Primary 146 - Friendship

Peculiar in Greek and Hebrew means purchased preserved.

Class,

Being a example and having the Savior shinning in your countinance shows how your trials and tribulations have brought out your own lustre. 

We are meant to go through pain and trial. How we choose to react to it is on us though. Do we leave the church and safety of the Lord because of a harsh life or do we become the stones that are centered by the chief cornerstone who is our Redeemer? Some have seen people who had a hard life and championed them because of the invisible strength they exhibit. 

If you are going through trials, buckle down. This is testing your metal. The trials chip off your darkness a chip at a time and believe it or not, the gospel and the church, like a shelter from thr storm, is sheltering you from the worst of it. Life is rough but it is worth it.  When you strive to tie yourselves to the Savior, you are anchored and people see it. When you tie yourselves to anything else, people see that too as you get tossed too and fro. Wealth and knowledge are temporary; homes and cars perish but relationships are forever. Work on the relationships that will be the most important in the long run, Savior, family and friends. 

Something I learned this week is the true friends celebrate your success with you and comfort you in your loss. Do that for your friends and family and you will build strong relationships that will last a lifetime. You are young now and friendships come easy. Nourish them and cherish them. More then that, celebrate with them and be a true friend when they experience loss. Being there for a friend will really show who you are and what your relationship means to you. 

I know this message is short and I apologize. I didn't mention gospel for the dead or other things but know that they exist.

Remember I hope you see your teachers as friends. Build and nourish this relationship and you will have true friends. Have a great week.

Brother Bingham 

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