Sacrament Service
Jesus has experienced what we are going through with Covid 19. He has felt what those of us are feeling who are afraid. He has felt what those of us are feeling who are frustrated. He has felt what those of us are feeling who are angry or sad.
We are all God’s children. Can people see that we are related to God?
Sunday School
We must be willing to take upon us the name of the Son if we are to have His Spirit to be with us.
Someone stated that the word shed is a derivative of the word wash.
Alma 24:13
13 Behold, I say unto you, Nay, let us retain our swords that they be not stained with the blood of our brethren; for perhaps, if we should stain our swords again they can no more be washed bright through the blood of the Son of our great God, which shall be shed for the atonement of our sins.
The Lord does not say to meet together often to gossip about your neighbors. He says to meet together often to fast and to pray, and to speak one with another concerning the welfare of their souls.
Someone suggested that the body of Christ is also the people of the Church. That could give another facet to the sacrament prayer on the bread.
First Presidency Christmas Devotional
Sister Rebecca L Craven, A Swaddle and a Heavenly Hug
"As I consider the many ways the Lord loves and cares for each of us, I feel a desire to do more to share that love with others. I also wish to better recognize the heavenly hugs and swaddles I have received but have been slow to acknowledge.
“In a world so much in need of peace, our gentle words, our acts of compassion and kindness can be the means of wrapping another in a warm, swaddling blanket. I have come to understand that the more we act on promptings to serve others, the more heavenly blankets the Lord gives us to share. What promptings have you received? Who do you know that is in need of a heavenly hug? Our personal or virtual touch may make all the difference in the life of a loved one or even a stranger."
Elder Brent H Nielson, The Prince of Peace
"My hope during this Christmas season is that no matter our circumstances, no matter where we are, and no matter how we may be separated from family or friends, we will remember that He, the Savior Jesus Christ, is the gift; that as we come unto Him, He will make our burdens light; and that we might discover Him, as my father did in the middle of a terrible war. The Savior said, “Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.” As we trust Him, we will find peace and happiness, no matter our current circumstances."
Elder Jeffrey R Holland, Dreams of the Night
"One irony this quiet, unpublicized scene belied was the fact that no baby had ever been born about whom so much was already known, of whom so much had already been written, and regarding whom so much was already expected. Indeed, knowledge about who and what He was started in the realms of heaven before anyone had been born! As Firstborn of the Father in the world of spirits, He was designated there to be the Savior of the world, foreordained to be ‘the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world.’ Later, but still prior to His birth, He would be the grand Jehovah of the Old Testament, helping Noah save his family in time of flood and aiding Joseph save his family in time of famine. He was the magisterial Jehovah whose names would include ‘Wonderful, Counselor, The Mighty God, The Everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.’ He was the Alpha and Omega in the great plan of mercy that would eventually ‘preach good tidings unto the meek; … bind up the brokenhearted, … proclaim liberty to the captives, and [open] the prison to them that are bound.’"
“God has revealed many important instructions … by means of dreams. … [Then] the nerves [are] unstrung, and the whole of mortal humanity lies hushed in quiet [slumber, and] … the spiritual organs … converse with Deity, … [with] angels, and [with] the spirits of just men made perfect.” (Parley P. Pratt, Key to the Science of Theology (1885), 71–72; see also Harold B. Lee, “Divine Revelation” (Brigham Young University devotional, Oct. 15, 1952), speeches.byu.edu.)
President Russell M Nelson, Divine Gifts
"As Elder Holland reminded us, truly that blessed night more than two millennia ago was a night made holy by the birth of One who was foreordained to bring peace to this earth and to inspire goodwill among men. Jesus Christ was born to bless all humankind, past, present, and future."
“Jesus was baptized in the lowest body of fresh water on earth, symbolizing the depths to which He would go in order to save us and from which He would rise above all things—again, to save us. From His example, He taught that we, too, can arise from the depths of our individual challenges—our sadness, weakness, and worries—to reach the heights of our own glorious potential and divine destiny. All this is possible by virtue of His mercy and grace.”
“I thank God for the gift of His Beloved Son. And I thank our Lord Jesus Christ for His incomparable sacrifice and mission. At His first coming, Jesus came almost in secret. But at His Second Coming, the Lord’s glory ‘shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together.’ Then He shall ‘rule as King of Kings and reign as Lord of Lords.’”
“Now, as an authorized servant of the Savior, I would like to invoke a blessing upon each of you, my beloved brothers and sisters. May you and your families be blessed with peace, with an increased ability to hear the voice of the Lord, and receive revelation with an enhanced capacity to feel how much our Father and His Son love you, care for you, and are ready to guide all who seek after Them.”
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