Devil = Evil - Takes away a letter
Sunday, February 13, 2011
Trials
God sees not as man sees, he does not willingly afflict his children. He requires them to endure present trials to escape worse ones later. He deprives of present blessings to bestow greater and more glorious ones by and by.
- George Q Cannon
Ways Satan Numbs Us
Way Satan Numbs Us
1. Improper Music
2. Immodest clothing - you will be held accountable for the improper thoughts you incite in the YM.
3. Pornography
4. Improper Language
You are a leader
You are a leader, whether you lead them towards the Lord or away you're still a leader.
I'll Go Where You Want Me To Go
I wish that every LDS could say and mean with all his heart "I'll go where you want me to go, I'll say what you want me to say, I'll be what you want me to be." If we could all do that, we would be assured of the maximum of happiness here and exaltation in the celestial kingdom of God hereafter.
- Ezra Taft Benson
Greatness
Greatness is not where we stand, but in what direction we are moving. We must sail sometimes with the wind and sometimes against it; but said we must, and not drive, nor lie at anchor.
- Oliver Wendell Holmes
A Ship in the Harbor
A ship in the harbor is safe, but that is not what ships are built for.
- John Shedd
Keep the Commandments
"Keep the commandments and you shall prosper in the land."
This is said 19 times in the scriptures, 18 of which are in the Book of Mormon.
Spiritual Gifts
The gifts of the spirit are prevalent in the church today and are enjoyed by the average active member more then they realize. Most just don't recognize their gifts.
Testimony is the first and greatest spiritual gift.
Missionary Keepsakes
- Callings and Dates
- Companions and addresses
- Converts and Friends
- Addresses of homes
This is not just an experience, but an investment.
Success
- Babies succeed because they don't know how to fail.
- Failure is a step to success
- You never fail till you quit
THE Spirit
How awesome when THE spirit speaks to YOUR spirit!
I have learned for myself; therefore I know.
Testimony Tank
Testimonies aren't light switches, they're more like gas tanks, everyone has gas.
1/4 tank - Experiences - House of Straw
2/4 tank - Study - House of Sticks
3/4 tank - Revelation - House of Bricks
Missionary Letters
- Write regularly, only once a week, no more and no less
- Number the letters
- Share your testimony, thoughts, scriptures, quotes and stories.
- Put Questions on a card or note then they can answer faster.
- Father letters are special, mothers are just expected to write.
- Never write about general things going on at home, keep it spiritually high.
- Don't make it any harder, he is already gone.
- Seek the spirit and serve a worthy mission.
Enjoy the Sunlight
I came to you with a plea that we stop seeking out the storm and more fully enjoy the sunlight.
- Pres. Hinckley
How to Feast, Not Nibble on the Scriptures
1. Adjust your perception
- The concept of Scripture Study is not to impose guilt, it is to improve happiness and stability. Guilt is not a spiritual gift.
- Scriptures were meant to be understood.
- The Devil wages war against the scriptures, He hates them, perverts their plain meaning, and destroys them when he can. He entices those who heed his temptings to delete and discard, to change and corrupt, to alter and amend. - Bruce R McConkie
- "Drink more from the pure waters then the deluded ones." Always remember there is no satisfactory substitute for the scriptures and the words of the living prophets. These should be your original sources. Read and ponder more what the Lord has said and less about what others have written concerning what the Lord said - Ezra Taft Benson
2. Make a blueprint for study
- Select the scriptural work most interesting to you.
- Design a timetable to fit your own circumstances.
3. Warm Up!
- Pray before reading
- The ability to read and enjoy the scriptures requires preparation, prayer, and reverence where as anyone can pick up a news magazine and begin to read and understand it without the slightest effort at preparation. The next time you have a moment to read, purposefully pick up your scriptures, then pray, seek for the spirit of God to guide you in your reading and you will begin to get more from your scripture study.
4. Study with your head and your heart
- D&C :1
- 1 Ne 19:23
- Blessed because of Faith, not success
- Arise, you cannot arise if you haven't fallen.
5. Have a Marking System
- The best marking system is your own. Begin by highlighting the parts that are most meaningful and beautiful to you; expand from there as you desire.
- You learn more when you take notes or highlight.
6. Slow down; you often learn faster by going slower!
- Read deep, not wide
- Generally, read slow for understanding, fast for overview.
- When we mistake the scriptures for a quick meal instead of a fewast, we choke, trying to down something so rich too fast.
7. Pondering
- During reading, new insights will often begin to form 1 Ne 1:12
8. Make Application
9. Talk about your reading with others and Heavenly Father
10. Go Prospecting
Effective Missionaries
Area of Prep - Resulting Qualities
Spiritual - Testimony (this is the most important, but most difficult)
Moral - Obedience
Intellectual - Knowledge
Social - Skills
Emotional - Positive Attitude
Physical - Work Ethics
Financial - Resources
Happiness
Don't aim for happiness, the more you aim at it and make it a target, the more you are going to miss it. For happiness cannot be perused, it must ensue...as the unintended side effect of one's personal dedication to a course greater then oneself.
-Victor Frank
Call nothing thine...
Call nothing thine except thy soul. Love not what thou are, but only what thou may become.
- Don Quixote
How to Make Prayer Meaningful
1. Quiet Place
2. Morning, Noon, Night
3. Read before you pray
4. Resolve feelings
5. Fast; ponder
6. Mean what you say
7. Don't let mind Wander
8. Jan 1974 E Peterson (pull talk)
1. Be alone
2. Think
3. Kneel, not in bed
4. Speak out loud, D&C 19:28
5. Picture in your mind
6. Think who you're speaking too
7. Control your thoughts
8. Address as father, and friend
9. Tell what you feel; sincerity
10. Heart felt conversation
11. Confide; tell all
12. Ask forgiveness
13. Plead with Him - forgiveness cost Him the blood of His son; he's not just going to deal it out.
14. Enjoy Him
15. Thank Him
16. Express your love
17. Listen, listen as long as you pray, stay on your knees
Mind
You cannot pull out what you don't pull in.
I have to fill my mind with things I want to pull put later otherwise I won't have anything to pull on.
Service
Service is like peeing your pants, everyone can see you've done it but only you can feel the warmth.
Footprints
You can't leave footprints in the sands of time by sitting on your butt, and who wants to leave butt prints in the sands of time!
Daughter of God
The daughters of th world will grow more shrill, more hard, more selfish and less motherly-but the faithful daughters of Zion will be ladies of light; they will be elect because they have elected to follow the footsteps of the faithful woman of God who have existed in all dispensations of time.
-Neal A Maxwell
Music
Music creates atmosphere, atmosphere creates environment, environment influences behavior.
-Ezra Taft Benson
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