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Moses 1; Abraham 3
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Moses 1; Abraham 3�"This Is My Work and My Glory"
I am a child of God, and He wants to help me return to Him
I can resist Satan's influence
God’s work and glory is to help me gain eternal life
Don’t doubt what has been revealed to you
I lived with Heavenly Father before I was born
This life is our opportunity to show that we will do what God commands
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I am a child of God, and He wants to help me return to Him
I am a child of God, and He wants to help me return to Him
SCRIPTURE
3 And God spake unto Moses, saying: Behold, I am the Lord God Almighty…
4 And, behold, thou art my son; wherefore look, and I will show thee the workmanship of mine hands; but not all, for my works are without end, and also my words, for they never cease.
6 And I have a work for thee, Moses, my son; and thou art in the similitude of mine Only Begotten; and mine Only Begotten is and shall be the Savior, for he is full of grace and truth; but there is no God beside me, and all things are present with me, for I know them all.
- Moses 1:3-4, 6
I am a child of God, and He wants to help me return to Him
José A. Teixeira
Of the Presidency of the Seventy
We have a divine heritage. Knowing that we are children of God and that He wants us to return to His presence is one of the first steps on the journey back to our heavenly home. Remind yourself of this heritage…Knowing who you are changes what you feel and what you do. Understanding who you truly are better prepares you to recognize and remember your way back to your heavenly home and yearn to be there.
Whatever you must leave behind to follow the path to your heavenly home will one day seem like no sacrifice at all. We have Jesus Christ’s perfect example to follow, and the journey toward our eternal home is possible only because of His teachings, His life, and His atoning sacrifice—including His death and glorious Resurrection. I invite you to experience the joy of remembering that we are children of God and that He so loved the world that He has sent His Son to show us the path.
- Elder José A. Teixeira , “Remember Your Way Back Home,”�General Conference, April 2021
I Am a Child of God�(Children’s Songbook #2)
MUSIC
1. I am a child of God,
And he has sent me here,
Has given me an earthly home
With parents kind and dear.
2. I am a child of God,
And so my needs are great;
Help me to understand his words
Before it grows too late.
3. I am a child of God.
Rich blessings are in store;
If I but learn to do his will,
I’ll live with him once more.
4. I am a child of God.
His promises are sure;
Celestial glory shall be mine
If I can but endure.
Words: Naomi Ward Randall, 1908–2001. © 1957 IRI. Fourth verse © 1978 IRI
Music: Mildred Tanner Pettit, 1895–1977. © 1957 IRI. Arr. by Darwin Wolford, b. 1936. Arr. © 1989 IRI
Chorus:
Lead me, guide me,
Walk beside me
Help me find the way.
Teach me all that I must do
To live with Him someday
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I am a child of God, and He wants to help me return to Him
I can resist Satan’s influence
I can resist Satan’s influence
SCRIPTURE
12 And it came to pass that when Moses had said these words, behold, Satan came tempting him, saying: Moses, son of man, worship me.
13 And it came to pass that Moses looked upon Satan and said: Who art thou? For behold, I am a son of God, in the similitude of his Only Begotten; and where is thy glory, that I should worship thee?
21 And now Satan began to tremble, and the earth shook; and Moses received strength, and called upon God, saying: In the name of the Only Begotten, depart hence, Satan.
22 And it came to pass that Satan cried with a loud voice, with weeping, and wailing, and gnashing of teeth; and he departed hence, even from the presence of Moses, that he beheld him not.
- Moses 1:12-13, 21-22
I can resist Satan’s influence
Gary E. Stevenson
Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
There is much we can learn from Moses’s mighty response to temptation from the adversary. I invite you to respond the same way when you feel influenced by temptation. Command the enemy of your soul by saying: “Go away! You have no glory. Do not tempt or lie to me! For I know I am a child of God. And I will always call upon my God for His help.”…
How might you find this heavenly help, even as Moses did, and not be deceived or give in to temptation? …the Lord, who knows “the end from the beginning,” knows the unique difficulties of our day… May we recognize Satan’s deceptions for what they are. May we withstand and see through the lies and influences of the one who seeks to destroy our souls and steal from us our present joy and future glory.
- Elder Gary E. Stevenson, “Deceive Me Not,”�General Conference, October 2019
I’m Trying to Be like Jesus�(Children’s Songbook #78)
MUSIC
1. I’m trying to be like Jesus;
I’m following in his ways.
I’m trying to love as he did, �in all that I do and say.
