- Teach children to love almighty God. He is real - He lives - He is our Father. There is something of divinity in each of us. Prayer is our connection and it is always available. Just "check in" with Heavenly Father.
- Teach about the Son of God - who he is - what it means to take the sacrament
- Take time - help them develop the ability to solve problems, make decisions and cultivate the Gift of the Holy Ghost.
- Prophecy
- Sacred nature of the Book of Mormon
- We have a prophet today
- Read scriptures to your children
- Amazing reality of the restoration of the priesthood
- Honor mother and father
- Counsel in private and quietly
- Be worth of missionary service - we need more worthy missionaries
- Importance and significance of the temple
- Prepare to receive the blessings of the temple
- Word of wisdom - entitlement to the spiritual blessings that come with it
- Pornography is a plague - destructive - addictive
- Tithing - spiritual and temporal blessings - there is no erosion in the nest-egg of tithing
- Importance of education
- Obey laws of God and the land
- Nurture your own faith
He expounded on each one of these points. Elder Nelson then left us with an apostolic blessing. He told us to feast upon the words of Jesus Christ. He said we would have homes of peace, love and service. He told us to be good examples - an attraction to the gospel. He said to take advantage of missionary opportunities and prepare for the temple that was coming to our area. He blessed us with faith to understand God's plan of salvation and the He loves us and will care for us. He blessed us with health and healing. He then admonished us to sustain our new stake presidency.
It was really marvelous to have an apostle share so much time with us. We felt his genuine love for us and basked in his amazing testimony.
4 comments:
I loved your two posts about your conference with Elder Nelson. What amazing counsel he gave and you must have used your shorthand skills to get it all down so accurately. Thanks for sharing those words with us. It must have been a wonderful feeling to get an apostalic blessing. It really strengthens your testimony, huh? What a privilege to be taught by this great apostle.
I love hearing the prophet and apostles. I look forward to General Conference so much. With all that is going on around us, I look forward to it even more. We sure need their counsel and encouragment. There is much peace that comes from their teachings.
thanks for passing along the blessing of being taught at the foot of an apostle. i have felt the spirit from many people but the apostels really do carry and extra something with them.
What an awesome conference. How blessed you were to have a member of the quorum of the 12. Such wonderful teachings!
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