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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "open sans" , "zoram" , "noto sans" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 18px;">We read in the </span><a class="scripture-ref" href="https://www.lds.org/scriptures/dc-testament/dc/121.36?lang=eng#35" old-href="../../../scriptures/dc-testament/dc/121.html?verse=36&lang=eng#p36" style="-webkit-transition: color 0.3s; box-sizing: border-box; color: #147ea7; font-family: 'Open Sans', Zoram, 'noto sans', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.3s;">Doctrine and Covenants, section 121, verse 36,</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "open sans" , "zoram" , "noto sans" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 18px;"> “The rights of the priesthood are inseparably connected with the powers of heaven.” What a wonderful gift we have been given. Ours is the responsibility to guard and protect that priesthood and to be worthy of all the glorious blessings our Father in Heaven has in store for us—and for others through us.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "open sans" , "zoram" , "noto sans" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 18px;">Wherever you go, your priesthood goes with you. Are you standing in holy places? Before you put yourself and your priesthood in jeopardy by venturing into places or participating in activities which are not worthy of you or of that priesthood, pause to consider the consequences. Remember who you are and what God expects you to become. You are a child of promise. You are a man of might. You are a son (or daughter) of God.</span><br />
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<b>"The Ten Blessings of the Priesthood"</b><br />
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<b>“Reach out to the less active and realize the joy that will come to you </b><b>and those you help.”</b></div>
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The whole purpose of the Church operating smoothly at the local level is to qualify individuals to return to the presence of God. That can only be done by their receiving the ordinances and making covenants in the temple.</div>
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Our efforts focus on making the saving covenants and ordinances of the gospel available to all mankind: to the nonmember through our <a class="no-link-style" href="http://www.mormon.org/values/missionary-work" style="background-position: 0px 0px; border: none !important; color: #2f393a; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none !important; vertical-align: baseline;">missionary work</a>; to the less-active through fellowshipping and activation efforts; to active members through participation and service in the Church, and to those who have passed beyond the veil through the work of redemption for the dead.</div>
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We are leading toward one objective for each individual member of the Church. That is for all to receive the ordinances of the gospel and make covenants with our Heavenly Father so they may return to his presence. That is our grand objective. The ordinances and covenants are the means to achieving that divine nature that will return us into his presence again. …</div>
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Keep in mind the purpose: to invite all to come unto Christ. …</div>
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"To those who have ceased activity and to those who have become critical, we say, ‘Come back. Come back and feast at the table of the Lord, and taste again the sweet and satisfying fruits of fellowship with the Saints.’</div>
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“We are confident that many have longed to return, but have felt awkward about doing so. We assure you that you will find open arms to receive you and willing hands to assist you.” (<span class="emphasis" style="background-position: 0px 0px; border: 0px; font-style: italic; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Ensign,</span> March 1986, p. 88.)</div>
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Because of what the Master has said about leaving the ninety-nine and going into the wilderness to seek the one that is lost, and because of the invitation of the First Presidency to those who have ceased activity or have been critical to “come back,” we invite you to become involved in saving souls. Reach out to the less active and realize the joy that will come to you and those you help if you and they will take part in extending invitations to come back and feast at the table of the Lord.</div>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255 , 255 , 255 , 0.00784314); color: #333333; font-family: "open sans" , sans-serif; font-size: 18px;">We all want to achieve a measure of greatness in this life. Many have already achieved great things; others are striving to achieve greatness. Let me encourage you to achieve and, at the same time, to remember who you are. Don’t let the illusion of fleeting worldly greatness overcome you. Many people are losing their souls to such temptations. Your good name is not worth selling—for any price. True greatness is to remain true—“True to the faith that our parents have cherished, True to the truth for which martyrs have perished.” (</span><span class="emphasis" style="background-position: 0px 0px; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: "open sans" , sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-style: italic; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Hymns,</span><span style="background-color: rgba(255 , 255 , 255 , 0.00784314); color: #333333; font-family: "open sans" , sans-serif; font-size: 18px;"> 1985, no. 254.)</span></div>
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The achievement of true greatness is a long-term process. It may involve occasional setbacks. The end result may not always be clearly visible, but it seems that it always requires regular, consistent, small, and sometimes ordinary and mundane steps over a long period of time. We should remember that it was the Lord who said, “Out of small things proceedeth that which is great.” (<a class="scriptureRef" href="https://www.lds.org/scriptures/dc-testament/dc/64.33?lang=eng#32" style="background-position: 0px 0px; border: 0px; color: #0091bc; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">D&C 64:33</a>.)</div>
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True greatness is never a result of a chance occurrence or a one-time effort or achievement. Greatness requires the development of character. It requires a multitude of correct decisions in the everyday choices between good and evil that Elder Boyd K. Packer spoke about when he said, “Over the years these little choices will be bundled together and show clearly what we value.” (<span class="emphasis" style="background-position: 0px 0px; border: 0px; font-style: italic; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Ensign,</span> Nov. 1980, p. 21.) Those choices will also show clearly what we are.</div>
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It appears to me that the kind of greatness that our Father in Heaven would have us pursue is within the grasp of all who are within the gospel net. We have an unlimited number of opportunities to do the many simple and minor things that will ultimately make us great. To those who have devoted their lives to service and sacrifice for their families, for others, and for the Lord, the best counsel is simply to do more of the same.</div>
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To those who are furthering the work of the Lord in so many quiet but significant ways, to those who are the salt of the earth and the strength of the world and the backbone of each nation—to you we would simply express our admiration. If you endure to the end, and if you are valiant in the testimony of Jesus, you will achieve true greatness and will one day live in the presence of our Father in Heaven.</div>
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April 2016 Conference Address given by President Dieter F. Uchtorf<br />
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Families are not just meant to make things run more smoothly here on earth and to be cast off when we get to heaven. Rather, they are the <em style="box-sizing: border-box;">order</em> of heaven. They are an echo of a celestial pattern and an emulation of God’s eternal family.</div>
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In God’s plan of happiness, we are not so much looking for someone perfect but for a person with whom, throughout a lifetime, we can join efforts to create a loving, lasting, and more perfect relationship. That is the goal.</div>
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<span style="background-color: white;">Those who save their marriages understand that this pursuit takes time, patience, and, above all, the blessings of the Atonement of Jesus Christ. It requires you to be kind, envy not, seek not your own, not be easily provoked, think no evil, and rejoice in the truth. In other words, it requires charity, the pure love of Christ.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;">No matter how flat your relationship may be at the present, if you keep adding pebbles of kindness, compassion, listening, sacrifice, understanding, and selflessness, eventually a mighty pyramid will begin to grow.</span></div>
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If it appears to take forever, remember: happy marriages are meant to <em style="box-sizing: border-box;">last</em> forever! So “be not weary in well-doing, for ye are laying the foundation of a great [marriage]. And out of small things proceedeth that which is great.”</div>
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It may be a gradual work, but it doesn’t have to be a cheerless one. In fact, at the risk of stating the obvious, divorce rarely happens when the husband and wife are happy.</div>
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Whatever problems your family is facing, whatever you must do to solve them, the beginning and the end of the solution is charity, the pure love of Christ. Without this love, even seemingly perfect families struggle. With it, even families with great challenges succeed.</div>
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It is true for saving marriages! It is true for saving families!</div>
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The way you treat your wife or children or parents or siblings may influence generations to come. What legacy do you want to leave your posterity? One of harshness, vengeance, anger, fear, or isolation? Or one of love, humility, forgiveness, compassion, spiritual growth, and unity?</div>
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For the sake of your family relationships, for the sake of your soul, please be merciful, for “mercy triumphs over judgment.”<br />
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In our efforts to save our marriages and families, as in all things, let us follow the example of the One who saves us. The Savior won “our souls with love.”<a class="note-ref" href="https://www.lds.org/general-conference/2016/04/in-praise-of-those-who-save?lang=eng#note8" style="-webkit-transition: color 0.3s; box-sizing: border-box; color: #147ea7; text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.3s;"><span class="marker" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 14px; line-height: 0; position: relative; top: -0.5em; vertical-align: baseline;">8</span></a> Jesus Christ is our Master. His work is our work. It is a saving work, and it begins in our homes.</div>
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Love in the fabric of the plan of salvation is selfless and seeks the well-being of others. That is the love our Heavenly Father has for us.</div>
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As we emulate the Savior’s love, He will surely bless and prosper our righteous efforts to save our marriages and strengthen our families.</div>
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<b>May 29th </b>- Bishops Choice<br />
<b>June 5th</b> - Presidents Instruction<br />
<b>June 12th </b>- Howard W Hunter Lesson 11<br />
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<b>June 26th</b> - Teaching For Our Time<br />
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255 , 255 , 255 , 0.00784314); color: #333333; font-family: "open sans" , sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 30.600000381469727px;">Central to all truth is the testimony that Jesus of Nazareth is the Christ, the Great Jehovah, the Savior of the World, and the Only Begotten Son of the Living God. This is the message of the scriptures. Throughout each of these holy books there is an appeal to believe and have faith in God the Eternal Father and in his Son, Jesus Christ; and from the first to the last of these books of scripture is the call to do the will of God and keep his commandments.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255 , 255 , 255 , 0.00784314); color: #333333; font-family: "open sans" , sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 30.600000381469727px;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: rgba(255 , 255 , 255 , 0.00784314); color: #333333; font-family: "open sans" , sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 30.600000381469727px;">Scriptures contain the record of the self-revelation of God, and through them God speaks to man. Where could there be more profitable use of time than reading from the scriptural library the literature that teaches us to know God and understand our relationship to him? Time is always precious to busy people, and we are robbed of its worth when hours are wasted in reading or viewing that which is frivolous and of little value.</span></div>
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We urge each of you to carefully consider how much time you are currently giving to prayerful pondering of the scriptures.</div>
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As one of the Lord’s servants, I challenge you to do the following:</div>
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1. Read, ponder, and pray over the scriptures daily as individual members of the Church.</div>
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2. Hold family scripture reading on a regular basis. We commend those of you who are already doing this and urge those of you who have not yet started to begin doing so without delay. …</div>
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May each of us go forth with a firm resolve to be more prayerful; to seek to live more fully by the Spirit; and to draw closer to our Father in Heaven and his Beloved Son through consistent study of the holy scriptures.</div>
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Consider the scriptural sequence that begins with giving diligence to the word of God and then proceeds to the promise that if we do, we may go into his very presence:</div>
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“And I now give unto you a commandment … to give diligent heed to the words of eternal life.</div>
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“For you shall live by every word that proceedeth forth from the mouth of God.</div>
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“For the word of the Lord is truth, and whatsoever is truth is light, and whatsoever is light is Spirit, even the Spirit of Jesus Christ. …</div>
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“And every one that hearkeneth to the voice of the Spirit cometh unto God, even the Father” (<a class="scriptureRef" href="https://www.lds.org/scriptures/dc-testament/dc/84.43-45%2C47?lang=eng#42" style="background-position: 0px 0px; border: 0px; color: #0091bc; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">D&C 84:43–45, 47</a>).</div>
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That is a wonderful journey initiated by the word of God and which will culminate in exaltation. “The words of Christ will tell you all things what ye should do” (<a class="scriptureRef" href="https://www.lds.org/scriptures/bofm/2-ne/32.3?lang=eng#2" style="background-position: 0px 0px; border: 0px; color: #0091bc; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">2 Nephi 32:3</a>).</div>
