Wednesday, January 15, 2014

For unto us Christmas Gift idea


Should be able to be printed as a 5x7
Framed it made a nice gift for neighbors this year

Thursday, January 9, 2014

Example


The Divine Mission of Jesus Christ: Exemplar
https://www.lds.org/liahona/2014/01/the-divine-mission-of-jesus-christ-exemplar?lang=eng

Video Jesus Christ Is the Perfect Example of Obedience by Elder Hales
http://www.lds.org/prophets-and-apostles/unto-all-the-world/jesus-christ-is-the-perfect-example-of-obedience?lang=eng

Lesson ideas and handouts on Following the Saviors perfect example
http://www.sugardoodle.net/joomla/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3198

Women’s Righteous Examples Further Work of Salvation
 By the Relief Society general board and Sarah Jane Weaver, Church News assistant editor
http://www.lds.org/church/news/womens-righteous-examples-further-work-of-salvation?lang=eng&query=example

Young women lesson Following the Example of the Savior
https://www.lds.org/manual/young-women-manual-1/lesson-3-following-the-example-of-jesus-christ?lang=eng

Jesus Christ, Exemplar

  • even one in me as I am one in the Father: D&C 35:2 .

Tuesday, January 7, 2014

Lamb of God-#sharethegift


The Lamb of God

A name for the Savior that refers to Jesus as the sacrificial offering given in our behalf.



 

 

Finding the Lamb of God

(Alma 31:5) President Boyd K. Packer speaks about finding the Lamb of God through the preaching of the word of God. (0:46)

Finding The Lamb

(John 1:36-41) David B. Haight speaks about finding the Lamb of God.(3:09)


  • He is brought as a lamb to the slaughter:Isa. 53:7; ( Mosiah 14:7; )
  • Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world:John 1:29; ( Alma 7:14; )
  • Ye were redeemed with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish:1 Pet. 1:18–20;
  • Worthy is the Lamb that was slain:Rev. 5:12;
  • We overcome Satan by the blood of the Lamb:Rev. 12:11;
  • These are made white in the blood of the Lamb, because of their faith in him:1 Ne. 12:11;
  • The Lamb of God is the Son of the Eternal Father, and the Savior of the world:1 Ne. 13:40; ( 1 Ne. 11:21; )
  • Cry mightily unto the Father in the name of Jesus, that perhaps ye may be cleansed by the blood of the Lamb:Morm. 9:6; ( Rev. 7:14Alma 34:36; )
  • The Son of Man is the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world:Moses 7:47;

Monday, January 6, 2014

Bread of Life

The Bread of Life

Jesus Christ is the Bread of Life. The bread of the sacrament symbolically represents Christ’s body.

 







Exploring:The Bread of Life By Julie Wardell


Saturday, January 4, 2014

King of Kings- #ShareTheGift

King of Kings

 


John 12:13


"In a visit to Westminster Abbey . . . I was particularly taken by the graves of the kings and queens. They ruled the British Empire; they had earthly power few can fathom; they were among the most influential people on earth during their time.

But I couldn’t help wondering where their power was now. They have returned to dust. “If you slid aside the stones on top of their tombs,” I thought, “you would find their mortal remains.” And I wondered, “What influence do these kings and queens have today?”

Then I thought of the King of kings. His tomb is empty. There were no mortal remains when the stone was rolled away. He is risen in immortality, and He lives." King of Kings By Lisa Ann Jackson



Living Water-#ShareTheGift

Living Water 

A symbol of the Lord Jesus Christ and his teachings. As water is essential to sustain physical life, the Savior and his teachings (living water) are essential for eternal life.

 





"The Samaritan woman liked the idea of never having to drink again. Certainly, she wouldn’t miss the daily labor of carrying the heavy water jars from the well to her home. But when Christ testified to her that He was the Messiah and when the Spirit confirmed to her that it was true, she began to comprehend that Jesus was speaking of greater truths. She left the well water behind and hurried away to seek others who might come and listen. I doubt, however, at least at that point, that she fully understood—or whether we fully understand—what it means to have a wellspring of living water within us.


Living water heals. It nourishes and sustains. It brings peace and joy."Blessed by Living Water by Kathleen H. Hughes

Today in Sunday School we learned about a prophecy in Ezekiel about living water. Ezekiel 47:1-8

 

". . . just as the waters from the temple healed the Judean wilderness and the Dead Sea in Ezekiel’s vision, the gospel of Jesus Christ will heal and cleanse us if we will partake of it."
 