At times I am tempted
to make a wrong choice,
But I try to listen
as the still small voice whispers,
Words and music: Janice Kapp Perry, b. 1938
© 1980 by Janice Kapp Perry.
2. I’m trying to love my neighbor;
I’m learning to serve my friends.
I watch for the day of gladness �when Jesus will come again.
I try to remember
the lessons he taught.
Then the Holy Spirit
enters into my thoughts, saying:
Chorus:
“Love one another as Jesus loves you.
Try to show kindness in all that you do.
Be gentle and loving in deed and in thought,
For these are the things Jesus taught.”
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I can resist Satan’s influence
God’s work and glory is to help me gain eternal life
God’s work and glory is to help me gain eternal life
SCRIPTURE
37 And the Lord God spake unto Moses, saying: The heavens, they are many, and they cannot be numbered unto man; but they are numbered unto me, for they are mine.
38 And as one earth shall pass away, and the heavens thereof even so shall another come; and there is no end to my works, neither to my words.
39 For behold, this is my work and my glory—to bring to pass the immortality and eternal life of man.
- Moses 1:36-39
God’s work and glory is to help me gain eternal life
Weatherford T. Clayton
Of the Seventy
The world sees birth and death as the beginning and the end. But because of God’s holy plan, we know that birth and death are actually just milestones on our journey to eternal life with our Heavenly Father. They are essential parts of our Father’s plan—sacred moments when mortality and heaven intersect.
…Because Heavenly Father loves us, He wants us to have the greatest gift He can give, the gift of eternal life. He could not simply give us this gift; we had to receive it by choosing Him and His ways. This required that we leave His presence and begin a wonderful and challenging journey of faith, growth, and becoming…
- Elder Weatherford T. Clayton, “Our Father’s Glorious Plan,”�General Conference, April 2017
Teach Me to Walk in the Light �(Children’s Songbook #177)
MUSIC
1. (Child) Teach me to walk in the light of his love;
Teach me to pray to my Father above;
Teach me to know of the things that are right;
Teach me, teach me to walk in the light.
2. (Parent) Come, little child, and together we'll learn
Of his commandments, that we may return
Home to his presence, to live in his sight--
Always, always to walk in the light.
3. (Both) Father in Heaven, we thank thee this day
For loving guidance to show us the way.
Grateful, we praise thee with songs of delight!
Gladly, gladly we'll walk in the light.
Words and music: Clara W. McMaster, 1904-1997 © 1958 IRI
Obbligato by Darwin Wolford, b. 1936. © 1989 IRI
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God’s work and glory is to help me gain eternal life
Don’t doubt what has been revealed to you
Don’t doubt what has been revealed to you
SCRIPTURE
40 And now, Moses, my son, I will speak unto thee concerning this earth upon which thou standest; and thou shalt write the things which I shall speak.
41 And in a day when the children of men shall esteem my words as naught and take many of them from the book which thou shalt write, behold, I will raise up another like unto thee; and they shall be had again among the children of men—among as many as shall believe.
- Moses 1:40-41
Don’t doubt what has been revealed to you
Charles Didier
Former Member of the Seventy
To turn to the Lord and to trust him is to learn from his revelations…
Spiritual security increases because revelation teaches us about our true identity and our relationship with God… Knowing who we really are prepares us to use that knowledge to face temptations, to resist them, and then to act righteously.
…To turn to the Lord and to trust him through revelation will help any individual, at any time, in any part of the world, understand and interpret correctly and righteously life’s experiences from the only true perspective, which is the Lord’s perspective revealed to man. To turn to the Lord and to trust his revelations is to live in such a way as to resist the floods and the winds of doubt and uncertainty.
- Elder Charles Didier, “Spiritual Security,”�General Conference, April 1987
The 9th Article of Faith�(Children's Songbook #128)
MUSIC
We believe all that God has revealed,
all that He does now reveal,
and we believe that He will yet reveal
many great and important things
pertaining to the Kingdom of God.
Words: Joseph Smith, 1805–1844
Music: Vanja Y. Watkins, b. 1938. © 1978 IRI
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Don’t doubt what has been revealed to you
I lived with Heavenly Father before I was born
I lived with Heavenly Father before I was born
SCRIPTURE
22 Now the Lord had shown unto me, Abraham, the intelligences that were organized before the world was; and among all these there were many of the noble and great ones;
23 And God saw these souls that they were good, and he stood in the midst of them, and he said: These I will make my rulers; for he stood among those that were spirits, and he saw that they were good; and he said unto me: Abraham, thou art one of them; thou wast chosen before thou wast born.
