Madrid, Spain
56th operating temple
Dedicated: 19 March 1999
By: Gordon B. Hinckley
Jesus Christ, Messiah
DC 38:1
Thus saith the Lord your God, even Jesus Christ, the Great I Am, Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end, the same which looked upon the wide expanse of eternity, and all the seraphic hosts of heaven, before the world was made;
Book of Mormon
Review Mormon 7-9
October General Conference
'Finding Joy in Christ'
Steven J. Lund, YMGP
Every time a deacon holds a sacrament tray, we are reminded of the sacred story of the Last Supper, of Gethsemane, of Calvary, and of the garden tomb. When the Savior said to His Apostles, "This do in remembrance of me," He was also speaking through the ages to each of us. He was speaking of the unending miracle that He would provide as future deacons, teachers, and priests would present His emblems and invite His children to accept His atoning gift.
We further witness that Joseph Smith was given the gift and power of God to translate an ancient record: the Book of Mormon - Another Testament of Jesus Christ.
James left early again today to usher at church. I got there a few minutes early and entered the cultural hall overflow. The first person I saw was Wendy DeWitt. She said hello and I said hello and I was a little intimidated. I know I shouldn't be, it's not her fault, it's my insecurities.
I handed a bag of rolls to Maxine. She had asked if she could help me the next time I made rolls. They would love to have some. She lives in a travel trailer and has no oven. I was glad to give her a dozen of the rolls I made this week. She is such a sweetie!
Ginger and I sat up front next to the Halcomb's. James chose to stay in the back in case late comers came in and they couldn't find themselves a seat.
Tamara A. was the speaker today. She was assigned to share the message from Elder Bednar's conference address, 'We Will Prove Them Herewith.' It was a good talk because Tamara shared some personal examples along with lots of good quotes from the talk. Here are some of my favorite quotes from Elder Bednar's talk:
Now is the time to prepare and prove ourselves willing and able to do all things whatsoever the Lord our God shall command us.
Tests in the school of mortality are a vital element of our eternal progression. Interestingly, however, the word test is not found even one time in the scriptural text of the standard works in English. Rather, words such as prove, examine, and try are used to describe various patterns of demonstrating appropriately our spiritual knowledge about, understanding of, and devotion to our Heavenly Father's eternal plan of happiness and our capacity to seek for the blessings of the Savior's Atonement.
Two basic principles can guide and strengthen us as we face proving and trying circumstances in our lives, whatever they may be: (1) the principle of preparation and (2) the principle of pressing forward with a steadfastness in Christ.
We also are promised, that "if ye are prepared ye shall not fear."
Effective and timely preparation precedes successful proving.
What have we learned during these recent months of lifestyle adjustments and restrictions? What do we need to improve in our lives spiritually, physically, socially, emotionally, and intellectually?
Now is the time to prepare and prove ourselves willing and able to do all things whatsoever the Lord our God shall command us.
After Tamara's talk there was a closing prayer and then a sacrament song and the blessing and passing and partaking of the sacrament. The main reason we all come to this meeting on the Sabbath day.
Back at home we had a light lunch. Our dessert was a small piece of cheesecake topped with cranberry celebration. It was delicious!
Before taking naps we watched the movie, "The Christmas Ring." Hallmark Christmas movies just seem to be getting better and better.
James agrees.
This afternoon James did some indexing and I worked on my blog. Someday I will be all caught up!
At six we had our Lambson Family study group on Zoom. We had a great discussion of Mormon 7-9. Jared and Kacey left a little early. They were dealing with some family issues. Afterwards I texted Sheri and told her that I missed seeing her face on Sunday evenings. I also mentioned Ben and she said he would participate if she did. I encouraged her to think seriously about joining us again.
This evening we watched, "Christmas with the Darlings." Another movie centered around family and giving service. A good way to end our Sabbath.
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