Elders Quorum
Teachings of Presidents of the Church: Joseph fielding Smith chapter 17 - Sealing Power and Temple Blessings
Malachi 4:5-6
5 ¶ Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the Lord:
6 And he shall turn the heart of the fathers to the children, and the heart of the children to their fathers, lest I come and smite the earth with a curse.
“May I remind you that when we dedicate a house to the Lord, what we really do is dedicate ourselves to the Lord’s service, with a covenant that we shall use the house in the way he intends that it shall be used.” (Joseph Fielding Smith, “Ogden Temple Dedicatory Prayer,” Ensign, Mar. 1972, 6)
Authority
An ice cream truck could never pull you over and give you a speeding ticket because it has no authority to do so. An ice cream truck had many good things about it, but it will never be a police vehicle without that authority.
A church must have the Lord's authority to be able to be more than just another church.
You Can’t Be Perfect In An Instant
We are all in different places in life. Start where we are and do as much as we can until our capacity is increased by the Lord as we work.
Sunday School
Old Testament Lesson 30
We should not trifle with sacred things. We should not treat lightly the Temple or the scriptures or other sacred things.
Sacrament Service
A missionary recently called to serve in Taiwan spoke to us.
Having faith in God is like acting because we know wind or air is there even though we can not see it, but we can see and feel its influence.
James 2:18-20
18 Yea, a man may say, Thou hast faith, and I have works: shew me thy faith without thy works, and I will shew thee my faith by my works.
19 Thou believest that there is one God; thou doest well: the devils also believe, and tremble.
19 Thou believest that there is one God; thou doest well: the devils also believe, and tremble.
20 But wilt thou know, O vain man, that faith without works is dead?
"Day after day, on your path toward your eternal destiny, increase your faith. Proclaim your faith! Let your faith show " (Russell M Nelson
Everything in the book of Mormon points to christ.
Stake theme for the month:
"I will attend the Ogden Temple open house and invite others to go with me."
Fireside
Michael W Allred some to us. He is the author of "You Might Be A Mormon If... "
A couple of youth shared experiences from a youth conference they had at Bear Lake.
Satan often can't get us to do bad things, so he will distract us with things that aren't necessarily bad, but that keep us from paying attention to more important things.
A small amount of light can guide us through darkness. The light of Christ even in a small portion can help us know the way.
Brother Allred's talk
When he was on his mission in Japan Gordon B Hinckley told the people there that, "The blood of Lehi runs through you."
Study journals can be helpful.
When we get inspiration it is as sacred as a patriarchal blessing, so we should write it down.
2 Timothy 2:1-3
1 Thou therefore, my son, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus.
2 And the things that thou hast heard of me among many witnesses, the same commit thou to faithful men, who shall be able to teach others also.
3 Thou therefore endure hardness, as a good soldier of Jesus Christ.
He mentioned scriptures.byu.edu which is an index of the scriptures and where they have been referenced in general authority talks.
A prophet's job is not just to receive revelation, his job is also to teach you to receive your own revelation.
Nephi called himself a wretched man because he was angry because his brothers tried to kill him. He had let Satan take his peace away because of what was in his heart.
Just because people are popular doesn't mean they are well liked. There is a difference between well known and we'll liked.
If you haven't partaken of good food and are enjoying it, how will you get others to eat it.
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