Sacrament Service
First Speaker
2 Nephi 28
30 For behold, thus saith the Lord God: I will give unto the children of men line upon line, precept upon precept, here a little and there a little; and blessed are those who hearken unto my precepts, and lend an ear unto my counsel, for they shall learn wisdom; for unto him that receiveth I will give more; and from them that shall say, We have enough, from them shall be taken away even that which they have.
One’s conversion to Jesus Christ and His gospel will change their life.
The Law of Obedience.
Thou shalt not touch the iron for it is hot. Behold, I touched the iron, it was hot, and I got injured.
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 14
7 And, if you keep my commandments and endure to the end you shall have eternal life, which gift is the greatest of all the gifts of God.
The Law of Sacrifice
Psalm 51:17
17 The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit: a broken and a contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise.
3 Nephi 9:19–20
19 And ye shall offer up unto me no more the shedding of blood; yea, your sacrifices and your burnt offerings shall be done away, for I will accept none of your sacrifices and your burnt offerings.
20 And ye shall offer for a sacrifice unto me a broken heart and a contrite spirit. And whoso cometh unto me with a broken heart and a contrite spirit, him will I baptize with fire and with the Holy Ghost, even as the Lamanites, because of their faith in me at the time of their conversion, were baptized with fire and with the Holy Ghost, and they knew it not.
The Law of the Gospel
The Law of Chastity
Mosiah 4
30 But this much I can tell you, that if ye do not watch yourselves, and your thoughts, and your words, and your deeds, and observe the commandments of God, and continue in the faith of what ye have heard concerning the coming of our Lord, even unto the end of your lives, ye must perish. And now, O man, remember, and perish not.
Elder Bednar’s April 2013 General Conference talk, “We Believe in Being Chaste”.
DnC 121
45 Let thy bowels also be full of charity towards all men, and to the household of faith, and let virtue garnish thy thoughts unceasingly; then shall thy confidence wax strong in the presence of God; and the doctrine of the priesthood shall distil upon thy soul as the dews from heaven.
The Law of Consecration
“I would like to consider with you five of the elements of a consecrated life: purity, work, respect for one’s physical body, service, and integrity.” (Elder D. Todd Christofferson, “Reflections on a Consecrated Life”, October 2010 General Conference)
Alma 29:1
1 O that I were an angel, and could have the wish of mine heart, that I might go forth and speak with the trump of God, with a voice to shake the earth, and cry repentance unto every people!
Part of consecration is repentance.
“Integrity (the willingness and ability to live by our beliefs and commitments) is one of the foundation stones of good character, and without good character one cannot hope to enjoy the presence of God here or in the eternities.” (President Spencer W. Kimball, “Give the Lord Your Loyalty,” Ensign, Mar. 1980, 2.)
Next Speaker
We need to realize what our true identity is.
We are children of God.
We have access to God to help us. How amazing it is to have personal access to God.
The speaker said that even older people can change and grow.
“My dear brothers and sisters, here is my promise. Nothing will help you more to hold fast to the iron rod than worshipping in the temple as regularly as your circumstances permit.” (President Russell M. Nelson, “Rejoice in the Gift of Priesthood Keys”, April 2024 General Conference)
Elders Quorum
The lesson was based on Elder Gary E. Stevenson’s talk from last conference, “Bridging the Two Great Commandments”.
Matthew 22
36 Master, which is the great commandment in the law?
37 Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind.
38 This is the first and great commandment.
39 And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.
40 On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets.
Mosiah 2
41 And moreover, I would desire that ye should consider on the blessed and happy state of those that keep the commandments of God. For behold, they are blessed in all things, both temporal and spiritual; and if they hold out faithful to the end they are received into heaven, that thereby they may dwell with God in a state of never-ending happiness. O remember, remember that these things are true; for the Lord God hath spoken it.
If we reverse the two great commandments, we will not get the same results.
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