Sacrament Service
Abraham 3:22-23
22 Now the Lord had shown unto me, Abraham, the intelligences that were organized before the world was; and among all these there were many of the noble and great ones;
23 And God saw these souls that they were good, and he stood in the midst of them, and he said: These I will make my rulers; for he stood among those that were spirits, and he saw that they were good; and he said unto me: Abraham, thou art one of them; thou wast chosen before thou wast born.
Genesis 17 is the Abrahamic covenant.
Mark 16:15
15 And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature.
Jacob 1:19
19 And we did magnify our office unto the Lord, taking upon us the responsibility, answering the sins of the people upon our own heads if we did not teach them the word of God with all diligence; wherefore, by laboring with our might their blood might not come upon our garments; otherwise their blood would come upon our garments, and we would not be found spotless at the last day.
Doctrine and Covenants 84:34
34 They become the sons of Moses and of Aaron and the seed of Abraham, and the church and kingdom, and the elect of God.
Doctrine and Covenants 133 - The new and everlasting covenant.
Is a college education wasted on a stay at home mom?
God makes covenants with man. Man is the only one that can break it. God will not.
To live a covenant you have to understand it.
Sunday School
The instructor recommended the book “Revelations in Context”. It is the “The stories behind the sections of the Doctrine and Covenants “. It is available on the lds.org and in the Gospel Library app. They also recommended the Joseph Smith Papers project.
“The Book of Mormon is the ‘keystone’ of our religion, and the Doctrine and Covenants is the capstone, with continuing latter-day revelation. The Lord has placed His stamp of approval on both the keystone and the capstone.” ( President Ezra Taft Benson, “The Book of Mormon and the Doctrine and Covenants”, April 1987 General Conference)
Ephesians 2:20
20 And are built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the chief corner stone;
The Book of Mormon is the keystone. The Doctrine and Covenants is the capstone. Christ is the cornerstone.
We talked about the introduction to Our Heritage: A Brief History of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
We talked about the introduction to the Doctrine and Covenants.
“The fulness of times is the final dispensation and began with the revelation of the gospel to Joseph Smith. It is a dispensation of restoration and of fulfillment of the Lord’s plans and purposes since the world began. There are also things reserved for the fulness of times that have not been revealed previously (D&C 121:26–32; 124:41). It is a glorious time, the time in which we live today (see Acts 3:19–21; D&C 27:13; 110:11–16; 112:14–32; 128:18–21; 136:37–40).”
The Doctrine and Covenants bring many clarifications of doctrines and about the nature of God.
Doctrine and Covenants 130:2
2 And that same sociality which exists among us here will exist among us there, only it will be coupled with eternal glory, which glory we do not now enjoy.
“What's on the Other Side?” By Brent Topp was recommended by one of the class members.
Elders Quorum
Self reliance - the ability, commitment, and effort to provide the spiritual and temporal necessities of life for self and family.
“There will be occasions in each of our lives when we will be called upon to explain or to defend our beliefs. When the time for performance arrives, the time for preparation is past.” (President Thomas S Monson, “Our Sacred Priesthood Trust”, April 2006 General Conference)
“On a daily basis we witness widely fluctuating inflation; wars; interpersonal conflicts; national disasters; variances in weather conditions; innumerable forces of immorality, crime, and violence; attacks and pressures on the family and individuals; technological advances that make occupations obsolete; and so on. The need for preparation is abundantly clear. The great blessing of being prepared gives us freedom from fear, as guaranteed to us by the Lord in the Doctrine and Covenants: “If ye are prepared ye shall not fear” (D&C 38:30).” (Elder L Tom Perry, “If Ye Are Prepared Ye Shall Not Fear”, October 1995 General Conference)
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