Church Services This Week at Oak Ridge Ward Layton North Stake Layton Utah 26 August 2018

Youth Fireside

Matthew 25:31

31 ¶ When the Son of man shall come in his glory, and all the holy angels with him, then shall he sit upon the throne of his glory:

“Perhaps the greatest indicator of character is the capacity to recognize and appropriately respond to other people who are experiencing the very challenge or adversity that is most immediately and forcefully pressing upon us. Character is revealed, for example, in the power to discern the suffering of other people when we ourselves are suffering; in the ability to detect the hunger of others when we are hungry; and in the power to reach out and extend compassion for the spiritual agony of others when we are in the midst of our own spiritual distress. Thus, character is demonstrated by looking and reaching outward when the natural and instinctive response is to be self-absorbed and turn inward. If such a capacity is indeed the ultimate criterion of moral character, then the Savior of the world is the perfect example of such a consistent and charitable character.” (Elder David A. Bednar, “A Christlike Character”, a Brigham Young University–Idaho Religion Symposium address given on January 25, 2003.)

“My dear extraordinary youth, you were sent to earth at this precise time, the most crucial time in the history of the world, to help gather Israel. There is nothing happening on this earth right now that is more important than that. There is nothing of greater consequence. Absolutely nothing.” (President Russell M. Nelson, Worldwide Youth Devotional • June 3, 2018 • Conference Center, Salt Lake City, Utah)

“Just think of the excitement and urgency of it all: every prophet commencing with Adam has seen our day. And every prophet has talked about our day, when Israel would be gathered and the world would be prepared for the Second Coming of the Savior.” (President Russell M. Nelson, Worldwide Youth Devotional • June 3, 2018 • Conference Center, Salt Lake City, Utah)

“Anyone who does any kind of missionary work will have occasion to ask, Why is this so hard? Why doesn’t it go better? Why can’t our success be more rapid? Why aren’t there more people joining the Church? It is the truth. We believe in angels. We trust in miracles. Why don’t people just flock to the font? Why isn’t the only risk in missionary work that of pneumonia from being soaking wet all day and all night in the baptismal font?

“You will have occasion to ask those questions. I have thought about this a great deal. I offer this as my personal feeling. I am convinced that missionary work is not easy because salvation is not a cheap experience. Salvation never was easy. We are The Church of Jesus Christ, this is the truth, and He is our Great Eternal Head. How could we believe it would be easy for us when it was never, ever easy for Him? It seems to me that missionaries and mission leaders have to spend at least a few moments in Gethsemane. Missionaries and mission leaders have to take at least a step or two toward the summit of Calvary.” (Elder Jeffrey R. Holland, “Missionary Work and the Atonement”, March 2001 Ensign)

Sacrament Service 

Bulletin

“The true way to be happy is to do something to add to others happiness.” - President Heber J Grant

First Speaker

Integrity

The points of The Scout Law illustrate attributes of integrity, Trustworthy, Loyal, Helpful, Friendly, Courteous, Kind, Obedient, Cheerful, Thrifty, Brave, Clean, and Reverent.

“As you teach, lead, and love children, you can receive personal revelation that will aid you in creating and arming valiant, sin-resistant children.” (President Joy D. Jones, “A Sin-Resistant Generation”, April 2017 General Conference)

Article of Faith 13

13 We believe in being honest, true, chaste, benevolent, virtuous, and in doing good to all men; indeed, we may say that we follow the admonition of Paul—We believe all things, we hope all things, we have endured many things, and hope to be able to endure all things. If there is anything virtuous, lovely, or of good report or praiseworthy, we seek after these things.

Next Speaker

Doing your job vs magnifying your calling.

DnC 84

33 For whoso is faithful unto the obtaining these two priesthoods of which I have spoken, and the magnifying their calling, are sanctified by the Spirit unto the renewing of their bodies.

Next Speaker

Things that work are great and prayer works.

Did You Think To Pray - Hymn

1. Ere you left your room this morning,

Did you think to pray?

In the name of Christ, our Savior,

Did you sue for loving favor

As a shield today?

[Chorus]

Oh, how praying rests the weary!

Prayer will change the night to day.

So, when life gets dark and dreary,

Don’t forget to pray.

2. When your heart was filled with anger,

Did you think to pray?

Did you plead for grace, my brother,

That you might forgive another

Who had crossed your way?

3. When sore trials came upon you,

Did you think to pray?

When your soul was full of sorrow,

Balm of Gilead did you borrow

At the gates of day?

Answers to prayer follow the Father’s will, not ours.

