The storm was Friday and by Saturday afternoon the roads made for easy driving so our Stake AP/YW activity went forward as planned. It was a late afternoon into early evening activity : Pasta with the president for all 12 -18 yr old.
We started with dividing the 130+ youth into four large groups and rotated through: Balloon Basketball, Ping Pong Football, Giants, Dwarfs and Elves along with Human Sculpture. Great interaction and fun for all. Next hour was a break for a pasta dinner; followed by another hour of the stake presidency introducing the
2012 Mutual Theme Arise and Shine Forth.
Staying the course the Church has assembled terrific videos which I recommend. The song below is a catchy tune I enjoy.
Sunday night was the
100th Anniversary of Seminary. Rindy, Mac and I went and in candor it started fairly flat. Elder Packer spoke and was seemingly waxing nostalgic of the fun facts and tantalizing tidbits regarding the early seminary classes; then he turned a doctrinal corner and it was a fantastic meeting
Some of what he said in my haiku, cryptic notes:
- The youth are growing up in hostile, enemy territory if you can discover how the holy ghost operates in your life then can operate safely in enemy territory
- Will not have evil befall without being warned by the Spirit before hand
- Don't go where can't hear the Spirit
- Pray - you are never alone - you can make sure you are never alone by having the spirit
- Be clean -
- Avoid defacing body, don't be embarrassed by those who would tease you regarding virtue
- Gender is sacred, don't act on temptations - always have a choice - have agency- deny self of all ungodliness ; key word is discipline - root in disciple of Christ; not too late repent and use atonement, repent again until get control - understand the atonement
- Resist temptation by asserting agency
- And he will remember your sins no more - Isaiah 1:18
- Don't squander years of seminary instruction
- Entitlement isn't there you must pay the price - there is a price for happiness - obedience
- Doesn't matter what you do what matters what you will be
- Do not fear the future
- Spirit will guide you
We live in a wonderful time. Grateful to have the opportunities we do and the fullness of the gospel and the spirit to guide.
