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jviljoen bookmarked Family Study |
| May 19, 2010 at 08:13 AM |
1 Nephi 3:17
For he knew that Jerusalem must be destroyed, because of the wickedness of the people.
For he knew that Jerusalem must be destroyed, because of the wickedness of the people.
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jviljoen bookmarked Lawrence |
| January 26, 2010 at 01:05 AM |
Lesson 2: The Plan of Salvation
Full Lesson Plan (30-45 minutes)
•Pre-Earth Life: God?s Purpose and Plan for Us
- God is our Heavenly Father, and we are His children (see Acts 17:16-34; Hebrews 12:9).
- God has a plan for our happiness. Jesus Christ is central to that plan.
- God?s plan of happiness makes it possible to return to His presence (see Moses 1:39).
- Our eternal progression depends on how we use our agency (see 2 Nephi 2:27-29).
• The Creation
- Under the Father?s direction, Jesus Christ created the earth (see Hebrews 1:1-3).
•Agency and the Fall of Adam and Eve
- Adam and Eve were created in God?s image (see Genesis 1:26-27).
- In the Garden of Eden they were innocent and lived in God?s presence.
- Because they partook of the forbidden fruit, they were cast out of the garden (see Moses 4:19-31). This is called the Fall.
- They became mortal, were able to have children, and were also subject to sin and death (see 2 Nephi 2:22-25; Moses 5:11).
•Our Life on Earth
- Our purpose in life is to find lasting peace, joy, and happiness as families and to prepare to return to live with God.
- We came to the earth to be tested (see Abraham 3:24-25).
- We gain a body of flesh and bones, but we are subject to physical death.
- God gives commandments. If we obey, we are blessed. If we disobey, we sin and receive the consequences.
- All sin must be paid for, either by ourselves or by Christ (see D&C 19:15-20).
- We make choices, and we all commit sin (see Romans 3:23).
- We have experiences that bring us happiness and also sorrow.
- We cannot overcome either physical or spiritual death without Christ.
•The Atonement
- Because Jesus Christ overcame physical death, we will all be resurrected (see Alma 11:41-43).
- Through Christ?s Atonement we can become clean from sin so that we can return to live in God?s presence (see 2 Nephi 9:8-9).
- Christ will forgive our sins as we have faith in Him, repent, receive baptism and the gift of the Holy Ghost, and endure to the end.
•The Spirit World
- All people must die.
- At death our spirits go to the spirit world.
- We live in either a state of misery or a state of peace and rest, depending on how we lived in this life.
•The Resurrection, Judgment, and Immortality
- Our spirits and bodies will be reunited in the resurrection (see Alma 11:42-45; 40:23).
- We will return to God?s presence to be judged according to our works and desires.
- If we have repented, we will receive mercy.
- Eternal life is a gift of God given to those who fully obey the gospel of Jesus Christ (see D&C 14:7).
•Kingdoms of Glory (see D&C 76; 137; 1 Corinthians 15:40-42).
- We receive rewards according to our works and desires (see D&C 137:9).
- Those who receive the gospel and live it valiantly throughout their lives will receive the celestial kingdom (see D&C 76:50-70).
- Honorable people who are "blinded by the craftiness of men" and who are "not valiant in the testimony of Jesus [Christ]" receive the terrestrial kingdom (see D&C 76:75, 79).
- Those who sin and do not repent will receive the telestial glory after they suffer and pay for their sins.
Full Lesson Plan (30-45 minutes)
•Pre-Earth Life: God?s Purpose and Plan for Us
- God is our Heavenly Father, and we are His children (see Acts 17:16-34; Hebrews 12:9).
- God has a plan for our happiness. Jesus Christ is central to that plan.
- God?s plan of happiness makes it possible to return to His presence (see Moses 1:39).
- Our eternal progression depends on how we use our agency (see 2 Nephi 2:27-29).
• The Creation
- Under the Father?s direction, Jesus Christ created the earth (see Hebrews 1:1-3).
•Agency and the Fall of Adam and Eve
- Adam and Eve were created in God?s image (see Genesis 1:26-27).
- In the Garden of Eden they were innocent and lived in God?s presence.
- Because they partook of the forbidden fruit, they were cast out of the garden (see Moses 4:19-31). This is called the Fall.
- They became mortal, were able to have children, and were also subject to sin and death (see 2 Nephi 2:22-25; Moses 5:11).
•Our Life on Earth
- Our purpose in life is to find lasting peace, joy, and happiness as families and to prepare to return to live with God.
- We came to the earth to be tested (see Abraham 3:24-25).
- We gain a body of flesh and bones, but we are subject to physical death.