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It is through reading and studying the Book of Mormon, and prayerfully seeking confirmation of its contents, that we receive a testimony that <a class="no-link-style" href="http://www.mormon.org/beliefs/joseph-smith" style="background-position: 0px 0px; border: none; color: #2f393a; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Joseph Smith</a> was a prophet of God and that the Church of Jesus Christ has been restored to the earth.</div>
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Reading [the Book of Mormon] will have a profound effect on your life. It will expand your knowledge of the way God deals with man and will give you a greater desire to live in harmony with his gospel teachings. It will also provide for you a powerful testimony of Jesus.</div>
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The law [of tithing] is simply stated as “one-tenth of all their interest” (<a class="scriptureRef" href="https://www.lds.org/scriptures/dc-testament/dc/119.4?lang=eng#3" style="background-position: 0px 0px; border: 0px; color: #0091bc; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">D&C 119:4</a>). Interest means profit, compensation, increase. It is the wage of one employed, the profit from the operation of a business, the increase of one who grows or produces, or the income to a person from any other source. The Lord said it is a standing law “forever” as it has been in the past.</div>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255 , 255 , 255 , 0.00784314); color: #333333; font-family: "open sans" , sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 30.600000381469727px;">The Lord has established the law of tithing, and because it is his law, it becomes our obligation to observe it if we love him and have a desire to keep his commandments and receive his blessings. In this way it becomes a debt. The man who doesn’t pay his tithing because he is in debt should ask himself if he is not also in debt to the Lord. The Master said: “But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.” (</span><a class="scriptureRef" href="https://www.lds.org/scriptures/nt/matt/6.33?lang=eng#32" style="background-position: 0px 0px; border: 0px; color: #0091bc; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 30.600000381469727px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Matt. 6:33</a><span style="background-color: rgba(255 , 255 , 255 , 0.00784314); color: #333333; font-family: "open sans" , sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 30.600000381469727px;">.)</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255 , 255 , 255 , 0.00784314); color: #333333; font-family: "open sans" , sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 30.600000381469727px;">Pay an honest tithing. This eternal law, revealed by the Lord and practiced by the faithful from the ancient prophets down to the present, teaches us to put the Lord first in our lives. We may not be asked to sacrifice our homes or our lives, as was the case with the early Saints. We are challenged today to overcome our selfishness. We pay tithing because we love the Lord, not because we have the means to do so. We can expect that the Lord will open “the windows of heaven” (</span><a class="scriptureRef" href="https://www.lds.org/scriptures/ot/mal/3.10?lang=eng#9" style="background-position: 0px 0px; border: 0px; color: #0091bc; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 30.600000381469727px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Malachi 3:10</a><span style="background-color: rgba(255 , 255 , 255 , 0.00784314); color: #333333; font-family: "open sans" , sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 30.600000381469727px;">) and shower down blessings upon the faithful.</span></div>
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If we pay our tithes because of our love for the Lord, in complete freedom and faith, we narrow our distance from him and our relationship to him becomes intimate. We are released from the bondage of legalism, and we are touched by the spirit and feel a oneness with God.</div>
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The payment of tithing strengthens faith, increases spirituality and spiritual capacity, and solidifies testimony. It gives the satisfaction of knowing one is complying with the will of the Lord. It brings the blessings that come from sharing with others through the purposes for which tithing is used. We cannot afford to deny ourselves these blessings. We cannot afford not to pay our tithing. We have a definite relationship to the future as well as to the present. What we give, and how we give, and the way we meet our obligations to the Lord has eternal significance.</div>
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<a href="https://www.lds.org/liahona/2011/06/the-blessings-of-tithing?lang=eng" style="background-position: 0px 0px; border: 0px; color: #0091bc; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Henry B. Eyring, “The Blessings of Tithing,” <em style="background-position: 0px 0px; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Liahona,</em> June 2011</a></h3>
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There are at least three ways that paying a full tithe in this life prepares us to feel what we need to feel to receive the gift of eternal life.</div>
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We should pay [tithes and offerings] as a personal expression of love to a generous and merciful Father in Heaven.</div>
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Pay your tithing. Unlock the windows of heaven. You will be abundantly blessed for your obedience and faithfulness to the Lord’s laws and commandments.</div>
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<a href="https://www.lds.org/liahona/2002/07/the-law-of-tithing?lang=eng" style="background-position: 0px 0px; border: 0px; color: #0091bc; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Earl C. Tingey, “The Law of Tithing,” <em style="background-position: 0px 0px; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Liahona,</em> July 2002</a></h3>
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The Lord has established the law of tithing as the law of revenue of His Church.</div>
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<a href="https://www.lds.org/manual/gospel-principles/chapter-32-tithes-and-offerings?lang=eng" style="background-position: 0px 0px; border: 0px; color: #0091bc; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Chapter 32: “Tithes and Offerings,” <em style="background-position: 0px 0px; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Gospel Principles</em></a></h3>
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We have been given commandments to help us prepare in every way to live in the presence of our Heavenly Father. He has given us a way to thank Him for our blessings. Willingly paying tithes and offerings is one way we thank Him.</div>
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<a href="https://www.lds.org/manual/teachings-john-taylor/chapter-19?lang=eng" style="background-position: 0px 0px; border: 0px; color: #0091bc; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Chapter 19: “Temporal Blessings and the Law of Tithing,” <em style="background-position: 0px 0px; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Teachings of Presidents of the Church: John Taylor</em></a></h3>
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[The law of tithing] is a test to the people of God, or for us who profess to be, that we may know whether people will observe a certain specific law given by the Almighty or not, and thus have a proof of their fidelity and obedience.</div>
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<a href="https://www.lds.org/manual/teachings-brigham-young/chapter-22?lang=eng" style="background-position: 0px 0px; border: 0px; color: #0091bc; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Chapter 22: “Tithing and Consecration,” <em style="background-position: 0px 0px; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Teachings of Presidents of the Church: Brigham Young</em></a></h3>
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Paying tithing allows us to participate in the Lord’s work by returning a portion of that which belongs to Him.</div>
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<a href="https://www.lds.org/manual/teachings-joseph-f-smith/chapter-31?lang=eng" style="background-position: 0px 0px; border: 0px; color: #0091bc; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Chapter 31: “Obedience to the Law of Tithing,” <em style="background-position: 0px 0px; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Teachings of Presidents of the Church: Joseph F. Smith</em></a></h3>
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God requires one-tenth of our increase to be put into His storehouse; and this is given as a standing law to all of the Stakes of Zion. By this principle (tithing) the loyalty of the people of this Church shall be put to the test.</div>
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<a href="https://www.lds.org/liahona/2002/09/come-listen-to-a-prophets-voice-opening-the-windows-of-heaven?lang=eng" style="background-position: 0px 0px; border: 0px; color: #0091bc; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">James E. Faust, “Come Listen to a Prophet’s Voice: Opening the Windows of Heaven,” <em style="background-position: 0px 0px; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Liahona,</em> Sept. 2002</a></h3>
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Tithing is a principle of sacrifice and a key to opening the windows of heaven.</div>
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<a href="https://www.lds.org/liahona/2008/05/the-best-investment?lang=eng" style="background-position: 0px 0px; border: 0px; color: #0091bc; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Sheldon F. Child, “The Best Investment,” <em style="background-position: 0px 0px; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Liahona,</em> May 2008</a></h3>
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If you always pay an honest tithing, the Lord will bless you. It will be the best investment you will ever make.</div>
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<a href="https://www.lds.org/liahona/2007/05/will-a-man-rob-god?lang=eng" style="background-position: 0px 0px; border: 0px; color: #0091bc; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Yoshihiko Kikuchi, “Will a Man Rob God?” <em style="background-position: 0px 0px; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Liahona,</em> May 2007</a></h3>
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When you and I pay honest, true tithes to the Lord, the Lord will open the windows of heaven.</div>
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<a href="https://www.lds.org/liahona/2011/05/the-lords-richest-blessings?lang=eng" style="background-position: 0px 0px; border: 0px; color: #0091bc; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Carl B. Pratt, “The Lord’s Richest Blessings,” <em style="background-position: 0px 0px; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Liahona,</em> May 2011</a></h3>
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As we pay our tithing faithfully, the Lord will open the windows of heaven and pour out upon us His richest blessings.</div>
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<a href="https://www.lds.org/liahona/2007/04/the-windows-of-heaven?lang=eng" style="background-position: 0px 0px; border: 0px; color: #0091bc; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">H. Bryan Richards, “The Windows of Heaven,” <em style="background-position: 0px 0px; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Liahona,</em> Apr. 2007</a></h3>
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I know that Sister Richards and I received many blessings as a result of paying tithing. I have also witnessed the overflow of blessings that have come to faithful Latter-day Saints in remote parts of the world because they were willing to pay tithing.</div>
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<a href="https://www.lds.org/liahona/2009/02/no-one-will-ever-know?lang=eng" style="background-position: 0px 0px; border: 0px; color: #0091bc; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Stanley G. Ellis, “No One Will Ever Know,” <em style="background-position: 0px 0px; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Liahona,</em> Feb. 2009</a></h3>
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I learned that we are going to be tested from all sides. Some of the most difficult challenges are internal ones, in the quiet of our own hearts and minds.</div>
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<a href="https://www.lds.org/liahona/2010/06/small-and-simple-things/tithing-a-commandment-even-for-the-destitute?lang=eng" style="background-position: 0px 0px; border: 0px; color: #0091bc; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Lynn G. Robbins, “Tithing—a Commandment Even for the Destitute,” <em style="background-position: 0px 0px; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Liahona,</em> June 2010</a></h3>
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Genuine sacrifice has been a hallmark of the faithful from the beginning.</div>
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<a href="https://www.lds.org/liahona/2006/12/lessons-from-the-old-testament-my-fathers-last-words?lang=eng" style="background-position: 0px 0px; border: 0px; color: #0091bc; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Jorge Luis del Castillo, “Lessons from the Old Testament: My Father’s Last Words,” <em style="background-position: 0px 0px; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Liahona,</em> Dec. 2006</a></h3>
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The law of tithing is a great blessing to our family. I have learned that the Lord does not need my tithing; rather, I am the one who needs the blessings that come from obeying this law.</div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; line-height: 28px; text-align: center;">"When I think of the Savior, I often picture Him with hands; outstretched, reaching out to comfort, heal, bless, and love. He always talked </span><em style="color: #333333; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 28px; text-align: center;">with,</em><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; line-height: 28px; text-align: center;"> never </span><em style="color: #333333; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 28px; text-align: center;">down to,</em><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; line-height: 28px; text-align: center;"> people. He loved the humble and the meek and walked among them, ministering to them and offering hope and salvation. That is what He did during His mortal life; it is what He would be doing if He were living among us today; and it is what we should be doing as His disciples and members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. As we emulate His perfect example, our hands can become His hands; our eyes, His eyes; our heart, His heart."</span></div>
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Without this love for God the Father and our fellowmen we are only the form of His Church—without the substance. What good is our teaching without love? What good is missionary, temple, or welfare work without love?</div>
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Love is what inspired our Heavenly Father to create our spirits; it is what led our Savior to the Garden of Gethsemane to make Himself a ransom for our sins. Love is the grand motive of the plan of salvation; it is the source of happiness, the ever-renewing spring of healing, the precious fountain of hope.</div>
