Sisters at the temple Oct. 20

Join with the sisters of the ward going to the temple on October 20.

Lesson for September 27, 2015

Lesson for September 27, 2015 Today our lesson is about the Sabbath Day by Dorothy Davis and a talk by Elder Nelson called The Sabbath is a Delight. Why is the Church focusing so much on the Sabbath Day lately? There have been meetings outside of Conference on the need for greater Sabbath Day observance. Dorothy says it is for the whole world, not just the Church. The first law is to love the Lord our God. We’re forgetting the first law and focusing on the second law to love our neighbor. Do we have a sense of worship on Sunday? Why do we go to church? To strengthen others and contribute to the Spirit. To show God we love Him and to worship Him. How can He trust us if we can’t do as He asked? To repent of the wrongs we have done by taking the sacrament. To fill our lives with light. What are some delightful things about the Sabbath? We can see those who delight us and support us and give us a sense of community. Elder Nelson said as the Savior said, the Sabbath was made for man and not man for the Sabbath? God gave us this special day as a gift of respite from the rigors of daily life and duties. Respite means that we take a break from regular life. One of the promises we have is the gift of the Holy Ghost and we can renew that gift on the Sabbath to sustain us through the rest of the week. It is a covenant and reminder that the Lord will sanctify His people. When we take the sacrament we covenant that we will take on us His name. How do we hallow the Sabbath Day? Our conduct on the Sabbath indicates our commitment to God. Many people think of Sunday as just another day of the week. What blessings do we get from the Sabbath? Dorothy told a story about her brother-in-law who is a potato farmers. Farmers, like potato farmers, make a success if they don’t farm seven days a week, or that is the common wisdom? How do the Mormons all have new trucks? How come their farms are so successful? D&C 59 says the Sabbath should be kept to keep us unspotted from the world. We get blessings, such as the fullness of the earth will be ours with all its goodness and all things will be for the benefit of man and our happiness and health. Worship with a full heart and cheerfulness. Leviticus 26 says the blessings from keeping the Sabbath will be not worshipping idols of any kind, the Lord will be our God, then we will have rain in the season and enough food and eat to the full, we will have peace and safety in our lands, and our enemies will be put to flight, both physical and emotional, and God will be among us and be our God and we will be His people. What are some positive things we can do on the Sabbath? Prepare food ahead of time. Write our life stories. Make contact with our family. Family history. Naps are good. Find things to do together, instead of just our own things. Prepare for the next Sunday. Good music, such as the Tabernacle Choir channel. The Lord has provided nearly everything we need on lds.org or Mormon.org to take care of the Sabbath. The bottom line is what happens to us. He wants us to have the Spirit so we can become like Him. If we love Him wholeheartedly, then we will become sanctified in Christ.

