Bulletin
“Those who keep a book of remembrance are more likely to keep the Lord in remembrance in their daily lives. Journals are a way of counting our blessings and of leaving an inventory of these blessings for our posterity.”- President Spencer W Kimball
Sacrament Service
First Speaker
A missionary that recently returned from the Brazil Natal mission spoke to us.
Preach My Gospel chapter 6.
He spent some time in Little Rock, AR while he waited for his visa.
1 Thessalonians 5:14
14 Now we exhort you, brethren, warn them that are unruly, comfort the feebleminded, support the weak, be patient toward all men.
If we strive to gain knowledge, we will.
Next Speaker
“May we prepare to receive the personal revelation that comes in abundance during general conference. May our hearts be filled with deep determination as we raise our hands to sustain living prophets and apostles. May we be enlightened, uplifted, comforted, and strengthened as we listen to their messages. And may we be ready to recommit ourselves to the Lord Jesus Christ—His gospel and His work—and to live with renewed resolve in keeping His commandments and carrying out His will.” (President Thomas S. Monson, “Prophets to Guide Us”, Ensign September 2017)
Mosiah 2
10 I have not commanded you to come up hither that ye should fear me, or that ye should think that I of myself am more than a mortal man.
11 But I am like as yourselves, subject to all manner of infirmities in body and mind; yet I have been chosen by this people, and consecrated by my father, and was suffered by the hand of the Lord that I should be a ruler and a king over this people; and have been kept and preserved by his matchless power, to serve you with all the might, mind and strength which the Lord hath granted unto me.
12 I say unto you that as I have been suffered to spend my days in your service, even up to this time, and have not sought gold nor silver nor any manner of riches of you;
“Despite any health challenges that may come to us, despite any weakness in body or mind, we serve to the best of our ability. I assure you that the Church is in good hands. The system set up for the Council of the First Presidency and Quorum of the Twelve [Apostles] assures [us] that it will always be in good hands and that, come what may, there is no need to worry or to fear. Our Savior, Jesus Christ, whom we follow, whom we worship, and whom we serve, is ever at the helm.” (“Message from President Thomas S. Monson,” Church News, Feb. 3, 2013, 9.)
Amos 3:7
7 Surely the Lord God will do nothing, but he revealeth his secret unto his servants the prophets.
Doctrine and Covenants 1:38
38 What I the Lord have spoken, I have spoken, and I excuse not myself; and though the heavens and the earth pass away, my word shall not pass away, but shall all be fulfilled, whether by mine own voice or by the voice of my servants, it is the same.
Sunday School
As members of the Church we have a rescue mission. To rescue and gather the house of Israel.
DnC 4
3 Therefore, if ye have desires to serve God ye are called to the work;
4 For behold the field is white already to harvest; and lo, he that thrusteth in his sickle with his might, the same layeth up in store that he perisheth not, but bringeth salvation to his soul;
DnC 18
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.
12 And he hath risen again from the dead, that he might bring all men unto him, on conditions of repentance.
Dnc 81:5-6
5 Wherefore, be faithful; stand in the office which I have appointed unto you; succor the weak, lift up the hands which hang down, and strengthen the feeble knees.
6 And if thou art faithful unto the end thou shalt have a crown of immortality, and eternal life in the mansions which I have prepared in the house of my Father.
Elders Quorum
My lesson chapter 18
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Gordon B Hinckley Chapter 18 - Virtue—A Cornerstone on Which to Build Our Lives
Doctrine and Covenants 121:45-46
45 Let thy bowels also be full of charity towards all men, and to the household of faith, and let virtue garnish thy thoughts unceasingly; then shall thy confidence wax strong in the presence of God; and the doctrine of the priesthood shall distil upon thy soul as the dews from heaven.
46 The Holy Ghost shall be thy constant companion, and thy scepter an unchanging scepter of righteousness and truth; and thy dominion shall be an everlasting dominion, and without compulsory means it shall flow unto thee forever and ever.
Let virtue garnish thy thoughts unceasingly.
What is virtue?
What is does the word garnish mean? We could garnish our food plate, right? How else do people garnish things?
Do we garnish our garbage bins when we take them to the road for the trash man to pick up?
We need to have thoughts that are worthy of a garnish.
How would we garnish our thoughts with virtue?
The scripture goes on to say that if we are filled with charity and our thoughts are garnished with virtue, then shall our confidence was strong in the presence of God.
Have you ever went to say a prayer or give a blessing and your confidence did not wax strong before God? That is a rotten feeling.
On the other hand, have you ever given a prayer or a blessing where it just felt like all cylinders were firing? You felt good about your behavior and your thoughts and you could feel the Spirit engaging.
Each of us in this room probably tend to be between 15 and 19 years old in our own minds. We likely struggle to keep everyone around us from finding out that we are just pretending to be a grown up.
Somehow we have to have more moments where we actually are grown ups.
Paul said this to the saints at Corinth:
11 When I was a child, I spake as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child: but when I became a man, I put away childish things. (1 Corinthians 13:11)
Take a moment and think about if you have any childish behaviors you are holding onto. Think about the things you think about when you don’t have to think.
Think about how you treat the women in you life, the mothers of this earth, the daughters of Father.
Think about your behavior on the sabbath. Do we sometimes behave like spoiled children on the sabbath? Doing what we want to do, because we feel Church stuff is so boring? Do we put family ahead of the commandment to keep the sabbath holy?
Virtue often tends to be given a feminine connotation in our culture. Let’s make sure that we as Saints and Priesthood holders put that notion away.
We are to preside, provide, and protect. If we do not preside with virtue, the women in our lives will be less virtuous. If we do not provide an example of virtue, the world around us will become less virtuous. If we do not stand strong and protect virtue, then Satan will trample virtue where we stand.
Paul continued speaking to the Corinthians:
“Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you?
“If any man defile the temple of God, him shall God destroy; for the temple of God is holy, which temple ye are” (1 Corinthians 3:16–17).
What did Christ do to those that were defiling the temple in His day?
What should we be doing to thoughts, desires, and actions that defile the temple of God which houses our spirit?
I testify that we need to find those things that are stealing our virtue and crack the whip to drive them from our temple.
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