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Doctrine and Covenants 102-105
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Doctrine and Covenants 102-105�"After Much Tribulation...Cometh the Blessing"
I can be “a light unto the world.”
Blessings come after afflictions and trials of faith
The Lord wants me to share what I have with those in need
I can obey the Lord’s commands even when I don’t understand the reasons for them
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by Judith Mehr
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I can be “a light unto the world.”
I can be “a light unto the world.”
SCRIPTURE
1 Verily I say unto you, my friends, behold, I will give unto you a revelation and commandment, that you may know how to act in the discharge of your duties concerning the salvation and redemption of your brethren, who have been scattered on the land of Zion;
5 But verily I say unto you, that I have decreed a decree which my people shall realize, inasmuch as they hearken from this very hour unto the counsel which I, the Lord their God, shall give unto them.
9 For they were set to be a light unto the world, and to be the saviors of men;
- Doctrine and Covenants 103:1,5,9
I can be “a light unto the world.”
Neill F. Marriott
Former Counselor in the Young Women General Presidency
President Thomas S. Monson pointed out, “If you want to give a light to others, you have to glow yourself.” How can we keep that light of truth glowing within us? Sometimes I feel like a dim lightbulb. How do we grow brighter?…We must go to the source of light—to Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ and the scriptures. We can also go to the temple, knowing that all things within its walls point to Christ and His great atoning sacrifice.
…We also have a spiritual light within us, like temples. This spiritual light is a reflection of the Savior’s light. Others will be attracted to this brightness…Our small acts of faith and service are how most of us can continue in God and eventually bring eternal light and glory to our family, our friends, and our associates. You truly carry a circle of influence with you!
- Sister Neill F. Marriott, “Sharing Your Light,” General Conference, October 2014
Jesus Wants Me for a Sunbeam�(Children’s Songbook #60)
MUSIC
1. Jesus wants me for a sunbeam,
To shine for him each day;
In ev'ry way try to please him,
At home, at school, at play.
2. Jesus wants me to be loving
And kind to all I see,
Showing how pleasant and happy
His little one can be.
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Words: Nellie Talbot
Music: Edwin O. Excell, 1851-1921
Chorus:
A sunbeam, a sunbeam,
Jesus wants me for a sunbeam.
A sunbeam, a sunbeam,
I'll be a sunbeam for him.
I can be “a light unto the world.”
2:17
Blessings come after afflictions and trials of faith
Blessings come after afflictions and trials of faith
SCRIPTURE
12 For after much tribulation, as I have said unto you in a former commandment, cometh the blessing.
13 Behold, this is the blessing which I have promised after your tribulations, and the tribulations of your brethren—your redemption, and the redemption of your brethren, even their restoration to the land of Zion, to be established, no more to be thrown down.
105:18 But inasmuch as there are those who have hearkened unto my words, I have prepared a blessing and an endowment for them, if they continue faithful.
19 I have heard their prayers, and will accept their offering; and it is expedient in me that they should be brought thus far for a trial of their faith.
- Doctrine and Covenants 103:12-13, 105:18-19
Blessings come after afflictions and trials of faith
Henry B. Eyring
Of the First Presidency
The greatest blessing that will come when we prove ourselves faithful to our covenants during our trials will be a change in our natures. By our choosing to keep our covenants, the power of Jesus Christ and the blessings of His Atonement can work in us. Our hearts can be softened to love, to forgive, and to invite others to come unto the Savior. Our confidence in the Lord increases. Our fears decrease.
Now, even with such blessings promised through tribulation, we do not seek tribulation. In the mortal experience, we will have ample opportunity to prove ourselves, to pass tests hard enough to become ever more like the Savior and our Heavenly Father.
…I have seen people rise to great heights through proving faithful in terrible trials. Across the Church today are examples. People are driven to their knees by adversity. By their faithful endurance and effort, they become more like the Savior and our Heavenly Father.
- President Henry B. Eyring, “Tested, Proved and Polished,” General Conference, October 2020
Count Your Blessings�(Hymn Book #241)
MUSIC
1. When upon life’s billows you are tempest-tossed,
When you are discouraged, thinking all is lost,
Count your many blessings; name them one by one,
And it will surprise you what the Lord has done.
2. Are you ever burdened with a load of care?
Does the cross seem heavy you are called to bear?
Count your many blessings; ev’ry doubt will fly,
And you will be singing as the days go by.
3. When you look at others with their lands and gold,
Think that Christ has promised you his wealth untold.
