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I am starting to wonder if anyone has comments. I was really waiting to see what you would say. I gave you all the link to the website. There is a comments button and even a link to email me comments.
"Your understanding of covenant vs promise. How can they be used in the same sentence?" Still waiting
While I wait, I will move on to my thoughts of the day.
The Queen and I took a wonderfully scenic, rich drive through the hills and mountains of our state. We stopped for a short breakfast break and then continued on. The drive raised several questions, but that is not what I would like to discuss.
Our destination was another house of the Lord. This is becoming a wonder habit. We had the opportunity to serve as a witness couple through our session. It was a new temple for us to experience. I was impressed that a member of the temple presidency and his wife greeted and thanked us for our service as we left the chapel for the session. I was pulled aside and told that after today I would never want to go back to Salt Lake.
It is a beautiful house. The wood work is incredible. The art work is magnificent. The spiral staircases are amazing. That being said, I don't know that I will make a habit of driving that far south, passing 5 other temples on the way, to enjoy the blessings that come from the experience.
That leads me right into my thoughts of the day. The blessings that come. There are so many wonderful blessings that are pronounced, given, and received through serving in the temple. The thing that has been standing out in my head the past few visits is that these blessings are not based on our faith, but rather on our faithfulness.
As I have pondered this, and many other thoughts the past few days, I am starting to understand why everything in the gospel leads us to the temple. If all members of the church could understand the lessons taught, follow through with the covenants made, and prioritize their lives accordingly, we could probably have another city of Enoch in our midst. Primary lessons would be taught through faithfulness not just faith. Home and Visiting Teachers would act upon the promptings of their stewardship's with faithfulness, not the hope and faith that they might get it done. Think about it. What do you see happening if all could understand the difference between faith and faithfulness?
When asked about differences in beliefs, this is one of them. This is a point that makes The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints different from other religions. We believe that salvation comes through our faithfulness, the action that it represents, the works that come as a result, of such action, and the fruits of such labors. The priesthood power is a result of the faithfulness of those involved. Blessings are realized, power is obtained, and miracles made into substance through our actions.
Visit the temple, study the gospel, note the potentials and possibilities we have been given the opportunity to achieve, and then act upon them through your faithfulness. Keep that knowledge a live in your life and live accordingly.
"Your understanding of covenant vs promise. How can they be used in the same sentence?" Still waiting
While I wait, I will move on to my thoughts of the day.
The Queen and I took a wonderfully scenic, rich drive through the hills and mountains of our state. We stopped for a short breakfast break and then continued on. The drive raised several questions, but that is not what I would like to discuss.
Our destination was another house of the Lord. This is becoming a wonder habit. We had the opportunity to serve as a witness couple through our session. It was a new temple for us to experience. I was impressed that a member of the temple presidency and his wife greeted and thanked us for our service as we left the chapel for the session. I was pulled aside and told that after today I would never want to go back to Salt Lake.
It is a beautiful house. The wood work is incredible. The art work is magnificent. The spiral staircases are amazing. That being said, I don't know that I will make a habit of driving that far south, passing 5 other temples on the way, to enjoy the blessings that come from the experience.
That leads me right into my thoughts of the day. The blessings that come. There are so many wonderful blessings that are pronounced, given, and received through serving in the temple. The thing that has been standing out in my head the past few visits is that these blessings are not based on our faith, but rather on our faithfulness.
As I have pondered this, and many other thoughts the past few days, I am starting to understand why everything in the gospel leads us to the temple. If all members of the church could understand the lessons taught, follow through with the covenants made, and prioritize their lives accordingly, we could probably have another city of Enoch in our midst. Primary lessons would be taught through faithfulness not just faith. Home and Visiting Teachers would act upon the promptings of their stewardship's with faithfulness, not the hope and faith that they might get it done. Think about it. What do you see happening if all could understand the difference between faith and faithfulness?
When asked about differences in beliefs, this is one of them. This is a point that makes The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints different from other religions. We believe that salvation comes through our faithfulness, the action that it represents, the works that come as a result, of such action, and the fruits of such labors. The priesthood power is a result of the faithfulness of those involved. Blessings are realized, power is obtained, and miracles made into substance through our actions.
Visit the temple, study the gospel, note the potentials and possibilities we have been given the opportunity to achieve, and then act upon them through your faithfulness. Keep that knowledge a live in your life and live accordingly.
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