No contention

Because they were living the gospel fully and truly. And they had the LOVE of God in their hearts. I forgot this this weekend when I was getting frustrated with bridesmaids. I want to be better about this.

In His name

Learned an interesting thing in church today. In gospel doctrine they are teaching 3 Nephi 27 and talking about doing things in this name. Christ in there says that the church should be called in this name if it is His church. Usually my head stopped there when I have read this in the past. But this time unrealized the Christ also says that everything should be done in his name. Gosh that is so important. Teaching John our neighbor this week made me think about Catholicism a lot. And other religions and general. This church does things in Christ's name. Everything! Blessings prayers lessons ordinances everything. That is amazing and unique. And I want to try to always be worthy to do that, to do things in His name end to represent Him. 

Scriptures!

Scriptures rock! It's so cool when scriptures talk about scriptures too. In the hymn As I Search the Holy Scriptures, they're are some really great footnotes. In 2 Tim it says that the scriptures are profitable for reporting and correction and perfection. And in Romans it says they are profitable for comfort and hope. It just love that so much and am so humbled that I have been able to experience all of those with the scriptures.

Gc 2

Hales:
We all want to be converted. Think about that when sharing the gospel. Every soul is looking for conversion, to know God again. Keep a spiritual perspective.

Calls to action
Pray to over come nervousness to share the gospel.
Love more,and I will suffer less.
Remember the beauty of the gospel and plan of happiness and remember how delicious it is. Allow that to affect how I treat people, how I feel about church and callings, etc.
I can't even begin to try to share the gospel until I love a person. That may be the first step of my missionary work with some people (who I don't love sincerely yet).
Study about Korihor and compare him to things that tempt me or affect my joy today
Study how to worship and make Sunday more sincerely worshipful
Also prepare for the sacrament more

Gc

I watched the women's session and it was so good. The first speaker talked about charity. She said sometimes we look at the chicken instead of the peacock in people. I liked that and I think it's true. The second one talked about how powerful the atonement is. How it can heal us. She shared a result sweet story of a girl with bipolar disorder. The next talk made me think that I need to figure out how to testify of truth and to teach the gospel perspective about hard things like same sex attraction. I feel like I would struggle with testifying of the gospel perspective on that of someone struggled with it because I wouldn't want to offend them. And she mentioned that. That we too often fear being offensive. I need to work on that I guess.  I need to figure out the black and white.  I feel like there is so much gray though. Out just seems impossibly hard.

The last talk was about faith. I lobbed Ott because he mentioned things that faith cannot do. Like take away someone's agency. Or force God to do something. I want to listen to it again so I can catch the call to action.

WWJD

I'm revisiting this saying. Alma 4:13 says to suffer afflictions for Christ's sake. What does that mean? I don't know. He had to suffer for everything anyway, regardless of whether or not we do too. Maybe it's something like this: suffer like He did not for him but for us.

I feel animosity toward my in-laws for lots of reasons. But I should suffer or handle the things they do like Jesus would.

Sanctify

How do we sanctify ourselves? D&C 43:16 says that if we do it, then we will be endowed with power and then will be able to give or do whatever he asks us to. So good! So, sanctifying ourselves. There are a few ways from this same section:

1. Treasure up his word (v. 34)
2. Hearken to these words
3. Let the solemnities of eternity rest upon your mind
4. Be sober (35)
5. Keep all my commandments
6. Labor in his vineyard (28)
7. Repent (22)
8. Gird up your loins (19)
9. Lift up your voices and call all nations to repent