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Jeremiah 30–33; 36; Lamentations 1; 3
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Jeremiah 30–33; 36; Lamentations 1; 3�“I Will Turn Their Mourning into Joy”
The Lord will bring Israel out of captivity and gather them
Heavenly Father and Jesus love me
"I Will Turn Their Mourning into Joy"
Is the Gospel Written in My Heart?
The scriptures have power to turn me away from evil
The Lord can relieve the sorrow we experience because of sin
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The Lord will bring Israel out of captivity and gather them
The Lord will bring Israel out of captivity and gather them
SCRIPTURE
3 For, lo, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will bring again the captivity of my people Israel and Judah, saith the LORD: and I will cause them to return to the land that I gave to their fathers, and they shall possess it.
10 Therefore fear thou not, O my servant Jacob, saith the LORD; neither be dismayed, O Israel: for, lo, I will save thee from afar, and thy seed from the land of their captivity; and Jacob shall return, and shall be in rest, and be quiet, and none shall make him afraid.
11 For I am with thee, saith the LORD, to save thee: though I make a full end of all nations whither I have scattered thee, yet will I not make a full end of thee: but I will correct thee in measure, and will not leave thee altogether unpunished.
17 For I will restore health unto thee, and I will heal thee of thy wounds, saith the LORD; because they called thee an Outcast, saying, This is Zion, whom no man seeketh after.
- Jeremiah 30:3,10-11,17
The Lord will bring Israel out of captivity and gather them
Quentin L. Cook
Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
The captivity of the Jews and the scattering of the tribes of Israel, including the ten tribes, are prominent doctrinal factors in the Restoration of the gospel…Our tenth article of faith states, “We believe in the literal gathering of Israel and in the restoration of the Ten Tribes.”…Our doctrine is clear: “The Lord scattered and afflicted the twelve tribes of Israel because of their unrighteousness and rebellion...”
We learn valuable lessons from this tragic period. We should do everything within our power to avoid the sin and rebellion that lead to bondage. We also recognize that righteous living is a prerequisite for assisting the Lord in gathering His elect and in the literal gathering of Israel…We must help inoculate the [rising generation] from a world that sounds a lot like the Jerusalem that…Jeremiah experienced.
- Elder Quentin L. Cook, “Lamentations of Jeremiah: Beware of Bondage,”�General Conference, October 2013
Redeemer of Israel�(Hymn Book #6)
MUSIC
1. Redeemer of Israel,
Our only delight,
On whom for a blessing we call,
Our shadow by day
And our pillar by night,
Our King, our Deliv’rer, our all!
2. We know he is coming
To gather his sheep
And lead them to Zion in love,
For why in the valley
Of death should they weep
Or in the lone wilderness rove?
This Photo by Unknown author is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND.
Text: William W. Phelps, 1792–1872; adapted from Joseph Swain, 1761–1796. Included in the first LDS hymnbook, 1835.
Music: Freeman Lewis, 1780–1859
5. Restore, my dear Savior,
The light of thy face;
Thy soul-cheering comfort impart;
And let the sweet longing
For thy holy place
Bring hope to my desolate heart.
6. He looks! and ten thousands
Of angels rejoice,
And myriads wait for his word;
He speaks! and eternity,
Filled with his voice,
Re-echoes the praise of the Lord.
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3. How long we have wandered
As strangers in sin
And cried in the desert for thee!
Our foes have rejoiced
When our sorrows they’ve seen,
But Israel will shortly be free.
4. As children of Zion,
Good tidings for us.
The tokens already appear.
Fear not, and be just,
For the kingdom is ours.
The hour of redemption is near
The Lord will bring Israel out of captivity and gather them
Heavenly Father and Jesus love me
Heavenly Father and Jesus love me
SCRIPTURE
1 At the same time, saith the LORD, will I be the God of all the families of Israel, and they shall be my people.
2 Thus saith the LORD, The people which were left of the sword found grace in the wilderness; even Israel, when I went to cause him to rest.
3 The LORD hath appeared of old unto me, saying, Yea, I have loved thee with an everlasting love: therefore with lovingkindness have I drawn thee.
- Jeremiah 31:1-3
Heavenly Father and Jesus love me
Dieter F. Uchtdorf
Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
Think of the purest, most all-consuming love you can imagine. Now multiply that love by an infinite amount—that is the measure of God’s love for you. God does not look on the outward appearance…Though we are incomplete, God loves us completely. Though we are imperfect, He loves us perfectly. Though we may feel lost and without compass, God’s love encompasses us completely…
We are important to God not because of our résumé but because we are His children. He loves every one of us, even those who are flawed, rejected, awkward, sorrowful, or broken. God’s love is so great that He loves even the proud, the selfish, the arrogant, and the wicked… No matter our distress, no matter our sorrow, no matter our mistakes, our infinitely compassionate Heavenly Father desires that we draw near to Him so that He can draw near to us.
