-reeves?lang=eng">Linda S. Reeves</a></em></p> <p><img style="float: right; margin: 2px; display: inline" alt="" src="https://www.lds.org/bc/content/shared/content/images/leaders/linda-s-reeves-large.jpg" align="right" /></p> <p><strong><font size="4"><em>The Great Plan of Redemption</em></font></strong></p> <p><font size="3">When we sincerely repent of our sins are truly gone—without a trace!…</font></p> <p><font size="3">….the unselfish and Christlike thing to do is to confess and repent. This is Heavenly Father’s great plan of redemption…</font></p> <p><font size="3">Through the atoning sacrifice of the Savior, Jesus Christ, and sincere repentance, every person is able to receive a remission of his or her sins….</font></p> <p><font size="3">The greatest miracles in this life are not the parting of the Red Sea, the moving of mountains, or even the healing of the body…..</font></p> <p><font size="3">The greatest miracle happens when we humble approach our Father in Heaven in prayer;….fervently plead to be forgiven, and then are cleansed of those sins through the Atoning sacrifice of our Savior…..</font></p> <p><a title="http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865663828/Sister-Linda-S-Reeves-The-Great-Plan-of-Redemption.html" href="http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865663828/Sister-Linda-S-Reeves-The-Great-Plan-of-Redemption.html">Deseret News Faith Summary</a></p> <p> </p> <p><em><a href="https://www.lds.org/church/leader/m-russell-ballard?lang=eng">Elder M. Russell Ballard</a></em></p> <p><img style="float: left; margin: 2px; display: inline" alt="" src="https://www.lds.org/bc/content/shared/content/images/leaders/m-russell-ballard-large.jpg" align="left" /></p> <p><em><strong><font size="4">To Whom Shall We Go?</font></strong></em></p> <p><font size="3">As these disciples left, Jesus turned to the Twelve and asked, 'Will ye also go away?'</font></p> <p><font size="3">"Peter responded: 'Lord, to whom shall we go? Thou hast the words of eternal life. And we believe and are sure that thou art Christ, the Son of the living God'" (<a href="https://www.lds.org/scriptures/nt/john/6.66?lang=eng#65">John 6:67-69</a>).</font></p> <p><font size="3">If you live as long as I have, you will come to know that things have a way of resolving themselves. An inspired insight or revelation may shed new light on an issue. Remember, the Restoration is not an event, but it continues to unfold….</font></p> <p><font size="3">Never abandon the great truths revealed through the Prophet Joseph Smith….</font></p> <p><font size="3">Never stop reading, pondering, and applying the doctrine of Christ contained in the Book of Mormon….</font></p> <p><font size="3">Never fail to give equal time to the Lord through honest attempts to understand what the Lord has revealed….</font></p> <p><font size="3">“We must not assume…that just because something is unexplainable by us, it is unexplainable.” <em>[Elder Neal A Maxwell]</em></font></p> <p><font size="3">Remember the plan of salvation gives mortal life a meaning and purpose and direction…..</font></p> <p><font size="3">Accepting and living the gospel of Christ can be challenging. It has always been thus, and it will ever be…..In the end, each one of us must respond to the Savior’s question, ‘Will ye also go away?’…</font></p> <p><font size="3">Always remember the Savior is on board and is able to rebuke the storm with His command, ‘Peace, be still.’</font></p> <p><strong><font size="3">He will never abandon His Church and … He will never abandon any one of us….</font></strong></p> <p><font size="3"><strong>Jesus is our Savior and Redeemer, and His restored gospel will lead us safely back to the presence of our Heavenly Parents if we remain on the gospel path and follow in His footsteps</strong>.</font></p> <p><a title="http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865663829/Elder-M-Russell-Ballard-To-Whom-Shall-We-Go.html" href="http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865663829/Elder-M-Russell-Ballard-To-Whom-Shall-We-Go.html">Deseret News Faith Summary</a></p> <p> </p> <p><em><a href="https://www.lds.org/church/leader/dean-myron-davies?lang=eng">Bishop Dean M. Davies</a></em></p> <p><img style="float: right; margin: 2px; display: inline" alt="" src="https://www.lds.org/bc/content/shared/content/images/leaders/davies-dean-m-large-6-2016.jpg" align="right" /></p> <p><strong><em><font size="4">The Blessings of Worship</font></em></strong></p> <p><font size="3">Worship is essential and central to spiritual life….</font></p> <p><font size="3">It is something we should yearn for, seek out, and strive to experience….</font></p> <p><font size="3">One of the most remarkable and tender experiences recorded in holy scripture is the account of the visit of the Savior to people in the Americas following His death and Resurrection…</font></p> <p><font size="3">When Latter-day Saints worship God, they approach Him with reverent love, humility, and adoration…</font></p> <p><font size="3">We acknowledge and accept Him as our sovereign king, the Creator of the universe, our beloved and infinitely loving Father. We respect and revere Him. We submit ourselves to Him. We lift our hearts in mighty prayer, cherish His word, rejoice in His grace, and commit to follow Him with dedicated loyalty….</font></p> <p><font size="3">Worshipping God is such an essential element in the life of a disciple of Jesus Christ that if we fail to receive Him in our hearts, we will seek for Him in vain in our councils, churches, and temples….</font></p> <p><strong><font size="3">As we worship, our souls are refined and we commit to walk in the footsteps of our beloved Savior, Jesus Christ…</font></strong></p> <p><font size="3">It is my witness that true worship will transform ordinary Church meetings into extraordinary spiritual feasts. It will enrich our lives, broaden our understanding, and strengthen our testimonies…</font></p> <p><font size="3">Through sincere and heartfelt worship Church members blossom and mature in hope, faith, and charity….</font></p> <p><font size="3">Through that process, we gather heavenly light into our souls that infuses our lives with divine meaning, abiding peace, and everlasting joy. </font></p> <p><font size="3">That is the blessing of worship in our lives.</font></p> <p><a title="http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865663831/Bishop-Dean-M-Davies-The-Blessings-of-Worship.html" href="http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865663831/Bishop-Dean-M-Davies-The-Blessings-of-Worship.html">Deseret News Faith Summary</a></p> <p> </p> <p><em><a href="https://www.lds.org/church/leader/lynn-g-robbins?lang=eng">Elder Lynn G. Robbins</a></em></p> <p><img style="float: left; margin: 2px; display: inline" alt="" src="https://www.lds.org/bc/content/shared/content/images/leaders/lynn-g-robbins-large.jpg" align="left" /></p> <p><strong><em><font size="4">The Righteous Judge</font></em></strong></p> <p><font size="3">There is only one way to judge righteous judgment, as Jesus Christ does, and that is to be as He is….</font></p> <p><font size="3">A righteous judge would respond to confessions with compassion and understanding. An erring youth, for example, should leave the bishop's office feeling the love of the Savior through the bishop, and enveloped in the joy and healing power of the Atonement …..</font></p> <p><font size="3">The Lord's way of disciplining His people is to lovingly and patiently teach them, often by chastening them…</font></p> <p><font size="3">Compassion doesn’t nullify the need for discipline….</font></p> <p><font size="3">Because the Lord wanted to teach Joseph a heart-changing lesson, He required a heart-rending sacrifice of him — sacrifice being an essential part of discipline….</font></p> <p><font size="3">Through the sweet irony of sacrifice, people actually gain something of eternal worth — His mercy and forgiveness, and eventually 'all that [the] Father hath'" (<a href="https://www.lds.org/scriptures/dc-testament/dc/84?lang=eng">Doctrine and Covenants 84:38</a>)….</font></p> <p><font size="3">Scriptures teach that the time to reprove someone is when moved upon by the Holy Ghost, not when moved upon by anger…</font></p> <p><font size="3">To remember a child's true identity is a gift of foresight, that divinely inspires the vision of a righteous judge.</font></p> <p>There is only one way to judge righteous judgment, as Jesus Christ does, and that is to be as He is. Therefore, “what manner of men [and women] ought ye to be? Verily I say unto you, even as I am” (<a href="https://www.lds.org/scriptures/bofm/3-ne/27.27?lang=eng#26">3 Nephi 27:27</a>).</p> <p><a title="http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865663832/Elder-Lynn-G-Robbins-The-Righteous-Judge.html" href="http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865663832/Elder-Lynn-G-Robbins-The-Righteous-Judge.html">Deseret News Faith Summary</a></p> <p> </p> <p><em><a href="https://www.lds.org/church/leader/henry-b-eyring?lang=eng">President Henry B. Eyring</a></em></p> <p><img style="float: right; margin: 2px; display: inline" alt="" src="https://www.lds.org/bc/content/shared/content/images/leaders/henry-b-eyring-large.jpg" align="right" /></p> <p><strong><em><font size="4">Gratitude on the Sabbath</font></em></strong></p> <p><font size="3">The Sabbath is such a moment….a day of gratitude and love….</font></p> <p><font size="3"></font></p> <p><font size="3">What matters most is the love we feel for the givers of the gifts…</font></p> <p><font size="3">God is the giver of the gifts and gratitude is how we give Him thanks….</font></p> <p><font size="3">The Lord’s words for how to give thanks and how to love on the Sabbath:</font></p> <p><font size="3"><em>“I give unto them a commandment, saying thus: Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, with all thy might, mind, and strength; and in the name of Jesus Christ thou shalt serve him. Thou shalt thank the Lord thy God in all things. Thou shalt offer a sacrifice unto the Lord thy God in righteousness, even that of a broken heart and a contrite spirit”</em> (</font><a href="https://www.lds.org/scriptures/dc-testament/dc/59?lang=eng"><font size="3">Doctrine and Covenants 59:5, 7-9</font></a><font size="3">).</font></p> <p><strong><font size="3">♩ ♪ ♫ ♬ “Count Your Many Blessings” ♩ ♪ ♫ ♬</font></strong></p> <p><font size="3">Some are close to feeling that, at least for them, all is lost.♩ ♪ ♫ ♬ I hope and pray that what I say about being grateful on the Sabbath will be helpful to make doubts fly and for singing to start in your hearts ♩ ♪ ♫ ♬♩ ♪ ♫ ♬</font></p> <p><font size="3">One blessing for which we can be grateful is that we are there in that sacrament meeting at all….The fact that we are able to gather with even one other Saint and partake of the sacrament will help us begin to feel gratitude and love for God’s kindness….</font></p> <p><font size="3">We can be grateful when the Holy Spirit confirms to us that the words of the sacrament prayers, offered by humble priesthood holders, are honored by our Heavenly Father…</font></p> <p><font size="3">Of all the blessings we can count, the greatest by far is the feeling of forgiveness that comes as we partake of the sacrament….</font></p> <p><font size="3"><strong>We will feel greater love and appreciation for the Savior, whose infinite sacrifice made possible our being cleansed from sin. As we partake of the bread and water, we remember that He suffered for us. And when we feel gratitude for what He has done for us, we feel His love for us and our love for Him</strong>….</font></p> <p><font size="3">The Lord is building His kingdom quietly through His faithful and humble shepherds, with little fanfare…</font></p> <p><font size="3">You and I are witnesses that whenever we have kept our covenants with God, especially when it was hard….</font></p> <p><font size="3">He has heard our prayers of thanks for what He has already done for us and has answered our prayer for strength to endure faithfully. More than once He has made us cheerful as well as strong….</font></p> <p><font size="3">You could begin today with a private and family prayer of thanks for all God has done for you….</font></p> <p><font size="3">You could pray to know what the Lord would have you do to serve Him and others….</font></p> <p><font size="3">You could pray to have the Holy Ghost tell you of someone who is lonely or in need to whom the Lord would have you go…..</font></p> <p><font size="3">Your prayers will be answered and as you act on the answers you will receive, you will find joy in the Sabbath….</font></p> <p><font size="3">I testify that this is the Church of Jesus Christ and that He will honor the covenants you make and renew with God….</font></p> <p><font size="3">Your very nature will be changed to become more like the Savior. You will be fortified against the temptation and against feelings of doubt….</font></p> <p><font size="3">You will find joy in the Sabbath, I so promise you.</font></p> <p> </p> <p><a title="http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865663833/President-Henry-B-Eyring-Gratitude-on-the-Sabbath.html" href="http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865663833/President-Henry-B-Eyring-Gratitude-on-the-Sabbath.html">Deseret News Faith Summary</a></p><div class="blogger-post-footer">We're happy that you came to visit us at BevanResort!</div>bevanmissionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13038815784377590481noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5675321535036281107.post-24014467460326507752016-10-01T19:34:00.001-06:002016-10-01T19:34:49.128-06:00Gen Conf–Priesthood Session-1 Oct 2016<p><font size="3">…to learn how to be better Brothers to each other and how to bless thy daughters……</font></p> <p><font size="3"></font></p> <p><em><a href="https://www.lds.org/church/leader/jeffrey-r-holland?lang=eng">Elder Jeffrey R. Holland</a></em></p> <p><font size="3"><img style="float: left; margin: 2px; display: inline" alt="" src="https://www.lds.org/bc/content/shared/content/images/leaders/jeffrey-r-holland-large.jpg" align="left" /></font></p> <p><strong><font size="4"><em>Emissaries to the Church</em></font></strong></p> <p><font size="3">May we briefly examine the priesthood duty that has been described as ‘the Church’s first source of help’ to its individuals and families…</font></p> <p><font size="3">A monthly visit in each home is the ideal….</font></p> <p><font size="3">…pursue the scriptural mandate to ‘visit the house of each member,’ establishing a schedule that would get us to homes…</font></p> <p><font size="3">….using any of the means the Lord has provided….</font></p> <p><font size="3">Lift your vision of Home Teaching: Please in newer, better ways, see yourselves as emissaries of the Lord to His children….</font></p> <p><font size="3">As for what ‘counts’ as home teaching, everything counts, every good thing you do ‘counts’, so report it all!</font></p> <p><font size="3">The report that matters most is how you have blessed and cared for those within your stewardship….</font></p> <p><font size="3">What matters is that you love your people and are fulfilling the commandment to ‘watch over the Church always’[<a href="https://www.lds.org/scriptures/dc-testament/dc/20.53?lang=eng#52">D&C 20:53</a>].….</font></p> <p><font size="3">My, Brethren of the Holy Priesthood…..we are asking you as Home Teachers to be God’s emissaries to His children… to love and care and pray for the people you are assigned, as we love and care and pray for you.</font></p> <p><font size="3">May you be vigilant in tending the flock of God in ways consistent with your circumstances…</font></p> <p><font size="3"></font></p> <p><em><a href="https://www.lds.org/church/leader/legrand-r-curtis?lang=eng">Elder LeGrand R. Curtis Jr.</a></em></p> <p><font size="3"><img style="float: right; margin: 2px; display: inline" alt="" src="https://www.lds.org/bc/content/shared/content/images/leaders/legrand-r-curtis-large.jpg" align="right" /></font></p> <p><em><strong><font size="4">There Is Power in the Book</font></strong></em></p> <p><font size="3">Every time I open the Book of Mormon it’s like turning a switch – the Spirit flows into my heart and soul….</font></p> <p><font size="3">Whether our testimony of the Book of Mormon comes the first time we open it or over a period of time, it will influence us all of our days if we continue to read it and apply its teachings….</font></p> <p><font size="3">Whether reading it in print or on an electronic device, I have found the same wonderful Spirit flowing from its chapters and verses…...</font></p> <p><strong><font size="4">The greatest power of the Book of Mormon </font></strong></p> <p><strong><font size="4">is </font></strong><strong><font size="4">its impact in bringing us closer to </font></strong></p> <p><strong><font size="4">Jesus Christ.</font></strong></p> <p><strong><font size="4">It is a strong witness of Him and His Redeeming mission…Through it we come to understand the majesty and power of His Atonement. It teaches His doctrines clearly.</font></strong></p> <p><font size="3"></font></p> <p><em><a href="https://www.lds.org/church/leader/dieter-f-uchtdorf?lang=eng">President Dieter F. Uchtdorf</a></em></p> <p><img style="float: left; margin: 2px; display: inline" alt="" src="https://www.lds.org/bc/content/shared/content/images/leaders/dieter-f-uchtdorf-large.jpg" align="left" /></p> <p><em><strong><font size="4">Learn from Alma and Amulek</font></strong></em></p> <p><font size="3">One of the most bittersweet narratives in all of scripture [is] in Alma chapters 8–16….</font></p> <p><font size="3">Alma did not hesitate. He ‘returned speedily’….</font></p> <p><font size="3">What can I learn from Alma?  How am I like Amulek?</font></p> <p><font size="3">Alma was an exceptionally gifted and capable man. It may have been easy to think that he did not need anyone’s help. Nevertheless, what did Alma do when he returned to Ammonihah?</font></p> <p><font size="3">Alma found Amulek and asked him for help.</font></p> <p><font size="3">And Alma received help.</font></p> <p><font size="3">For whatever reason, sometimes we as leaders are reluctant to find and ask our Amuleks.…</font></p> <p><font size="3">In whatever position you currently serve—whether you are a deacons quorum president, a stake president, or an Area President—to be successful, you must find your Amuleks. …</font></p> <p><font size="3">Too often we hesitate to invite people to use their God-given talents and engage in the great work of salvation….</font></p> <p><font size="3">Think of the Savior – did He begin to establish His Church all alone? No…</font></p> <p><font size="3">His message was not ‘Stand back. I’ll handle this.’ Rather it was ‘Come, follow me.’….</font></p> <p><font size="3">Find them by seeing with your heart. Reach out to them. Teach them. Inspire them. Ask them….</font></p> <p><font size="3">You may be surprised to discover a valiant servant of the Lord who otherwise would have remained hidden…</font></p> <p><font size="3">Listen with your heart and follow the promptings of the Spirit….</font></p> <p><font size="3">There are many Amuleks in the Church today. Perhaps you know one. Perhaps you are one.</font></p> <p><font size="3">The Beloved Savior knows where you are. He knows your heart…He wants to rescue you. He will reach out to you if you just open your heart to Him.</font></p> <p><font size="3">It is my hope that those who have strayed from the path of discipleship—even by only a few degrees—will contemplate the goodness and grace of God, see with their hearts, learn from Alma and Amulek, and</font>  <font size="3">Hear the life changing words of the Savior, ‘Come, Follow Me’.</font></p> <p><font size="3"></font></p> <p><em><a href="https://www.lds.org/church/leader/henry-b-eyring?lang=eng">President Henry B. Eyring</a></em></p> <p><font size="3"><img style="float: right; margin: 2px; display: inline" alt="" src="https://www.lds.org/bc/content/shared/content/images/leaders/henry-b-eyring-large.jpg" align="right" /></font></p> <p><em><font size="4"><strong>That He May Become Strong Also</strong></font></em></p> <p><font size="3">The Lord grants His power to those in all priesthood offices who worthily serve in their priesthood duties…..</font></p> <p><font size="3">“I was just as much sustained by the power of God while holding the office of a Teacher…as I ever was as an apostle." <em>[Wilford Woodruff]</em></font></p> <p><font size="3">That wonderful spiritual possibility of ‘no difference’…..</font></p> <p><font size="3">The Aaronic Priesthood prepares young men for an even more sacred trust…</font></p> <p><font size="3">Every man who holds the Melchizedek Priesthood can be endowed with authority and the privilege of speaking and acting in the name of the Almighty. There is infinity to that power….It is concerned with life and death, with family and the Church, with the great nature of God Himself and His eternal work….</font></p> <p><font size="3">Every holder of the Melchizedek Priesthood has such memories…</font></p> <p><font size="3">Many things may help strengthen our younger brothers to rise up in the priesthood, but nothing will be more powerful than our helping them develop the faith and confidence that they can draw on the power of God….</font></p> <p><font size="3">Faith and confidence won’t stay with them from a single experience of being lifted by even the most gifted...Priesthood holder…</font></p> <p><font size="3">The ability to draw on those powers must be cultivated by many expressions of confidence from those who are more experienced….</font></p> <p><font size="3">The Aaronic Priesthood holders will also need daily and even hourly encouragement and correction from the Lord Himself through the Holy Ghost. That will be available to them as they choose to remain worthy of it…</font></p> <p><font size="3">We understand the power of the faith of a loving mother. Mothers provide that great support to their sons today…</font></p> <p><font size="3">You priesthood leaders and fathers of Aaronic Priesthood holders can work miracles…</font></p> <p><font size="3">You can help the Lord fill the ranks of faithful elders with young men who accept the call to preach the gospel and do it with confidence…</font></p> <p><font size="3">You will see many you have lifted & encouraged stay faithful, marry worthily in the temple and in turn, lift and prepare others….</font></p> <p><font size="3">I thank with all my heart the wonderful people who have lifted me and shown me how to love and lift others.</font></p> <p><em><a href="https://www.lds.org/church/leader/thomas-s-monson?lang=eng">President Thomas S. Monson</a></em></p> <p> <img style="margin: 2px" alt="" src="https://www.lds.org/bc/content/shared/content/images/leaders/thomas-s-monson-large.jpg" width="352" height="438" /></p> <p><em><font size="4"><strong>Principles and Promises</strong></font></em></p> <p><font size="3">Those who are obedient to the Lord’s commandments and who faithfully observe the Word of Wisdom are promised particular blessings, among which are good health and added physical stamina…[see <a href="https://www.lds.org/scriptures/dc-testament/dc/89.18-20?lang=eng#17">D&C 89:18–20</a>]….