Sunday School 

The organization of Christ's Church 

Amos 8:11-12

11 ¶ Behold, the days come, saith the Lord God, that I will send a famine in the land, not a famine of bread, nor a thirst for water, but of hearing the words of the Lord:

12 And they shall wander from sea to sea, and from the north even to the east, they shall run to and fro to seek the word of the Lord, and shall not find it.

There was a time that no one could read the Bible because they were illiterate or it was not in their language. They relied on their church leaders to tell them. 

James 1:5

5 If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.

Elders Quorum 

Matthew 22

37 Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind.

38 This is the first and great commandment.

39 And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.

Luke 22

32 But I have prayed for thee, that thy faith fail not: and when thou art converted, strengthen thy brethren.

Galatians 5:13-14

13 For, brethren, ye have been called unto liberty; only use not liberty for an occasion to the flesh, but by love serve one another.

14 For all the law is fulfilled in one word, even in this; Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.

“When performance is measured, performance improves. When performance is measured and reported, the rate of improvement accelerates.” (THOMAS S. MONSON, in Conference Report, Oct. 1970, 107)

Church Services This Week at Oak Ridge Ward Layton North Stake Layton Utah 19 August 2018

Stake Priesthood Meeting

First Speaker

Definition of steadfast - resolutely or dutifully firm and unwavering.

2 Nephi 31

20 Wherefore, ye must press forward with a steadfastness in Christ, having a perfect brightness of hope, and a love of God and of all men. Wherefore, if ye shall press forward, feasting upon the word of Christ, and endure to the end, behold, thus saith the Father: Ye shall have eternal life.

Alma 53:20-21

20 And they were all young men, and they were exceedingly valiant for courage, and also for strength and activity; but behold, this was not all—they were men who were true at all times in whatsoever thing they were entrusted.

21 Yea, they were men of truth and soberness, for they had been taught to keep the commandments of God and to walk uprightly before him.

Faith could be a synonym for trust. Faith in Christ or trust in Christ. 

If we are not steadfast, how can we help others? 

Next Speaker

“No other success can compensate for failure in the home.” (President David O. McKay, October 1966 General Conference)

“By divine design, fathers are to preside over their families in love and righteousness and are responsible to provide the necessities of life and protection for their families.” (The Family: A Proclamation to the World)

Praise children for good, rather than criticize for wrong. 

Teach children self discipline and how to work. 

Josh 24:15

15 And if it seem evil unto you to serve the Lord, choose you this day whom ye will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of the flood, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell: but as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.

DnC 121

41 No power or influence can or ought to be maintained by virtue of the priesthood, only by persuasion, by long-suffering, by gentleness and meekness, and by love unfeigned;

42 By kindness, and pure knowledge, which shall greatly enlarge the soul without hypocrisy, and without guile—

43 Reproving betimes with sharpness, when moved upon by the Holy Ghost; and then showing forth afterwards an increase of love toward him whom thou hast reproved, lest he esteem thee to be his enemy;

With ‘sharpness’ or exactness.

Are we casual with our relationship with God? 

Matthew 7

15 ¶ Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves.

Casualness leads to casualties. 

Next Speaker

What is the oath and covenant of the priesthood? (DnC 84:33-40)

“Of all the holy agreements pertaining to the gospel of Jesus Christ, few, if any, would transcend in importance the oath and covenant of the priesthood. It is certainly one of the most sacred agreements, for it involves the sharing of heavenly powers and man’s upward reaching toward eternal goals. None of us can afford to be ignorant of the terms of this contract. To do so might cause us to miss the mark in our performance of duty and result in the forfeiture of promised blessings.” (Elder Carlos E. Asay, “The Oath and Covenant of the Priesthood”, October 1985 General Conference)

All who enter into the new and everlasting covenant receive the blessings of the oath and covenant. 

“To bear means to support the weight of that which is held. It is a sacred trust to bear the priesthood, which is the mighty power and authority of God.” (President Russell M. Nelson, “The Price of Priesthood Power”, April 2016 General Conference)

Next Speaker

Your family is your life's work. 

Next Speaker

To whom we are called to minister and this who the holy ghost calls you to minister to. 

DnC 84

21 And without the ordinances thereof, and the authority of the priesthood, the power of godliness is not manifest unto men in the flesh;

Sacrament Service 

Bulletin

“Christ lives and will cleanse, heal, guide, protect and strengthen us.” - Elder David A Bednar

First Speaker

A missionary that returned recently from the Belgium / Netherlands Mission spoke to us.

Don’t get paralyzed today by what the future might hold at the sacrifice of today.

