Sis. Kirksey gave the Teaching for our Times lesson yesterday. She centered her talk from L. Tom Perrys - The Sabbath and the Sacrament
She brought out 3 important points:
1. Keep yourself unspotted from the world - What does that mean to you? Think about your dress, thoughts and actions.
"People do watch and hold us to a higher standard. I am grateful for that." - Sis. Kirksey
2. Rest from your labors - Heavenly father asks for 1 day a week to cleave unto Him and worship with Him. She quoted a talk that said, "you can't hear the whisperings of the Spirit of you don't keep the Sabbath day holy.".
Look for activities that uplift, inspire and turn your thoughts toward Him.
3. Offer sacraments - In bible times they offered up animals - what do offer up today? Elder L. Tom Perry says - "What does it mean to offer up our sacraments to the Lord? We acknowledge that all of us make mistakes. Each of us has a need to confess and forsake our sins and errors to our Heavenly Father and to others we may have offended. The Sabbath provides us with a precious opportunity to offer up these—our sacraments—to the Lord. He said, “Remember that on this, the Lord’s day, thou shalt offer thine oblations and thy sacraments unto the Most High, confessing thy sins unto thy brethren, and before the Lord.” Elder Melvin J. Ballard has suggested, “We want every Latter-day Saint to come to the sacrament table because it is the place for self-investigation, for self-inspection, where we may learn to rectify our course and to make right our own lives, bringing ourselves into harmony with the teachings of the Church and with our brethren and sisters."
One of the sister's brought up this MormonAD
Thank you Sis. Kirksey for your lesson on the sacrament and for all the comments, stories and thoughts that were shared by those in attendance. Each of you truly adds to the spirit of R.S.
- Megan
RS Secretary