Words from Elder Bednar

Elder Bednar's part two of the things he explained to our members. 

 

“Only two things are needed, the plan of salvation and covenants. Think of all the challenges that you face. Think of what is going on with the families around you? You will never go wrong if you only focus on those two things.” 

 

“Grace is power that is enlarging our capacity to accomplish many things. Take my yoke upon you. (Matthew 11: 28-30) As we receive the ordinances of the gospel that is how we are yoked with him as we live the gospel we are with him and that is what gives us the power to deal with all our difficulties. Our responsibility is to help the members understand that we have a covenant connection to the resurrected Christ. He is alive. We can be yoked with him and that capacity is real and practical” 

 

“Have you ever wished we could be baptized again?  A child needs to be more excited about receiving the holy ghost than getting baptized.  What do we do when we take the sacrament? A promise is given that we can have the holy ghost be with us. Does eating the bread and water eliminate our sins? No but if we repent and take the sacrament, it will so we can renew our covenant. Understanding these principles is crucial.  The answers are found in the ordinances, the covenants, the principles and doctrine.” 

 

“Relief Society, Elder’s quorum and all you need is this. See about people one by one and not programs. You need to have a name and what to do. We would see faces and remember names.”  The Savior ministered to His disciples one by one.” 

 

“Do you ever really use the notes you take? I told the brethren that this makes me smile and watch all these people in the conference center but they don’t need to do that. Take notes on what the spirit tells you. Feelings to the heart. Thoughts to the mind.”

 

“Many temples have been announced. We place too much emphasis on the building but it is not about the building but the living resurrected Christ and the covenants we made with him. The ordinances and covenants are in the temple.  Any time we talk about the temple it should be related to the Savior, the covenants and ordinances and last the temple. The Savior is the pearl and the temple is the box.” A covenant is a promise between God and the children here on earth. An ordinance is a holy act performed in the holy priesthood that teaches us about the covenants. The ordinance is a teacher about the covenant.” 

 

At the very end of questions and answers someone asked Elder Bednar about how to teach children about being chase. He explained that from the time that his boys were young he told them the story of Joseph who resisted temptation and not like David. He has a son who is a doctor and he has been to his clinic, the nurses are very attractive so he has continued to have the same talk. He has them with all his boys and their wives even now that they are all in their forties. I thought that part was a good reminder. 

 

Con amor,

Vero and Daniel