My singles ward had ward conference on Sunday, and it was full of wonderful lessons, of which I am going to share here!
1. My stake president compared contracts to covenants (promises we make with God). When we sign up to purchase a car or to rent an apartment, we finalize the transaction with our signature. And when we "sign up" for a covenant, we use ordinances ( a sacred, formal act performed by the authority of the priesthood) as "signatures." I thought that was a pretty clever way of thinking of it. And that is why we encourage reverence during these ordinances; they are sacred.
2. One of the counselors in the stake presidency said this: "We are not meant to live the gospel in a vacuum. It's expansive." I loved that analogy too.
3. As members of the Church, we have four main duties: 1) relationship to the Lord, 2) activities in church, 3) responsibilities to others, and 4) personal conduct.
There was obviously a lot more, but those are a few things that hit home with me.
And now for a couple of videos! The first is a guy named Alex Goot singing a fun little pop ballad number, and the second is a mock Facebook chat session between a guy and a girl who should do a lot better at expressing their true feelings.
1 comment:
Loved the stuff from the ward conference - it did me good to read them. Thanks for passing them on.
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