Bulletin
“The gospel of Jesus Christ is the brightest light and the only hope for this darkened world.” - Elder Dallin H. Oaks of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, “Sharing the Gospel,” Ensign, Nov. 2001, 9.
Sacrament Service
First Speaker
1 Thes 5:18 - Gratitude
18 In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you.
Some grumble that roses have thorns, but be grateful that thorns have roses.
Next Speaker
Many have sacrificed a lot for us to have the gospel and to have this country and freedom. We need to make sacrifices ourselves to keep them and honor the sacrifices of others.
“Now, I am grateful that today none of our people are stranded on the Wyoming highlands. But I know that all about us there are many who are in need of help and who are deserving of rescue.” (President Gordon B. Hinckley, “Our Mission of Saving”, October 1991 General Conference)
“My beloved brethren and sisters, humbly and gratefully I approach this sacred assignment with a prayer in my heart that what I say will strengthen our resolve to live the principle of sacrifice as a prerequisite to a godly life, for this is a day of sacrifice.”
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“I see father Abraham offering his son Isaac in sacrifice.
I see his great-grandson Joseph, though tempted severely in his youth, sacrificing the enticements of the world.
I see father Lehi, who left everything to come to this land of promise.
I see the founders of this republic, who pledged life, fortune, and sacred honor—some paying the pledge in full.
I see a modern Joseph sacrificing character, reputation, honor, applause, his good name, his home, lands, family, and finally his own life for the truth’s sake.
I see the early pioneers who left lands, possessions, and community, to come to these mountain valleys.
“I see the Son of God, who made the infinite, eternal sacrifice that we might, through our worthiness, live again with our Eternal Father.” (President Ezra Taft Benson, “This Is a Day of Sacrifice”, April 1979 General Conference)
Next Speaker
"It is not the mountains we conquer, but ourselves." – Sir Edmund Hillary
Ether 6:4
4 And it came to pass that when they had prepared all manner of food, that thereby they might subsist upon the water, and also food for their flocks and herds, and whatsoever beast or animal or fowl that they should carry with them—and it came to pass that when they had done all these things they got aboard of their vessels or barges, and set forth into the sea, commending themselves unto the Lord their God.
“Be of good cheer. The future is as bright as your faith.” (President Thomas S. Monson, “Be of Good Cheer”, April 2009 General Conference)
Sunday School
The calling of Saul to be king and his rule.
Saul was impatient waiting for Samuel to come and do the sacrifice, so he does it himself without authority and God began from then to remove him from his place.
Saul doesn't destroy everything when commanded to. He keeps spoils of war. At this point the Lord accelerates removing Saul.
It is said that the stone was the size of a board ball and going at 80 miles an hour when David hit Goliath.
We think of David as the underdog, but Goliath was only good at hand to hand and David was an expert slinger.
Elders Quorum
Anything we talk about should bring us back to the gospel of Jesus Christ.
In our ministering, we need to be sincere. We need to not have a structured lesson.
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