general_notes
General Notes
- Sacrifice will be part of the Restoration. All things had under any form of the Priesthood will be had again.
- President Kimball talks about keys we don't have, such as the key of resurrection
- Lesson from Joseph: Flee the places of temptation, even if it requires leaving something important
- Having a body makes the spirit grow much more, much faster
- The Holy Ghost speaks truth
- The priesthood and a holy life make it possible for us to deliver messages and run errands for the Lord
- As adults, there is a natural instinct to care for others (children)
- Think of Israel's tribes as a symbolism of the family, and the blessings that come with it
- Changes to ordinances can be a stumbling block (see 3 Nephi, confusion re no more animal sacrifice)
- Using the priesthood is like being an envelope - you deliver the message, and you may not know what it is
- I think that judgments against nations could be judgments against their lifestyle, or the crimes they have committed (keep it in perspective of a nation representing a person and their way of life or actions)
- Living the gospel is not about willpower, it is about choice.
- The Holy Ghost removes the effects of sin.
- When you pray about how to help others, answers come quickly.
- Heaven's plans are perfect.
- If you keep the commandments, you will prosper in the land – we will prosper where we are now.
- The prodigal son's father fulfilled his son's request and gave him his inheritance.
- The work will go further, independently of all power. (Pres. Monson)
- Heavenly Father is mindful of each of us, and our individual needs.
- Embodied in children are hope. (Elder Packer)
- "We are servants of the Lord, and we have a message for you."
- Repentance and the pains it brings will always be worth it.
- Single motherhood and fatherhood are temporary states.
- People learn more from their children than their own parents. See Isaiah 11:6.
- The gospel is a powerful influence in the lives of people.
- That something is good is not reason enough to devote time and resources. (Pres. Uchtdorf)
- Our lives need regular pruning to bring forth good fruit.
- Diligently study the scriptures.
- Sermons without action are like fire without heat.
- Lehi taught his family so well that descendants of dissidents had their hearts turned.
- Compulsion builds resentment and causes distrust.
- "Wise parents prepare their children to get along without them."
- Never say 'no' without a 'go'. Provide alternate paths.
- Forgiveness is not trust. Forgiveness can take time. When you've forgiven someone who has abused you, it is okay to avoid the relationship.
- Forgiving is one thing; when the time comes to repair other things, the Holy Ghost will let you know.
- I think all those scriptures in the Book of Mormon that talk about how "they remembered their fathers" could be a reference to geneaology.
- How many are not here (at church) because they are discouraged or feel like they don't belong? Find someone and tell them they can be happy. Carry a message of love, acceptance, and belonging. Find someone who is lonely, scared, hurt, who doesn't feel like they belong, and help them.
- He is the Savior of each of us, personally
- Missionary work can be helping people feel welcome
- Heavenly Father sends you where you can do the most good and grow the most.
- In just being a friend, we are living the gospel
- Each person is at a different stage of living the gospel
- You cannot serve two masters - it's strictly not possible, your heart cannot follow two opposite paths. It is more than "can"; as a decision the ability is not present.
- I can't coast off the accomplishments of the past.
- Consider your membership in the family as a calling.
- The Book of Mormon (and the scriptures) document miracles that we can all reference
- "We cannot start out in a wrong direction without first overruling a warning."
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