Church Services This Week at Oak Ridge Ward Layton North Stake Layton Utah 26 March 2023

Sacrament Service 

Testimonies

This is a living church.  It grows and adapts.

Teacher Council

Someone recommended the book "Act in Doctrine" By David A Bednar

Church Services This Week at Oak Ridge Ward Layton North Stake Layton Utah 19 March 2023

Sacrament Service 

First Speaker

Matthew 11:28-30

28 ¶ Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.

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.

Next Speaker 

Luke 7

Enos 1

5 And there came a voice unto me, saying: Enos, thy sins are forgiven thee, and thou shalt be blessed.

6 And I, Enos, knew that God could not lie; wherefore, my guilt was swept away.

7 And I said: Lord, how is it done?

8 And he said unto me: Because of thy faith in Christ, whom thou hast never before heard nor seen. And many years pass away before he shall manifest himself in the flesh; wherefore, go to, thy faith hath made thee whole.

Words to the hymn "I Stand All Amazed". 

Moroni 10

32 Yea, come unto Christ, and be perfected in him, and deny yourselves of all ungodliness; and if ye shall deny yourselves of all ungodliness, and love God with all your might, mind and strength, then is his grace sufficient for you, that by his grace ye may be perfect in Christ; and if by the grace of God ye are perfect in Christ, ye can in nowise deny the power of God.

Sunday School 

The culture at the time of Jesus was that people with diseases were considered as having been smitten due to sin. Jesus giving proof of His power to forgive sins by healing disease was significant. 

"The Savior’s healing touch can transform lives in our day just as it did in His. If we will but have faith, He can take our hands, fill our souls with heavenly light and healing," (President Dieter F. Uchtdorf, “Bearers of Heavenly Light”, October 2017 General Conference)

Church Services This Week at Oak Ridge Ward Layton North Stake Layton Utah 12 March 2023

Sacrament Service 

First Speaker

Sportsmanship is a way you can love your neighbor.  One can compete without disrespecting and degrading the people we compete against.  We should not dehumanize those we compete against.  One can compete without being ugly about it.  

Next Speaker

Matthew 16

24 ¶ Then said Jesus unto his disciples, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.

25 For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: and whosoever will lose his life for my sake shall find it.

26 For what is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?

Obedience to God does not take away anything from us.  It gives us strength to be more.

“For what doth it profit a man if he gain the whole world, and yet he receive him not whom God hath ordained, and he lose his own soul, and he himself be a castaway?” (Luke 9:25 [in the Bible appendix]).

Matt 5:48

48 Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect.

3 Nephi 27:27

27 And know ye that ye shall be judges of this people, according to the judgment which I shall give unto you, which shall be just. Therefore, what manner of men ought ye to be? Verily I say unto you, even as I am.

“The more common (and sometimes more difficult) application of the Savior’s teaching, however, has to do with how we live day by day. It concerns the words we speak, the example we set. Our lives should be a confession of Christ and, together with our words, testify of our faith in and devotion to Him. And this testimony must be stoutly defended in the face of ridicule, discrimination, or defamation on the part of those who oppose Him ‘in this adulterous and sinful generation’ (Mark 8:38).” (Elder D. Todd Christofferson, “Finding Your Life”, March 2016 Ensign)

Matthew 16:26 JST

26 And now for a man to take up his cross, is to deny himself all ungodliness, and every worldly lust, and keep my commandments.

Next Speaker

Matt 10:1

1 And when he had called unto him his twelve disciples, he gave them power against unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal all manner of sickness and all manner of disease.

Alma 17:3

3 But this is not all; they had given themselves to much prayer, and fasting; therefore they had the spirit of prophecy, and the spirit of revelation, and when they taught, they taught with power and authority of God.

Elders Quorum 

"For me, for Laurel, and for our missionaries, spending time with Jesus in the scriptures changed everything. We gained a deeper appreciation for who He was and what was important to Him. Together we considered how He taught, what He taught, the ways He showed love, what He did to bless and serve, His miracles, how He responded to betrayal, what He did with difficult human emotions, His titles and names, how He listened, how He resolved conflict, the world He lived in, His parables, how He encouraged unity and kindness, His capacity to forgive and to heal, His sermons, His prayers, His atoning sacrifice, His Resurrection, His gospel." (Elder James W. McConkie III, “And They Sought to See Jesus Who He Was”, October 2022 General Conference)

Church Services This Week at Oak Ridge Ward Layton North Stake Layton Utah 5 March 2023

Sacrament Service 

“We ought not to think of God’s plan as a cosmic vending machine where we (1) select a desired blessing, (2) insert the required sum of good works, and (3) the order is promptly delivered.” (Elder D. Todd Christofferson, “Our Relationship with God”, April 2022 General Conference)

DnC 19

16 For behold, I, God, have suffered these things for all, that they might not suffer if they would repent;

17 But if they would not repent they must suffer even as I;

18 Which suffering caused myself, even God, the greatest of all, to tremble because of pain, and to bleed at every pore, and to suffer both body and spirit—and would that I might not drink the bitter cup, and shrink—

19 Nevertheless, glory be to the Father, and I partook and finished my preparations unto the children of men.

Going through trials can magnify the words of scripture.

You can look for and expect miracles in your life.

Matthew 5:16

16 Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.

Sunday School 

Where we get in trouble is when we expect a miracle in our way.

DnC 123

16 You know, brethren, that a very large ship is benefited very much by a very small helm in the time of a storm, by being kept workways with the wind and the waves.

“My young friends, be strong. The philosophies of men surround us. The face of sin today often wears the mask of tolerance.” (President Thomas S. Monson, “Examples of Righteousness”, April 2008 General Conference)