General conference Jeopardy game April 2017

General Conference Jeopardy April 2017

Women’s Session:

1.  This was the name of Sister Bonnie H. Cordon’s talk.  (What is Trust in the Lord and Lean Not?)

2.  Sister Carol F. McConkie says that Heavenly Father has given each of us the capacity to become this.  (What is holy?)

3.  Sister Linda K. Burton taught that these are disciples centered in the Savior Jesus Christ and have hope through the promise of His atoning sacrifice.  (Who are certain women?)

4.  In his message to the women, Pres. Eyring said “You will at times have your faith challenged by Satan: it happens to all disciples of Jesus Christ. “  He said this was your defense against these attacks.  (What is keeping the Holy Ghost as your companion?)

Saturday Morning:

1. In Pres. Eyring’s message on Gathering the Family of God, this is why the terms “brother” and “sister” are not just friendly greetings or terms of endearment for us.  (What is they are an expression of an eternal truth:  God is the literal father of all mankind?)

2. In the talk, The Daily Guiding Hand, these are 3 of the things Brother M. Joseph Brough mentioned that we each have in our personal care packages. (What is His Son and the atonement, the Holy Ghost, commandments, scriptures, prayer, prophets, apostles, parents, grandparents, local Church leaders, and many others?)

3. Elder Weatherford T. Clayton spoke of these three pillars of  our Father’s glorious plan.  (What is the creation, the fall of Adam and Eve, and the atonement of Jesus Christ?)

4. In Our Good Shepherd, Elder Renlund states that God uses this as a metaphor for sin.  (What is disease?)

Saturday Evening:

1.  Elder Hales says that genuine discipleship is a state of this.  (What is being?)

2.  Elder Holland states that in singing the anthems of eternity, we should stand as close as humanly possible to this person.  (Who is the Savior and Redeemer of the world?)

3.  In the talk  “Stand Up Inside and Be All In”, this is why the scout didn’t use his sleeping bag and was cold all night.  (What is if he didn’t unroll it, he wouldn’t have to roll it up again.)

4.  In Elder Neil L. Andersen’s talk “Overcoming the World”, praying, repenting, following the Savior and receiving His grace lead us to better understand this.  (What is why we are here and who we are to become?)

5.  In Elder M. Russell Ballard’s message, we need to set goals so that we can do these two things.  (What is return (to God’s presence) and receive (all that He has for us.)?)

Priesthood:

1. This is the title of Pres. Monson’s talk to the priesthood brethren.  (What is “Kindness, Charity, and Love”?)

2.  In Elder Bednar’s message “Called to the Work”, he states that an assignment to labor in a specific place is essential and important but secondary to this.  (What is a call to the work?)

3.  In Bishop Causse’s message “Prepare the Way”, he compares Jesus and John the Baptist to these.  (What are the Melchizedek and the Aaronic priesthoods?)

4.  Pres. Uchtdorf says that the greatest reward goes to those who serve this way.  (What is without expectation of reward?)

5.  In Pres. Eyring’s message to the priesthood, he says that  the second lesson is not just to solve problems but to do this.  (What is build people?)

Sunday Morning:

1.  This was the subject of Pres. Monson’s message to the church.  (What is the power of the Book of Mormon?)

2.  Elder Rasband’s message was on the Holy Ghost.  He talks about ways to keep the Spirit with us all the time.   This is his fourth step.  (What is “act on the first prompting’?)

3. In Elder Clayton’s message, he reference this miracle that Jesus performed at his mother’s request.  (What is turn water to wine?)

4.  This was the message of Elder Oaks’ talk.  (What is the Godhead and the plan of Salvation?)

5.  This is the name of Pres. Uchtdorf’s message to us.  (What is Perfect Love Casteth Out Fear?)

Sunday Evening:

1.  In “The Voice of Warning”,  Elder Christofferson tells us that Ezkiel became a prophet at this age.  (What is 30?)

2.  Elder Costa tells us in his talk “To the Friends and Investigator’s of the Church” he tells us this was the reason he listened to the missionaries.  (What is love?)

3.  Elder Stevenson spoke of a mission president who listened to the spirit and did this.  (What is have all the missionaries come to a meeting and not just the leaders and during the meeting a 9.0 earthquake hit? )

4.  Elder S. Mark Palmer said that a scripture helped him go from thinking, “How does a frustrated mission president get a struggling missionary to behave better?” to this question.  (How can I be filled with Christ-like love so a missionary can feel the love of God through me and desire to change?)

5.  Elder Quentin L. Cook told a story of his 4 year old son saying that he could do everything because he could do these 3 things.  (What is tie, ride, and zip?)

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Jesus, the atonement

(Adam Abrams, Gethsemane, © 2008 Adam Abrams.

I prefer this painting of Christ in Gethsemane to the others that have Him sitting up praying.  I think the atonement was hard and messy and I feel that this painting shows more of the great intensity involved when our Savior was paying the price for our sins, griefs, sicknesses, etc.

