"That ye may be prepared in all things... Organize yourselves; prepare every needful think; and establish a house, even a house of... God" D&C 88 80, 119
Quick points made by the speakers:
1) Second Counselor of the Stake Presidency
* Disconnect from cell phones and internet
* Prepare for your callings
* Pray for your callings
2) V.L. Skie
* Sharing the gospel is not the same as flapping your lips
* Be an example
3) Stake Patriarch
* Need to be spiritually prepared to preform our callings
* Make yourself available to hear the Holy Ghost
** a lot of times the Holy Ghost speaks to us at night or in the early morning because that is when we are still
* Be obedient in the small things
4) E. Osorio
* Found the church through an LDS ad online
5) C.I. Howell
* Children are their parents' best friends
6) M.D. Howell
* Lift your friends up
* Stand up for your beliefs
* Prepare for a mission
7) President C.G. Wilberg
* Sword of the Spirit
* Alma: The Army of Helaman found "Strength in activity,... were men of truth, and true at all times and in all things."
* We covenented to the whole package when we were baptized
** Whole = complete, whole, or unified
* The atonement makes us whole
* Like electric cables charging a car, "we can't just be close to the gospel - We have to be plugged in."
* How do you stock your storehouse?
* When you visit the sick, or help the hungry you are drawing upon your own storehouse
** Plug in your storehouse!
** Use the power of your testimony!
* the very drawing upon a spiritual storehouse builds up and "stores" your storehouse. It drawing upon your storehouse will only energize your storehouse.
* To deplete you storehouse: Sin, apathy, neglect, disobedience, and not acting on promptings by the Holy Ghost.
* Gospel Sharing Homes:
** Invite someone to your home, OR
** Invite someone to an activity, OR
** Invite someone to a fireside.
*** Let them be touched by good
*** Your invitation can be to less actives
* This gospel will not fail
* We do not need to apologize for being members.
Wednesday, March 24, 2010
Sunday, March 21, 2010
Genesis 4
1 And Adam knew Eve his wife; and she conceived, and bare aCain, and said, I have gotten a man from the Lord.
2 And she again bare his brother Abel. And Abel was a akeeper of sheep, but Cain was a tiller of the ground.
3 And in process of time it came to pass, that Cain brought of the fruit of the ground an offering unto the Lord.
4 And Abel, he also brought of the afirstlings of his flock and of the fat thereof. And the Lord had respect unto bAbel and to his coffering:
5 But unto aCain and to his boffering he had not crespect. And Cain was very wroth, and his countenance fell.
6 And the Lord said unto Cain, Why art thou wroth? and why is thy countenance fallen?
7 If thou doest well, shalt thou not be aaccepted? and if thou bdoest not well, csin lieth at the door. And unto thee shall be dhis edesire, and thou shalt rule over him.
8 And Cain talked with Abel his brother: and it came to pass, when they were in the field, that Cain rose up against Abel his brother, and aslew him.
9 ¶ And the Lord said unto Cain, Where is Abel thy brother? And he said, I know not: Am I my abrother’s bkeeper?
10 And he said, What hast thou done? the voice of thy brother’s ablood crieth unto me from the ground.
11 And now art thou acursed from the bearth, which hath opened her mouth to receive thy brother’s blood from thy hand;
12 When thou tillest the ground, it shall not henceforth yield unto thee her strength; a afugitive and a vagabond shalt thou be in the earth.
13 And Cain said unto the Lord, aMy punishment is greater than I can bear.
14 Behold, thou hast driven me out this day from the face of the earth; and from thy face shall I be hid; and I shall be a fugitive and a vagabond in the earth; and it shall come to pass, that every one that findeth me shall aslay me.
15 And the Lord said unto him, Therefore whosoever slayeth Cain, vengeance shall be taken on him sevenfold. And the Lord set a amark upon Cain, lest any finding him should kill him.
* Cain was given a specific talent, and wanted to use his talent to give sacrifices to the Lord. When Cain gave the sacrifice, even though he knew that the Lord wanted the sacrifice a different way, the Lord just told him it was wrong, and understood the circumstances. But Cain, thinking that the manner of the sacrifices was unfair, became jealous and murderous. I don't think the Lord was all that upset with Cain about the sacrifices, it was just that the manner that he was performing the ordinance was wrong. But Cain, upset that he couldn't just worship whichever way he wanted, became so outrageously upset, that he ruined not only his salvation, but he significantly hurt the relationship his children had with the Lord.
2 And she again bare his brother Abel. And Abel was a akeeper of sheep, but Cain was a tiller of the ground.
3 And in process of time it came to pass, that Cain brought of the fruit of the ground an offering unto the Lord.
4 And Abel, he also brought of the afirstlings of his flock and of the fat thereof. And the Lord had respect unto bAbel and to his coffering:
5 But unto aCain and to his boffering he had not crespect. And Cain was very wroth, and his countenance fell.
6 And the Lord said unto Cain, Why art thou wroth? and why is thy countenance fallen?
7 If thou doest well, shalt thou not be aaccepted? and if thou bdoest not well, csin lieth at the door. And unto thee shall be dhis edesire, and thou shalt rule over him.