- Elder Dieter F. Uchtdorf, “The Love of God,”�General Conference, October 2009
I Feel My Savior’s Love�(Children’s Songbook #74)
MUSIC
1. I feel my Savior’s love
In all the world around me.
His Spirit warms my soul
Through ev’rything I see.
2. I feel my Savior’s love;
Its gentleness enfolds me,
And when I kneel to pray,
My heart is filled with peace.
Words: Ralph Rodgers Jr., 1936–1996; K. Newell Dayley, b. 1939; and Laurie Huffman, b. 1948
Music: K. Newell Dayley, b. 1939 © 1978, 1979 by K. Newell Dayley.
3. I feel my Savior’s love
And know that he will bless me.
I offer him my heart;
My shepherd he will be.
4. I’ll share my Savior’s love
By serving others freely.
In serving I am blessed.
In giving I receive.
Chorus:
He knows I will follow him,
Give all my life to him.
I feel my Savior’s love,
The love he freely gives me.
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Heavenly Father and Jesus love me
"I Will Turn Their Mourning into Joy"
"I Will Turn Their Mourning into Joy"
SCRIPTURE
12 Therefore they shall come and sing in the height of Zion, and shall flow together to the goodness of the LORD, for wheat, and for wine, and for oil, and for the young of the flock and of the herd: and their soul shall be as a watered garden; and they shall not sorrow any more at all.
13 Then shall the virgin rejoice in the dance, both young men and old together: for I will turn their mourning into joy, and will comfort them, and make them rejoice from their sorrow.
14 And I will satiate the soul of the priests with fatness, and my people shall be satisfied with my goodness, saith the LORD.
25 For I have satiated the weary soul, and I have replenished every sorrowful soul.
- Jeremiah 31:12-14, 25
"I Will Turn Their Mourning into Joy"
James E. Faust
Former Member of the First Presidency
Someway, somehow, we must find the healing influence that brings solace to the soul. Where is this balm? Where is the compensating relief so desperately needed to help us survive in the world’s pressures? The onsetting comfort in large measure can come through increased communion with the Spirit of God.
…We find solace in Christ through the agency of the Comforter, and he extends this invitation to us: “Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.” The Apostle Peter speaks of “casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you.” As we do this, healing takes place, just as the Lord promised through the prophet Jeremiah…faith and hope will replace heartache, disappointment, torment, anguish, and despair, and the Lord will give us strength, as Alma says, that we “should suffer no manner of afflictions, save it were swallowed up in the joy of Christ.”
- Elder James E. Faust, “Spiritual Healing,” General Conference, April 1992
The Holy Ghost�(Children’s Songbook #105)
MUSIC
1. When Christ was on the earth,
He promised he would send
The Holy Ghost to comfort us,
Our true, eternal friend.
The Holy Spirit whispers
With a still small voice.
He testifies of God and Christ
And makes our hearts rejoice.
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2. And when we are confirmed
By sacred priesthood pow’r,
The Holy Ghost is giv’n to us
To guide us ev’ry hour.
Oh, may I always listen
To that still small voice.
And with his light I’ll do what’s right
Each time I make a choice.
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Words: Jeanne P. Lawler, b. 1924; alt. © 1977, 1989 IRI
Music: Jeanne P. Lawler, b. 1924. © 1977 IRI
"I Will Turn Their Mourning into Joy"
Is the Gospel Written in My Heart?
Is the Gospel Written in My Heart?
SCRIPTURE
31 Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel, and with the house of Judah:
32 Not according to the covenant that I made with their fathers in the day that I took them by the hand to bring them out of the land of Egypt; which my covenant they brake, although I was an husband unto them, saith the LORD:
33 But this shall be the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel; After those days, saith the LORD, I will put my law in their inward parts, and write it in their hearts; and will be their God, and they shall be my people.
34 And they shall teach no more every man his neighbour, and every man his brother, saying, Know the LORD: for they shall all know me, from the least of them unto the greatest of them, saith the LORD: for I will forgive their iniquity, and I will remember their sin no more.
- Jeremiah 31:31-34
Is the Gospel Written in My Heart?
Walter F. González
Of the Seventy
[M]aintaining the gospel in our hearts is an ongoing task which requires time. Knowledge alone is not enough…
Making time in our lives to learn, to ponder, and especially to practice gospel principles will bring us the joy and peace which come from the Spirit. The Church will continue to blossom in…the world because more and more members will continue to write gospel principles not with ink, but with the Holy Ghost; not in tablets of stone, but in the fleshy tablets of their hearts. I testify that scriptural truths can develop from intellectual appreciation to our becoming Christlike as we take time to incorporate those truths into our lives.
- Elder Walter F. González, “Writing Gospel Principles in Our Hearts,”�General Conference, October 2001
I Will Be Valiant�(Children’s Songbook #162)
MUSIC
The Lord needs valiant servants,
To do his work in the latter day,
Who follow the teachings of Jesus
And serve his people in a loving way.
I will be his servant
And keep my cov'nants valiantly.
I'll stand for truth. I'll stand for right.
The Lord can depend on me.
