70th operating temple
Dedicated: 23 Jan 2000
By: Gordon B. Hinckley
Jesus Christ, Divine Sonship
Matthew 27:40
And saying, Thou that destroyest the temple, and buildest it in three days, save thyself. If thou be the Son of God, come down from the cross.
Book of Mormon
1Nephi 17:48-18:4
*When has the Lord asked me to do something and then given me the instructions rather than do the work for me?
*How can you build your life just like Nephi built the ship, not after the manner of men but 'after the manner which the Lord had shown unto' you?
New Testament "Come Follow Me"
Review John 1
General Conference
Wilt Thou Be Made Whole
Elder Matthew L. Carpenter
"When loved ones are confronted with the truth about sinfull behavior, while they may feel deeply wounded, they often want to help the sincerely repentant sinner to change and to reconcile with God. Indeed, spiritual healing accelerates when the sinner confesses and is surrounded by those who love them and help the to forsake their sins. Please remember that Jesus Christ is mighty in how He also heals the innocent victims of sin who turn to Him."
Today was our ward conference so in sacrament meeting we heard from Bishop Miller and President Beeler. The theme of the conference was ,"Stay on The Covenant Path," based on 2 Nephi 31:20: Wherefore ye must press forward with a steadfastness in Christ, having a perfect brightness of hope, and a love of God and of all men. Wherefore, if ye shall press forward, feasting upon the word of Christ, and endure to the end, behold, thus saith the Father: Ye shall have eternal life.
Bishop Miller and President Beeler are two of my favorite speakers. Bishop Miller started out by saying that the covenant path encompasses joy and the journey is part of the gift. Christ's journey is part of His gift. The Covenant Path starts with faith in the Lord Jesus Christ. Faith is the essence of the Covenant Path, a perfect brightness of hope. We must be spiritually born of God through the Atonement and our Covenants. The Atonement is retroactive. "We've never lived anywhere but Heaven." (C.S. Lewis)
Our ward choir: Kathy Crane, Alicia Hunsaker, Tamar Applegate, Katie Hahn, Lorraine Vaught, Kip and Sean Hunsaker, and Virgil Cooper, sang "More Holiness Give Me" and were led by Stefani Hunsaker and Pierce Goodman on the piano.
President Beeler said, "Your bishop and I are kindred spirits. I feel we knew each other in the premortal life and covenanted to come down and work together in building up the kingdom of God."
"I am motivated by two things, love and fear. I am here today because I love the Lord. He loves me and you, and I love you. He told the story of the lame man outside the gate of the temple in the book of Acts and how Peter and John gave him a blessing and he rose up and walked for the first time and Peter led him into the temple. We covenant to be ministers and our efforts should lead us to focus on spiritual things. We, like Peter, need to invite others to the next saving ordinance in their lives. There is no finer sermon than those who are helping others along the Covenant Path. Hold fast to the words of the prophets. Help, invite, ask, align."
President Miles, one of the counselors in the stake presidency who is an opthamologist, taught the adults during the second hour. We talked about what a covenant is, a two way promise between us and the Lord. An ordinance is an act performed by the authority of the priesthood. Do all ordinances have covenants attached to them? Here are some that do: Baptism, confirmation, priesthood, endowment and sealing. President Miles said he couldn't think of any covenants attached to consecrating oil or giving a priesthood blessing. Brother Curtis reminded us that faith is a covenant attached to all ordinances. I was so glad he said that because it just felt right!
This is the Covenant Path: Baptism, Confirmation, Priesthood ordination, Endowment, Sealing and Enduring to the End. We endure by partaking of the sacrament each week. All of our covenants can be sanctified by the Holy Spirit of Promise which qualifies us for Eternal Life with our Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ. We were all given this handout:
It's a frig magnet but since my refrigerator is not magnetized I put in on my whiteboard in the kitchen.
We spent a nice quiet day at home studying the gospel and relaxing. We read together Matthew 3; Mark 1; and Luke 3 for this coming week's "Come Follow Me" discussion.
James wrote an email letter to Ben while I worked on my blog. I normally write my letter to him on Monday morning.
Max blessed the sacrament for the first time today!
Max blessed the sacrament for the first time today!
Sheri got tickets to go to see President and Sister Nelson, and President and Sister Oaks on February 10th for Ian, herself, Max, Evan and James and I. We are very excited!
Such a little princess!
and does not shed so her dad let's her bring him in the house.
Love these two!
Yes, she's watching a video on TV
