![]() ![]() 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: We are not meant to be shackled to the earth, imprisoned in straitjackets of our own making.”Įlder Dieter F.Ideas for Home Teachers Some Points of Emphasis We are designed to soar freely through the heavens. We are truly sons of the Most High and are endowed with unspeakable potential. “Brethren, we bear the eternal priesthood of Almighty God. It saddens our Heavenly Father to see how willingly some of His noble sons extend their wrists to accept the chains of devastating addictions. Satan, our common enemy, has many favorite tools he uses to rob us of our divine potential to accomplish our mission in the Lord’s kingdom. “These binding chains of addiction can have many forms, like pornography, alcohol, sex, drugs, tobacco, gambling, food, work, the Internet, or virtual reality. Negative habits have the potential to become consuming addictions. Addictions are thin threads of repeated action that weave themselves into thick bonds of habit. Topics: Apostasy, Apostle, Being Spiritual & Spirituality, Death, Leadership, Prophets Lee | Conference Report, October 1947, p. I have watched over the years, and I have read of the history of many of those who fell away from this Church, and I want to bear testimony that no apostate who ever left this Church ever prospered as an influence in his community thereafter. I want to bear my testimony as well that those who in public seek by their criticism to belittle our leaders or bring them into disrepute, will bring upon themselves more hurt than upon those whom they seek thus to malign. I want to bear you my testimony that the experience I have had has taught me that those who criticize the leaders of this Church are showing signs of a spiritual sickness which, unless curbed, will bring about eventually spiritual death. Only the “pure in heart” see the “God” or the divine in man and accept our leaders and accept them as prophets of the Living God. Mark well those who speak evil of the Lord’s anointed, for they speak from impure hearts.
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