Brain dump

It was prayed that each member of the stake have a missionary experience.

Woman had more children, adopted them and had then was sealed to them on October 7th.

We were together and set goals in the previous existance, although we do not remember it.

Even if you think your work has been done you will be suprised what work you find that needs to be done.

Became friends with someone in Sweden to help get information and permission.

Didn't know how to pronounce a thing, so she look up how to say it but found a clip where Elder Uchtdorf  was the only one to model it off.

Polar Bears were a type of how to protect.

Her husband was asked "How was my talk?" He asked, can you add any statistics.

She made a statistic about how often the word covenant is used recently opposed to earlier.

He moved here and was told to beware of the Mormons.

But,he was religous and the religion just made sense and felt right.

He had no intention of getting married yet, but he recieved a testimony of temple marraige to a girl he had been dating.

Overseas his fear was not for his death, but that he would not be sealed to her.

I give Satan the credit for that depression.

Asked kids what it meant for them to know they were sealed as a family, a reply, "Ehh."

Do not share too much of expreriece because it is so sacred.

One sure thing regarding preparing to go to the temple is an adversary. It is like Joseph Smith's documented struggle.

Don't write yourself off because you are being overcome with evil, that actually we should be expecting this. Think of the prophet and the proporiontal amount of Good he does.

Live nativity scene in December for the open house.

If you get a text from the stake presidency, don't read it, or you'll end up like me (spoken from the pulpit).

Learn to become a member missonary work on thursdays in the RS room.

Hastening of the work requires that we look inside ourselves...

Do we really believe the things we sing about? Think about that. - Pres. Rutter

Days get shorter, less light and people get depressed, as days get shorter, we put up more lights.

Light and darkness cannot occupy the same place.

You do not need to go to Jerusalem to walk where the Lord walked,

God is in his holy temple. Light houses.

Parable of 10 virgins. How sad is it to be clean and able, but not able to go meet the Lord when he returns.

More than just getting by, we need more oil to refuel our lamps.

All of the virgins were worthy as are we to have be doing.

In our testimony meetings we need them to be founded on Jesus Christ.

Memorize the Living Christ.

Recommend is a symbol of desire to be with God.

Door keeper must recognize voice names can be stolen and immitated.

Family prayer is non negotiable, in order to arm our children sufficiently to withstand Corey darts of the adversary.

Satan has effectively won if he keeps us from having family prayer!!

Organize your priorities to place Heavenly Father first in our lives. That means pray as a family.

If we want to recognize the Lord we need to arm them by daily scripture study. It is stronger than a sword even.

Moribund testified of the power of the scriptures when battling, it is most powerful.

President Bensen promises the blessings of reading Book of Mormon daily, other things will fall into place.

Family Home Evening needs to be regular and unequivocal.

Example of Mothers influence is seen in story about Stripling Wariors.
Example of Fathers influence is found in story about Emission.

How can you know those things? By the voice of his servants.

Our family that we desire to protect will bring us to the temple. It is sort of a cycle, as we do what is good it will draw us to our families and our families will draw us to the temple.