Denver, Colorado
40th operating temple
Dedicated: 24 Oct 1986
By: Ezra Taft Benson
Jesus Christ, Rock
Isaiah 51:1
Hearken to me, ye that follow after righteousness, ye that seek the Lord: look unto the rock whence ye are hewn, and to the hole of the pit whence ye are digged.
Book of Mormon
2 Nephi 31: 1-21
"Come Follow Me"
Genesis 42-43; Review for the week
OctGenCon
"Favored Of The Lord In All My Days"
Elder Moises Villanueva
Of the Seventy
Jesus Christ showed us that during times of trial and adversity, we can recognize the difficulties of others. Moved with compassion, we can reach out and lift them. And as we do so, we are also lifted by our Christlike service. President Gordon B. Hinckley stated: "The best antidote I know for worry is work. The best medicine for despair is service. The best cure for weariness is the challenge of helping someone who is even more tired."
Liahona
"Karla Knapp Oswald, Idaho, USA"
"Seeing the Face of God in Our Enemies"
This morning before church James was indexing. I went in and said to him: " Today we have a lesson entitled, "A House of Sequential Order." Don't you think it would be a good idea if we prayed and read our scriptures before we did anything else? A few minutes later he came in for prayer and scriptures.
Rosa and Dave Westbrook were the speakers in sacrament meeting today. Rosa is from Mexico and it is difficult to understand her although she does bring a sweet spirit with her. She talked about the conference address "Faith to Act and Become." Here are some notes on took:
"Through prayer, scripture study, and action, we can unlock the blessings of heaven and become better followers of our Savior Jesus Christ. Ask you Heavenly Father in the name of Jesus Christ for help. We need to ask in faith to know the will of the Lord and accept that the Lord knows what is better for us. Acting is another essential key to becoming a better disciple of Jesus Christ. "I was led by the Spirit, not knowing before hand the things which I should do."
Study is important. Jesus said to his disciples regarding the name of the Church: "Have they not read the scriptures?" "Feast upon the words of Christ; for behold, the words of Christ will tell you all things what ye should do."
Dave Westbrook - I learn something from everybody that comes to this pulpit. Rosa's a great example to me about fulfilling callings. President Nelson's closing remarks at the last general conference was entitled, "Make Time for the Lord." There is a lot of deception in the world today. D&C 89 The Lord says, "I have warned and forewarned you." We must rely on the Spirit to know the truth. Brother Westbrook shared stories if when he served in the war in Vietnam. He spoke of the fiery darts of the adversary and how he literally knew what these were in the war. We must have a plan when temptation comes. Peace comes through Jesus Christ, as President Nelson says. There are 11,000 Church members in Ukraine and 23,000 in Russia who are huddling together in faith with their food storage.
Before Relief Society started Sister Barbara Sayer got up and began crying saying that she was Ukranian. Kathy Crane got up and stood by her. When she was finished Tina Allen got up to teach the lesson, "A House of Sequential Order." As I sat in the front row by Catherine Halcomb and Susan Hubble I looked out the window and saw a horse rolling in the dirt and it reminded me of Luna.
After Relief Society we had a meeting with the activities committee. Our Relief Society birthday party will be on March 26th. Cheryl Sedig is the head of committee and Jana Grombach is a committee member. They seem to have everything in control. I signed up to make a cake for the meeting.
At home James made us some lunch. I wasn't feeling very well, I have a scratchy throat and cough. I took a nap and then got up and made some chocolate chip cookies.
The Grombach's came over at 4 p.m. for the first Temple prep lesson. The lesson is on the Plan of Salvation and we had a great discussion. The lesson lasted about two hours because there were lots of discussion. Willie has only been a member a little less than a year. He is a big guy with a beard but he has a sweetness and humility about him. He is so interested in learning about the gospel. Janna grew up in the gospel but was inactive for years. They have both been married before but feel like they were meant to be together.
I watched "When Calls the Heart" this evening while James was indexing. I am such a rebel.
Charlie looks so grown up!
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