</font></p> <p><font size="3">May we care for our bodies and our minds by observing the principles set forth in the Word of Wisdom, a divinely provided plan.</font></p> <p><strong><font size="4">With all my heart and soul I testify of the glorious blessings which await us as we do.</font></strong></p> <p><font size="3"></font></p> <p><font size="3"><img style="margin: 2px" alt="" src="https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CtucvgmVMAAIVte.jpg" width="595" height="307" /></font></p><div class="blogger-post-footer">We're happy that you came to visit us at BevanResort!</div>bevanmissionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13038815784377590481noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5675321535036281107.post-57924417092716157092016-10-01T16:01:00.001-06:002016-10-01T16:03:34.044-06:00Gen Conf–Sat Aft-1 Oct 2016 Session<p><em><a href="https://www.lds.org/church/leader/quentin-l-cook?lang=eng">Elder Quentin L. Cook</a></em></p> <p><strong><font size="4">Valiant in the Testimony of Jesus</font></strong></p> <p><font size="3"><img style="float: left; margin: 2px; display: inline" alt="" src="https://www.lds.org/bc/content/shared/content/images/leaders/quentin-l-cook-large.jpg" align="left" /></font></p> <p><font size="3">If we are to be valiant in our testimony of Jesus, we must avoid the stumbling blocks that entrap and impede the progress of otherwise many honorable men and women…..</font></p> <p><font size="3">We cannot afford to have our testimonies of the Father and the Son become confused and complicated by stumbling blocks. We cannot fall into that trap. Our testimonies of Them need to remain pure and simple….</font></p> <p><font size="3">Alma contains some of the most magnificent doctrine on the Atonement in all scripture…… Alma established that God’s plan is a plan of Happiness…</font></p> <p><font size="3"><strong>Looking beyond the Mark Is a Stumbling Block</strong> …</font></p> <p><font size="3">Some members elevate causes, many of which are good, to a status superior to basic gospel doctrine.… If we elevate anything above our devotion to the Savior… then we are looking beyond the mark….</font></p> <p><font size="4"><strong>Jesus Christ is the mark!</strong></font></p> <p><strong><font size="4">We need to avoid looking beyong the mark and focus on Jesus Christ, our Savior and Redeemer and follow His Doctrine….</font></strong></p> <p><font size="3">Look always for “stepping stones” that improve lives and ennoble character.</font></p> <p><font size="3">Being valiant in our testimony of Jesus is a stepping stone towards qualifying for the Savior’s grace and the Celestial Kingdom,” he concluded. “ Jesus Christ is the only name under heaven by which we may be saved.</font></p> <p><font size="3"></font></p> <p><em><a href="https://www.lds.org/church/leader/gary-e-stevenson?lang=eng">Elder Gary E. Stevenson</a></em></p> <p><font size="3"><img style="float: right; margin: 2px; display: inline" alt="" src="https://www.lds.org/bc/content/shared/content/images/leaders/stevenson-gary-e-267x334.jpg" align="right" /></font></p> <p><em><font size="4"><strong>Look to the Book, Look to the Lord</strong></font></em></p> <p><font size="3">As you look to the Book, you look to the Lord…</font></p> <p><font size="3">Can you see the Book of Mormon as your KEYSTONE to your testimony?</font></p> <a href="https://www.lds.org/ensign/1992/01/the-keystone-of-our-religion?lang=eng" target="_blank"><em><font size="3">Pres. Benson: “There are three ways in which the Book of Mormon is the keystone of our religion. It is the keystone in our witness of Christ. It is the keystone of our doctrine. It is the keystone of testimony. <br />The Book of Mormon is the keystone in our witness of Jesus Christ, who is Himself the cornerstone of everything we do. It bears witness of His reality with power and clarity….”</font></em></a> <p><font size="3">I have learned that one is never too young to seek and receive a personal testimony of the Book of Mormon….Each of you young men, young women and children can have the same feelings…..When you read the Book of Mormon and pray with a desire to know it is true, you too can receive the same impression in your heart….</font></p> <p><font size="3">You can easily find time to study the Book of Mormon…and you can enjoy it…</font></p> <p><font size="3">The Book of Mormon can become the keystone of one's testimony….. Spiritual witnesses can lead to the Book of Mormon becoming the Keystone of your testimony.</font></p> <p><font size="3">In gospel terms, it is a gift and a blessing from the Lord that the keystone of our religion is something as tangible and graspable as the Book of Mormon and that you can hold it and read it. Can you see the Book of Mormon as your keystone, your spiritual center of strength?…</font></p> <p><font size="3">The <strong>Book of Mormon is centered on Christ</strong> with some form of His name mentioned nearly every 1.7 verses….</font></p> <p><font size="3">You will pore through the passages of this precious book and encounter your <strong><font size="4">beloved Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ, on nearly every page</font></strong>…</font></p> <p><font size="3">The truths you will find there will uplift and inspire you in a similar way. They will strengthen your faith, fill your soul with light, and prepare you for a future you scarcely have the ability to comprehend.</font></p> <p><font size="3"></font></p> <p><em><a href="https://www.lds.org/church/leader/d-todd-christofferson?lang=eng">Elder D. Todd Christofferson</a></em></p> <p><em></em><img style="float: left; margin: 2px; display: inline" alt="" src="https://www.lds.org/bc/content/shared/content/images/leaders/d-todd-christofferson-large.jpg" align="left" /></p> <p><font size="4"><strong>Abide in My Love</strong></font></p> <p><font size="3">God’s love is infinite and it will endure forever. But what it means for each of us depends on how we respond to His Love….</font></p> <p><font size="3">To 'continue in' or 'abide in' the Savior's love means to receive His grace and </font><font size="3">be perfected by it…..</font></p> <p><font size="3">To receive His grace, we must have faith in Jesus Christ and keep His commandments, including repenting of our sins, being baptized for the remission of sins, receiving the Holy Ghost, and continuing in the path of obedience…</font></p> <p><font size="3">Because no unclean thing can dwell in the presence of God, Christ atoned for the sins of the world….</font></p> <p><font size="3">From the Book of Mormon we learn that the intent of Christ's suffering — the ultimate manifestation of His love — was 'to bring about the bowels of mercy, which overpowereth justice, and bringeth about means unto men that they many have faith unto repentance…(<a href="https://www.lds.org/scriptures/bofm/alma/34?lang=eng" target="_blank">Alma 34:15-16</a>). </font></p> <p><font size="3">Repentance, then, is His gift to us, purchased at a very dear price….</font></p> <p><font size="3">As we come to trust rather than resist our divine Teacher, He can work with us to enlighten and lift us to a new reality….</font></p> <p><font size="3">Each of us can love and serve God and be empowered to bless our fellow man….</font></p> <p><font size="3"><strong>What a precious gift is divine love! </strong></font></p> <p><font size="3">Will you not love Him who first love you? Then keep His commandments….</font></p> <p><font size="3">Will you not be a friend to Him who laid down His lie for His friends?  Then keep His commandments….</font></p> <p><strong><font size="3">Will you not abide in His love and receive all that He graciously offers you? Then keep His commandments!</font></strong></p> <p> </p> <p><em><a href="https://www.lds.org/church/leader/w-mark-bassett?lang=eng">Elder W. Mark Bassett</a></em></p> <p><img style="float: right; margin: 2px; display: inline" alt="" src="https://www.lds.org/bc/content/shared/content/images/leaders/W-Mark-Bassett-large.jpg" align="right" /></p> <p><em><font size="4"><strong>For Our Spiritual Development and Learning</strong></font></em></p> <p><font size="3">The Lord’s pattern for learning is timeless, and requires faith and trust from the student…</font></p> <p><font size="3">Truths Nephi described as written for our learning and profit….Nephi’s example of seeking knowledge included (1) a sincere desire, (2) humility, (3) prayer, (4) trust in the prophet, and an exercise of (5) faith, (6) diligence, and (7) obedience….</font></p> <p><font size="3">Faith and trust in the Lord require us to acknowledge that His wisdom is superior to our own… </font></p> <p><font size="3">We must also acknowledge that His plan provides the greatest potential for spiritual development and learning…</font></p> <p><font size="3">Each is expected to "hope for things which are not seen, which are true…</font></p> <p><font size="3"> The companionship of the Holy Ghost will aid in spiritual development and learning….</font></p> <p><font size="3">As we acknowledge that we are the workmanship of a wise and devoted Father in Heaven, O then, why not allow Him to guide our spiritual development and learning according to His will and pleasure rather than our own.</font></p> <p> </p> <p><em><a href="https://www.lds.org/church/leader/kazuhiko-yamashita?lang=eng">Elder Kazuhiko Yamashita</a></em></p> <p><img style="float: left; margin: 2px; display: inline" alt="" src="https://www.lds.org/bc/content/shared/content/images/leaders/kazuhiko-yamashita-large.jpg" align="left" /></p> <p><em><strong><font size="4">Be Ambitious for Christ</font></strong></em></p> <p><font size="3">Be ambitious for Christ…</font></p> <p><font size="3">Being ambitious for Christ means being motivated, focused and dedicated to His work… </font></p> <p><font size="3">Being ambitious for Christ means that we serve faithfully and diligently in our wards and branches without complaint and with joyful hearts…</font></p> <p><font size="3">Our missionaries serving throughout the world are beautiful examples of those who are truly ambitious for Christ….</font></p> <p><font size="3">In our lives we experience trials, but if we are ambitious for Christ, we can focus on Him and feel joy even in the midst of them…</font></p> <p><font size="3">Our Redeemer is the ultimate example. He understood His holy mission and was obedient to the will of God the Father. What a choice blessing it is to bring His wonderful example to our remembrance each week as we partake of the sacrament.</font></p> <p><font size="3">We are amibitious for Christ when we:  Serve Faithfully, Accept Humbly, Endure Nobly, Pray Fervently, and Partake Worthily.</font></p> <p><font size="3"></font></p> <p><em><a href="https://www.lds.org/church/leader/dallin-h-oaks?lang=eng">Elder Dallin H. Oaks</a></em></p> <p><img style="float: right; margin: 2px; display: inline" alt="" src="https://www.lds.org/bc/content/shared/content/images/leaders/dallin-h-oaks-large.jpg" align="right" /></p> <p><em><font size="4"><strong>Sharing the Restored Gospel</strong></font></em></p> <p><font size="3">Sharing the Restored Gospel is a life-long Christian duty.</font></p> <p><font size="3">First, we can all pray for desire to help with this vital part of the work of salvation…</font></p> <p><font size="3">Second, we can keep the commandments ourselves. Faithful members will always have His Spirit to be with them, to guide them as they seek to participate in the great work of sharing the restored gospel of Jesus Christ.…</font></p> <p><font size="3">Third, we can pray for inspiration on what we can do in our individual circumstances to share the gospel with others….</font></p> <p><font size="3">Sharing the gospel is not a burden but a joy. What we call ‘member missionary work’ is not a program but an attitude of love and outreach to help those around us. It is also an opportunity to witness how we feel about the restored gospel of our Savior</font></p> <p><font size="3">As an Apostle of the Lord, I urge every member and family in the Church to pray for the Lord to help them find persons prepared to receive the message of the restored gospel of Jesus Christ. …</font></p> <p><font size="3">I promise that with faith in the Lord’s help, we will be guided, inspired, and find great joy in this eternally important work of love. We will come to understand that success in sharing the gospel is inviting people with love and genuine intent to help them, no matter what their response.</font></p><div class="blogger-post-footer">We're happy that you came to visit us at BevanResort!</div>bevanmissionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13038815784377590481noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5675321535036281107.post-9149287532126338382016-04-04T11:08:00.001-06:002016-04-04T11:09:38.439-06:00Gen Conf – Sun AFT – 3 Apr 2016 –Talk Summaries<p>Sunday Afternoon Session</p> <h4><img alt="Elder Robert D. Hales" src="https://www.lds.org/bc/content/shared/content/images/leaders/robert-d-hales-large.jpg" align="left" /><em>The Holy Ghost</em></h4> <p><em><a href="https://www.lds.org/church/leader/robert-d-hales?lang=eng">Elder Robert D. Hales</a> <br />Of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles</em></p> <p>The Holy Ghost provides personal revelation to help us make major life decisions about such things as education, missions, careers, marriage, children, where we will live with our families, and so on. In these matters, Heavenly Father expects us to use our agency, study the situation out in our minds according to gospel principles, and bring a decision to Him in prayer. …</p> <p>I remind all of us that the Holy Ghost is not given to control us. Some of us unwisely seek the Holy Ghost’s direction on every minor decision in our lives. This trivializes His sacred role. The Holy Ghost honors the principle of agency. He speaks to our minds and our hearts gently about matters of consequence. …</p> <p>The revealed truths of the restored gospel came through the pattern of seeking in prayer, then receiving and following the promptings of the Holy Ghost. … I testify that today, revelation from the Lord to the First Presidency and the Twelve comes according to these same sacred patterns. …</p> <p>The Holy Ghost is the medium for God’s work, in families and throughout the Church. …</p> <p>… I offer my testimony of the personal revelation and constant flow of daily guidance, caution, encouragement, strength, spiritual cleansing, comfort, and peace that have come to our family through the Holy Ghost. Through the Holy Ghost, we experience “the multitude of his tender mercies” [<a href="https://www.lds.org/scriptures/bofm/1-ne/8.8?lang=eng#7">1 Nephi 8:8</a>] and miracles that do not cease.</p> <p><a href="https://www.lds.org/general-conference/2016/04/media/session_5_talk_3/4829866690001?lang=eng">Full Address</a> | <a href="http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865651480/Elder-Robert-D-Hales-The-Holy-Ghost.html?lang=eng">News Summary</a></p> <h4><img alt="Elder Gerrit W. Gong" src="https://www.lds.org/bc/content/shared/content/images/leaders/gerrit-w-gong-large.jpg" align="left" /><em>Always Remember Him</em></h4> <p><em><a href="https://www.lds.org/church/leader/gerrit-w-gong?lang=eng">Elder Gerrit W. Gong</a> <br />Of the Presidency of the Seventy</em></p> <p>Each week, in partaking of the sacrament, we covenant to always remember Him. Drawing on a few of the more than 400 scripture references to the word <em>remember,</em> here are six ways we can always remember Him.</p> <p>First, we can always remember Him by having confidence in His covenants, promises, and assurances. …</p> <p>Second, we can always remember Him by gratefully acknowledging His hand throughout our lives. …</p> <p>Third, we can always remember Him by trusting when the Lord assures us “he who has repented of his sins, the same is forgiven, and I, the Lord, remember them no more” [<a href="https://www.lds.org/scriptures/dc-testament/dc/58.42?lang=eng#41">D&C 58:42</a>]. …</p> <p>Fourth, He invites us to remember that He always welcomes us home. …</p> <p>Fifth, we can always remember Him on the Sabbath through the sacrament. At the end of His mortal ministry and the beginning of His resurrected ministry—both times—our Savior took bread and wine and asked that we remember His body and blood, “for as oft as ye do this ye will remember this hour that I was with you” [<a href="https://www.lds.org/scriptures/jst/jst-mark/14.21?lang=eng#20">Joseph Smith Translation, Mark 14:21</a>]. …</p> <p>Finally, sixth, our Savior invites us to always remember Him as He always remembers us.</p> <p><a href="https://www.lds.org/general-conference/2016/04/media/session_5_talk_4/4829550348001?lang=eng">Full Address</a> | <a href="http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865651481/Elder-Gerrit-W-Gong-Always-Remember-Him.html?lang=eng">News Summary</a></p> <h4><img alt="Elder Patrick Kearon" src="https://www.lds.org/bc/content/shared/content/images/leaders/patrick-kearon-large.jpg" align="left" /><em>Refuge from the Storm</em></h4> <p><em><a href="https://www.lds.org/church/leader/patrick-kearon?lang=eng">Elder Patrick Kearon</a> <br />Of the Seventy</em></p> <p>As members of the Church, as a people, we don’t have to look back far in our history to reflect on times when we were refugees. …</p> <p>The Savior knows how it feels to be a refugee—He was one. As a child, Jesus and His family fled to Egypt to escape the murderous swords of Herod. And at various points in His ministry, He found Himself threatened and His life in danger, ultimately submitting to the designs of evil men who had plotted His death. Perhaps, then, it is all the more remarkable to us that He repeatedly taught us to love one another, to love as He loves, to love our neighbor as ourselves. …</p> <p>If you are asking, “What can I do?” let us first remember that we should not serve at the expense of families and other responsibilities, nor should we expect our leaders to organize projects for us. But as youth, men, women, and families, we can join in this great humanitarian endeavor. …</p> <p>The Lord has instructed us that the stakes of Zion are to be “a defense” and “a refuge from the storm” [<a href="https://www.lds.org/scriptures/dc-testament/dc/115.6?lang=eng#5">D&C 115:6</a>]. We have found refuge. Let us come out from our safe places and share with them, from our abundance, <em>hope</em> for a brighter future, <em>faith</em> in God and in our fellowman, and <em>love</em> that sees beyond cultural and ideological differences to the glorious truth that we are all children of our Father in Heaven.</p> <p><a href="https://www.lds.org/general-conference/2016/04/media/session_5_talk_5/4829541492001?lang=eng">Full Address</a> | <a href="http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865651482/Elder-Patrick-Kearon-Refuge-from-the-Storm.html?lang=eng">News Summary</a></p> <h4><img alt="Elder Dallin H. Oaks" src="https://www.lds.org/bc/content/shared/content/images/leaders/dallin-h-oaks-large.jpg" align="left" /><em>Opposition in All Things</em></h4> <p><em><a href="https://www.lds.org/church/leader/dallin-h-oaks?lang=eng">Elder Dallin H. Oaks</a> <br />Of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles</em></p> <p>Central to the gospel of Jesus Christ is the Father’s plan of salvation for the eternal progress of His children. That plan, explained in modern revelation, helps us understand many things we face in mortality. …</p> <p>Opposition in the difficult circumstances we face in mortality is also part of the plan that furthers our growth in mortality.</p> <p>All of us experience oppositions that test us. Some of these tests are temptations to sin. Some are mortal challenges apart from personal sin. Some are very great. Some are minor. Some are continuous, and some are mere episodes. None of us is exempt. Opposition permits us to grow toward what our Heavenly Father would have us become. …</p> <p>The Church in its divine mission and we in our personal lives seem to face increasing opposition today. Perhaps as the Church grows in strength and we members grow in faith and obedience, Satan increases the strength of his opposition so we will continue to have “opposition in all things.” …</p> <p>Through all mortal opposition, we have God’s assurance that He will “consecrate [our] afflictions for [our] gain” (<a href="https://www.lds.org/scriptures/bofm/2-ne/2.2?lang=eng#1">2 Nephi 2:2</a>). We have also been taught to understand our mortal experiences and His commandments in the context of His great plan of salvation, which tells us the purpose of life and gives us the assurance of a Savior.</p> <p><a href="https://www.lds.org/general-conference/2016/04/media/session_5_talk_7/4829550389001?lang=eng">Full Address</a> | <a href="http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865651483/Elder-Dallin-H-Oaks-Opposition-in-All-Things.html?lang=eng">News Summary</a></p> <h4><img alt="Elder Kent F. Richards" src="https://www.lds.org/bc/content/shared/content/images/leaders/kent-f-richards-large.jpg" align="left" /><em>The Power of Godliness</em></h4> <p><em><a href="https://www.lds.org/church/leader/kent-f-richards?lang=eng">Elder Kent F. Richards</a> <br />Of the Seventy</em></p> <p>As the Lord has revealed, the fulness of the Melchizedek Priesthood is found in the temple and its ordinances, “for therein are the keys of the holy priesthood ordained, that you may receive honor and glory” [<a href="https://www.lds.org/scriptures/dc-testament/dc/124.34?lang=eng#33">D&C 124:34</a>]. “Therefore, in the ordinances thereof, the power of godliness is manifest” [D&C 84:20]. This promise is for you and for your family.</p> <p>Our responsibility is to “receive” that which our Father offers. “For unto him that receiveth it shall be given more abundantly, even power” [<a href="https://www.lds.org/scriptures/dc-testament/dc/71.6?lang=eng#5">D&C 71:6</a>]: power to receive <em>all</em> that He can and will give us—now and eternally; power to become sons and daughters of God, to know “the powers of heaven” [<a href="https://www.lds.org/scriptures/dc-testament/dc/121.36?lang=eng#35">D&C 121:36</a>], to speak in His name, and to receive “the power of [His] Spirit” [<a href="https://www.lds.org/scriptures/dc-testament/dc/29.30?lang=eng#29">D&C 29:30</a>]. These powers become available personally to each one of us through the ordinances and covenants of the temple. …</p> <p>As we feel the blessings of the temple in our own lives, our hearts turn to our families, both living and dead. …</p> <p>There are more than 120,000 ordinance workers in the 150 operating temples around the world. Yet there is opportunity for even more to have this sweet experience. …</p> <p>Come to the temple. Come often. Come with and for your family. Come, and help others to come too.