8 And Cain talked with Abel his brother: and it came to pass, when they were in the field, that Cain rose up against Abel his brother, and aslew him.
9 ¶ And the Lord said unto Cain, Where is Abel thy brother? And he said, I know not: Am I my abrother’s bkeeper?
10 And he said, What hast thou done? the voice of thy brother’s ablood crieth unto me from the ground.
11 And now art thou acursed from the bearth, which hath opened her mouth to receive thy brother’s blood from thy hand;
12 When thou tillest the ground, it shall not henceforth yield unto thee her strength; a afugitive and a vagabond shalt thou be in the earth.
13 And Cain said unto the Lord, aMy punishment is greater than I can bear.
14 Behold, thou hast driven me out this day from the face of the earth; and from thy face shall I be hid; and I shall be a fugitive and a vagabond in the earth; and it shall come to pass, that every one that findeth me shall aslay me.
15 And the Lord said unto him, Therefore whosoever slayeth Cain, vengeance shall be taken on him sevenfold. And the Lord set a amark upon Cain, lest any finding him should kill him.
* Cain was given a specific talent, and wanted to use his talent to give sacrifices to the Lord. When Cain gave the sacrifice, even though he knew that the Lord wanted the sacrifice a different way, the Lord just told him it was wrong, and understood the circumstances. But Cain, thinking that the manner of the sacrifices was unfair, became jealous and murderous. I don't think the Lord was all that upset with Cain about the sacrifices, it was just that the manner that he was performing the ordinance was wrong. But Cain, upset that he couldn't just worship whichever way he wanted, became so outrageously upset, that he ruined not only his salvation, but he significantly hurt the relationship his children had with the Lord.
Friday, March 19, 2010
Moses 5:10-59
It's amazing how quickly brothers can turn against brothers; and how quickly sons can turn against fathers. It is clear that Lamech, Captain Mahan, wanted nothing more than to keep his covenant with Satan, and was willing to put his father, brothers, and cousins in the path.
* I think sometimes we likewise are quik to abandon our friends and family for better activities, and that we expose them to spiritual death from our actions.
* I think sometimes we likewise are quik to abandon our friends and family for better activities, and that we expose them to spiritual death from our actions.
Thursday, March 18, 2010
Moses 5: 1-9; 6:51-68
Moses 5
6 And after many days an aangel of the Lord appeared unto Adam, saying: Why dost thou offer bsacrifices unto the Lord? And Adam said unto him: I know not, save the Lord commanded me.
7 And then the angel spake, saying: This thing is a similitude of the sacrifice of the Only Begotten of the Father, which is full of grace and truth.
8 Wherefore, thou shalt do all that thou doest in the name of the Son, and thou shalt repent and call upon God in the name of the Son forevermore.
9 And in that day the Holy Ghost fell upon Adam, which beareth record of the Father and the Son, saying: I am the Only Begotten of the Father from the beginning, henceforth and forever, that as thou hast fallen thou mayest be redeemed, and all mankind, even as many as will.
* Often I feel like Adam, that I am making "sacrifices" but without purpose - without thinking about the atonement, and serving with love.
** God calls Adam out and tells him to repent for his halfhearted worship. Adam, being the humble servent that he is, responds by saying that he will pray "forevermore." There are some key elements of repentance here. Adam has recognized his sin, he sorrowful for it, he went to the father, and he has the intention to continue in his corrected path. As a result he was cleansed with by the Holy Ghost.
Moses 6
57 Wherefore teach it unto your children, that all men, everywhere, must repent, or they can in nowise inherit the kingdom of God, for no unclean thing can dwell there, or dwell in his presence; for, in the language of Adam, Man of Holiness is his name, and the name of his Only Begotten is the Son of Man, even Jesus Christ, a righteous Judge, who shall come in the meridian of time.
* I think people often get into spiritual rutts and they just cant get out of them. It's like when you slowly lose sight of a goal, and the opportunity to take advantage of that goal goes away. And before long, you just cannot get it. Repentance works that way, we have to constantly work at it and keep it in our mind. Our relationship with the Lord in many ways is like a relationship with any other friend. If we don't invest the time, we will lose sight of him.
6 And after many days an aangel of the Lord appeared unto Adam, saying: Why dost thou offer bsacrifices unto the Lord? And Adam said unto him: I know not, save the Lord commanded me.
7 And then the angel spake, saying: This thing is a similitude of the sacrifice of the Only Begotten of the Father, which is full of grace and truth.
8 Wherefore, thou shalt do all that thou doest in the name of the Son, and thou shalt repent and call upon God in the name of the Son forevermore.
9 And in that day the Holy Ghost fell upon Adam, which beareth record of the Father and the Son, saying: I am the Only Begotten of the Father from the beginning, henceforth and forever, that as thou hast fallen thou mayest be redeemed, and all mankind, even as many as will.
* Often I feel like Adam, that I am making "sacrifices" but without purpose - without thinking about the atonement, and serving with love.
