Robert C Gay: I loved his talk about love, forgiveness and to not judge one another. He told the story of a member of the church who was inactive for years and was very much against the church. Her husband took their children to church and was patient with her. When one of her grandsons turned 12 and received the Aaronic Priesthood, he learned the Aaronic priesthood held the key of "ministering of angels", so he started praying for his grandmother, that she would return to church. He never gave up on his grandmother. But it wasn't until after he returned from his mission, years later that her heart would be softened. It was hard for her to come back to church though, because she felt bad of how she had felt before. Brother Gay told us that those who are not living the gospel are not happy. He told us to forget the past, to love one another, to help rescue those who have gone astray but most importantly to NOT JUDGE! He said that if someone is not at church, don't judge, because you don't know their reasons. The message that I got from his talk was that we should not judge others, that we should lovingly bring them back to the fold. Especially those in our families. It seems to me that we are more patient with those who are not members of our families. But with compassion, without being judgemental and with love we are to embrace those in our families who have gone astray and bring them back into the fold of God.
Carol McConkie: If you love me Keep my commandments. We can't profess to love Christ and be selective in keeping the commandments. She told a story of when her husband was mission president of the California, San Jose mission. There was a sister missionary who was serving at the time and they noticed that she never received any letters from her family or anybody, but was always happy. About 8 months into her mission, President McConkie asked this sister if she had received any letters and she said no. He could not stand it any longer so he brought it up to the missionary and decided to have the members of the mission counsel write each a letter to this sister missionary. There were 18 letters written to her that day. One common question that they all asked her was, how can you be so happy when you have no support? Her answer was, that she had been through the temple and had made covenants to keep the commandments. When we keep the commandments we are happy.
Elder Erich W. Kopischke: Hastening the work. We are preparing for the second coming. As the members of the church are growing so is the wickedness around us. The hastening includes here in the world and beyond the veil. We have the truth and we need to share it. We don't need to compare ourselves to others. We just need to be good. Be more worthy of the Holy Ghost. Follow the promptings. Express our desires to the Lord with more intent and precision. Pray for missionary opportunities.
Elder Russel M. Nelson: We need to rescue those who are not active. We need their strength in doing the work. "My parents needed to be rescued", he said. He wrote a letter to the bishop for help in sending someone to their home. The bishop sent a letter back saying "he did not have anyone he could send." Elder Nelson was crushed by that response. Decades later his parents were sealed in the temple, they were in their 80s. We need to nourish them by the word of God, the Doctrine. There are 9 facets of the Doctrine.
1. The Godhead. Three separate beings, with one purpose, to bring to pass the immortality and eternal life of men.
2. Plan of Salvation. Introduced in the premortal life.
3. Atonement. Central act in all human history. It was The Savior's unique mission in mortality.
4. Dispensation, apostasy, restoration. Last dispensation to gather scatter Israel, to seal them in the temple.
5. Prophets and revelation. God communicates with his Prophets for the entire church. For us our personal revelation comes from the Holy Ghost.
6. Priesthood and Priesthood keys. Men act in the name of God. Restored so ordinances could be performed with the proper authority.
7. Ordinances and Covenants. Ordinances are a formal act of significance. Covenants are promises.
8. Marriage and family. Marriage is ordained of God and family is essential for the plan of God. It brings happiness.
9.Commandments. Are given to protect and bless God's children. Ten commandments are still enforced today.
If you know the Doctrine and live by it your heavy loaded life will be much lighter. I hope you will love the Lord and yoke yourself to him. Matthew 11:29 Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.
He blessed us with an apostolic blessing.
Desire to feast upon the word to be disciples of The Lord, to be worthy examples. Desire to carry a temple recommend. I sense a desire for healing, I bless you with healing of health.
My thoughts:
We must prepare ourselves for the Second coming. We must learn the Doctrine, read the scriptures and pray and strengthen our testimonies. We must be converted. The time is now for the hastening of the work. We must bring the gospel to those who have not heard it yet and bring back those who have gone astray.
My thoughts:
We must prepare ourselves for the Second coming. We must learn the Doctrine, read the scriptures and pray and strengthen our testimonies. We must be converted. The time is now for the hastening of the work. We must bring the gospel to those who have not heard it yet and bring back those who have gone astray.
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