Count your many blessings; money cannot buy
Your reward in heaven nor your home on high.
4. So amid the conflict, whether great or small,
Do not be discouraged; God is over all.
Count your many blessings; angels will attend,
Help and comfort give you to your journey’s end.
Text: Johnson Oatman Jr., 1856–1922
Music: Edwin O. Excell, 1851–1921
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Slideshow of lyrics!
Chorus:
Count your blessings;
Name them one by one.
Count your blessings
See what God hath done.
Count your blessings;
Name them one by one.
Count your many blessings;
See what God hath done
Blessings come after afflictions and trials of faith
18:44
The Lord wants me to share what I have with those in need
The Lord wants me to share what I have with those in need
SCRIPTURE
13 For it is expedient that I, the Lord, should make every man accountable, as a steward over earthly blessings, which I have made and prepared for my creatures.
16 But it must needs be done in mine own way; and behold this is the way that I, the Lord, have decreed to provide for my saints, that the poor shall be exalted, in that the rich are made low.
17 For the earth is full, and there is enough and to spare; yea, I prepared all things, and have given unto the children of men to be agents unto themselves.
63 And I give it unto you from this very hour; and now see to it, that ye go to and make use of the stewardship which I have appointed unto you...
- Doctrine and Covenants 104:13,16-17,63
The Lord wants me to share what I have with those in need
H. David Burton
Former Presiding Bishop
Good Samaritanism is contagious. Providing in the Lord’s way humbles the rich, it exalts the poor, and sanctifies both. The giver helps those in need by sharing what he has received. The receiver accepts the offering with gratitude. As the receiver rises to his full potential, he then is able to reach out to help others. Good Samaritanism starts in the home as parents teach children by example and precept. Acts of assistance, kindness, and concern among family members reinforce the desire to “go, and do thou likewise.”
…To help relieve suffering is to cultivate a Christlike character…The Prophet Joseph Smith taught that it is our responsibility “to feed the hungry, to clothe the naked, to provide for the widow, to dry up the tear of the orphan, to comfort the afflicted, whether in this church or in any other, or in no church at all, wherever he finds them”.
- Elder H. David Burton, “‘Go, and Do Thou Likewise’,” General Conference, April 1997
“Give,” Said the Little Stream�(Children’s Songbook #236)
MUSIC
1. “Give,” said the little stream,
“Give, oh! give, give, oh! give.”
“Give,” said the little stream,
As it hurried down the hill;
“I’m small, I know, but wherever I go �The fields grow greener still.”
2. “Give,” said the little rain,
“Give, oh! give, give, oh! give.”
“Give,” said the little rain,
As it fell upon the flow’rs;
“I’ll raise their drooping heads again,”
As it fell upon the flow’rs.
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Slideshow of lyrics!
Words: Fanny J. Crosby, 1820–1915
Music: William B. Bradbury, 1816–1868. Arr. © 1989 IRI
3. Give, then, as Jesus gives,
Give, oh! give, give, oh! give.
Give, then, as Jesus gives;
There is something all can give.
Do as the streams and blossoms do:
For God and others live.
Chorus:
Singing, singing all the day,
“Give away, oh! give away.”
Singing, singing all the day,
“Give, oh! give away.”
The Lord wants me to share what I have with those in need
I can obey the Lord’s commands even when I don’t understand the reasons for them
I can obey the Lord’s commands even when I don’t understand the reasons for them
SCRIPTURE
42 And inasmuch as he is faithful in keeping my commandments, which I have given unto him, I will multiply blessings upon him and his seed after him, even a multiplicity of blessings.
79 And it is my will that you shall humble yourselves before me, and obtain this blessing by your diligence and humility and the prayer of faith.
80 And inasmuch as you are diligent and humble, and exercise the prayer of faith, behold, I will soften the hearts of those to whom you are in debt, until I shall send means unto you for your deliverance.
- Doctrine and Covenants 104:42,79-80
I can obey the Lord’s commands even when I don’t understand the reasons for them
R. Conrad Schultz
Of the Seventy
With faith, Abraham was obedient in preparing Isaac for sacrifice; with faith, Nephi was obedient in obtaining the brass plates; with faith, a little child obediently jumps from a height into the strong arms of his father. “Faith obedience” is a matter of trust. The question is simple: Do we trust our Heavenly Father? Do we trust our prophets?...
