Sacrament Service
First Speaker
DnC 87:6, 8
6 And thus, with the sword and by bloodshed the inhabitants of the earth shall mourn; and with famine, and plague, and earthquake, and the thunder of heaven, and the fierce and vivid lightning also, shall the inhabitants of the earth be made to feel the wrath, and indignation, and chastening hand of an Almighty God, until the consumption decreed hath made a full end of all nations;
8 Wherefore, stand ye in holy places, and be not moved, until the day of the Lord come; for behold, it cometh quickly, saith the Lord. Amen.
Holy - Webster’s 1828 dictionary
1. Properly, whole, entire or perfect, in a moral sense. Hence, pure in heart, temper or dispositions; free from sin and sinful affections. Applied to the Supreme Being, holy signifies perfectly pure, immaculate and complete in moral character; and man is more or less holy as his heart is more or less sanctified, or purified from evil dispositions. We call a man holy when his heart is conformed in some degree to the image of God, and his life is regulated by the divine precepts. Hence, holy is used as nearly synonymous with good, pious, godly.
2. Hallowed; consecrated or set apart to a sacred use, or to the service or worship of God; a sense frequent in Scripture; as the holy sabbath; holy oil; holy vessels; a holy nation; the holy temple; a holy priesthood.
3. Proceeding from pious principles, or directed to pious purposes; as holy zeal.
4. Perfectly just and good; as the holy law of God.
5. Sacred; as a holy witness.
Mark 1:35
35 And in the morning, rising up a great while before day, he went out, and departed into a solitary place, and there prayed.
We can choose how holy our home will be. We can choose how our children will be raised. We can choose what type of spouse we are.
People may never step foot in a chapel, but they might step foot into your home.
“No nation, no civilization can long endure without strength in the homes of its people. That strength derives from the integrity of those who establish those homes.
“No family can have peace, no home can be free from storms of adversity unless that family and that home are built on foundations of morality, fidelity, and mutual respect. There cannot be peace where there is not trust; there cannot be freedom where there is not loyalty. The warm sunlight of love will not rise out of a swamp of immorality” (Elder Gordon B Hinckley, in Conference Report, Oct. 1970, 66).
“There is a mighty strength that comes of the knowledge that you and I are sons and daughters of God. Within us is something of divinity. One who has this knowledge and permits it to influence his life will not stoop to do a mean or cheap or tawdry thing.” (President Gordon B Hinckley, “God Hath Not Given Us the Spirit of Fear”, October 1984 Ensign)
1 Peter 1:16
16 Because it is written, Be ye holy; for I am holy.
“You are [the Eternal Father’s] child. You are His child all the
time, not just when you are good. You are His child when you
are bad. You have within you...a portion of divinity that is real
and tremendous and marvelous and wonderful.
“My great plea is that we all try a little harder to live up to stature of divinity that is within us. We can do better than we are doing. We can be better than we are. If we would hold before us that image constantly of divine inheritance, of the Fatherhood of God and the brotherhood of man as realities, we would be a Little more tolerant, a little more kindly, a little more outreaching to lift and help and sustain those among us. We would be less prone to stoop to those things which clearly are unbecoming us. We are chüdren of God and we love Him. Act that way a little more. I believe our Father loves us. I believe that with all of my heart.” (Gordon B Hinckley, Smithfield/ Logan Utah Regional Conference, April 21, 1996.)
Next Speaker
There’s no cheat code for life. You have to put in the work.
Jesus coaches on the field, not from the sidelines.
DnC 87:8
8 Wherefore, stand ye in holy places, and be not moved, until the day of the Lord come; for behold, it cometh quickly, saith the Lord. Amen.
Elders Quorum
The lesson was based on the talks: Fruit That Remains – Matthew L Carpenter: Rejoice in the Gift of Priesthood Keys – Russell M. Nelson: Miracles, Angels, and Priesthood Power – Shayne M. Bowen
When Moses, Enoch, and Elias appeared they gave the keys of the gathering of Israel, the sealing keys, and the keys of the dispensation of Abraham.
You can live your life like nothing is a miracle or you can live your life like everything is a miracle.
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