Sacrament Service
Bulletin
Dnc 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.
Testimonies
A young man announced that he had been called on a mission to the Kansas Wichita Mission.
Speakers in General Conference told us several times to stay on the covenant path.
Sunday School
Thou Hast Done Wonderful Things - lesson 37
Handout from the teacher
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Isaiah 22:22
22 And the key of the house of David will I lay upon his shoulder; so he shall open, and none shall shut; and he shall shut, and none shall open.
"key of the house of David" is symbolic of Christ's right to admit or exclude anyone from Father's presence,What did the Savior do to admit us? What must we do to enter? (2 Nephi 31:13)
2 Nephi 2:40, 50 —Come to Christ, find rest and respite there.
Isaiah 24:21-22
21 And it shall come to pass in that day, that the Lord shall punish the host of the high ones that are on high, and the kings of the earth upon the earth.
22 And they shall be gathered together, as prisoners are gathered in the pit, and shall be shut up in the prison, and after many days shall they be visited.
What prison is this? Why are they there?
D&C 138:32-33, 35 g-- why is this so wondrous? What a blessing!
Isaiah 25:1-4
1 O Lord, thou art my God; I will exalt thee, I will praise thy name; for thou hast done wonderful things; thy counsels of old are faithfulness and truth.
2 For thou hast made of a city an heap; of a defenced city a ruin: a palace of strangers to be no city; it shall never be built.
3 Therefore shall the strong people glorify thee, the city of the terrible nations shall fear thee.
4 For thou hast been a strength to the poor, a strength to the needy in his distress, a refuge from the storm, a shadow from the heat, when the blast of the terrible ones is as a storm against the wall.
Isaiah 32:1-2
1 Behold, a king shall reign in righteousness, and princes shall rule in judgment.
2 And a man shall be as an hiding place from the wind, and a covert from the tempest; as rivers of water in a dry place, as the shadow of a great rock in a weary land.
What do these images mean in your life? Have you had experiences to confirm any of these?
Refuge, storm
Shadow, heat
Hiding place, wind
Covert (cover), tempest
River, dry place
Shadow of a rock, weary (thirsty) land
Isaiah 25:6-9
Mountain = temple, feast of words and teachings of Christ. Why is the temple a feast for our souls? What is a veil? What is this veil in vs. 7?
Moses 7:26
26 And he beheld Satan; and he had a great chain in his hand, and it veiled the whole face of the earth with darkness; and he looked up and laughed, and his angels rejoiced.
2 Nephi 30:5-6, 8
5 And the gospel of Jesus Christ shall be declared among them; wherefore, they shall be restored unto the knowledge of their fathers, and also to the knowledge of Jesus Christ, which was had among their fathers.
6 And then shall they rejoice; for they shall know that it is a blessing unto them from the hand of God; and their scales of darkness shall begin to fall from their eyes; and many generations shall not pass away among them, save they shall be a pure and a delightsome people.
8 And it shall come to pass that the Lord God shall commence his work among all nations, kindreds, tongues, and people, to bring about the restoration of his people upon the earth.
Come to the temple brothers, and sisters!
Isaiah 26:19
19 Thy dead men shall live, together with my dead body shall they arise. Awake and sing, ye that dwell in dust: for thy dew is as the dew of herbs, and the earth shall cast out the dead.As Jesus is resurrected so shall we all. What kind of wording do we find in this verse?
What is the mood? Why?
Alma 11:45
45 Now, behold, I have spoken unto you concerning the death of the mortal body, and also concerning the resurrection of the mortal body. I say unto you that this mortal body is raised to an immortal body, that is from death, even from the first death unto life, that they can die no more; their spirits uniting with their bodies, never to be divided; thus the whole becoming spiritual and immortal, that they can no more see corruption.
When the voice calls for the dead to arise, ... what would be the first joy of my heart? To meet my father, my mother, my brother, my sister; and when they are by my side, I embrace them and they me.
—Joseph Smith Jr.