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As we extend our hands and hearts toward others in Christlike love, something wonderful happens to us. Our own spirits become healed, more refined, and stronger. We become happier, more peaceful, and more receptive to the whisperings of the Holy Spirit."</div>
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As part of the lesson we discussed how those around us can be classified as refugees as well as those fleeing their countries. We have been challenged to visit this website and find ways that we can help those around us in need.</div>
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<b> </b><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: small; line-height: normal;">As you watch videos and study the talks referenced on </span><a href="mailto:IWasAstranger@ldschurch.org" style="color: #1155cc; cursor: pointer; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; line-height: 22.719999313354492px; text-align: start;" target="_blank">IWasAstranger@ldschurch.org</a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: small; line-height: normal;"> think about how our hands can, Embrace, Comfort, and Serve.</span></div>
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"<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "open sans" , "zoram" , "noto sans" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; line-height: 28px;">My beloved sisters, we can be assured of Heavenly Father’s help as we get down on our knees and ask for divine guidance to bless His children. Heavenly Father; our Savior, Jesus Christ; and the Holy Ghost are ready to help."</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><b><span style="color: #333333; font-family: open sans, sans-serif; font-size: medium;"><span style="line-height: 28px;">titled, "Refuge from the Storm" that was discussed in this lesson.</span></span></b></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><b><span style="color: #333333; font-family: open sans, sans-serif; font-size: medium;"><span style="line-height: 28px;">"</span></span></b></span><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.00784314); color: #333333; font-family: 'Open Sans', Zoram, 'noto sans', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 30.600000381469727px; text-align: start;">The Savior knows how it feels to be a refugee—He was one. As a young child, Jesus and His </span><a class="no-link-style" href="http://www.mormon.org/values/family" style="background-position: 0px 0px; border: none !important; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: 'Open Sans', Zoram, 'noto sans', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 30.600000381469727px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none !important; vertical-align: baseline;">family</a><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.00784314); color: #333333; font-family: 'Open Sans', Zoram, 'noto sans', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 30.600000381469727px; text-align: start;"> fled to Egypt to escape the murderous swords of Herod. And at various points in His ministry, Jesus found Himself threatened and His life in danger, ultimately submitting to the designs of evil men who had plotted His death. Perhaps, then, it is all the more remarkable to us that He repeatedly taught us to love one another, to love as He loves, to love our neighbor as ourselves. Truly, “pure religion and undefiled before God and the Father is this, To visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction”</span><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.00784314); color: #333333; font-family: 'Open Sans', Zoram, 'noto sans', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 30.600000381469727px; text-align: start;"> and to “look to the poor and the needy, and administer to their relief that they shall not suffer.”</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.00784314); color: #333333; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 30.600000381469727px;">The gospel of Jesus Christ, which gospel we teach and the ordinances of which we perform, is a global faith with an all-embracing message. It is neither confined nor partial nor subject to history or fashion. Its essence is universally and eternally true. Its message is for all the world, restored in these latter days to meet the fundamental needs of every nation, kindred, tongue, and people on the earth. It has been established again as it was in the beginning—to build brotherhood, to preserve truth, and to save souls. …</span></div>
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As members of the Church of Jesus Christ, we seek to bring all truth together. We seek to enlarge the circle of love and understanding among all the people of the earth. Thus we strive to establish peace and happiness, not only within Christianity but among all mankind. </div>
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The Church, being the kingdom of God on earth, has a mission to all nations. “Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, <a class="no-link-style" href="https://www.lds.org/topics/baptism?lang=eng" style="background-position: 0px 0px; border: none !important; color: #2f393a; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none !important; vertical-align: baseline;">baptizing</a> them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the <a class="no-link-style" href="https://www.lds.org/topics/holy-ghost?lang=eng" style="background-position: 0px 0px; border: none !important; color: #2f393a; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none !important; vertical-align: baseline;">Holy Ghost</a>:</div>
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“Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you” (<a class="scriptureRef" href="https://www.lds.org/scriptures/nt/matt/28.19-20?lang=eng#18" style="background-position: 0px 0px; border: 0px; color: #0091bc; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Matt. 28:19–20</a>). These words from the lips of the Master know no national boundaries; they are not limited to any race or culture. One nation is not favored above another. The admonition is clear—“teach <span class="emphasis" style="background-position: 0px 0px; border: 0px; font-style: italic; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">all</span> nations.” …</div>
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What does the Atonement have to do with missionary work? Any time we experience the blessings of the Atonement in our lives, we cannot help but have a concern for the welfare of [others].</div>
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A great indicator of one’s personal conversion is the desire to share the gospel with others. For this reason the Lord gave an obligation to every member of the Church to be missionaries.</div>
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Listen to the covenant one takes upon oneself when baptized into the Church:</div>
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“As ye are desirous to come into the fold of God, and to be called his people, and are willing to bear one another’s burdens, that they may be light;</div>
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“Yea, and are willing to mourn with those that mourn; yea, and comfort those that stand in need of comfort, and to stand as witnesses of God at all times and in all things, and in all places that ye may be in, even until death, that ye may be redeemed of God, and be numbered with those of the first <a class="no-link-style" href="https://www.lds.org/topics/resurrection?lang=eng" style="background-position: 0px 0px; border: none !important; color: #2f393a; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none !important; vertical-align: baseline;">resurrection</a>, that ye may have eternal life” (<a class="scriptureRef" href="https://www.lds.org/scriptures/bofm/mosiah/18.8-9?lang=eng#7" style="background-position: 0px 0px; border: 0px; color: #0091bc; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Mosiah 18:8–9</a>).</div>
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We are to stand as witnesses of God at all times [and] in all places, even until death. We renew that covenant during the <a class="no-link-style" href="https://www.lds.org/topics/sacrament?lang=eng" style="background-position: 0px 0px; border: none !important; color: #2f393a; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none !important; vertical-align: baseline;">sacrament</a> when we covenant to take the name of Christ upon us.</div>
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Missionary service is one important way we take upon ourselves his name. The Savior has said if we desire to take upon us his name, with full purpose of heart, we are called to go into all the world and preach his gospel to every creature (see <a class="scriptureRef" href="https://www.lds.org/scriptures/dc-testament/dc/18.28?lang=eng#27" style="background-position: 0px 0px; border: 0px; color: #0091bc; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">D&C 18:28</a>). …</div>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.00784314);">Those of us who have partaken of the Atonement are under obligation to bear faithful testimony of our Lord and Savior. … The call to share the gospel with others represents our great love for our Heavenly Father’s children as well as for the Savior and what he did for us</span></div>
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We have been privileged to be born in these last days, as opposed to some earlier dispensation, to help take the gospel to all the earth. There is no greater calling in this life. If we are content to hide behind self-made walls, we willingly forgo the blessings that are otherwise ours. The Lord in modern-day revelation explains the great need:</div>
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“For behold the field is white already to harvest; and lo, he that thrusteth in his sickle with his might, the same layeth up in store that he perisheth not, but bringeth salvation to his soul.” (<a class="scriptureRef" href="https://www.lds.org/scriptures/dc-testament/dc/4.4?lang=eng#3" style="background-position: 0px 0px; border: 0px; color: #0091bc; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">D&C 4:4</a>.)</div>
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The Lord goes on to explain in that same revelation the qualifications that we need to be good missionaries. Knowing full well of our weaknesses and of our reservations as we stand before the huge gate of our self-made wall, he reassures us that divine help to overcome all obstacles will be forthcoming if we will only do our part, with the simple promise: “Ask, and ye shall receive; knock, and it shall be opened unto you.” (<a class="scriptureRef" href="https://www.lds.org/scriptures/dc-testament/dc/4.7?lang=eng#6" style="background-position: 0px 0px; border: 0px; color: #0091bc; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">D&C 4:7</a>.)</div>
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“Don’t worry about being successful. We are going to be successful—there is no doubt about it. The Lord has sent us to earth at the time of harvest. He does not expect us to fail. He has called no one to this work to fail. He expects us to succeed.” - President Ezra Taft Benson</div>
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A prophet is one who has been called and raised up by the Lord to further God’s purposes among his children. He is one who has received the priesthood and speaks with authority. Prophets are teachers and defenders of the gospel. They bear witness of the divinity of the Lord Jesus Christ. Prophets have foretold future happenings, but this is not the most important of their responsibilities, although it may be some evidence of prophetic power.</div>
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Righteous leadership has been needed in each dispensation of time, and God chose prophets for this purpose long before they came to this mortal existence [see <a class="scriptureRef" href="https://www.lds.org/scriptures/ot/jer/1.5?lang=eng#4" style="background-position: 0px 0px; border: 0px; color: #0091bc; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Jeremiah 1:5</a>; <a class="scriptureRef" href="https://www.lds.org/scriptures/pgp/abr/3.23?lang=eng#22" style="background-position: 0px 0px; border: 0px; color: #0091bc; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Abraham 3:23</a>].</div>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.00784314);">Down through its history, including this very day, the Church has had a prophet, seer, and revelator. At the head of the Church is Jesus Christ, who directs his prophet. … His counselors [and] the members of the Council of the Twelve … are also prophets, seers, and revelators. … Members of the Church do not have to listen to an uncertain trumpet. They can believe the voice of their leaders, knowing they are guided by the Lord.</span></div>
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It is the present living prophet who is our leader, our teacher. It is from him we take direction in the modern world. From all corners of the earth, we who sustain him as a prophet of the Lord express our appreciation for this source of divine guidance. …</div>
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As the prophets from the beginning to the present day pass in review before our memory, we become aware of the great blessing which comes to us from the influence of a living prophet. History should teach us that unless we are willing to heed the warnings and follow the teachings of a prophet of the Lord, we will be subject to the judgments of God.</div>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.00784314);">If we follow the advice, counsel, and teachings of the leaders of the Church in their instruction to us, we will not go amiss in that which is important for our own personal salvation and exaltation.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "open sans" , sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 30.600000381469727px;">As I have pondered the messages of [general] conference, I have asked myself this question: How can I help others partake of the goodness and blessings of our Heavenly Father? The answer lies in following the direction received from those we sustain as prophets, seers, and revelators, and others of the General Authorities. Let us study their words, spoken under the Spirit of inspiration, and refer to them often. The Lord has revealed his will to the Saints in this conference.</span><br />
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Conference time is a season of spiritual revival when knowledge and testimony are increased and solidified that God lives and blesses those who are faithful. It is a time when an understanding that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of the living God, is burned into the hearts of those who have the determination to serve him and keep his commandments. Conference is the time when our leaders give us inspired direction in the conduct of our lives—a time when souls are stirred and resolutions are made to be better husbands and wives, fathers and mothers, more obedient sons and daughters, better friends and neighbors. …</div>
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We who are met here today [in general conference] claim a special, unique knowledge of the Savior’s gospel. Most striking of all, to those who first became acquainted with us, is our declaration to the world that we are guided by a living prophet of God—one who communicates with, is inspired by, and receives revelation from the Lord.</div>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255 , 255 , 255 , 0.00784314); color: #333333; font-family: "open sans" , sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 30.600000381469727px;">The Atonement of Jesus Christ was a foreordained assignment by our Heavenly Father to redeem his children after their fallen state. It was an act of love by our Heavenly Father to permit his Only Begotten to make an atoning sacrifice. And it was a supreme act of love by his beloved Son to carry out the Atonement.</span><br />