Leviticus 17:11
11 For the life of the flesh is in the blood: and I have given it to you upon the altar to make an atonement for your souls: for it is the blood that maketh an atonement for the soul.

Isaiah 53:3-6
3 He is despised and rejected of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief: and we hid as it were our faces from him; he was despised, and we esteemed him not.
4 ¶ Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows: yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted.
5 But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed.
6 All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and the Lord hath laid on him the iniquity of us all. 

Romans 5:11
11 And not only so, but we also joy in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom we have now received the atonement. 

ALMA 7: 11-13

11 And he shall go forth, suffering pains and afflictions and temptations of every kind; and this that the word might be fulfilled which saith he will take upon him the pains and the sicknesses of his people.
12 And he will take upon him death, that he may loose the bands of death which bind his people; and he will take upon him their infirmities, that his bowels may be filled with mercy, according to the flesh, that he may know according to the flesh how to succor his people according to their infirmities.
13 Now the Spirit knoweth all things; nevertheless the Son of God suffereth according to the flesh that he might take upon him the sins of his people, that he might blot out their transgressions according to the power of his deliverance; and now behold, this is the testimony which is in me. 

ALMA 34: 8-10, 13-188 And now, behold, I will testify unto you of myself that these things are true. Behold, I say unto you, that I do know that Christ shall come among the children of men, to take upon him the transgressions of his people, and that he shall atone for the sins of the world; for the Lord God hath spoken it.9 For it is expedient that an atonement should be made; for according to the great plan of the Eternal God there must be an atonement made, or else all mankind must unavoidably perish; yea, all are hardened; yea, all are fallen and are lost, and must perish except it be through the atonement which it is expedient should be made.10 For it is expedient that there should be a great and last sacrifice; yea, not a sacrifice of man, neither of beast, neither of any manner of fowl; for it shall not be a human sacrifice; but it must be an infinite and eternal sacrifice.
13 Therefore, it is expedient that there should be a great and last sacrifice, and then shall there be, or it is expedient there should be, a stop to the shedding of blood; then shall the law of Moses be fulfilled; yea, it shall be all fulfilled, every jot and tittle, and none shall have passed away.14 And behold, this is the whole meaning of the law, every whit pointing to that great and last sacrifice; and that great and last sacrifice will be the Son of God, yea, infinite and eternal.15 And thus he shall bring salvation to all those who shall believe on his name; this being the intent of this last sacrifice, to bring about the bowels of mercy, which overpowereth justice, and bringeth about means unto men that they may have faith unto repentance.16 And thus mercy can satisfy the demands of justice, and encircles them in the arms of safety, while he that exercises no faith unto repentance is exposed to the whole law of the demands of justice; therefore only unto him that has faith unto repentance is brought about the great and eternal plan of redemption.17 Therefore may God grant unto you, my brethren, that ye may begin to exercise your faith unto repentance, that ye begin to call upon his holy name, that he would have mercy upon you;18 Yea, cry unto him for mercy; for he is mighty to save. 

It is always a challenge to talk or write about the Atonement of Jesus Christ. First of all, it is infinite in its scope. It is the most profound and pivotal event in all of eternity. And we are so totally and utterly finite. We can but glimpse its importance and come only to a small understanding of its full meaning for us.
Another problem is the sheer volume of the record of that week. Christ’s ministry lasted three years, or 156 weeks. Thus the final week of His life constitutes only two-tenths of one percent of His ministry, yet that week occupies fully one-third of the total pages of the four Gospels. In a few short pages, I could not even recount the events of that most significant of all weeks in history; therefore, I have chosen to take a somewhat different approach to Easter Week.
Generally at Easter time we talk about Christ’s sacrifice and what it means to us. But I should like to focus more on what the Atonement meant for Jesus. Sometimes we forget that side of the story. Yes, Jesus was the Son of God, but He was also a man. He had a body like ours that needed food and sleep. He had personality and character traits. If He walked too far in one day, His feet would blister. If He hit His thumb while working in the carpenter’s shop, it hurt like fury, and the thumbnail eventually turned black.
It was not just the Son of God who went through that first Easter week, it was also the man Jesus. And knowing that has relevance for us today. So I shall draw just a few glimpses from the scriptures of what those final days must have meant for Him. In doing so, it is my hope that we will deepen our appreciation not only for what He did, but for what He was.Elder Gerald N. Lund
Here is the link to the whole article:
https://rsc.byu.edu/archived/my-redeemer-lives/what-atoning-sacrifice-meant-jesus-0

Jesus, the Annointed

Jesus is called the Christ (a Greek word) or the Messiah (an Aramaic word). Both words mean “the anointed.” He is the one anointed of the Father to be the Father’s personal representative in all things pertaining to the salvation of mankind.(LDS Scripture Study Helps)

Anointed One

“God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Ghost and with power” (Acts 10:38). Jesus was the Anointed One. Because of this fact, He was accorded two specific titles. One was the Messiah, which in Hebrew means “the anointed.” The other was the Christ, which comes from the Greek word that also means “the anointed.” Thus, “Jesus is spoken of as the Christ and the Messiah, which means he is the one anointed of the Father to be his personal representative in all things pertaining to the salvation of mankind” (Bible Dictionary, “Anointed One,” 609). Scriptures declare that Christ is the only name under heaven whereby salvation comes (see 2 Ne. 25:20). So one may add either of these titles to signify adoration for Jesus: the Christ or the Messiah, both signifying an anointing by God for that supernal responsibility.

