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| highlighted Joshua 24:15 |
| July 9, 2011 at 11:11 PM |
Joshua 24:15
And if it seem evil unto you to serve the Lord, choose you this day whom ye will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of the flood, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell: but as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.
And if it seem evil unto you to serve the Lord, choose you this day whom ye will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of the flood, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell: but as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.
| highlighted Chapter 38 |
| July 17, 2011 at 11:34 AM |
Chapter 38
- What can we do to help youth prepare for eternal marriage?
- What can we do to help youth prepare for eternal marriage?
| highlighted Chapter 38 |
| July 17, 2011 at 11:37 AM |
Chapter 38
- What can we do to encourage young people to set a goal to be married in the temple? How can we help them prepare for this?
- What can we do to encourage young people to set a goal to be married in the temple? How can we help them prepare for this?
| highlighted The Family Proclamation |
| July 17, 2011 at 12:03 PM |
The Family Proclamation
We, the First Presidency and the Council of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, solemnly proclaim that marriage between a man and a woman is ordained of God and that the family is central to the Creator's plan for the eternal destiny of His children.
We, the First Presidency and the Council of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, solemnly proclaim that marriage between a man and a woman is ordained of God and that the family is central to the Creator's plan for the eternal destiny of His children.
| highlighted The Family Proclamation |
| July 17, 2011 at 12:04 PM |
The Family Proclamation
The family is ordained of God. Marriage between man and woman is essential to His eternal plan. Children are entitled to birth within the bonds of matrimony, and to be reared by a father and a mother who honor marital vows with complete fidelity. Happiness in family life is most likely to be achieved when founded upon the teachings of the Lord Jesus Christ. Successful marriages and families are established and maintained on principles of faith, prayer, repentance, forgiveness, respect, love, compassion, work, and wholesome recreational activities. By divine design, fathers are to preside over their families in love and righteousness and are responsible to provide the necessities of life and protection for their families. Mothers are primarily responsible for the nurture of their children. In these sacred responsibilities, fathers and mothers are obligated to help one another as equal partners. Disability, death, or other circumstances may necessitate individual adaptation. Extended families should lend support when needed.
The family is ordained of God. Marriage between man and woman is essential to His eternal plan. Children are entitled to birth within the bonds of matrimony, and to be reared by a father and a mother who honor marital vows with complete fidelity. Happiness in family life is most likely to be achieved when founded upon the teachings of the Lord Jesus Christ. Successful marriages and families are established and maintained on principles of faith, prayer, repentance, forgiveness, respect, love, compassion, work, and wholesome recreational activities. By divine design, fathers are to preside over their families in love and righteousness and are responsible to provide the necessities of life and protection for their families. Mothers are primarily responsible for the nurture of their children. In these sacred responsibilities, fathers and mothers are obligated to help one another as equal partners. Disability, death, or other circumstances may necessitate individual adaptation. Extended families should lend support when needed.
| highlighted Alma 32:27 |
| July 31, 2011 at 01:29 PM |
Alma 32:27
But behold, if ye will awake and arouse your faculties, even to an experiment upon my words, and exercise a particle of faith, yea, even if ye can no more than desire to believe, let this desire work in you, even until ye believe in a manner that ye can give place for a portion of my words.
But behold, if ye will awake and arouse your faculties, even to an experiment upon my words, and exercise a particle of faith, yea, even if ye can no more than desire to believe, let this desire work in you, even until ye believe in a manner that ye can give place for a portion of my words.
| highlighted Moroni 10:3 |
| July 31, 2011 at 01:52 PM |
Moroni 10:3
Behold, I would exhort you that when ye shall read these things, if it be wisdom in God that ye should read them, that ye would remember how merciful the Lord hath been unto the children of men, from the creation of Adam even down until the time that ye shall receive these things, and ponder it in your hearts.
Behold, I would exhort you that when ye shall read these things, if it be wisdom in God that ye should read them, that ye would remember how merciful the Lord hath been unto the children of men, from the creation of Adam even down until the time that ye shall receive these things, and ponder it in your hearts.
| highlighted Moroni 10:4 |
| July 31, 2011 at 01:53 PM |
Moroni 10:4
And when ye shall receive these things, I would exhort you that ye would ask God, the Eternal Father, in the name of Christ, if these things are not true; and if ye shall ask with a sincere heart, with real intent, having faith in Christ, he will manifest the truth of it unto you, by the power of the Holy Ghost.