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I have a conviction that God lives and that Jesus is the Christ. As Paul bore testimony to the saints of Corinth by his letter at that Easter season many years ago, I add my witness that we shall rise from mortal death to have life everlasting, because of the atoning sacrifice and resurrection of the Savior. In my mind I picture him with arms outstretched to all who will hear:</div>
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“… I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live:</div>
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“And whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die.” (<a class="scriptureRef" href="https://www.lds.org/scriptures/nt/john/11.25-26?lang=eng#24" style="background-position: 0px 0px; border: 0px; color: #0091bc; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">John 11:25–26</a>.)</div>
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Christ’s resurrection ushers in the blessing of immortality and the possibility of eternal life. His empty tomb proclaims to all the world, “He is not here, but is risen.” (<a class="scriptureRef" href="https://www.lds.org/scriptures/nt/luke/24.6?lang=eng#5" style="background-position: 0px 0px; border: 0px; color: #0091bc; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Luke 24:6</a>.) These words contain all the hope, assurance, and belief necessary to sustain us in our challenging and sometimes grief-filled lives.</div>
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In a world of constant change and commotion, we may often feel like strangers. All around us we hear of distress, tragedy, and hardship. We live in a time of uncertainty and unrest. Many around us live in fear of an unknown future. What can our role as women be in the last days to prepare the earth for the coming of Christ? What can we do to reach out, to love, to nurture, and to minister as He has invited us to do?</div>
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We each have the invitation as women and young women to open our eyes and our hearts to see those among us who may feel alone, afraid, or uncertain so that we are no longer strangers (see <a href="https://www.lds.org/scriptures/nt/matt/25.35-36?lang=eng" style="-webkit-transition: color 0.3s; box-sizing: border-box; color: #147ea7; text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.3s;">Matthew 25:35–36</a>; <a href="https://www.lds.org/scriptures/nt/eph/2.19?lang=eng" style="-webkit-transition: color 0.3s; box-sizing: border-box; color: #147ea7; text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.3s;">Ephesians 2:19</a>). We are invited to share our love, our confidence in the Lord Jesus Christ, and our hands to strengthen others and love them as the Savior would have us do. This is not a program; it is who we are.</div>
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With our divine nature as women, we can be a light in a darkening world. We can give hope, love, and care to those around us. We are not asked to “run faster than [we have] strength” (<a href="https://www.lds.org/scriptures/bofm/mosiah/4.27?lang=eng" style="-webkit-transition: color 0.3s; box-sizing: border-box; color: #147ea7; text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.3s;">Mosiah 4:27</a>). Although we can work together, we are not asked to organize large efforts. Instead we are each asked to seek personal revelation about whom the Lord would have us strengthen and love as individuals and as families. The Savior invites us to participate in a personal ministry of love and to remember His words: “Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these . . . , ye have done it unto me” (<a href="https://www.lds.org/scriptures/nt/matt/25.40?lang=eng" style="-webkit-transition: color 0.3s; box-sizing: border-box; color: #147ea7; text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.3s;">Matthew 25:40</a>). </div>
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<em style="box-sizing: border-box;">The errand of angels is given to women;</em><br />
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“Sisters may participate in this effort when time and circumstances allow, making sure that no one is expected to ‘run faster than [she] has strength’ and that all ‘things are done in wisdom and order’ (<a href="https://www.lds.org/scriptures/bofm/mosiah/4.27?lang=eng" style="-webkit-transition: color 0.3s; box-sizing: border-box; color: #147ea7; text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.3s;">Mosiah 4:27</a>).”</div>
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"Faith in the Lord <a class="no-link-style" href="http://www.mormon.org/beliefs/jesus-christ" style="background-color: transparent; background-position: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #147ea7; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Jesus Christ</a> is not something ethereal, floating loosely in the air. Faith does not fall upon us by chance or stay with us by birthright. It is, as the scriptures say, “substance … , the evidence of things not seen.” Faith emits a spiritual light, and that light is discernible. Faith in Jesus Christ is a gift from heaven that comes as we choose to believe and as we seek it and hold on to it. Your faith is either growing stronger or becoming weaker. Faith is a principle of power, important not only in this life but also in our progression beyond the veil. By the grace of Christ, we will one day be saved through faith on His name. The future of your faith is not by chance, but by choice."</div>
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This year for our Relief Society Activities, we are focusing
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souls of Heavenly Father’s children.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We
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mother, grandmother, daughter, sister, aunt, and friend . . . is all about
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of the Relief Society.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Joseph Fielding
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greatest women’s organization in the world, an organization which is a vital part
of the kingdom of God on earth and which is so designed and operated that it
helps its faithful members to gain eternal life in our Father’s kingdom.”</i><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Sister Elaine L. Jack reminded us, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">“We are part of a grand whole.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We need each other to make our sisterhood
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Lorraine Horton Ferguson, 71, passed away Saturday, February 20, 2016, in her home in Rexburg. She was born April 20, 1944, in Provo, Utah, and raised by her loving parents, Elkington Davis Horton and Erma Wilson, in Springville, Utah. She was the youngest of four children, the beloved baby of her family. Her sisters Mary Jane McQuivey (Richard) and Janice Coyne, as well as Janice’s husband John, preceded her in death. Her brother Don Horton (Floss) resides in Springville, Utah. Lorraine graduated from Springville High School, where she sang with the A Cappella Choir and participated in the Pep Club, Future Homemakers of America, and the Steno Club. She also joined the Novelty Circle, where she made lifelong friends who still gather yearly. After high school, Lorraine worked for a year to earn money for college. She completed one year at Utah State University as well as night classes at the University of Utah and BYU. She also attended and graduated from Classique Finishing and Modeling School in Salt Lake City. On March 16, 1970, Lorraine married John Ferguson, of Provo, Utah, in Belton, Texas, where John was stationed at Fort Hood in the US Army. She gained two daughters by marriage, Gina and Jan. John and Lorraine welcomed two more daughters into their family, Lisa in 1973 and Amy in 1978. Their marriage was solemnized in the Provo LDS Temple in 1990. Lorraine loved being a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. She served in the Primary, and the Young Women, which she especially loved, as well as stake and ward Relief Societies, and in the Rexburg Temple. She also loved serving with John as an advisor to a Young Single Adult ward, where they developed many dear friendships. She loved learning and was an avid reader of history, fiction, self-improvement, scriptures and religious books. She worked diligently to compile treasured personal and family histories. Lorraine was a member of the Read and Share Book Club for over 30 years. She was also a proud member of the Daughters of the Utah Pioneers. Lorraine was a skilled seamstress and enjoyed knitting, crocheting, quilting and needlepoint. She loved nature and treasured time spent in Island Park and in her yard, where she carefully tended beautiful flowerbeds. She was skilled in business and owned several Diet Center franchises in southern California as well as Heaven’s Best Carpet Cleaning franchises in Arizona. She worked as a secretary in Madison School District, one year at Madison High School and two years at Madison Middle School. She enjoyed serving students and the camaraderie of her colleagues. Mothering was Lorraine’s life work and her greatest joy, surpassed perhaps only by grandmothering. To know Lorraine was to love her. Her natural warmth and genuine care for others endeared her to so many. She was gracious, generous, selfless and kind, with a gift for truly loving and caring for others. She leaves behind her husband, John, of Rexburg; daughters Gina Dockery (Jerrid) of West Valley City, Utah, Jan Brown (Tim) of West Haven, Utah, Lisa Jones (David) of Rexburg, Idaho, and Amy Hackworth (Justin) of Provo, Utah; fifteen grandchildren and two great-grandchildren; her brother, Don Horton (Floss) of Springville, Utah; and many dear nieces, nephews, great nieces and great nephews. Funeral services will be held on Friday, February 26, 2016, at 11 am at the Burton East Chapel, 2332 West 2000 South. Friends may call on Thursday, February 25, 2016, from 5:30 until 7:00 at Flamm Funeral Home in Rexburg and on Friday from 10:00 to 10:40 am at the church prior to services. Interment will be in the Burton Cemetery. <br /></div>
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<b>February 7th</b> - Presidents Instruction<br />
<b>February 14th</b> - Howard W. Hunter Lesson 3<br />
<b>February 21st</b>- Howard W. Hunter Lesson 4<br />
<b>February 28th</b> - Teachings For Our Time</div>
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The new manual can be found here:</div>
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Telisha and her husband, Jeff, have lived in our ward for a few years. They have two sons, Jayce and Lucas, and another little boy due at the end of April.</div>
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Telisha is a lot of fun to visit teach. She has a great sense of humor and loves to have fun. During the summer, one of the favorites dates Telisha and Jeff enjoy is to go golfing with another couple who are their good friends. The two guys play a game of golf, while the two women have a blast cruising around in the golf cart!</div>
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Telisha is very artistic. Her talents show in her home's paint colors, photographs, and craft projects. Jeff built her a rolling cart with drawers that makes a great crafting station. Her sons love to paint and work on their own craft projects along side their mom. Telisha is also a nail technician, and through years of practice has developed the ability to paint details equally well with her right and left hands. In addition to being coordinated, she also has a photographic memory! She can read a page of a book, then see it in her mind to re-read it.</div>
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A few of Telisha's favorites are: Italian food, the movie Pride and Prejudice, and the autumn season of the year.</div>
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Telisha is a great mom. Her sons Jayce (age 6) and Lucas (age 3) are happy, playful boys who look out for each other and are good at sharing. They have a big box of costumes that they enjoy wearing as they pretend to be Ninja Turtles or super heros. They enjoy reading “Splat the Cat” books. Lucas had a funny habit when he was 2, and would get up at night to get fruit out of the refrigerator. Once he took a bag of grapes to bed, and another time his parents found him asleep with a carton of strawberries!</div>
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Telisha had the unique experience of moving several times as she was growing up. Her family moved 28 times by the time she was 18! She is the oldest of 4 children. Her sister is married and has two sons also. Telisha has a brother serving a mission in France, and he was in Paris the day of the recent terrorist bombings. Thankfully he and the other missionaries were safe. Telisha's youngest brother is a senior in high school.</div>
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Telisha's parents now live in Twin Falls, and Jeff's parents also live in that area. Telisha and Jeff travel often to spend time with family members. Each year they spend 5 days over Thanksgiving with Telisha's extended family, and they also enjoy going to Jeff's family's cabin at Bear Lake to spend time with his extended family. </div>
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Recipe Blog: burton4threcipes.blogspot.com</div>
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Relief Society Blog: www.burton4thrs.blogspot.com</div>
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<span style="color: rgb(21.200000% , 37.300000% , 56.900000%); font-family: "cambria"; font-size: 14.000000pt; font-weight: 700;">Plan to Cook with Food Storage</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 11.000000pt;">Learning to cook with your food storage is an important aspect of being prepared and also can provide
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effectively rotate your stored food. Once you have a pool of good</span><span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 11.000000pt;">‐</span><span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 11.000000pt;">tasting recipes, prepare just two food
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 11.000000pt;">An important element of storing food is rotation. You should constantly rotate your stored goods to
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<td style="background-color: rgb(100.000000%, 100.000000%, 100.000000%); border-bottom-color: rgb(0.000000%, 0.000000%, 0.000000%); border-bottom-width: 2.399994pt; border-left-color: rgb(0.000000%, 0.000000%, 0.000000%); border-left-width: 0.480000pt; border-right-color: rgb(0.000000%, 0.000000%, 0.000000%); border-right-width: 0.480000pt; border-style: solid; border-top-color: rgb(0.000000%, 0.000000%, 0.000000%); border-top-width: 2.399994pt;"><div class="layoutArea">
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 11.000000pt;">Oil/Garden Seeds
</span></div>
</div>
</td>
<td style="background-color: rgb(100.000000%, 100.000000%, 100.000000%); border-bottom-color: rgb(0.000000%, 0.000000%, 0.000000%); border-bottom-width: 2.399994pt; border-left-color: rgb(0.000000%, 0.000000%, 0.000000%); border-left-width: 0.480000pt; border-right-color: rgb(0.000000%, 0.000000%, 0.000000%); border-right-width: 0.480000pt; border-style: solid; border-top-color: rgb(0.000000%, 0.000000%, 0.000000%); border-top-width: 2.399994pt;"><img alt="page1image29808" height="0.480000" src="file:///page1image29808" width="0.480000" />
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 11.000000pt;">1 year
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</tr>
<tr>
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<div class="column">
<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 11.000000pt;">Vitamins
</span></div>
</div>
</td>
<td style="background-color: rgb(100.000000%, 100.000000%, 100.000000%); border-bottom-color: rgb(0.000000%, 0.000000%, 0.000000%); border-bottom-width: 2.399994pt; border-left-color: rgb(0.000000%, 0.000000%, 0.000000%); border-left-width: 0.480000pt; border-right-color: rgb(0.000000%, 0.000000%, 0.000000%); border-right-width: 0.480000pt; border-style: solid; border-top-color: rgb(0.000000%, 0.000000%, 0.000000%); border-top-width: 2.399994pt;"><img alt="page1image32664" height="0.480000" src="file:///page1image32664" width="0.480000" />