Words and music: Vanja Y. Watkins, b. 1938. © 1981 IRI
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Is the Gospel Written in My Heart?
1:45
The scriptures have power to turn me away from evil
The scriptures have power to turn me away �from evil
SCRIPTURE
2 Take thee a roll of a book, and write therein all the words that I have spoken unto thee against Israel, and against Judah, and against all the nations, from the day I spake unto thee, from the days of Josiah, even unto this day.
3 It may be that the house of Judah will hear all the evil which I purpose to do unto them; that they may return every man from his evil way; that I may forgive their iniquity and their sin.
5 And Jeremiah commanded Baruch, saying, I am shut up; I cannot go into the house of the LORD:
6 Therefore go thou, and read in the roll, which thou hast written from my mouth, the words of the LORD in the ears of the people in the LORD’s house upon the fasting day: and also thou shalt read them in the ears of all Judah that come out of their cities.
- Jeremiah 36:1-3, 5-6
The scriptures have power to turn me away �from evil
Russell M. Nelson
President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
The adversary is clever. For millennia he has been making good look evil and evil look good. His messages tend to be loud, bold, and boastful.
However, messages from our Heavenly Father are strikingly different. He communicates simply, quietly, and with such stunning plainness that we cannot misunderstand Him.
...With billions of words online and in a marketing-saturated world constantly infiltrated by noisy, nefarious efforts of the adversary, where can we go to hear Him? We can go to the scriptures. They teach us about Jesus Christ and His gospel, the magnitude of His Atonement, and our Father’s great plan of happiness and redemption. Daily immersion in the word of God is crucial for spiritual survival, especially in these days of increasing upheaval. As we feast on the words of Christ daily, the words of Christ will tell us how to respond to difficulties we never thought we would face.
- President Russell M. Nelson, “Hear Him,” General Conference, April 2020
Scripture Power�(Children’s Friend)
MUSIC
1. Because I want to be
like the Savior, and I can,
I’m reading His instructions,
I’m following His plan.
Because I want the power
His word will give to me,
I’m changing how I live,
I’m changing what I’ll be
Words and Music: Clive Romney © 1987 by Clive Romney
2. I’ll find the sword of truth
in each scripture that I learn.
I’ll take the shield of faith
from these pages that I turn.
I’ll wear each vital part
of the armor of the Lord,
And fight my daily battles,
and win a great reward.
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Chorus:
Scripture power keeps me safe from sin.
Scripture power is the power to win.
Scripture power! Ev’ry day I need
The power that I get each time I read.
The scriptures have power to turn me away �from evil
2:23
The Lord can relieve the sorrow we experience because of sin
The Lord can relieve the sorrow we experience because of sin
SCRIPTURE
22 It is of the LORD’s mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not.
25-26 The LORD is good unto them that wait for him, to the soul that seeketh him. It is good that a man should both hope and quietly wait for the salvation of the LORD.
31-33 For the Lord will not cast off for ever: But though he cause grief, yet will he have compassion according to the multitude of his mercies. For he doth not afflict willingly nor grieve the children of men.
39-40 Wherefore doth a living man complain, a man for the punishment of his sins? Let us search and try our ways, and turn again to the LORD.
- Lamentations 3:22, 25-26, 31-33, 39-40
The Lord can relieve the sorrow we experience because of sin
Kent F. Richards
Of the Seventy
Sometimes in the depth of pain, we are tempted to ask, “Is there no balm in Gilead; is there no physician there?” I testify the answer is yes, there is a physician. The Atonement of Jesus Christ covers all these conditions and purposes of mortality…Spiritual pain lies deep within our souls and can feel unquenchable…It comes from our sinful actions and lack of repentance. For this pain too there is a cure that is universal and absolute. It is from the Father, through the Son, and it is for each of us who is willing to do all that is necessary to repent. Christ said, “Will ye not now return unto me … and be converted, that I may heal you?”
- Elder Kent F. Richards, “The Atonement Covers All Pain,”�General Conference, April 2011
The Lord Is My Light�(Hymn Book #89)
MUSIC
1. The Lord is my light; then why should I fear?
By day and by night his presence is near.
He is my salvation from sorrow and sin;
This blessed assurance the Spirit doth bring.
2. The Lord is my light; tho clouds may arise,
Faith, stronger than sight, looks up thru the skies
Where Jesus forever in glory doth reign.
Then how can I ever in darkness remain?
3. The Lord is my light; the Lord is my strength.
I know in his might I'll conquer at length.
My weakness in mercy he covers with pow'r,
And, walking by faith, I am blest ev'ry hour.
4. The Lord is my light, my all and in all.
There is in his sight no darkness at all.
He is my Redeemer, my Savior, and King.
With Saints and with angels his praises I'll sing.
Text: James Nicholson, 1828-1876
Music: John R. Sweney, 1837-1899
Chorus:
The Lord is my light;
He is my joy and my song.
By day and by night he leads,
He leads me along.
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The Lord can relieve the sorrow we experience because of sin
The End