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Daniel 1-6
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Daniel 1-6�“There Is No Other God That Can Deliver”
Heavenly Father wants me to take care of my body
Receiving revelation requires spiritual preparation
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is the kingdom of God on earth
When the outcome is uncertain, we can still choose faith
Image above: Daniel Interprets Nebuchadnezzar's Dream
by Grant Romney Clawson
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Heavenly Father wants me to take care of my body
Heavenly Father wants me to �take care of my body
SCRIPTURE
8 …Daniel purposed in his heart that he would not defile himself with the portion of the king’s meat, nor with the wine which he drank: therefore he requested of the prince of the eunuchs that he might not defile himself.
11-12 Then said Daniel to Melzar…Prove thy servants, I beseech thee, ten days; and let them give us pulse to eat, and water to drink.
13 Then let our countenances be looked upon before thee, and the countenance of the children that eat of the portion of the king’s meat: and as thou seest, deal with thy servants.
15 And at the end of ten days their countenances appeared fairer and fatter in flesh than all the children which did eat the portion of the king’s meat.
- Daniel 1:8, 11-13, 15
Heavenly Father wants me to �take care of my body
Thomas S. Monson
President of the Church
2008 - 2018
Drugs and alcohol cloud thinking, remove inhibitions, fracture families, shatter dreams, and shorten life. They are everywhere to be found and are placed purposely in the pathway of vulnerable youth. Each one of us has a body that has been entrusted to us by a loving Heavenly Father. We have been commanded to care for it. Can we deliberately abuse or injure our bodies without being held accountable? We cannot!
The Apostle Paul declared: “Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you?…The temple of God is holy, which temple ye are.” May we keep our bodies—our temples—fit and clean, free from harmful substances which destroy our physical, mental, and spiritual well-being.
- President Thomas S. Monson, “True to the Faith,”�General Conference, April 2006
The Lord Gave Me a Temple�(Children’s Songbook #153)
MUSIC
1. The Lord gave me a temple to live within on earth.
Once in Heaven I was spirit, but I left my home at birth.
I’ll make my temple brighter; I’ll keep my spirit free.
My body is the temple my Father gave to me.
2. If I keep my body clean and pure and habit-free,
I may in Father’s temple claim blessings promised me.
On resurrection morning, I’ll take my body bright
And in celestial glory forever live in light.
Words: Donnell Hunter, b. 1930. © 1969 IRI;
Music: Darwin Wolford, b. 1936. © 1969 IRI
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Heavenly Father wants me to �take care of my body
Receiving revelation requires spiritual preparation
Receiving revelation requires spiritual preparation
SCRIPTURE
1 And in the second year of the reign of Nebuchadnezzar Nebuchadnezzar dreamed dreams, wherewith his spirit was troubled, and his sleep brake from him… 10 The Chaldeans answered before the king, and said, There is not a man upon the earth that can shew the king’s matter… 12 For this cause the king was angry and very furious, and commanded to destroy all the wise men of Babylon.
16-19 Then Daniel went in, and desired of the king that he would give him time, and that he would shew the king the interpretation… Then Daniel went to his house, and made the thing known to… his companions: That they would desire mercies of the God of heaven concerning this secret; that Daniel and his fellows should not perish with the rest of the wise men of Babylon. Then was the secret revealed unto Daniel in a night vision. Then Daniel blessed the God of heaven.
27-28 Daniel answered in the presence of the king, and said, The secret which the king hath demanded cannot the wise men, the astrologers, the magicians, the soothsayers, shew unto the king; But there is a God in heaven that revealeth secrets…
- Daniel 2:1, 10, 12, 16-19, 27-28
Receiving revelation requires spiritual preparation
Henry B. Eyring
Of the First Presidency
The way to receive revelation from God has not changed from the days of Adam and Eve. It has been the same for all called servants of the Lord from the beginning to the present day. It is the same for you and me. It is always done by exercising faith… I know from experience that answers will come to fit your needs and your spiritual preparation. If you need an answer that is important to your eternal welfare or that of others, the answer is more likely to come. Yet even then, you may receive… the answer to be patient…
Revelation comes to us in proportion to the degree to which we have sought to take the doctrine of Christ into our hearts and implement it in our lives… As our faith in Jesus Christ will have led us to ask the Father for answers, that faith will also have brought the Savior’s softening touch enough for us to hear His direction and be determined and excited to obey.
- President Henry B. Eyring, “The Faith to Ask and Then to Act,”�General Conference, October 2021
I Pray in Faith�(Children’s Songbook #14)
MUSIC
1. I kneel to pray ev’ry day.
I speak to Heav’nly Father.
He hears and answers me
When I pray in faith.
Words and music: Janice Kapp Perry, b. 1938
© 1987 by Janice Kapp Perry. This song may be copied for incidental, noncommercial or home use.
2. I begin by saying “Dear Heavenly Father”;
I thank him for blessings he sends;
Then humbly I ask him for things that I need,
In the name of Jesus Christ, Amen.
