Monday, June 4, 2012

1st Sunday lesson summary

Sis Snow gave the lesson on Sunday and it was great piggy back onto the wonderful message that Sis. Ovard gave last week.

She read the lyrics to the song "Who's on the Lords side"

[Chorus]
Who’s on the Lord’s side? Who?
Now is the time to show.
We ask it fearlessly:
Who’s on the Lord’s side? Who?

Did you know it asks that question 10 times in the song? 
We have lots of repetition in our church. We hear things over and over. Why do we have to be told so many times? 
 
 
Several sisters added their comments and Sis. Snow helped us realize that being told the same things over and over isn't always a bad thing. Don't tune out or turn it off when you've the message before. We need repetition. It's not a bad thing - it can be good thing. 

Even though the topics for General Conference and Stake Conference are not always assigned there was a common thread running through the 2. 
Sis. Snow passed around the Ensign Challenge handout with the thought at the bottom of it from Stake Conference - 
"Ask yourself: What actual change have I made in my life as a result of ANYTHING I heard or was asked to do in General Conference?" - Elder Holland


There is a place on the backside of the handouts for your "call to action" thoughts. These were passed out to all the sisters in all the auxiliaries and also sent in the newsletter if you'd like one.

Elder Holland asked - "What do these meetings do? Do they do any good at all?"
Sis Snow added, Faith works by words. Have you had your life changed by something someone said? It's all about hearing and doing. It's acting on the things we feel. 

Pres. Uchtdorf challenge us at Stake Conference to "Get Preach my Gospel and read chapter 3. Be your first convert." - How many of us have done that? 

We must have spiritual goals. Pres. Uchtdorf said, "Goals are a calm reassessment of how we spend our time. "


Pres. Murdock asked us to read in the handbook section 3.1. Have we done that? 
Did we follow that council? 

Pres. Gilliland said we need to daily strengthen WHO we are and WHOSE we are. We need to get the gospel in the hearts of the Saints. - That goes back to last weeks lesson again - church vs. gospel. 

She wrapped us her lesson by saying we need to ReCommit to move upward. We have all we need to do that.

Thank you Sister Snow for your enthusiasm and spirit. It was wonderful to hear so many comments from the sisters that were in attendance as well. 

- Sister Pyrah