- God gives commandments. If we obey, we are blessed. If we disobey, we sin and receive the consequences.
- All sin must be paid for, either by ourselves or by Christ (see D&C 19:15-20).
- We make choices, and we all commit sin (see Romans 3:23).
- We have experiences that bring us happiness and also sorrow.
- We cannot overcome either physical or spiritual death without Christ.
•The Atonement
- Because Jesus Christ overcame physical death, we will all be resurrected (see Alma 11:41-43).
- Through Christ?s Atonement we can become clean from sin so that we can return to live in God?s presence (see 2 Nephi 9:8-9).
- Christ will forgive our sins as we have faith in Him, repent, receive baptism and the gift of the Holy Ghost, and endure to the end.
•The Spirit World
- All people must die.
- At death our spirits go to the spirit world.
- We live in either a state of misery or a state of peace and rest, depending on how we lived in this life.
•The Resurrection, Judgment, and Immortality
- Our spirits and bodies will be reunited in the resurrection (see Alma 11:42-45; 40:23).
- We will return to God?s presence to be judged according to our works and desires.
- If we have repented, we will receive mercy.
- Eternal life is a gift of God given to those who fully obey the gospel of Jesus Christ (see D&C 14:7).
•Kingdoms of Glory (see D&C 76; 137; 1 Corinthians 15:40-42).
- We receive rewards according to our works and desires (see D&C 137:9).
- Those who receive the gospel and live it valiantly throughout their lives will receive the celestial kingdom (see D&C 76:50-70).
- Honorable people who are "blinded by the craftiness of men" and who are "not valiant in the testimony of Jesus [Christ]" receive the terrestrial kingdom (see D&C 76:75, 79).
- Those who sin and do not repent will receive the telestial glory after they suffer and pay for their sins.
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jviljoen bookmarked Chapter 41:4 |
| August 23, 2009 at 09:07 AM |
Chapter 41
The Saints' early experiences with baptism for the dead taught them the importance of record keeping in the Lord's Church. Though proxy baptisms in local rivers had been performed by proper priesthood authority, they had not been officially recorded. Consequently, those baptisms had to be performed again. In an address given on August 31, 1842, the Prophet explained: "All persons baptized for the dead must have a recorder present, that he may be an eyewitness to record and testify of the truth and validity of his record. ... Therefore let the recording and witnessing of baptisms for the dead be carefully attended to from this time forth."3 The Prophet discussed this matter at greater length in a letter he wrote to the Saints the next day, and in another letter written on September 6. These two letters are now sections 127 and 128 of the Doctrine and Covenants.
The Saints' early experiences with baptism for the dead taught them the importance of record keeping in the Lord's Church. Though proxy baptisms in local rivers had been performed by proper priesthood authority, they had not been officially recorded. Consequently, those baptisms had to be performed again. In an address given on August 31, 1842, the Prophet explained: "All persons baptized for the dead must have a recorder present, that he may be an eyewitness to record and testify of the truth and validity of his record. ... Therefore let the recording and witnessing of baptisms for the dead be carefully attended to from this time forth."3 The Prophet discussed this matter at greater length in a letter he wrote to the Saints the next day, and in another letter written on September 6. These two letters are now sections 127 and 128 of the Doctrine and Covenants.
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jviljoen bookmarked Job |
| August 16, 2009 at 11:12 AM |
Job 5:27
Lo this, we have searched it, so it is; hear it, and know thou it for thy good.
Lo this, we have searched it, so it is; hear it, and know thou it for thy good.
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See Job 42:12 (note for Deuteronomy 8:16) |
| August 11, 2009 at 11:41 AM |
Note: See Job 42:12
Deuteronomy 8:16
Who fed thee in the wilderness with manna, which thy fathers knew not, that he might humble thee, and that he might prove thee, to do thee good at thy latter end;
Deuteronomy 8:16
Who fed thee in the wilderness with manna, which thy fathers knew not, that he might humble thee, and that he might prove thee, to do thee good at thy latter end;
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jviljoen bookmarked A House of God |
| August 2, 2009 at 09:20 AM |
D&C 88:119
Organize yourselves; prepare every needful thing; and establish a house, even a house of prayer, a house of fasting, a house of faith, a house of learning, a house of glory, a house of order, a house of God;
Organize yourselves; prepare every needful thing; and establish a house, even a house of prayer, a house of fasting, a house of faith, a house of learning, a house of glory, a house of order, a house of God;
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jviljoen
"when I came there was no man; when I called there was none to answer"
I hope our home is never in this spiritual state, where we can't and don't want to hear the voice of the Lord. That He ... (note for 2 Nephi 7:2) |
| July 30, 2009 at 06:47 AM |
Note: "when I came there was no man; when I called there was none to answer"
I hope our home is never in this spiritual state, where we can't and don't want to hear the voice of the Lord. That He will never come into our home and find no one to answer His call. But, instead that we would be like Samuel and answer "Here am I"
2 Nephi 7:2
Wherefore, when I came, there was no man; when I called, yea, there was none to answer. O house of Israel, is my hand shortened at all that it cannot redeem, or have I no power to deliver? Behold, at my rebuke I dry up the sea, I make their rivers a wilderness and their fish to stink because the waters are dried up, and they die because of thirst.