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 11.000000pt;">See Container
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<td style="background-color: rgb(100.000000%, 100.000000%, 100.000000%); border-bottom-color: rgb(0.000000%, 0.000000%, 0.000000%); border-bottom-width: 0.540000pt; border-left-color: rgb(0.000000%, 0.000000%, 0.000000%); border-left-width: 0.480000pt; border-right-color: rgb(0.000000%, 0.000000%, 0.000000%); border-right-width: 0.480000pt; border-style: solid; border-top-color: rgb(0.000000%, 0.000000%, 0.000000%); border-top-width: 2.399994pt;"><div class="layoutArea">
<div class="column">
<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 11.000000pt;">Water
</span></div>
</div>
</td>
<td style="background-color: rgb(100.000000%, 100.000000%, 100.000000%); border-bottom-color: rgb(0.000000%, 0.000000%, 0.000000%); border-bottom-width: 0.540000pt; border-left-color: rgb(0.000000%, 0.000000%, 0.000000%); border-left-width: 0.480000pt; border-right-color: rgb(0.000000%, 0.000000%, 0.000000%); border-right-width: 0.480000pt; border-style: solid; border-top-color: rgb(0.000000%, 0.000000%, 0.000000%); border-top-width: 2.399994pt;"><div class="layoutArea">
<div class="column">
<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 11.000000pt;">Rotate Yearly
</span></div>
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</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="background-color: rgb(77.600000%, 85.100000%, 94.500000%); border-bottom-color: rgb(0.000000%, 0.000000%, 0.000000%); border-bottom-width: 0.480000pt; border-left-color: rgb(0.000000%, 0.000000%, 0.000000%); border-left-width: 0.480000pt; border-right-color: rgb(0.000000%, 0.000000%, 0.000000%); border-right-width: 0.480000pt; border-style: solid; border-top-color: rgb(0.000000%, 0.000000%, 0.000000%); border-top-width: 0.540000pt;"><div class="layoutArea">
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 11.000000pt; font-weight: 700;">Expanded Food Items
</span></div>
</div>
</td>
<td style="background-color: rgb(77.600000%, 85.100000%, 94.500000%); border-bottom-color: rgb(0.000000%, 0.000000%, 0.000000%); border-bottom-width: 0.480000pt; border-left-color: rgb(0.000000%, 0.000000%, 0.000000%); border-left-width: 0.480000pt; border-right-color: rgb(0.000000%, 0.000000%, 0.000000%); border-right-width: 0.480000pt; border-style: solid; border-top-color: rgb(0.000000%, 0.000000%, 0.000000%); border-top-width: 0.540000pt;"><div class="layoutArea">
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 11.000000pt; font-weight: 700;">Best if Used Within
</span></div>
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</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="background-color: rgb(100.000000%, 100.000000%, 100.000000%); border-bottom-color: rgb(100.000000%, 100.000000%, 100.000000%); border-bottom-width: 2.399994pt; border-left-color: rgb(0.000000%, 0.000000%, 0.000000%); border-left-width: 0.480000pt; border-right-color: rgb(0.000000%, 0.000000%, 0.000000%); border-right-width: 0.480000pt; border-style: solid; border-top-color: rgb(0.000000%, 0.000000%, 0.000000%); border-top-width: 0.480000pt;"><div class="layoutArea">
<div class="column">
<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 11.000000pt;">Textured Vegetable Protein (TVP)
</span></div>
</div>
</td>
<td style="background-color: rgb(100.000000%, 100.000000%, 100.000000%); border-bottom-color: rgb(0.000000%, 0.000000%, 0.000000%); border-bottom-width: 2.399994pt; border-left-color: rgb(0.000000%, 0.000000%, 0.000000%); border-left-width: 0.480000pt; border-right-color: rgb(0.000000%, 0.000000%, 0.000000%); border-right-width: 0.480000pt; border-style: solid; border-top-color: rgb(0.000000%, 0.000000%, 0.000000%); border-top-width: 0.480000pt;"><div class="layoutArea">
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 11.000000pt;">10 years
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 11.000000pt;">Dried Vegetables/Freeze</span><span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 11.000000pt;">‐</span><span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 11.000000pt;">dried Fruits and Vegetables
</span></div>
</div>
</td>
<td style="background-color: rgb(100.000000%, 100.000000%, 100.000000%); border-bottom-color: rgb(0.000000%, 0.000000%, 0.000000%); border-bottom-width: 2.399994pt; border-left-color: rgb(0.000000%, 0.000000%, 0.000000%); border-left-width: 0.480000pt; border-right-color: rgb(0.000000%, 0.000000%, 0.000000%); border-right-width: 0.480000pt; border-style: solid; border-top-color: rgb(0.000000%, 0.000000%, 0.000000%); border-top-width: 2.399994pt;"><div class="layoutArea">
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 11.000000pt;">8 years
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</td>
</tr>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 11.000000pt;">Dried Fruits/Freeze</span><span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 11.000000pt;">‐</span><span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 11.000000pt;">dried Meats
</span></div>
</div>
</td>
<td style="background-color: rgb(100.000000%, 100.000000%, 100.000000%); border-bottom-color: rgb(0.000000%, 0.000000%, 0.000000%); border-bottom-width: 2.399994pt; border-left-color: rgb(0.000000%, 0.000000%, 0.000000%); border-left-width: 0.480000pt; border-right-color: rgb(0.000000%, 0.000000%, 0.000000%); border-right-width: 0.480000pt; border-style: solid; border-top-color: rgb(0.000000%, 0.000000%, 0.000000%); border-top-width: 2.399994pt;"><div class="layoutArea">
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 11.000000pt;">5 Years
</span></div>
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</td>
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<tr>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 11.000000pt;">Canned Fruits, Vegetables, Legumes and Meats/Dried Instant
Potatoes/Dried Eggs, Powdered Butter and Shortening
</span></div>
</div>
</td>
<td style="background-color: rgb(100.000000%, 100.000000%, 100.000000%); border-bottom-color: rgb(0.000000%, 0.000000%, 0.000000%); border-bottom-width: 2.399994pt; border-left-color: rgb(0.000000%, 0.000000%, 0.000000%); border-left-width: 0.480000pt; border-right-color: rgb(0.000000%, 0.000000%, 0.000000%); border-right-width: 0.480000pt; border-style: solid; border-top-color: rgb(0.000000%, 0.000000%, 0.000000%); border-top-width: 2.399994pt;"><div class="layoutArea">
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 11.000000pt;">3</span><span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 11.000000pt;">‐</span><span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 11.000000pt;">3 1⁄2 Years
</span></div>
</div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="background-color: rgb(100.000000%, 100.000000%, 100.000000%); border-bottom-color: rgb(0.000000%, 0.000000%, 0.000000%); border-bottom-width: 2.399994pt; border-left-color: rgb(0.000000%, 0.000000%, 0.000000%); border-left-width: 0.480000pt; border-right-color: rgb(0.000000%, 0.000000%, 0.000000%); border-right-width: 0.480000pt; border-style: solid; border-top-color: rgb(100.000000%, 100.000000%, 100.000000%); border-top-width: 2.399994pt;"><div class="layoutArea">
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 11.000000pt;">Canned Tuna/Gluten Flour
</span></div>
</div>
</td>
<td style="background-color: rgb(100.000000%, 100.000000%, 100.000000%); border-bottom-color: rgb(0.000000%, 0.000000%, 0.000000%); border-bottom-width: 2.399994pt; border-left-color: rgb(0.000000%, 0.000000%, 0.000000%); border-left-width: 0.480000pt; border-right-color: rgb(0.000000%, 0.000000%, 0.000000%); border-right-width: 0.480000pt; border-style: solid; border-top-color: rgb(0.000000%, 0.000000%, 0.000000%); border-top-width: 2.399994pt;"><div class="layoutArea">
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 11.000000pt;">2 years
</span></div>
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</tr>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 11.000000pt;">All other foods
</span></div>
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</td>
<td style="background-color: rgb(100.000000%, 100.000000%, 100.000000%); border-bottom-color: rgb(0.000000%, 0.000000%, 0.000000%); border-bottom-width: 0.540000pt; border-left-color: rgb(0.000000%, 0.000000%, 0.000000%); border-left-width: 0.480000pt; border-right-color: rgb(0.000000%, 0.000000%, 0.000000%); border-right-width: 0.480000pt; border-style: solid; border-top-color: rgb(0.000000%, 0.000000%, 0.000000%); border-top-width: 2.399994pt;"><div class="layoutArea">
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 11.000000pt;">6 months to 5 years
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 11.000000pt;">© 2003, Probert, Harkness, Emergency Food in a Nutshell, 2nd Edition
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 11.000000pt;">Visit us at </span><span style="color: rgb(0.000000% , 0.000000% , 100.000000%); font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 11.000000pt;">http://www.byub.org/livingessentials
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<span style="color: rgb(21.200000% , 37.300000% , 56.900000%); font-family: "cambria"; font-size: 14.000000pt; font-weight: 700;">Cooking without Electricity
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 11.000000pt;">In many emergencies, electricity will not be available for cooking so it is a good idea to learn how to use
alternative fuels like charcoal and propane. Both of these fuels will store indefinitely, eliminating
rotation. To learn how to effectively use charcoal and propane along with other creative cooking
methods, use the links found in the Web Resource section of this document.
</span><br />
<span style="color: rgb(21.200000% , 37.300000% , 56.900000%); font-family: "cambria"; font-size: 14.000000pt; font-weight: 700;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: rgb(21.200000% , 37.300000% , 56.900000%); font-family: "cambria"; font-size: 14.000000pt; font-weight: 700;">Tips for the Applebox Reflector Oven
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 11.000000pt;">We have baked with the AR oven for many years at camp in all kinds of weather with great success.
Think of having fresh home</span><span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 11.000000pt;">‐</span><span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 11.000000pt;">baked cookies in the out</span><span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 11.000000pt;">‐</span><span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 11.000000pt;">of</span><span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 11.000000pt;">‐</span><span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 11.000000pt;">doors!
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<ul>
<li style="font-family: 'SymbolMT'; font-size: 11.000000pt;">
<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 11.000000pt;">In most windy weather, putting a rock on top of the box is all that is needed. It is also possible
to bend the heavy</span><span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 11.000000pt;">‐</span><span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 11.000000pt;">duty ground foil up loosely around the base of the oven to offer a little
shelter to the charcoal. Bending up the foil under the chimney charcoal starter is a great help in
lighting the newspaper and keeping it lit. In severe wind, you would need to rig up a shelter, or
set up ovens on the protected side of your house.
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 11.000000pt;">In rainy weather, when the ground is wet and cold, it is necessary to stretch a tarp over the
ovens and to add an extra charcoal or two for best baking results.
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</li>
<li style="font-family: 'SymbolMT'; font-size: 11.000000pt;">
<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 11.000000pt;">In freezing weather, a piece of woolen blanket, doubled over and put on the top of the oven
allows the oven to bake with fantastic results. You may also choose to bake in a Dutch Oven on
those days when the weather is severe.
</span><br />
<span style="color: rgb(21.200000% , 37.300000% , 56.900000%); font-family: "cambria"; font-size: 14.000000pt; font-weight: 700;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: rgb(21.200000% , 37.300000% , 56.900000%); font-family: "cambria"; font-size: 14.000000pt; font-weight: 700;">Further Reading
</span><br />
<span style="color: rgb(0.000000% , 0.000000% , 100.000000%); font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 11.000000pt;">Emergency Food in a Nutshell
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 11.000000pt; font-style: italic;">by Leslie Probert and Lisa Harkness
</span><br />
<span style="color: rgb(0.000000% , 0.000000% , 100.000000%); font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 11.000000pt;">Eating Off the Grid: storing and cooking foods without electricity
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 11.000000pt; font-style: italic;">by Denise Hansen
</span><br />
<span style="color: rgb(0.000000% , 0.000000% , 100.000000%); font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 11.000000pt;">Cookin' with Food Storage
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 11.000000pt; font-style: italic;">by Vicki Tate
</span><br />
<span style="color: rgb(0.000000% , 0.000000% , 100.000000%); font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 11.000000pt;">Making the Best of Basics: Family Preparedness Handbook
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 11.000000pt; font-style: italic;">by James T. Stevens
</span><br />
<span style="color: rgb(0.000000% , 0.000000% , 100.000000%); font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 11.000000pt;">Don't Get Caught With Your Pantry Down
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 11.000000pt; font-style: italic;">by James T. Stevens
</span><br />
<span style="color: rgb(0.000000% , 0.000000% , 100.000000%); font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 11.000000pt;">Cookin' with Home Storage
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 11.000000pt; font-style: italic;">by Peggy Layton
</span><br />
</li>
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<span style="color: rgb(9.000000% , 21.200000% , 36.500000%); font-family: "cambria"; font-size: 26.000000pt;">Recipes from the Show
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<span style="color: rgb(31.000000% , 51.000000% , 74.100000%); font-family: "cambria"; font-size: 11.000000pt; font-weight: 700;">Mexicali Bean & Rice Salad (Serves 6</span><span style="color: rgb(31.000000% , 51.000000% , 74.100000%); font-family: "cambria"; font-size: 11.000000pt; font-weight: 700;"></span><span style="color: rgb(31.000000% , 51.000000% , 74.100000%); font-family: "cambria"; font-size: 11.000000pt; font-weight: 700;">8)
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 11.000000pt;">6 cups cooked rice<br />
1 3⁄4 cup each soaked and cooked dry kidney, pinto and black beans
OR
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 11.000000pt;">1 (15 oz) can each kidney, pinto, black beans, drained & rinsed
1 (15 oz) can corn, drained<br />
1⁄4 cup hydrated dried green pepper<br />
1⁄2</span><span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 11.000000pt;">‐</span><span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 11.000000pt;">1 (4 oz) can diced green chilies
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 11.000000pt; font-weight: 700;">Dressing:
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 11.000000pt;">1/3 cup olive oil<br />
1⁄4 cup cider vinegar<br />
1 tsp. chili powder<br />
1⁄2 tsp cumin<br />
1⁄2 tsp garlic salt<br />
1⁄2 tsp hot pepper sauce
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 11.000000pt;">Combine dressing ingredients and set aside. In large bowl, combine rest of ingredients (rice can be warm
but not hot). Pour dressing over and toss. Serve immediately or chill 1 hour before serving.
