Brain dump

I do not have much because we needed to come home because We are too sick.

I keep smelling bananas. Which was what I smelled right before my brain surgery.

No one should be content with a casual familiarity of the atonement.

The more study the Savior the more we will become like him.

The purpose of the atONEment is to become one with God.

(This is the sort of thing that delighted me about the argument given by Sealy Booth regarding love)

Everything we face is for our experience, and there is no thing that we can suffer that our Savior had not already.

Gesthemene was a greater sacrifice, one that no man has endured. Many have endured crucifixion, but only one has endured as our savior.

We get peace when we cease to sin...or "sin no more..."

Grace, freedom and other gifts of peace and things the spirit may grant us.

Satan is strongest when we are weakest.

Prayer is the most important thing in this life.

To be familiar with the voice of God when you hear it, read your scriptures.

It will allow you to increase the peace of the whole world.

We might feel more aware of the negative aspects of mortality.

Refreshed of 4 tools to exercise our faith.
1) pray
2) scripture study
3) FHE
4) Temple Attendance

As part of the privilegde of prayer. Not only speak and ask, but listen.

We will never be forced to pray.

Prayer is essential for next stage of life, (Alanis Morrisette. I am aware now)

Behavior is better when we have FHE.

Brain dump

Remember the humble beginings that our savior had and look what influence one man had. I wonder if he knew that just saying that to be humble was good he would make it desirable.

He was teaching in the temple at age 12. He was always our example. He was tutored by God. Everything mentioned plays a part in who he became.

So likewise, we need to be doing good things like reading our scriptures etc.

Each man has his day. And Lehi's will be eternal as is recorded in 2 Nephi 1:15

Do you have a testimony that you will live forever.

Grinch and Scrooge are epitomy of redemption and example of how the gospel is intended.

The story of Alma the younger and I remember how Joe kept asking me for repentance after hearing this story. And told me that I need to tell him it is alright.

Do you trust God?

We come to earth:
Get a body
Excerise faith
Agency
Die

Black marks kept by angels and then was erased with the atonement.

Recordings of books,  of our person, in a book. Ordinances need to be recorded.

Sea Turtle - to remember three kingdoms. 

Some people have such incredible perspectives, I just want to hear what they have to say regarding.

Jan 13 get to know you thing..

4:30 baptism at stake center

Christmas cards are good to read all of the time read them and see all of the good things.

We have a talent show.

Children love nativity scenes.

As we wait for Christmas do we feel anxious. The kids certainly do, we might feel that way.

She believes fully that people will be loving to eachother.

Story about boy praying for lights and he read a story about how a lost Eskimo found his way home by lights and then he was woken up by a bright star outside his window and he just laid there and said "Thank You."

Faith, Hope, Charity all rely on eachother, like sides of a triangle.

When you serve others you develop charity.

Think first of others.

I am impressed to share a song I wrote and she asked, but still it is fear of wasting others time, it seems rude. So, I will remain quiet.

What do we do to share the gift?

That is a lot like Merry Christmas.

Movie called Capital C about removing Christ from Christmas. Out of fear of offending others, the thing we might say might be the very thing we someone needs to hear and so the devil is trying his hardest to convince us not to speak our mind.                

It hurts to be a Mormon - a reccomended video.

Brain dump

The Lord suffered so that he would be entrely able to succor his children.

In Church we learn how to better serve those who need it from Jesus Christ himself.

Story about children who did not even know who Jesus Christ was.

A woman was happiest ever met because her parents taught her about the Lord and she recognized his mannerisms and quickly accepted Joseph Smith because she said that was how he worked, like Daniel.

As a missionary others liked to unload and one guy was contentios and asked why he believed and he had nothing to say.

Never the less...thy will be done.

Billions will be born durng the millenium.

Millenial Messiah. How does he get those answers to share with us.

We need to have oppostion. That is how we are given to cope, but when Satan is bound and children raised without that sort of opposition.

When the earth is burned, we need to use our fire insurance, so that we can go to a temple to avoid this calamity.

Tithing is fire insurance, or else you will be burned at his comming.

Malachi 4 (I was accidentally reading Micah)

Pride will not be away and in the Book of Mormon is a pride cycle.

The ten were invited and made aware of the marriage feast but only half were prepared.

"Are only the people who sit at the big table going to get turkey?"

We all want to be there!

Not trying to stuff rhetoric down other's but share what we have.

It's just not in my schedule to have the second comming.

There are preceeding signs.
Lowering of standards, and other things.
Things seem to be unchanged in the world so we see the signs, but just assume that is just how it is.

Parable of the wheat and tares.

He is going to return wether or not we are ready.

We have been warned fully.

***Need to teach children to recognize spirit.*** (no matter how it comes) but to teach a thing one must master it first.

It is our duty to prepare for the wedding feast.

Preaching is not enough.

(If it is my charge to prepare the rising generation what am I doing towards that end?)

