Sacrament Service
Testimonies
We don’t gain or lose a testimony all at once. It is a process.
Sunday School
Dnc 137-138
137:7-9
7 Thus came the voice of the Lord unto me, saying: All who have died without a knowledge of this gospel, who would have received it if they had been permitted to tarry, shall be heirs of the celestial kingdom of God;
8 Also all that shall die henceforth without a knowledge of it, who would have received it with all their hearts, shall be heirs of that kingdom;
9 For I, the Lord, will judge all men according to their works, according to the desire of their hearts.
Joseph F Smith is the son of Hyrum Smith. He was five years old when his father was murdered. He was the prophet during World War I and the Spanish flu. The Spanish flu killed at least ten times more people than covid has.
Joseph F Smith said that the eyes of his understanding were opened. Have you had an experience like that? What is that experience like?
Matthew 27:52-53
52 And the graves were opened; and many bodies of the saints which slept arose,
53 And came out of the graves after his resurrection, and went into the holy city, and appeared unto many.
"Any work you do in the temple is time well spent, but receiving ordinances vicariously for one of your own ancestors will make the time in the temple more sacred, and even greater blessings will be received." (Elder Richard G. Scott, “The Joy of Redeeming the Dead”, October 2012 General Conference)
First Presidency Christmas Devotional
Sister Michelle D. Craig
“God has given each of us gifts. You may not feel gifted, but you have spiritual gifts from God so you can bless others and draw closer to Him,”
"I have come to see the sacred power of God’s ‘less conspicuous gifts’”
"We sometimes hold back and fail to appreciate or share our gifts, fearing that they are not as polished, perfect, or pretty as we would like. When we fail to appreciate these less conspicuous gifts, we miss a chance to lift His children—and we miss a chance to feel God’s love."
“Don’t let God’s gifts to you, even His less conspicuous ones, go unused or unappreciated. Take the gifts He has given you from off the shelf. If you have stored them out of self-doubt, shake off the dust and try.”
“The gifts we each have from our Heavenly Father are meant to be used and shared; our voices meant to be heard.”
Elder W. Mark Bassett
"“The message of the Restoration is the message of Christmas,”"
"One of the most cherished titles of the Savior is ‘Prince of Peace,’"
"We the children of God are called to be peacemakers"
2 Nephi 25:26
26 And we talk of Christ, we rejoice in Christ, we preach of Christ, we prophesy of Christ, and we write according to our prophecies, that our children may know to what source they may look for a remission of their sins.
Elder Dale G. Renlund
“We are not asked to bring the Savior gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh to qualify for this beautiful spiritual gift. We are asked to give of ourselves.”
“And now my beloved brethren, I would that ye should come unto Christ, who is the Holy One of Israel, and partake of his salvation, and the power of his redemption. Yea, come unto him, and offer your whole souls as an offering unto him, and continue in fasting and praying, and endure to the end; and as the Lord liveth ye will be saved” (Omni 1:26).
“...the babe in Bethlehem, who had ‘increased in wisdom and stature, and in favour with God and man,’ was his salvation, that the Son of God had grown up, and atoned for his sins.”
“This knowledge is better and longer lasting than any gift that Jultomten (Santa Claus) could ever bring you, because it can transform you.”
President Henry B Eyring
Hebrews 1:1–2
1 God, who at sundry times and in divers manners spake in time past unto the fathers by the prophets,
2 Hath in these last days spoken unto us by his Son, whom he hath appointed heir of all things, by whom also he made the worlds;
John 5:30
30 I can of mine own self do nothing: as I hear, I judge: and my judgment is just; because I seek not mine own will, but the will of the Father which hath sent me.
2 Nephi 9:21-22
21 And he cometh into the world that he may save all men if they will hearken unto his voice; for behold, he suffereth the pains of all men, yea, the pains of every living creature, both men, women, and children, who belong to the family of Adam.
22 And he suffereth this that the resurrection might pass upon all men, that all might stand before him at the great and judgment day.
Doctrine and Covenants 121:7–8
7 My son, peace be unto thy soul; thine adversity and thine afflictions shall be but a small moment;
8 And then, if thou endure it well, God shall exalt thee on high; thou shalt triumph over all thy foes.
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