</p> <p>… Each temple is His holy, sacred house and … therein each of us may learn and know the powers of godliness.</p> <p><a href="https://www.lds.org/general-conference/2016/04/media/session_5_talk_8/4829866645001?lang=eng">Full Address</a> | <a href="http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865651484/Elder-Kent-F-Richards-The-Power-of-Godliness.html?lang=eng">News Summary</a></p> <h4><img alt="Elder Paul V. Johnson" src="https://www.lds.org/bc/content/shared/content/images/leaders/paul-v-johnson-large.jpg" align="left" /><em>And There Shall Be No More Death</em></h4> <p><em><a href="https://www.lds.org/church/leader/paul-v-johnson?lang=eng">Elder Paul V. Johnson</a> <br />Of the Seventy</em></p> <p>The Resurrection is brought to pass by the Atonement of Jesus Christ and is pivotal to the great plan of salvation. …</p> <p>After resurrection, the spirit will never again be separated from the body because the Savior’s Resurrection brought total victory over death. In order to obtain our eternal destiny, we need to have this immortal soul—a spirit and body—united forever. With spirit and immortal body inseparably connected, we can receive a fulness of joy. … There is no salvation without both our spirit and our body. …</p> <p>The reality of the Resurrection of the Savior overwhelms our heartbreak with hope because with it comes the assurance that all of the other promises of the gospel are just as real—promises that are no less miraculous than the Resurrection. … We know that He can make us whole no matter what is broken in us. …</p> <p>… For all who have laid a child in a grave or wept over the casket of a spouse or grieved over the death of a parent or someone they loved, the Resurrection is a source of great hope. What a powerful experience it will be to see them again—not just as spirits but with resurrected bodies. …</p> <p>I testify of the reality of the Resurrection. Jesus Christ lives, and because of Him, we will all live again.</p> <p><a href="https://www.lds.org/general-conference/2016/04/media/session_5_talk_9/4829541513001?lang=eng">Full Address</a> | <a href="http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865651485/Elder-Paul-V-Johnson-And-There-Shall-Be-No-More-Death.html?lang=eng">News Summary</a></p> <h4><img alt="Elder Jeffrey R. Holland" src="https://www.lds.org/bc/content/shared/content/images/leaders/jeffrey-r-holland-large.jpg" align="left" /><em>Tomorrow the Lord Will Do Wonders among You</em></h4> <p><em><a href="https://www.lds.org/church/leader/jeffrey-r-holland?lang=eng">Elder Jeffrey R. Holland</a> <br />Of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles</em></p> <p>Only the adversary, the enemy of us all, would try to convince us that the ideals outlined in general conference are depressingly unrealistic, that people don’t really improve, that no one really progresses. … Don’t fall for that. With the gift of the Atonement of Jesus Christ and the strength of heaven to help us, we <em>can</em> improve, and the great thing about the gospel is we get credit for <em>trying,</em> even if we don’t always succeed. …</p> <p>Please remember tomorrow, and all the days after that, that the Lord blesses those who <em>want</em> to improve, who accept the need for commandments and <em>try</em> to keep them, who cherish Christlike virtues and <em>strive</em> to the best of their ability to acquire them. If you stumble in that pursuit, so does everyone; the Savior is there to help you keep going. …</p> <p>Brothers and sisters, the first great <em>commandment</em> of all eternity is to love God with all <em>our</em> heart, might, mind, and strength. That’s the first great commandment. But the first great <em>truth</em> of all eternity is that God loves <em>us</em> with all of <em>His</em> heart, might, mind, and strength. …</p> <p>… Keep trying. Keep trusting. Keep believing. Keep growing. Heaven is cheering you on today, tomorrow, and forever.</p> <p><a href="https://www.lds.org/general-conference/2016/04/media/session_5_talk_11/4829903593001?lang=eng">Full Address</a> | <a href="http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865651489/Elder-Jeffrey-R-Holland-Tomorrow-the-Lord-Will-Do-Wonders-Among-You.html?lang=eng">News Summary</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.lds.org/general-conference/talk-summaries-sunday-afternoon?lang=eng">Talk Summaries</a></p><div class="blogger-post-footer">We're happy that you came to visit us at BevanResort!</div>bevanmissionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13038815784377590481noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5675321535036281107.post-39949040585089330152016-04-04T11:06:00.001-06:002016-04-04T11:09:38.424-06:00Gen Conf - Sun AM -3 Apr 2016 –Talk Summaries<p>Sunday Morning Session</p> <h4><img alt="President Thomas S. Monson" src="https://www.lds.org/bc/content/shared/content/images/leaders/thomas-s-monson-large.jpg" align="left" /><em>Choices</em></h4> <p><em><a href="https://www.lds.org/church/leader/thomas-s-monson?lang=eng">President Thomas S. Monson</a></em></p> <p>It has been said that the door of history turns on small hinges, and so do people’s lives. The choices we make determine our destiny.</p> <p>When we left our premortal existence and entered mortality, we brought with us the gift of agency. Our goal is to obtain celestial glory, and the choices we make will, in large part, determine whether or not we reach our goal. …</p> <p>May we choose to build up within ourselves a great and powerful faith which will be our most effective defense against the designs of the adversary—a real faith, the kind of faith which will sustain us and will bolster our desire to choose the right. Without such faith, we go nowhere. With it, we can accomplish our goals.</p> <p>Although it is imperative that we choose wisely, there are times when we will make foolish choices. The gift of repentance, provided by our Savior, enables us to correct our course settings, that we might return to the path which will lead us to that celestial glory we seek.</p> <p>May we maintain the courage to defy the consensus. May we ever choose the harder right instead of the easier wrong.</p> <p>As we contemplate the decisions we make in our lives each day—whether to make this choice or that—if we choose Christ, we will have made the correct choice.</p> <p><a href="https://www.lds.org/general-conference/2016/04/media/session_4_talk_4/4829398050001?lang=eng">Full Address</a> | <a href="http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865651470/President-Thomas-S-Monson-Choices.html?lang=eng">News Summary</a></p> <h4><img alt="Bonnie L. Oscarson" src="https://www.lds.org/bc/content/shared/content/images/leaders/bonnie-oscarson-md-1190455.jpg" align="left" /><em>Do I Believe?</em></h4> <p><em><a href="https://www.lds.org/church/leader/bonnie-l-oscarson?lang=eng">Bonnie L. Oscarson</a> <br />Young Women General President</em></p> <p>Do we sometimes become so accustomed to the blessings we have been given as members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints that we fail to fully comprehend the miracle and majesty of discipleship in the Lord’s true Church? Are we ever guilty of being complacent about the greatest gift we can be offered in this life? …</p> <p>We believe that this Church is more than just a good place to go on Sundays and learn how to be a good person. It is more than just a lovely Christian social club where we can associate with people of good moral standing. …</p> <p>We believe that [the Church’s] distinguishing features can be found in no other place or religion on this earth. …</p> <p>We have a knowledge of these things, but <em>do we believe them</em>? If these things are true, then we have the greatest message of hope and help that the world has ever known. Believing them is a matter of eternal significance for us and for those we love.</p> <p>To believe, we need to get the gospel from our heads into our hearts! …</p> <p>We all need to seek to have our hearts and very natures changed so that we no longer have a desire to follow the ways of the world but to please God. True conversion is a process that takes place over a period of time and involves a willingness to exercise faith.</p> <p><a href="https://www.lds.org/general-conference/2016/04/media/session_4_talk_6?lang=eng">Full Address</a> | <a href="http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865651471/Sister-Bonnie-L-Oscarson-Do-I-Believe.html?lang=eng">News Summary</a></p> <h4><img alt="Bishop W. Christopher Waddell" src="https://www.lds.org/bc/content/shared/content/images/leaders/w-christopher-waddell-large.jpg" align="left" /><em>Learn, Listen, and Walk</em></h4> <p><em><a href="https://www.lds.org/church/leader/w-christopher-waddell?lang=eng">Bishop W. Christopher Waddell</a> <br />Second Counselor in the Presiding Bishopric</em></p> <p>Peace of mind, peace of conscience, and peace of heart are not determined by our ability to avoid trials, sorrow, or heartache. Despite our sincere pleas, not every storm will change course, not every infirmity will be healed, and we may not fully understand every doctrine, principle, or practice taught by prophets, seers, and revelators. …</p> <p>To assist us in our search for peace amidst the daily challenges of life, we’ve been given a simple pattern to keep our thoughts focused on the Savior, who said: “Learn of me, and listen to my words; walk in the meekness of my Spirit, and you shall have peace in me. I am Jesus Christ” [<a href="https://www.lds.org/scriptures/dc-testament/dc/19.23-24?lang=eng#22">D&C 19:23–24</a>].</p> <p>Learn, listen, and walk—three steps with a promise. …</p> <p>Each time we attend the temple—in all that we hear, do, and say; in every ordinance in which we participate; and in every covenant that we make—we are pointed to Jesus Christ. We feel peace as we hear His words and learn from His example. …</p> <p>…Those who choose to listen and give heed to the words of the Lord, as delivered through His prophets, will find safety and peace. …</p> <p>However far we may wander from the path, the Savior invites us to return and walk with Him. … It is an invitation to be at peace.</p> <p><a href="https://www.lds.org/general-conference/2016/04/media/session_4_talk_7?lang=eng">Full Address</a> | <a href="http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865651472/Bishop-W-Christopher-Waddell-6Learn-Listen-and-Walk7.html?lang=eng">News Summary</a></p> <h4><img alt="Elder D. Todd Christofferson" src="https://www.lds.org/bc/content/shared/content/images/leaders/d-todd-christofferson-large.jpg" align="left" /><em>Fathers</em></h4> <p><em><a href="https://www.lds.org/church/leader/d-todd-christofferson?lang=eng">Elder D. Todd Christofferson</a> <br />Of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles</em></p> <p>I simply focus today on the good that men can do in the highest of masculine roles—husband and father. …</p> <p>As a Church, we believe in fathers. … We believe that far from being superfluous, fathers are unique and irreplaceable.</p> <p>… Fatherhood is much more than a social construct or the product of evolution. The role of father is of divine origin. ...</p> <p>Perhaps the most essential of a father’s work is to turn the hearts of his children to their Heavenly Father. …</p> <p>Certainly teaching the gospel is a shared duty between fathers and mothers, but the Lord is clear that He expects fathers to lead out in making it a high priority. … The Lord expects fathers to help shape their children, and children want and need a model. …</p> <p>… Providing for one’s family … is the essence of being a good father. …</p> <p>Loving the mother of his children—and showing that love—are two of the best things a father can do for his children. It reaffirms and strengthens the marriage that is the foundation of their family life and security. …</p> <p>… We call on all fathers to do better and to be better. …</p> <p>… Despite our inadequacies, our Heavenly Father will magnify us and cause our simple efforts to bear fruit.</p> <p><a href="https://www.lds.org/general-conference/2016/04/media/session_4_talk_9?lang=eng">Full Address</a> | <a href="http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865651473/Elder-D-Todd-Christofferson-Fathers.html?lang=eng">News Summary</a></p> <h4><img alt="Elder Quentin L. Cook" src="https://www.lds.org/bc/content/shared/content/images/leaders/quentin-l-cook-large.jpg" align="left" /><em>See Yourself in the Temple</em></h4> <p><em><a href="https://www.lds.org/church/leader/quentin-l-cook?lang=eng">Elder Quentin L. Cook</a> <br />Of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles</em></p> <p>It is our great desire that members of the Church will live to be worthy of a temple recommend. Please don’t see the temple as some distant and perhaps unachievable goal. Working with their bishop, members can achieve all righteous requirements in a relatively short period of time if they have a determination to qualify and fully repent of transgressions. This includes being willing to forgive ourselves and not focus on our imperfections or sins as disqualifying us from ever entering a sacred temple. …</p> <p>We assure you that living righteous principles will bring you and your family happiness, fulfillment, and peace. Members, both adults and youth, self-certify their worthiness when they answer the temple recommend questions. The essential requirement is to increase our testimony of God the Father; His Son, Jesus Christ; and the Restoration of His gospel and experience the ministering of the Holy Ghost.</p> <p>… The primary blessings of the temple are the ordinances of exaltation. The gospel plan is about exaltation and encompasses making and keeping sacred covenants with God. Except for baptism and confirmation, these ordinances and covenants are performed and received in the temple for the living. For the dead, all the saving ordinances and covenants are received in the temple. …</p> <p>… The Lord organizes eternal families only in temples. …</p> <p>Brothers and sisters, I pray that each of us will honor the Savior and make any necessary changes to “see ourselves in His sacred temples.”</p> <p><a href="https://www.lds.org/general-conference/2016/04/media/session_4_talk_10/4829478931001?lang=eng">Full Address</a> | <a href="http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865651474/Elder-Quentin-L-Cook-See-Yourself-in-the-Temple.html?lang=eng">News Summary</a></p> <h4><img alt="President Dieter F. Uchtdorf" src="https://www.lds.org/bc/content/shared/content/images/leaders/dieter-f-uchtdorf-large.jpg" align="left" /><em>He Will Place You on His Shoulders and Carry You Home</em></h4> <p><em><a href="https://www.lds.org/church/leader/dieter-f-uchtdorf?lang=eng">President Dieter F. Uchtdorf</a> <br />Second Counselor in the First Presidency</em></p> <p>There is no life so shattered that it cannot be restored. …</p> <p>Our Savior, the Good Shepherd, knows and loves us—he knows and loves you.</p> <p>He knows when you are lost, and He knows where you are. He knows your grief. Your silent pleadings. Your fears. Your tears.</p> <p>It matters not how you became lost—whether because of your own poor choices or because of circumstances beyond your control.</p> <p>What matters is that you are His child. And He loves you. He loves His children.</p> <p>Because He loves you, He will find you. …</p> <p>While our loving Father desires that all of His children return to Him, He will force no one to heaven. God will not rescue us against our will.</p> <p>So what must we do?</p> <p>His invitation is simple:</p> <p> “Turn … to me” [<a href="https://www.lds.org/scriptures/ot/joel/2.12?lang=eng#11">Joel 2:12</a>].</p> <p> “Come unto me” [<a href="https://www.lds.org/scriptures/nt/matt/11.28?lang=eng#27">Matthew 11:28</a>].</p> <p> “Draw near unto me and I will draw near unto you” [<a href="https://www.lds.org/scriptures/dc-testament/dc/88.63?lang=eng#62">D&C 88:63</a>].</p> <p>This is how we show Him that we want to be rescued. …</p> <p>If you cannot say you know God is there, you can hope that He is. You can desire to believe. That is enough to start.</p> <p>Then, acting on that hope, reach out to Heavenly Father. God will extend His love toward you, and His work of rescue and transformation will begin.</p> <p><a href="https://www.lds.org/general-conference/2016/04/media/session_4_talk_12/4829486498001?lang=eng">Full Address</a> | <a href="http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865651476/President-Dieter-F-Uchtdorf-He-Will-Place-You-on-His-Shoulders.html?lang=eng">News Summary</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.lds.org/general-conference/talk-summaries-sunday-morning?lang=eng">Talk Summaries</a></p><div class="blogger-post-footer">We're happy that you came to visit us at BevanResort!</div>bevanmissionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13038815784377590481noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5675321535036281107.post-68746030193500464382016-04-03T10:45:00.001-06:002016-04-04T11:09:38.436-06:00Gen Conf-Priesthood Session-2 Apr 2016-Talk Summaries<p>General Priesthood Session</p> <h4><img alt="President Russell M. Nelson" src="https://www.lds.org/bc/content/shared/content/images/leaders/russell-m-nelson-large.jpg" align="left" /><em>The Price of Priesthood Power</em></h4> <p><em><a href="https://www.lds.org/church/leader/russell-m-nelson?lang=eng">President Russell M. Nelson</a> <br />President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles</em></p> <p>I urgently plead with each one of us to live up to our privileges as bearers of the priesthood. In a coming day, <em>only</em> those men who have taken their priesthood seriously, by <em>diligently</em> seeking to be taught by the Lord Himself, will be able to bless, guide, protect, strengthen, and heal others. Only a man who has paid the price for priesthood power will be able to bring miracles to those he loves and keep his marriage and family safe, now and throughout eternity.</p> <p>What is the price to develop such priesthood power? …</p> <p>… Faith, virtue, knowledge, temperance, patience, godliness, brotherly kindness, charity, and diligence. And don’t forget humility! …</p> <p>… We need to pray from our hearts. … Are you willing to pray <em>to know how to pray</em> for more power? The Lord will teach you.</p> <p>Are you willing to search the scriptures and feast on the words of Christ—to study <em>earnestly</em> in order to have more power? …</p> <p>Are you willing to worship in the temple regularly? The Lord loves to do His own teaching in His holy house. Imagine how pleased He would be if you asked Him to teach you about priesthood keys, authority, and power as you experience the ordinances of the Melchizedek Priesthood in the holy temple. …</p> <p>Are you willing to follow President Monson’s example of serving others? …</p> <p>… If we will humbly present ourselves before the Lord and ask Him to teach us, He will show us how to increase <em>our</em> access to <em>His</em> power.</p> <p><a href="https://www.lds.org/general-conference/2016/04/media/session_3_talk_4/4828789994001?lang=eng">Full Address</a> | <a href="http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865651435/President-Russell-M-Nelson-The-price-of-priesthood-power.html?lang=eng">News Summary</a></p> <h4><img alt="Stephen W. Owen" src="https://www.lds.org/bc/content/shared/content/images/leaders/stephen_w_owen_large.jpg" align="left" /><em>The Greatest Leaders Are the Greatest Followers</em></h4> <p><em><a href="https://www.lds.org/church/leader/stephen-w-owen?lang=eng">Stephen W. Owen</a> <br />Young Men General President</em></p> <p>If I were to ask you, “Who is the greatest leader who ever lived?”—what would you say? The answer, of course, is Jesus Christ. He sets the perfect example of every imaginable leadership quality.</p> <p>But what if I were to ask you, “Who is the greatest <em>follower</em> who ever lived?”—wouldn’t the answer again be Jesus Christ? He is the greatest leader <em>because</em> He is the greatest follower—He follows His Father perfectly, in all things.</p> <p>The world teaches that leaders must be mighty; the Lord teaches that they must be meek. Worldly leaders gain power and influence through their talent, skill, and wealth. Christlike leaders gain power and influence “by persuasion, by long-suffering, by gentleness and meekness, and by love unfeigned” [<a href="https://www.lds.org/scriptures/dc-testament/dc/121.41?lang=eng#40">D&C 121:41</a>].</p> <p>In God’s eyes, the greatest leaders have always been the greatest followers. …</p> <p>… There will be times in your life when you are called upon to lead. At other times, you will be expected to follow. But my message to you today is that regardless of your calling, you are always a leader, and you are always a follower. … If you are striving to be a follower of Christ, then you can help others follow Him and you can be a leader.</p> <p><a href="https://www.lds.org/general-conference/2016/04/media/session_3_talk_4/4828789994001?lang=eng">Full Address</a> | <a href="http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865651437/Brother-Stephen-W-Owen-Greatest-Leaders-Are-the-Greatest-Followers.html?lang=eng">News Summary</a></p> <h4><img alt="President Dieter F. Uchtdorf" src="https://www.lds.org/bc/content/shared/content/images/leaders/dieter-f-uchtdorf-large.jpg" align="left" /><em>In Praise of Those Who Save</em></h4> <p><em><a href="https://www.lds.org/church/leader/dieter-f-uchtdorf?lang=eng">President Dieter F. Uchtdorf</a> <br />Second Counselor in the First Presidency</em></p> <p>Families are not just meant to make things run more smoothly here on earth and to be cast off when we get to heaven. Rather, they are the <em>order</em> of heaven. …</p> <p>But strong marriage and family relationships do not happen just because we are members of the Church. They require constant, intentional work. …</p> <p>… Great marriages are built brick by brick, day after day, over a lifetime. …</p> <p>… I also wish to speak in praise of those who save their relationships with their families. Every family needs saving. …</p> <p>Whatever problems your family is facing, whatever you must do to solve them, the beginning and the end of the solution is charity, the pure love of Christ. Without this love, even seemingly perfect families struggle. With it, even families with great challenges succeed. … <br />Pride may be a common human failing. But it is not part of our spiritual heritage. …</p> <p>Even when you are not at fault—perhaps especially when you are not at fault—let love conquer pride.