Life of the World

The Lord Jesus Christ, our Savior and our Redeemer, is the life of the world because his resurrection and his atonement save us from both physical and spiritual death.  “The Light and Life of the World” Dallin H. Oaks

1 Corinthians 15:22

Savior-#ShareTheGift

Savior

One who saves. Jesus Christ, through his atonement, offered redemption and salvation to all mankind. “Savior” is a name and title of Jesus Christ.

 Isaiah 43:11



 


"Why was the Savior willing to keep His covenant with the Father and fulfill His divine mission to atone for the sins of the world? It was His love for His Father and His love for us. Why was the Father willing to allow His Only Begotten and perfect Son to suffer pain beyond description to bear the sins, heartaches, sicknesses, and infirmities of the world and all that is unfair in this life? We find the answer in these words: “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son.”

I invite each of us to evaluate how much we love the Savior, using as a measure how joyfully we keep our covenants." The Power, Joy, and Love of Covenant Keeping BY LINDA K. BURTON

Coloring Page



"Each of us is an innkeeper who decides if there is room for Jesus." -Neal A. Maxwell


Friday, January 3, 2014

Christ-#ShareTheGift



2 Nephi 25: 26 And we atalk of Christ, we rejoice in Christ, we preach of Christ, we bprophesy of Christ, and we write according to our prophecies, that our cchildren may know to what source they may look for a dremission of their sins.


"As we strive to place Christ at the center of our lives by learning His words, by following His teachings, and by walking in His path, He has promised to share with us the eternal life that He died to gain. There is no higher end than this, that we should choose to accept His discipline and become His disciples and do His work throughout our lives. Nothing else, no other choice we make, can make of us what He can."
—Thomas S. Monson, "Ponder the Path of Thy Feet"



"I am one of his witnesses, and in a coming day I shall feel the nail marks in his hands and in his feet and shall wet his feet with my tears.

But I shall not know any better then than I know now that he is God’s Almighty Son, that he is our Savior and Redeemer, and that salvation comes in and through his atoning blood and in no other way.
God grant that all of us may walk in the light as God our Father is in the light so that, according to the promises, the blood of Jesus Christ his Son will cleanse us from all sin." The Purifying Power of Gethsemane Elder Bruce R. McConkie


Only Begotten

Only Begotten

Baby Jesus in manger by Gina Carter retrieved from Google images

Docterine & Covenants 138:57


“With all my heart and the fervency of my soul, I lift up my voice in testimony as a special witness and declare that God does live. Jesus is His Son, the Only Begotten of the Father in the flesh. He is our Redeemer; He is our Mediator with the Father. He it was who died on the cross to atone for our sins. He became the firstfruits of the Resurrection. Because He died, all shall live again... May the whole world know it and live by that knowledge.”
—Thomas S. Monson
Ensign, May 2007, 25

The Divine Mission of Jesus Christ: The Only Begotten Son 

 

 Elder D. Todd Christofferson of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles said, 
“Faith in Jesus Christ is the conviction and assurance of 
  1. His status as the Only Begotten Son of God,  
  2. His infinite Atonement, and 
  3. His literal Resurrection.”2  

Modern prophets have testified: “[Jesus Christ] was … the Only Begotten Son in the flesh, the Redeemer of the world.”


What does it mean that Christ is the Only Begotten of the Father?

 Jesus was the only person to be born of a mortal mother, Mary, and an immortal father, God the Father. That is why Jesus is called the Only Begotten Son of God. From His Father, He inherited divine powers (see John 10:17–18). From His mother, He inherited mortality and became subject to hunger, thirst, fatigue, pain, and death.

 
#ShareTheGift

Names of Christ

“The Eskimo has fifty-names for snow because it is important to them; there ought to be as many for love.”

― Margaret Atwood

This Christmas I took this as a challenge to study more than 52 names for Jesus Christ. For God is Love! 1 John 4:8

On Day 10 of our study as a family of the names of Christ, my 11 year old son said "Why does Jesus have so many names?" My 9 year old daughter said "Because we love Him." My son then answered his own question and said "Also because His names teach us about his purpose." So true!!

