Sacrament Service
The bishop spoke to us and have us the parable of the splinter. He talked of getting a stick stuck in his leg. He pulled out the large splinter and thought he had got it all. Weeks went by and he got an infection and found that there was still a splinter in there.
The bishop talked about that we need to make sure we get all of our sin repented of and not leave sins unresolved.
He also talked about paying attention to council given in talks and apply them to our lives. We should resist the temptation to think the talk is for someone else.
Doctrine and Covenants 84 - the oath and covenant of the priesthood.
Doctrine and Covenants 121
Doctrine and Covenants 19:16-19
16 For behold, I, God, have suffered these things for all, that they might not suffer if they would repent;
17 But if they would not repent they must suffer even as I;
18 Which suffering caused myself, even God, the greatest of all, to tremble because of pain, and to bleed at every pore, and to suffer both body and spirit—and would that I might not drink the bitter cup, and shrink—
19 Nevertheless, glory be to the Father, and I partook and finished my preparations unto the children of men.
One of the bishop's counselors spoke to the youth.
"You cannot do wrong and feel right. It is impossible!" (Elder Ezra Taft Benson, A Message to the Rising Generation, October 1977 General Conference)
The counselor talked about having proper devotional time in the morning before school or work.
Sunday School
My lesson on How can relying on the Savior’s grace help me become a better teacher?
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Is there anything we have talked about in past weeks that I didn’t explain well that you have questions about?
What have you learned in personal gospel study this week?
Have you had any interesting gospel conversations with friends or family this week?
How can relying on the Savior’s grace help me become a better teacher?
What is grace?
Grace is the enabling power of the atonement.
We may sometimes experience feelings of inadequacy or feelings that we aren't good at something we are trying to do. If we humble ourselves and admit we can't do it alone, we can exercise faith in Jesus Christ. He can help us with any struggle.
We all have things we could be stronger in our better at. If we follow the Savior's commandments and also ask him to help us then he week enable us to be better. Enabling us to be better is called grace.
As we have talked about before the commandments aren't to limit what we can do, but what are they for?
They are to show us how things really work to be successful in life. So part of grace is his instructions on how to have a successful life. Those instructions tell us how to draw on the power of the atonement to fully have the grace of God enable us to be better.
Does that make sense? Anyone have anything they would like to add? Does anyone have any questions so far?
Elder David A Bednar, In the Strength of the Lord, Ensign November 2004
"Brothers and sisters, please pay particular attention to the word grace as it is used in the verse I just read. In the Bible Dictionary we learn that the word grace frequently is used in the scriptures to connote a strengthening or enabling power:
"'The main idea of the word is divine means of help or strength, given through the bounteous mercy and love of Jesus Christ.
"'… It is likewise through the grace of the Lord that individuals, through faith in the atonement of Jesus Christ and repentance of their sins, receive strength and assistance to do good works that they otherwise would not be able to maintain if left to their own means. This grace is an enabling power that allows men and women to lay hold on eternal life and exaltation after they have expended their own best efforts' (p. 697).
"Thus, the enabling and strengthening aspect of the Atonement helps us to see and to do and to become good in ways that we could never recognize or accomplish with our limited mortal capacity. I testify and witness that the enabling power of the Savior’s Atonement is real. Without that strengthening power of the Atonement, I could not stand before you this morning."
Grace Is An Enabling Power.
10 ¶ And Moses said unto the Lord, O my Lord, I am not eloquent, neither heretofore, nor since thou hast spoken unto thy servant: but I am slow of speech, and of a slow tongue.
31 And when Enoch had heard these words, he bowed himself to the earth, before the Lord, and spake before the Lord, saying: Why is it that I have found favor in thy sight, and am but a lad, and all the people hate me; for I am slow of speech; wherefore am I thy servant?
Alma 26:12
12 Yea, I know that I am nothing; as to my strength I am weak; therefore I will not boast of myself, but I will boast of my God, for in his strength I can do all things; yea, behold, many mighty miracles we have wrought in this land, for which we will praise his name forever.
2 Nephi 25:23
23 For we labor diligently to write, to persuade our children, and also our brethren, to believe in Christ, and to be reconciled to God; for we know that it is by grace that we are saved, after all we can do.
God’s grace enables us to be saved after we have done everything we can. We keep the commandments and repent when we have not and then God’s grace bridges the gap between us and God. It also gives you strength to keep commandments we struggle with and gives us abilities to do things we never thought we could.
How would you encourage friends are feeling inadequate? Perhaps they have had sins they need to repent of. Perhaps they have a calling that they are having trouble doing. Perhaps they are having trouble with their school work. Perhaps they are having trouble with their testimony.
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Joint Priesthood/Relief Society/Youth
5th Sunday lesson on indexing
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Presented by two presenters.
Part by first presenter:
Today we are going to talk to you all about FamilySearch indexing. What it is and why it is important.
-Watch video "Indexing Is Vital" and narrate.
Narration
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Documents were created about our ancestors all through their lives.
-Birth Certificates
-School and Work Records
-Marriage Certificates
-Census Records
-Death Certificates
- and Obituaries
-All of these have been stored in various places around the world.
-As we work on our genealogy we need the data contained on those documents.
-We search and search, hoping someone has possession of those documents and has entered them into a computer, so that we can enter them into our family trees.
-Many of these documents have been photographed, but it takes a long time to get all of that information into computers.
-Indexing is the process of reading those documents and entering the data into computers.
-Once that information is in computers, by people indexing the records, it can be searched by web sites like FamilySearch. Then people who have been trying and trying to find their ancestor’s information can finally find it.
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-So the basic idea of indexing is that documents we need for genealogy are all over the world and can be brought to us quickly with computers. The problem is to get computers to know what document we are looking for.
-Computers do not understand paper and handwriting very well. Humans, on the other hand understand written text. We are the translator between the document and the computer.
-When we index records we take paper documents and make them so they can be found by someone in their home using a computer.
-Because of the great tool that indexing these documents is to hastening temple work, our leaders have asked us to make time for indexing.
Indexing is very easy to incorporate into the patterns of our lives. We would love to meet with you and your families to talk about how to work a little indexing into your lives.
-A significant contribution can be made with any amount of time.
The stake and ward have established indexing goals for us for the year,so let's run through these really quickly.
-Our stake has a goal for everyone in the stake to learn to index, and for each person in the stake to index 500 names this year.
-Our ward has a goal to index 100,000 names as a ward this year.
In order to accomplish this, the ward has a goal to have at least one registered indexer from each family by the end of June. We and our other ward indexers are available to come to your home and show you how if you need help getting registered.
-Our ward has a goal to index 100,000 names as a ward this year.
In order to accomplish this, the ward has a goal to have at least one registered indexer from each family by the end of June. We and our other ward indexers are available to come to your home and show you how if you need help getting registered.
-There is work to be done in indexing at all levels of experience. So there is work for you no matter what.
-There are a variety of projects to index that match every different persons’ strengths and weaknesses.
-There are a variety of projects to index that match every different persons’ strengths and weaknesses.
-Don’t let the thought that you will make mistakes keep you from indexing. There are many checks and balances in place to prevent error and to train you along the way.
-We are available to come to your home and help your family get started with indexing or help you over any bumps you may be having along the way. Just contact one of us to set up a time.
Now my fellow presenter is going to share with us some of the blessings of indexing.
Part by second presenter:
-These are the promised blessings/Why I index
-Protection
-Redemption
-Edification
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