Showing posts with label Jesus. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Jesus. Show all posts

Tuesday, December 13, 2011

NEW TESTAMENT

Romans 3 and 4

3  Since we all sin, no-one can be justified by works alone.  Some intervening power must bridge the gap.  Jesus Christ was the answer.  He's our grace.  God's blessing are worth more than a man's good works could ever earn.
4  No man can earn salvation on his own.  We need to pay the price of faith.  Faith that includes enduring works of righteousness.  We need to conform our lives to gospel standards.  Only was possible to have this kind of faith.
We are justified of faith and works, through grace.

BOOK OF MORMON

3 Nephi 1  (Son of Nephi who was the son of Helaman)

91st year.  600 years since Lehi left.
Nephi left and gave his son, Nephi the brass plates and all the other records.
Nephi was never seen again.
92nd year more signs were happening but the wicked thought the time had past and started mocking the righteous.
The wicked set aside a day to kill all the righteous for the sign of the full light day with no night was not happening.
The the sign happened and some of the wicked fell to the earth cause they knew they were wrong.
More part of the people were converted to the Lord even though Satan worked hard.
The Gadianton Robbers still caused havoc.
The rising generation of the Lamanites started not believing  and some Nephites took off to join the Gadianton robbers.

ENSIGN

'Qualified through church service'

A woman who had worked as a stay at home mother all of a sudden was divorced and needed a job.  She didn't think she could do it but got the job because of years of service in the church which qualified her to it.  Grateful for her service over the years in the church.

Saturday, November 12, 2011

NEW TESTAMENT

1st Corinthians 15 &16

15:22 ..........in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive.
I love this simple scripture.
15:40-42 These scriptures talk about Celestial, Terrestial and Telestial bodies and kingdoms.

BOOK OF MORMON

Helaman 7

69th year Nephi returns to Zarahemla to preach.  He was rejected and returns home.
Nephi cried in sorrow on a tower in his garden to the Lord about how upset he was.
People saw him.  Nephi then proceeds to rip into the multitude about how wicked they are and that they'll have everything taken from them if they don't repent.

ENSIGN

August 2011 'Islands of Fire and Faith:  The Galapagos'

These people show faith as they find each other and serve the Lord.


OCTOBER CONFERENCE 2011


'The time shall come'  by Elder L Whitney Clayton

There are nearly 3,000 stakes.  Almost 29,000 wards and branches.
The gospel is rolling forth, unstoppable in the world.

DAUGHTERS IN MY KINGDOM


Chapter 10

Relief Society is about service.  Receiving and giving.
When Dad died the Relief Society sisters came and did everything for us.  They cleaned, collected mail, bought food over.  They took care of everything so all we had to do was mourn.  I need to remember this and make sure I give this kind of service when I'm called.
You are called by the voice of the prophet of God to do it, to be uppermost to be the greatest and the best, the purest and the most devoted to the right.
This is the end of the book.
I LOVED it.
Every woman should read this.
It enlightened my soul.
I'll be reading it every year I think as part of my studies.

Monday, October 31, 2011

NEW TESTAMENT


Chapter 34 of the Manual

3 dangers that threaten the church are:
#1 Flattery of prominent men in the world
#2 False educational ideas
#3 Sexual impurity
Paul's 3rd mission was the longest.  Four years and the most distance covered.
Ephesus was the head quarters for 3 of the 4 year mission.  One of his focuses was collecting funds for the poor in Jerusalem.  Women can prophesy, receive visions, entertain angels, enjoy the gifts of the spirit and qualify with their husbands for full exaltation in the highest heaven.
Paul wrote the letters to Corinth around Mar/Apr AD 57.
Truth only comes from the Spirit.

BOOK OF MORMON

Helaman 2

Helaman filled the judgment seat.
Gadiantan is introduced.  He becomes the leader of the Kishkumen group, promising power and leadership if he's put in power.
Kishkumen went to kill Helaman but was killed himself.
When Gadianton realized that Kishkumen had been gone too long he lead his group of followers a secret way out of the city so they couldn't be killed.
End of the 42nd year.

ENSIGN

August 2011 'Taking His name upon me'

We must see ourselves as His.  We will put Him first in our lives.  We will want what he wants rather than what we want or what the world teaches us to want.

'Family'

Coming to earth as a member of a family is part of the plan of Salvation. 
We need to be having couple and family prayer, FHE, scripture study, attending church and families activities together.

DAUGHTERS IN MY KINGDOM

Chapter 9

"You are the guardians of the hearth.  You are the bearers of the children.  You are they who nurture them and establish within them the habits of their lives.  No other work reaches so close to divinity as does the nurturing of the sons and daughters of God"
"Mothers are the heart and soul of any family"

This really hit home to me as I read this.  Especially the 'Guardian of the Hearth' part.
I sat there and just pondered what that truly means as a mother these days and felt the spirit so strong that I need to be the defender for my children when it comes to our home.
I need to be willing to fight for my children's innocence as well as their purity.
I need to do all I can to give them the kind of guidelines they need to live a faith filled life with a strong sense of self as well as Jesus being their saviour.
I'd like this saying make into a necklace or braclet or some kind've fridge magnet.
Hmmmmmm
I need to get on it.