</span><br />
<span style="color: rgb(31.000000% , 51.000000% , 74.100000%); font-family: "cambria"; font-size: 11.000000pt; font-weight: 700;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: rgb(31.000000% , 51.000000% , 74.100000%); font-family: "cambria"; font-size: 11.000000pt; font-weight: 700;">Super Quick White Sauce Mix
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 11.000000pt;">4 cups instant dry milk<br />
4 cups powdered butter, sifted
4 cups flour<br />
8 tsp chicken bouillon<br />
2 tsp. salt
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 11.000000pt;">Mix above ingredients together, store in covered container, label & date. Use within 6 months.
(Unbleached white flour makes a slightly thinner sauce; increase sauce mix in recipes.)
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 11.000000pt;">Cooked Fettuccine noodles<br />
2 1⁄2 cups water<br />
1 cup Super Quick White Sauce Mix
1⁄2 cup Parmesan cheese<br />
1⁄2 (2 oz) jar bacon pieces
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 11.000000pt;">Combine water, white sauce mix and Parmesan cheese in saucepan. Bring to boil, whisking constantly;
simmer 1 minute. Add bacon. Serve immediately over hot noodles.<br />
Variation: Add cooked peas.<br />
Salmon Variation: Make sauce above using half the water, sauce mix and Parmesan. Add 1 (15 oz) can
green beans, drained and 1⁄2 tsp tarragon. Heat to boiling. Drain 1 (15 oz) can salmon; remove bones and
break up. Stir lightly into sauce; heat and serve over cooked bow tie pasta.
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 11.000000pt;">1 (12oz) can beef chunks
7 cups water<br />
3⁄4 cup dried carrots<br />
3 TBS dried minced onion
3 TBS dried celery
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 11.000000pt;">2 TBS dried red or green pepper
2 TBS beef bouillon<br />
2 TBS dried minced parsley<br />
1⁄2 tsp basil
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 11.000000pt;">1/8 tsp pepper<br />
1 bay leaf<br />
3⁄4 cup pearled barley
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 11.000000pt;">Combine all ingredients except barley in large pot and bring to a boil. Add barley and simmer, covered,
for 45</span><span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 11.000000pt;">‐</span><span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 11.000000pt;">55 minutes until barley is tender. Remove bay leaf before serving.
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 11.000000pt;">2 1⁄4 cups water<br />
2 TBS dried minced onion<br />
2 TBS olive oil<br />
2 tsp beef bouillon<br />
1⁄4 cup dry lentils, sorted and rinsed<br />
1 3⁄4 cup soaked and cooked dry kidney beans
OR 1 (15 oz) can kidney beans, drained<br />
1 (15 oz) can corn, drained<br />
1 cup uncooked long grain rice<br />
1 cup salsa<br />
1 tsp chili powder
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 11.000000pt;">In saucepan combine first five ingredients and bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer 15
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 11.000000pt;">8 cups water<br />
2 cups dry split peas<br />
1/3 cup dried diced carrots<br />
1⁄4 cup dried minced onion<br />
3 1⁄2 tsp ham bouillon<br />
1/8</span><span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 11.000000pt;">‐</span><span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 11.000000pt;">1/4 tsp dried minced garlic<br />
1 bay leaf<br />
1 (5 oz) can chunk ham, undrained (optional)
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 11.000000pt;">Combine all ingredients except ham in a cooking pot and bring to a boil. Simmer, covered 1 hour. Break
up ham chunks and add to soup last 10 minutes. If desired, mash peas with a potato masher to break
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 11.000000pt;">3 1⁄2 cups whole wheat flour<br />
1/3 cup gluten flour, sifted<br />
1 1⁄4 TBS instant yeast<br />
2 1⁄2 cups steaming hot tap water (120</span><span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 11.000000pt;">‐</span><span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 11.000000pt;">130°)
1 TBS salt
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 11.000000pt;">1/3 cup oil<br />
1/3 cup honey or 1⁄2 cup sugar
1 1⁄4 TBS bottled lemon juice<br />
2 1⁄2 cups whole wheat flour
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 11.000000pt;">Mix together first 3 ingredients in mixer with dough hook. Add water all at once and mix for 1 minute.
Cover and let rest for 10 minutes. Add salt, oil, honey or sugar, lemon juice and beat for 1 minute. Add
last flour, 1 cup at a time, beating between each cup. Beat for about 6</span><span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 11.000000pt;">‐</span><span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 11.000000pt;">10 minutes until dough pulls
away from sides of bowl. This makes a very soft dough.
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 11.000000pt;">Preheat oven for 1 minute to lukewarm and turn off. Turn dough onto oiled countertop and divide into 2
loaves. Shape and place in oiled bread pans. Let rise in warm oven for 10</span><span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 11.000000pt;">‐</span><span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 11.000000pt;">15 minutes until dough
reaches top of pan. Do not remove bread from oven. Turn oven to 350° F and bake for 30 minutes.
Remove from pans and cool on racks.
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 11.000000pt;">If you do not have a mixer with a dough hook and are kneading this by hand, gradually add last cup of
flour to keep dough from sticking to the counter. You will add more flour when kneading by hand than
when using a mixer simply to be able to handle this moist dough. With wheat bread, always add the
least amount of flour possible to keep bread moist. Knead 10 minutes before shaping dough into loaves.
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 11.000000pt;">Hint: Lemon juice in this recipe acts as a dough enhancer which gives bread a fine, light texture.
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 11.000000pt;">2 1/3 cups steaming hot tap water (120</span><span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 11.000000pt;">‐</span><span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 11.000000pt;">130° F)
1⁄4 cup oil<br />
2 TBS sugar<br />
2 tsp salt
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 11.000000pt;">4 cups whole wheat flour<br />
4 tsp instant yeast<br />
1 1/3 cups whole wheat flour
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 11.000000pt;">Put hot water and oil in glass mixing bowl (glass retains the heat). Add 4 cups flour, sugar and salt and
beat until combined. Add yeast and beat 3 minutes (by hand 450 strokes). Stir in remaining flour,
beating 25 strokes; cover and allow to rise in a warm place until double, about 20 minutes. Stir batter
bread down, beating 25 strokes; spread evenly in two greased 8X4</span><span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 11.000000pt;">‐</span><span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 11.000000pt;">inch loaf pans. Smooth tops with
floured hand, if desired. Cover; let rise until double, 15</span><span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 11.000000pt;">‐</span><span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 11.000000pt;">20 minutes. Bake at 375° for 35 minutes; remove
from pan; cool on rack. Makes 2 loaves.
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 11.000000pt;">Oatmeal Batter Bread: Add 1 1⁄2 cups quick cooking oatmeal and 2 1⁄2 cups flour in place of 4 cups of flour
in the first addition. Molasses can be substituted for sugar.<br />
Garlic Batter Bread: Add 1 tsp. garlic powder with sugar and salt<br />
Onion Batter Bread: Add 1⁄4 cup dried minced onion and increase water to 2 3⁄4 cup + 2 TBS.
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 11.000000pt;">1 cup shortening<br />
3⁄4 cup sugar<br />
3⁄4 cup brown sugar, packed
2 TBS dried whole egg<br />
1⁄4 cup water<br />
2 TBS reconstituted dry milk
1 tsp vanilla<br />
3 cups whole wheat flour<br />
1⁄2 tsp baking soda<br />
1⁄2 tsp salt<br />
2 cups chocolate chips<br />
1⁄2 cup walnuts (optional)
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 11.000000pt;">Mix first 7 ingredients together just until combined. (Shortening will be in small lumps.) Mix dry
ingredients together and blend into shortening mixture just until combined. Add chocolate chips and
nuts. Drop by tablespoons onto ungreased cookie sheet. Bake at 375° for 10</span><span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 11.000000pt;">‐</span><span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 11.000000pt;">12 minutes. Makes 3
dozen.
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 11.000000pt;">Dried beans need to be sorted for stray rocks, rinsed, and soaked and cooked in 3 times water.
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 11.000000pt;">Overnight soak: Put beans in water to soak overnight. In morning, add a little oil to pan to prevent
foaming and boiling over. Bring beans to boil in same soaking water. Reduce heat and simmer, covered,
for 1 to 1 1⁄2 hours. (The darker the bean, the longer the cooking time.) Drain; store beans in fridge until
dinner. Draining soaking/cooking water reduces problems with gas.
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 11.000000pt; font-weight: 700;">Quick soak:
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 11.000000pt;">Bring beans to boil for 2 minutes. Allow to stand for 1 hour. Simmer, covered, 1</span><span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 11.000000pt;">‐ </span><span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 11.000000pt;">1 1⁄2 hours. Drain. Beans
soaked this way are not as tender and produce the most gas. After soaked and cooked, combine beans
with other ingredients for quick meal in 20 to 30 minutes. Cooking beans in acidic foods (tomatoes,
lemon juice, wine, etc.) causes them to take longer to cook. Acidic foods can be added in this final
cooking time to blend flavors for quick, delicious meals. Reduce problems with gas from eating beans by
eating them regularly. Both Oregon State University and University of California Berkeley say that eating
beans regularly helps y</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 11.000000pt;">your body adjust to them.
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 11.000000pt; font-weight: 700;">Other fast ideas for preparing dried beans:
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 11.000000pt;">Cook enough beans for several meals. Store in fridge for 4</span><span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 11.000000pt;">‐</span><span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 11.000000pt;">5 days; in freezer for up to 6 months.
Use crockpot or pressure cooker to cook beans.
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 11.000000pt; font-weight: 700;">Bottle beans using a pressure canner to make your own canned beans:
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 11.000000pt;">Dried beans have a shelf life of 8 years. After this time they get harder and harder to hydrate. If you
have old beans: try soaking them with baking soda to soften them. To 1 c. beans and 3 c. water add 2 t.
soda. Rinse them twice. Cover beans with 1 inch water and cook for 2 hours. Add more water if
necessary. Try cooking them in a pressure cooker.
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 11.000000pt;">Store canned beans which are already soaked and cooked Store 2 1⁄2 times the quantity of dried beans.
These beans, when drained, produce the least problems with gas.
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 11.000000pt; font-weight: 700;">Preparing dried lentils, peas and barley:
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 11.000000pt;">Lentils should be sorted , looking for rocks, and rinsed. These do not require soaking and cook in about
45</span><span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 11.000000pt;">‐</span><span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 11.000000pt;">50 minutes.