That is something to think about that temples will be open 24/7. It is commonly tossed around in conversation and accepted as popular knowledge. But, we are also told to go to bed early, is it that all fades away because the Lord will be there and he trumps things. A game changer.

The painting from the millenial return it was painted by non LDS but it is over a desert.

Brain dump

18th our ward invited to live nativity at Stake Center.

So often, it is not the teaching or quantity of attendance a few can attend, but it is because they bring their faith that the whole place is filled.

Regardless of the beauty of the temple, the beauty of his wife far exceeded it.

Children are actually learning to be like Jesus.

A woman struggles often in pain but still comes to church and is a great example.

The Lord's plan isn't often our plan.

Where are the miracles today? They are all over the place, just not always as obvious as scientific laws.

Joseph Smith was a very flawed man, but was chosen to represent the Lord.

Love is the obvious catalyst.

Service is the best way to spend Saturday.

Love is what fuel of the season.

When you know what the right thing to do is, do not hesitate. It may be difficult.

When the spirit touches us, we need to speak our mind.

Keeping Sabbath Holy he talked to stake president and he asked "how can we help you?" That touched him.

The leaders of the Young Women work so hard and it shines through the young women themselves. May we all have that effect.

Sealing power, prompt to have a couple be her parents, but they are inactive but, still not to worry about that,  but as we work towards an goal, others blessings come.

Her answer was just move on.

Heavenly Father close her eyes without seeing her grand children.
She struggled with how to get them to spend time together. One of those grandchildren got to do baptism in the temple for her.

When a baby is born it gives a testimony of our pre existance.

Accepting the teachings and live them to prepare for the return of our Savior.

1) stand in Holy places.
2) Priority checklist

If you don't have 10 minutes to pray in the morning pray an hour.
Priorities.

Put things in perspective. When we struggle.

People with most responsibility tend to do the most because they got their priorities.

Baskets on December 16
Ardeth Kapp on Tuesday church clothes in chapel bring friends.

26 then 25. (Lessons)

In adversity our reflex is usually wrong.

Make sure you stand in Holy Places.

Having an abundance mindset.

"Dad said sense of humor was best medicine. I guess that's why so many of us died of tuberculosis"

7 My son, peace be unto thy soul; thine adversity and thine afflictions shall be but a small moment;
8 And then, if thou endure it well, God shall exalt thee on high; thou shalt triumph over all thy foes.
9 Thy friends do stand by thee, and they shall hail thee again with warm hearts and friendly hands.

You benefit from going through hard times.

Lay down on the ground it has healing properties.

"Submit to him and your life will be better." Said years ago in a talk.

God notices us and then uses others to provide for you.

Our families and friends will help us.

Ask for a blessing to help get through

"Be the expression of God's love...

Sea of Galilee gives it's water it is happy and a lot lives.

But, the dead sea is very salty because it keeps all of it's water, not generous at all.

During a crisis a family relies on one another.

Our ward is very generous.

*****Gift ideas - Time. Or a box full of kisses. Box full of love.

Most memorable Christmases are the times when husband was out of work.

I enjoy when I am here, and attending church is good thing. But, I struggle to get going and wish someone would prod me. (Um, hasn't the time for that passed with puberty?)

Brain dump

So many lessons can be learned through team sports, like winning and loosing and how it effects you but, most poignant is the role of a coach likened to God.

We need time outs and warm ups.

No matter if we were born into it is hard to develop the ability to provide, but we need it because,we need agency and the power to act, if we are able to provide for ourselves it allows us a freedom.

Taking responsibilty is necessary for agency.

Spiritual debt is often online with temporal debts and when we put the Lord first as we promise to in the temple then we witness miracles and are able to see how sacrificing personal wants helps us reach new goals.

Youth are studying necessity to develop temporal and spiritual self reliance.

When you serve mission in third world country you see that temporal self reliance, though very evident and important it is not founded in wealth, but more in gaining spiritual self reliance.

If we keep our covenants we can have the confidence in our choice of the better part and we can even expect that the very Heaven's will be shaken for our good.

We gain our freedom gradually through repentance

Signs of the second coming.-

1) Apostasy - end of the prophets
2) Restoration
3) Book of Mormon  is wrote.Fufilled as it was two sticks in thy hand.
4) Gospel preached
5) Coming of Elijah - Genealogy a priesthood being given.

People do not love oneanother. *I* phone.

People will decieve you, but do not be troubled, he will return and unite everyone.

Promises will be fufilled.

Things that happen as a result of that spirit causes conversation that inturn lead to preacing of the Gospel.

The acceptance of the two scriptures will bring peace. World peace, isn't that a sign of the second coming.

what would it have meant to preach to the whole world? And it was much bigger than they realized it was so much bigger., could it perhaps be that way now.

Layton has 13 stakes!!!

Pakistan it seems impossible that missionaries will teach there, the Gospel will be taught in his own tongue.

Fear of the Lord is more being reverent than being afraid, my good friend asked me why we should fear God, when we are always told to love him.