Jesus the Christ:  Our Master and More, Russell M. Nelson, April 2000 

Jesus the Christ: Our Master and More

Jesus, the Advocate

ad·vo·cate

1. 1.

   a person who publicly supports or recommends a particular cause or policy.

   
   

   synonyms:

   champion, upholder, supporter, backer, promoter, proponent, exponent,  spokesman, spokeswoman, spokesperson, campaigner, fighter, crusader;

Jesus Christ is our Advocate with the Father. The word advocate has Latin roots meaning “one who pleads for another.”1 The Savior pleads for us, using understanding, justice, and mercy. Knowing this can fill us with love and gratitude for His Atonement. 

Visiting Teaching Message July 2014 

1 John 2:1-3
1 My little children, these things write I unto you, that ye sin not. And if any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous:
2 And he is the propitiation for our sins: and not for ours only, but also for the sins of the whole world.
3 And hereby we do know that we know him, if we keep his commandments.

Doctrine and Covenants 29:5
 Lift up your hearts and be glad, for I am in your midst, and am your advocate with the Father; and it is his good will to give you the kingdom. 

Doctrine and Covenants 45:3-5

3 Listen to him who is the advocate with the Father, who is pleading your cause before him—4 Saying: Father, behold the sufferings and death of him who did no sin, in whom thou wast well pleased; behold the blood of thy Son which was shed, the blood of him whom thou gavest that thyself might be glorified;5 Wherefore, Father, spare these my brethren that believe on my name, that they may come unto me and have everlasting life. 

Jesus, the Creator

Christ is the creator of the universe by Elder Neal A. Maxwell

Mosiah 3: 88 And he shall be called Jesus Christ, the Son of God, the Father of heaven and earth, the Creator of all things from the beginning; and his mother shall be called Mary.

John 1:33 All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made. 

Hebrews 1:22 Hath in these last days spoken unto us by his Son, whom he hath appointed heir of all things, by whom also he made the worlds; 

Doctrine and Covenants 38:1-3
1 Thus saith the Lord your God, even Jesus Christ, the Great I Am, Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end, the same which looked upon the wide expanse of eternity, and all the seraphic hosts of heaven, before the world was made;2 The same which knoweth all things, for all things are present before mine eyes;3 I am the same which spake, and the world was made, and all things came by me. 

I love this talk from Pres. Uchtdorf regarding how creating helps us to be more like Jesus.  Jesus and Heavenly Fathers are creators.
Happiness, Your Heritage

Jesus, the Bread of Life

This is the first of my study regarding Jesus Christ.  I plan to look up all the references to Christ in the topical guide, as suggested by President Russell M. Nelson.  I think this will take me quite a bit of time so I might as well get started.

Bread of Life

Scriptures that refer to Jesus as the Bread of Life:

John 6:35
And Jesus said unto them, I am the bread of life: he that cometh to me shall never hunger; and he that believeth on me shall never thirst.

John 6:51
 I am the living bread which came down from heaven: if any man eat of this bread, he shall live for ever: and the bread that I will give is my flesh, which I will give for the life of the world. 

There was a reference to Revelations where it talks about Jesus representing the Manna from Heaven.

I also think about the bread of life referring to the sacrament, where we eat a piece of bread that represents Jesus' broken body.  In thinking about the pieces of manna that the children of Israel ate on a daily basis, and the sacrament that we partake of weekly, it makes me think of how Jesus wants us to try to be like Him every day.   So when we partake of the sacrament, we take a little piece of bread and try to be more like Him.  It reminds me of the scripture "line upon line, precept upon precept, here a little and there a little".  Jesus doesn't expect us to become perfect all at once but a little at a time. He becomes part of us a little more everyday, until, one day in the distant future, we will be like Him.

Jesus, the Cornerstone

Ephesians 2: 19-20

 Now therefore ye are no more strangers and foreigners, but fellowcitizens with the saints, and of the household of God;

 And are built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the chief corner stone;

https://www.lds.org/ensign/2016/01/the-cornerstone?lang=eng- This is the complete article.

Facts about the Cornerstone

What it is. A cornerstone is the first stone placed upon a building’s foundation, in a corner of the structure.

What it does. A cornerstone bears much of the weight of a building’s outer structure, and it connects and unites two of the walls. After it is placed, all other stones and their angles are measured out from it.

What its characteristics are. Anciently, a cornerstone would normally be one of the largest, most solid stones a builder had to work with. The builder would examine his stones carefully and select the best one as a cornerstone, rejecting any stones that didn’t appear suitable.