12/5/2023 0 Comments Lds spiritual thoughts for mutualIt will bless your lives forever” (missionary meeting, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, 6 Aug. Hard work moves the work of the Lord forward, and if you have learned to work with real integrity it will bless your lives forever. It doesn’t move until you get ahold of the two handles and push. “Nothing happens in this Church unless you work. It is my credit card with the Lord, and I am grateful for it” (meeting, Lowell, Massachusetts, 15 Oct. “I think of all the things of which I may be proudest, and I don’t mean that in an evil sense, is the fact that ever since I went on a mission I’ve had a temple recommend in my pocket. It is more than just an ordinary book it is something which touches the hearts of those who read it prayerfully and carefully” (Grandin Building dedication, Palmyra, New York, 26 Mar. It carries with it an inspiration, a power that is wonderful to behold. I think those who set the type, those who worked the press, and those who had to do with that work never in their wildest imaginations dreamed that this marvelous testament of the New World would go forth across the earth in the fashion in which it has gone forth. We are now printing about five or six million copies a year in various tongues and languages. It has gone across the earth and is going across the earth in a miraculous and wonderful way. “It came forth as a voice from the dust, from Cumorah’s hill, to go forth to the world in declaration of the divinity of the Lord. The Church will grow and grow and grow, and no force under the heavens can stop it” (meeting, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, 8 Aug. They will see marvelous things in the years that lie ahead. I envy these young people who are here today. It is a wonderful time to be a member of this Church. We have a good reputation among most people. The media treat us honestly and generously and right. We are larger in numbers, a great family of 10 million people scattered over 160 nations. This is the greatest season in the history of the Church. “We are living, my brothers and sisters, in the day of prophecy fulfilled. God be thanked for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, restored in this, the dispensation of the fulness of times” (meeting, Baltimore, Maryland, 15 Nov. He is our Leader, our King, to whom we look for guidance and inspiration and direction as we carry forward this great work. This Church is not the Church of anyone except the Church of the Master. “Believe in the Church as the creation of the Almighty. Would this discussion be better after a previsit chat with the head of the house? Is there a message from the bishop or quorum leader? Relate your feelings about living in a time when the Lord has prophets, seers, and revelators again on earth.Īre there some scriptures or quotations in this article that the family might read aloud and discuss? Prayerfully select from among the excerpts printed here those that would strengthen and bless the individuals and families you home teach. “And whatsoever they shall speak when moved upon by the Holy Ghost,” the Lord has said concerning that which His servants speak, “shall be the will of the Lord, shall be the mind of the Lord, shall be the word of the Lord, shall be the voice of the Lord, and the power of God unto salvation” ( D&C 68:4). You may wish to make these points in your home teaching discussions: Ideas for Home Teachers Some Points of Emphasis
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