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<span style="color: rgb(0.000000% , 0.000000% , 100.000000%); font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 11.000000pt;">http://www.providentliving.org/channel/1,11677,1706</span><span style="color: rgb(0.000000% , 0.000000% , 100.000000%); font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 11.000000pt;">‐</span><span style="color: rgb(0.000000% , 0.000000% , 100.000000%); font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 11.000000pt;">1,00.html
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<span style="color: rgb(0.000000% , 0.000000% , 100.000000%); font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 11.000000pt;">http://beprepared.com/default.asp
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<span style="color: rgb(0.000000% , 0.000000% , 100.000000%); font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 11.000000pt;">http://www.providentlivingcenter.com
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 11.000000pt;">Walton Feed Food Storage
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<span style="color: rgb(0.000000% , 0.000000% , 100.000000%); font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 11.000000pt;">http://waltonfeed.com/self/plan.html#qty
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 11.000000pt;">Deseret Book
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<span style="color: rgb(0.000000% , 0.000000% , 100.000000%); font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 11.000000pt;">http://deseretbook.com
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 11.000000pt;">Estimate Food Storage Needs
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<span style="color: rgb(0.000000% , 0.000000% , 100.000000%); font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 11.000000pt;">http://www.byub.org/livingessentials/info_files/resources/EstimatedNeeds.pdf
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 11.000000pt;">Food Storage Plan
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<span style="color: rgb(0.000000% , 0.000000% , 100.000000%); font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 11.000000pt;">http://www.byub.org/livingessentials/info_files/resources/FoodStoragePlan.pdf
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<span style="font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 11.000000pt;">Cooking with Alternative Fuels
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<span style="color: rgb(0.000000% , 0.000000% , 100.000000%); font-family: "calibri"; font-size: 11.000000pt;">http://www.byub.org/livingessentials/info_files/resources/CookingWithAlternativeFuels.pdf
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There is but one guiding hand in the universe, only one truly infallible light, one unfailing beacon to the world. That light is Jesus Christ, the light and life of the world, the light which one <a class="no-link-style" href="http://www.mormon.org/beliefs/book-of-mormon" style="background-position: 0px 0px; border: none !important; color: #2f393a; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none !important; vertical-align: baseline;">Book of Mormon</a> prophet described as “a light that is endless, that can never be darkened.” (<a class="scriptureRef" href="https://www.lds.org/scriptures/bofm/mosiah/16.9?lang=eng#8" style="background-position: 0px 0px; border: 0px; color: #0091bc; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Mosiah 16:9</a>.)</div>
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As we search for the shore of safety and peace, whether we be individual women and men, families, communities, or nations, Christ is the only beacon on which we can ultimately rely. He is the one who said of his mission, “I am the way, the truth, and the life.” (<a class="scriptureRef" href="https://www.lds.org/scriptures/nt/john/14.6?lang=eng#5" style="background-position: 0px 0px; border: 0px; color: #0091bc; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">John 14:6</a>.) …</div>
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Consider, for example, this instruction from Christ to his disciples. He said, “Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you.” (<a class="scriptureRef" href="https://www.lds.org/scriptures/nt/matt/5.44?lang=eng#43" style="background-position: 0px 0px; border: 0px; color: #0091bc; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Matt. 5:44</a>.)</div>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.00784314);">When we try to help those who have offended us, when we pray for those who have unrighteously used us, our lives can be beautiful. We can have peace when we come into a unity with the Spirit and with each other as we serve the Lord and keep his commandments.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.00784314);">In this world of confusion and rushing, temporal progress, we need to return to the simplicity of Christ. … We need to study the simple fundamentals of the truths taught by the Master and eliminate the controversial. Our faith in God needs to be real and not speculative. The restored gospel of Jesus Christ can be a dynamic, moving influence, and true acceptance gives us a meaningful, religious experience. One of the great strengths of the Mormon religion is this translation of belief into daily thinking and conduct. This replaces turmoil and confusion with peace and tranquility.</span></div>
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We can find this peace now in a world of conflict if we will but accept his great gift and his further invitation: “Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.</div>
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“Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls.” (<a class="scriptureRef" href="https://www.lds.org/scriptures/nt/matt/11.28-29?lang=eng#27" style="background-position: 0px 0px; border: 0px; color: #0091bc; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Matt. 11:28–29</a>.)</div>
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This peace shelters us from the worldly turmoil. The knowledge that God lives, that we are his children, and that he loves us soothes the troubled heart. The answer to the quest lies in faith in God and in his Son, Jesus Christ. This will bring peace to us now and in the eternity to follow.</div>
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<b>January 24th</b> - Teachings For Our Time<br />
<b>February 7th</b> - Presidents Instruction<br />
<b>February 14th</b> - Howard W. Hunter Lesson 3<br />
<b>February 21st</b>- Howard W. Hunter Lesson 4<br />
<b>February 28th</b> - Teachings For Our Time</div>
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<!--StartFragment--><span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Our
roles in the family change and develop over time, so we have asked several
sisters to share what it means to them to be a member of a family at different
stages of life. They will also share
some creative ways they show love to their family members. In addition, we will discuss what it means to
be a member of a ward family, and learn about how we can show love to our
ancestors. Following our meeting, we
will have a tasting table with some delicious and creative food ideas you can
share with your families.</span><!--EndFragment--><br />
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This year for our Relief Society Activities, we are focusing
on two questions: “<i>Who am I”</i> and “<i>What is my
mission?”</i> For our January Relief
Society Activity, we talked about our Patriarchal Blessings. Sister Beck taught, “When you receive your
blessing, you get a glimpse of eternity.
You begin to see a picture of what lies ahead for you because your
blessing will refer to your eternal purpose and journey.”<br />
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(<span style="font-family: "helvetica"; font-size: 10.0pt;">https://www.lds.org/general-conference/2006/04/you-have-a-noble-birthright?lang=eng)</span><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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President James E. Faust taught that each patriarchal
blessing is inspired. “The patriarchal
blessing is, in essence, a prophetic blessing and utterance. . . . A
patriarchal blessing . . . can give us a star to follow, which is a personal
revelation from God to each individual. . . . Our patriarchal blessing will be
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(<span style="font-family: "helvetica"; font-size: 10.0pt;">https://www.lds.org/general-conference/1995/10/priesthood-blessings?lang=eng)</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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We encourage you to take the time to read and ponder your
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; text-align: left;"><b>Sister Spotlight: Mckenna Winger written by Angie Roberts:</b></span></h3>
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As part of Heavenly Father’s plan of redemption, all people experience adversity during their lifetime. Trials, disappointments, sadness, sickness, and heartache are a difficult part of life, but with the help of the Lord they can lead to spiritual growth, refinement, and progress.</div>
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“Cease to sleep longer than is needful; retire to thy bed early, that ye may not be weary; arise early, that your bodies and your minds may be invigorated” (<a href="https://www.lds.org/scriptures/dc-testament/dc/88.124?lang=eng#123" style="background-color: transparent; background-position: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #147ea7; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">D&C 88:124</a>).</div>
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Elder Lee spoke about the necessity of receiving personal revelation in order to be effective and said: “If you are to be successful, you will need to be inspired. You will need to receive revelation. I will give you one piece of advice: Go to bed early and get up early. If you do, your body and mind will become rested, and then in the quiet of those early-morning hours, you will receive more flashes of insight and inspiration than at any other time of the day.”</div>
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"We need to go to the scriptures humbly and eagerly.</div>
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Establish a regular time to study the scriptures. Once you get used to regular scripture study, you miss it if you don’t have it.</div>
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When we come to a crisis in our life, we should go looking in the scriptures for specific help. We will find answers in the scriptures.</div>
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If you read the <a class="no-link-style" href="http://www.mormon.org/beliefs/book-of-mormon" style="background-color: transparent; background-position: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #147ea7; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Book of Mormon</a> with an open heart, you will know that it is the word of God and that it is true.</div>
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In time, if you truly begin to feast upon the scriptures, you will find that they become a part of you." - President Henry B Eyring</div>
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Nancy is a wonderful mother, fun, loving and a spunky gal. She has a great husband named Charles, four wonderful children; Charlie -7, Chloe -5, Jenna -3 and Allison -2. They are the love of her life. She plays the trumpet with the rexburg tabernacle symphony, enjoys photography, crafts, riding dirt bikes and is an avid camper. She is very fitness minded. Last year, she had a goal to run 800 miles which she completed 802! I am impressed as I am still working on goals from the 70's. Her 2016 fitness goal is to work up to 100 push ups, she says it has to hurt a little in order to be a goal.</div>
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"Jesus Christ - Our Only Way to Hope and Joy"</h3>
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Surely life would be more peaceful, surely marriages and families would be stronger, certainly neighborhoods and nations would be safer and kinder and more constructive if more of the gospel of Jesus Christ “with sweetness” could fill our breasts.</div>
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<b>January 17th</b>- Chapter 2 - Howard Hunter</div>
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<b>January 24th</b> - Teachings For Our Time</div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22.71px;">"How can the Scripture </span><i style="color: #444444; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22.71px;">Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your father which is in heaven, found in </i><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22.71px;">Matthew 5, help you become a better person in 2016?"</span></div>
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Cultivating the following “attributes of a believer” will allow our lights to shine:</div>
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<b><span style="background-position: 0px 0px; border-image: none; border: 0px currentColor; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Be an example in word and in conversation.</span> </b>“Let us speak to others with love and respect, ever keeping our language clean and avoiding words or comments that would wound or offend. May we follow the example of the Savior, who spoke with tolerance and kindness throughout His ministry.”</div>
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<span style="background-position: 0px 0px; border-image: none; border: 0px currentColor; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><b>Emulate the Savior’s example of charity. </b></span>“Throughout [the Savior’s] ministry He reached out in charity to any in need. As we emulate His example, we will bless lives, including our own.”</div>
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To be an example of faith means that we trust in the Lord and in His word. It means that we possess and that we nourish the beliefs that will guide our thoughts and our actions. Our faith in the Lord Jesus Christ and in our Heavenly Father will influence all that we do. Amidst the confusion of our age, the conflicts of conscience, and the turmoil of daily living, an abiding faith becomes an anchor to our lives. Remember that faith and doubt cannot exist in the same mind at the same time, for one will dispel the other. I reiterate what we have been told repeatedly—that in order to gain and to keep the faith we need, it is essential that we read and study and ponder the scriptures. Communication with our Heavenly Father through prayer is vital. We cannot afford to neglect these things, for the adversary and his hosts are relentlessly seeking for a chink in our armor, a lapse in our faithfulness. Said the Lord, “Search diligently, pray always, and be believing, and all things shall work together for your good.”</div>
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To each of you, I say that you are a son or daughter of our Heavenly Father. You have come from His presence to live on this earth for a season, to reflect the Savior’s love and teachings, and to bravely let your light shine for all to see. When that season on earth has ended, if you have done your part, yours will be the glorious blessing of returning to live with Him forever.</div>
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How reassuring are the Savior’s words: “I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life.”<br />
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No other single influence has had so great an impact on this earth as the life of Jesus the Christ. We cannot conceive of our lives without his teachings. Without him we would be lost in a mirage of beliefs and worships, born in fear and darkness where the sensual and materialistic hold sway. We are far short of the goal he set for us, but we must never lose sight of it; nor must we forget that our great climb toward the light, toward perfection, would not be possible except for his teachings, his life, his death, and his <a class="no-link-style" href="https://www.lds.org/topics/resurrection?lang=eng">resurrection</a>.</div>
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… We must learn and learn again that only through accepting and living the gospel of love as taught by the Master and only through doing his will can we break the bonds of ignorance and doubt that bind us. We must learn this simple, glorious truth so that we can experience the sweet joys of the spirit now and eternally. We must lose ourselves in doing his will. We must place him first in our lives.<br />
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The Lord asked the question of His disciples, “What manner of men ought ye to be?” He then answered His own question by saying, “Even as I am.” (<a class="scriptureRef" href="https://www.lds.org/scriptures/bofm/3-ne/27.27?lang=eng#26">3 Ne. 27:27</a>.) To become as He is, we must have Him on our mind—constantly in our thoughts. Every time we partake of the <a class="no-link-style" href="https://www.lds.org/topics/sacrament?lang=eng">sacrament</a>, we commit to “always remember him.” (<a class="scriptureRef" href="https://www.lds.org/scriptures/bofm/moro/4.3?lang=eng#2">Moro. 4:3</a>; <a class="scriptureRef" href="https://www.lds.org/scriptures/bofm/moro/5.2?lang=eng#1">5:2</a>; <a class="scriptureRef" href="https://www.lds.org/scriptures/dc-testament/dc/20.77%2C79?lang=eng#76">D&C 20:77, 79</a>.)</div>
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If thoughts make us what we are, and we are to be like Christ, then we must think Christlike thoughts. Let me repeat that: If thoughts make us what we are, and we are to be like Christ, we must think Christlike thoughts.</div>
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… Our thoughts should be on the Lord. We should think on Christ.</div>