</p> <p>If you do this, whatever adversity you are facing will pass, and because of the love of God in your hearts, contention will fade. These principles of saving relationships apply to all of us, regardless of whether we are married, divorced, widowed, or single. We all can be saviors of strong families.</p> <p><a href="https://www.lds.org/general-conference/2016/04/media/session_3_talk_6/4828755086001?lang=eng">Full Address</a> | <a href="http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865651439/President-Dieter-F-Uchtdorf-In-Praise-of-Those-Who-Save.html?lang=eng">News Summary</a></p> <h4><img alt="President Henry B. Eyring" src="https://www.lds.org/bc/content/shared/content/images/leaders/henry-b-eyring-large.jpg" align="left" /><em>Eternal Families</em></h4> <p><em><a href="https://www.lds.org/church/leader/henry-b-eyring?lang=eng">President Henry B. Eyring</a> <br />First Counselor in the First Presidency</em></p> <p>Every priesthood effort and every priesthood ordinance is intended to help Heavenly Father’s children be changed through the Atonement of Jesus Christ to become members of perfected family units. …</p> <p>Since that is true, everything we do should have celestial marriage as its focus and purpose. That means we must strive to be sealed to an eternal companion in the temple of God. We must also encourage others to make and keep the covenants that bind a husband and wife together, with their family, in this life and in the world to come.</p> <p>Why should this matter so much to each of us … ? It is because our priesthood obligation is to put our families and the families of those around us at the center of our concern. Every major decision should be based on the effect it will have on a family to qualify for life with Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ. …</p> <p>He asks us to strive to perfect the lives of each member of the family, to strengthen the weak, reclaim the straying loved one, and rejoice in their renewed spiritual strength. …</p> <p>In your home, and in your priesthood service, the greatest value will be in the small acts that help us and those we love work toward eternal life. Those acts may seem small in this life, but they will bring everlasting blessings in eternity.</p> <p><a href="https://www.lds.org/general-conference/2016/04/media/session_3_talk_7/4828755087001?lang=eng">Full Address</a> | <a href="http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865651441/President-Henry-B-Eyring-Eternal-Families.html?lang=eng">News Summary</a></p> <h4><img alt="President Thomas S. Monson" src="https://www.lds.org/bc/content/shared/content/images/leaders/thomas-s-monson-large.jpg" align="left" /><em>A Sacred Trust</em></h4> <p><em><a href="https://www.lds.org/church/leader/thomas-s-monson?lang=eng">President Thomas S. Monson</a></em></p> <p>A common thread binds us together. We have been entrusted to bear the priesthood of God and to act in His name. We are the recipients of a sacred trust. Much is expected of us.</p> <p>… What a wonderful gift we have been given. Ours is the responsibility to guard and protect that priesthood and to be worthy of all the glorious blessings our Father in Heaven has in store for us—and for others through us.</p> <p>Wherever you go, your priesthood goes with you. Are you standing in holy places? Before you put yourself and your priesthood in jeopardy by venturing into places or participating in activities which are not worthy of you or of that priesthood, pause to consider the consequences. Remember who you are and what God expects you to become. You are a child of promise. You are a man of might. You are a son of God.</p> <p>This precious gift of priesthood power brings with it not only solemn responsibilities but also special blessings for ourselves and for others. May we, in whatever place we may find ourselves, always be worthy to call upon its power, for we never know when our need and our opportunity to do so may come. …</p> <p>May we determine, here and now, ever to be prepared for our time of need, our time of service, our time of blessing.</p> <p><a href="https://www.lds.org/general-conference/2016/04/media/session_3_talk_8/4828753572001?lang=eng">Full Address</a> | <a href="http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865651442/President-Thomas-S-Monson-A-Sacred-Trust.html?lang=eng">News Summary</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.lds.org/general-conference/talk-summaries-general-priesthood?lang=eng">Talk Summaries</a></p><div class="blogger-post-footer">We're happy that you came to visit us at BevanResort!</div>bevanmissionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13038815784377590481noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5675321535036281107.post-56390464422953097292016-04-03T10:44:00.001-06:002016-04-04T11:09:38.432-06:00Gen Conf–Sat AFT- 2 Apr 2016-Talk Summaries<p>Saturday Afternoon Session</p> <h4><img alt="Elder Ronald A. Rasband" src="https://www.lds.org/bc/content/shared/content/images/leaders/rasband-ronald-a.jpg" align="left" /><em>Standing with the Leaders of the Church</em></h4> <p><em><a href="https://www.lds.org/church/leader/ronald-a-rasband?lang=eng">Elder Ronald A. Rasband</a> <br />Of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles</em></p> <p>We need to help each other find Heavenly Father’s answers through the guidance of the Spirit. …</p> <p>We have sustained leaders today who have, by divine inspiration, been called to teach and guide us and who are calling out to us to beware of the dangers we face each day—from casual Sabbath-day observance, to threats to the family, to assaults on religious freedom, and even to disputing latter-day revelation. Brothers and sisters, are we listening to their counsel? …</p> <p>As we press forward, choosing to follow the counsel and the warnings of our leaders, we choose to follow the Lord while the world is going another direction. We choose to hold fast to the iron rod, to be Latter-day Saints, to be on the Lord’s errand, and to be filled “with exceedingly great joy” [<a href="https://www.lds.org/scriptures/bofm/1-ne/8.12?lang=eng#11">1 Nephi 8:12</a>].</p> <p>The growing question of today is clear: are you standing with the leaders of the Church in a darkening world so that you might spread the Light of Christ? …</p> <p>I pray that we will reach out—reach out and take the Savior’s hand that He is extending to us, often through His divinely called leaders and our family members—and listen for His call to come.</p> <p><a href="https://www.lds.org/general-conference/2016/04/media/session_2_talk_6?lang=eng">Full Address</a> | <a href="http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865651411/Elder-Ronald-A-Rasband-Standing-with-the-Leaders-of-the-Church.html?lang=eng">News Summary</a></p> <h4><img alt="Elder Neil L. Andersen" src="https://www.lds.org/bc/content/shared/content/images/leaders/neil-l-andersen-large.jpg" align="left" /><em>“Whoso Receiveth Them, Receiveth Me”</em></h4> <p><em><a href="https://www.lds.org/church/leader/neil-l-andersen?lang=eng">Elder Neil L. Andersen</a> <br />Of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles</em></p> <p>My plea today is for the hundreds of thousands of children, youth, and young adults who do not come from these, for lack of a better term, “picture-perfect” families. …</p> <p>These young Latter-day Saints enter the Church with great faith. They hope to create the family ideal in their own lives at a future day. In time, they become an important part of our missionary force, our righteous young adults, and those who kneel at an altar to begin their own families.</p> <p>We will continue to teach the Lord’s pattern for families, but now with millions of members and the diversity we have in the children of the Church, we need to be even more thoughtful and sensitive. …</p> <p>While a child’s earthly situation may not be ideal, a child’s spiritual DNA is perfect because one’s true identity is as a son or daughter of God.</p> <p>… Let’s open our arms and our hearts a little wider. These youth need our time and our testimonies. …</p> <p>… Reach out to the youth who feel alone, left behind, or outside the fence. Let us think about them, welcome them, embrace them, and do everything we can to strengthen their love for the Savior.</p> <p><a href="https://www.lds.org/general-conference/2016/04/media/session_2_talk_7?lang=eng">Full Address</a> | <a href="http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865651412/Elder-Neil-L-Andersen-Whoso-Receiveth-Them-Receiveth-Me.html?lang=eng">News Summary</a></p> <h4><img alt="Elder Mervyn B. Arnold" src="https://www.lds.org/bc/content/shared/content/images/leaders/mervyn-b-arnold-large.jpg" align="left" /><em>To the Rescue: We Can Do It</em></h4> <p><em><a href="https://www.lds.org/church/leader/mervyn-b-arnold?lang=eng">Elder Mervyn B. Arnold</a> <br />Of the Seventy</em></p> <p>The Savior clearly understood His mission to rescue our Heavenly Father’s children, for He declared:</p> <p>“The Son of man is come to save that which was lost. …</p> <p>“<em>[For] it is not the will of your Father which is in heaven,</em> that <em>one</em> of these little ones should perish” [<a href="https://www.lds.org/scriptures/nt/matt/18.11,14?lang=eng#10">Matthew 18:11, 14</a>; emphasis added]. …</p> <p>As we go to the rescue, God gives us power, encouragement, and blessings. …</p> <p>Let me share four principles that will help in our rescue efforts.</p> <p>Principle 1: We Must Not Delay Going to the Rescue …</p> <p>Principle 2: We Must Never Give Up …</p> <p>Principle 3: How Great Shall Be Your Joy If You Bring Save It Be One Soul unto Christ …</p> <p>Principle 4: No Matter Our Age, We Are All Called to Go to the Rescue …</p> <p>The Lord has provided all of the tools necessary for us to go to the rescue of our less-active and nonmember friends. <em>We can all do it!</em></p> <p>I invite each of you to heed the Savior’s call to go to the rescue. <em>We can do it!</em></p> <p><a href="https://www.lds.org/general-conference/2016/04/media/session_2_talk_9?lang=eng">Full Address</a>  |  <a href="http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865651414/Elder-Mervyn-B-Arnold-6To-the-Rescue-We-Can-Do-It7.html?lang=eng">News Summary</a></p> <h4><img alt="Elder Jairo Mazzagardi" src="https://www.lds.org/bc/content/shared/content/images/leaders/jairo-mazzagardi-large.jpg" align="left" /><em>The Sacred Place of Restoration</em></h4> <p><em><a href="https://www.lds.org/church/leader/jairo-mazzagardi?lang=eng">Elder Jairo Mazzagardi</a> <br />Of the Seventy</em></p> <p>Living legally on the East Coast of the United States for a few years, I was acquainted with the cities, and they were mostly small.</p> <p>When I read or heard about the events leading up to the First Vision, a crowd of people was mentioned, and this did not make sense to me.</p> <p>… Why did the Church have to be restored in the United States and not in Brazil or Italy, the land of my ancestors? …</p> <p>[Later] I understood how the hand of God our Father, in His immense wisdom, had prepared in His plan a place to bring young Joseph Smith, putting him in the midst of that religious confusion, because there, in Cumorah, the precious plates of the Book of Mormon were hidden. …</p> <p>The Church of Jesus Christ could not be restored without the eternal gospel revealed in the Book of Mormon as another testament of Jesus Christ, even the Son of God, the Lamb of God, who took away the sins of the world. …</p> <p>If you who hear me have any questions in your heart, do not give up!</p> <p>I invite you to follow the example of the Prophet Joseph Smith when he read in <a href="https://www.lds.org/scriptures/nt/james/1.5?lang=eng#4">James 1:5</a>: “If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally.”</p> <p><a href="https://www.lds.org/general-conference/2016/04/media/session_2_talk_10/4828452018001?lang=eng">Full Address</a> | <a href="http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865651416/Elder-Jairo-Mazzagardi-6The-Sacred-Place-of-Restoration7.html?lang=eng">News Summary</a></p> <h4><img alt="Elder David A. Bednar" src="https://www.lds.org/bc/content/shared/content/images/leaders/david-a-bednar-large.jpg" align="left" /><em>Always Retain a Remission of Your Sins</em></h4> <p><em><a href="https://www.lds.org/church/leader/david-a-bednar?lang=eng">Elder David A. Bednar</a> <br />Of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles</em></p> <p>As members of the Lord’s restored Church, we are blessed both by our <em>initial cleansing from sin</em> associated with baptism and by the potential for an <em>ongoing cleansing from sin</em> made possible through the companionship and power of the Holy Ghost. …</p> <p>… The act of partaking of the sacrament, in and of itself, does not remit sins. But as we prepare conscientiously and participate in this holy ordinance with a broken heart and a contrite spirit, then the promise is that we may <em>always</em> have the Spirit of the Lord to be with us. And by the sanctifying power of the Holy Ghost as our constant companion, we can <em>always</em> retain a remission of our sins. …</p> <p>The ordinances of baptism by immersion, the laying on of hands for the gift of the Holy Ghost, and the sacrament are not isolated and discrete events; rather, they are elements in an interrelated and additive pattern of redemptive progress. Each successive ordinance elevates and enlarges our spiritual purpose, desire, and performance. …</p> <p>… I promise and testify we will be blessed with increased faith in the Savior and greater spiritual assurance as we seek to always retain a remission of our sins and, ultimately, to stand spotless before the Lord at the last day.</p> <p><a href="https://www.lds.org/general-conference/2016/04/media/session_2_talk_11/4828695901001?lang=eng">Full Address</a> | <a href="http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865651417/Elder-David-A-Bednar-Always-Retain-a-Remission-of-Your-Sins.html?lang=eng">News Summary</a></p> <h4><img alt="Elder M. Russell Ballard" src="https://www.lds.org/bc/content/shared/content/images/leaders/m-russell-ballard-large.jpg" align="left" /><em>Family Councils</em></h4> <p><em><a href="https://www.lds.org/church/leader/m-russell-ballard?lang=eng">Elder M. Russell Ballard</a> <br />Of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles</em></p> <p>Family councils have always been needed. They are, in fact, eternal. We belonged to a family council in the premortal existence, when we lived with our heavenly parents as their spirit children. …</p> <p>Please remember that family councils are different from family home evening held on Mondays. Home evenings focus primarily on gospel instruction and family activities. Family councils, on the other hand, can be held on any day of the week, and they are primarily a meeting at which parents listen—to each other and to their children.</p> <p>I believe there are at least four types of family councils:</p> <p>First, a general family council consisting of the entire family.</p> <p>Second, an executive family council consisting of a mother and a father.</p> <p>Third, a limited family council consisting of parents and one child.</p> <p>Fourth, a one-on-one family council consisting of one parent and one child. …</p> <p>Everyone can adapt a family council to take advantage of this divine pattern established by our loving Heavenly Father. …</p> <p>… Inviting the Lord to be part of our family council through prayer will improve our relationships with each other. …</p> <p>A family council that is patterned after the councils in heaven, filled with Christlike love, and guided by the Lord’s Spirit will help us to protect our family from distractions that can steal our precious time together and protect us from the evils of the world.</p> <p><a href="https://www.lds.org/general-conference/2016/04/media/session_2_talk_12/4828468090001?lang=eng">Full Address</a> | <a href="http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865651418/Elder-M-Russell-Ballard-Family-Councils.html?lang=eng">News Summary</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.lds.org/general-conference/talk-summaries-saturday-afternoon?lang=eng">Talk Summaries</a></p><div class="blogger-post-footer">We're happy that you came to visit us at BevanResort!</div>bevanmissionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13038815784377590481noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5675321535036281107.post-41109045121393799262016-04-03T10:42:00.001-06:002016-04-04T11:09:38.428-06:00Gen Conf- Sat AM–2 Apr 2016- Talk Summaries<p>Saturday Morning Session</p> <h4><img alt="President Henry B. Eyring" src="https://www.lds.org/bc/content/shared/content/images/leaders/henry-b-eyring-large.jpg" align="left" /><em>Where Two or Three Are Gathered</em></h4> <p><em><a href="https://www.lds.org/church/leader/henry-b-eyring?lang=eng">President Henry B. Eyring</a> <br />First Counselor in the First Presidency</em></p> <p>Numbering more than one or two, a multitude of His disciples are gathered in this conference, and as promised, the Lord is in our midst. … By the power of the Spirit, we can feel that He is here with us today. …</p> <p>… We all have had seeds, or the word of God, planted in our hearts at one time. …</p> <p>All of us have had our faith tested by precious blessings delayed, vicious attacks of those who wanted to destroy our faith, temptations to sin, and selfish interests that reduced our efforts to cultivate and soften the spiritual depths of our hearts. …</p> <p>… There will be a precious opportunity in the next few days to choose to have our hearts softened and to receive and nourish the seed. …</p> <p>… If you listen with the Spirit, you will find your heart softened, your faith strengthened, and your capacity to love the Lord increased.</p> <p>Your choice to pray with full purpose of heart will transform your experience in the conference sessions and in the days and months that follow. …</p> <p>… Listen carefully to the testimonies borne in this conference—you will feel closer to the Lord. …</p> <p>… The prophets and apostles you will hear in this conference speak for the Lord. They are His servants, authorized to act for Him.</p> <p><a href="https://www.lds.org/general-conference/2016/04/media/session_1_talk_4/4828276415001?lang=eng">Full Address</a> | <a href="http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865651395/President-Henry-B-Eyring-Where-Two-or-Three-Are-Gathered.html?lang=eng">News Summary</a></p> <h4><img alt="Mary R. Durham" src="https://www.lds.org/bc/content/shared/content/images/leaders/mary-r-durham-large.jpg" align="left" /><em>A Child’s Guiding Gift</em></h4> <p><em><a href="https://www.lds.org/church/leader/mary-r-durham?lang=eng">Mary R. Durham</a></em> <br /><em>Second Counselor in the Primary General Presidency</em></p> <p>Children have a natural desire to do good and to be good. We can feel their innocence, their purity. They also have a great sensitivity to the still, small voice. …</p> <p>How do we as parents increase the spiritual capacity of our little ones? How do we teach them to kick off worldly influences and trust the Spirit when we are not with them and they are alone in the deep waters of their lives? …</p> <p>First, we can bring to our children’s attention when they are hearing and feeling the Spirit. …</p> <p>Second, we can prepare our homes and our children to feel the still, small voice. …</p> <p>Third, we can help our children understand how the Spirit speaks to them. …</p> <p>Feeling and recognizing the Spirit will bring spiritual capacity into our children’s lives, and the voice they come to know will become clearer and clearer to them. …</p> <p>We need not fear as we see our children enter the waters of life, for we have helped them rid themselves of worldly weight. We have taught them to live for the guiding gift of the Holy Ghost. This gift will continue to lighten the weight they carry and lead them back to their heavenly home if they live for it and follow its promptings.</p> <p><a href="https://www.lds.org/general-conference/2016/04/media/session_1_talk_5/4828256152001?lang=eng">Full Address</a> | <a href="http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865651396/Sister-Mary-R-Durham-A-Childs-Guiding-Gift.html?lang=eng">News Summary</a></p> <h4><img alt="Elder Donald L. Hallstrom" src="https://www.lds.org/bc/content/shared/content/images/leaders/donald-l-hallstrom-large.jpg" align="left" /><em>I Am a Child of God</em></h4> <p><em><a href="https://www.lds.org/church/leader/donald-l-hallstrom?lang=eng">Elder Donald L. Hallstrom</a> <br />Of the Presidency of the Seventy</em></p> <p>Our most fundamental doctrine includes the knowledge that we are children of a living God. That is why one of His most sacred names is Father—Heavenly Father. …</p> <p>… A correct understanding of our heavenly heritage is essential to exaltation. It is foundational to comprehending the glorious plan of salvation and to nurturing faith in the firstborn of the Father, Jesus the Christ, and in His merciful Atonement. Further, it provides continual motivation for us to make and keep our indispensable eternal covenants. …</p> <p>Here on earth, we identify ourselves in many different ways, including our place of birth, our nationality, and our language. Some even identify themselves by their occupation or their hobby. These earthly identities are not wrong <em>unless</em> they supersede or interfere with our eternal identity—that of being a son or a daughter of God. …</p> <p>… We live in a world that can cause us to forget who were really are. The more distractions that surround us, the easier it is to treat casually, then ignore, and then forget our connection with God. …</p> <p>In today’s world, no matter where we live and no matter what our circumstances are, it is essential that our preeminent identity is as a child of God. <em>Knowing</em> that will allow our faith to flourish, will motivate our continual repentance, and will provide the strength to be “steadfast and immovable” throughout our mortal journey [<a href="https://www.lds.org/scriptures/bofm/mosiah/5.15?lang=eng#14">Mosiah 5:15</a>].</p> <p><a href="https://www.lds.org/general-conference/2016/04/media/session_1_talk_6/4828268728001?lang=eng">Full Address</a> | <a href="http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865651398/Elder-Donald-L-Hallstrom-I-Am-a-Child-of-God.html?lang=eng">News Summary</a></p> <h4><img alt="Elder Gary E. Stevenson" src="https://www.lds.org/bc/content/shared/content/images/leaders/stevenson-gary-e-267x334.jpg" align="left" /><em>Where Are the Keys and Authority of the Priesthood?</em></h4> <p><em><a href="https://www.lds.org/church/leader/gary-e-stevenson?lang=eng">Elder Gary E. Stevenson</a> <br />Of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles</em></p> <p>“Priesthood keys are the authority God has given to priesthood leaders to direct, control, and govern the use of His priesthood on earth” [<em>Handbook 2,</em> <a href="https://www.lds.org/handbook/handbook-2-administering-the-church/priesthood-principles?lang=eng#2.1.1">2.1.1</a>]. Priesthood keys control the exercise of priesthood authority. …</p> <p>Now for you young men and young women, I have considered three ways that you can “find the keys” or use priesthood keys and authority to bless your life and the lives of others.