Curitiba, Brazil
126th operating temple
Dedicated: 1 June 2008
By: Thomas S. Monson
Jesus Christ, Son of man
Luke 12:8
Also I say unto you, Whosoever shall confess me before men, him shall the Son of man also confess before the angels of God:
Book of Mormon
Mormon 8:12-25
Seeking Jesus
#3 Jesus Christ as Creator and Covenant Maker.
#4 Jesus Christ and the Law of Moses.
OctGenCon
Nourishing And Bearing Your Testimony
Elder Gary E. Stevenson
Of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
As I share my thoughts, I invite you to reflect upon these four questions:
1. Do I know and understand what a testimony is?
2. Do I know how to bear my testimony?
2. Do I know how to bear my testimony?
3. What are the obstacles in sharing my testimony?
4. How do I keep my testimony?
Up at 5:30. Studied Elder Renlund's conference address, "A Framework for Personal Revelation."
I happened to look at Facebook this morning and Lindsay had a post about a vacation they are on in Florida. She took a picture of her parents, Cid & Michael Elmer, and said they were moving to Houston next week. Jared might be happy to hear this. The Elmer's were our neighbors, Cidnie was my good friend, and Michael was our bishop. He is the one who called me as a ward Relief Society president. Carly, their daughter who drowned, is buried in Chandler so I am surprised they are leaving. I guess Lindsey can watch over her grave. Their daughter Jilley lives in Houston so I assume that is why they are moving there.
Colter Hunsaker was the youth speaker in church. He had just come home from spending Thanksgiving in Roswell, New Mexico with his parents. His sister Makenzi lives there. He said on the way home they passed a guy carrying a cross. He was going to California and he had a sign that told how long it would take him to get there. This reminded Colter of the Savior and how he hung on the cross for each of us. I guess this is why he shared it. He also talked about "For the Strength of Youth." He quoted from the First Presidency: Turn to the Savior. Jesus Christ is the strength of youth. Make Jesus Christ your Rock, your solid foundation.
Donna Peeler - For the Strength of Youth. Elder Uchtdorf's conference address. Put your trust in Jesus Christ. He will lead you the right way. He is your strength. The Savior's message to you: He loves you. "Fear not." "Doubt Not." "Let not your heart be troubled". the Savior would ask you to repent and follow Him. 2 Nephi 28:32 - I will be merciful to them if they will repent and come unto me; for mine arm is lengthened out all the day long, saith the Lord God of Hosts. The Savior is the most glorious Being in the universe. All truth is found in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. John 14:6 - I am the way.... The power of true doctrine. Jesus Christ is your strength.
Ward Choir - "For the Beauty of the Earth." - Kathy Crane, Chris Brady, Carmalynn, Alicia Hunsaker, Katie Hahn, Tamara Applegate, Wendy DeWitt, Susan Goodman, Mike Brady, Dave Westbrook, Jacob Robles, Brother Brown, Bishop Husaker.
Owen Peeler - I don't like using a paper. The first thing Owen did was ask all of the youth between the ages of 12-17 to raise their hands. Then he asks them to raise their hand of they remember hearing Elder Uchtdorf's conference talk. Very few raised their hand.
Brother Peeler shared some of his testimony with us. What keeps me close to the gospel? Repentance, my testimony of the Prophet Joseph Smith and knowing Jesus is waiting for me with open arms. When Brother Peeler was 14 he needed to know of a surety that what he believed was true. He knelt down and said a prayer. Heavenly Father, I need to know, is Joseph Smith a prophet of God and is the Church true. He said he received a powerful spiritual witness, a warmth throughout his body that this was true. He also learned that we can overcome anything in the flesh, with the help of the Lord.
Relief Society was taught by Natalie Robles. Natalie is a great discussion leader. She acts lots of meaninful questions. The lesson was based on Elder Dale G. Renlund's conference talk, "A Framework for Personal Revelation." I sat by Kathy Crane and across the aisle from Catherine. Sue Hubble is not here today. She has a cough. Sad to say, there are no more Zoom meetings.
After the block James had a family history meeting. During the meeting I made a trip to the post office. We have a yellow slip which means a package awaits. Good, because I have lots of orders still out.
Back to the church parking lot. It was me in my car and Resten Tesarek and his dog. Resten was riding his bicycle.
When we got home we had some lunch, chicken tacos, and pumpkin delight. Now it's time for a nap. James slept in the bedroom. I tried to sleep next to him but I just couldn't go to sleep so I slipped out with a book to the family room. The book I chose was, "The Hidden Christ Beneath the Surface of the Old Testament."
This afternoon I helped James runoff his ministering district. He just couldn't figure it out. I also worked on my blog, listened to "Seeking Jesus", indexed for about an hour, and the worked on family history. I found four sisters I need to do initiatory for so I scheduled the 11:00 session on Tuesday at the Snowflake temple. I'm also going to the temple to an endowment session on Thursday with Sue Hubble, Catherine Halcomb, and Ruth Wallace.
This evening around 7:30 I was tired and just wanted to sit down and watch a movie. I knew the new movie by Candace Cameron Bure would be good and have the true meaning of Christmas. I was right. James liked it too.
This is from John Hilton III's
"Seeking Jesus" class
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Lambson Christmas Memories
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