Letter to the Class

Our dear brothers and sisters,  Heaven has constantly given us the commandments over and over. It's in the Old Testament, Book of Mormon (Jacob), and here in the Doctrine and Covenants. Over and over the Lord wants His people to be noble and honest people who are just, merciful and above all, charitable. Our wonderful class, Father in Heaven wants us to honor and obey the laws of the land preparing us for the laws of God. Some would say that there are more than ten mentioned in Section 42 but we will focus on the ten. In the Doctrine and Covenants, He goes backward than what was mentioned by Jacob and Moses with harsh and temporal things leading us back to the first and great commandment, love and worship our beloved Father who sent us here to learn so many great and wonderful things.  In the next section (Section 43) we learn that there is a time and place for causes and advocacy groups and leaders. We live in a time where groups want you to worry or join a cause ...

Our wonderful class, D&C 30-36 talks about a lot of things. The big thing we want to emphasize this week is that how the Lord gives us all blessings. Some of those blessings are of the Spirit and some are temporal. Well, to clarify Heavenly Father always does things with spiritual intent but can manifest temporarily.  In this point in the history of the church, there was wealth inequality. Some were wealthy and some were poor (like today) but there was a spiritual imbalance among the saints which was impacting. What the Lord introduced was the Law of Consecration (the law for making thing holy to prepare us so we can be with our Heavenly Father). This law helped the saints to learn to be equal in everything. Now it didn't work out but we also at the time got the Law of the Tith (better known as tithing). The whole point was to teach us that everything is from God, everything. We must realize the wealth of Heaven and how Heavenly Father wants to give it to ...

Our dear class, We hope that Easter and Conference has inspired you all and filled your homes with the Spirit.  This week we are talking about D&C 30-36 and about the missionaries that tried to convert the Lamanite nations of the west. The Lord called several young men to be missionaries and as those that attempted to convert the Indians, they failed. Likewise this pandemic has changed the missions of many missionaries but we must remember the missionaries that were sent to the direction of the Lamanites. They then gained 1000+ converts though not one Lamanite. They thrusted in their sickle with all their might no matter where they were and the Lord blessed them with success. Now you must be wondering why did the Lord ask them to do it if they were going to "fail"? The answer is this... It's not about the destination but the journey and the things you learn on the way. Unlike story books and movies that are staight, the Lord ways are stait, that is to say ...

Our wonderful class, We are so privileged to teach you the blessings of the Savior. In Doctrine and Covenants 28 we learned that it was vital to take on the Armor of God; to protect your head through a helmet (thoughts), heart through a chest plate (feelings), loins (virtue and chastity), feet through boots (your foundation); that you should bear a shield (faith and hope of Christ) and a sword (the Holy Ghost that can pierce the very soul and drive the devil from your presence). The armor is mentioned over and over in the scriptures. The importance can not be emphasized enough. Keep it tight so that the fiery darts can't get to you. What are those darts? Doubt and fear; a pride that makes us think we are better than our armor. How would they get us to take off our armor? Ever got snow under your coat or boots or gloves? Now thinking of that, how quick were you to take off the article to free yourself of the cold? This example is similar to those that get a fiery dart in...

Our class,  Our test are specific to us and is based on what we know to be true, faith in things and hope. Some tests are simple and some are hard. Poor Joseph saw and held the plates but could not show them or use them for his own gain. Emma never got to see those gold plates but knew wealth and had to take the word of her husband that he had a book that she would never see. Let us give you an illustration of difficulty. Brother Bingham served a mission and while he was in the MTC he found it difficult to be separated from his family who were three miles away in Spanish Fork.  The companion given to him taught him perspective. His companion cam from a country thousands of miles away, where he was the first member in the whole country, rejected by his parents for his faith, lost his friends to civil war and was called to teach, preach and exort as the first branch president of the gospel in his country, also translated the Book of Mormon in his native tongue. Broth...

Beloved class, We are studying D&C 23-26. We are wanting to stress how unique we all are in life and in the gospel. Our challenges are designed by our Father just for us and we must be be diligent in sharing and exercising our talent and abilities.  The Doctorine and Covenants teaches us that our role in the gospel is different as the ear is to the eye. We must realize that the ear cannot see or the eye hear and we are similar in our function in the gospel. We will not always be called to be something others get to be called in the gospel. For instance, a saint may be a great teacher or bishop but not a great secretary or patriarch. Heavenly Father want to help us stretch and grow in our greatest capacity.  This reminds be of starting spots as a kid. I had dreams of being the fastest kid around. My coach saw my potential and pushed me and put me to work. After the first day of practice I could not move my legs. I hurt so bad and it took a lot of stretching and ...

Our beloved class, We are studying D&C 20-22 and are learning the Constitution of the Church that separates us from all other churches. Two years ago we studied the articles of that constitution (the Articles of Faith) that defines our church. It defines our roles in the priesthood and callings as members of the church. We also learn a confirmation of the sacrament prayer.  Our dear brothers and sisters, we are called to teach you the foundation of the church. The principles of the gospel are vital; faith, repentance, baptism and the Gift of the Holy Ghost. So it makes sense that we would show you where our roles and responsibilities are as members so that we can do what we as members are asked to do. Prophets and seers see in times of peace, not in times of trouble. They see angels and hear the Lord's voice. It's our responsibility to give heed in times of peace to hear the Prophet's voice so that when we are in times of trouble we will be firm in the gosp...