Sacrament Service
Sunday School
3 Nephi 11
Matthew 5:48
48 Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect.
We continue to work toward perfection even if we don't always gain it. We can have moments of perfection.
Someone in class suggested that not being able to be perfect or overcome all of our weaknesses perhaps gives us more time to learn in this life.
October 2014 Elder George…
“No matter what your current status, the very moment you voluntarily choose honest, joyful, daily repentance by striving to simply do and be your very best, the Savior’s Atonement envelops and follows you, as it were, wherever you go. Living in this manner, you can truly “always retain a remission of your sins” (Mosiah 4:12) every hour of every day, every second of every minute, and thus be fully clean and acceptable before God all the time.
“Yours is the privilege, if you want it, to come to know for yourself, today or soon, that you are pleasing God in spite of your shortcomings.” (Elder Jörg Klebingat, Approaching the Throne of God with Confidence, October 2014 General Conference)
We will make mistakes and fall, but fall forward and not backward.
Ether 12:27
27 And if men come unto me I will show unto them their weakness. I give unto men weakness that they may be humble; and my grace is sufficient for all men that humble themselves before me; for if they humble themselves before me, and have faith in me, then will I make weak things become strong unto them.
“Cultivate a spirit of thanksgiving for the blessing of life and for the marvelous gifts and privileges each of us enjoy. The Lord has said that the meek shall inherit the earth. (See Matt. 5:5.) I cannot escape the interpretation that meekness implies a spirit of gratitude as opposed to an attitude of self-sufficiency, an acknowledgment of a greater power beyond oneself, a recognition of God, and an acceptance of his commandments. This is the beginning of wisdom. Walk with gratitude before him who is the giver of life and every good gift.” (President Gordon B. Hinckley, “With All Thy Getting Get Understanding”, Ensign August 1988)
Pure heart refers to our thoughts. Pure hands refer to our actions.
Elders Quorum
Lesson was based on Elder Jeffrey R Holland’s October 2016 General Conference talk, Songs Sung and Unsung”
“Home teachers have a sacred duty to be the Church’s first source of help to individuals and families“ (True to the Faith, (2004), 124–28)
“WE WARN that individuals who violate covenants of chastity, who abuse spouse or offspring, or who fail to fulfill family responsibilities will one day stand accountable before God. Further, we warn that the disintegration of the family will bring upon individuals, communities, and nations the calamities foretold by ancient and modern prophets.“ (The Family: A Proclamation to the World)
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