Bulletin
“When we gather our family histories and go to the temple on behalf of our ancestors, God fulfills promised blessings simultaneously on both sides of the veil.” - Elder Dale G Renlund
Sacrament Service
First Speaker
2 Nephi 2:27
27 Wherefore, men are free according to the flesh; and all things are given them which are expedient unto man. And they are free to choose liberty and eternal life, through the great Mediator of all men, or to choose captivity and death, according to the captivity and power of the devil; for he seeketh that all men might be miserable like unto himself.
“Our agency—our ability to choose and act for ourselves—was an essential element of this plan.” (Elder Robert D. Hales, “Agency: Essential to the Plan of Life”, October 2010 General Conference)
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Revelation 11:10,12
10 And they that dwell upon the earth shall rejoice over them, and make merry, and shall send gifts one to another; because these two prophets tormented them that dwelt on the earth.
12 And they heard a great voice from heaven saying unto them, Come up hither. And they ascended up to heaven in a cloud; and their enemies beheld them.
Revelation 3
3 Remember therefore how thou hast received and heard, and hold fast, and repent. If therefore thou shalt not watch, I will come on thee as a thief, and thou shalt not know what hour I will come upon thee.
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Children should be our priority. All children.
Memories fade over time. They do not fade as quickly if written down.
Mosiah 1
5 I say unto you, my sons, were it not for these things, which have been kept and preserved by the hand of God, that we might read and understand of his mysteries, and have his commandments always before our eyes, that even our fathers would have dwindled in unbelief, and we should have been like unto our brethren, the Lamanites, who know nothing concerning these things, or even do not believe them when they are taught them, because of the traditions of their fathers, which are not correct.
“We have many avenues for teaching the … rising generation, and we should devote our best thinking and effort to taking full advantage of them. Above all, we must continue to encourage and help parents be better and more consistent teachers … especially by example.” (D. Todd Christofferson, “Strengthening the Faith and Long-Term Conversion of the Rising Generation,” general conference leadership meeting, Sept. 2017.)
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The mom of a missionary that is serving in Vietnam shared thoughts about that.
Missionary work was being done by the servicemen during the Vietnam war.
The Vietnam mission is relatively new.
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The mom of a missionary that is serving in Spain shared a few things about that.
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The brother of a missionary serving in the Washington Tacoma Mission shared some things about his brother’s mission.
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The mom of a sister that just got out of the MTC and is serving in Tampa, Florida told us a few things about that.
Sunday School
Judges
Entering into league means to have made a contract.
Deborah was a judge. They called her a prophetess and a seer. She was a righteous woman at a time when there were no righteous priesthood holders to receive revelation.
“But in today’s world, more will be expected of you than to just stand in holy places. My plea is not just that you stand in holy places but that you make holy the places in which you stand.” (KEVIN J WORTHEN, “Holy Places”, Brigham Young University January 20, 2015)
“How then do we balance the need to positively contribute to the world and to not succumb to the sins of the world?” (Elder Quentin L. Cook, “Being in the World but Not of the World”, January 2011 New Era)
“In abandoning sin one cannot merely wish for better conditions. … He must be certain not only that he has abandoned the sin but that he has changed the situations surrounding the sin. He should avoid the places and conditions and circumstances where the sin occurred, for these could most readily breed it again. He must abandon the people with whom the sin was committed. He may not hate the persons involved but he must avoid them and everything associated with the sin” (Spencer W. Kimball, The Miracle of Forgiveness [1969], 171–72).
Elders Quorum
Ministering
Dnc 58
27 Verily I say, men should be anxiously engaged in a good cause, and do many things of their own free will, and bring to pass much righteousness;
Mosiah 23:18
18 Therefore they did watch over their people, and did nourish them with things pertaining to righteousness.
God wants eternal life for his children, but they must choose it.
Ministering needs to be individualized.
Do what works best.
Focus on the outcome that is desired, not on meaningless actions.
If we are united we are unstoppable.
Identify every reference to the word minister in 3 Nephi.
Be careful to not just minister to names on a list.
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