The Sabbath

Today is a perfect day to write a post about something I have wanted to since August 9, 2015 (Kristi and Max's birthday's!)

We were privileged to be in a District Conference with Elder J Devn Cornish.  He is a member of the 70 and the Area President.  He was visiting Barbados.  What a wonderful talk he gave.  Here are the highlights:

The church is a hospital.  We are all sick.  We come to be healed.  Be more patient and forgiving to others than they deserve.  We need the same from God.

This is a new day in Barbados.  The spirit is rising.  Angels have been sent to help.  Follow the council of President Herrington.  He holds the keys to this area.

(Elder Cornish was a neo-natal Dr and saw lots of babies born.)  Babies come to earth with complete personalities.  We lived before we were born with someone who created all and knows us.

We can receive revelation.  Take a blank piece of paper and a pen.  Pray like you really mean it.  Ask, what do you want me to do differently today?  What to fix, change or help?  Then listen and write it down.  It may scare you, but he will reaveal to you as long as you are willing to write.

Being happy is not easy.  Sin is the only thing that can take our happiness away.  Follow Jesus.  Sometimes we don't know where to start.  Here is one way:

He was in a General Authority training meeting after conference last April.  This is a common occurance and usually there are several topics brought up that the Brethren want taught to the members.  The Presidency and the 12 fasted and prayed for months in preparation of this meeting.  Their question was, How do we strengthen our members?  The only answer that came was, "Keep the Sabbath day Holy."

This commandment is as old as creation.  Even God took a day of rest.  Elder Nelson talked about the Sabbath day in the April Conference.  He speaks Spanish, Portugese, Russain, and Chinese.  He was one of the inventers of the heart/lung machine.  He would not study on the Sabbath.

The Sabbath is not about lists of what to do or not to do.  It's about loving God more than loving yourself. 

We must show God how we put him first and ourselves second.  It will be different for each person.  Ask Him how you are going to do that.  He suggests that if we are quieter, respectful and worshipful, we will have reverance.  Until you know reverance, you will not get revelation.  Decide what you can do to make a sign between you and Him.  It might be giving up something.  It might be adding something.  Make the decision today.  We were then promised that He will change and bless everything in our lives.

It was a pretty powerful sermon!  I knew that the emphasis was on keeping the Sabbath day holy, but the reasoning here makes a lot of sense to me.

I just thought I would share.

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