** God calls Adam out and tells him to repent for his halfhearted worship. Adam, being the humble servent that he is, responds by saying that he will pray "forevermore." There are some key elements of repentance here. Adam has recognized his sin, he sorrowful for it, he went to the father, and he has the intention to continue in his corrected path. As a result he was cleansed with by the Holy Ghost.
Moses 6
57 Wherefore teach it unto your children, that all men, everywhere, must repent, or they can in nowise inherit the kingdom of God, for no unclean thing can dwell there, or dwell in his presence; for, in the language of Adam, Man of Holiness is his name, and the name of his Only Begotten is the Son of Man, even Jesus Christ, a righteous Judge, who shall come in the meridian of time.
* I think people often get into spiritual rutts and they just cant get out of them. It's like when you slowly lose sight of a goal, and the opportunity to take advantage of that goal goes away. And before long, you just cannot get it. Repentance works that way, we have to constantly work at it and keep it in our mind. Our relationship with the Lord in many ways is like a relationship with any other friend. If we don't invest the time, we will lose sight of him.
Tuesday, March 16, 2010
Genesis 3
2 And the woman said unto the serpent, We may eat of the fruit of the trees of the garden:
3 But of the fruit of the atree which is in the midst of the garden, God hath said, Ye shall not eat of it, neither shall ye touch it, lest ye die.
* I had never noticed before, but Eve was not allowed to even touch the fruit. It was kind of like Lot's wife, in that simply by turning, or touching, she sinned. Likewise, Adam didn't have to eat the fruit to have transgressed. He only needed to have Eve hand him the fruit.
16 Unto the woman he said, I will greatly multiply thy sorrow and thy conception; in sorrow thou shalt bring forth children; and thy desire shall be to thy husband, and he shall rule over thee.
17 And unto Adam he said, Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree, of which I commanded thee, saying, Thou shalt not eat of it: cursed is the ground for thy sake; in sorrow shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life;
18 aThorns also and thistles shall it bring forth to thee; and thou shalt eat the herb of the field;
19 In the asweat of thy face shalt thou eat bbread, till thou return unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken: for cdust thou art, and unto ddust shalt thou return.
* I guess I had always just imagined that Eve took the brunt of the repuke that God gave the couple -- that Adam was only really punished because he was cast out of the garden, but this is pretty version is pretty clear. Adam was repuked severely for his transgression. Basically because Adam was disobedient, the toil of working in the ground (or in life) came to be.
3 But of the fruit of the atree which is in the midst of the garden, God hath said, Ye shall not eat of it, neither shall ye touch it, lest ye die.
* I had never noticed before, but Eve was not allowed to even touch the fruit. It was kind of like Lot's wife, in that simply by turning, or touching, she sinned. Likewise, Adam didn't have to eat the fruit to have transgressed. He only needed to have Eve hand him the fruit.
16 Unto the woman he said, I will greatly multiply thy sorrow and thy conception; in sorrow thou shalt bring forth children; and thy desire shall be to thy husband, and he shall rule over thee.
17 And unto Adam he said, Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree, of which I commanded thee, saying, Thou shalt not eat of it: cursed is the ground for thy sake; in sorrow shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life;
18 aThorns also and thistles shall it bring forth to thee; and thou shalt eat the herb of the field;
19 In the asweat of thy face shalt thou eat bbread, till thou return unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken: for cdust thou art, and unto ddust shalt thou return.
* I guess I had always just imagined that Eve took the brunt of the repuke that God gave the couple -- that Adam was only really punished because he was cast out of the garden, but this is pretty version is pretty clear. Adam was repuked severely for his transgression. Basically because Adam was disobedient, the toil of working in the ground (or in life) came to be.
Thursday, February 25, 2010
Abr 5
God's time is not our time. In this chapter it says that it is the time of Kolob. I'm pretty certain that Kolob's time is God's time.
I think there is a lot of controversy with those who think that the Bible's creation story cannot correspond with other theories of creation and evolution. I think they must go hand in hand. But I also don't think the creation has much importance in our eternal salvation. God wants us to follow his example and love those around us.
I think there is a lot of controversy with those who think that the Bible's creation story cannot correspond with other theories of creation and evolution. I think they must go hand in hand. But I also don't think the creation has much importance in our eternal salvation. God wants us to follow his example and love those around us.
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
Genesis 2
A couple of quick thoughts
1. Again the lord stress the importance of man and woman, saying that they would cleave together and leave their parents.
2. Man was made from the dust of the ground, and then he breathed air into Adam's nostrils. We know that God has control of the Earth, because it obeys him, but we because we have his "breath" in us, we are not as controlable. We have our agency.
- Interesting to contract this scripture with the scripture in Mosiah that says that we are less than the Earth, because the Earth obeys his every command. We are much slower to obey his command.
1. Again the lord stress the importance of man and woman, saying that they would cleave together and leave their parents.
2. Man was made from the dust of the ground, and then he breathed air into Adam's nostrils. We know that God has control of the Earth, because it obeys him, but we because we have his "breath" in us, we are not as controlable. We have our agency.
- Interesting to contract this scripture with the scripture in Mosiah that says that we are less than the Earth, because the Earth obeys his every command. We are much slower to obey his command.
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