We covered D&C 26 and 28 today. Topic of conversation was sustaining our leaders and voting by common consent. In the church we vote to sustain those given church callings, those receiving preisthood ordinations and in some cases, Church policies, When we sustain churchleaders we are not choosing who we want to lead us. Leaders in the Church are called by God. By raising our arms we show that we accept and sustain the leaders God has chosen.
"The procedure of sustaining is much more than a ritualistic raising of the hand. It is a commitment to uphold, to support, to asist those who have been selected." -Gordon B. Hinckley
"When you vote affirmatively you make a solemn covenant with the Lord that you will sustain, that is, give your full loyalty and support, without equivocation or reservation, to the officer for whom you vote. -Harold B. Lee
Jacob shared a message he learned while attending EFY this summer. He referred to it as the
"Awful Arrithmatic of the Atonement." As an object lesson he asked Paul to stand and hold out his arm with his palm held upward than he began stacking books for Paul to hold without support. Eventually the books became unbalanced and he could not hold them any longer. With two hands he could maintain a bit longer but eventurally the weight would be too much. Jacob pointed out that Christ took upon himself the weight of all the sins of the world. What a heavy load...and he did it, just for us as individuals and as a world. Only He could do it, thank goodness he did!
PLAY DAY THURSDSAY
come well rested. eye & hand cordination will be required.
also, you'll need to be able to 'feel' the music
Paul W. has the devoitonal
congratulations for being successful in the scripture mastery challenge today
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