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Studying can sometimes be more useful as a group. This is a place for us to share some of our findings with each other and some of the great resources out there for LDS members of the church.

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The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints—Seminaries an...

seminary and institute info

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Finding Answers from Conference - April 2008 Ensign

Several stories about how Conference has helped people receive inspiration and guidance in their lives. - Receiving Answers - Implementing their Counsel - Serving Again - Learning His Will - Filing the Hungry - Helps for Home Evening

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Good stuff as we get ready for this weekend!
posted by Jeff VanDrimmelen on 04-04-2008

“Pray that one of the messages at conference will give you the personal revelation you need.” I knew that prayers could be answered through conference, but it never occurred to me to pray for the speakers in advance. Deciding to follow that advice, my wife and I specifically asked the Lord to direct our path through the conference speakers. We prayed for weeks as we eagerly awaited conference.
posted by Jeff VanDrimmelen on 04-04-2008
To my amazement, the very first conference talk, Elder Richard G. Scott’s “Using the Supernal Gift of Prayer,”1 gave me the answer I so desperately sought. During his talk I recalled several impressions I had
posted by Jeff VanDrimmelen on 04-04-2008
That experience really solidified my testimony of conference and prayer. The talks we hear during conference truly are the words of the Lord, and if we put our trust in Him and earnestly seek Him in fervent prayer, He will guide us in our decisions.
posted by Jeff VanDrimmelen on 04-04-2008
After watching the Saturday sessions of April 2007 general conference, I began preparing for Sunday by implementing what the Brethren encouraged us to do
posted by Jeff VanDrimmelen on 04-04-2008
During this time, the missionaries invited me to attend October general conference. What stood out most from the messages was not the content but my feelings
posted by Jeff VanDrimmelen on 04-04-2008
I felt in both my mind and heart that I was listening to a prophet of God. I felt inspired and strengthened in my convictions; I also felt peace.
posted by Jeff VanDrimmelen on 04-04-2008
Helps for Home Evening
posted by Jeff VanDrimmelen on 04-04-2008
- We got a great idea from a friend of ours. We have small children and it is constantly a struggle to get them to listen at conference. We have tried coloring and reading, but we end up spending most of our time telling the kids to be quiet.
  
  Well, this past Monday night at FHE we taught our kids the story of King Benjamin and focused on the tents all the families brought and how they faced their doors to the temple. We then decided that we would set up our tent in our house and let everyone come inside and watch General Conference out the door. We talked about making our tent a temple and what it meant when we entered the temple. To help us out, our 6 year old made steeples for our tent with an angel Moroni on the top. They will take off their shoes before entering our sacred temple. I am very hopeful that this will help them understand the sacredness and importance of Conference. :)
  posted by Jeff VanDrimmelen on 04-04-2008

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Elder Quentin L. Cook: A Willing Heart and Mind

An introduction to Eler Quentin L. Cook of the Quorum on the Twelve Apostles. - Learning from Others - The Influence of Family - Admiring Mary (his wife) - Loving People from All Walks of Life - Being Prepared at Home - Preparing to Serve - Ready and Willing

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Through New Eyes - Ensign March 2008

Great story about a young girl who realizes that who you are is not how you look. Uses Scripture Mastery from 1 Sam 16:7 - The Lord looketh on the heart.

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The Atonement and Faith - Dallin H. Oaks

Sections of the Article: - The Savior Builds Us Up - Suffering is Part of Repentance - We Must Make A Mighty Change - Forgiveness Is Certain

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This powerful idea—that we must have faith and put the Lord first in our lives—seems simple, but in practice many find it difficult.
posted by Jeff VanDrimmelen on 04-02-2008
We cannot have true faith in the Lord without also having complete trust in the Lord’s will and in the Lord’s timing. As a result, no matter how strong our faith is, it cannot produce a result contrary to the will of Him in whom we have faith. Remember this when your prayers do not seem to be answered in the way or at the time you desire.
posted by Jeff VanDrimmelen on 04-02-2008
The exercise of faith in the Lord Jesus Christ is always subject to the order of heaven, to the goodness and will and wisdom and timing of the Lord. When we have that kind of faith and trust in the Lord, we have true security and serenity in our lives.
posted by Jeff VanDrimmelen on 04-02-2008
Consider the themes of the books, magazines, movies, television, and music we in the world have made popular by our patronage. Do the things portrayed in our chosen entertainment build up or tear down the children of God?
posted by Jeff VanDrimmelen on 04-02-2008
- When I think of this quote I think of all the shows on TV today and a large marjority of them tear down. They desensitize us to the horror of violence, and de-emphasize the importance and sanctity of chasity and fidelity.
  
  Granted there are some good one's too (I like the Big Give and the House Makeover show... they show great examples of helping others), but I still have to ask myself if they are a good use of my time...
  posted by Jeff VanDrimmelen on 04-02-2008
During my lifetime I have seen a strong trend to set aside entertainment that builds up and dignifies the children of God and to replace it with portrayals and performances that are depressing, demeaning, and destructive.
posted by Jeff VanDrimmelen on 04-02-2008
We are His servants, and it is critical that we understand the role of the Atonement in our own lives and in the lives of those we teach. Essential to that understanding is an understanding of the relationship between justice and mercy and the Atonement, and the role of suffering and repentance in this divine process
posted by Jeff VanDrimmelen on 04-02-2008
the person who repents does not need to suffer even as the Savior suffered for that sin. Sinners who are repenting will experience some suffering, but because of their repentance and the Atonement, they will not experience the full, exquisite extent of eternal torment the Savior suffered for those sins.

posted by Jeff VanDrimmelen on 04-02-2008
- This is interesting... here is a good referene for the connection between our suffering as mortal human beings and the suffering the Savior went through. Our suffering will be less because of the Savior, but we will still suffer for our sins.
  posted by Jeff VanDrimmelen on 04-02-2008
personal suffering is a very important part of repentance. “One has not begun to repent until he has suffered intensely for his sins. … If a person hasn’t suffered,” he said, “he hasn’t repented.
posted by Jeff VanDrimmelen on 04-02-2008
We tend to think of the results of repentance as simply cleansing us from sin, but that is an incomplete view. A person who sins is like a tree that bends easily in the wind. On a windy and rainy day, the tree bends so deeply against the ground that the leaves become soiled with mud, like sin. If we focus only on cleaning the leaves, the weakness in the tree that allowed it to bend and soil its leaves may remain. Similarly, a person who is merely sorry to be soiled by sin will sin again in the next high wind. The susceptibility to repetition continues until the tree has been strengthened.
posted by Jeff VanDrimmelen on 04-02-2008
- This is great imagery. True repentance not only cleans our leaves, but it strengthen's our trunk so that next time we won't get our leaves dirty. :)
  posted by Jeff VanDrimmelen on 04-02-2008
Forsaking sins is more than resolving not to repeat them. Forsaking involves a fundamental change in the individual.
posted by Jeff VanDrimmelen on 04-02-2008
President Kimball said: “Sometimes … when a repentant one looks back and sees the ugliness, the loathsomeness of the transgression, he is almost overwhelmed and wonders, ‘Can the Lord ever forgive me? Can I ever forgive myself?’ But when one reaches the depths of despondency and feels the hopelessness of his position, and when he cries out to God for mercy in helplessness but in faith, there comes a still, small, but penetrating voice whispering to his soul, ‘Thy sins are forgiven thee.’
posted by Jeff VanDrimmelen on 04-02-2008

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