And when ye shall receive these things, I would exhort you that ye would ask God, the Eternal Father, in the name of Christ, if these things are not true; and if ye shall ask with a sincere heart, with real intent, having faith in Christ, he will manifest the truth of it unto you, by the power of the Holy Ghost.
| highlighted Moroni 10:5 |
| July 31, 2011 at 01:53 PM |
Moroni 10:5
And by the power of the Holy Ghost ye may know the truth of all things.
And by the power of the Holy Ghost ye may know the truth of all things.
| highlighted Face the Future with Faith |
| August 28, 2011 at 01:49 PM |
Face the Future with Faith
How you deal with life's trials is part of the development of your faith. Strength comes when you remember that you have a divine nature, an inheritance of infinite worth. The Lord has reminded you, your children, and your grandchildren that you are lawful heirs, that you have been reserved in heaven for your specific time and place to be born, to grow and become His standard bearers and covenant people. As you walk in the Lord's path of righteousness, you will be blessed to continue in His goodness and be a light and a savior unto His people. (See Doctrine and Covenants 86:8-11.)
How you deal with life's trials is part of the development of your faith. Strength comes when you remember that you have a divine nature, an inheritance of infinite worth. The Lord has reminded you, your children, and your grandchildren that you are lawful heirs, that you have been reserved in heaven for your specific time and place to be born, to grow and become His standard bearers and covenant people. As you walk in the Lord's path of righteousness, you will be blessed to continue in His goodness and be a light and a savior unto His people. (See Doctrine and Covenants 86:8-11.)
| highlighted 1 Nephi 11:25 |
| August 26, 2011 at 10:34 PM |
1 Nephi 11:25
And it came to pass that I beheld that the rod of iron, which my father had seen, was the word of God, which led to the fountain of living waters, or to the tree of life; which waters are a representation of the love of God; and I also beheld that the tree of life was a representation of the love of God.
And it came to pass that I beheld that the rod of iron, which my father had seen, was the word of God, which led to the fountain of living waters, or to the tree of life; which waters are a representation of the love of God; and I also beheld that the tree of life was a representation of the love of God.
| highlighted D&C 11:7 |
| August 28, 2011 at 11:41 AM |
D&C 11:7
Seek not for riches but for wisdom; and, behold, the mysteries of God shall be unfolded unto you, and then shall you be made rich. Behold, he that hath eternal life is rich.
Seek not for riches but for wisdom; and, behold, the mysteries of God shall be unfolded unto you, and then shall you be made rich. Behold, he that hath eternal life is rich.
| highlighted Chapter 38 |
| July 17, 2011 at 11:34 AM |
Chapter 38
"And if he does not, he cannot obtain it" (D&C 131:1-3).
"And if he does not, he cannot obtain it" (D&C 131:1-3).
| highlighted Chapter 38 |
| July 17, 2011 at 11:33 AM |
Chapter 38
- How can an eternal perspective influence the way we feel about marriage and families?
- How can an eternal perspective influence the way we feel about marriage and families?
| highlighted Chapter 38 |
| July 17, 2011 at 11:33 AM |
Chapter 38
2. We can be exalted as God is and receive a fulness of joy.
2. We can be exalted as God is and receive a fulness of joy.
| highlighted Chapter 38 |
| July 17, 2011 at 11:35 AM |
Chapter 38
President Spencer W. Kimball taught: "Marriage is perhaps the most vital of all the decisions and has the most far-reaching effects, for it has to do not only with immediate happiness, but also with eternal joys. It affects not only the two people involved, but also their families and particularly their children and their children's children down through the many generations. In selecting a companion for life and for eternity, certainly the most careful planning and thinking and praying and fasting should be done to be sure that of all the decisions, this one must not be wrong" (Teachings of Presidents of the Church: Spencer W. Kimball [2006], 193).