2 Nephi 7:2
Wherefore, when I came, there was no man; when I called, yea, there was none to answer. O house of Israel, is my hand shortened at all that it cannot redeem, or have I no power to deliver? Behold, at my rebuke I dry up the sea, I make their rivers a wilderness and their fish to stink because the waters are dried up, and they die because of thirst.
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jviljoen bookmarked A Sure Foundation |
| July 26, 2009 at 12:03 PM |
Helaman 5:12
And now, my sons, remember, remember that it is upon the rock of our Redeemer, who is Christ, the Son of God, that ye must build your foundation; that when the devil shall send forth his mighty winds, yea, his shafts in the whirlwind, yea, when all his hail and his mighty storm shall beat upon you, it shall have no power over you to drag you down to the gulf of misery and endless wo, because of the rock upon which ye are built, which is a sure foundation, a foundation whereon if men build they cannot fall.
And now, my sons, remember, remember that it is upon the rock of our Redeemer, who is Christ, the Son of God, that ye must build your foundation; that when the devil shall send forth his mighty winds, yea, his shafts in the whirlwind, yea, when all his hail and his mighty storm shall beat upon you, it shall have no power over you to drag you down to the gulf of misery and endless wo, because of the rock upon which ye are built, which is a sure foundation, a foundation whereon if men build they cannot fall.
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jviljoen bookmarked Romans 1:16 |
| July 26, 2009 at 12:03 PM |
Romans 1:16
For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.
For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.
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To create your own notes, find a verse and tap on the verse number, then tap on Notes. (note for This is a sample note.) |
| July 26, 2009 at 12:03 PM |
Note: To create your own notes, find a verse and tap on the verse number, then tap on Notes.
Isaiah 55:6
¶ Seek ye the Lord while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near:
Isaiah 55:6
¶ Seek ye the Lord while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near:
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jviljoen bookmarked Philippians 4:13 |
| July 26, 2009 at 12:03 PM |
Philippians 4:13
I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.
I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.
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jviljoen bookmarked Choose you this day |
| July 26, 2009 at 12:03 PM |
Joshua 24:15
And if it seem evil unto you to serve the Lord, choose you this day whom ye will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of the flood, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell: but as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.
And if it seem evil unto you to serve the Lord, choose you this day whom ye will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of the flood, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell: but as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.
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jviljoen bookmarked Isaiah 55:6 |
| July 26, 2009 at 12:03 PM |
Isaiah 55:6
¶ Seek ye the Lord while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near:
¶ Seek ye the Lord while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near:
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jviljoen bookmarked Anxiously Engaged |
| July 26, 2009 at 12:03 PM |
D&C 58:27
Verily I say, men should be anxiously engaged in a good cause, and do many things of their own free will, and bring to pass much righteousness;
Verily I say, men should be anxiously engaged in a good cause, and do many things of their own free will, and bring to pass much righteousness;
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jviljoen highlighted Chapter 41 |
| August 23, 2009 at 09:37 AM |
Chapter 41
"... There should be a place where all nations shall come up from time to time to receive their endowments; and the Lord has said this shall be the place for the baptisms for the dead. Every man that has been baptized and belongs to the kingdom has a right to be baptized for those who have gone before; and as soon as the law of the Gospel is obeyed here by their friends who act as proxy for them, the Lord has administrators there to set them free. A man may act as proxy for his own relatives; the ordinances of the Gospel which were laid out before the foundations of the world have thus been fulfilled by them, and we may be baptized for those whom we have much friendship for."10
"... There should be a place where all nations shall come up from time to time to receive their endowments; and the Lord has said this shall be the place for the baptisms for the dead. Every man that has been baptized and belongs to the kingdom has a right to be baptized for those who have gone before; and as soon as the law of the Gospel is obeyed here by their friends who act as proxy for them, the Lord has administrators there to set them free. A man may act as proxy for his own relatives; the ordinances of the Gospel which were laid out before the foundations of the world have thus been fulfilled by them, and we may be baptized for those whom we have much friendship for."10