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September 30, 2023 Saturday Morning Session

How Wondrous and Great

How Firm a Foundation

Conducting: President Eyring

Elder David A Bednar

The Stalwart souls who travelled with the last wagons

They of the last wagon pressed forward

Captain Moroni – if more were like him the devil would never have power Alma 48:17

Walk in the path of your duty and press forward

Samuel the Lamanite: most walk clearly

Quiet members who often go unrecognized with their sustaining influence

Reverence the sanctity and importance of Life in God’s plan

Heavenly Father loves those who minister to children with love and unending kindness

Sister Amy A. Wright 1st Counselor Primary

Parable of the ten virgins Matt 25:1-13

Spiritual preparedness and discipleship

Cancer – “everything is going to be okay

At one point it will be too late to put more oil in your lamps – every drop matters now – but remember that because of the Atonement of Jesus Christ we will all be ok.

That is the greatest power on earth

Here is your reminder that the Atonement of Jesus Christ covers so many more things than just repentance or helping with forgiveness – it is also there to help us gather strength when filled with pain or sorrow, help us know that we are not alone even in the darkness of our mental health.

Gather and focus light

God with infinite knowledge, love, and glory

We cannot share our oil but we can share His light

We need more holy and revelatory experiences

He is the reason why there is never an end to our story

Eternal Life is Eternal Joy

Look to Jesus Christ and Live – like the story about the people of moses looking to the snake on a staff

I Feel My Savior’s Love

Elder Robert M. Daines, 70

Face blindness from being shot

How do you suffer from spiritual faceblindness?

Do you see Heavenly Fathers love and mercy, or a thicket of rules and thorns?

Spiritual faceblindness = seeing the rules but not recognizing God’s love

Can you sometimes only lipsync and not sing the song of redeeming love?

Does this activity/lesson help people see Jesus?

Also are we being inclusive in how we are presenting the activity/lesson?

Pray and study to see who He is and what He loves

God is completely devoted to His children in every age and nation

They are not rules to earn His love – He already loves you perfectly!

We worship our Father and not a formula

Covenants are the shape of God’s embrace

Elder Carlos A. Godoy, Presidency of the 70

Got in the wrong taxi

Heavenly Father does not do coincidences.

Omar ended up returning, being baptized and baptizing his wife and children, and then were able to be sealed a year later

Felt it was about time to go back to church for the sake of their children

Anything broken can be mended with Jesus Christ

The decision of one will impact whole generations

Not just from someone choosing to leave – also because of what caused them to leave

We should always be asking where will this lead?

Decisions, impact on self and future generations etc.

Shouldn’t we be more valiant and less lukewarm

High on the Mountain Top

D Todd Christofferson

What is the purpose of this gathering?

Protection of the covenant people

A defense and refuge from the storm

He holds the keys to administer in all authority

Keeping a proper and faithful record

Eternal families by the sealing powe

Baptisms and sealings for the dead

Add strength to your chain

Ian S. Ardern 70

Love your neighbor, refugees?

“lets all talk about Africa” – ahhh Uganda

Give to humanitarian efforts – Partners in Health (Green brothers approved donation website)

Compassion is an attribute of Christ, it demonstrates love to others and knows no boundaries

God will guide you in compassionate acts of discipleship

True compassion is more than merely flinging a coin to a beggar, it comes to see that an edifice which produces beggars needs reconstructuring- MLK

Compassion does not require us to know them, it only requires us to love them.

Faith in Every Footstep

President Dallin H. Oaks

Fullness of the Doctrine of Jesus Christ

Heavenly Father loves all His children so much, that He wants us all to live in a kingdom of glory forever.

In our Fathers house is many mansions

Your divine potential has everything to do with God’s love for you, and nothing to do with which glory you might possibly obtain later in life – this is something to be between you and God

You will be where you are comfortable

Do not just go through the motions and make “deposits”  - less of a checklist

He will force no one into a sealing relationship against his or her own will

TW - Plan of Salvation, Family Proclamation

Come Listen to a Prophets Voice

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Elder Bednar | Is “Free Agency” truly free?

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I got to go to the Layton temple dedication with Elder Bednar today

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elder bednar is absolutely fucking me up right now. This feels like such a personal message

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Elder Bednar | Quit worrying about it. Is it the Holy Ghost or me?

