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mhudman bookmarked Children:4 |
| May 6, 2012 at 02:43 PM |
Children
The family is ordained of God. Families are central to our Heavenly Father's plan here on earth and through the eternities. After Adam and Eve were joined in marriage, the scripture reads, "And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth." ( Genesis 1:28.) In our day prophets and apostles have declared, "The first commandment that God gave to Adam and Eve pertained to their potential for parenthood as husband and wife. We declare that God's commandment for His children to multiply and replenish the earth remains in force." ("The Family: A Proclamation to the World," Liahona and Ensign, Nov. 2010, 129.)
The family is ordained of God. Families are central to our Heavenly Father's plan here on earth and through the eternities. After Adam and Eve were joined in marriage, the scripture reads, "And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth." ( Genesis 1:28.) In our day prophets and apostles have declared, "The first commandment that God gave to Adam and Eve pertained to their potential for parenthood as husband and wife. We declare that God's commandment for His children to multiply and replenish the earth remains in force." ("The Family: A Proclamation to the World," Liahona and Ensign, Nov. 2010, 129.)
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mhudman bookmarked Strengthen Home and Family:37 |
| May 6, 2012 at 02:38 PM |
Strengthen Home and Family
Shortly after Joseph and Emma left, taking a horse and wagon. Now listen to what his mother says: "I spent the night in prayer and supplication to God, for the anxiety of my mind would not permit me to sleep." The pleadings of a mother, a righteous daughter of God, comforted the Prophet and protected the gold plates. Over the years, her constant prayers helped strengthen her home and family (see Lucy Mack Smith, History of Joseph Smith, ed. Preston Nibley [1979], 102).
Shortly after Joseph and Emma left, taking a horse and wagon. Now listen to what his mother says: "I spent the night in prayer and supplication to God, for the anxiety of my mind would not permit me to sleep." The pleadings of a mother, a righteous daughter of God, comforted the Prophet and protected the gold plates. Over the years, her constant prayers helped strengthen her home and family (see Lucy Mack Smith, History of Joseph Smith, ed. Preston Nibley [1979], 102).
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mhudman bookmarked "Because She Is a Mother" :8 |
| May 6, 2012 at 02:34 PM |
"Because She Is a Mother"
In speaking of mothers I do not neglect the crucial, urgent role of fathers, particularly as fatherlessness in contemporary homes is considered by some to be "the central social problem of our time." (Tom Lowe, "Fatherlessness: The Central Social Problem of Our Time," Claremont Institute Home Page Editorial, Jan. 1996) Indeed, fatherlessness can be a problem even in a home where the father is present--eating and sleeping, so to speak, "by remote." But that is a priesthood message for another day. Today I wish to praise those motherly hands that have rocked the infant's cradle and, through the righteousness taught to their children there, are at the very center of the Lord's purposes for us in mortality.
In speaking of mothers I do not neglect the crucial, urgent role of fathers, particularly as fatherlessness in contemporary homes is considered by some to be "the central social problem of our time." (Tom Lowe, "Fatherlessness: The Central Social Problem of Our Time," Claremont Institute Home Page Editorial, Jan. 1996) Indeed, fatherlessness can be a problem even in a home where the father is present--eating and sleeping, so to speak, "by remote." But that is a priesthood message for another day. Today I wish to praise those motherly hands that have rocked the infant's cradle and, through the righteousness taught to their children there, are at the very center of the Lord's purposes for us in mortality.
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mhudman bookmarked "Because She Is a Mother" :4 |
| May 6, 2012 at 02:31 PM |
"Because She Is a Mother"
"She broke the bread into two fragments and gave them to her children, who ate with eagerness. 'She hath kept none for herself,' grumbled the sergeant.
"She broke the bread into two fragments and gave them to her children, who ate with eagerness. 'She hath kept none for herself,' grumbled the sergeant.
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mhudman bookmarked The Ministry of Angels:5 |
| May 6, 2012 at 02:29 PM |
The Ministry of Angels
When Adam and Eve willingly stepped into mortality, they knew this telestial world would contain thorns and thistles and troubles of every kind. Perhaps their most challenging realization, however, was not the hardship and danger they would endure but the fact that they would now be distanced from God, separated from Him with whom they had walked and talked, who had given them face-to-face counsel. After this conscious choice, as the record of creation says, "they saw him not; for they were shut out from his presence." (Moses 5:4.) Amidst all else that must have troubled them, surely this must have troubled them the most.
When Adam and Eve willingly stepped into mortality, they knew this telestial world would contain thorns and thistles and troubles of every kind. Perhaps their most challenging realization, however, was not the hardship and danger they would endure but the fact that they would now be distanced from God, separated from Him with whom they had walked and talked, who had given them face-to-face counsel. After this conscious choice, as the record of creation says, "they saw him not; for they were shut out from his presence." (Moses 5:4.) Amidst all else that must have troubled them, surely this must have troubled them the most.