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<pagebreak pagenum="300"></pagebreak>Let our personal lives, our homes, and our work performance reflect our Christlike character. So live that others will say about you, “There is a true <a class="no-link-style" href="http://www.mormon.org/beliefs/jesus-christ">Christian</a>!”</div>
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“My son, be faithful in Christ; and may not the things which I have written grieve thee, to weigh thee down unto death; but may Christ lift thee up, and may his sufferings and death, and the showing his body unto our fathers, and his mercy and long-suffering, and the hope of his glory and of eternal life, rest in your mind forever.</div>
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“And may the grace of <a class="no-link-style" href="https://www.lds.org/topics/god-the-father?lang=eng">God the Father</a>, whose throne is high in the heavens, and our Lord Jesus Christ, who sitteth on the right hand of his power, until all things shall become subject unto him, be, and abide with you forever” (<a class="scriptureRef" href="https://www.lds.org/scriptures/bofm/moro/9.25-26?lang=eng#24">Moroni 9:25–26</a>).</div>
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A stake has at least four purposes:</div>
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1. Each stake, presided over by three high priests, and supported by twelve men known as a high council, becomes a miniature church to the Saints in a specific geographic area. The purpose is to unify and perfect the members who live in those boundaries by extending to them the Church programs, ordinances, and gospel instruction.</div>
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2. Members of stakes are to be models or standards of righteousness.</div>
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3. Stakes are to be a defense. The members do this as they unify under their local priesthood officers and consecrate themselves to do their duty and keep their covenants. Those covenants, if kept, become a protection from error, evil, or calamity.</div>
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We build temples only where we have stakes. The blessings and ordinances of the temple prepare one for exaltation. Of course, it is not possible for every stake to have a temple, but we are presently witnessing some remarkable, yes, miraculous developments, in the <pagebreak pagenum="291"></pagebreak>building of temples in different parts of the world. Such a program permits members of the Church to receive the full blessings of the Lord.</div>
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4. Stakes are a refuge from the storm to be poured out over the earth.</div>
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Yet another revelation from the Lord gives this explanation of the purpose of stakes: “Verily I say unto you all: Arise and shine forth, that thy light may be a standard for the nations; and that the gathering together upon the land of Zion, and upon her stakes, may be for a defense, and for a refuge from the storm, and from wrath when it shall be poured out without mixture upon the whole earth.” (<a class="scriptureRef" href="https://www.lds.org/scriptures/dc-testament/dc/115.5-6?lang=eng#4">Doctrine and Covenants 115:5–6</a>.)</div>
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In this revelation is a command to let our light so shine that it becomes a standard for the nations. A standard is a rule of measure by which one determines exactness or perfection. The Saints are to be a standard of holiness for the world to see. That is the beauty of Zion.</div>
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The Lord then reveals that the stakes of Zion are to be “for a defense, and for a refuge from the storm, and from wrath when it shall be poured out without mixture upon the whole earth.” Stakes are a defense for the Saints from enemies both seen and unseen. The defense is direction provided through priesthood channels that strengthens testimony and promotes <a class="no-link-style" href="http://www.mormon.org/values/family">family</a> solidarity and individual righteousness.</div>
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The <a class="no-link-style" href="http://www.mormon.org/beliefs/book-of-mormon">Book of Mormon</a> prophet Nephi foresaw the day when the Saints would be scattered in stakes all over the world. He saw the time when the Lord would extend His protection to them when menaced by storms of destruction that threatened their existence. Nephi prophesied: “And it came to pass that I, Nephi, beheld the power of the Lamb of God, that it descended upon the saints of the church of the Lamb, and upon the covenant people of the Lord, who were scattered upon all the face of the earth; and they were armed with righteousness and with the power of God in great glory.” (Book of Mormon, <a class="scriptureRef" href="https://www.lds.org/scriptures/bofm/1-ne/14.14?lang=eng#13">1 Nephi 14:14</a>.)</div>
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Through revelation we know that there will be perils, calamities, and persecution in the latter days, but through righteousness the Saints may be spared. The promise of the Lord in the Book of Mormon is sure: “He will preserve the righteous by his power.” (<a class="scriptureRef" href="https://www.lds.org/scriptures/bofm/1-ne/22.17?lang=eng#16">1 Nephi 22:17</a>.)</div>
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<span style="color: #660000;"><b>December 8th </b>- Presidents Instruction</span><br />
<span style="color: #660000;"><b>December 13th </b>- Ezra Taft Benson Lesson 23</span><br />
<span style="color: #660000;"><b>December 20th</b>- Ezra Taft Benson Lesson 24</span><br />
<span style="color: #660000;"><b>December 27th - </b>Teaching for our Time</span><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10063916796412532309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1174577281861880061.post-38050497016810479492015-12-16T09:59:00.001-08:002015-12-16T11:20:18.872-08:00Weekly Update - December 6th - 12th<strong>FAITH</strong><br />
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<b>"The Joy of Living a Christ-Centered Life"</b></h3>
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If our lives are centered in Jesus Christ, He can successfully mold us into who we need to be in order to return to His and Heavenly Father’s presence in the celestial kingdom. The joy we experience in this life will be in direct proportion to how well our lives are centered on the teachings, example, and atoning sacrifice of Jesus Christ.<br />
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Our core, the center of our lives, must be Jesus Christ and His gospel. Living a Christ-centered life means we learn about Jesus Christ and His gospel and then we follow His example and keep His commandments with exactness.<br />
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Centering our lives in <a class="no-link-style" href="http://www.mormon.org/beliefs/jesus-christ">Jesus Christ</a> and His gospel will bring stability and happiness to our lives. We can find peace, happiness and true joy.<br />
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<span style="color: #660000;"><b>December 8th </b>- Presidents Instruction</span><br />
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<span style="color: #660000;"><b>December 20th</b>- Ezra Taft Benson Lesson 24</span><br />
<span style="color: #660000;"><b>December 27th - </b>Teaching for our Time</span><br />
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<b>Outdoor Live Nativity</b>- FREE event featuring our Burton children, Ritchie residents, 1200 S 6000 W, Dec 14th, 20th, and 21st @ 6:15 and 7:00 p.m. and December 24th @ 5:30 and 6:15. Refreshments served after each production.</div>
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<b>"Messiah with Baroque" </b>- Ensemble/Collegiate singers in concert. BYU-Idaho Barrus Concert Hall - tickets at 496-3170 or online at <a href="http://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Ftickets.byui.edu%2F&h=YAQFa7yahAQEQmKXsgACH3PuZu9YtNeP8CH2I2HpgondUSg&enc=AZMiAjscpVg38K_mN9SlQDKKnhgtfBqJwcLcY2t9RM_E4x8HW_A6sTdchD7KA0mG_jSHEJ5rCC8l60FdY-X_d2NVqp1TXC0KkKhuknkwGE2bBMJlWAOPIW8VsTSc3aPOMuL7BOGGww0y9AHhq9AJWrZq4VSwOAqpMg6Y8A7i9euuLrmSXskx9hIobtfqBdF8zYs&s=1" rel="nofollow" style="color: #3b5998; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">tick<span class="text_exposed_show" style="display: inline;">ets.byui.edu.</span></a><span class="text_exposed_show" style="display: inline;"><br />Dec. 11th & 12th.</span></div>
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<b>"Choir Christmas Concert"</b> - Madison High Students - Madison High School Auditorium - December 15th </div>
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<b>"Christmas at Madison"</b> - Madison High School Orchestra and Choir Concert. - Madison High School Auditorium - December 17th</div>
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<b>RELIEF SOCIETY ACTIVITY - "First Lutheran Church"</b> - 455 W Sunnyside Road, Idaho Falls 11:00 a.m. - December 12th</div>
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Do we stand loyal to God?</div>
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Do we practice what we preach, or are we Sunday Christians only?</div>
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Do our daily actions reflect clearly what we claim to believe?</div>
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Do we help “the poor and the needy, the sick and the afflicted”?</div>
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Do we just talk the talk, or do we enthusiastically walk the walk?</div>
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Heavenly Father has prepared for His children a spiritual feast, offering every kind of exquisite food imaginable—and yet, instead of enjoying these spiritual gifts, the cynics content themselves with observing from a distance, sipping from their cups of skepticism, doubt, and disrespect.</div>
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Why would anyone walk through life satisfied with the light from the candle of their own understanding when, by reaching out to our Heavenly Father, they could experience the bright sun of spiritual knowledge that would expand their minds with wisdom and fill their souls with joy?</div>
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When you and I talk to people about faith and belief, don’t we often hear, “I wish I could believe the way you do”?</div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'open sans', sans-serif; line-height: 30.600000381469727px;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif;">Implied in such a statement is another of Satan’s deceptions: that belief is available to some people but not to others. There is no magic to belief. But</span><span style="font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif;"> </span><span class="emphasis" style="background-position: 0px 0px; border: 0px; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-style: italic; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">wanting</span><span style="font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif;">to believe</span><span style="font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif;"> </span><span class="emphasis" style="background-position: 0px 0px; border: 0px; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-style: italic; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">is</span><span style="font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif;">the necessary first step! God is no respecter of persons. </span><span style="font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif;">He is your Father. He wants to speak to you. However, it requires a little scientific curiosity—it requires an experiment upon the word of God—and the exercise of a “particle of faith.”</span><sup class="noteMarker" noteref="7" style="background-position: 0px 0px; border: 0px; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 10px; line-height: 1; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><a href="https://www.lds.org/general-conference/2015/10/be-not-afraid-only-believe?lang=eng#7-13768_000_44uchtdorf" style="background-position: 0px 0px; border: 0px; color: #0091bc; font-size: 9px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">7</a></sup><span style="font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif;">It also takes a little humility. And it requires an open heart and an open mind. It requires</span><span style="font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif;"> </span><span class="emphasis" style="background-position: 0px 0px; border: 0px; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-style: italic; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">seeking,</span><span style="font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif;">in the full meaning of the word. And, perhaps hardest of all, it requires being patient and waiting upon the Lord.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.00784314);">When we choose to believe, exercise faith unto repentance, and follow our Savior, Jesus Christ, we open our spiritual eyes to splendors we can scarcely imagine. Thus our belief and faith will grow stronger, and we will see even more.</span></div>
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For in belief, we discover the dawn of light.</div>
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We will discover truth.</div>
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We will find peace.</div>
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Because of our belief, we will never hunger, never thirst. The gifts of God’s grace will enable us to be true to our faith and will fill our soul like “a well of water springing up into everlasting life.” We will experience true and lasting joy.</div>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.00784314); font-family: "open sans" , sans-serif; font-size: 18px;">We have a great mission. We must be prepared, both young and old. We must stand as a leaven among the nations, true to the principles of righteousness.</span></div>
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As members of the Lord’s Church, we must take missionary work seriously. If you are laboring as you should, if you love this work, you will be helping to save the souls of the children of men.</div>
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Not only should sharing the gospel be regarded as a priesthood duty, but we should all look forward to this experience with great joy and anticipation. The real purpose in sharing the gospel is to bring souls unto Christ, to teach and baptize our Heavenly Father’s children so that we may rejoice with them (see <a class="scriptureRef" href="https://www.lds.org/scriptures/dc-testament/dc/18.15?lang=eng#14" style="background-position: 0px 0px; border: 0px; color: #0091bc; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">D&C 18:15</a>) in the kingdom of our Father.</div>
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<span style="font-family: "open sans" , sans-serif; font-size: 18px;">We all share this great responsibility. We cannot avoid it. Let no man or woman think that because of where we live, or because of our place in society, or because of our occupation or status, we are exempt from this responsibility.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.00784314); font-family: "open sans" , sans-serif; font-size: 18px;">It is time to raise our sights, to get a vision of the magnitude of this great work. The Lord expects it of us. It is not enough just to be members in the Church and go to sacrament meeting, pay our </span><a class="no-link-style" href="https://lds.org/topics/tithing?lang=eng" style="background-position: 0px 0px; border: none !important; color: #2f393a; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 18px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none !important; vertical-align: baseline;">tithing</a><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.00784314); font-family: "open sans" , sans-serif; font-size: 18px;">, support the </span><a class="no-link-style" href="http://www.providentliving.org/?lang=eng" style="background-position: 0px 0px; border: none !important; color: #2f393a; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 18px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none !important; vertical-align: baseline;">welfare program</a><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.00784314); font-family: "open sans" , sans-serif; font-size: 18px;">. That is all good—but that is not enough. The Lord expects us to be missionaries, to live the gospel—yes, wholly, and to help to build up His kingdom.</span><br />
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How long has it been since you have invited a neighbor to <a class="no-link-style" href="https://www.lds.org/topics/sacrament?lang=eng" style="background-position: 0px 0px; border: none !important; color: #2f393a; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none !important; vertical-align: baseline;">sacrament</a> meeting or to a stake conference, to come into your home for a home evening? How long has it been since you had a real gospel conversation? These are choice experiences.</div>
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<span style="color: #660000;"><b>December 8th </b>- Presidents Instruction</span><br />
<span style="color: #660000;"><b>December 13th </b>- Ezra Taft Benson Lesson 23</span><br />
<span style="color: #660000;"><b>December 20th</b>- Ezra Taft Benson Lesson 24</span><br />
<span style="color: #660000;"><b>December 27th - </b>Teaching for our Time</span><br />
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The Ward Christmas Party will be Tuesday December 1 at 6:00 pm.</div>
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Saturday, December 12th, 11:00 am</div>
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