</p> <p> [1.] Prepare for Missionary Service</p> <p>… It is never too early for you to prepare for missionary service. … All of your preparation, … whether you serve as a full-time missionary or not, will accrue lifelong benefits to you as a member missionary.</p> <p> [2.] Attend the Temple</p> <p>… Ordinances performed in these temples enable individuals and families to return to the presence of our heavenly parents. …</p> <p> [3.] Go Forward with Faith …</p> <p>Through this restoration, each of you has access to the great blessings promised to Abraham. These blessings can be yours if you remain faithful and live worthy. …</p> <p>I testify that priesthood authority and priesthood keys start the engine, open the gates of heaven, facilitate heavenly power, and pave the covenant pathway back to our loving Heavenly Father.</p> <p><a href="https://www.lds.org/general-conference/2016/04/media/session_1_talk_8/4828256162001?lang=eng">Full Address</a> | <a href="http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865651399/Elder-Gary-E-Stevenson-Where-are-the-Keys-and-Authorities-of-the-Priesthood.html?clear_cache=1&lang=eng">News Summary</a></p> <h4><img alt="Elder Kevin R. Duncan" src="https://www.lds.org/bc/content/shared/content/images/leaders/kevin-r-duncan-large.jpg" align="left" /><em>The Healing Ointment of Forgiveness</em></h4> <p><em><a href="https://www.lds.org/church/leader/kevin-r-duncan?lang=eng">Elder Kevin R. Duncan</a> <br />Of the Seventy</em></p> <p>There is not a soul alive who will not, at one time or another, be the victim to someone else’s careless actions, hurtful conduct, or even sinful behavior. …</p> <p>Gratefully, God … has taught us that we can forgive! Even though we may be a victim once, we need not be a victim twice by carrying the burden of hate, bitterness, pain, resentment, or even revenge. We can forgive, and we can be free! …</p> <p>One key to forgiving others is to try to see them as God sees them. …</p> <p>Too often we look at the offender the way we would look at an iceberg—we see only the tip and not beneath the surface. We do not know all that is going on in a person’s life. … Please do not misunderstand. To forgive is not to condone. We do not rationalize bad behavior or allow someone to mistreat us <em>because</em> of their struggles, pains, or weaknesses. But we <em>can</em> gain greater understanding and peace when we see with a broader perspective. …</p> <p>Forgiveness is the very reason God sent His Son, so let us rejoice in His offering to heal us all. The Savior’s Atonement is not just for those who need to repent; it is also for those who need to forgive. If you are having trouble forgiving another person, or even yourself, ask God to help you.</p> <p><a href="https://www.lds.org/general-conference/2016/04/media/session_1_talk_9/4828303788001?lang=eng">Full Address</a> | <a href="http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865651400/Elder-Kevin-R-Duncan-The-Healing-Ointment-of-Forgiveness.html?clear_cache=1&lang=eng">News Summary</a></p> <h4><img alt="Elder Steven E. Snow" src="https://www.lds.org/bc/content/shared/content/images/leaders/steven-e-snow-large.jpg" align="left" /><em>Be Thou Humble</em></h4> <p><em><a href="https://www.lds.org/church/leader/steven-e-snow?lang=eng">Elder Steven E. Snow</a> <br />Of the Seventy</em></p> <p>If we humble ourselves, our prayers are answered; we enjoy peace of mind; we serve more effectively in our callings; and if we continue to be faithful, we will ultimately return to the presence of our Heavenly Father. …</p> <p>…We must all strive to become more humble. Humility is essential to gain the blessings of the gospel. Humility enables us to have broken hearts when we sin or make mistakes and makes it possible for us to repent. Humility enables us to be better parents, sons and daughters, husbands and wives, neighbors and friends. On the other hand, unnecessary pride can dissolve family relationships, break up marriages, and destroy friendships. It is especially important to remember humility when you feel contention rising in your home. …</p> <p>Simply living life can be and often is a humbling experience. Accident and illness, the death of loved ones, problems in relationships, even financial reversals can bring us to our knees. Whether these difficult experiences come through no fault of our own or through bad decisions and poor judgment, these trials are humbling. If we choose to be spiritually attuned and remain humble and teachable, our prayers become more earnest and faith and testimony will grow as we overcome the tribulations of mortal existence.</p> <p><a href="https://www.lds.org/general-conference/2016/04/media/session_1_talk_10/4828241453001?lang=eng">Full Address</a> | <a href="http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865651401/Elder-Steven-E-Snow-Be-Thou-Humble.html?clear_cache=1&lang=eng">News Summary</a></p> <h4><img alt="Elder Dale G. Renlund" src="https://www.lds.org/bc/content/shared/content/images/leaders/renlund-dale-g.jpg" align="left" /><em>“That I Might Draw All Men unto Me”</em></h4> <p><em><a href="https://www.lds.org/church/leader/dale-g-renlund?lang=eng">Elder Dale G. Renlund</a> <br />Of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles</em></p> <p>The closer we are to Jesus Christ in the thoughts and intents of our hearts, the more we appreciate His innocent suffering, the more grateful we are for grace and forgiveness, and the more we want to repent and become like Him. …</p> <p>… Because of the Atonement of Jesus Christ, ultimately, in the eternal scheme of things, there will be no unfairness. … Our present circumstances may not change, but through God’s compassion, kindness, and love, we will all receive more than we deserve, more than we can ever earn, and more than we could ever hope for. …</p> <p>No matter where you stand in your relationship to God, I invite you to draw nearer to Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ, the Ultimate Benefactors and Givers of all that is good. I invite you to attend sacrament meeting each week and partake of the holy emblems of the Savior’s body and blood. …</p> <p>As you do, I promise that you will feel nearer to God. Natural tendencies to childish whining, disgruntled entitlement, and derisive skepticism will dissipate. Those sentiments will be replaced by feelings of greater love for Heavenly Father’s gift of His Son. As we draw closer to God, the enabling power of the Atonement of Jesus Christ will come into our lives. And … we will find that the Savior has been nearby all along.</p> <p><a href="https://www.lds.org/general-conference/2016/04/media/session_1_talk_12/4828276382001?lang=eng">Full Address</a> | <a href="http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865651402/Elder-Dale-G-Renlund-That-I-Might-Draw-All-Men-Unto-Me.html?clear_cache=1&lang=eng">News Summary</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.lds.org/general-conference/talk-summaries-saturday-morning?lang=eng">Talk Summaries</a></p><div class="blogger-post-footer">We're happy that you came to visit us at BevanResort!</div>bevanmissionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13038815784377590481noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5675321535036281107.post-57195450722276401902016-04-01T23:35:00.001-06:002016-04-01T23:37:42.036-06:00General Women’s Session–Talk Summaries–26 Mar 2016<p> </p> <h4><img alt="" src="https://www.lds.org/bc/content/shared/content/images/leaders/cheryl-a-esplin-large.jpg" align="left" /><a href="https://www.lds.org/general-conference/2016/04/he-asks-us-to-be-his-hands?lang=eng"><em>He Asks Us to Be His Hands</em></a></h4> <p><a href="https://www.lds.org/church/leader/cheryl-a-esplin?lang=eng"><strong><em>Cheryl A. Esplin</em></strong></a> <br /><em>First Counselor in the Primary General Presidency</em></p> <p>Showing love and service doesn’t have to be big and grandiose to be meaningful and make a difference. …</p> <p>… Some of you listening may feel stretched to capacity ministering to the needs of family members. Remember, in those routine and often mundane tasks, you are “in the service of your God” [<a href="https://www.lds.org/scriptures/bofm/mosiah/2.17?lang=eng">Mosiah 2:17</a>].</p> <p>Others of you might be feeling an emptiness that could be filled as you look into your neighborhood or community for opportunities to help ease another’s burdens.</p> <p>All of us can incorporate some service into our daily living. We live in a contentious world. We give service when we don’t criticize, when we refuse to gossip, when we don’t judge, when we smile, when we say thank you, and when we are patient and kind.</p> <p>Other kinds of service take time, intentional planning, and extra energy. But they are worth our every effort. Perhaps we could start by asking ourselves these questions:</p> <ol> <li>Who in my circle of influence could I help today? </li> <li>What time and resources do I have? </li> <li>In what ways can I use my talents and skills to bless others? </li> <li>What might we do as a family? … </li> </ol> <p>I have come to know that it is the love of God and neighbor that gives meaning to life. May we follow the Savior’s example and His admonition to reach out to others with love.</p> <p><strong><a href="https://www.lds.org/general-conference/2016/04/he-asks-us-to-be-his-hands?lang=eng">Full Address</a>  |  <a href="https://www.lds.org/church/news/sister-cheryl-a-esplin-he-asks-us-to-be-his-hands?lang=eng">News Summary</a></strong></p> <h4><img alt="" src="https://www.lds.org/bc/content/shared/content/images/leaders/neill-marriott-md-1190464.jpg" align="left" /><a href="https://www.lds.org/general-conference/2016/04/what-shall-we-do?lang=eng"><em>What Shall We Do?</em></a></h4> <p><a href="https://www.lds.org/church/leader/neill-f-marriott?lang=eng"><strong><em>Neill F. Marriott</em></strong></a> <br /><em>Second Counselor in the Young Women General Presidency</em></p> <p>The Lord’s Church needs Spirit-directed women who use their unique gifts to nurture, to speak up, and to defend gospel truth. Our inspiration and intuition are necessary parts of building the kingdom of God, which really means doing our part to bring salvation to God’s children.</p> <p>We build the kingdom when we nurture others. However, the first child of God we must build up in the restored gospel is ourselves. … We must develop bedrock faith in the Savior’s gospel and move forward, empowered by temple covenants, toward exaltation. …</p> <p>Following His plan and becoming a builder of the kingdom requires selfless sacrifice. …</p> <p>We also build the kingdom when we speak up and testify of truth. We follow the Lord’s pattern. He speaks and teaches with the power and authority of God. Sisters, we can too. …</p> <p>Personal revelation from the Holy Ghost will prompt us to learn, speak, and act on eternal truth—the Savior’s truth. The more we follow Christ, the more we will feel His love and direction; the more we feel His love and direction, the more we will want to speak and teach truth as He did, even when we face opposition. …</p> <p>When we ask ourselves, “What shall we do?” let’s ponder this question: “What does the Savior do continually?” He nurtures. He creates. He encourages growth and goodness. Women and sisters, we can do these things!</p> <p><strong><a href="https://www.lds.org/general-conference/2016/04/what-shall-we-do?lang=eng">Full Address</a>  |  <a href="https://www.lds.org/church/news/sister-neill-f-marriott-what-shall-we-do?lang=eng">News Summary</a></strong></p> <h4><img alt="" src="https://www.lds.org/bc/content/shared/content/images/leaders/linda-k-burton-large.jpg" align="left" /><a href="https://www.lds.org/general-conference/2016/04/i-was-a-stranger?lang=eng"><em>“I Was a Stranger”</em></a></h4> <p><a href="https://www.lds.org/church/leader/linda-k-burton?lang=eng"><strong><em>Linda K. Burton</em></strong></a> <br /><em>Relief Society General President</em></p> <p>As sisters we make up more than half of the Lord’s storehouse to help Heavenly Father’s children. His storehouse is not composed just of goods but also of time, talents, skills, and our divine nature. …</p> <p>Sisters, we know that reaching out to others with love matters to the Lord. …</p> <p>The Savior lovingly acknowledged the widow whose contribution was only two mites because she did what she could [see <a href="https://www.lds.org/scriptures/nt/luke/21.1-4?lang=eng">Luke 21:1–4</a>]. He also told the parable of the good Samaritan, which He concluded saying, “Go, and do thou likewise” [<a href="https://www.lds.org/scriptures/nt/luke/10.37?lang=eng">Luke 10:37</a>]. Sometimes reaching out is inconvenient. But when we work together in love and unity, we can expect heaven’s help. …</p> <p>As we consider the “pressing calls” of those who need our help, let’s ask ourselves, “What if <em>their</em> story were <em>my</em> story?” May we then seek inspiration, act on impressions we receive, and reach out in unity to help those in need as we are able and inspired to do so. Perhaps then it might be said of us, as the Savior said of a loving sister who ministered to Him: “She hath wrought a good work. … She hath done what she could” [<a href="https://www.lds.org/scriptures/nt/mark/14.6,8?lang=eng">Mark 14:6, 8</a>]. I call that extraordinary!</p> <p><strong><a href="https://www.lds.org/general-conference/2016/04/i-was-a-stranger?lang=eng">Full Address</a>  |  <a href="https://www.lds.org/church/news/sister-burton-i-was-a-stranger?lang=eng">News Summary</a></strong></p> <h4><img alt="" src="https://www.lds.org/bc/content/shared/content/images/leaders/henry-b-eyring-large.jpg" align="left" /><a href="https://www.lds.org/general-conference/2016/04/trust-in-that-spirit-which-leadeth-to-do-good?lang=eng"><em>Trust in That Spirit Which Leadeth to Do Good</em></a></h4> <p><a href="https://www.lds.org/church/leader/henry-b-eyring?lang=eng"><strong><em>President Henry B. Eyring</em></strong></a> <br /><em>First Counselor in the First Presidency</em></p> <p>Even the youngest girl here will have felt the reality of the invitation in the song: “’Come, follow me,’ the Savior said. Then let us in his footsteps tread” [“<a href="https://www.lds.org/music/library/hymns/come-follow-me?lang=eng">Come, Follow Me</a>,” <em>Hymns,</em> no. 116].</p> <p>So, with those feelings, the first thing you must commit to do is to go and serve, knowing that you do not go alone. When you go to comfort and serve anyone for the Savior, He prepares the way before you. …</p> <p>The second thing you must do is remember the Lord as you go in service for Him. …</p> <p>… The third thing I hope [you] will do is to be modest about [your] good works. …</p> <p>My prayer for the sisters in the kingdom, wherever they may be or in whatever circumstance, is that their faith in the Savior and gratitude for His Atonement will lead them to do all they can for those the Lord asks them to serve. As they do, I promise that they will move up the path to become holy women whom the Savior and our Heavenly Father will welcome warmly and reward openly.</p> <p>… We grow closer to the Savior as we, out of pure love, serve others for Him.</p> <p><strong><a href="https://www.lds.org/general-conference/2016/04/trust-in-that-spirit-which-leadeth-to-do-good?lang=eng">Full Address</a>  |  <a href="https://www.lds.org/church/news/president-eyring-trust-in-that-spirit-which-leadeth-to-do-good?lang=eng">News Summary</a></strong></p> <p><a href="https://www.lds.org/general-conference/talk-summaries?lang=eng&_r=1">General Women’s Session – Talk Summaries – Mar 2016</a></p><div class="blogger-post-footer">We're happy that you came to visit us at BevanResort!</div>bevanmissionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13038815784377590481noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5675321535036281107.post-45326277090689749542014-10-01T23:04:00.001-06:002014-10-01T23:12:58.656-06:00Final Preparation to SING and SHINE for the Sat Aft Session of General Conference - 4 Oct 2014After much prayer and fasting, and receiving those tender feelings in the Temple to confirm my thoughts, I have prepared the following thoughts about the verses of the three amazingly beautiful Hymns that our Choir of 364 is going to sing this Saturday at the Afternoon Session of General Conference:<br />
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And of course, we cannot conclude our journey without finding our Choir of 364 likened within the sacred scriptures that led us in our journey to sing praises to our God and King!<br />
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In my daily <a href="https://www.lds.org/scriptures/bofm?lang=eng" target="_blank">Book of Mormon</a> scripture reading, I have arrived at the <a href="https://www.lds.org/scriptures/bofm/3-ne/17?lang=eng" target="_blank">17th Chapter of 3rd Nephi</a>, which contains some of the most tender descriptions of our Savior's love for His people! In this Chapter, Jesus directs the people to ponder His words and pray for understanding. Then, He heals their sick AND He prays for them, all of them, using language that cannot be written. And, then when your heart can barely hold all of the beautiful and heart-felt things that you are reading, you then read of how the Lord's angels minister to the children and how the people are able to witness that fire encircles them! Such holy writ! And, it is within these scriptures (<a href="https://www.lds.org/scriptures/bofm/3-ne/17?lang=eng" target="_blank">3 Nephi 17</a>) that our Choir of 364 is likened in preparation for them to sing:<br />
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<strong><em>5 And it came to pass that when Jesus had thus spoken, he cast his eyes round about again on our choir of 364, and beheld they were in tears, and did look steadfastly upon him as if they would ask him to tarry a little longer with them.<br /><br /><br /> 6 And he said unto them: Behold, my bowels are filled with compassion towards you.<br /><br /><br />9 And it came to pass that when he had thus spoken, all the multitude, with one accord, did go forth with their sick and their afflicted, and their lame, and with their blind, and with their dumb, and with all them that were afflicted in any manner; and he did heal them every one as they were brought forth unto him.</em></strong><br />
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<strong><em>10 And they did all, both they who had been healed and they who were whole, bow down at his feet, and did worship him; and as many as could come for the multitude did kiss his feet, insomuch that they did bathe his feet with their tears.<br /><br /> <br /><br /> 15 And [Jesus], he himself also knelt upon the earth; and behold he prayed unto the Father, and the things which he prayed cannot be written, and the multitude did bear record who heard him.<br /><br /> <br /><br /> 16 And after this manner do they bear record: The eye hath never seen, neither hath the ear heard, before, so great and marvelous things as we saw and heard Jesus speak unto the Father;<br /><br /> <br /><br /> 17 And no tongue can speak, neither can there be written by any man, neither can the hearts of men conceive so great and marvelous things as we both saw and heard Jesus speak; and no one can conceive of the joy which filled our souls at the time we heard him pray for us unto the Father.<br /><br /> <br /><br /> 18 And it came to pass that when Jesus had made an end of praying unto the Father, he arose; but so great was the joy of the choir of 364 that they were overcome.<br /><br /> <br /><br /> 19 And it came to pass that Jesus spake unto them, and bade them ARISE.<br /><br /> <br /><br /> 20 And they arose from the earth, and he said unto our choir of 364: Blessed are ye because of your faith. And now behold, my joy is full.<br /><br /> <br /><br /> 24 And as our choir looked to behold they cast their eyes towards heaven, and they saw the heavens open, and they saw angels descending out of heaven as it were in the midst of fire; and they came down and encircled our choir of 364 about, and they were encircled about with fire; and the angels did minister unto them.<br /><br /> 25 And the multitude did see and hear and bear record with their singing; and they know that their record is true for they all of them did see and hear, every man for himself; and they were in number about three hundred and sixty four souls; and they did consist of men and women, who did sing the song of Redeeming Love.</em></strong><br />
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This Choir journey has been a most blessed experience and one for which my heart will forever be full of gratitude to my Heavenly Father for this most tender of mercies given to me. Thank-you for allowing me to share my joy and love of my Savior with you, because I Know That My Redeemer Lives!<br />
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We heard such beautiful messages and music at the Women's General Session of Conference and wanted to use those messages to guide us in how our Choir of 364 should prepare ourselves for our turn to sing. <br />
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Paraphrasing words and thoughts from Sister Neill F. Marriott, 2nd counselor in the Young Women general presidency, we found what we needed to help our light shine:<br />
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<strong><em>“As faithful [choir members] give voice to truth and share our light, we are able to push back the darkness of the world”, In order to do this, “We must go to the source of light — to Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ; [to] the scriptures,” said “AND to the temple, [because we know] that all things within its walls point to Christ and His great atoning sacrifice.”</em></strong><br />
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<strong><em>“Why do [TEMPLES] beautify and shine? Because as the scriptures say, ‘truth shineth,’ and temples contain truth and eternal purpose; so do you.”</em></strong><br />
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<strong><em>“By the nourishing spirit of the temple we can learn the reality, the power and the hope of the Savior’s Atonement in our personal life.”</em></strong><br />
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In fact, Elder George Q Cannon explained that "every foundation stone that is laid for a Temple, and every Temple completed according to the order the Lord has revealed for his holy Priesthood, lessens the power of Satan on the earth, and increases the power of God and Godliness." <br />
