Tuesday, September 28, 2010

Six months have come and gone

5 - Place No More for the Enemy of My Soul - Jeffrey Holland

Someone said once that true love must include the idea of permanence. True love endures.

4 - We Follow Jesus Christ - Quentin Cook

Ordinances and doctrines of great importance were initiated at the Last Supper. I will mention just three. First, the Savior introduced the ordinance of the sacrament. He took bread, broke it, prayed over it, and passed it to His disciples, saying, “This is my body which is given for you: this do in remembrance of me.” In this manner He instituted the sacrament. Second, His overwhelming emphasis was on doctrines teaching love as a preeminent principle. He taught, “By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another.” Third, through Christ’s intercession or direction, “the Holy Ghost was promised to the apostles” as another Comforter.

3 - You Are My Hands - Dieter Uchtdorf

It is unworthy of us as Christians to think that those who suffer deserve their suffering.

2 - Continue in Patience - Dieter Uchtdorf (a twofer)

There is an important concept here: patience is not passive resignation, nor is it failing to act because of our fears. Patience means active waiting and enduring. It means staying with something and doing all that we can—working, hoping, and exercising faith; bearing hardship with fortitude, even when the desires of our hearts are delayed.

1 - Watching with All Perseverance - David Bednar

This early warning system applies to children of all ages and contains three basic components: (1) reading and talking about the Book of Mormon with your children, (2) bearing testimony of gospel truths spontaneously with your children, and (3) inviting children as gospel learners to act and not merely be acted upon.

Religious literacy

Check yours here. No pressure, but I got 15 out of 15. W00t! Be patient - I had a heck of a time getting the pages to load. Maybe it's a popular page today.

Wednesday, September 15, 2010