Church Services This Week at Oak Ridge Ward Layton North Stake Layton Utah 17 July 2016

Sacrament Service

“Even in your most difficult times, you can find much to be grateful for. Doing so will strengthen and bless you.” ("Gratitude," For the Strength of Youth: Fulfilling Our Duty to God, (2001))

Luke 17:11-19

11 ¶And it came to pass, as he went to Jerusalem, that he passed through the midst of Samaria and Galilee.

12 And as he entered into a certain village, there met him ten men that were lepers, which stood afar off:

13 And they lifted up their voices, and said, Jesus, Master, have mercy on us.

14 And when he saw them, he said unto them, Go shew yourselves unto the priests. And it came to pass, that, as they went, they were cleansed.

15 And one of them, when he saw that he was healed, turned back, and with a loud voice glorified God,

16 And fell down on his face at his feet, giving him thanks: and he was a Samaritan.

17 And Jesus answering said, Were there not ten cleansed? but where are the nine?

18 There are not found that returned to give glory to God, save this stranger.

19 And he said unto him, Arise, go thy way: thy faith hath made thee whole.

Matthew 15:36

36 And he took the seven loaves and the fishes, and gave thanks, and brake them, and gave to his disciples, and the disciples to the multitude.

The Savior gave thanks for what they had, even though it was little and God multiplied it.

A missionary that recently returned from West Virginia spoke to us about the Sabbath.

Hymn 280 - Welcome, Welcome Sabbath Morning

To rest from our daily cares.

We do good on the sabbath, but we rest from those things that weigh in us doing the week.

Doctrine and Covenants 59:9-10

9 And that thou mayest more fully keep thyself unspotted from the world, thou shalt go to the house of prayer and offer up thy sacraments upon my holy day;

10 For verily this is a day appointed unto you to rest from your labors, and to pay thy devotions unto the Most High;

Mosiah 4:15

15 But ye will teach them to walk in the ways of truth and soberness; ye will teach them to love one another, and to serve one another.

Reverence means profound respect and love.  Reverence is in our attitude and our behavior.

We should be be careful with the music we  listen to and the entertainment we watch, but on the sabbath our choices should be even more reverent.

Isaiah 58:13

13 ¶If thou turn away thy foot from the sabbath, from doing thy pleasure on my holy day; and call the sabbath a delight, the holy of the Lord, honourable; and shalt honour him, not doing thine own ways, nor finding thine own pleasure, nor speaking thine own words:

Often people call the sabbath a pain and not a delight. Some say things like “what am I supposed to do, just sit around and read my scriptures all day?“

Another speaker spoke on receiving guidance from the spirit.

Matthew 7:7

7 ¶Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you:

1 Nephi 16;24-27

24 And it came to pass that he did inquire of the Lord, for they had humbled themselves because of my words; for I did say many things unto them in the energy of my soul.

25 And it came to pass that the voice of the Lord came unto my father; and he was truly chastened because of his murmuring against the Lord, insomuch that he was brought down into the depths of sorrow.

26 And it came to pass that the voice of the Lord said unto him: Look upon the ball, and behold the things which are written.

27 And it came to pass that when my father beheld the things which were written upon the ball, he did fear and tremble exceedingly, and also my brethren and the sons of Ishmael and our wives.

Three steps to spiritual guidance.  Ask, listen, and change.

Sunday School

Book of Mormon lesson 24

“The rest of the Lord, where mortals are concerned, is to gain a perfect knowledge of the divinity of the great latter-day work. [President Joseph F. Smith said,] ‘It means entering into the knowledge and love of God, having faith in his purpose and in his plan, to such an extent that we know we are right, and that we are not hunting for something else; we are not disturbed by every wind of doctrine, or by the cunning and craftiness of men who lie in wait to deceive.’ It is ‘rest from the religious turmoil of the world; from the cry that is going forth, here and there—lo, here is Christ; lo, there is Christ.’ … The rest of the Lord, in eternity, is to inherit eternal life, to gain the fulness of the Lord’s glory.” (Bruce R. McConkie, Mormon Doctrine, 2nd ed. (1966), 633.)

We have more and more unrest in our world. That unrest is spreading to younger and younger people.

“In all ages prophets have looked down through the corridors of time to our day. Billions of the deceased and those yet to be born have their eyes on us. Make no mistake about it—this is a marked generation. There has never been more expected of the faithful in such a short period of time than there is of us. Never before on the face of this earth have the forces of evil and the forces of good been so well organized. Now is the great day of the devil’s power. But now is also the great day of the Lord’s power, with the greatest number of priesthood holders on the earth.“ (President Ezra Taft Benson, In His Steps, Ensign September 1988)

Elders Quorum

Teachings of Presidents of the Church: Howard W Hunter Chapter 11 - True Greatness

“Giving consistent effort in the little things in day-to-day life leads to true greatness.” (From the manual)

Should we aspire to be a bishop? No, but we should aspire to be the type of men we expect our church leaders to be.

Church Services This Week at Sullivan Hollow Second Ward Weber Heights Stake Ogden Utah 11-16-08

Priesthood Opening
Alma 19:6
6 Now, this was what Ammon desired, for he knew that king Lamoni was under the power of God; he knew that the dark ^aveil of ^bunbelief was being cast away from his mind, and the ^clight which did light up his mind, which was the light of the glory of God, which was a marvelous light of his goodness—yea, this light had infused such joy into his soul, the cloud of darkness having been dispelled, and that the light of everlasting life was lit up in his soul, yea, he knew that this had ^dovercome his natural frame, and he was carried away in God—

The bishop asked us to evaluate some things in our lives.