"The divinity of Jesus Christ is indicated by the specific names and titles authoritatively applied to Him. According to man's judgment there may be but little importance attached to names; but in the nomenclature of the Gods every name is a title of power or station. God is righteously zealous of the sanctity of His own name and of names given by His appointment. In the case of children of promise names have been prescribed before birth; this is true of our Lord Jesus and of the Baptist, John, who was sent to prepare the way for the Christ. Names of persons have been changed by divine direction, when not sufficiently definite as titles denoting the particular service to which the bearers were called, or the special blessings conferred upon them." JESUS THE CHRIST  By JAMES E. TALMAGE pg. 33

"Christmas is what we make of it. Despite all the distractions, we can see to it that Christ is at the center of our celebration. If we have not already done so, we can establish Christmas traditions for ourselves and for our families which will help us capture and keep the spirit of Christmas."
—Thomas S. Monson, "Because He Came"

Advocate

Advocate 

What Is the Significance of the Title “Advocate”?

The imagery of a judicial system is often invoked when the Last Judgment is mentioned in scriptures. Man goes before the “judgment bar” (2 Nephi 33:15), there to be “arraigned” (Alma 11:44) and face God, “the Judge of all” (Hebrews 12:23). As part of that imagery, Jesus is called the Advocate (paraclaytos). In the King James Version of the New Testament, Jesus is called the “advocate” only once (1 John 2:1). The same word (paraclaytos) is used for the Holy Ghost, although it is translated “Comforter” (John 14:16). Thus, Jesus is one Paraclete, or Comforter, and the Holy Ghost is called “another Comforter” (John 14:16). The Greek word comes from para, to the side of, and kalayo, to summon. “Hence, originally, one who is called to another’s side to aid him, as an advocate in a court of justice” (Vincent, Word Studies, 1:486).
In the terminology of today’s legal system, an advocate is a lawyer who pleads another’s cause in a court of law, or in other words, an attorney for the defense. Usually, the attorney for the defense pleads the cause on the basis that the client is innocent; or if guilty, that extenuating circumstances should be considered and mercy extended. At the time of eternal judgment, we will stand before the bar of God accused of being imperfect and unworthy to enter God’s presence, “for all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God” (Romans 3:23). At that time we have an Advocate with the Father. He will stand beside us to plead our cause before the Great Judge; however, He does not plead our case by pointing to our lack of guilt; rather, it is His own sinlessness to which He calls God’s attention (see D&C 45:4). His perfection and His suffering pay the price to satisfy justice for those of His “brethren that believe on my name” (v. 5). Imagine the indescribable sorrow of standing before the judgment bar with no one to step forward, no one to speak for you. How tragic that some will not come to Him in true faith and repentance so that He can take their guilt upon Him and become their advocate with the Father.

“It is of great significance to me, that I may at any moment and in any circumstance approach through prayer the throne of grace, that my Heavenly Father will hear my petition, that my Advocate, him who did no sin, whose blood was shed, will plead my cause.”  D. Todd Christofferson, “I Know in Whom I Have Trusted,” Ensign,May 1993, 83.




1 John 2:1 My little children, these things write I unto you, that ye sin not.And if any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous:


https://www.lds.org/scriptures/tg/jesus-christ-advocate?lang=eng

Reverently and Meekly Now

At the throne I intercede;
For thee ever do I plead.
I have loved thee as thy friend,
With a love that cannot end.
Be obedient, I implore,
Prayerful, watchful evermore,
And be constant unto me,

Wednesday, January 1, 2014

We are important to God individually.


C. S. Lewis put it this way: “[God] has infinite attention to spare for each one of us. He does not have to deal with us in the mass. You are as much alone with Him as if you were the only being He had ever created. When Christ died, He died for you individually just as much as if you had been the only man [or woman] in the world” (Mere Christianity [1943], 131).

I know what it is to love a daughter of God who with grace and devotion served with the full feminine splendor of her righteous womanhood. As a husband, consistently tell your wife how much you love her. It will bring her great happiness. As a son, tell your mother how you love her. It will give her great joy. Let us be grateful to our Father in Heaven for His precious daughters. Let us help them as much as we can. Then let us encourage every woman who questions her value to turn to her Heavenly Father and His glorified Son for a supernal confirmation of her immenseindividual worth. I testify that as each woman seeks it in faith and obedience, the Savior will continually prompt her through the Holy Ghost. That guidance will lead her to fulfillment, peace, and a consuming joy through magnifying her divinely appointed, sacred womanhood. I know the Savior will do that. I testify that He lives. In the name of Jesus Christ, amen.
http://www.lds.org/general-conference/2000/04/the-sanctity-of-womanhood?lang=eng&query=individual+worth