The signs are there.

You might feel stuck, but it will happen.

Prophets tell us to be prepared, temporally and spiritually. We need to be ready for the Lord's return.

December 9 7pm. RS Meeting

Which way do you face?
70 doesn't represent the people to the prophet, but the prophet to the people.

We represent the church to the people but find ourselves instead remind the church of the people and their common opinions (because they are easier).

Face tents to the temple, like in BoM. That was the first comment made. That they, when asked, would answer that they face the Lord.

Joseph Smith would have liked to have someone to help testify against all peers when he went against what he was told no when asked to show plates to Martin.

Reminds me of the thing Natalie said about Moribund standing alone...

The way people dress is outwardway we appear to be making a definately choice.

Not allowed a nativity scene because it offends others like X mas

Minority - we do not really even know what the minority is.

Religion has been persecuted by Satan. It makes him mad to see the good go forward.

In the scriptures those who face the right way are bold and declare love.

The guilty want companions. Instead of self Improvement.

Dumbing Down the gospel is evident in the retranslations of the Bible.

Other churches accept things that the people want instead of what is. Lowering standards cannot be allowed.

The world wants to change what a family is by many means like gay marriage and women with priesthood, we must be watchful and conciously aware of which way we face.

Jesus was aware of which way he faced, he was indistinguishable from his father.

Put scripture of choosing the Lord and a story of a woman who was lost and sought direction there because it was posted, she felt safe there.

Go to the temple to offend the temple, put it to use.

Screwtape, Satan is delighted when we chose and easier path rather than the right one. He will give us the things we naturally want.

No man can serve two masters if you are torn then make a choice and go with it.

Dark and lonliness.

So we know what is right by the result, if it is desirable?

The difference is that we get the desired result of happiness and love AFTER we work, it is a reward we do not seek out desert for nourishment.

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.

Brain dump

Sat night conference.

Opening hymn Turn your Hearts

Prayer- rededicate ourselves, like the temple.

Family history is like fishing, on a good day we caught something, which the greatest catch is likened to uniting families. Best opportunity or fishing place is at the family history center.

Former stake president has not been taking it easy, he has been working harder than ever now. Hastening the work.

Family history center we can find things even if our ancestors have all had their work done.

"You hit the jackpot! When they found "green" names or opportunities.

When a challange is issued by leader and followed producing necessary miracles, that is amazing!
A lot like Nephi saying "Go and do..."

Just came from a car crash and thought, well, I hope that is not indicative of how tonight will go.

As we serve spiritual attributes increase and sort of crowd out temporal attributes and attitudes.

Growth of chuch is evidence of hastening of the work.

Why is it happening? Not just beauty of the buildings and technology, but we are born at this time to help the work along. His work is eternal and not just earthly.

We all need to DO our part. It is no longer even possible to say "we can't it is too hard."

No one can become an expert without being a novice for a while.

With about a .million coming in each day, so now there are more people that you may never have known of. Each week, more new people.

Shared a personal story of one who is dear. We will be able to find those who we know well.

Find a few green people and, print list and take to temple and print out cards.

Just went to a neighbor and asked to help them and in a few key strokes they found  4 families to do (over 20 ordinances).

Enter on the west. Easy to find down Gentile, but road forks a red church (Past Smith's).

Looking to build a Family history center on Gordon. We'll see.

We are running out of time.

The Lord actually ok'ed killing a man just so that they might have their genealogy to take with them. It was that important. It is important to know who you are.

Your family will appreciate it. "Raise your hand in committment", while standing.

Seen miracles working for 14 years in family history center. Initially, it was nearly impossible to take a name to the temple, now almost anyone can do it. Part of hastening of the work, this is a sign of the second coming.

We have a responsibility to go and do.

The signal has,never changed.

So, we need a clear picture and sound from the Lord. We have the Holy Ghost, and scriptures. We need to be in the right place.

Son's comment about two eyes to have depth perspective...

***talked about getting a sure signal and what we do about it.***

Story of Jonah who was given a difficult assignment. Jonah faced not the Lord. Flee has footnote of procrastination.

How did Jonah know that is where God told him to go?

"Are you sleeping through conference." "What thinkest thou, sleeper?" Johnah (likewise tried to sleep through significant event) does not jump but asks to be thrown. Cause he knew what was going on with that storm.

People listened and repented, this was what the Lord knew and so he had sent Jonah. So God was so much wiser than man. "They turned away from their ways..." Chapter 4.

We must be strong enough to do what asked because he has a reason. Like Nephi building a boat when he knew nothing according to the things man knows regarding building a boat.

Make work that you do personal. It is not some corporate strategy where it is often flaunted " It is nothing personal, it is business". Line from movie "You've Got Mail."

We need to be like temple workers, willing to help others, and always have a smile on face.

God's way looks small to the world.

Lord can help when we need it.

Expect blessings when you do the will of the Lord.

There are no coincidences.