Luke 20:19

19 ¶ And the chief priests and the scribes the same hour sought to lay hands on him; and they feared the people: for they perceived that he had spoken this parable against them.

Patience sometimes means endurance.

“frequently it is the commonplace tasks … that have the greatest positive effect on the lives of others, as compared with the things that the world so often relates to greatness.” (Teachings of Presidents of the Church: Howard W. Hunter (2015), 165.)

Next Speaker

DnC 104:11-15

11 It is wisdom in me; therefore, a commandment I give unto you, that ye shall organize yourselves and appoint every man his stewardship;

12 That every man may give an account unto me of the stewardship which is appointed unto him.

13 For it is expedient that I, the Lord, should make every man accountable, as a steward over earthly blessings, which I have made and prepared for my creatures.

14 I, the Lord, stretched out the heavens, and built the earth, my very handiwork; and all things therein are mine.

15 And it is my purpose to provide for my saints, for all things are mine.

DnC 78:13-14

13 Behold, this is the preparation wherewith I prepare you, and the foundation, and the ensample which I give unto you, whereby you may accomplish the commandments which are given you;

14 That through my providence, notwithstanding the tribulation which shall descend upon you, that the church may stand independent above all other creatures beneath the celestial world;

DnC 29:34

34 Wherefore, verily I say unto you that all things unto me are spiritual, and not at any time have I given unto you a law which was temporal; neither any man, nor the children of men; neither Adam, your father, whom I created.

“The two great commandments—to love God and our neighbor—are a joining of the temporal and the spiritual. It is important to note that these two commandments are called ‘great’ because every other commandment hangs upon them. In other words, our personal, family, and Church priorities must begin here. All other goals and actions should spring from the fountain of these two great commandments—from our love for God and for our neighbor.” (President Dieter F. Uchtdorf, “Providing in the Lord’s Way”, October 2011 General Conference)

Twelve Principles of Self-Reliance

Exercise Faith in Jesus Christ (D&C 104:15)

Use Time Wisely (Alma 34:32)

Be Obedient (D&C 130:20–21)

Manage Money (D&C 104:78)

Work: Take Responsibility (D&C 42:42;  2 Nephi 2:16, 26)

Solve Problems (Ether 2:18–19, 23;  3:1, 4)

Become One, Work Together (Moses 7:18;  D&C 104:15–17)

Communicate: Petition and Listen (D&C 8:2)

Persevere (Hebrews 12:1;  D&C 58:4)

Show Integrity (Mosiah 4:28;  Job 27:5;  Articles of Faith 1:13)

Seek Learning and Education (D&C 88:118–119)

Stay On Task, Receive Ordinances (D&C 84:20;  D&C 136:4;  1 Nephi 18:2–3)

“Let us work for what we need. Let us be self-reliant and independent. Salvation can be obtained on no other principle. Salvation is an individual matter, and we must work out our own salvation, in temporal as well as in spiritual things.”(Marion G. Romney, “In Mine Own Way,” Ensign, November 1976, 124.)

Sunday School 

Article of Faith 6

6 We believe in the same organization that existed in the Primitive Church, namely, apostles, prophets, pastors, teachers, evangelists, and so forth.

The Church of Jesus Christ in former times. 

1. Revelation

2. Authority from God

3. Church organization

4. Principles and ordinances

5. Ordinance for fear

6. Spiritual gifts

Evangelists are patriarchs in the Church today. 

Elders Quorum 

Matthew 6

14 For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you:

15 But if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.

Forgiveness is not generally for the person you are forgiving. Forgiveness is for you. If you don't forgive, then it is like taking poison to punish someone else.

Church Services This Week at Oak Ridge Ward Layton North Stake Layton Utah 12 August 2018

Sacrament Service 

Bulletin

“Parents today wonder if there is a safe place to raise children. There is a safe place. It is in a gospel-centered home. We focus on the family in the Church, and we counsel parents everywhere to raise their children in righteousness.” - Elder Boyd K Packer 

First Speaker

Matthew 22

39 And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.

The story of the good Samaritan.

Next Speaker

Abraham 3 - The council in heaven

Next Speaker

The speaker quoted from the talk “Behold the Man!” by Dieter F Uchtorf in April 2018 General Conference.

“When we truly behold the Man, we learn of Him and seek to align our lives with Him. We repent and strive to refine our natures and daily grow a little closer to Him. We trust Him. We show our love for Him by keeping His commandments and by living up to our sacred covenants.”

“As you accept His sacrifice, become His disciple, and finally reach the end of your earthly journey, what will become of the sorrows you have endured in this life?

“They will be gone.”

