Wednesday, May 25, 2016
Thursday, April 28, 2016
Monday, April 25, 2016
Family History Work
This quote was in the introduction to my assignments for this week in my Family History Research Methodology class.
“In the past, motivated by a deep conviction of the sanctity of the work, individuals have valiantly faced a challenge that seemed like single-handedly endeavoring to harvest all the grain in Nebraska. Now, many mighty combines are at work. Together we can and will accomplish the required work.
I testify that the Spirit of Elijah is touching the hearts of many of Father’s children throughout the world, causing the work for the dead to accelerate at an unprecedented pace.”
—Elder Richard G. Scott
I am glad that I am doing the work with the mighty combines. I am not sure how well I would have done before this lovely technology we have was given to us. I believe that Heavenly Father influenced this technology for the hastening of his work. For that I am grateful.
“In the past, motivated by a deep conviction of the sanctity of the work, individuals have valiantly faced a challenge that seemed like single-handedly endeavoring to harvest all the grain in Nebraska. Now, many mighty combines are at work. Together we can and will accomplish the required work.
I testify that the Spirit of Elijah is touching the hearts of many of Father’s children throughout the world, causing the work for the dead to accelerate at an unprecedented pace.”
—Elder Richard G. Scott
I am glad that I am doing the work with the mighty combines. I am not sure how well I would have done before this lovely technology we have was given to us. I believe that Heavenly Father influenced this technology for the hastening of his work. For that I am grateful.
Wednesday, March 30, 2016
I am a Child of God..
A friend of my daughter, who has been home from a mission for just over a year, posted the lyrics to I Am a Child of God on her Facebook page yesterday. She substituted her name for "I." It was a great reminder to me, that even in primary, we are being taught about The Plan of Salvation. Our little children are being told that they were sent her by Heavenly Father, so they knew him before. They were sent to families and will learn what they need to do to return to their Heavenly Father. It is a simple, beautiful reminder of the gospel truths that have been restored through modern day prophets.
We get to listen to our Prophet and other church leaders this weekend during General Conference. I am excited to hear their counsel and what the Lord wants us to learn.
I AM A CHILD OF GOD
1. I am a child of God,
And he has sent me here,
Has given me an earthly home
With parents kind and dear.
2. I am a child of God,
And so my needs are great;
Help me to understand his words
Before it grows too late.
3. I am a child of God.
Rich blessings are in store;
If I but learn to do his will,
I'll live with him once more.
4. I am a child of God.
His promises are sure;
Celestial glory shall be mine
If I can but endure.
Chorus
Lead me, guide me, walk beside me,
Help me find the way.
Teach me all that I must do
To live with him someday.
Words: Naomi Ward Randall, 1908-2001. (c) 1957 IRI. Fourth verse (c) 1978 IRI
Tuesday, March 22, 2016
Apostolic Warning
The following was part of a podcast we viewed in my last section of class. Elder Holland is such a powerful speaker. If you get a chance, go to lds.org and pull up this talk and listen to him give it. I know without a doubt that these warnings are important. I know of families who have completely fallen away from the truth because the parents got offended. These wonderful people are struggling and floundering without oars to direct their paths.
Listen to a helpful warning by Elder Holland about how parents should nurture their children’s spiritual growth by the way the parents share their own testimony and discuss their own conversion in their home.
“We all learn “line upon line, precept upon precept,” with the goal being authentic religious faith informing genuine Christlike living. In this there is no place for coercion or manipulation, no place for intimidation or hypocrisy. But no child in this Church should be left with uncertainty about his or her parents’ devotion to the Lord Jesus Christ, the Restoration of His Church, and the reality of living prophets and apostles who, now as in earlier days, lead that Church according to “the will of the Lord, … the mind of the Lord, … the word of the Lord, … and the power of God unto salvation.” …
“Parents simply cannot flirt with skepticism or cynicism, then be surprised when their children expand that flirtation into full-blown romance. If I matters of faith and belief children are at risk of being swept downstream by this intellectual current or that cultural rapid, we as their parents must be more certain than ever to hold to anchored unmistakable moorings clearly recognizable to those of our own household. It won’t help anyone if we go over the edge with them, explaining through the roar of the falls all the way down that we really did know the Church was true and that the keys of the priesthood really were lodged there but we just didn’t want to stifle anyone’s freedom to think otherwise. No, we can hardly expect the children to get to shore safely if the parents don’t seem to know where to anchor their own boat.
“We can be reasonably active, meeting-going Latter-day Saints, but if we do not live lives of gospel integrity and convey to our children powerful heartfelt convictions regarding the truthfulness of the Restoration and the divine guidance of the Church from the first Vision to this very hour, then those children may, to our regret but not surprise, turn out not to be visibly active, meeting-going Letter-day Saints or sometimes anything close to it.
“What a classic example of the warning Elder Richard L. Evans once gave.
“Said he: “sometimes some parents mistakenly feel that they can relax a little as to conduct and conformity or take perhaps a so called liberal view of basic and fundamental things-thinking that a little laxness or indulgence won’t matter-or they may fail to teach or to attend Church, or may voice critical views. Some parents … seem to feel that they can ease up a little on the fundamentals without affecting their family or their family’s future. But,” he observed, “if a parent goes a little off course, the children are likely to exceed the parent’s example.” 7 to lead a child (or anyone else!), even inadvertently, away from faithfulness, away from loyalty and bedrock belief simply because we want to be clever or independent is license no parent nor any other person has ever been given.” (Elder Jeffrey R. Holland “A Prayer for the Children,” Conference Report, April 2003)
Listen to a helpful warning by Elder Holland about how parents should nurture their children’s spiritual growth by the way the parents share their own testimony and discuss their own conversion in their home.