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Continuing with paraphrasing words and thoughts from Sister Neill F. Marriott's message:<br />
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<strong><em>“[Our Choir of 364] may not walk the roads of Palestine healing the sick, but we sing about how the healing love of the Atonement blesses the sick and faint of heart. Though we will not cause the blind to see in the manner of the Savior, we sing and testify of the plan of salvation to the spiritually blind. We sing and touch hearts and open the eyes of their understanding to the necessity of priesthood power in eternal covenants.”</em></strong><br />
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President Dieter F. Uchtdorf also declared: <br />
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<strong><em>“The Infinite and Eternal Creator of LIGHT and life knows you! He is mindful of you,” “Yes, God loves you this very day and always.<br /><br />“He loves you not only for who you are this very day, but also for the person of glory and LIGHT you have the potential and the desire to become.<br /><br />“Walking in the path of discipleship does not need to be a bitter experience,” President Uchtdorf said. “It is not a burden that weighs us down. Discipleship lifts our spirits and lightens our hearts. It inspires us with faith, hope, and charity. It fills our spirits with light in times of darkness and serenity during times of sorrow. <br /><br />“It gives us divine power and lasting joy.” </em></strong><br />
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<strong><em> President Uchtdorf concluded saying “Live the gospel joyful!”</em></strong> <br />
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<strong><em>14 Verily, verily, I say unto you, I give unto you to be the light of this people. A city that is set on a hill cannot be hid.<br /><br /><br /> 15 Behold, do men light a candle and put it under a bushel? Nay, but on a candlestick, and it giveth light to all that are in the house;<br /><br /><br /> 16 Therefore let your light so shine before this people, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father who is in heaven.</em></strong>
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As a result of my daily <a href="https://www.lds.org/scriptures/bofm?lang=eng" target="_blank">Book of Mormon</a> readings, we had now progressed to A.D. 34 in <a href="https://www.lds.org/scriptures/bofm/3-ne/11?lang=eng" target="_blank">3 Nephi Chapter 11</a> where we read that "Jesus Christ did show himself unto the people of Nephi, as the multitude gather together in the land Bountiful [and at the Temple], and did minister unto them."<br />
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Our hearts were full as we arrived at the Conference Center, next to the Salt Lake Temple, the House of the Lord. <br />
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We raised our voices and sang of Christ and His Atonement. We humbly felt encircled in the Arms of His Love as we shared our testimonies of Him with our beautiful music.<br />
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<strong><em>13 And it came to pass that the Lord spake unto our choir of 364 saying:<br /><br /><br /> 14 Arise and come forth unto me, that ye may thrust your hands into my side, and also that ye may feel the prints of the nails in my hands and in my feet, that ye may know that I am the God of Israel, and the God of the whole earth, and have been slain for the sins of the world.<br /><br /><br /> 15 And it came to pass that our choir of 364 went forth, and thrust their hands into his side, and did feel the prints of the nails in his hands and in his feet; and this they did do, going forth one by one until they had all gone forth, and did see with their eyes and did feel with their hands, and did know of a surety and did bear record, that it was He, of whom it was written by the prophets, that should come.<br /><br /><br /> 16 And when they had all gone forth and had witnessed for themselves, they did sing with one accord, singing:<br /><br /> 17 Hosanna! Blessed be the name of the Most High God! And they did fall down at the feet of Jesus, and did worship Him.</em></strong><br />
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This is how we felt. These are the feelings that flooded our hearts and filled our souls.<div class="blogger-post-footer">We're happy that you came to visit us at BevanResort!</div>bevanmissionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13038815784377590481noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5675321535036281107.post-76902410484048421002014-09-25T14:23:00.002-06:002014-09-30T23:50:39.173-06:00Our Amazing 4th Rehearsal Where We Did Break Forth and Sing As One VoiceOne of our Choir members shared the following to express how they felt after our amazing 4th General Conference Choir Rehearsal. It's a beautiful song and I hope you'll listen, as it truly describes what we are feeling as we are singing:<br />
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;"><em>"When I Sing" by Tyler Castleton from his CD "When I can't speak: The music of Tyler Castleton"; Shadow Mountain Records; with artwork from various LDS artists including Greg Olsen</em></span><br />
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It had been difficult after some of our Sectional rehearsals, to come back together and remember what it was like as we sang with one voice, as all the sections were now singing as their own unit. With concern and worry in my heart, I took my concerns to my Heavenly Father in prayer, and then opened my <a href="https://www.lds.org/scriptures/bofm?lang=eng" target="_blank">Book of Mormon</a> and read words that were again an answer to comfort my heart! Again, I found my Choir of 364 likened within the scriptures of <a href="https://www.lds.org/scriptures/bofm/3-ne/4?lang=eng" target="_blank">3 Nephi chapter 4</a>.<br />
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As we have traveled through time, from being first likened to <a href="https://www.lds.org/scriptures/bofm/alma/56?lang=eng" target="_blank">Helaman's 2000 Stripling Warriors</a>, my Choir of 364 is now at 20 A.D. and have become the Lord's righteous people:<br />
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<strong><em><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">30 And we did rejoice and cry again with one voice, saying: May the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, bless this choir in righteousness, so long as we shall call on the name of our God.<br /><br /> <br /><br /> 31 And it came to pass that we did break forth, all as one, in singing, and praising our God for the great thing which he had done for us, in preserving both our minds and voices; our minds blessed with perfect memory of our songs and our voices preserved from sore throats, and hoarseness, and allergies.<br /><br /> <br /><br /> 32 Yea, we did cry: Hosanna to the Most High God. And we did sing: Blessed be the name of the Lord God Almighty, the Most High God.<br /><br /> <br /><br /> 33 And our hearts were swollen with joy, unto the gushing out of many tears, because of the great goodness of God in delivering us from the elements that would hinder our voices and singing; and we knew it was because of our repentance and our humility that we had been delivered and preserved to sing the songs of our Savior’s Redeeming Love; and to sing our praises to Him while seated at the foot of the Holy Temple and in that great Conference Center, before the Prophet and all of the Apostles; even all of the Lord’s Seventies; and before all the world.</span></em></strong><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We are prepared and ready to have our dress rehearsal at the Conference Center where we will once again, 'break forth, all as one, in singing, and praising our God!'</span><div class="blogger-post-footer">We're happy that you came to visit us at BevanResort!</div>bevanmissionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13038815784377590481noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5675321535036281107.post-55196631551321247822014-09-15T13:35:00.001-06:002014-09-15T13:35:42.345-06:00Our General Conference Choir is United in Singing of our Savior and Redeemer!We have loved our daily <a href="https://www.lds.org/scriptures/bofm?lang=eng" target="_blank">Book of Mormon</a> scripture reading! Errol and I are back to "companion" mode, as we were when serving our mission together. We never stopped reading or studying, but after our mission, for a time, we were both studying separately and each seeking individual enlightenment in the scriptures. And while we still continue to each have our own personal time in the <a href="https://www.lds.org/scriptures?lang=eng" target="_blank">scriptures</a> or <a href="https://www.lds.org/general-conference/sessions/?lang=eng" target="_blank">Conference Messages</a>; there has been a wonderful spirit of unity and togetherness as we have maintained and reserved our morning Book of Mormon reading as our family 'companion' scripture study time. The result is that we're on the same page in our thoughts through-out the day!<br />
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As noted in the previous blogs, we found my Choir of 364 likened in the scriptures about Helaman's faithful army of 2000 Stripling Warriors. We followed their steadfastness through the battles and trials through the years until we arrived at Samuel the Lamanite, preaching on the wall to the wicked Nephites below. Obviously, my Choir of 364 was no where to be found in these scriptures! <br />
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And then, yesterday's Sabbath morning, we arrived in our daily scripture reading to the 16th Chapter of Helaman in the Book of Mormon. And there was my Choir of 364! <br />
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While on the wall, Samuel the Lamanite tells the wicked Nephites of the converted Lamanites who have been firm and steadfast in the faith; and also of how the Lord will be merciful to the Lamanites in the latter-day days. At this time, it's about 6 B.C.<br />
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(Remember, Helaman's beloved army of 2000 were the sons of the people of Ammon, who were converted Lamanites.)<br />
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Following, is my Choir of 364 likened within the scriptures of <a href="https://www.lds.org/scriptures/bofm/hel/16?lang=eng" target="_blank">Helaman 16</a>:<br />
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5 And I would that ye should behold that my choir of 364 are in the path of their duty, and they do walk circumspectly before God, and they do observe to keep his commandments and his statutes and his judgments according to the law of Moses.<br />
<br /> 6 Yea, I say unto you, that all the choir are doing this, and they are striving with unwearied diligence that they may bring the remainder of their families and friends to the knowledge of the truth; therefore they are diligent to sing praises daily.<br />
<br /> 7 And behold, ye do know of yourselves, for ye have witnessed it, that as many of them as are brought to the knowledge of the truth, … and are led to believe the holy scriptures, yea, the prophecies of the holy prophets, which are written, which leadeth them to faith on the Lord, and unto repentance, which faith and repentance bringeth a change of heart unto them—<br />
<br />8 Therefore, as many as have come to this, ye know of yourselves are firm and steadfast in the faith, and in the thing wherewith they have been singing glorious hymns of praise evermore.<br />
<br /> 9 And ye know also that they have shaved off their beards, and parted their hair; and , and even after much prayer, they have shopped till they dropped to find that perfect blouse within the approved pallet of colors; and even they have removed their sequins and shiny buttons, and buried their paisley and patterned ties, — for behold they will suffer themselves to shorten and even miss their vacations and special family gatherings and travel many miles and hours from Island Park northward in Idaho and even from Saint George which is far to the south; that they may be in attendance and not miss one of our rehearsals, and this because of their faith in Christ.<br />
<br /> 10 And now, because of their steadfastness that they do believe in that thing which they do believe, for because of their firmness in that they have been enlightened, behold, the Lord shall bless our choir of 364 and prolong their singing with miracles -<br />
<br /> 11 Yea, even if they should dwindle in unbelief to doubt that the Lord shall prolong their singing, until the time shall come which they shall be at the great Conference Center, where also will be the prophet Monson, and many other prophets, who testify concerning the restoration of the Gospel; it is there our choir of 364 will again be brought to the knowledge of the truth—<br />
<br />12 -- that in the latter times the promises of the Lord have been extended to our choir of 364; and notwithstanding the many afflictions which they shall have to keep them from singing, and notwithstanding they shall endure changes to the music and feel lost on their part, and frantic that they missed the cut-off, and took a breath when they should not have, and be corrected and re-corrected on their pronunciation that they feel driven to and fro upon the face of the earth, having no place for refuge, the Lord shall be merciful unto them.<br />
<br /> 13 And this is according to the great blessing given to them for their <strong>uniting to sing of their Savior and Redeemer, that they shall again be brought to the true knowledge, which is the knowledge of their Redeemer, and their great and true shepherd, and be numbered among His sheep.</strong><br />
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<br /><div class="blogger-post-footer">We're happy that you came to visit us at BevanResort!</div>bevanmissionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13038815784377590481noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5675321535036281107.post-27017059939902134502014-09-08T00:52:00.002-06:002014-09-08T08:07:22.769-06:00More Parallels of Our Choir in the Scriptures<span style="font-size: large;">The <a href="https://www.lds.org/friend/online-activities/videos/scripture-stories/book-of-mormon?lang=eng#34-helaman-and-the-2000-young-warriors" target="_blank">story of Helaman's 2000 Stripling Warriors</a> has always been a favorite! Perhaps that is why I found such a significance in likening his faithful army to my choir of 364. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">In Alma, Chapter 58, we read of how these faithful sons of the people of Ammon were preserved by the Lord as they stood fast in defense of their liberty and faith. This occurred about 62 B.C. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I see the similarities in the hand of the Lord aiding my choir as they practice, prepare, and pray. (And all occurring as we are nearing the Second Coming of our Savior.)</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: large;">We've just completed the 2nd rehearsal for my little choir of 364 and we were blessed with amazing progress! My heart is full of such gratitude for this opportunity to hear, feel, and experience such beautiful music! </span> </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Following, is our choir likened in <a href="https://www.lds.org/scriptures/bofm/alma/58?lang=eng" target="_blank">Alma 58</a> and <a href="https://www.lds.org/scriptures/bofm/alma/59?lang=eng" target="_blank">59</a>:</span><br />
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first rehearsal we did pour out our souls in prayer to God, that he would
strengthen us and deliver us from our burdens, yea, and also give us strength
that we might retain our voices, for the support of our choir.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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us with assurances that he would deliver us; yea, insomuch that he did speak
peace to our souls, and did grant unto us great faith, and did cause us that we
should hope for our deliverance in him.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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fixed with a determination to conquer our musical parts, and to maintain our voices,
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thus we did go forth with all our might to sing in the city of Tooele; and we
did organize ourselves in car pools to take us to sing in the great Conference
Center, which was near to the city.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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highly spoken, are with me in the city of Tooele; and the Lord has supported
them, yea, and kept them from falling by the influenza, insomuch that even one voice
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nevertheless they stand fast in their choir wherewith God has made them to sing;
and they are strict to remember the Lord their God from day to day; yea, they
do observe to keep his statutes, and his judgments, and his commandments
continually; and their faith is strong.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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redeemed us and gifted us to sing, keep you continually in his presence; yea,
and may he favor this choir, even that ye may have success in obtaining the choirs
in heaven to join with us for our support. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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pass after the second rehearsal the Choir managers over the people met and were
exceedingly rejoiced because of the choir, yea, the exceeding success which the
managers had in obtaining those choir members which were lost and confused.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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and they had made a platform that the choir might all see their leader, in that
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it came to pass that she immediately rejoiced , desiring that her choir<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>should cause the sections to be gathered
together to strengthen each other, insomuch that they also rejoiced over all
that they had been so miraculously prospered in singing.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: large;">As wonderful as my little band of 364 sang for our 2nd rehearsal, we aren't quite ready for you to hear us. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: large;">Therefore, here is The Mormon Tabernacle Choir singing a most beautiful arrangement of "Redeemer of Israel" to uplift and inspire you for reading this post: </span></span><br />
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face physically. Remember, to practice this at all times and in all places,
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<div class="blogger-post-footer">We're happy that you came to visit us at BevanResort!</div>bevanmissionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13038815784377590481noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5675321535036281107.post-40548482710867949332014-08-28T14:44:00.001-06:002014-08-30T14:12:46.717-06:00Our Choir Likened in the ScripturesI have realized that the Lord is leading me along through my <a href="https://www.lds.org/scriptures?lang=eng" target="_blank">daily scripture reading</a>! <br />
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I have had spiritual promptings before but have never previously recognized such a daily parallel of my life and experiences inside the scriptures! It's been so exciting that several times I've wanted to read ahead just so I could envision what the spirit was going to teach me; but, I decided to stick to my Chapter a Day reading in the <a href="https://www.lds.org/scriptures/bofm?lang=eng" target="_blank">Book of Mormon</a> and read other scriptures or General Conference talks if I was feeling that I wanted more. <br />
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Besides, it's been such a blessing, similar to when Errol and I were serving our mission together, to be reading the same Chapter in the Book of Mormon everyday. It makes our lives in sync with what we've read and studied in the scriptures. We feel more in tune and find that our conversations often are related to what inspired our hearts that day.<br />
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Today I want to share how our Choir was 'Likened' in the scriptures in my heart, mind, and thoughts as I was reading in <a href="https://www.lds.org/scriptures/bofm/alma/57?lang=eng" target="_blank">Alma 57 of Helaman's band of 2000 stripling warriors</a>. I felt as if I was reading about my Choir of three hundred and sixty four!<br />
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The following is how I felt prompted as I was reading the actual scriptures, but in my mind's eye was internalizing these words: <br />
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<strong>Our Choir 'Likened' in the Scriptures (<a href="https://www.lds.org/scriptures/bofm/alma/57?lang=eng" target="_blank">Alma 57</a>)</strong></div>
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<strong><em>19 But behold, my little band of three hundred and sixty four sang most desperately; yea, they were firm before the world….<br /> </em></strong><br />
<strong><em> 20 …..behold, those three hundred and sixty four were firm and undaunted.<br /> </em></strong><br />
<strong><em> 21 Yea, and they did obey and observe to sing every word of command with exactness; yea, and even according to their faith it was done unto them; and I did remember the words which they said unto me that their mothers had taught and sang unto them.<br /> </em></strong><br />
<strong><em> 25 And it came to pass that there were two hundred, out of my three hundred and sixty four, who had fainted because of the loss of breath; nevertheless, according to the goodness of God, and to our great astonishment, and also the joy of our whole choir, there was not one voice of them who did perish; yea, and neither was there one voice among them who had not received much hoarseness.<br /> </em></strong><br />
<strong><em> 26 And now, their preservation was astonishing to our whole choir, yea, that they should be spared while there was a thousand of our brethren and sisters who were waiting in the wings to sing. And we do justly ascribe it to the miraculous power of God, because of their exceeding faith in that which they had been taught to believe—that there was a just God, and whosoever did not doubt, that their voices should be preserved by his marvelous power.<br /> </em></strong><br />
