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What the prophet asked us to do each week for the rest of our lives.
What is: increase our understanding of the Atonement of Jesus Christ?
A question Elder Wilcox often hears from young people, and addresses in his talk.
Why must Latter-Day Saints live so differently?
A perceived irreparable mistake that provided Sister Yee with an opportunity to learn that Christ's grace can turn all things for good.
What was the messed-up painting?
"What I thought was a mistake without mend was an opportunity for His merciful hand to be manifest. He was not done with the painting, and He was not done with me."
"This volume of scripture looks to the future and contains important principles, warnings, and lessons intended for the circumstances and challenges of our day. Hence, the Book of Mormon is a book about our future and the times in which we do now and will yet live."
What is the Book of Mormon?
The most important message on earth!
What are: the glad tidings of the gospel of Jesus Christ?
The decision that makes so many other decisions easier.
What is: choosing to follow Jesus Christ?
An extra inheritance to enable and compensate for extra responsibility given.
What is a birthright?
1) Recognize we have sinned
2) Feel remorse
3) Exercise faith in Jesus Christ that we can be forgiven
4) Do our best to make restitution
5) Replace the wrong action with a better one so that we won't do it again.
What are the steps of repentance?
It leads us to "set our hearts upon riches and the vain things of the world" instead of loving God and neighbor, and boast in our own strength and depend upon our own wisdom, instead of trusting in the God that gave us life.
What is the result of pride?
36 worldwide!
How many new Missions were opened this year?
To prepare a people who will prepare the world for the Second Coming of the Lord!
Why do we build Temples?
Your birthright is evidence not only of God's love for you, but more importantly, His ____.
What is: trust?
"Our need for healing and help is not a _____ to Him, but the very reason He came."
What is: burden?
It happened "in the space of not many years."
How long did it take the Nephites to fall away from Jesus Christ?
What your generation is "unusually mindful" of.
What are: the less fortunate?
Two things the Prophet urged us to prioritize NOW.
What are:
Prepare for the Second Coming
and
Be a Disciple of Jesus Christ?
"No, but it does mean you are expected to help others be better.
Does your birthright mean you are better than others?
“Repentance is the pathway to purity, and purity brings _______. And oh, how we will need His _______ in the days ahead.” ~Prophet
What is: power?
We should constantly ask ourselves, ‘Why did the Lord inspire Mormon … to include [this account] in his record? What lesson can I learn from [this admonition] to help me live in this day and age?’”
How should we study the Book of Mormon?
Two examples of extraordinary opportunities in this upcoming "decade to remember."
What are:
Temple open houses
Rededication of Salt Lake Temple
Bicentennial of the organization of the Church
Olympic Games?
"The most crucial question" we are to ask ourselves.
To whom or to what will I give my life?
"Don't let the world change you when you were ________________!"
What is: born to change the world?
"________ allows us to feel God’s love and to know and love Him in ways we would never otherwise know."
What is: repenting?
The man who said: “The Book of Mormon was written for our day. The Nephites never had the book. It was meant for us. Under the inspiration of God, who sees all things from the beginning, [Mormon] abridged centuries of records, choosing the stories, speeches, and events that would be most helpful to us.”
Who is Ezra Taft Benson?
Four activities the Prophet declared to be "divinely appointed responsibilities" that will make this coming decade doubly memorable and meaningful for YOU youth.
What are:
1) Living the gospel
2) Caring for those in need
3) Inviting all to receive the gospel
4) Uniting families for eternity?