Sometimes it is necessary to be obedient even when we do not understand the reason for the law. It takes faith to be obedient. The Prophet Joseph Smith, in teaching obedience, said that whatever God requires is right, though we may not know the reason until much later.
- Elder R. Conrad Schultz, “Faith Obedience,”�General Conference, April 2002
Choose the Right�(Hymn Book #239)
MUSIC
1. Choose the right when a choice is placed before you.
In the right the Holy Spirit guides;
And its light is forever shining o'er you,
When in the right your heart confides.
2. Choose the right! Let no spirit of digression
Overcome you in the evil hour.
There's the right and the wrong to ev'ry question;
Be safe thru inspiration's pow'r.
3. Choose the right! There is peace in righteous doing.
Choose the right! There's safety for the soul.
Choose the right in all labors you're pursuing;
Let God and heaven be your goal.
Text: Joseph L. Townsend, 1849-1942
Music: Henry A. Tuckett, 1852-1918
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Slideshow of lyrics!
Chorus:
Choose the right! Choose the right!
Let wisdom mark the way before.
In its light, choose the right!
And God will bless you evermore.
I can obey the Lord’s commands even when I don’t understand the reasons for them
Zion can be built only on principles of righteousness
Zion can be built only on principles of righteousness
SCRIPTURE
2 Behold, I say unto you, were it not for the transgressions of my people, speaking concerning the church and not individuals, they might have been redeemed even now.
3 But behold, they have not learned to be obedient to the things which I required at their hands, but are full of all manner of evil, and do not impart of their substance, as becometh saints, to the poor and afflicted among them;
4 And are not united according to the union required by the law of the celestial kingdom;
5 And Zion cannot be built up unless it is by the principles of the law of the celestial kingdom; otherwise I cannot receive her unto myself.
- Doctrine and Covenants 105:2-6
Zion can be built only on principles of righteousness
David R. Stone
Of the Seventy
One of the greatest challenges we will face is to be able to live in that world but somehow not be of that world. We have to create Zion in the midst of Babylon…If Babylon is the city of the world, Zion is the city of God…
Wherever we are, whatever city we may live in, we can build our own Zion by the principles of the celestial kingdom and ever seek to become the pure in heart. Zion is the beautiful, and the Lord holds it in His own hands. Our homes can be places which are a refuge and protection, as Zion is.
We do not need to become as puppets in the hands of the culture of the place and time. We can be courageous and can walk in the Lord’s paths and follow His footsteps. And if we do, we will be called Zion, and we will be the people of the Lord.
- Elder David R. Stone, “Zion in the Midst of Babylon,”�General Conference, April 2006
Jesus Said Love Everyone�(Children’s Songbook #61)
MUSIC
Jesus said love ev’ryone;
Treat them kindly too.
When your heart is filled with love,
Others will love you.
Words and music: Moiselle Renstrom, 1889–1956
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Slideshow of lyrics!
Zion can be built only on principles of righteousness
3:22
I can be a peacemaker
I can be a peacemaker
SCRIPTURE
38 And again I say unto you, sue for peace, not only to the people that have smitten you, but also to all people;
39 And lift up an ensign of peace, and make a proclamation of peace unto the ends of the earth;
40 And make proposals for peace unto those who have smitten you, according to the voice of the Spirit which is in you, and all things shall work together for your good.
- Doctrine and Covenants 105:38-40
I can be a peacemaker
Franklin D. Richards
Of the Seventy
Certainly in our homes, as well as elsewhere, we can all be peacemakers by exhibiting love and goodwill, thus offsetting the evil of contention, envy, and jealousy…Another way we can be a peacemaker both in our home and our social and business relationships is by avoiding criticism.
…We can also be a peacemaker by practicing and teaching forgiveness. Jesus was asked how many times one should forgive, and he replied that we should forgive without limit…Patience is truly a mighty virtue and can be developed as we become peacemakers and make up our mind to be patient within our own life as well as with others…I bear you my testimony that peace can be enjoyed by individuals, families, and society in general, as well as by nations as we live the principles of the restored gospel of Jesus Christ.
- Elder Franklin D. Richards, “Be a Peacemaker,” General Conference, October 1983
A Special Gift Is Kindness�(Children’s Songbook #145)
MUSIC
A special gift is kindness.
Such happiness it brings;
When I am kind to others,
My heart sings.
Words and music: Sharon Steed, b. 1935. © 1969 IRI
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Slideshow of lyrics!
I can be a peacemaker
The End