September 20 Lesson Review

Beware of Pride

Taught by Angie Murdock

Sister Murdock began by asking us what or how do we define "Pride"?

-thinking you're better than someone else

-selfish (the opposite of charity)

-always being right

-compare yourself to others

-ungrateful 

-fear man more than God

-not forgiving, holding a grudge

-taking offense

-my will vs. God's will

-competitive 

-argues/contention 

"Pride is a sin that can readily be seen in others but is rarely admitted in ourselves. Most of us consider pride to be a sin of those on the top, such as the rich and the learned, looking down at the rest of us. (See 2 Ne. 9:42.) There is, however, a far more common ailment among us—and that is pride from the bottom looking up. It is manifest in so many ways, such as faultfinding, gossiping, backbiting, murmuring, living beyond our means, envying, coveting, withholding gratitude and praise that might lift another, and being unforgiving and jealous."

Satan doesn't care how much or how little you think of yourself, just as long as you ARE thinking of yourself. When you are full of pride, your happiness is dependent on others. Only with the Lord can we be truly happy. "Don't worry about the world's opinion of you as long as you're right with the Lord." Remember that and don't forget it! We need to not have pride in ourselves, but pride in the Lord, we need to be humble, and we need to approach everything in the right attitude. 

Sister Murdock encouraged us to pick something on the list above that we struggle with and work on it this week. None of us are perfect and we all have challenges, but if we apply the atonement into our lives and allow Heavenly Father to be in control, we can become better!

"The proud depend upon the world to tell them whether they have value or not. Their self-esteem is determined by where they are judged to be on the ladders of worldly success. They feel worthwhile as individuals if the numbers beneath them in achievement, talent, beauty, or intellect are large enough. Pride is ugly. It says, “If you succeed, I am a failure.”

"If we love God, do His will, and fear His judgment more than men’s, we will have self-esteem."

https://www.lds.org/manual/teachings-of-presidents-of-the-church-ezra-taft-benson/chapter-18-beware-of-pride?lang=eng

September Visiting Teaching

Just a reminder that our Stake Presidency has asked us to reach 100% visiting teaching this month! We have been asked to share the second half of the training on the Sabbath day - specifically on Sabbath day observance in our homes. Here is the link directly to the video and message we have been asked to share:

 http://www.emues.org/sabbath-day-trainings/sabbath-day-in-the-home/

Thank you for fulfilling your callings as visiting teachers so well!

September 6th Lesson Review

Annette's Lesson was on "The Proclamation to the World."  We watched and listened to President Hinckley read it aloud from a previous General Conference address.  The proclamation was issued 20 years ago this month.  Little did we know at that time, how important that document would become.

"I believe this is the best season for women in all the history of the world.  In opportunities for education, for the training of your hands and minds, there has never before been a time when doors were so widely open to you as they are today.

But neither has there been a time at least in recent history, when you have been confronted with more challenging problems.  I need not remind you that the world we are in is a world of turmoil, or shifting values.  Shrill voices call out for one thing or another in betrayal of time-tested standards of behavior.  The moral moorings of our society have been badly shaken."  (President Hinckley, "Stand Strong against the Wiles of the World.")

Why is Satan trying so hard to break up the family?

•     So that we don't feel connected to anyone in this world.  So we feel lost and alone.
•     There is strength in numbers.  When you have just one toothpick, it is very easy to break, but       bundle many together and it becomes impossible to break.

After we watched the video clip of President Hinckley reading the Proclamation, we talked about what things stuck out to us as we heard it read from the prophet's mouth.

•     Families are Eternal
•     We need to be defenders of the family 
•     The Proclamation is a standard that we all need to live for and strive for regardless of what our current standards are.  Satan would have us believe that because of individual circumstances, the traditional family is not possible for us.
• The disintegration of the family will bring about the calamities foretold by the ancient prophets.

There are 3 main principles taught in the Proclamation.

1. Marriage between a man and a woman is ordained of God.
2. The Divine Roles of Mothers and Fathers
3. Sanctity of the Home

We talked about how to make our homes more sacred.

• Communicate
• Speak softly
• Provide a good Environment
• Spend individual time with our children
• pray daily with our children
• read scriptures together
• build family traditions

"You are the guardians of the hearth.  You are the bearers of the children.  You are they who nurture them and establish within them the habits of their lives.  No other work reaches so close to divinity as does the nurturing of the sons and daughters of God."  (President Hinckley, "Stand Strong against the Wiles of the World.)

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