• Get rid of sins. Confess anything that needs to be and stop carrying around the extra weight.
• Assess your desires.
• How do you spend your time?

The bishop quoted one of the apostles or prophets that stated that the Church will be at the epicenter of issues in the last days. The bishop said that Proposition 8 is probably just one of many issues to come that will cause tension between the Church and the world. He said that we have been seeing sinful ideas building on the coasts of the United States, but they will eventually more to the interior.

Elders' Quorum
Chapter 21: The Second Coming and the Millennium 248–60
Section 88 contains information about the last days.

Everyone must get answers from the Lord individually for us to act collectively effectively.

In the last days Judah must be restored. Jerusalem must be rebuilt and the temple there. Water must flow from the temple and heal the dead sea.

“Judah must return, Jerusalem must be rebuilt, and the temple, and water come out from under the temple, and the waters of the Dead Sea be healed [see Ezekiel 47:1–9]." (Bottom of P252)

Just because one of our neighbors suffer in the last days doesn't mean they are sinning and we ourselves are not immune from what is coming.

We have to have personal testimony for us to make it through what is coming. Family members may die. We may be afflicted.

The Lord will not come until all the things the prophets have said has been fulfilled.

Sunday School
Lesson 42: “This Is My Gospel” 185
“Others refer to us as Mormons. I do not mind if they use that title. However, sometimes we are prone ourselves to say ‘Mormon Church.’ I do not think it best for us to do so” (“The Peaceable Followers of Christ,” Ensign, Apr. 1998, 64). Jesus named His Church.

3 Nephi 27:7-8

7 Therefore, whatsoever ye shall do, ye shall do it in my name; therefore ye shall call the church in my name; and ye shall call upon the Father in my name that he will bless the church for my sake.

8 And how be it ^amy ^bchurch save it be called in my name? For if a church be called in Moses’ name then it be Moses’ church; or if it be called in the name of a man then it be the church of a man; but if it be called in my name then it is my church, if it so be that they are built upon my gospel.

Someone shared a story of people helping after Hurricane Katrina. A member of the Church introduced themselves as being a member of the The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to one of the people in the area. The person responded, "Your church and the Mormons have been so much help."

We should endure to the end. We are worse off to have been baptized and made covenants to God and then not continue faithful to the end than if we had not been baptized and not have known. Of course some may then argue that they don't want to take on the responsibility of being baptized. Once you know you are responsible for choosing to be baptized or not.

Someone noted that there is a bus advertisement from an atheist group that states something like, "Why do we need God? Be good for goodness sake." Ever so slowly our society is replacing Christ with Santa Clause. Santa Clause doesn't require anything of you and just drops toys on you. There is the naughty and nice list, but what are these criteria? Do we ever hear of coal being doled out? Even the most spoiled kids get gifts from "Santa".

Remember the basics: Prayer, scripture study, family home evening. If these things are getting done then the bigger things start fall into place. If these things are not getting done, then cut some things out of your schedule and drop back to the basics.

Sacrament Service
They read the first presidency letter on the Updated version of Mormon.org.
They stated that lds.org was designed for the needs of members of the church and mormon.org was designed for those not of our faith.

The bishop stated that airing our tires and putting gas in our cars may seem boring, but we don't get far without doing those things. The same is true of the basics of the gospel.

Youth Speaker
She talked about the Proclamation on the Family and its importance. She also talked about the things her family does together.

First Adult Speaker
She just returned from a mission to New Jersey.

3 Nephi 13:33
33 But ^aseek ye first the ^bkingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things shall be added unto you.

Tithing is used for the building up of the kingdom of God. It is something we give back to God. It is a privilege.

Mal. 3: 10
10 Bring ye all the ^atithes into the storehouse, that there may be ^bmeat in mine house, and ^cprove me now herewith, saith the Lord of hosts, if I will not ^dopen you the ^ewindows of heaven, and pour you out a ^fblessing, that there shall not be room enough to receive it.

Test him to see if he will bless you.

Tithing is one of the biggest expressions of our faith. Money is hard to come by and necessary for our survival these days. Even when people paid in chickens and such they were giving the things they needed for life. and had to trust that He would care for them.

There was a flute and piano duet of Come Follow Me

Second Adult Speaker
Often we prepare talks and lessons for us more than for those we teach.

Salt

• Kill Germs
• Preserves Food
• Flavors Food
• If it loses its savor it is good for nothing and can't do those things anymore.
• Only loses its savor through contamination, otherwise it would stay functional forever.

Personal revelation can guide our lives. We can get guidance from God if we seek it. Just as the prophet gets guidance from God to lead the Church or the bishop to lead the ward.

Things that invite to do good is of God.

Still small voice is something we feel more than we hear.

From the Bulletin:
Stand Close and Lift Where You Stand
In a message to instruct the brethren that we are all responsible an accountable fo moving the Lord's (our) work forward, President Uchtdorf compared this great work in the Gospel to that of moving a large grand piano. When the brethren in a LDS building in Germany could not carry the grand piano from the chapel to the cultural hall, a wise brother suggested that the brethren "Stand Close And Lift Where You Stand." When they did, the piano moved almost effortlessly.

So, brothers and sisters, let us get a little closer together - watching out to reach other in home and visiting teaching, etc. - and left one another in the area we are called to STAND (not sit). Without the consistent closeness and support of each other, we will never move our "grand piano" of challenges forward either.

The Benfeit of Helping Others
We cannot hold a torch to light another's path without brightening our own. (Ben Sweetland)

The Bishop