Nashville, Tennessee
84th operating temple
Dedicated: 21 May 2000
By: James E. Faust
Jesus Christ, Redeemer
3 Nephi 9:17
And as many as have received me, to them have I given to become the sons of God; and even so will I to as many as shall believe on my name, for behold, by me redemption cometh, and in me is the law of Moses fulfilled.
Book of Mormon
3 Nephi 22:1-17
D&C
Review 125-28 & "Teaching with Power"
"Come Follow Me"
Review "A Voice of Gladness for the Living and the Dead"
OctGenCon
"With the Power of God in Great Glory"
Elder David A. Bednar
Of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
The Book of Mormon is another testament of Jesus Christ and the great tool of conversion in the latter days. Our purpose in sharing the gospel is to invite all to come unto Jesus Christ, receive the blessings of the restored gospel, and endure to the end through faith in the Savior. Helping individuals to experience the mighty change of heart and bind themselves to the Lord through sacred covenants and ordinances are the fundamental objectives of preaching the gospel.
Proclamation #2
Proclamation of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Issued on April 6, 1845, in New York City, New York and
October 22, 1845, in Liverpool, England
Issued by the Twelve, since the martyrdom dissolved the First Presidency, the proclamation was printed and distributed on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean. It proclaimed that God had spoken from the heavens and restored the gospel of Jesus Christ to earth and included a voice of warning as well as an invitation.
(This proclamation was 16 pages long)
Inklings
"With the Power of God in Great Glory"
David A. Bednar
Alma 7:11-13
2 Kings 4:1-7
Up at 4:28. I wanted to fast but pain caused me to eat a little so I could take my pain pills. James fasted. We are fasting and praying for his speedy recovery and no long term effects from his internal "burning."
Brother Applegate, our Sunday School teacher for the day sent out some questions for us to answer for today's lesson. This is what I spent the morning doing, finding answers to those questions.
Here are the questions and my answers:
1. We cannot be saved unless our ancestors receive the ordinances of salvation?
-We cannot force our ancestors to receive the ordinances of salvation but we must give them the opportunity by doing their temple work.
D&C 128:15
2. D&C 128:18 - What is wrong with this verse?
- A welding link is necessary or the whole earth will be wasted at His coming. It mentions baptism for the dead as that welding link but there is much more. There are washings and anointings, the endowment, and sealings of spouses to each other and children to parents and parents to children.
3. D&C 124:28 - What is the FULNESS of the PRIESTHOOD?
- In response to this question I listened to a forty plus minutes podcast from the Joseph Smith Papers, #4 - The Fulness of the Priesthood. I learned that the fulness of the priesthood is revealed in the ordinances of the temple. This was mentioned in the last two minutes of this podcast.
4. What do the following verses in D&C 124 have in common, and what do we make of this?
Verse 8, 16, 17, 24(x2), 44, 45, 46, 47, 68, 69(2x), 70, 71, 74, 83, 86(2x0, 87, 89, 90, 100, 103, 104, 108, 110, 115, 122, and 141
- I read all of these verses and took notes on each verse. I do not know what Brother Applegate if looking for. This section is about building the Nauvoo House as a place for visitors to stay and also building the Nauvoo temple. I need to do more studying of these verses to determine what exactly Brother A is looking for. The first few verses are talking about a proclamation the Lord wants to make to the world regarding the restoration of the gospel and an invitation for people to learn more about it, perhaps by visiting Nauvoo. Here are some phrases that are repeated throughout these verses:
* He shall be mine if he do this
* Labor with might
* Hearken to voice of God and His servants
* Build house
* Stock for self and future generations
* Only in that house
* Do my will
* Hearken to my voice
I also listened to "Teaching with Power". Brother Wilcox went over section 127 and discussed Joseph Smith's attitude towards adversity.
Here is a list he made:
Fast and Testimony meeting was a little different today. It started out normal. Bishop Hunsaker was conducting and he talked about going to the Mesa temple open house this weekend with his family and then testified of the importance of temple ordinances. He said he felt the presence of his mom and dad in the temple.
Sister Vaught was next. She said she realized that she had never read all of the scriptures clear through and she felt like in order to increase her spiritual foundation she needed to set a goal to read from the scriptures everyday, which she now is doing. She said she wanted to increase her testimony so she could more readily share it with others.
Sister Hubble testified of the importance of staying connected to family members. She then went through a list of things that she was grateful for.
Sister Hahn attended a funeral for a friend who did not have faith in the Lord. Her other friends who were not "friends of faith" were so distraught at his death and thought they would never see him again. She was grateful for her knowledge of the gospel and was able to bear testimony of the Savior to her friends.
Sister Sayer took a trip down memory lane. She talked about when she was a baby and some of the health issues she had. She also mentioned that she has had two husbands that she is grateful for. Brother Peeler finally walked up to her and said something to her and then she finished and he escorted her back to her seat.
A young woman, Macy, said she had gotten out of the habit of reading her scriptures and questioned her testimony during the time when we were not attending church. She says she is now reading her scriptures and her testimony is very strong.
Elder Cluff, one of our missionaries is being transferred and he expressed his love for our ward. He said that this ward has Christlike love.
Elder Wangard also bore his testimony. He is staying in our ward. He said this ward is truly like a loving family.
Brother McClellan last week before going to the valley for the winter. They are flying south like geese. They have friends they are fellowshipping and had them over with the missionaries last week.
Wendy DeWitt - Wendy told about a time that Sister Sayer had told her about a beautiful heavenly being she had seen and she then realized it was herself. Wendy testified that we are spiritual beings and said she was grateful for the joy the gospel brings.
I was disappointed that no one actually testified of the Savior.
Brother Applegate taught Sunday School. The lesson was mainly on the restoration of temple ordinances to Joseph Smith in Nauvoo and it was wonderful. At one point Brother Applegate asked me if I wanted to come up and teach with him. I guess it was because I answered so many questions. I would love to teach gospel doctrine but doubt that I will be called to do so.
Stacy called this afternoon and said that Hawley, the girl who is paralyzed after taking her Covid booster has a disease of the nervous system. It is the same disease Jenifer, my niece, was diagnosed with over 15 years ago. I don't know how to spell it so I'm waiting for Dennis to text it to me. The disease is Guillan barre. I guess people with this autoimmune disease are prone to have a reaction to the Covid vaccine. Hawley did not know she had the disease.
Since Jenifer has Guillan barre I wanted Dennis to know that some people are having a reaction to the vaccine so he could tell Jenifer. I called and talked to both Dennis and Denise. They said Jenifer had the first shot but had not had the booster yet and they would definitely talk to her.
Gail called and talked to James today. Ryan needs back surgery and Gail wants to know if James can recommend his back surgeon. He did recommend Dr. Crandall, but I don't think he is taking new patients. Gail's family is coming down November 20th.
I visited the Halcomb's this afternoon and took each of them a General Conference journal. Catherine was excited and Kerri was appreciative.
I did a ministering interview with Sister Skousen today. She is doing great with her new partner.
This evening James and I watched a Christmas movie starring Jordin Sparks, a former winner of American Idol and who lived in Arizona for awhile when her dad played football for the Cardinals. I like the movie. Jordin is a pretty good actress and she also sang "O Holy Night" my favorite Christmas song.
We went to bed at 9:45.
Ben and his girl
The many faces of
Charlie
The Hunsaker family which includes
our bishop
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