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.