President Spencer W. Kimball taught: "Marriage is perhaps the most vital of all the decisions and has the most far-reaching effects, for it has to do not only with immediate happiness, but also with eternal joys. It affects not only the two people involved, but also their families and particularly their children and their children's children down through the many generations. In selecting a companion for life and for eternity, certainly the most careful planning and thinking and praying and fasting should be done to be sure that of all the decisions, this one must not be wrong" (Teachings of Presidents of the Church: Spencer W. Kimball [2006], 193).
| highlighted Chapter 38 |
| July 17, 2011 at 11:26 AM |
Chapter 38
- Why is it important to know that marriage between a man and a woman is ordained of God?
- Why is it important to know that marriage between a man and a woman is ordained of God?
| highlighted Chapter 38 |
| July 17, 2011 at 11:26 AM |
Chapter 38
Adam and Eve were married by God before there was any death in the world. They had an eternal marriage. They taught the law of eternal marriage to their children and their children's children. As the years passed, wickedness entered the hearts of the people and the authority to perform this sacred ordinance was taken from the earth. Through the Restoration of the gospel, eternal marriage has been restored to earth.
Adam and Eve were married by God before there was any death in the world. They had an eternal marriage. They taught the law of eternal marriage to their children and their children's children. As the years passed, wickedness entered the hearts of the people and the authority to perform this sacred ordinance was taken from the earth. Through the Restoration of the gospel, eternal marriage has been restored to earth.
| highlighted Chapter 38 |
| July 17, 2011 at 11:26 AM |
Chapter 38
- What is the Lord's doctrine of marriage, and how does it differ from the views of the world?
- What is the Lord's doctrine of marriage, and how does it differ from the views of the world?
| highlighted Chapter 38 |
| July 17, 2011 at 11:30 AM |
Chapter 38
- Why must a marriage be performed by proper authority in the temple to be eternal?
- Why must a marriage be performed by proper authority in the temple to be eternal?
| highlighted Chapter 38 |
| July 17, 2011 at 11:31 AM |
Chapter 38
Not only must an eternal marriage be performed by the proper priesthood authority, but it must also be done in one of the holy temples of our Lord. The temple is the only place this holy ordinance can be performed.
Not only must an eternal marriage be performed by the proper priesthood authority, but it must also be done in one of the holy temples of our Lord. The temple is the only place this holy ordinance can be performed.
| highlighted Chapter 38 |
| July 17, 2011 at 11:32 AM |
Chapter 38
- What are the blessings of an eternal marriage in this life and in eternity?
- What are the blessings of an eternal marriage in this life and in eternity?
| highlighted Chapter 38 |
| July 17, 2011 at 11:32 AM |
Chapter 38
1. We know that our marriage can last forever. Death can part us from one another only temporarily. Nothing can part us forever except our own disobedience. This knowledge helps us work harder to have a happy, successful marriage.
1. We know that our marriage can last forever. Death can part us from one another only temporarily. Nothing can part us forever except our own disobedience. This knowledge helps us work harder to have a happy, successful marriage.
| highlighted Chapter 38 |
| July 17, 2011 at 11:32 AM |
Chapter 38
2. We know that our family relationships can continue throughout eternity. This knowledge helps us be careful in teaching and training our children. It also helps us show them greater patience and love. As a result, we should have a happier home.
2. We know that our family relationships can continue throughout eternity. This knowledge helps us be careful in teaching and training our children. It also helps us show them greater patience and love. As a result, we should have a happier home.
| highlighted Chapter 38 |
| July 17, 2011 at 11:33 AM |
Chapter 38
3. Because we have been married in God's ordained way, we are entitled to an outpouring of the Spirit on our marriage as we remain worthy.
3. Because we have been married in God's ordained way, we are entitled to an outpouring of the Spirit on our marriage as we remain worthy.
| highlighted Chapter 38 |
| July 17, 2011 at 11:33 AM |
Chapter 38
1. We can live in the highest degree of the celestial kingdom of God.
1. We can live in the highest degree of the celestial kingdom of God.
| highlighted D&C 11:8 |
| August 28, 2011 at 11:41 AM |
D&C 11:8
Verily, verily, I say unto you, even as you desire of me so it shall be done unto you; and, if you desire, you shall be the means of doing much good in this generation.
