General Session of Stake Conference
First Speaker
Matthew 11
29 Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls.
30 For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.
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Philippians 2
5 Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus:
6 Who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God:
7 But made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men:
3 Nephi 17:7
7 Have ye any that are sick among you? Bring them hither. Have ye any that are lame, or blind, or halt, or maimed, or leprous, or that are withered, or that are deaf, or that are afflicted in any manner? Bring them hither and I will heal them, for I have compassion upon you; my bowels are filled with mercy.
Be a miracle to many.
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What are some of the things that God, through Joseph Smith, added to Christian doctrine?
- The nature of the Godhead.
- The purpose of the fall.
- The reason we are here in earth life.
- The fate of children that die without baptism.
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Moses 1:39
39 For behold, this is my work and my glory—to bring to pass the immortality and eternal life of man.
Dnc 60:13
13 Behold, they have been sent to preach my gospel among the congregations of the wicked; wherefore, I give unto them a commandment, thus: Thou shalt not idle away thy time, neither shalt thou bury thy talent that it may not be known.
Luke 2:52
52 And Jesus increased in wisdom and stature, and in favour with God and man.
Next Speaker
As a non member he was accepted the way he was by people at church.
Once he understood the phrase real intent he understood the value of the Church.
Doctrine and Covenants 44:3
3 And it shall come to pass that they shall go forth into the regions round about, and preach repentance unto the people.
Mosiah 26:30
30 Yea, and as often as my people repent will I forgive them their trespasses against me.
The speaker had been baptized in the Jordan River in Jerusalem, but without authority, so the location didn’t matter.
Exodus 20:8-11
8 Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy.
9 Six days shalt thou labour, and do all thy work:
10 But the seventh day is the sabbath of the Lord thy God: in it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates:
11 For in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the seventh day: wherefore the Lord blessed the sabbath day, and hallowed it.
Luke 18:12
12 I fast twice in the week, I give tithes of all that I possess.
Malachi:8-10
8 ¶ Will a man rob God? Yet ye have robbed me. But ye say, Wherein have we robbed thee? In tithes and offerings.
9 Ye are cursed with a curse: for ye have robbed me, even this whole nation.
10 Bring ye all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be meat in mine house, and prove me now herewith, saith the Lord of hosts, if I will not open you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that there shall not be room enough to receive it.
Amos 3:7
7 Surely the Lord God will do nothing, but he revealeth his secret unto his servants the prophets.
Next Speaker
Do not procrastinate if you are to make things better.
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.
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Don't look at changes in the Church as challenges, but as opportunities.
Study the concept of diligence and the word straightway.
Doctrine and Covenants 107:99
99 Wherefore, now let every man learn his duty, and to act in the office in which he is appointed, in all diligence.
“The Lord asks us to be diligent in following His example and serving others (see, for example, D&C 4:6; 30:8; 75:29; 107:99). As we pray to know what we should do, make plans to obey, and then act with determination and faith, we show our willingness to serve the Lord and do our part in building His kingdom.” (Objectives of Seminaries and Institutes - Develop Christlike Attributes, https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/si/objective/christlike-attributes/develop-christlike-attributes?lang=eng)
Doctrine and Covenants 58:27
27 Verily I say, men should be anxiously engaged in a good cause, and do many things of their own free will, and bring to pass much righteousness;
Change our heart to do the right things because we want to, not because we have to.
Alma 23:6
6 And as sure as the Lord liveth, so sure as many as believed, or as many as were brought to the knowledge of the truth, through the preaching of Ammon and his brethren, according to the spirit of revelation and of prophecy, and the power of God working miracles in them—yea, I say unto you, as the Lord liveth, as many of the Lamanites as believed in their preaching, and were converted unto the Lord, never did fall away.
Alma 24:20-23
20 And it came to pass that their brethren, the Lamanites, made preparations for war, and came up to the land of Nephi for the purpose of destroying the king, and to place another in his stead, and also of destroying the people of Anti-Nephi-Lehi out of the land.
21 Now when the people saw that they were coming against them they went out to meet them, and prostrated themselves before them to the earth, and began to call on the name of the Lord; and thus they were in this attitude when the Lamanites began to fall upon them, and began to slay them with the sword.
22 And thus without meeting any resistance, they did slay a thousand and five of them; and we know that they are blessed, for they have gone to dwell with their God.
23 Now when the Lamanites saw that their brethren would not flee from the sword, neither would they turn aside to the right hand or to the left, but that they would lie down and perish, and praised God even in the very act of perishing under the sword
Next Speaker
If all the people around us have heard the gospel, we must remember that often it takes many contacts with the Church for a person to understand.
She first felt their love, then she felt the spirit.
You are not done until 100 percent of the field has been plowed. Not 60 percent.
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4 invitations
1 read afresh Joseph smith's first vision.
2 work the STEPS program daily
3 every morning pray for an opportunity to share the saviors love. Retort to the lord at the end of the day.
4 day of Feb 2 that missionary work will roll forward in our stake.
Change missionary work to ministering.
"My dear brothers and sisters, I promise that as you prayerfully study the Book of Mormon every day, you will make better decisions—every day. I promise that as you ponder what you study, the windows of heaven will open, and you will receive answers to your own questions and direction for your own life. I promise that as you daily immerse yourself in the Book of Mormon, you can be immunized against the evils of the day, even the gripping plague of pornography and other mind-numbing addictions.” (President Russell M Nelson, "The Book of Mormon: What Would Your Life Be Like without It?”, October 2017 General Conference)
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