Story about a brother who refused to not teach about essential ordininances despite a group trying to keep him from doing do. This same man put off being married for 8 years to be married properly in the temple...and were still temple worthy.
The family came to utah where they knew no one, and clung to hope they had.
Now, we struggle the same ways that yhe pioneers did. Although it is amazing what they accomplished in life literally, we can liken all struggles and triumphs, etc. spiritually.
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As visiting teaching, I see a young girl in a second story window who wants to be visited, but cannot.
You canot wrap your testimony up to preserve for when you need it.
Girl dove and did a terrible job, but her teacher said, "great job!" So, she tried again and actually did it, and that was when her brother came out and saw her and it really was great followed by shouts of "that was awesome!" It made him really even more aprehensive because he did not see the improvement, he only saw the emd result and knew in comparison he was not able to do this.
We judge things by what we perceive. But, it is we cannot always do that.
Pioneer day did not actually happen 3n on July 24th. It began in early Feb. April 5th William Clayton heard about a nirth from his wife..and that lead to thr song "Come, come ye saints".
"Success is failure turned insideout."
Would you have volunteered to help those who need you, even if it seems pointless and much to difficult anyway. Any we should try to help need is and God might pray for that, himself, we are needed.
Sunday School
Sacrifice is the act of giving up a thing to help someone.
We always think of killing when we hear that word.
And ye shall offer up unto me no more the shedding of blood; yea, your sacrifices and your burnt offerings shall be done away, for I will accept none of your sacrifices and your burnt offerings.
20 And ye shall offer for a sacrifice unto me a broken heart and a contrite spirit. And whoso cometh unto me with a broken heart and a contrite spirit, him will I baptize with fire and with the Holy Ghost, even as the Lamanites, because of their faith in me at the time of their conversion, were baptized with fire and with the Holy Ghost, and they knew it not.
Sacrifices were bloody and gross for a temple or clean place.
We are given sacrifices as opportunity to prove our love of the Lord over the Love of things of the earth.
Are we like rescuers, willing to give up everything we own to help others.
Story of how a mother gave a sacrifice to give up Sunday morning would have something...handmade Teddy Bears. Lots of years, then had stockings....etc, because we cannot sacrifice.
(Crochet bears for the kid's classmates on Christmas)
The Lord didn't need to know if Abraham would do this, but Abraham needed to know... trusted that obedience of the Lord would come over selfishness.
One sacrifice often leads to the next one as a progression to what the lord has a plan for us.
There are lots of stories about how people loose what seems valuable right now is given up for what they will get latter.
People are willing to exercise faith.
What if no happy ending, what is a,sacrifice without evidence?
***As a teen I wrote that there was no such thing as a sacrifice. But what I meant is that there is no real deficit or suffering as ot turns out well.***
What is the word where we are willing to give up eternal things for no reward?
Sacrifice our own immediate comforts to bring others to Christ.
Do unto others as we would have done unto us. So, serve others as we would want, it will eventually lead to a success, a true success.
Kevin Duncan talk abput sliver, not visible, but caused pain. The way to fix with ointment opposed to the way we cut things out.
Problems that we think we got rid of, but it still surfaces and causes pain.
Wonders if truly forgiven during temple reccommend question. With atonement we can truly be at peace for real with it.
"Amazed by Grace" Sherri Dew
We think upright people are never dealt a trial but we might be shocked to learn of what they have endured.
"I did it years ago, so let go!" The words percieved as,being whispered by the Lord.
Grace is an enabling power, so it is what we refer to as the enabling power of the atonement. Further. It might be called that sweet fruit that Nephi told of from the dream of Lehi.
First step of repentance is believing it is real.
Consistantly prayed to be able to be forgiven. We are responsible for how we act in good or bad times.
That is the best part of it all, when we start our forgiveness with a testimony then we are responsible for our reaction and our agency.
You do not forget, but, you can have peace.
Burdens are not removed, but we are able to endure.
***God saw Saul as Paul.
Story of Alma and Amulek, were asked how people could be burned to death for being Christian. And it needed to be allowed to happen, so that people could be judged accurately. I used this often to remind me that I am not the judge, but things will be just in the end.
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