24 And there stood one among them that was like unto God, and he said unto those who were with him: We will go down, for there is space there, and we will take of these materials, and we will make an earth whereon these may dwell;
- Abraham 3:22-24
I lived with Heavenly Father before I was born
Keith B. McMullin
Former Member of the Presiding Bishopric
Life is more than biology. Before we came to this earth, we lived in the presence of God. His heaven was our home. Each of us is His spirit offspring, and He is our Heavenly Father…In the words of the Lord’s prophet, President Gordon B. Hinckley: “…We have come into the world for a purpose under a divine plan and when we conclude this life we will go on to something that will be better, if we live worthy of it”.
…Said President Brigham Young: “There is no spirit but what was pure and holy when it came here from the celestial world…He is the Father of our spirits; and if we could know, understand, and do His will, every soul would be prepared to return back into His presence. And when they get there, they would see that they had formerly lived there for ages, that they had previously been acquainted with every nook and corner, with the palaces, walks, and gardens; and they would embrace their Father, and He would embrace them and say, ‘My son, my daughter, I have you again;’ and the child would say, ‘O my Father, my Father, I am here again’”.
- Elder Keith B. McMullin, “Welcome Home,”�General Conference, April 1999
I Lived in Heaven�(Children’s Songbook #4)
MUSIC
1. I lived in heaven a long time ago, it is true;
Lived there and loved there with people I know. So did you.
Then Heav’nly Father presented a beautiful plan,
All about earth and eternal salvation for man.
2. Father said he needed someone who had enough love
To give his life so we all could return there above.
There was another who sought for the honor divine.
Jesus said, “Father, send me, and the glory be thine.”
3. Jesus was chosen, and as the Messiah he came,
Conquering evil and death through his glorious name,
Giving us hope of a wonderful life yet to be
Home in that heaven where Father is waiting for me.
Words and music: Janeen Jacobs Brady, b. 1934
© 1987 by Janeen Jacobs Brady. This song may be copied for incidental, noncommercial church or home use.
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I lived with Heavenly Father before I was born
This life is our opportunity to show that we will do what God commands
This life is our opportunity to show that we will do what God commands
SCRIPTURE
25 And we will prove them herewith, to see if they will do all things whatsoever the Lord their God shall command them;
26 And they who keep their first estate shall be added upon; and they who keep not their first estate shall not have glory in the same kingdom with those who keep their first estate; and they who keep their second estate shall have glory added upon their heads for ever and ever.
- Abraham 3:25-26
This life is our opportunity to show that we will do what God commands
Henry B. Eyring
Second Counselor in the First Presidency
My hope is to give encouragement when life seems especially difficult and uncertain. For some of you, that time is now. If not, such a time will come.
That is not a gloomy view. It is realistic—yet optimistic—because of God’s purpose in the Creation of this world. That purpose was to give His children the opportunity to prove themselves able and willing to choose the right when it is hard. In so doing, their natures would be changed and they could become more like Him. He knew that would require unshakable faith in Him.
- President Henry B. Eyring, “Tested, Proved, and Polished,”�General Conference, October 2020
Nephi’s Courage�(Children's Songbook #120)
MUSIC
1. The Lord commanded Nephi �to go and get the plates
From the wicked Laban �inside the city gates.
Laman and Lemuel �were both afraid to try.
Nephi was courageous. �This was his reply:
2. The Lord commanded Nephi �to go and build a boat.
Nephi’s older brothers �believed it would not float.
Laughing and mocking, �they said he should not try.
Nephi was courageous. �This was his reply:
3. The Lord gives us commandments �and asks us to obey.
Sometimes I am tempted �to choose another way.
When I’m discouraged, �and think I cannot try,
I will be courageous, �and I will reply:
Chorus:
“I will go; I will do the thing the Lord commands.
I know the Lord provides a way; he wants me to obey.
I will go; I will do the thing the Lord commands.
I know the Lord provides a way; he wants me to obey.”
Words and music: Bill N. Hansen Jr., b. 1952, and Lisa T. Hansen, b. 1958.
© 1986 by Wilford N. Hansen Jr., and Lisa Tensmeyer Hansen. All rights reserved. This song may be copied for incidental, noncommercial church or home use.
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This life is our opportunity to show that we will do what God commands
The End