Sacrament Service
Bulletin
"You have the Savior of the World on your side. How can you fail?" - Elder Gary E Stevens
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The atonement is not just about repentance.
“Whether you are diligently moving along the covenant path, have slipped or stepped from the covenant path, or can’t even see the path from where you are now, I plead with you to repent. Experience the strengthening power of daily repentance—of doing and being a little better each day.” (President Russell M. Nelson, “We Can Do Better and Be Better”, April 2019 General Conference)
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Just like certain apps drain power more quickly, so do choices in life drain us at different rates. Some choices charge you.
Moroni 10:5
5 And by the power of the Holy Ghost ye may know the truth of all things.
“My encouragement is to help you know that when you do your part, the Lord adds His power to your efforts.” (President Henry B. Eyring, “You Are Not Alone in the Work”, October 2015 General Conference)
“If you hesitate in this adventure because you doubt your ability, remember that discipleship is not about doing things perfectly; it’s about doing things intentionally. It is your choices that show what you truly are, far more than your abilities.” (Elder Dieter F. Uchtdorf, “Your Great Adventure”, October 2019 General Conference)
Mosiah 5:2
2 And they all cried with one voice, saying: Yea, we believe all the words which thou hast spoken unto us; and also, we know of their surety and truth, because of the Spirit of the Lord Omnipotent, which has wrought a mighty change in us, or in our hearts, that we have no more disposition to do evil, but to do good continually.
Are we as intent at caring for our testimonies as are at caring for our phone?
“Search out the truth of the written word; listen for and receive the truth declared by living prophets and teachers; enrich your minds with the best of knowledge and facts. Of those who speak in his name, the Lord requires humility, not ignorance. Intelligence is the glory of God; and no man can be saved in ignorance [see D&C 93:36; 131:6].” (Joseph F Smith, Gospel Doctrine, 206.)
Are we intentionally seeking out times to read our scriptures?
Alma 32:27
27 But behold, if ye will awake and arouse your faculties, even to an experiment upon my words, and exercise a particle of faith, yea, even if ye can no more than desire to believe, let this desire work in you, even until ye believe in a manner that ye can give place for a portion of my words.
“If we seek true happiness, we must expend our energies for purposes larger than our own self-interests. Let us ponder prayerfully how we may effectively and lovingly give service to our families, neighbors, and fellow Saints. And let us know that when we learn to do this we have learned one of the great truths of eternity.” (Spencer W. Kimball, “Seek Learning, Even by Study and Also by Faith,” Ensign, Sep 1983, p. 3)
Are we making people our priority?
“Often, the answer to our prayer does not come while we’re on our knees but while we’re on our feet serving the Lord and serving those around us. Selfless acts of service and consecration refine our spirits, remove the scales from our spiritual eyes, and open the windows of heaven. By becoming the answer to someone’s prayer, we often find the answer to our own.” (President Dieter F. Uchtdorf, “Waiting on the Road to Damascus”, April 2011 General Conference)
James 4:7
7 Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.
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Alma 32
27 But behold, if ye will awake and arouse your faculties, even to an experiment upon my words, and exercise a particle of faith, yea, even if ye can no more than desire to believe, let this desire work in you, even until ye believe in a manner that ye can give place for a portion of my words.
If not Christ, then who do we follow?
There are things in the doctrine that I know and things that I believe and I hope in the rest.
Elders Quorum
Lesson was based on the October 2019 General Conference talk Be Faithful Not Faithless by Steven W Owen.
By the Friday after General Conference, did Conference make a difference in your life or has it been forgotten.
When teaching your family, tie the doctrine teachings to life.
Matthew 3:17
17 And lo a voice from heaven, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.
“Regardless of your circumstances, you can make your home the center of gospel learning and living. It simply means taking personal responsibility for your conversion and spiritual growth. It means following President Nelson’s counsel ‘to [remodel your] home into a sanctuary of faith.’” (President Stephen W. Owen, “Be Faithful, Not Faithless”, October 2019 General Conference)
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