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mhudman bookmarked The Ministry of Angels:6 |
| May 6, 2012 at 02:29 PM |
The Ministry of Angels
But God knew the challenges they would face, and He certainly knew how lonely and troubled they would sometimes feel. So He watched over His mortal family constantly, heard their prayers always, and sent prophets (and later apostles) to teach, counsel, and guide them. But in times of special need, He sent angels, divine messengers, to bless His children, reassure them that heaven was always very close and that His help was always very near. Indeed, shortly after Adam and Eve found themselves in the lone and dreary world, an angel appeared unto them, (Moses 5:6-8.) who taught them the meaning of their sacrifice and the atoning role of the promised Redeemer who was to come.
But God knew the challenges they would face, and He certainly knew how lonely and troubled they would sometimes feel. So He watched over His mortal family constantly, heard their prayers always, and sent prophets (and later apostles) to teach, counsel, and guide them. But in times of special need, He sent angels, divine messengers, to bless His children, reassure them that heaven was always very close and that His help was always very near. Indeed, shortly after Adam and Eve found themselves in the lone and dreary world, an angel appeared unto them, (Moses 5:6-8.) who taught them the meaning of their sacrifice and the atoning role of the promised Redeemer who was to come.
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mhudman bookmarked What It Means to Be a Daughter of God:24 |
| May 6, 2012 at 02:25 PM |
What It Means to Be a Daughter of God
We all owe a great debt of gratitude to Eve. In the Garden of Eden, she and Adam were instructed not to eat of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. However, they were also reminded, "Thou mayest choose for thyself." (Moses 3:17) The choice was really between a continuation of their comfortable existence in Eden, where they would never progress, or a momentous exit into mortality with its opposites: pain, trials, and physical death in contrast to joy, growth, and the potential for eternal life. In contemplating this choice, we are told, "And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, . . . and a tree to be desired to make her wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and also gave unto her husband with her, and he did eat." (Moses 4:12) And thus began their earthly probation and parenthood.
We all owe a great debt of gratitude to Eve. In the Garden of Eden, she and Adam were instructed not to eat of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. However, they were also reminded, "Thou mayest choose for thyself." (Moses 3:17) The choice was really between a continuation of their comfortable existence in Eden, where they would never progress, or a momentous exit into mortality with its opposites: pain, trials, and physical death in contrast to joy, growth, and the potential for eternal life. In contemplating this choice, we are told, "And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, . . . and a tree to be desired to make her wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and also gave unto her husband with her, and he did eat." (Moses 4:12) And thus began their earthly probation and parenthood.
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mhudman bookmarked Strengthening Families: Our Sacred Duty :4 |
| May 6, 2012 at 02:22 PM |
Strengthening Families: Our Sacred Duty
The importance of spiritually strengthening families is taught clearly in the scriptures. Father Adam and Mother Eve taught their sons and daughters the gospel. The sacrifices of Abel were accepted by the Lord, whom he loved. Cain, on the other hand, "loved Satan more than God" and committed serious sins. Adam and Eve "mourned before the Lord, because of Cain and his brethren," but they never ceased to teach their children the gospel (see Moses 5:12, 18, 20, 27; 6:1, 58).
The importance of spiritually strengthening families is taught clearly in the scriptures. Father Adam and Mother Eve taught their sons and daughters the gospel. The sacrifices of Abel were accepted by the Lord, whom he loved. Cain, on the other hand, "loved Satan more than God" and committed serious sins. Adam and Eve "mourned before the Lord, because of Cain and his brethren," but they never ceased to teach their children the gospel (see Moses 5:12, 18, 20, 27; 6:1, 58).
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mhudman bookmarked Mothers Who Know:5 |
| May 6, 2012 at 02:17 PM |
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mhudman bookmarked Chapter 7 |
| January 13, 2012 at 03:32 PM |
Chapter 7
The following kinds of questions can lead to opportunities for visiting teachers to give comfort, share relevant gospel teaching, and provide meaningful service.
The following kinds of questions can lead to opportunities for visiting teachers to give comfort, share relevant gospel teaching, and provide meaningful service.
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To create your own notes, find a verse and tap on the verse number, then select "Notes". (note for Isaiah 55:6) |
| December 18, 2011 at 07:39 PM |
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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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mhudman highlighted 1 Nephi 11:26 |
| January 14, 2012 at 09:29 AM |
1 Nephi 11:26
And the angel said unto me again: Look and behold the condescension of God!
And the angel said unto me again: Look and behold the condescension of God!