Sunday School 

Covenants - two way promises

1. Baptism 

• We take his name 

• We keep commandments

• We repent

• God gives holy ghost

• God gives salvation 

• God brings us into the house of Abraham

2. Sacrament

• We remember him

• God gives holy ghost

3. Temple

• We give obedience 

• God gives exhalation

Dnc 82:10

10 I, the Lord, am bound when ye do what I say; but when ye do not what I say, ye have no promise.

Elders Quorum 

Dnc 121

“Those that swear falsely… They serve themselves… “

Malachi 4

1 For, behold, the day cometh, that shall burn as an oven; and all the proud, yea, and all that do wickedly, shall be stubble: and the day that cometh shall burn them up, saith the Lord of hosts, that it shall leave them neither root nor branch.

DnC 130

20 There is a law, irrevocably decreed in heaven before the foundations of this world, upon which all blessings are predicated—

21 And when we obtain any blessing from God, it is by obedience to that law upon which it is predicated.

Church Services This Week at Oak Ridge Ward Layton North Stake Layton Utah 5 August 2018

Bulletin

“We must never let the noise of the world overpower and overwhelm that still, small voice.” - Elder L Tom Perry 

Sacrament Service

Alma 32:23

23 And now, he imparteth his word by angels unto men, yea, not only men but women also. Now this is not all; little children do have words given unto them many times, which confound the wise and the learned.

Sunday School 

Gospel Principles Chapter 14 - Priesthood Organization

The purpose of the priesthood is to bless God's children. This was the most effective way to do that. 

Dnc 84:19-27 

19 And this greater priesthood administereth the gospel and holdeth the key of the mysteries of the kingdom, even the key of the knowledge of God.

20 Therefore, in the ordinances thereof, the power of godliness is manifest.

21 And without the ordinances thereof, and the authority of the priesthood, the power of godliness is not manifest unto men in the flesh;

22 For without this no man can see the face of God, even the Father, and live.

23 Now this Moses plainly taught to the children of Israel in the wilderness, and sought diligently to sanctify his people that they might behold the face of God;

24 But they hardened their hearts and could not endure his presence; therefore, the Lord in his wrath, for his anger was kindled against them, swore that they should not enter into his rest while in the wilderness, which rest is the fulness of his glory.

25 Therefore, he took Moses out of their midst, and the Holy Priesthood also;

26 And the lesser priesthood continued, which priesthood holdeth the key of the ministering of angels and the preparatory gospel;

27 Which gospel is the gospel of repentance and of baptism, and the remission of sins, and the law of carnal commandments, which the Lord in his wrath caused to continue with the house of Aaron among the children of Israel until John, whom God raised up, being filled with the Holy Ghost from his mother’s womb.

The law of Moses was the law of carnal commandments. Also the preparatory gospel. 

Dnc 107:19-20 

19 To have the privilege of receiving the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, to have the heavens opened unto them, to commune with the general assembly and church of the Firstborn, and to enjoy the communion and presence of God the Father, and Jesus the mediator of the new covenant.

20 The power and authority of the lesser, or Aaronic Priesthood, is to hold the keys of the ministering of angels, and to administer in outward ordinances, the letter of the gospel, the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins, agreeable to the covenants and commandments.

The Melchizedek priesthood allows us to know God.  We get to know his mysteries line upon line. 

“The Priesthood in general is the authority given to man to act for God. Every man ordained to any degree of the Priesthood has this authority delegated to him.

“But it is necessary that every act performed under this authority shall be done at the proper time and place, in the proper way, and after the proper order. The power of directing these labors constitutes the keys of the Priesthood. In their fulness, the keys are held by only one person at a time, the prophet and president of the Church. He may delegate any portion of this power to another, in which case that person holds the keys of that particular labor. Thus, the president of a temple, the president of a stake, the bishop of a ward, the president of a mission, the president of a quorum, each holds the keys of the labors performed in that particular body or locality. His Priesthood is not increased by this special appointment; … the president of an elders’ quorum, for example, has no more Priesthood than any member of that quorum. But he holds the power of directing the official labors performed in the … quorum, or in other words, the keys of that division of that work” (Teachings of Presidents of the Church: Joseph F. Smith [1998], 141; italics in original).

God leading His church comes in an organized manner. 

Matthew 16

15 He saith unto them, But whom say ye that I am?

16 And Simon Peter answered and said, Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God.

17 And Jesus answered and said unto him, Blessed art thou, Simon Bar-jona: for flesh and blood hath not revealed it unto thee, but my Father which is in heaven.

18 And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.

Elders Quorum 

Church Security

Church policy on guns at church from the Handbook.