Church Services This Week at Oak Ridge Ward Layton North Stake Layton Utah 24 Nov 2019

Sacrament Service

Primary Program

Matthew 7:7

7 ¶ Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you:

John 13:34

34 A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another.

John 8:31

31 Then said Jesus to those Jews which believed on him, If ye continue in my word, then are ye my disciples indeed;

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.

Matthew 28:19

19 ¶ Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost:

John 5:39

39 ¶ Search the scriptures; for in them ye think ye have eternal life: and they are they which testify of me.

John 12:26

26 If any man serve me, let him follow me; and where I am, there shall also my servant be: if any man serve me, him will my Father honour.

Article of Faith 3

3 We believe that through the Atonement of Christ, all mankind may be saved, by obedience to the laws and ordinances of the Gospel.

Job 19:25

25 For I know that my redeemer liveth, and that he shall stand at the latter day upon the earth:

Elders Quorum

The lesson was based on Elder Henry B Eyring’s October 2019 General Conference talk, “Holiness and the Plan of Happiness”

“According to the Old Testament, things or places were holy that were set apart for a sacred purpose; the opposite of holy is therefore common or profane.” (“Holiness”, Bible Dictionary)

The world has cheapened the word holy to be an exclamation or derogatory term. 

When you feel the Holy Ghost is a moment of holiness. 

Someone recommended Robert Millet's book The Holy Spirit: His Identity, Mission, and Ministry

Church Services This Week at Oak Ridge Ward Layton North Stake Layton Utah 17 Nov 2019

Sacrament Service

Bulletin

Doctrine and Covenants 78:19

19 And he who receiveth all things with thankfulness shall be made glorious; and the things of this earth shall be added unto him, even an hundred fold, yea, more.

First Speaker

A sister that recently returned from the Florida Tampa Mission spoke to us.

You can learn and understand more if you use the Book of Mormon and Bible together.

To receive revelation, be specific in your prayers and be ready and willing to act on what is revealed.

Next Speaker

God orchestrates complicated events to come together for our good.  He is able to do that for every individual on Earth.  He does this with everyone’s agency in the mix and He still is able to make it happen, because He knows each of us so personally.  He knows everyone.

Sunday School 

Hebrews 7:13

13 For he of whom these things are spoken pertaineth to another tribe, of which no man gave attendance at the altar.

The reason Hebrews feels different than others of Paul's epistles may be because Luke may have been the scribe and Luke writes very differently than the other scribes. 

Hebrews 11:1

1 Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.

Hebrews 11:13

13 These all died in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them afar off, and were persuaded of them, and embraced them, and confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth.

Alma 32

17 Yea, there are many who do say: If thou wilt show unto us a sign from heaven, then we shall know of a surety; then we shall believe.

18 Now I ask, is this faith? Behold, I say unto you, Nay; for if a man knoweth a thing he hath no cause to believe, for he knoweth it.

19 And now, how much more cursed is he that knoweth the will of God and doeth it not, than he that only believeth, or only hath cause to believe, and falleth into transgression?

20 Now of this thing ye must judge. Behold, I say unto you, that it is on the one hand even as it is on the other; and it shall be unto every man according to his work.

21 And now as I said concerning faith—faith is not to have a perfect knowledge of things; therefore if ye have faith ye hope for things which are not seen, which are true.

Hebrews 10:34-38

34 For ye had compassion of me in my bonds, and took joyfully the spoiling of your goods, knowing in yourselves that ye have in heaven a better and an enduring substance.

35 Cast not away therefore your confidence, which hath great recompence of reward.

36 For ye have need of patience, that, after ye have done the will of God, ye might receive the promise.

37 For yet a little while, and he that shall come will come, and will not tarry.

38 Now the just shall live by faith: but if any man draw back, my soul shall have no pleasure in him.

“Sure it is tough—before you join the Church, while you are trying to join, and after you have joined.”