<strong><em> 27 Now this was the faith of these of whom I have spoken; they are singers, and their minds are firm, and they do put their trust in God continually.</em></strong><br />
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<strong>Likening our Choir in the <a href="https://www.lds.org/scriptures/formats?lang=eng" target="_blank">Scriptures</a> has been a most wondrous and uplifting daily journey!</strong><br />
<strong></strong><br /><div class="blogger-post-footer">We're happy that you came to visit us at BevanResort!</div>bevanmissionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13038815784377590481noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5675321535036281107.post-19691814558114469432014-08-18T21:19:00.001-06:002014-08-28T14:45:23.041-06:00Choir Singing the Songs of Zion<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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Just getting ready for our General Conference Choir Experience! I am feeling so blessed!<br />
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I've decided that I need to Blog about my upcoming experience in directing the 364 voice choir for the Sat Afternoon Session of General Conference. Our choir has been selected by Priesthood leaders from 9 Stakes in Tooele, Stansbury Park, and Grantsville, Utah. From the very moment of opening my letter inviting me to serve, I have felt overwhelmed, nervous, joyous, and blessed at the same time! The music of heaven has been written upon my heart and I want to begin this journey by sharing the following quotes:<br />
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“Music is given of God to further his purposes. Sweet melodies mellow the souls of men and help prepare them for the gospel. After men receive the truth, songs of praise to Deity help to sanctify and cleanse their souls.”<br />
<cite>-- Elder Bruce R. McConkie, <em>Mormon Doctrine</em> (1966), 521</cite><br />
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“Music can set an atmosphere of worship which invites [the] spirit of revelation, of testimony.”<br />
<cite>-- President Boyd K. Packer, <em>Ensign</em>, Nov. 1991, 22</cite><br />
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“When music is presented which, however appropriate for other occasions, does not fit the Sabbath, much is lost. . . . The Spirit does not ratify speech nor confirm music which lacks spiritual substance.”<br />
<cite>-- President Boyd K. Packer, <em>Ensign</em>, Nov. 1991, 22</cite><br />
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“Those who choose, conduct, present, and accompany the music may influence the spirit of reverence in our meetings more than a speaker does.”<br />
<cite>-- President Boyd K. Packer, <em>Ensign</em>, Nov. 1991, 22 </cite><br />
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“An organist who has the sensitivity to quietly play prelude music from the hymnbook tempers our feelings and causes us to go over in our minds the lyrics which teach the peaceable things of the kingdom. If we will listen, they are teaching the gospel, for the hymns of the Restoration are, in fact, a course in doctrine!”<br />
<cite>-- President Boyd K. Packer, <em>Ensign</em>, Nov. 1991, 22</cite><br />
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“The singing of our sacred hymns, written by the servants of God, has a powerful effect in converting people to the principles of the Gospel, and in promoting peace and spiritual growth.”<br />
<cite>-- President Heber J. Grant, <em>Improvement Era</em>, Sept. 1940, 522</cite><br />
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“We get nearer to the Lord through music than perhaps through any other thing except prayer.”<br />
<cite>-- President J. Reuben Clark Jr., in Conference Report, Oct. 1936, 111</cite><br />
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“Music is truly the universal language, and when it is excellently expressed how deeply it moves our souls.”<br />
<cite>-- President David O. McKay, in Conference Report, Apr. 1945, 119</cite><br />
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“The most effective preaching of the gospel is when it is accompanied by beautiful, appropriate music.”<br />
<cite>-- President Harold B. Lee, in Conference Report, Apr. 1973, 181</cite><br />
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“Inspiring music may fill the soul with heavenly thoughts, move one to righteous action, or speak peace to the soul.”<br />
<cite>-- President Ezra Taft Benson, Ensign, Nov. 1974, 67</cite><br />
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“The righteous shall be gathered out from among all nations, and shall come to Zion, singing with songs of everlasting joy.”<br />
<cite>-- Doctrine and Covenants 45:71</cite><br />
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“I will praise the name of God with a song, and will magnify him with thanksgiving.”<br />
<cite>-- Psalm 69:30</cite><br />
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“Music has boundless powers for moving families toward greater spirituality and devotion to the gospel. Latter-day Saints should fill their homes with the sound of worthy music.”<br />
<cite>-- “First Presidency Preface,” Hymns, 1985</cite><br />
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“Hymns can lift our spirits, give us courage, and move us to righteous action. They can fill our souls with heavenly thoughts and bring us a spirit of peace.”<br />
<cite>-- “First Presidency Preface,” Hymns, 1985</cite><br />
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“We hope the hymnbook will take a prominent place among the scriptures and other religious books in our homes.”<br />
<cite>-- “First Presidency Preface,” Hymns, 1985</cite><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I've been playing the entire Hymnbook since before my teen years</td></tr>
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“Teach your children to love the hymns. Sing them on the Sabbath, in home evening, during scripture study, at prayer time. Sing as you work, as you play, and as you travel together. Sing hymns as lullabies to build faith and testimony in your young ones.”<br />
<cite>-- “First Presidency Preface,” Hymns, </cite><br />
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“The singing of the songs of Zion, though imperfectly, with the inspiration of God, will touch the hearts of the honest more effectively than if sung well without the Spirit of God.”<br />
<cite>-- President Heber J. Grant, Improvement Era, July 1901, 686</cite><br />
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“I wonder sometimes if we realize the importance of music. I wonder if we know that the Lord himself is concerned about it. He has given us the information that the song of praise is a prayer unto him. . . . It [is] our privilege, yea, our blessing, to sing and . . . our songs should be sung in righteousness.”<br />
<cite>-- President George Albert Smith, Church News, Feb. 16, 1946, 6</cite><br />
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“Make a joyful noise unto God, all ye lands: sing forth the honour of his name: make his praise glorious.”<br />
<cite>-- Psalm 66:1–2</cite><br />
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“Music can act upon our senses to produce or induce feelings of reverence, humility, fervor, assurance, or other feelings attuned to the spirit of worship.”<br />
<cite>-- President Spencer W. Kimball, Teachings of Spencer W. Kimball (1982), 519</cite><br />
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“The singing of hymns and the rendition of selections from the great sacred oratorios by ward choirs all enhance the spirit of worship.”<br />
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“I am comforted by the assurance that there will be beautiful music in heaven, and for that I am most grateful.”<br />
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“It really matters what you listen to. . . . Select music that will strengthen your spirit.”<br />
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“There come to one's soul heavenly thoughts as he joins in heavenly expressions coupled with heavenly melody.”<br />
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“Be filled with the Spirit; speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord; giving thanks always for all things unto God and the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.”<br />
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“My soul is always lifted up, and my spirit cheered and comforted, when I hear good music. I rejoice in it very much indeed.”<br />
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“Religious music is by far the greatest music of the ages. What is there to compare—in rhythmic beauty, poetic sublimity, and inspired teachings—with the Psalms of David?”<br />
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“Listen to and sing the music of heaven.”<br />
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“Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.”<br />
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“Serve the Lord with gladness: come before his presence with singing.”<br />
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“When you sing the hymns, . . .ponder the meaning of the words, enjoy the spirit of the music. Sing with enthusiasm without regard to your tones. You will have a good feeling, and your spirit will be enlivened.”<br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">The Godhead is three separate and distinct beings. We believe in God, the Eternal Father, and in His Son, Jesus Christ, and in The Holy Ghost.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">Can there be any doubt that we are Christian?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">How are we doing in our quest to follow Christ?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">As Christians today, we have the obligation to go and do immediately.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">We’re called to forsake our sins.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">Another use of the account of the Apostles fishing and the Savior calling to them: “Come and Hear”. “Come and Dine” and then he said, “Feed my Lambs, </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">Feed my Sheep” – He asks us to “Share MY Gospel” with the young and old, lifting and encouraging and blessing and comforting His Lambs. We feed His lambs by how we follow the Gospel. We feed His sheep by being good Christian neighbors, by visiting the widows and serving all those in need.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">The Savior has promised that He will make us equal to His work. FOLLOW ME and I WILL MAKE YOU FISHERS of MEN! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">Some of the many ways we follow Him are by rescuing those who are spiritually lost, loving the prodigal, enduring missed understandings. We answer “I’ll go where you want me to go, I’ll say what you want me to say, I’ll do what you want me to do, and I’ll be what you want me to be.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">To be who Heavenly Father wants us to be, we Follow Jesus Christ.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">The Savior constant reached our to rescue, love, and nurture those around Him.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">Jesus Christ is the Light and Redeemer of the World. He is calling to us today, “COME FOLLOW ME!”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">Every Prophet has taught the need of us to perform the Ordinances for our deceased ancestors.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">We MUST accomplish the necessary Priesthood work for our own salvation; then we must do the necessary work by proxy for those who did not have the opportunity.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">Father in Heaven wants us to receive BOTH parts of the blessings of this work. Any work you do in the Temple is time well worth spent. But, doing the work for one of our own ancestors will bless us far greater.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">Prepare the names of our ancestors to receive the ordinances of the Temple and then go to the Temple to do their work. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">Decide to do something that will have eternal consequences. You don’t have to be a genealogist. Look around, there is someone who can help you. It all begins with love and sincere desire to do something to help some else. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">Help is given on both sides of the veil. Begin now. You can make a powerful contribution.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">First Presidency has approved new resources to enable Youth to Love, Learn and Share the Gospel.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">The new resources will enable the youth to accept the Savior’s invitation to <a href="https://www.lds.org/youth/learn?lang=eng" target="_blank">“Come Follow Me”</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">It is our lifelong quest to become more like the Savior.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">True conversion involves </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">Knowing, Doing and Becoming. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">We need to accelerate our learning of teaching the Gospel in the Savior’s Way.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">Take the step to learn the Gospel in the Savior’s Way.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">Come and Follow in His Footsteps. Learn, teach and live in His Way and become truly converted.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">Our Faith is strong and like the Rock of our Redeemer, our Faith will help us climb and follow the example of the Savior. Our Faith will help us through times of sacrifice!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">Miracles confirm our faith. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">We don’t want to aspire to the riches and glory of men; for such take us away from the powers of heaven.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">Our discipleship will be developed and proven by how we endure our trials.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">We must choose the right during the storms of life. Obedience and submission to His will bring about the blessings of the Holy Ghost. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">Becoming like Him and becoming One with Him is the ultimate goal of our discipleship.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">At the Savior’s Feast of the Passover, the Savior instituted the Ordinance of the Sacrament. He did again with His visit to the Nephites. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">1. Have a Feeling of Gratitude. Have a desire to communicate with heaven to feel that joy that comes from God;</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">2. Remember that we are renewing our Baptismal covenants; </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">3. Feel forgiven of our sins through repentance;</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">5. Partaking of the Sacrament worthily will help us be filled with the Holy Ghost.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">It will always be a great Sacrament Meeting if the Sacrament is the center of our worship.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">A testimony is personal knowledge of spiritual truth obtained by revelation. A testimony is a gift from God.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">It requires seeking, asking and knocking to know that the Savior lives.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">‘When thou are converted, strengthen thy brethren”. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">The essence of the Gospel of Jesus Christ entails a permanent change in our very beings. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">True conversion brings about a change in one’s belief and heart and to become a disciple of Christ. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">Conversion is an offering of self, love and loyalty. We give to God gratitude for the gift of Testimony.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">Conversion requires all of our heart, all of our might, all of our mind, and all of our strength. Become a deeply faithful soul converted deeply to the Savior and His teachings.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">1. Believing in the teachings of the Holy Prophet; </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">4. Experiencing the mighty change of heart; </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">5. Becoming firm and steadfast in faith and heart.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">Testimony is a foundation upon which conversion is established, Testimony will not protect us; but not sufficient to provide the spiritual strength we need. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">Conversion to the Savior and to His Gospel. The power of both Testimony and Conversion unto the Lord provide the strength to endure. Knowing that the Gospel is True is the essence of testimony. Consistently being true is the essence of Conversion. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">RE: The Parable of the 10 Virgins who took the ‘lamps of testimony’; the ‘oil of conversion’ cannot be borrowed or given to another person. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">Each of us must keep our own lamp of testimony burning and obtain our own vessel of oil of conversion. Be Faithful having you lamps trimmed and burning and oil with you that you may be ready at the coming of the Bridegroom.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: medium;">Even though we may be far removed, we fill of your spirit. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: medium;">”I have felt His hand in directing my efforts as I have tried earnestly to serve Him and to serve all of you.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">Let’s not be critical and judgmental. May we willingly serve one another. May we pray for the inspiration to know the needs for those around us and the go and offer that assistance. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">The Lord is always on our side when we do what is right. The purpose of mortality is to learn to grow to be more like our Father, and it is often during the difficult times that we learn the most. Our lives can also be filled with joy as we follow the teachings of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">He lived for us. He died for us. He paid the price. Live lives that will qualify us to one day live with Him. </span></div>
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<em><strong><span style="font-size: medium;">[Hollie has loved her personal notes re-capping the messages from General Conference; however, now it seems the Church News Department has finally joined the bandwagon in FINALLY offering LIVE and UP-TO-THE-MINUTE updates for the Talks and Announcements given at General Conference! Click the link for excellent summaries of all the talks given. They’re GREAT – and much better than my simple notes!!]</span></strong></em><div class="blogger-post-footer">We're happy that you came to visit us at BevanResort!</div>bevanmissionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13038815784377590481noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5675321535036281107.post-65825383195503755822012-10-07T12:08:00.001-06:002012-10-07T12:19:50.802-06:00Gen Conf Re-Cap- Sun AM Oct 2012<div align="left">
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">God is never hidden; but sometimes we are covered by a pavilion that makes Him seem distant. God is NOT unable to see us and hear us; but we may be unwilling to listen to God.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">God is close to us and aware of us and NEVER hides from His faithful children.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">Jesus Christ lives! Knows us! and Watches over us!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">Personal ambitions can cloud reality and make a pavilion to hide us and obscure us from recognizing God’s will for us.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">The day will come when we will see Him face to face. Do the things that make Him as familiar to us as we are to Him.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">1. Brightly beams our Father’s mercy <br />From his lighthouse evermore, <br />But to us he gives the keeping <br />Of the lights along the shore. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">[Chorus] <br />Let the lower lights be burning; <br />Send a gleam across the wave. <br />Some poor fainting, struggling seaman <br /><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-bMPFz2bJ2yc/UHHFDqbIR2I/AAAAAAAADZs/h3La6Jvu4MU/s1600-h/Light%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img align="left" alt="Light" height="369" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-mCkKxt4tyrg/UHHFDwU8a5I/AAAAAAAADZ0/qJW7wiRZ4Zw/Light_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="display: inline; float: left; margin: 2px;" title="Light" width="369" /></a>You may rescue, you may save. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">2. Dark the night of sin has settled; <br />Loud the angry billows roar. <br />Eager eyes are watching, longing, <br />For the lights along the shore. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">3. Trim your feeble lamp, my brother; <br />Some poor sailor, tempest-tossed, <br />Trying now to make the harbor, <br />In the darkness may be lost.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">Our message is one of Faith and Hope in the Savior, Jesus Christ. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">1. Does the journey seem long, <br />The path rugged and steep? <br />Are there briars and thorns on the way? <br />Do sharp stones cut your feet <br />As you struggle to rise <br />To the heights thru the heat of the day?</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">2. Is your heart faint and sad, <br /><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-J4sInWjZi2Y/UHHFEPJ-OAI/AAAAAAAADZ8/UL-6z85j36I/s1600-h/Jesus%252520Take%252520my%252520Hand-Greg%252520Olsen%252520b%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img align="right" alt="Jesus Take my Hand-Greg Olsen b" height="342" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-wX9YkW_azQc/UHHFE6FZbTI/AAAAAAAADaE/6k2zZ7gxrDM/Jesus%252520Take%252520my%252520Hand-Greg%252520Olsen%252520b_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="display: inline; float: right; margin: 2px;" title="Jesus Take my Hand-Greg Olsen b" width="419" /></a>Your soul weary within, <br />As you toil ’neath your burden of care? <br />Does the load heavy seem <br />You are forced now to lift? <br />Is there no one your burden to share?</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">3. Let your heart be not faint <br />Now the journey’s begun; <br />There is One who still beckons to you. <br />So look upward in joy <br />And take hold of his hand; <br />He will lead you to heights that are new—</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">4. A land holy and pure, <br />Where all trouble doth end, <br />And your life shall be free from all sin, <br />Where no tears shall be shed, <br />For no sorrows remain. <br />Take his hand and with him enter in.</span><br />
