2nd
Stake Conference 5.1.11
Thoughts from SD Temple President Olsen:
- Whatsoever you shall ask in faith, which is right, you shall receive.
- Scriptures impel me to action.
- God’s work is our work.
- Temple ceremonies are scripture.
- Temple is a great house of learning.
- Great teacher is the Holy Ghost.
- Revelation upon revelation, knowledge upon knowledge — http://lds.org/scriptures/dc-testament/dc/42.61?lang=eng#60
- The key to understanding the symbols of the temple is to ask! Revelation upon revelation will come.
- Light and truth are sweet to the soul.
- Come to the temple because you want to be there.
- In the Millennium temples will run 24/7 for 1000 years.
- Crowning revelations to Joseph Smith were the Temple ceremonies.
Thoughts from Stake President Hatch:
- Zion people. Keep this goal alive in our minds and hearts.
- We are closer than you think to becoming a Zion people. Small adjustments made. Only by small and simple things are great things brought to pass.
- There is no important goal for you than to work toward having all the blessings of the temple.
- James Talmadge - Both as to intensity and cause Christ struggled and groaned under a heavy burden. A spiritual agony of soul. In that hour Christ overcame all of the horrors Satan could inflict.
- We must be a united people. President Packer - “Write this in your little black book — If you will not sustain the bishop you will not sustain the Apostles or Prophet.
- Heber C. Kimball, had a respect from the greatest to the least and that is why, in part, his calling and election was made sure.
- Proverbs 3:5-6 - Trust in the Lord with all thine heart and lean not to thine own understanding.
- When obedience ceases to be irritant and becomes our quest, in that hour you will be endowed with power.
- Improve our time while in this life. Less idleness.
- The Lord will bless you to see a vision of what you can become.
- There are angels present in this choir today.
- God be with you ‘til we meet again.