Verily, verily, I say unto you, even as you desire of me so it shall be done unto you; and, if you desire, you shall be the means of doing much good in this generation.
| highlighted D&C 11:12 |
| August 28, 2011 at 11:41 AM |
D&C 11:12
And now, verily, verily, I say unto thee, put your trust in that Spirit which leadeth to do good—yea, to do justly, to walk humbly, to judge righteously; and this is my Spirit.
And now, verily, verily, I say unto thee, put your trust in that Spirit which leadeth to do good—yea, to do justly, to walk humbly, to judge righteously; and this is my Spirit.
| highlighted D&C 11:13 |
| August 28, 2011 at 11:42 AM |
D&C 11:13
Verily, verily, I say unto you, I will impart unto you of my Spirit, which shall enlighten your mind, which shall fill your soul with joy;
Verily, verily, I say unto you, I will impart unto you of my Spirit, which shall enlighten your mind, which shall fill your soul with joy;
| highlighted Isaiah 55:8 |
| September 3, 2011 at 10:15 PM |
Isaiah 55:8
¶ For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the Lord.
¶ For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the Lord.
| highlighted Isaiah 55:9 |
| September 3, 2011 at 10:15 PM |
Isaiah 55:9
For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts.
For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts.
| highlighted 2 Nephi 9:28 |
| September 3, 2011 at 10:17 PM |
2 Nephi 9:28
O that cunning plan of the evil one! O the vainness, and the frailties, and the foolishness of men! When they are learned they think they are wise, and they hearken not unto the counsel of God, for they set it aside, supposing they know of themselves, wherefore, their wisdom is foolishness and it profiteth them not. And they shall perish.
O that cunning plan of the evil one! O the vainness, and the frailties, and the foolishness of men! When they are learned they think they are wise, and they hearken not unto the counsel of God, for they set it aside, supposing they know of themselves, wherefore, their wisdom is foolishness and it profiteth them not. And they shall perish.
| highlighted 2 Nephi 9:29 |
| September 3, 2011 at 10:17 PM |
2 Nephi 9:29
But to be learned is good if they hearken unto the counsels of God.
But to be learned is good if they hearken unto the counsels of God.
| highlighted Lesson 33 |
| September 3, 2011 at 10:17 PM |
Lesson 33
- In what ways can secular learning be a blessing to us? (If necessary, explain that secular means nonreligious.) In what ways can it be a stumbling block to us? How can we balance secular and spiritual learning? (See 2 Nephi 9:28-29.)
- In what ways can secular learning be a blessing to us? (If necessary, explain that secular means nonreligious.) In what ways can it be a stumbling block to us? How can we balance secular and spiritual learning? (See 2 Nephi 9:28-29.)
| highlighted 1 Corinthians 6:11 |
| September 3, 2011 at 10:21 PM |
1 Corinthians 6:11
And such were some of you: but ye are washed, but ye are sanctified, but ye are justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of our God.
And such were some of you: but ye are washed, but ye are sanctified, but ye are justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of our God.
| highlighted Lesson 33 |
| September 3, 2011 at 10:21 PM |
Lesson 33
- What promise does the Atonement of Jesus Christ offer those who repent of sexual sin? (See 1 Corinthians 6:11; Isaiah 1:18; D&C 58:42.)
- What promise does the Atonement of Jesus Christ offer those who repent of sexual sin? (See 1 Corinthians 6:11; Isaiah 1:18; D&C 58:42.)
| highlighted Isaiah 1:18 |
| September 3, 2011 at 10:21 PM |
Isaiah 1:18
Come now, and let us reason together, saith the Lord: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool.
Come now, and let us reason together, saith the Lord: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool.
| highlighted 3 Nephi 14:1 |
| September 4, 2011 at 12:00 AM |
3 Nephi 14:1
And now it came to pass that when Jesus had spoken these words he turned again to the multitude, and did open his mouth unto them again, saying: Verily, verily, I say unto you, Judge not, that ye be not judged.
And now it came to pass that when Jesus had spoken these words he turned again to the multitude, and did open his mouth unto them again, saying: Verily, verily, I say unto you, Judge not, that ye be not judged.
| highlighted 3 Nephi 14:2 |
| September 4, 2011 at 12:00 AM |
3 Nephi 14:2
For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged; and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again.
For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged; and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again.
| highlighted 3 Nephi 14:3 |
| September 4, 2011 at 12:00 AM |
3 Nephi 14:3
And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother's eye, but considerest not the beam that is in thine own eye?
