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Monday, August 3, 2015

August Presidency Message



What would you do if you knew you had the power to put into place in your life more happiness, more peace, more spirituality, more abundance in our crops, and more peace and security in our nation?  And that’s just for starters!!  What would you do if you knew these things were absolutely available to you with only one small commitment on your part?  I think most of us would say, “Show me how!!  I want those things in my life!  Tell me what to do and I’ll do it!” 

These blessings…and more…are ours.  The Lord has promised them to us, and He keeps His promises.  So, what is the magical thing we can do to have such amazing blessings come into our lives?  It is simply to keep the Sabbath Day holy.  That’s it!  Recently our Prophet and the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles have been alarmed that we as a people are not observing this basic commandment.  We are adopting the ways of the world too much in this area.  They are pleading with us to renew our commitment to observing this eternal commandment.  They know how closely linked the Lord’s protection and temporal blessings are to this principle.

Pres. Gordon B Hinckley has said:  “[We have a] tendency to take on the ways of the world.  We don’t adopt them immediately, but we slowly take them on, unfortunately. I wish I had the power to convert this whole Church to the observance of the Sabbath. I know our people would be more richly blessed of the Lord if they would walk in faithfulness in the observance of the Sabbath”

Please turn to your scriptures and study what the Lord has had to say about the Sabbath Day.  You will be hearing a lot more about it in church in the next few weeks.  And then, do some soul searching and make some new commitments to living this law better and more committed.  I know you will feel the difference in your life, and collectively it will bless us all.

With much love for each of you,

Tracy

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