“We all learn “line upon line, precept upon precept,” with the goal being authentic religious faith informing genuine Christlike living. In this there is no place for coercion or manipulation, no place for intimidation or hypocrisy. But no child in this Church should be left with uncertainty about his or her parents’ devotion to the Lord Jesus Christ, the Restoration of His Church, and the reality of living prophets and apostles who, now as in earlier days, lead that Church according to “the will of the Lord, … the mind of the Lord, … the word of the Lord, … and the power of God unto salvation.” …
“Parents simply cannot flirt with skepticism or cynicism, then be surprised when their children expand that flirtation into full-blown romance. If I matters of faith and belief children are at risk of being swept downstream by this intellectual current or that cultural rapid, we as their parents must be more certain than ever to hold to anchored unmistakable moorings clearly recognizable to those of our own household. It won’t help anyone if we go over the edge with them, explaining through the roar of the falls all the way down that we really did know the Church was true and that the keys of the priesthood really were lodged there but we just didn’t want to stifle anyone’s freedom to think otherwise. No, we can hardly expect the children to get to shore safely if the parents don’t seem to know where to anchor their own boat.
“We can be reasonably active, meeting-going Latter-day Saints, but if we do not live lives of gospel integrity and convey to our children powerful heartfelt convictions regarding the truthfulness of the Restoration and the divine guidance of the Church from the first Vision to this very hour, then those children may, to our regret but not surprise, turn out not to be visibly active, meeting-going Letter-day Saints or sometimes anything close to it.
“What a classic example of the warning Elder Richard L. Evans once gave.
“Said he: “sometimes some parents mistakenly feel that they can relax a little as to conduct and conformity or take perhaps a so called liberal view of basic and fundamental things-thinking that a little laxness or indulgence won’t matter-or they may fail to teach or to attend Church, or may voice critical views. Some parents … seem to feel that they can ease up a little on the fundamentals without affecting their family or their family’s future. But,” he observed, “if a parent goes a little off course, the children are likely to exceed the parent’s example.” 7 to lead a child (or anyone else!), even inadvertently, away from faithfulness, away from loyalty and bedrock belief simply because we want to be clever or independent is license no parent nor any other person has ever been given.” (Elder Jeffrey R. Holland “A Prayer for the Children,” Conference Report, April 2003)
Thursday, March 17, 2016
"God Gave Us Families"
Below is a link to one of my favorite primary songs. It teaches us what the Lord wants us to know about families. I love that young primary children are learning the truths from The Family: A Proclamation to the World through song. The link is a video of the song, and I added the words below as well.
The Family is of God
1. Our Father has a family. It’s me!
It’s you, all others too: we are His children.
He sent each one of us to earth, through birth,
To live and learn here in fam’lies.
2. A father’s place is to preside, provide,
To love and teach the gospel to his children.
A father leads in fam’ly prayer to share
Their love for Father in Heaven.
3. A mother’s purpose is to care, prepare,
To nurture and to strengthen all her children.
She teaches children to obey, to pray,
To love and serve in the fam’ly.
4. I’ll love and serve my family and be
A good example to each fam’ly member.
And when I am a mom or dad, so glad,
I’ll help my fam’ly remember:
[Chorus]
God gave us families to help us become what He wants us to be—
This is how He shares His love, for the fam’ly is of God.
Words and music: Matthew Neeley
Saturday, March 12, 2016
Motherhood
Some great quotes from my readings this week. I love that I am a mom, and that I was fortunate enough to be able to be at home with my girls as they have grown up. They are my greatest accomplishment.
Elder Quentin L. Cook
"No woman should ever feel the need to apologize or feel her contribution is less significant because she is devoting her primary efforts to raising and nurturing children."
"We should all be careful not to be judgmental or assume that sisters are less valiant if the decision is made to work outside the home."
President Gordon B. Hinckley
"The greatest job that any mother will do will be in nurturing, teaching, lifting, encouraging, and rearing her children in righteousness and truth. None other can adequately take her place."
President Ezra Taft Benson
"No more sacred word exists in secular or holy writ than that of mother. There is no more noble work than that of a good and God fearing mother."
"Mothers in Zion, your God given roles are so vital to your own exaltation and to the salvation and exaltation of your family. A child needs a mother more than all the things money can buy. Spending time with your children is the greatest gift of all."
"Our young people need love and attention, not indulgence. They need empathy and understanding, not indifference from mothers and fathers. They need the parents' time. A mother's kindly teachings and her love for and confidence in a teenage son or daughter can literally save them from this wicked world."
This last quote stood out to me the most. This is such an amazing promise, it is so important to be there for our children.
Elder Quentin L. Cook
"No woman should ever feel the need to apologize or feel her contribution is less significant because she is devoting her primary efforts to raising and nurturing children."
"We should all be careful not to be judgmental or assume that sisters are less valiant if the decision is made to work outside the home."
President Gordon B. Hinckley
"The greatest job that any mother will do will be in nurturing, teaching, lifting, encouraging, and rearing her children in righteousness and truth. None other can adequately take her place."
President Ezra Taft Benson
"No more sacred word exists in secular or holy writ than that of mother. There is no more noble work than that of a good and God fearing mother."
"Mothers in Zion, your God given roles are so vital to your own exaltation and to the salvation and exaltation of your family. A child needs a mother more than all the things money can buy. Spending time with your children is the greatest gift of all."
"Our young people need love and attention, not indulgence. They need empathy and understanding, not indifference from mothers and fathers. They need the parents' time. A mother's kindly teachings and her love for and confidence in a teenage son or daughter can literally save them from this wicked world."
This last quote stood out to me the most. This is such an amazing promise, it is so important to be there for our children.
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