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Elder Bednar is doing a deeper dive on this parable than I have ever heard and I’m eating it up I love cultural and historical context and cool explanations of symbolism

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At the BYUI devotional with Elder Bednar speaking and his reading voice is so dramatic? The contempt he emotes when he quotes Korihor and the unbelieving Nephites of Samuel the Lamanite’s day? The down-to-earth way he quotes Joseph Smith? Like his voice completely changes I literally wouldn’t know it was him, he gets so into it. How come he doesn’t read like this at Conference?

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Worldwide Devotional for Young Adults with Elder David A. Bednar and Sister Susan K. Bednar, November 3, 2024

http://dlvr.it/TDZkcN

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Didn’t Elder Bednar make a comment in one of his talks or youth firesides saying church members shouldn’t be calling themselves “gay” and that it’s more appropriate to say “same-sex attracted?”

In a March 2016 Face-to-Face broadcast, this question was asked, "How can homosexual members of the church live and remain steadfast in the gospel?"

in response, Elder Bednar replied, "First I want to change the question – there are no homosexual members of the church. We are not defined by sexual attraction. We are not defined by sexual behavior."

As he continued speaking, he mentioned people who "have an inclination to be attracted to those of the same sex."

It was a very tone-deaf answer.

In fairness to Elder Bednar, he was sticking to the approach the church had which was not to use the words gay or homosexual. The idea is that this is not who you are or a part of you or an enduring aspect of your spirit, instead it's a trial of the flesh and it's like having a disability or an addiction.

Later that year in October 2016, the church's mormonandgay website said it's okay to use the labels Lesbian, Gay or Bisexual, while the website still primarily used the term "experience same-sex attraction."

It may not be fair, but Elder Bednar comes across to me as strict without much compassion and that was exemplified in his answer back in 2016. He didn't acknowledge the heart of the question, that what is asked of queer members is difficult. Instead of offering encouragement or empathy, he instead made a big deal about what language queer people should or shouldn't use to identify themselves.

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“ ‘Be still’ may be a way of reminding us to focus upon the Savior unfailingly as the ultimate source of… spiritual stillness of the soul.”

-> Elder David A. Bednar

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I promise you will be protected against the intensifying influence of the adversary. As you participate and love this holy work, you will be safeguarded in your youth and throughout your lives. Elder David A. Bednar

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“Abide in Me, and I in You; Therefore Walk with Me”

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I love elder bednar I'm abt to cry

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"The Savior has suffered not just for our iniquities but also for the inequality, the unfairness, the pain, the anguish, and the emotional distresses that so frequently beset us. There is no physical pain, no anguish of soul, no suffering of spirit, no infirmity or weakness that you or I ever experience during our mortal journey that the Savior did not experience first. You and I in a moment of weakness may cry out, “No one understands. No one knows.” No human being, perhaps, knows. But the Son of God perfectly knows and understands, for He felt and bore our burdens before we ever did. And because He paid the ultimate price and bore that burden, He has perfect empathy and can extend to us His arm of mercy in so many phases of our life. He can reach out, touch, succor—literally run to us—and strengthen us to be more than we could ever be and help us to do that which we could never do through relying upon only our own power."

— Elder David A. Bednar, The Atonement and the Journey of Mortality

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While we were in England in the Fall, Jack told us how much he wanted to be in the school play. I wasn't sure it would work out since we were out of the country, but I just wanted to give him the chance to audition. When we saw that he was cast as the prince we felt like it was going to be the perfect role for him, however, I was concerned when we then learned that we would again need to be in Europe during the first of the year. At this point Chandler and I wondered why I let him audition for the play if it was possible that we wouldn't be there. A little while back I posted a quote from Elder Bednar that said, “You don't have to recognize that you are receiving revelation in the moment that you are receiving revelation." I definitely didn’t realize it in the moment I let him audition that all of these things would fall into place. It was an extremely tender mercy to find out that all of the dates that Jack needed to be there for rehearsal, we would be in town. Seeing Jack up on the stage as the curtain opened was the highlight of this adventure. Through all of this, I've learned that the spirit can quietly lead us, prayers are answered and little boys dreams do come true. (at Springville, Utah) https://www.instagram.com/p/CrPm9SlM5hqttFqS9CTybd9_jIuXgMST7Kh5Ng0/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=