Sunday, May 6, 2012

Today as part of my gospel study I read the Sunday School lesson for the Book of Mormon gospel doctrine class.  Today's lesson covered Mosiah chapters 7-11 and the title was" A Seer...Becometh a Great Benefit to His Fellow Beings."  Of course the seer referred to here is King Mosiah the 2nd.  Jen Coffey was our teacher today and I love her style of teaching.  One of the main purposes of the lesson was to encourage us to follow the counsel of Church leaders, particularly those whom the Lord has called as prophets, seers, and revelators.  It was a good lesson.

James and I fasted today for three family members in particular that we fell are in need of spiritual help.  Dallin bore his testimony today in sacrament meeting.  He has a good testimony and the ability to express himself very well.

During Relief Society and Priesthood Sheri and I went in to the Teacher's Quorum where James set Alex apart as a Teacher.  Michael was there too.  The blessing James gave was very special and powerful and the spirit was strong.  He told him to be a leader and a peacemaker in his home.  And he said that the reason we are here on earth is so that we can serve others.  James and Alex have a very close bond.

Tonight we had FHE with our children and grandchildren.  It went something like this:  We listened to "I Know That My Savior Loves Me" and then Max gave the opening prayer.  James did a demonstration on how to get from birth to eternal life.  He blindfolded Addy and asked her to go towards the eternal life sign.  He twirled her around which was very confusing and of course she couldn't find her way.  Next her gave her a rope to hang on to and she had no difficulty in finding her way.  He related this to the iron rod and how if we hold to it we can find our way back to Heavenly Father and Jesus.  We discussed the Tree of Life symbols and their meaning and then I expressed my love for the Book of Mormon.  Rowan was especially interested tonight and answered many of the questions.

After the lesson we went outside and roasted marshmallows and made smores.

Those attending: James, myself, Stacy, Adam, Dallin, Michael, Joshua, Kim, Joe, Sheri, Alex, Ben, Max, Evan, Darrel, Trina, Addy, Rowan and Ruby.