Sacrament Service
First Speaker
“You don’t have to wonder about what is true. You do not have to wonder whom you can safely trust. Through personal revelation, you can receive your own witness that the Book of Mormon is the word of God, that Joseph Smith is a prophet, and that this is the Lord’s Church. Regardless of what others may say or do, no one can ever take away a witness borne to your heart and mind about what is true.” (President Russell M. Nelson, “Revelation for the Church, Revelation for Our Lives”, April 2018 General Conference)
Moroni 10:5
5 And by the power of the Holy Ghost ye may know the truth of all things.
“The adversary is clever. For millennia he has been making good look evil and evil look good. His messages tend to be loud, bold, and boastful.
“However, messages from our Heavenly Father are strikingly different. He communicates simply, quietly, and with such stunning plainness that we cannot misunderstand Him.” (President Russell M. Nelson, “Hear Him”, April 2020 General Conference)
Alma 5:40
40 For I say unto you that whatsoever is good cometh from God, and whatsoever is evil cometh from the devil.
“Can you think of moments when you knew that Heavenly Father was aware of you or when you felt gratitude for the Atonement of Jesus Christ? Perhaps you remember a time when you were listening to the living prophet and you knew that what he was teaching was true.” (“Holy Ghost”, “Gospel Study Guide”, https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/manual/gospel-topics/holy-ghost-study-guide?lang=eng)
The Lord wants to talk to us.
“We are followers of Jesus Christ. The most important truth the Holy Ghost will ever witness to you is that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of the living God. He lives! He is our Advocate with the Father, our Exemplar, and our Redeemer. On this Easter Sunday, we commemorate His atoning sacrifice, His literal Resurrection, and His divinity.” (President Russell M. Nelson, “Revelation for the Church, Revelation for Our Lives”, April 2019 General Conference)
Next Speaker
Moses 1:39
39 For behold, this is my work and my glory—to bring to pass the immortality and eternal life of man.
“The long-standing objective of the Church is to assist all members to increase their faith in our Lord Jesus Christ and in His Atonement, to assist them in making and keeping their covenants with God, and to strengthen and seal their families. In this complex world today, this is not easy. The adversary is increasing his attacks on faith and upon us and our families at an exponential rate. To survive spiritually, we need counterstrategies and proactive plans. Accordingly, we now want to put in place organizational adjustments that will further fortify our members and their families.”
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“This morning we will announce a new balance and connection between gospel instruction in the home and in the Church. We are each responsible for our individual spiritual growth. And scriptures make it clear that parents have the primary responsibility to teach the doctrine to their children. It is the responsibility of the Church to assist each member in the divinely defined goal of increasing his or her gospel knowledge.” (President Russell M. Nelson, “Opening Remarks”, October 2018 General Conference)
“But there is so much more to this adjustment than just shortening the Sunday meetinghouse schedule. President Nelson has acknowledged with gratitude how much is being accomplished as a result of your faithfulness to previous invitations. He and the entire leadership of the Church desire to bring greater gospel joy—to parents, children, youth, singles, the elderly, new converts, and those people the missionaries are teaching—through a home-centered, Church-supported, balanced effort. The purposes and blessings associated with this adjustment and other recent changes include the following:
“Deepening conversion to Heavenly Father and the Lord Jesus Christ and strengthening faith in Them.
“Strengthening individuals and families through home-centered, Church-supported curriculum that contributes to joyful gospel living.
“Honoring the Sabbath day, with a focus on the ordinance of the sacrament.
“Helping all of Heavenly Father’s children on both sides of the veil through missionary work and receiving ordinances and covenants and blessings of the temple.” (Elder Quentin L. Cook, “Deep and Lasting Conversion to Heavenly Father and the Lord Jesus Christ”, October 2019 General Conference)
There's only one wrong way to use “Come, Follow Me”, which is to not use it at all.
The Utah Area Presidency said something like, “If you have a good teacher, the first two questions they should ask in their lesson are ‘What did you learn at home this week?’ and ‘What has the holy ghost taught you at home this week?’”
Helaman 5:12
12 And now, my sons, remember, remember that it is upon the rock of our Redeemer, who is Christ, the Son of God, that ye must build your foundation; that when the devil shall send forth his mighty winds, yea, his shafts in the whirlwind, yea, when all his hail and his mighty storm shall beat upon you, it shall have no power over you to drag you down to the gulf of misery and endless wo, because of the rock upon which ye are built, which is a sure foundation, a foundation whereon if men build they cannot fall.
Elders Quorum
The lesson was based on these talks:
“Motions of a Hidden Fire” – Jeffrey R. Holland, “Call, Don’t Fall” – Taylor G. Godoy: “Pray, He is There” – Susan H. Porter
“Of course, we need to remember that calling is a matter of faith and action—faith to recognize that we have a Heavenly Father who answers our prayers according to His infinite wisdom, and then action consistent with what we asked for. Praying—calling—can be a sign of our hope. But taking action after praying is a sign that our faith is real—faith that is tested in moments of pain, fear, or disappointment.
“I suggest you consider the following:
“Always think of the Lord as your first option for help.
“Call, don’t fall. Turn to God in sincere prayer.
“After praying, do all you can to obtain the blessings you prayed for.
“Humble yourselves to accept the answer in His time and His way.
“Don’t stop! Keep moving forward on the covenant path while you wait for an answer.” - Godoy
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