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“Don’t panic and retreat. Don’t lose your confidence. Don’t forget how you once felt. Don’t distrust the experience you had. That tenacity is what saved Moses when the adversary confronted him, and it is what will save you.” (Jeffrey R Holland, “‘Cast Not Away Therefore Your Confidence’”, BYU Speech March 2, 1999)

Church Services This Week at Oak Ridge Ward Layton North Stake Layton Utah 10 Nov 2019

Special State Conference

The Stake President

Moses 7

18 And the Lord called his people Zion, because they were of one heart and one mind, and dwelt in righteousness; and there was no poor among them.

3 Nephi 11

29 For verily, verily I say unto you, he that hath the spirit of contention is not of me, but is of the devil, who is the father of contention, and he stirreth up the hearts of men to contend with anger, one with another.

"One way I have seen it done is to search for anything on which we agree. To be that peacemaker, you need to have the simple faith that as children of God, with all our differences, it is likely that in a strong position we take, there will be elements of truth. The great peacemaker, the restorer of unity, is the one who finds a way to help people see the truth they share. That truth they share is always greater and more important to them than their differences. You can help yourself and others to see that common ground if you ask for help from God and then act. He will answer your prayer to help restore peace, as He has mine." (President Henry B. Eyring, “Our Hearts Knit as One”, October 2008 General Conference)

Being right is different than winning. 

“Sometimes we rationalize; we wonder if we are feeling a spiritual impression or if it is just our own thoughts. When we begin to second-guess, even third-guess, our feelings—and we all have—we are dismissing the Spirit; we are questioning divine counsel. The Prophet Joseph Smith taught that if you will listen to the first promptings, you will get it right nine times out of ten.” (Elder Ronald A. Rasband, “Let the Holy Spirit Guide”, April 2017 General Conference)

Next Speaker

Article of Faith 9

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.

Sister Kay A Vinson

1 Corinthians 12:7

7 But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to every man to profit withal.

The Holy Ghost gives us confidence when we are not confident. Through the holy ghost we can do amazing things. 

Elder Terence M Vinson

We are taught the philosophies of men in things all around us and it can be easy to get confused. 

The first and second great commandments. 

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.

40 On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets.

The second great commandment is kind of a barometer to check if we are living the first. 

Luke 10 - The good Samaritan. 

What shall I do to obtain eternal life? 

Who is my neighbor? 

We can't force someone's will. 

We fill all the roles in the good Samaritan story.

Church Services This Week at Oak Ridge Ward Layton North Stake Layton Utah 3 Nov 2019

Sacrament Service 

Bulletin

"If ingratitude be numbered among the serious sins, then gratitude takes place among the noblest of virtues…" - President Thomas S Monson

Testimonies

Sunday School 

1 & 2 Timothy, Titus, Philemon

1 Timothy 4:12

12 Let no man despise thy youth; but be thou an example of the believers, in word, in conversation, in charity, in spirit, in faith, in purity.

2 Timothy 3:14-17

14 But continue thou in the things which thou hast learned and hast been assured of, knowing of whom thou hast learned them;

15 And that from a child thou hast known the holy scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus.

16 All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:

17 That the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works.

Alma 17:2

2 Now these sons of Mosiah were with Alma at the time the angel first appeared unto him; therefore Alma did rejoice exceedingly to see his brethren; and what added more to his joy, they were still his brethren in the Lord; yea, and they had waxed strong in the knowledge of the truth; for they were men of a sound understanding and they had searched the scriptures diligently, that they might know the word of God.

"I am grateful for emphasis on reading the scriptures. I hope that for you this will become something far more enjoyable than a duty; that, rather, it will become a love affair with the word of God. I promise you that as you read, your minds will be enlightened and your spirits will be lifted. At first it may seem tedious, but that will change into a wondrous experience with thoughts and words of things divine." (President Gordon B. Hinckley, “The Light within You”, April 1995 General Conference)