Scripture Dads
HANDY: This father of 3 sons built a ship by hand that preserved his family when floods came to destroy the wicked.
Noah
This is the Lord's opinion of those who must be commanded in all things. (D&C 58:26)
"The same is a slothful and not a wise servant."
"Gird up your loins; fresh courage take. Our God will never us forsake."
Come, Come, Ye Saints. (D&C 61:36-39)
This is the promise for those who bear their testimony. (D&C 62:3)
Their testimony will be recorded in heaven for the angels to look up; their sins are forgiven them.
What is brown and sticky?
A stick.
LEADERSHIP: This father led his family on a perilous journey through the wilderness to the promised land, guided by the Liahona
Lehi
The Lord said men should be _________ ________ in a _____ ______. (D&C 58:27)
Anxiously engaged in a good cause.
"The world has need of willing men Who wear the worker's seal. Come, help the good work move along..."
Put Your Shoulder to the Wheel (D&C 58:26-28)
This is how we should speak of things which are holy. (D&C 63:64)
With great care and by constraint of the Spirit.
What does a sea monster eat for dinner?
Fish and Ships.
PATIENCE: The many prayers of this Book of Mormon father were heard on behalf of his wicked son, and an angel intervened to call the son to repentance.
Alma (the elder)
By this ye may know if a man repenteth of his sins (D&C 58:43)
He will confess them and forsake them.
"... in this there is safety; in this there is peace."
Keep the Commandments (D&C 59:23)
This is why the Lord was "not well pleased" with some of the elders of the church. (D&C 60:2)
They would not open their mouths and have hid their talent because of the fear of man.
Where do you take someone injured in a peek-a-boo accident?
The I-C-U.
FAITH: This is what the father of a sick child responded when Jesus Christ told him, "If thou canst believe, all things are possible to him that believeth."
Lord, I believe; Help thou my unbelief.
Doing this will help you remain 'unspotted' from the world. (D&C 59:9)
"Go to the house of prayer and offer up thy sacraments upon my holy day"
BONUS: What else should you do on His holy day? (59:12-13)
"Be our zeal in heav'n recorded, With success on earth rewarded."
God Speed the Right (D&C 58:27-28)
The Lord gives us the fulness of the earth on these conditions. (D&C 59:14-16, 20)
That we fast and pray with thanksgiving and cheerful hearts; that we use the things he gives us with judgement and without excess.
Why don't frogs drive cars?
They are afraid of being toad.
ETERNAL: This heavenly messenger appeared to Joseph Smith and Oliver Cowdery in the Kirtland Temple, restoring the sealing keys of the Priesthood and thereby "turning the hearts of the father to their children, and the hearts of the children to their fathers."
Elijah
The Lord uses this word as synonymous with "Fasting"
Rejoicing (59:14)
"Sweetly swells the solemn sound While we bring our gifts around of broken hearts, of broken hearts."
Gently Raise the Sacred Strain (D&C 59:8-12)
This is what the Lord teaches about seeking signs. (D&C 63:7-12)
Those that seek signs will see signs, but not unto salvation; Faith does not come by signs, but signs follow those that believe; Signs come by the will of God; Those without faith only receive signs unto their condemnation; The Lord is not pleased by those who have sought after signs and wonders.
What did the pepperoni say when it walked out of the hospital?
I'm cured!