5/29/2023 0 Comments Drawn to life the final chapter![]() So it's a little bit different each week. Now another awesome thing about our study group is each week we're joined by two of my friends. I love and miss you, and then DD's sweet sister Lynette Peterson. ![]() Oh, I love these two: DD and Steve Alberola. Now if you're new to our study group, we want to make sure you know how to use this podcast, so follow the link in our description and it's going to explain how you can best use this podcast to enhance your Come, Follow Me study just like my friends. Welcome to the Sunday on Monday Study Group, a Deseret Bookshelf Plus original brought to you by LDS Living, where we take the Come, Follow Me lesson for the week and we really dig into our scriptures together. And we can decide after today whose jersey we're going to be wearing. If the goal is to win, what makes a winning team? So today's discussion of Matthew chapters 11-12, and Luke 11 gives us some pretty cool insight into what Jesus's winning team will look like. When we get together, there is a lot of talk about teams, players who got traded, who should leave the team and get traded, and discussion about what makes a team great. My mother-in-law could give any sports fanatic a run for their money. Tom Perry, “ Discipleship”, January 2001 Ensign)Ĭleansing the Inner Vessel for Spiritual Flow by Jerry Earl Johnston But it is in the hidden corners of our lives where there are things that only we know about that we must be particularly thorough to ensure that we are clean. The aspects of our lives that are on public display usually take care of themselves because we want to leave the best impression possible. It is especially applicable to the task of spiritual housecleaning. Over the years, my mother’s counsel has had enormous application to me in many different ways. Luke 11:37-39 (Clean the outside and inside) Nelson, “ The Sabbath Is a Delight”, April 2015 General Conference)īy participating in these activities at church and at home, members can establish family traditions that will help nurture multigenerational families who are faithful to the Lord and who call the Sabbath a delight. When I had to make a decision whether or not an activity was appropriate for the Sabbath, I simply asked myself, “What sign do I want to give to God?” That question made my choices about the Sabbath day crystal clear. With that understanding, I no longer needed lists of dos and don’ts. It wasn’t until later that I learned from the scriptures that my conduct and my attitude on the Sabbath constituted a sign between me and my Heavenly Father. In my much younger years, I studied the work of others who had compiled lists of things to do and things not to do on the Sabbath. Matthew 12:11-12 (Do well on the Sabbath) Matthew 12:3-8 (The true law of the Sabbath) Matthew 12:1-2 (Jesus plucks corn on the Sabbath) He is our light, so our whole life can be filled with his influence, and no darkness will persist in us. If we are dedicated to our Savior’s glorious cause, then our whole body will be full of light (D&C 88:67). (Mae West, not anywhere in the scriptures) ![]() I never said it would be easy, I only said it would be worth it. Maxwell, “ Brim with Joy”, BYU Speeches January 23, 1996) (Also quoted by Ronald Rasband, “ By Divine Design”, October 2017 General Conference) He does not do things by “coincidence” but instead by “divine design.” (Neal A. You and I may call these intersectings “coincidence.” This word is understandable for mortals to use, but coincidence is not an appropriate word to describe the workings of an omniscient God. Osborn, “ Service in the Church”, October 1984 General Conference) I noticed, also, that he had a small cloth pad that spanned his neck-I suppose to cushion the shocks of a rough road. “At first it did, but I carved and sanded it with a rough stone, and now it fits and is comfortable.” He replied, “No, it isn’t, because it’s balanced.” I asked my friend if his load wasn’t really too heavy to carry a great distance. After I snapped the camera, he lowered his burden in order to visit. He was trotting along, carrying an enormous load of vegetables and produce hanging from both ends of a wooden yoke carried across his shoulders. Several months ago, Sister Osborn and I were traveling a narrow road in central Luzon in the Philippines, where I was serving as a full-time Regional Representative. ( Come Follow Me for Individuals and Families)Įasy = usefully kind or suitable serviceable, good and can mean well fitted (Greek) Regardless of the reasons for our struggles, Jesus pleads with us to come unto Him so He can help us bear our burdens and find relief. We all carry burdens-some resulting from our own sins and mistakes, some caused by the choices of others, and some that are nobody’s fault but are simply part of life on earth. Matthew 23:4 (We sometimes add our own burdens) Too Much to Carry Alone by Camille Fronk Olson ![]() Glue-Ins (free printables for your scriptures)
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