Oaxaca, Mexico
74th operating temple
Dedicated: 11 March 2000
by James E. Faust
Alma 5:26-42
*How will experiencing a change of heart now help prepare you to receive a place i the kingdom of heaven?
*In what ways is the Savior the Good Shepherd?
*How are people like sheep in need of a shepherd?
*According to Alma 5:37-38, how does the Good Shepherd show His love and concern for the sheep?
*President Ezra Taft Benson: "When you choose to follow Christ, you choose to be changed...Men and women changed for Christ will be captained by Christ....Their will is swallowed up in His will. They do always those things that please the Lord. Not only would they die for the Lord but they want to live for Him. Enter their homes, and the pictures on their walls, the books on their shelves, the music in the air, their words and acts reveal them as Christians. They stand was witnesses of God at all times, and in all things, and in all places. They have Christ on their minds as they look unto Him in every thought. They have Christ in their hearts as their affections are placed on Him forever."
Ether 14
The iniquity of the people brings a curse upon the land; Coriantumr engages in warfare against Gilead, the Lib, and then Shiz; Blood and carnage cover the land.
DC 77:1-15
1-4, Beasts have spirits and will dwell in eternal felicity; 5-7, This earth has a temporal existence of 7,000 years; 8-10, Various angels restore the gospel and minister on earth; 11, The sealing of the 144,000; 12-14, Christ will come in the beginning of the seventh thousand years; 15, Two prophets will be raised up to the Jewish nation.
What questions do I have about the book of Revelations?
*None right now.
General Conference
Perfect Love Casteth Out Fear
by President Dieter F. Uchtdorf
"Fear rarely has the power to change our hearts, and it will never transform us into people who love what is right and who want to obey Heavenly Father."
The visiting teaching message for April was on the Oath and Covenant of the Priesthood. In it, there was a quote by Sister Linda K. Burton, who was then the General Relief Society President:
"I invite you to memorize the oath and covenant of the priesthood, which can be found in Doctrine and Covenants 84:33-44. By doing so, I promise you that the Holy Ghost will expand your understanding of the priesthood and inspire and uplift you in wonderful ways." I immediately began memorizing these verses and I am still working on them. At the time, I did not realize that she gave this challenge in 2014. I am grateful for the challenge because I learned something during my study of the Doctrine and Covenants that applies, I think to these scriptures.
DC 84:33 says:
For whoso is faithful unto the obtaining these two priesthoods of which I have spoken, and the magnifying their calling, are sanctified by the Spirit unto the renewing of their bodies.
Whenever I have read this scripture, I have always thought of President Hinckley and how much energy he had in his old age. Today while reading in the Doctrine and Covenant Student Manual for DC 77:15 I read this quote by Elder Orson Pratt which gave DC 84:33 an expanded meaning for me. Elder Orson Pratt:
"When the temple is built in the New Jerusalem the sons of the two Priesthoods, Melchizedek and Aaronic, will enter into that temple.... and all of them who are pure in heart will behold the face of the Lord and that too before He comes in His glory in the clouds of heaven, for He will suddenly come to His temple, and He will purify the sons of Moses and of Aaron, until they shall be prepared to offer in that temple an offering that shall be acceptable in the sight of the Lord. In doing this, He will purify not only the minds of the Priesthood in that temple an offering that shall be acceptable in the sight of the Lord. In doing this, He will purify not only the minds of the Priesthood in that temple, but He will purify their bodies until they shall be quickened, and renewed and strengthened and they will be partially changed, not to immortality, but changed in part that they can be filled with the power of God, and they can stand in the presence of Jesus, and behold His face in the midst of that temple.
