Oct 9, 2024
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So in love with my new tattoo 🩷🐍
This was surprisingly easy to teach her
Saturday Morning Session
President Russell M Nelson
Unusual times can bring unusual rewards
Opened ground for 20 new temples in 2020
David A Bednar
Periodic tests are essential
Prove, Examine, and Try
1 Preparation
We are commanded to prepare every needful thing
If we are prepared, we shall not fear
These scriptures provide a framework^
D&C109:8 D&C132:8
Wise and Foolish virgins
Effective and timely preparation succeed successful proving
2 Pressing Forward
God knows the reasons and timing of everything
Press forward and will be blessed with eternal vision
Faithfulness is not foolishness or fanaticism. Rather, it is placing our trust in Jesus Christ
Choices have to be made, not making a choice is a choice – learn to choose now – Elder Holland
We cannot have one foot in the gospel and one foot in the world.
As we follow 1 & 2 we will all be with Heavenly Father
Elder Scott D. Whiting – Seventy
We constantly choose the path of least resistance, burning less calories of change
The problem isn’t always outright wickedness, but complacency
We extoll but seldom emulate the Savior – Neal A Maxwell
I may not soon make it to the top, but I can make this next step right now.
The first step of emulating the Savior is to have the desire to become like Jesus Christ
We need to yearn to transform ourselves
Need to know what he is, learn of his character and attributes.
Even friends and family, as loving as they would like to be, can see imperfectly. HE has a perfect view of us (1 Sam. 16:7)
The choice of Redemption
Self-evaluate – He will lovingly show us our weakness
Preparation before and endurance and diligence during
Our entire mortal progression is about trying, failing, and succeeding . . You are good enough, you are loved, but that does not mean you are yet complete.
The commandment to be like him is not intended to make you feel unworthy or unloved.
Sister Michelle D. Craig – YW Presidency
The more you understand your eternal identity the better you will understand how the Lord sees you
You can pray for the Lord to open your eyes and see things you do not normally see.
What am I doing that I should stop doing, and what am I not doing that I should start doing?
I see you have a cat – awwwwwww
It is so hard to be seen – even by God. (When He Sees Me from Waitress is how a feel a lot of the time haha)
Press on with faith in Christ, despite the circumstances.
See ourselves and others as He does
We will see deeply
Come Ye Children of the Lord
Quentin L. Cook
We are all children of our father in heaven
Unity is strengthened when people are treated with respect and dignity, even though they are different in outward characteristics
Committed to achieve righteousness and unity
Lift and bless society as a WHOLE
Unity and diversity are not opposites. We can achieve greater unity as we foster an atmosphere of inclusion and diversity.
Race is not identified on membership records
ALL are alike unto God.
All races and colors are children of God
It is not right for any man to be in bondage one to another
We can be united by our love of and faith in Jesus Christ
Oneness with the Savior make them one with each other
Ronald A. Rasband
Attending the temple increases our understanding of the gospel
HE sets the standards by which we enter as His guests
“I want to go Recommended to the Lord”
A recommend is not a checklist, a hall pass, or a ticket for better seating
Bedrock principals of a life of Jesus Christ in His Church
Having a recommend is an invaluable step in preparation of meeting the Lord
Body is a temple for your spirit and should be treated with reverence.
Need a temple recommend, to stay firmly on the covenant path.
Even when you can’t go to the temple and can’t present the recommend there – you can present them to the Lord
Persevere in our attention to our temple covenants
Have I Done Any Good
President Dallin H. Oaks
As followers of Christ we must forgo the anger and hatred that are typical in political settings
Love thy neighbor. Love your enemies, pray for them that hate you, help those who despitefully use you
Love the Lord thy God and love thy neighbor as thyself.
How do we keep eternal laws and laws of the land?
How do we follow God to our eternal destination
Do not contend with Anger – tis of the devil
Anger is the way to division and enmity
Seek to understand the power of love
Joseph smith taught love begets love
World would benefit greatly if everyone everywhere would use the pure love of Christ
Keep the laws of the countries (render to ceaser what is ceasers etc.)
If you keep the laws of God you have no need to break the laws of the land
Obey the current law and use peaceful ways to change it.
Do not join in anger and hate if election doesn’t go the way you would prefer
As latter-day Saints we must work to root out racism
This nations history of racism is not a happy one, and we must do better
Protest peacefully.
We have no eternal allies or perpetual enemies
Seek unity in diversity
Rise above prejudice and racism
It is possible to obey and seek to improve this nations laws and love our enemies – it is not easy but with His help we can do it.
Love One Another
Jewels’ 1st Hypnosis Session, from Tranced Beauties
Lea – Three Sessions of Progressive Trance, from The Greatest Hypnotist
Well, we had our first session of ICON 1.5! It went okay. Had a couple hiccups with the narrative system, as it’s not anything I’ve used before. Some mild issues with role playing too, because I haven’t done that for nearer to 2 years. The players were a bit confused, but one guy gave it an honest go and helped the others run through it. I will need to watch maybe an actual play to see how I ought to be running the FitD system.
Tactical combat could have gone better, but that’s not a system issue. I rolled insanely well, and I watched 4 players roll well below a six for 2 rounds. The combat ended around round 6, but that was the end of the session. The monster system is really nice, but this combat was built exceedingly simple. Not too much terrain changes or cover, but several tables to flip over. Players didn’t realize how cover worked, so I’ll try to telegraph even more to put that ball in their court.
Main issue was one player who was under the impression that he could just, I dunno, learn via osmosis and not read any reading. No idea how his character worked, no understanding of his traits. We drilled down to it around round 3, and things went much better when 1/4 of the party was willing and able to contribute. Next session is in a couple weeks, theoretically the next one will go better.
Tattoo today. I’m not ready to feel like ass while it heals 😭