Isaiah 28:16
16 ¶ Therefore thus saith the Lord God, Behold, I lay in Zion for a foundation a stone, a tried stone, a precious corner stone, a sure foundation: he that believeth shall not make haste.Jesus Christ is the only sure foundation. Why is Christ referred to as a "tried stone"? What other kinds of foundations exist today? Why is Christ the only sure foundation?
Isaiah 29:4, 9-14, 18, 24
4 And thou shalt be brought down, and shalt speak out of the ground, and thy speech shall be low out of the dust, and thy voice shall be, as of one that hath a familiar spirit, out of the ground, and thy speech shall whisper out of the dust.
9 ¶ Stay yourselves, and wonder; cry ye out, and cry: they are drunken, but not with wine; they stagger, but not with strong drink.
10 For the Lord hath poured out upon you the spirit of deep sleep, and hath closed your eyes: the prophets and your rulers, the seers hath he covered.
11 And the vision of all is become unto you as the words of a book that is sealed, which men deliver to one that is learned, saying, Read this, I pray thee: and he saith, I cannot; for it is sealed:
12 And the book is delivered to him that is not learned, saying, Read this, I pray thee: and he saith, I am not learned.
13 ¶ Wherefore the Lord said, Forasmuch as this people draw near me with their mouth, and with their lips do honour me, but have removed their heart far from me, and their fear toward me is taught by the precept of men:
14 Therefore, behold, I will proceed to do a marvellous work among this people, even a marvellous work and a wonder: for the wisdom of their wise men shall perish, and the understanding of their prudent men shall be hid.
18 ¶ And in that day shall the deaf hear the words of the book, and the eyes of the blind shall see out of obscurity, and out of darkness.
24 They also that erred in spirit shall come to understanding, and they that murmured shall learn doctrine.
Words of ancient prophets to be restored Book of Mormon (Moroni 10:27)
Spiritual darkness, no prophets with authority
Prophesy of Martin Harris, Prof. Charles Anthon, and Book of Mormon characters
Men will draw hear to God with lips but not with heart (why is this a problem? How can we ensure we do better?)
God will do a marvelous work and wonder — the restoration! (1 Nephi 14:7)
Book of Mormon will help spiritually blind to see (what has it helped you see?)
Isaiah 30:19—21
19 For the people shall dwell in Zion at Jerusalem: thou shalt weep no more: he will be very gracious unto thee at the voice of thy cry; when he shall hear it, he will answer thee.
20 And though the Lord give you the bread of adversity, and the water of affliction, yet shall not thy teachers be removed into a corner any more, but thine eyes shall see thy teachers:
21 And thine ears shall hear a word behind thee, saying, This is the way, walk ye in it, when ye turn to the right hand, and when ye turn to the left.
Why does he say the "bread of adversity" and the "water of affliction"? What will the Savior do when adversity comes?
It is Christ's right to admit or exclude anyone from the Father's presence. The holy of holies in the Jewish temple was symbolic of God's presence.
Satan casts a great chain that veils the earth. Satan casts a mist of darkness over the earth. These confuse people and make it difficult to see what is true. Difficult to see our true selves.
Elders Quorum
Matthew 19
20 The young man saith unto him, All these things have I kept from my youth up: what lack I yet?
21 Jesus said unto him, If thou wilt be perfect, go and sell that thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come and follow me.
22 But when the young man heard that saying, he went away sorrowful: for he had great possessions.
9th Article of Faith
9 We believe all that God has revealed, all that He does now reveal, and we believe that He will yet reveal many great and important things pertaining to the Kingdom of God.
Mormon 8
10 And there are none that do know the true God save it be the disciples of Jesus, who did tarry in the land until the wickedness of the people was so great that the Lord would not suffer them to remain with the people; and whether they be upon the face of the land no man knoweth.
11 But behold, my father and I have seen them, and they have ministered unto us.
Increase mentoring. Increase mentoring between elder and high priest. Increase mentoring between elder and relief society. Increase mentoring between us and those we minister to.
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