" This will prepare them for further ministrations among the nations of the earth, it will prepare them to go forth in the days of tribulation and vengeance upon the nations of the wicked, when God will smite t hem with pestilence, plague, ad earthquake, such as former generations never knew. Then the servants of God wll need to be armed with the power of God, they will need to have that sealing blessing pronounced upon their foreheads that they can stand forth in the midst of these desolations and plagues and not be overcome by them. When John the Revelator describes this scene he says he saw four angels sent forth, ready to hold the four winds that should blow from the four quarters of heaven. Another angel ascended from the east and cried to the four angels, and said, 'Smite not the earth now, but wait a little while."
'How long?' 'Until the servants of our God are sealed in their foreheads.' What for To prepare the to stand forth in the midst of these desolations and plagues, and not be overcome. When they are prepared, when they have received a renewal of their bodies in the Lord's temple, and have been filled with the Holy Ghost and purified as gold and silver in a furnace of fire, then they will be prepared to stand before the nations of the earth and preach glad tiding of salvation in the midst of judgments that are to come like a whirlwind upon the wicked." (In Journal of Discourses, 15:365-66.)
That is a lot to take in, but I find it very interesting. I finished my book "100 Favorite Verses To Bring You Closer To Christ." After having family prayer and scripture study James went out to work on the well. In less than two hours he fixed both the air leak and the water leak. Pretty amazing. I am grateful to have a husband who has skills. At ten o'clock this morning he left to go get Anthony and take him to the cannery to fill a food order. He was gone for five hours. Anthony could not believe how much stuff they had at the cannery and how organized it was.
One of my fidget spinners came today. At first James thought it was lame but when he saw how well it worked he liked it.
The wheels on the bus go round and round.
Originally made for children with autism,
these handy little spinners are a big
hit with kids of all ages.
I still feel pretty lousy today. I have a sore throat, and I am achy and tired.
It was announced today that President
Monson is no longer attending his
weekly meetings because of his failing health.
Let's all be sure and pray for him.
Congratulations to Addy and friends for
being Goldern Scholars at their school!
(Notice the photo bomber in the right hand corner).
In response to the tragedy in Manchester
last night.
Evan reporting on Pat Tillman.
Sheri did a video of his report which he had memorized.
It was pretty amazing!
Pat with his friend Wyatt Earp.
Joshua had his report on Wyatt Earp memorized too.
It was very entertaining!
East Fork of the Black River. This picture was taken back
in the 1960's.
Kacey's new profile picture on Facebook.
Our friends the Howard's have a new colt.
For now, his name is Maui.
Lola painted her fingers and toes while Trina was in the shower.
Some of the elk who came to visit today.
'How long?' 'Until the servants of our God are sealed in their foreheads.' What for To prepare the to stand forth in the midst of these desolations and plagues, and not be overcome. When they are prepared, when they have received a renewal of their bodies in the Lord's temple, and have been filled with the Holy Ghost and purified as gold and silver in a furnace of fire, then they will be prepared to stand before the nations of the earth and preach glad tiding of salvation in the midst of judgments that are to come like a whirlwind upon the wicked." (In Journal of Discourses, 15:365-66.)
That is a lot to take in, but I find it very interesting. I finished my book "100 Favorite Verses To Bring You Closer To Christ." After having family prayer and scripture study James went out to work on the well. In less than two hours he fixed both the air leak and the water leak. Pretty amazing. I am grateful to have a husband who has skills. At ten o'clock this morning he left to go get Anthony and take him to the cannery to fill a food order. He was gone for five hours. Anthony could not believe how much stuff they had at the cannery and how organized it was.
One of my fidget spinners came today. At first James thought it was lame but when he saw how well it worked he liked it.
Originally made for children with autism,
these handy little spinners are a big
hit with kids of all ages.
I still feel pretty lousy today. I have a sore throat, and I am achy and tired.
Monson is no longer attending his
weekly meetings because of his failing health.
Let's all be sure and pray for him.
being Goldern Scholars at their school!
(Notice the photo bomber in the right hand corner).
last night.
Sheri did a video of his report which he had memorized.
It was pretty amazing!
It was very entertaining!
in the 1960's.
For now, his name is Maui.
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