Sacrament Service
First Speaker
The speaker talked about the emotional resilience youth classes.
Philipians 4:13
13 I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.
Next Speaker
Message from first presidency in the emotional resilience manual:
“Dear Brothers and Sisters: The Lord has declared, “It is my purpose to provide for my saints” (Doctrine and Covenants 104:15). This revelation is a promise from the Lord that He will provide blessings and open the door of self-reliance, which is the ability for us to provide the necessities of life for ourselves and our family members. This workbook has been prepared to help members of the Church learn and put into practice principles of faith, education, hard work, and trust in the Lord. Accepting and living these principles will better enable you to receive the strength promised by the Lord. We invite you to diligently study and apply these principles and teach them to your family members. As you do so, your life will be blessed. You will learn how to act on your path toward greater self-reliance. You will be blessed with greater hope, peace, and progress. Please be assured that you are a child of our Father in Heaven. He loves you and will never forsake you. He knows you and is ready to extend to you the spiritual and temporal blessings of self-reliance. Sincerely, The First Presidency”
DnC 104:15
15 And it is my purpose to provide for my saints, for all things are mine.
DnC 18:10-11
10 Remember the worth of souls is great in the sight of God;
11 For, behold, the Lord your Redeemer suffered death in the flesh; wherefore he suffered the pain of all men, that all men might repent and come unto him.
God wants us to see ourselves and others as he sees them.
Next Speaker
What parents hold in indifference, their children will hold with disdain
2 Nephi 25
26 And we talk of Christ, we rejoice in Christ, we preach of Christ, we prophesy of Christ, and we write according to our prophecies, that our children may know to what source they may look for a remission of their sins.
Elders Quorum
Lesson was based on
“Opportunities to serve others in meaningful ways, as we have covenanted to do, rarely come at convenient times. But there is no spiritual power in living by convenience.” (Elder M. Russell Ballard, “Like a Flame Unquenchable”, April 1999 General conference)
Joseph and Oliver had been reading about baptism in the Book of Mormon as they worked on its translation. It caused them to think about it and have questions. They prayed and asked about it. They were prepared at that point for the Lord to teach them more. He then revealed the Aaronic priesthood as the next step in their learning and in restoring the Church.
Dnc 13:1
1 Upon you my fellow servants, in the name of Messiah I confer the Priesthood of Aaron, which holds the keys of the ministering of angels, and of the gospel of repentance, and of baptism by immersion for the remission of sins; and this shall never be taken again from the earth, until the sons of Levi do offer again an offering unto the Lord in righteousness.
Alma 34:8-10
8 And now, behold, I will testify unto you of myself that these things are true. Behold, I say unto you, that I do know that Christ shall come among the children of men, to take upon him the transgressions of his people, and that he shall atone for the sins of the world; for the Lord God hath spoken it.
9 For it is expedient that an atonement should be made; for according to the great plan of the Eternal God there must be an atonement made, or else all mankind must unavoidably perish; yea, all are hardened; yea, all are fallen and are lost, and must perish except it be through the atonement which it is expedient should be made.
10 For it is expedient that there should be a great and last sacrifice; yea, not a sacrifice of man, neither of beast, neither of any manner of fowl; for it shall not be a human sacrifice; but it must be an infinite and eternal sacrifice.
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