Unedited Stake Conference Notes

Stake Conference Adult Evening Session

"Facts about the church''   

   

Referred investigators convert 4 times more than missionary found investigators.   

   

great sense purpose   

guidance   

weakness & sin overcome   

   

What does it mean to be a member of the church?   

given love   

Holy Ghost guided   

   

People want to hear about our relationship with God.   

   

invite & let them choose   

   

This life is short, but it is signifacent.   

   

   

sorority   

inisation   

standards   

weekly meetings.   

Secret ceremonies   

   

it is very difficult to maintain conversion   

   

what are my struggle   

goals   

strengths   

grateful   

am I happy   

Desire to go to the temple maintains conversion   

read the book of Mormon to maintain conversion.   

   

but what about my doubts?   

Doubt you doubts before faith.   

   

Don't feel able to fit in?   

   

Make negative past positive.   

   

Your decisions brought me to where I am today.   

   

Converts don't play catch up.   

I am kind of playing catch up.   

   

Your effort is felt.   

   

   

Share an experience with prayer with someone   

positive experiences   

   

share the book of Mormon   

   

what questions does it answer?   

label    

Tabbed copies of Book of Mormon   

   

never give a closed book of Mormon   

   

Share why you love church   

   

   

5-7 find   

   

lost coins   

lost sheep   

   

finding things are powerful experiences   

Elect are lost   

   

Dinner 4-5   

   

8-9 member meeting   

   

   

Conversion starts long before thought.   

The light of Christ is in all man.   

   

Most stressful    

loss job & Companion, move,    

believed in God suprisingly   

in these experiences   

He prayed   

   

blessings of God requires consecration.   

   

No. I will not eat green eggs & ham.   

Someone, accepting the gospel, is like feeding a wild animal, running in than withdrawing many times. Hard to trust.   

   

Accepting the gospel is very difficult; although, they believe,   

Friend is most important   

   

Experiment on the word daily   

   

Don't cry because it is over. Smile because it happened.   

   

   

blind   

felt & recognized the spirit   

   

How have you felt the seed grow?   

   

Testimony is developed line upon line.   

   

What seek ye?   

a common question   

simple response   

Where dwellest thou?   

We seek eternal life.   

   

Whom seeketh thou?   

   

   

Process of converting   

Process of inviting   

   

a change of nature.   

   

Conversion is not merely a change of behavior. It is a change in perspective.   

   

Conversion is a life long journey.   

   

Testimony don't come by 5 senses.   

Conversion only comes by the spirit of God.   

   

Remained focused on the Sabbath   

Make it joyous   

games are appropriate   

   

Ministering   

engaging people in real relationships   

   

Elder's quorum president may be a ward mission leader.   

   

Missionary work is expressed in the invite.   

Invite to meet the missionaries.   

   

God would not use the word warn if there were no danger.   

   

We have an obligations to teach our children the gospel, but remember their agency.

General Session of Stake Conference

Ratify ordination   

Ratify def.:   

To approve and give formal sanction to; confirm. See Synonyms at approve.   

   

Be careful of high school weekend parties.   

The world pulls   

   

Believe in your standards   

Do you believe in all your standards?   

   

Obedience avoids the sorrow of sin.   

   

   

Commandments are crucial.    

strength & protect   

to become like God   

   

   

Everyday is a day of decisions, determining our destiny.   

   

We think that we will never forget the feelings.   

Personal Scripture: record revelation   

Time dulls revelation.   

   

Remember is the most important word.   

   

Nothing will bless you more than a stead attendance of the temple.   

   

Satan is attacking man more; with greater variety, exponentially.   

   

   

Bethel   

God's temple   

ladder to heaven   

Jacob   

The Lord is in this place.   

   

He heard a choir, walking to open the temple   

We are waiting.   

   

Depressed   

Walking on holy ground in the presence of God   

   

see with your spiritual eyes.   

   

   

Ordinance ready icon   

   

Parents love when children say "I made an appointment. I need to be some place at this time."   

   

Miracles come from temple service.   

   

   

Swed   

Cannery   

Paid more for each season worked   

coin starch clumps when it freezes.   

Chip away at the frozen corn clumps.   

Paid twice minimum wage   

not challenging   

happy?   

   

Remember your divine potential.   

Don't take your identity as children of God   

divine potential is not measured by worldly comparison.   

Growth comes by challenges.   

   

God consecrates our affliction to our gain.   

   

The Book of Mormon gives perspective as it is an abridgment of nations history   

General conference gives perspective   

maintain a divine perspective   

   

patriarch Gary Haslam   

love & appreciation   

blessed by being in your presence   

privilege & opportunity   

   

lineage determined in premortal live   

each tribe has their own personality.   

   

Gathering of Israel   

We chose to be here premortal; just as we are here now.   

   

foreordained to various callings.   

   

express your agency   

   

   

The savior has established this church unlike other organizations.   

   

An area plan   

   

3 stake goal   

Current temple recommend   

Missionary work   

200 people participate in self-reliance program   

   

stake & ward goals.   

   

become ministers   

temple   

missionary work   

encourage rising generation   

   

The best of the greatest generation today are tested.

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