reach harmony through listening

Mac Wilberg "listen louder than you sing" then you "can elevate each other's singing to harmony"

to BE not to do lists

Pres Oaks talk

perspective: revelatory experience= all church mtgs

what are my weapons of rebellion?

Sins of omission and sins of commission

spiritual experience plus fun

I youth talk at Lauren's ward about FSY experience.

Reminded me of talk  by President Holland to my incoming freshman class at BYU.(Oct 1978) Spoke of spiritual environment at BYU followed by BYU fight song.

focus on joy

Become, remain clean and worthy. 

Children of covenant 

His disciples

what do I need to know, feel and do at temple session

put anchors down

Anchors of faith will keep us standing firm through waves of pain, sorrow, heartbreak...

integrity elder gerrad

Do others see God through my actions?

yeah, buts...

Internal debates w spirit. Listen. Refine relationship. Breathe love from Spirit w every breath. Create holy (spiritual) space for my self. Stand w holy people. Like learning a new language.

Elder Stevenson apr. 2023 Promotings of the Spirit

Pres Nelson women's message March 2023

Make scrIptures - personal liahona

temple - place of refuge and recalibration

Prayers- learn where lord needs me to be that day

Blessed w wisdom to discern what is needful and not to run faster than able.

Courage to live up to divine privilege as covenant daughter

Divine Gifts as daughter of God gives power to change lives and change the world.

Jesus and Heavenly Father KNOW ME

power

“When we follow Satan, we give him power. When we follow God, He gives us power.”

justice, mercy, God and satan

About 13 minutes in compares justice and mercy abused by God and Satan

elder Ballard apr 2023- what do i know, believe, feel

Ehat matters most is what lasts longest.

As you bear testimony of what you know, believe, and feel, the Holy Ghost will confirm the truth to those who earnestly listen to your testimony.

Have I trimmed my lamp?

Power of godliness.   is manifest

Covenant path

Temple

Oil lamp must have wick trimmed for good flame. All virgins in parable had trimmed their wicks, but some did not bring oil.

Covenant relationships

When we are consistently praying morning and night, studying our scriptures daily, having weekly family home evening, and attending the temple regularly, we are actively responding to His invitation to “come unto Him.” The more we develop these habits, the more anxious is Satan to harm us but the less is his ability to do so. Through the use of these tools, we exercise our agency to accept the full gifts of His atoning sacrifice. I am not suggesting that all of life’s struggles will disappear as you do these things. We came to mortal life precisely to grow from trials and testing. Challenges help us become more like our Father in Heaven, and the Atonement of Jesus Christ makes it possible to endure those challenges. Richard G Scott

Infuriating Unfairness. Our decisions create long term advantages or disadvantages 

Trust jesus

prayer

Have faith.

Ask specifically 

Present a plan 

The Lord will give up strength so we can help ourselves

testimony-I know, I believe

Impt to pass it in to descendents 

Commitment/ covenant

Commitment/ covenant is to fall in love w something then build a structure around it for when love fails.

Anthony Sweat- we need the endowment. connection. protection

Endowment is a power. A gift of spiritual power. Power to overcome all evil. 

Endowed w power from on high. 

Blessings of the fathers : I, Abraham, saw that it was needful for me to obtain another place of residence; 2 And, finding there was greater happiness and peace and rest for me, I sought for the blessings of the fathers, and the right whereunto I should be ordained to administer the same; having been myself a follower of righteousness, desiring also to be one who possessed great knowledge, and to be a greater follower of righteousness, and to possess a greater knowledge, and to be a father of many nations, a prince of peace, and desiring to receive instructions, and to keep the commandments of God, I became a rightful heir, a High Priest, holding the right belonging to the fathers.

Mysteries of heaven. 

Covenants protect and connect.  Section 138. Fathers to children. Children to fathers.  Connect us w those who have gone before us. THE priesthood is Elijah s sealing power. 

KNOW, LIVE, DO, BECOME We should ALWAYS teach about JESUS

Come follow me.

Strengthening youth requires effort

Help youth recognize tender mercies as they happen. 

From Elder Newman, Oct 2023:

about the parable of the wise man who built his house upon a rock. According to the account in Luke, as the wise man laid the foundation for his house, he “DIGGED DEEP” It wasn’t a casual or simple endeavor—it took EFFORT! 

To build our lives on the rock of our Redeemer, Jesus Christ, we need to dig deep. We remove anything that is sandy or superfluous in our lives. We keep digging until we find Him. And we teach our children to bind themselves to Him through sacred ordinances and covenants so that when the oppositional storms and floods come, as they surely will, they will have little effect upon them “because of the rock upon which [they] are built.” 

This kind of strength doesn’t just happen. It is not passed on to the next generation like a spiritual inheritance. Each person must digabout the parable of the wise man who built his house upon a rock.