Be Ready
As priesthood holders, we need to be ready at all times to act in Christ's name by:
(1) Faith
- that God lives
- in the power of the priesthood that we hold
(2) Confidence
- That we can live up to the blessings
- God is ready to help us and those we "bless by the laying on of hands"
(3) Be motivated by Love
- For those you are serving
- For the Lord
Thursday, October 8, 2009
Wednesday, October 7, 2009
Dieter Uchtdorf (Priesthood Session)
Two Principles for Any Economy
Principles that help his family though hard times:
1. Work
Principles that help his family though hard times:
1. Work
- Following WWII his family had been refugees twice.
- His parents had to take on lots of odd and difficult jobs
- Menial labor got them through the hard times.
- "By the sweat of thy brow shalt thou eat bread."
- The Lord loves the worker
- "Don't compare efforts, just do the best you can"
- Develop a reputation of excellence
2. Learn
- Love to read
- School: "it is not a filling of a bucket, but a lighting of a fire."
- Joseph Smith loved learning and accomplished much with very little schooling
- Intelligence learned here in this life will go with you into the next life.
**It is during adversity that character is made**
Tuesday, October 6, 2009
Yoo Hwan Choi (Priesthood Conference)
I Love Loud Boys
- Taught nine young men
- The boys listened to church leaders who cared about them
- The Lord will bring his chosen to the faithful
- As members we should encourage youngmen to attend church
- Teaching is cyclical - the youngmen that Elder Yoo taught are now teaching his children
- "These young men are all of our sons"
- Taught nine young men
- The boys listened to church leaders who cared about them
- The Lord will bring his chosen to the faithful
- As members we should encourage youngmen to attend church
- Teaching is cyclical - the youngmen that Elder Yoo taught are now teaching his children
- "These young men are all of our sons"
Monday, October 5, 2009
Walter Gonzalez's Conference Talk (Priesthood Session)
Becoming More Powerful Priesthood Holders
The sons of Alma teach us many lessons, but most importantly they teach us: to rescue lost sheep; to serve others; and to be christlike.
Three activities to empower us while we read the Book of Mormon:
(1) Feast upon the words of Christ
(2) Apply in our lives all of the attributes of Christ that we find.
(3) Teach others from the words of the book
(a) Memorize scriptures
(b) Read with others directly from the pages of the Book of Mormon.
The sons of Alma teach us many lessons, but most importantly they teach us: to rescue lost sheep; to serve others; and to be christlike.
Three activities to empower us while we read the Book of Mormon:
(1) Feast upon the words of Christ
(2) Apply in our lives all of the attributes of Christ that we find.
(3) Teach others from the words of the book
(a) Memorize scriptures
(b) Read with others directly from the pages of the Book of Mormon.
Sunday, October 4, 2009
Elder Ballard's Priesthood Conference Talk
Fathers and Sons: A Remarkable Relationship
- Thru priesthood families are sealed together
- Father son conservations are important for the progress of both parties
- None of us have arrived at our final destinations. We are still progressing to our final goal and need to help each other along the way.
Sons can improve their conversations with their fathers by:
(1) Trusting their fathers.
(2) Taking interest in their father's life.
- Watching how their father interacts with their mother.
(3) Ask their fathers for advice.
- It shows them that you care about their knowledge and experiences.
Fathers can improve their conversations with their sons by:
(1) Listen to your sons
- Choose a private and appropriate setting: fishing, working in the yard, by the side of their bed at night.
(2) Pray with and for your sons.
(3) Dare to have the important conversations.
- You cannot afford to have them misunderstand how you feel about certain values.
- Thru priesthood families are sealed together
- Father son conservations are important for the progress of both parties
- None of us have arrived at our final destinations. We are still progressing to our final goal and need to help each other along the way.
Sons can improve their conversations with their fathers by:
(1) Trusting their fathers.
(2) Taking interest in their father's life.
- Watching how their father interacts with their mother.
(3) Ask their fathers for advice.
- It shows them that you care about their knowledge and experiences.
Fathers can improve their conversations with their sons by:
(1) Listen to your sons
- Choose a private and appropriate setting: fishing, working in the yard, by the side of their bed at night.
(2) Pray with and for your sons.
(3) Dare to have the important conversations.
- You cannot afford to have them misunderstand how you feel about certain values.
Wednesday, April 8, 2009
Stake Conference Reminder
Just a reminder that Stake Conference is this weekend. The Adult Session on Saturday night starts at 6pm. This is a favorite session of mine. Charity and I have a babysitter all lined up and then we are spiritually nourished at the adult session. After all of that spiritual nourishment, it's been our ritual to get some physical nourishment (Buffalo Wild Wings!) after.
The Sunday session starts at 10am. This year it's a broadcast, so we'll probably get to hear from some General Authorities and Area Authorities. I remember one year we had President Packer talk to us via the broadcast. Pretty cool!
No need to rush in early for the Sunday session. Since it's a broadcast, we all watch it in our home wards, so we won't have the huge masses coming to Wausau for Sunday. Saturday is a different story, get here early to get a good seat!
See ya there!
The Sunday session starts at 10am. This year it's a broadcast, so we'll probably get to hear from some General Authorities and Area Authorities. I remember one year we had President Packer talk to us via the broadcast. Pretty cool!
No need to rush in early for the Sunday session. Since it's a broadcast, we all watch it in our home wards, so we won't have the huge masses coming to Wausau for Sunday. Saturday is a different story, get here early to get a good seat!
See ya there!
Sunday, April 5, 2009
General Priesthood Conference - Pie Eating
Our ward has a tradition of eating pie together before the conference starts.
Mincemeat
Ozark Mountain Berry
Good food and good lessons learned
Mincemeat
Ozark Mountain Berry
Good food and good lessons learned
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