Copy Cat and Conference!

My friend, R, found this great idea and shared it with me. It was so good I copied it. It worked so well for her family, she blogged about it.  It worked so well with our family that I'm blogging about it too. So I'm a copy cat, and there couldn't be a better person to copy than my friend, R!

General Conference was this past weekend. In the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints we believe that God still speaks to His children through his authorized servants, his prophets and apostles, just as He did anciently. God spoke through prophets since the very beginning with Adam, Abraham, Moses, and Elijah. When Jesus Christ came to earth, He established His church with a prophet and 12 apostles. Sadly, but as foretold by ancient prophets and Jesus Christ himself, the apostles were all killed and the priesthood authority was taken from the earth.  In 1830, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints was fully restored with prophets and apostles as the foundation and Jesus Christ as the cornerstone and Head of His Church.

So in short, we get to listen to these men and their wise council right in our homes. We can even watch the conference again at www.lds.org.  This year, I put all the First Presidency with President Thomas S. Monson, our current prophet, and the 12 Apostles on our doors in our kitchen. Then after listening to them talk, we wrote down what we liked or what stood out to us on a sticky note and stuck it by their pictures. I love reading what my kiddos wrote. Some are very brief. Others had many quotes they loved.  Now we can remember what was said and work to become more kind, merciful, meek, and loving. More like Jesus Christ, the author and finisher of our faith (Hebrews 12:2).

 I know. The pictures are the size of a postage stamp!  

When I enlarged them they came out grainy. We just get real close to see each person.

Here are a few of our notes: 

President Thomas S. Monson, 

President and prophet of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.

 I know we will be reunited and never be separated again.

[Speaking of his wife who passed away in May]

"Behold my witness in heaven" when sharing his testimony.

Family

"The heavenly virtue of patience is required." 

"Endure to the end."

The story of Job.

"Shall I falter or shall I finish?" 

Dieter F. Uchtdorf

2nd Counselor in 1st Presidency

A's favorite quote:

"Doubt your doubts before you doubt your faith."

Robert D. Hales

Quorum of the 12 Apostles

Church

(To the point!)

Richard G. Scott

Quorum of the 12 Apostles

Scriptures

Repentance

We can receive personal blessings from the Atonement

People of Ammon

As we lose our life in Heavenly Father's service, Satan's temptations lose their power.

Neil L. Anderson

Quorum of the 12 Apostles

The priesthood is the power of God.

Preistood

Condescension of God (Jesus born in stable)

There are special blessings from God for all who partake in Priesthood ordinances.

And on that note, God loves us. This I know. He's the same yesterday, today, and tomorrow. He loves us as much as He did the people of Moses and Abraham, so He speaks to us today through modern day prophets.  I can know what they say is true. Their words invite me "to do good continually" and "every thing which inviteth and enticeth to do good, and to love God, and to serve him, is inspired of God (Moroni 7:13)."