And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother's eye, but considerest not the beam that is in thine own eye?
| highlighted 1 Corinthians 3:17 |
| September 3, 2011 at 10:08 PM |
1 Corinthians 3:17
If any man defile the temple of God, him shall God destroy; for the temple of God is holy, which temple ye are.
If any man defile the temple of God, him shall God destroy; for the temple of God is holy, which temple ye are.
| highlighted 1 Corinthians 3:16 |
| September 3, 2011 at 10:08 PM |
1 Corinthians 3:16
Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you?
Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you?
| highlighted 1 Corinthians 1:27 |
| September 3, 2011 at 10:07 PM |
1 Corinthians 1:27
But God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and God hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty;
But God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and God hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty;
| highlighted D&C 11:14 |
| August 28, 2011 at 11:42 AM |
D&C 11:14
And then shall ye know, or by this shall you know, all things whatsoever you desire of me, which are pertaining unto things of righteousness, in faith believing in me that you shall receive.
And then shall ye know, or by this shall you know, all things whatsoever you desire of me, which are pertaining unto things of righteousness, in faith believing in me that you shall receive.
| highlighted D&C 11:20 |
| August 28, 2011 at 11:43 AM |
D&C 11:20
Behold, this is your work, to keep my commandments, yea, with all your might, mind and strength.
Behold, this is your work, to keep my commandments, yea, with all your might, mind and strength.
| highlighted Alma 34:21 |
| August 28, 2011 at 11:56 AM |
Alma 34:21
Cry unto him in your houses, yea, over all your household, both morning, mid-day, and evening.
Cry unto him in your houses, yea, over all your household, both morning, mid-day, and evening.
| highlighted Alma 34:18 |
| August 28, 2011 at 11:58 AM |
Alma 34:18
Yea, cry unto him for mercy; for he is mighty to save.
Yea, cry unto him for mercy; for he is mighty to save.
| highlighted Face the Future with Faith |
| August 28, 2011 at 01:44 PM |
Face the Future with Faith
Teach of faith to keep all the commandments of God, knowing that they are given to bless His children and bring them joy. (See 2 Nephi 2:25.) Warn them that they will encounter people who pick which commandments they will keep and ignore others that they choose to break. I call this the cafeteria approach to obedience. This practice of picking and choosing will not work. It will lead to misery. To prepare to meet God, one keeps all of His commandments. It takes faith to obey them, and keeping His commandments will strengthen that faith.
Teach of faith to keep all the commandments of God, knowing that they are given to bless His children and bring them joy. (See 2 Nephi 2:25.) Warn them that they will encounter people who pick which commandments they will keep and ignore others that they choose to break. I call this the cafeteria approach to obedience. This practice of picking and choosing will not work. It will lead to misery. To prepare to meet God, one keeps all of His commandments. It takes faith to obey them, and keeping His commandments will strengthen that faith.
| highlighted Face the Future with Faith |
| August 28, 2011 at 01:45 PM |
Face the Future with Faith
Obedience allows God's blessings to flow without constraint. He will bless His obedient children with freedom from bondage and misery. And He will bless them with more light. For example, one keeps the Word of Wisdom knowing that obedience will not only bring freedom from addiction, but it will also add blessings of wisdom and treasures of knowledge. (See Doctrine and Covenants 89:19; see also Isaiah 45:3.)
Obedience allows God's blessings to flow without constraint. He will bless His obedient children with freedom from bondage and misery. And He will bless them with more light. For example, one keeps the Word of Wisdom knowing that obedience will not only bring freedom from addiction, but it will also add blessings of wisdom and treasures of knowledge. (See Doctrine and Covenants 89:19; see also Isaiah 45:3.)
| highlighted Face the Future with Faith |
| August 28, 2011 at 01:50 PM |
Face the Future with Faith
The greatest of all the blessings of the priesthood are bestowed in holy temples of the Lord. Fidelity to covenants made there will qualify you and your family for the blessings of eternal life. (See Abraham 2:11.)
The greatest of all the blessings of the priesthood are bestowed in holy temples of the Lord. Fidelity to covenants made there will qualify you and your family for the blessings of eternal life. (See Abraham 2:11.)