Sacrament Service
Bulletin
"To testify is to know and to say; to be converted is to do and become." - President Dallin H Oaks
Testimonies
We are not put on this earth to walk alone.
Most of us are only allowed to see small glimpses of the mysteries of God and the mysteries of what is ahead of us in life.
Live so that we can act in God’s name with confidence.
We have a member of the Godhead that attends us every day if we allow him to do so. That member is the Holy Ghost.
Sunday School
1 Corinthians 2:14-16
14 But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned.
15 But he that is spiritual judgeth all things, yet he himself is judged of no man.
16 For who hath known the mind of the Lord, that he may instruct him? But we have the mind of Christ.
1 Corinthians 10:13
13 There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it.
Alma 13:28
28 But that ye would humble yourselves before the Lord, and call on his holy name, and watch and pray continually, that ye may not be tempted above that which ye can bear, and thus be led by the Holy Spirit, becoming humble, meek, submissive, patient, full of love and all long-suffering;
1 Corinthians 12:4-7
4 Now there are diversities of gifts, but the same Spirit.
5 And there are differences of administrations, but the same Lord.
6 And there are diversities of operations, but it is the same God which worketh all in all.
7 But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to every man to profit withal.
Elder Marvin J. Ashton shared these examples of what he called “less-conspicuous gifts” of the Spirit: “The gift of asking; the gift of listening; the gift of hearing and using a still, small voice; the gift of being able to weep; the gift of avoiding contention; the gift of being agreeable; the gift of avoiding vain repetition; the gift of seeking that which is righteous; the gift of not passing judgment; the gift of looking to God for guidance; the gift of being a disciple; the gift of caring for others; the gift of being able to ponder; the gift of offering prayer; the gift of bearing a mighty testimony; and the gift of receiving the Holy Ghost” (“There Are Many Gifts,” Ensign, Nov. 1987, 20).
1 Corinthians 12:14-20
14 For the body is not one member, but many.
15 If the foot shall say, Because I am not the hand, I am not of the body; is it therefore not of the body?
16 And if the ear shall say, Because I am not the eye, I am not of the body; is it therefore not of the body?
17 If the whole body were an eye, where were the hearing? If the whole were hearing, where were the smelling?
18 But now hath God set the members every one of them in the body, as it hath pleased him.
19 And if they were all one member, where were the body?
20 But now are they many members, yet but one body.
DnC 46:8-10, 26
8 Wherefore, beware lest ye are deceived; and that ye may not be deceived seek ye earnestly the best gifts, always remembering for what they are given;
9 For verily I say unto you, they are given for the benefit of those who love me and keep all my commandments, and him that seeketh so to do; that all may be benefited that seek or that ask of me, that ask and not for a sign that they may consume it upon their lusts.
10 And again, verily I say unto you, I would that ye should always remember, and always retain in your minds what those gifts are, that are given unto the church.
26 And all these gifts come from God, for the benefit of the children of God.
Elder Henry B. Eyring: We do not know the hearts of those who offend us. Nor do we know all the sources of our own anger and hurt. The Apostle Paul was telling us how to love in a world of imperfect people, including ourselves when he said:
1 Corinthians 13:4-8
4 Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up,
5 Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil;
6 Rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth;
7 Beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things.
8 Charity never faileth: but whether there be prophecies, they shall fail; whether there be tongues, they shall cease; whether there be knowledge, it shall vanish away.
The Corinthians were Romans living in Corinth.
1 Corinthians may not have been the first letter from Paul to the Corinthians. There are others not in the Bible. 1 Corinthians may have been written before Acts.
To get out of temptation sometimes we have to leave behind some things we value. The spirit will guide us to not be overcome, but we must heed those printings. Joseph, Israel's son, had to leave his cloak behind when tempted by Potiphar's wife.
It was suggested that all of our personality traits are gifts of the spirit. We are responsible to develop all of our gifts and seek the power of the spirit to increase them. We are also to not use our gifts for evil. We should not use our sense of humor or talent for finance or whatever for bad things. Our gifts should be used for the benefit of others.
If you don't have the spirit, then the things of God seem ridiculous. A 14 year old boy seeing God and Jesus and then being given gold plates seems unbelievable if you don't have the spirit. Just like chocolate without sugar is bitter
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