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3rd time, Sing Both Together
Receiving revelation requires spiritual preparation
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is the kingdom of God on earth
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is the kingdom of God on earth
SCRIPTURE
28 But there is a God in heaven that revealeth secrets, and maketh known to the king Nebuchadnezzar what shall be in the latter days.
31 Thou, O king, sawest, and behold a great image. This great image, whose brightness was excellent, stood before thee; and the form thereof was terrible.
32-33 This image’s head was of fine gold, his breast and his arms of silver, his belly and his thighs of brass, his legs of iron, his feet part of iron and part of clay.
34-35 Thou sawest till that a stone was cut out without hands, which smote the image upon his feet that were of iron and clay, and brake them to pieces… and the stone that smote the image became a great mountain, and filled the whole earth.
44 And in the days of these kings shall the God of heaven set up a kingdom, which shall never be destroyed: and the kingdom shall not be left to other people, but it shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, and it shall stand for ever.
- Daniel 2:28, 31-35, 44
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is the kingdom of God on earth
Ezra Taft Benson
13th President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is, as Daniel prophesied, a spiritual kingdom “cut out of the mountain without hands” (Dan. 2:45), meaning that it was begun through the intervention of God… The prophet Daniel described the beginning and remarkable growth of the Church as a small stone which would become a great mountain and fill the entire earth!
April 6, 1830, in the state of New York, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints had its beginning in this dispensation, a beginning that went largely unnoticed by the world. A small number of men and women, including the Prophet Joseph Smith, gathered [to] participate in the official organization of the Church. Today there are over 4 1/2 million members in eighty-one countries. We now look in retrospect on 150 years of the history of the Church and are led to exclaim with Isaiah, “Truly the work is marvelous and wonderful!”
- President Ezra Taft Benson, “A Marvelous Work and a Wonder,”�General Conference, April 1980
The Spirit of God�(Hymn Book #2)
MUSIC
1. The Spirit of God like a fire is burning!
The latter-day glory begins to come forth;
The visions and blessings of old are returning,
And angels are coming to visit the earth.
2. The Lord is extending the Saints’ understanding,
Restoring their judges and all as at first.
The knowledge and power of God are expanding;
The veil o’er the earth is beginning to burst.
3. We’ll call in our solemn assemblies in spirit,
To spread forth the kingdom of heaven abroad,
That we through our faith may begin to inherit
The visions and blessings and glories of God.
Text: William W. Phelps, 1792–1872. Included in the first LDS hymnbook, 1835. Sung at the Kirtland Temple dedication in 1836.
Music: Anon., ca. 1844
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4. How blessed the day when the lamb and the lion
Shall lie down together without any ire,
And Ephraim be crowned with his blessing in Zion,
As Jesus descends with his chariot of fire!
Chorus:
We’ll sing and we’ll shout with the armies of heaven,
Hosanna, hosanna to God and the Lamb!
Let glory to them in the highest be given,
Henceforth and forever, Amen and amen!
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is the kingdom of God on earth
When the outcome is uncertain, we can still choose faith
When the outcome is uncertain, �we can still choose faith
SCRIPTURE
14 Nebuchadnezzar spake and said unto them, Is it true, O Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, do not ye serve my gods, nor worship the golden image which I have set up?
16-18 Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, answered and said to the king, O Nebuchadnezzar, we are not careful to answer thee in this matter. If it be so, our God whom we serve is able to deliver us from the burning fiery furnace, and he will deliver us out of thine hand, O king. But if not, be it known unto thee, O king, that we will not serve thy gods, nor worship the golden image which thou hast set up.
20 And he commanded the most mighty men that were in his army to bind Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, and to cast them into the burning fiery furnace.
27 And [they] saw these men, upon whose bodies the fire had no power, nor was an hair of their head singed, neither were their coats changed, nor the smell of fire had passed on them.
- Daniel 3:14, 16-18, 20, 27
When the outcome is uncertain, �we can still choose faith
Sharon G. Larsen
Former Member of the Young Women General Presidency
Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, stood as witnesses of God at the peril of their lives…When…the herald announced that all must kneel, everyone obeyed—everyone, that is, but those brave Hebrews. They refused to insult their God.
Can you imagine the courage of these young men? No threats from the king could dissuade them. With faith in their God, they stood together and prayed as they were bound and carried to be burned…
What does it mean to stand as a witness of God? It means we will not bow down or give in or be persuaded to do anything contrary to God’s will. It means we will risk speaking up when our knees are shaking.
- Sister Sharon G. Larsen, “Standing with God,”�General Conference, April 2000
I Know My Father Lives�(Children’s Songbook #5)
MUSIC
1. I know my Father lives and loves me too.
The Spirit whispers this to me and tells me it is true,
And tells me it is true.
2. He sent me here to earth, by faith to live his plan.
The Spirit whispers this to me and tells me that I can,
And tells me that I can.
Words and music: Reid N. Nibley, b. 1923. © 1969.