Lesson for September 20, 2015

Lesson for September 20, 2015 Today our lesson was given by Megan Miller about President Benson’s chapter 17, “Keeping the Law of Chastity.” On page 220 in section 2, President Benson said, “In the category of crime, only murder and denying the Holy Ghost are greater than breaking the law of chastity.” In the world, we agree that murder is bad, but most people don’t see that breaking the law of chastity is bad. Our body is a temple and we should not violate the temple that actually belongs to God. The family is the essential unit of the gospel and God’s plan. Murder is taking someone’s life, and breaking the law of chastity is creating a life and both are God’s prerogative to give and take life. These are powers that will eventually be ours and if we can’t use them appropriately, we won’t be able to progress in the next life. Having that relationship with another person, it is meant to be a permanent thing and continue into the eternities. A study of people engaged in intimacy before marriage and commitment found that it leads to a separation in that relationship. President Benson said that it may be fun and exciting, but there is a day of reckoning and it will lead to sadness. Having sexual relationships early in their lives, girls tend to be focused on their bodies. President Benson said people cannot do wrong and feel right, but may make people depressed and unworthy. How do we fall into sexual sin? In section three, it says many engage in sexual sin through a misguided effort to find basic human needs. People who are unhappy sometimes go looking rather than trying to strengthen their own marriages. Physical intimacy does not equate with love, although it does have a unifying function in marriage. Being unfaithful stems from proximity and being attracted to someone else. You need to lock up your heart. Attraction may happen, but you don’t have to do anything about it. Bad friends can influence us to do bad things. We need to be honest and up front with our children. We should fill up our lives with wholesome activities. You avoid anything that could be in any way improper, including pornography. We should view the lds.org video on how to avoid pornography. Elder Holland said, “The only real control is self-control.” Teach your kids to have self-control and avoid all bad things. Talk about pornography with your spouse. It’s not something private, but it is something we should all be careful and open about. Relationships are about trust. Even reading material is influential. A good motto is to say, Just don’t do it now. Pornography completely drives the Spirit away to the point you can’t reason with people. Talk to your children and say, “You’re not a bad person. Just turn it off and come talk to me and I will help you.” A picture book called “Good picture. Bad Pictures.” Tells children about using a thinking brain, instead of a feeling brain and how it becomes addictive. It helps facilitate conversation with parents and children. Sometimes people feel too ashamed to look for help, but the Atonement is real and Christ suffered for us. D&C 58 says that the Lord will remember our sins no more. Jacob 2:28 says “I, the Lord, delight in chastity." Physical intimacy is a good thing and part of God’s plan if used correctly. Children must be inspired by precepts and example.

Lesson for September 20, 2015 Today our lesson was given by Megan Miller about President Benson’s chapter 17, “Keeping the Law of Chastity.” On page 220 in section 2, President Benson said, “In the category of crime, only murder and denying the Holy Ghost are greater than breaking the law of chastity.” In the world, we agree that murder is bad, but most people don’t see that breaking the law of chastity is bad. Our body is a temple and we should not violate the temple that actually belongs to God. The family is the essential unit of the gospel and God’s plan. Murder is taking someone’s life, and breaking the law of chastity is creating a life and both are God’s prerogative to give and take life. These are powers that will eventually be ours and if we can’t use them appropriately, we won’t be able to progress in the next life. Having that relationship with another person, it is meant to be a permanent thing and continue into the eternities. A study of people engaged in intimacy before marriage and commitment found that it leads to a separation in that relationship. President Benson said that it may be fun and exciting, but there is a day of reckoning and it will lead to sadness. Having sexual relationships early in their lives, girls tend to be focused on their bodies. President Benson said people cannot do wrong and feel right, but may make people depressed and unworthy. How do we fall into sexual sin? In section three, it says many engage in sexual sin through a misguided effort to find basic human needs. People who are unhappy sometimes go looking rather than trying to strengthen their own marriages. Physical intimacy does not equate with love, although it does have a unifying function in marriage. Being unfaithful stems from proximity and being attracted to someone else. You need to lock up your heart. Attraction may happen, but you don’t have to do anything about it. Bad friends can influence us to do bad things. We need to be honest and up front with our children. We should fill up our lives with wholesome activities. You avoid anything that could be in any way improper, including pornography. We should view the lds.org video on how to avoid pornography. Elder Holland said, “The only real control is self-control.” Teach your kids to have self-control and avoid all bad things. Talk about pornography with your spouse. It’s not something private, but it is something we should all be careful and open about. Relationships are about trust. Even reading material is influential. A good motto is to say, Just don’t do it now. Pornography completely drives the Spirit away to the point you can’t reason with people. Talk to your children and say, “You’re not a bad person. Just turn it off and come talk to me and I will help you.” A picture book called “Good picture. Bad Pictures.” Tells children about using a thinking brain, instead of a feeling brain and how it becomes addictive. It helps facilitate conversation with parents and children. Sometimes people feel too ashamed to look for help, but the Atonement is real and Christ suffered for us. D&C 58 says that the Lord will remember our sins no more. Jacob 2:28 says “I, the Lord, delight in chastity. Physical intimacy is a good thing and part of God’s plan if used correctly. Children must be inspired by precepts and example.