<i>Text:</i> Joseph Fielding Smith, 1876–1972<br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"><strong><em>Sister Linda K Burton: </em></strong></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">We are the Lord’s hands here on earth.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">We have an invitation to love and serve one another.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">First OBSERVE, then SERVE – Listen then serve. Be a living example of the Savior’s teaching: Inasmuch as ye have done it unto the least of these…, ye have done it unto Me. <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-tJKeG1iiWgE/UHHFFSEjWJI/AAAAAAAADaM/e7JDKLIK7Rc/s1600-h/Joseph%252520SMith%252520The%252520Desires%252520Of%252520My%252520Heart_WalterRane%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img align="right" alt="Joseph SMith The Desires Of My Heart_WalterRane" height="344" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-O5c32oL9Cm0/UHHFFy21YSI/AAAAAAAADaU/5M4U4OjWPYs/Joseph%252520SMith%252520The%252520Desires%252520Of%252520My%252520Heart_WalterRane_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="display: inline; float: right; margin: 2px;" title="Joseph SMith The Desires Of My Heart_WalterRane" width="200" /></a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">“If I listen with my heart, then I hear my Savior’s voice.” </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">Observing and serving is not always convenient. Sometimes we’re tempted to serve in the way we want to serve and not in the best way needed. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">Follow the Savior who asked, “What will ye that I should do unto you?”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"><strong><em>Elder Walter F. González: </em></strong></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">Story of the impact of missionaries who came to the rescue. Feeling of something that prompted a reading of the Book of Mormon in three days and led to Baptism and receiving the Gift of the Holy Ghost.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">God has given a greater source for knowledge; a celestial source of knowledge that comes from:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">Reading the Scriptures, Hearkening to the Living Prophet, and Praying. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">Celestial ‘Web’ provides knowledge that we can not learn in any other way.<a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-cuPAFFW_8nA/UHHFGScNbyI/AAAAAAAADac/8tIYd0CT35c/s1600-h/Jesus%252520praying-8%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img align="left" alt="Jesus praying-8" height="389" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-f1aSVwvmH-k/UHHFG9f286I/AAAAAAAADak/CwMB34tAVPo/Jesus%252520praying-8_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="display: inline; float: left; margin: 2px;" title="Jesus praying-8" width="311" /></a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">Do you remember the peace you felt when you cried out in mighty prayer? Do you remember the to-do list that you made in answer to prayer?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">Those who receive knowledge from our Heavenly Father do know of a surety that Jesus is the Christ. By coming unto Christ, every soul may know and feel. Christ will not fail you. He will help. He knows how to succor His people. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"><strong><em>Elder Jeffrey R Holland:</em></strong></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">The Savior was ONLY three years with the remaining 11 Apostles. After such a short time to learn and prepare, the unthinkable and unbelievable was true: their Lord was crucified.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">The Apostles surely must have wondered, “What do we do now?”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Peter must have answered how it had a glorious three years to have labored with the Son of God. He’s finished His work. ….So I return to go a fishing.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">But the fishing wasn’t very good. A figure on the shore called out to them.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Apostles turned fisherman responded that they had caught nothing.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">“Cast your net on the right side of the ship” Recognition begins to flood. Just three years earlier, they been told to lay down their nets and did catch a great catch.” Now, they eagerly again drew a multitude of fishes. <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-vFadytdxGDI/UHHFHI9fcgI/AAAAAAAADas/UdON5KUgb7E/s1600-h/Jesus%252520Be%252520Fishers%252520of%252520Men%252520l13%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img align="right" alt="Jesus Be Fishers of Men l13" height="338" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-fQTtATiDj1I/UHHFHgXBEOI/AAAAAAAADa0/nH1B-9z8M6s/Jesus%252520Be%252520Fishers%252520of%252520Men%252520l13_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="display: inline; float: right; margin: 2px;" title="Jesus Be Fishers of Men l13" width="457" /></a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">They recognized their Lord, the Resurrected Jesus. And behold a great catch of 153 fishes!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Now, a turning point: Peter, Do you love me more than you love all this? and the Savior responds and asks this three times. And Peter answers three times that He loves the Lord.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Jesus discusses with Peter, “W<span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">ell, then Peter why are you here, why are we back here on this same shore having this same conversation?" "If I need fish, I can get fish. What I need, Peter, are disciples and I need them forever." "I needs someone who loves me, truly loves me.</span>"</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"> - "I need you to be a fisher of men. Go and teach and testify. Follow me.“</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">“Children, Did not my life and my love touch you more than this?” “Did you Love Me?”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">If you Love me, Keep my Commandments. We have a life of devoted discipleship to give in demonstrating our love of the the Lord. Nothing can ever be as it was before.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">The Crucifixion and the Resurrection mark the beginning of a Christian life and not before. All of the Apostolic keys have been restored to the earth and are found in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Issued a call for every Missionary to return back to Christ’s commission. Love God and remain clean from the blood and sins of this generation. You Father in Heaven expects your loyalty and love at every stage in your life.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">The Voice of Christ proclaims: “Do You Love Me?” Answer: With my Honor and my Soul, yea Lord, We Do Love Thee!! We will never look back until this work is finished and love of neighbor rules the world.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;"><strong><span style="font-size: large;"><em>President Thomas S Monson:</em></span></strong> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">Rather than dwelling on the negative, if we will step back and look at the blessings, we will find greater happiness.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">Recommend: take an inventory of your life and look for the blessings, large and small, that you have received.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">Our prayers are heard and answered.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">Hasn’t the Lord promised us, “Be thou <sup>a</sup><a href="http://www.lds.org/scriptures/dc-testament/dc/#">humble</a>; and the Lord thy God shall <sup>b</sup><a href="http://www.lds.org/scriptures/dc-testament/dc/#">lead</a> thee by the hand, and give thee answer to thy prayers.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">Our Heavenly father is aware of our needs and will help us as we call upon Him for assistance. The Lord is in the details of our lives.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">The Lord can make up the difference. The Lord Can and Does. The Lord is in all of our lives. He wants to bless us. May we be aware of His blessings in our lives. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">Sustaining of our Prophet and the Apostles:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">and the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">Observed his 90th birthday this summer.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">M</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">arvels at the rapidly changing world in which we live. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">We pray, live and work to ensure the values of the Gospel of Jesus Christ.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">Some values that are receiving opposition are </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">the sanctity of Marriage and the importance of the Family.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">Reminisced from a letter written to his mother as he was serving in the military many years ago. Reflected upon the culture in which he was raised with a set of values: a Gospel Culture that comes from God and is an expression of the way we raise our families. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">Joy is found when the powers of the Priesthood proclaim marriage to be forever. The adversary is attacking these values.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">1. Parents can pray for help from a Loving Heavenly Father.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">2. Parents can conduct Family Home Evenings, hold family scripture study and eat meals together.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">3. Parents can communicate with Primary teachers, Youth leaders and all those who interact with their children. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">4. Parents can share their testimonies to their children to commit them to be faithful to the Gospel of Jesus Christ. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">It is wonderful to see husbands and wives work at a real partnership – which will insulate our children from the evils around them.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">One of nature’s most nutritious foods is honey. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">A highly organized honey-bee hive of 20,000 –60,000 bees must travel about 2 times around the world. Each bee provides 1/12th of a teaspoon of honey and so they depend on each other to faithfully do their part</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">Bee Hives have always been used in the scriptures.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">The Bee Hive symbol was given by Pres Brigham Young to encourage and inspire the pioneers to transform the barren desert into the fertile valley you see today.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">Great things are brought about and burdens lightened in the example of following the bees in a Bee Hive. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">The Savior taught that we are to love God and care for our neighbors as ourselves. Imagine the good that could be accomplished if we were serving those around us. Millions of small daily compassionate acts would have a transformative effect upon Heavenly Father’s children. They seem small but there is power in our love for God when it is multiplied by many who are dedicating their lives to serving others. <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-yNTwVL8Mp6E/UHCz2WpCvPI/AAAAAAAADXY/yMtnyTKt26Y/s1600-h/398407_10151272785847533_426347291_n%25255B1%25255D%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img align="right" alt="398407_10151272785847533_426347291_n[1]" height="438" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-vUc7EnSm_I8/UHCz2ySygbI/AAAAAAAADXg/1u4EwAfJvPU/398407_10151272785847533_426347291_n%25255B1%25255D_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="display: inline; float: right; margin: 2px;" title="398407_10151272785847533_426347291_n[1]" width="343" /></a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">The Seed of Faith nurtured in our minds needs to become the mighty Change of Heart. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">The Gospel and Doctrine of Christ is the only way to obtain Eternal Life. Only when this is written on our hearts will we become converted. The Holy Ghost is our constant companion and the Doctrines of the Gospel distil upon us as the dews from heaven. Assimilate the Doctrines in our hearts and souls. It brings joy into our lives and peace to our souls. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">One Daily Practice: In our morning prayer, ASK Heavenly Father to guide us to someone who needs help. Then go through-out the day, looking for the opportunity to serve. Heavenly Father often answers another’s prayer through us. Therefore, it is vital that we serve each other.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">You will be prompted by the Spirit and magnificently motivated as you serve the poor, the lonely and the broken, and those searching for peace. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">At the end of the day, be able to answer, YES! to “Have I Done Any Good In the World Today?” </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: medium;">"Pollinate the world with the pure love of Christ." </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">Yes, I AM a Member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and Yes, I KNOW the Book of Mormon is True!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">The Book of Mormon, Another Testament of Jesus Christ is written to the House of Israel, dispersed across the earth, that they may know that they are the covenant people of the Lord.<a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-Gl5no9yCMes/UHCz3XMvX4I/AAAAAAAADXo/KWC9PuT0_sc/s1600-h/Joseph%252520Smith%252520with%252520bom%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img align="left" alt="Joseph Smith with bom" height="351" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-YoLedgc6DDk/UHCz4BAIPDI/AAAAAAAADXw/n_VTvzHEtcg/Joseph%252520Smith%252520with%252520bom_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="display: inline; float: left; margin: 2px;" title="Joseph Smith with bom" width="267" /></a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">The Prophet Joseph Smith taught that </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">“ the <a href="http://www.lds.org/study/topics/book-of-mormon?lang=eng">Book of Mormon</a> was the most correct of any book on earth, and the keystone of our religion, and a man would get nearer to God by abiding by its precepts, than by any other book.” </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">Read The Book of Mormon, Another Testament of Jesus Christ. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">Read and Re-read. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">Learn the promises given by Jesus Christ. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">Make and keep sacred covenants with the Lord. Come unto Him and offer you whole souls unto Him. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">What shall a man give for his soul?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">Today it is easy to get caught up in world despite our intentions. Satan triumphs over the ‘nickel exchanges or championship challenges’ in our lives. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">The Savior asks us to say, “I will give away all my sins to know thee.” </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">We are to forget rationalizations, self-justifications, etc. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">We are to rise above our sins (both sins of commission and sins of omission).<a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-vh2guMBo5-Q/UHCz4S2GARI/AAAAAAAADX4/zggJuJF72AY/s1600-h/Jesus%252520arms%252520to%252520soul%252520returning_ARRIVAL_J%252520McNaughton%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img align="right" alt="Jesus arms to soul returning_ARRIVAL_J McNaughton" height="416" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-vlBhkXKJHzA/UHCz46_coSI/AAAAAAAADYA/cOeLQXv0Tog/Jesus%252520arms%252520to%252520soul%252520returning_ARRIVAL_J%252520McNaughton_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="display: inline; float: right; margin: 2px;" title="Jesus arms to soul returning_ARRIVAL_J McNaughton" width="278" /></a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">God is mindful of each of us and He will never forsake us.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">Always hearken to the voice of the spirit, no matter where it takes us. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">We are to go the rescue to the lost and the least – with compassion and love. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">Satan need not get everyone, only able men. </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">Satan would have us sell our lives for the candy bars and championships in our lives.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">My testimony is my most precious possession – the treasure of my heart.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">Learned from experience: window needed to be replaced; walls needed to be re-sanded. Both were not up to Temple Standards. Why would they require this extra work, when few would ever see the flaws?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">The Answer is on the outside of the building: </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">HOLINESS TO THE LORD</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">We show our love and respect to Jesus Christ, and we demonstrate that we honor and worship Him whose house it is.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">We use only the finest materials and workmanship – even though mortal eyes may never see. The Lord knows our intents in our hearts and promises His presence to be there if it be not defiled.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">When our effort is less than our best, we need to move to quickly correct. Do not attempt to cover our sins. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">The building of the Temples and it’s construction-corrections is a type of who we should be: made of the finest materials and Divine craftsmanship. If we need our soles/souls buffed, etc, then we can make the corrections. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;"> Endeavor to live best you can with improvement corrections to eliminate the flaws.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">In the wake of despair, their faith did NOT falter!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">Our faith is centered on God father and in His Son, Jesus Christ, our Savior. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">We treasure our faith. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">Pray for increased faith and to do all within our power to defend our faith.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">A fiery trial can take root in our weaknesses. A manageable test for one can be a fiery trial for another.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">Exercise Faith in Christ. Pray for your Faith. Keep the Commandments and Search the Scriptures. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">Our faith is strengthened by meeting with others who believe; when we share testimonies and worship through music. In the Ordinances, the power of godliness in manifest. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">Stay in the security of the household of God. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">Have faith that no blessing will be withheld if we live our covenants and keep the commandments.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">Don’t jeopardize blessings God has promised. God’s ways are higher than our ways; and if we follow God’s ways, He promises peace and comfort. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">The DOCTRINE is taught by ALL 15 Apostles of the Church. There is NO error in the revelations. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">Trials may be trying; but need not be spiritually fatal. Build you foundation upon, Christ, the Son of God. – the rock. Then you cannot fall.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">Trust in the Lord with all your heart. A witness follows the trial of your Faith. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">With Faith, come trials of faith bringing increased Faith. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">Hold on. Fear Not. For God shall be with you, forever and ever.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">A loving Heavenly Father gives us feelings to compel us to help and protect children. All Children are children of God.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">We are all under the Savior’s command to love and care for each other.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">Children need others to speak for them. </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">It is contrary to the Plan of Salvation to deny them birth. It is a great evil. After birth abuses are most visible. Vial deeds are perpetuated on children by their care-givers. </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">Bullying and demeaning can inflict as much or more damage than physical abuses. </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">Children are impacted by divorces. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">The most powerful teaching on children is by the example of their parents. </span></div>
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