Arr. by Reid N. Nibley © 1989 IRI
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When the outcome is uncertain, �we can still choose faith
Heavenly Father wants me to pray often
Heavenly Father wants me to pray often
SCRIPTURE
5 Then said these men, We shall not find any occasion against this Daniel, except we find it against him concerning the law of his God.
6 Then these presidents and princes assembled together to the king, and said thus unto him, King Darius, live for ever.
7 All the presidents of the kingdom, the governors, and the princes, the counsellors, and the captains, have consulted together to establish a royal statute, and to make a firm decree, that whosoever shall ask a petition of any God or man for thirty days, save of thee, O king, he shall be cast into the den of lions.
9-10 Wherefore king Darius signed the writing and the decree. Now when Daniel knew that the writing was signed, he went into his house; and his windows being open in his chamber toward Jerusalem, he kneeled upon his knees three times a day, and prayed, and gave thanks before his God, as he did aforetime.
- Daniel 6:5-7, 9-10
Heavenly Father wants me to pray often
Dwan J. Young
Former Primary General President
The way to draw near to our Father in Heaven is to speak with him, and this is what we call prayer. We speak with our Father in Heaven in much the way we would speak with our earthly parent, whom we love and honor…
It’s true that he is powerful, more than any of us can even understand. But he also loves us—much more than we can ever know. He knows all about you, knows all of your secrets, all the things you are afraid of, and even more—he knows what you are capable of doing. He knows you even better than you know yourself. He wants what is best for you, and he wants you to be successful and happy in your life.
In order for him to help you, he wants you to talk with him often in reverent, humble prayer.…seek his counsel so that he can guide you. When you draw near to Heavenly Father in prayer, he will draw near to you.
- Sister Dwan J. Young, “Draw Near to Him in Prayer,”�General Conference, October 1985
A Child’s Prayer�(Children’s Songbook #12)
MUSIC
1. Heavenly Father, are you really there?
And do you hear and answer ev’ry child’s prayer?
Some say that heaven is far away,
But I feel it close around me as I pray.
Heavenly Father, I remember now
Something that Jesus told disciples long ago:
“Suffer the children to come to me.”
Father, in prayer I’m coming now to thee.
Words and music: Janice Kapp Perry, b. 1938
© 1984 by Janice Kapp Perry. This song may be copied for incidental, noncommercial church or home use.
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2. Pray, he is there;
Speak, he is list’ning.
You are his child;
His love now surrounds you.
He hears your prayer;
He loves the children.
Of such is the kingdom,
the kingdom of heav’n.
3rd time, Sing Both Together
Heavenly Father wants me to pray often
I can do what is right even when it’s hard
I can do what is right even when it’s hard
SCRIPTURE
13 Then answered they and said before the king, That Daniel, which is of the children of the captivity of Judah, regardeth not thee, O king, nor the decree that thou hast signed, but maketh his petition three times a day.
16 Then the king commanded, and they brought Daniel, and cast him into the den of lions. Now the king spake and said unto Daniel, Thy God whom thou servest continually, he will deliver thee.
18-19 Then the king went to his palace, and passed the night fasting: neither were instruments of music brought before him: and his sleep went from him. Then the king arose very early in the morning, and went in haste unto the den of lions.
20 And when he came to the den, he cried with a lamentable voice unto Daniel: and the king spake and said to Daniel, O Daniel, servant of the living God, is thy God, whom thou servest continually, able to deliver thee from the lions?
21-22 Then said Daniel unto the king, O king, live for ever. My God hath sent his angel, and hath shut the lions’ mouths, that they have not hurt me…
- Daniel 6:13,16,18-22
- Daniel 6:13,16,18-22
I can do what is right even when it’s hard
Michelle D. Craig
First Counselor in the Young Women General Presidency
…We can keep our covenants, even when it is not easy. When your faith, your family, or your future are challenged—when you wonder why life is so hard when you are doing your best to live the gospel—remember that the Lord told us to expect troubles. Troubles are part of the plan and do not mean you’ve been abandoned; they are part of what it means to be His. He was, after all, “a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief.”
I am learning that Heavenly Father is more interested in my growth as a disciple of Jesus Christ than He is with my comfort. I may not always want it to be that way—but it is!
Living in convenience does not bring power. The power we need to withstand the heat of our day is the Lord’s power, and His power flows through our covenants with Him.
- Sister Michelle D. Craig, “Wholehearted,”�General Conference, October 2022
Dare to Do Right�(Children’s Songbook #158)
MUSIC
1. Dare to do right! Dare to be true!
You have a work that no other can do;
Do it so bravely, so kindly, so well,
Angels will hasten the story to tell.
2. Dare to do right! Dare to be true!
Other men's failures can never save you.
Stand by your conscience, your honor, your faith;
Stand like a hero and battle till death.
Chorus:
Dare, dare, dare to do right;
Dare, dare, dare to be true,
Dare to be true, dare to be true.
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Words: George L. Taylor, b. 1835
Music: Arr. by A. C. Smyth, 1840-1909.
God will bless me as I choose to follow Jesus Christ
The End