These are the combined notes of three talks at church today. Any inaccuracies are the fault of the note taker (and her typing).
– The goal of the program is to improve ourselves in four areas: intellectual, social, physical and spiritual.
– You need to strengthen your faith and help you and your family progress in the heavenly path.
Primary:
– Parents should seek personal revelations as they teach their families.
– No matter how young you are and how insignificant you feel, God will answer your prayers.
– We are responsible for our own self-education. It is our responsibility.
– You can choose the things that interest you the most and what do you see of the things you should do.
– We have our free agency. Choosing to not do the programs you choose to not progress and to stay stagnate.
– This gives us a chance to become what the Lord wants us to be.
– Seek personal revelation in all that you do. If you include the lord in your decisions you will do what is best for yourself.
– Study in advance the lessons you teach your children.
– You have a blank slate. You can determine how to fill it.
– Social: serve others and prayerfully seek for those who need me. There is a friendship bench, where if a kid feels left out they can sit ton the bench and other kids can invite them to play.
– account out scenes that teach the gospel.
– Physical: some may go vegan.
– More sleep, exercise
– Intellectual: take a class, some may learn a language, read a book a week.
Youth:
– Luke 2:52: Jesus increased in wisdom and stature and in favor with God and with men.
– Goal: To be more like the savior and to be closer to Christ and Heavenly father.
– The First Presidency says focus to help youth to increase their faith. Discover their internal identity, develop their character, strengthen their ability to achieve their goals.
– Need to focus on what you need and what you want. You determine what ways you will grow.
– The first step of the plan: Discover and reflect on what we want to work on in our individual lives. Seek the spirit that can tell us areas we need to work on and learn.
– Second step plan: write down our goals and how to achieve our goals. Maybe include smaller steps for a bigger goal.
– Third step plan: we have faith in God and he will help us achieve our goals.
– Reflect: on what we have achieved. How have our lives changed? If we failed, what can we do differently to succeed
– This program is not meant to be done alone. Parents can support their youth, cheer them on.
– Leaders of youth to support and to cheer them on. The youth needs to lead. The youth need to plan their activities.
– Youth take advantage of the opportunity to learn and to grow. This is your program. You will need to put in the time and dedication.
Adult:
– Like Elder Urdorf’s talk, this your great adventure to Come Follow Me.
– This book is God-given.
– The first 15 pages are an introduction.
– In the Hobbit, Bilbo Baggins faces the opportunity for an adventure. He leaves comfort behind and seeks adventure.
– Discipleship is not about doing things perfectly but doing things intentionally. You need to do things with a purpose.
– The purpose of come follow me is to develop a deeper conversion to Jesus Christ.
– Use the Holy Ghost to implements a plan for your families.
– When Bilbo planned for his day of adventures he almost got distracted by clearing up his home. Gandalf asked when are you coming?. Bilbo left without his hat, walking stick hanky. He left a messy home behind to do what he needed to do.
– Many families set a time on Sunday to do their follow me
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