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Hello fellow teachers and welcome

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to Teaching with Power. I'm

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Ben Wilcox and I'm so

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grateful that I get to

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spend some time with you

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on the scriptures today. This

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week we're going to be

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covering Doctrine and Covenants Sections

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18 and 19. Now this

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podcast is actually the audio to

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my videos that I produce on

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my YouTube channel, Teaching With Power. So

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if you hear me referring to visuals

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and you'd like to see what I'm

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referring to, I encourage you to

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check out the video presentation on YouTube.

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And I have to begin by saying

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that this was a very challenging week

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to put together. Not because it was

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difficult to find lessons or things to

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talk about. It's just the opposite in

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fact. But because there's so much

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that we could talk about, so

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many good things in these two

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sections, they are ripe with truth

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and insight and power, and it's

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really hard as a teacher to

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decide what to cover and what

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to leave out. No joke. We

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could easily spend hours discussing the

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lessons and truths that you could

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teach from these two sections. And

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if all we were doing was

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studying together, we could maybe do

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that. But we're teachers. We have to

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pick and choose. And that's an important

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lesson for all of us to learn. We

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can't do it all. And if we try

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to pack too much content into

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a lesson, we'll more than likely

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sacrifice quality for the sake

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of quantity. It's better to

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teach a few truths well than to

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teach a lot of truths poorly. So

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the way I've arranged the video this

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week is to give you two

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in-depth lessons in the way that

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I traditionally do. and you've probably

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noticed my pattern. I do an

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icebreaker, transition into the scriptures,

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have us search the scriptures looking

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to identify a specific truth.

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And then we discuss that truth,

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liken it to ourselves and

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then... conclude with a word of

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testimony, invitation, and promise. So I'll

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do that full treatment with two

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lessons. And after that, I'd like

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to give you a few more

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quick ideas or activities that you

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could choose from and then allow

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you to build the rest of

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the lesson elements around that idea

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on your own if you'd like.

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And I hope that's okay, but

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these sections are really meaty. There

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is so much to feast on

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here, which is a wonderful problem

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to have. So, beginning

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with a lesson from

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Section 18, perhaps you're

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familiar with the PBS

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program called The Antiques

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Roadshow. And this is

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where people bring in

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various objects that they

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found to be examined

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by professional antiques appraisers.

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The appraisers then reveal

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exactly how much value

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those objects have. And

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so for an ice

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breaker, I'm going to

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show you five different

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items that have been

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appraised on the show,

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and I want you

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to guess which of

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them you think is

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worth the most. And

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you get extra credit

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if you can list

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all five in the

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correct order from least

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to highest value. So

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number one. A first

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phase Navajo blanket from

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1850. A Honus Wagner

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baseball card from 1909.

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Number three, an 18th

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century Chinese Jade collection.

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Number four, a 1971

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Rolex oyster cosmograph watch.

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And then finally a

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small Faberje flower in

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a vase. So,

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which of those do you

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think has the most value?

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And here are the answers.

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Coming in at number five,

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we have the 18th century

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Chinese Jade Collection, which is

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valued at $494,000. And that's

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the one with the least

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value in this group of

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five things. At number four,

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we have the Rolex watch,

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and this particular model comes

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in at $700,000. This tiny

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little Fabergier flower is valued

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at $1.2 million. Which leaves

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us with the last two

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items that may surprise you,

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but the Navajo blanket is

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valued at $1.5 million. And

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then... The baseball card, the

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baseball card is the thing

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with the most value. This

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little tiny piece of paper

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with a picture on it,

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is valued and was bought

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for most recently for $3.1

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million. Now how many of

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you were surprised by the

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value of some of these

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things? Some of these things

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may not have seemed like

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much at first glance. Value

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isn't always easy to determine.

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by the outward appearance. It

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isn't until you know a

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little more about the object

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that you really begin to

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understand what makes it so

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valuable, which leads us to

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the big question, what is

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it that determines an object's

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value? And we would answer

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that by saying that value

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is determined by how much

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somebody else is willing to

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pay for something. Anybody could

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try to inflate or diminish

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the value of something by

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assigning an arbitrary number to

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it. But you don't really

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discover the value of something

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until it's bought, until somebody

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pays a price for it.

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And with that in mind,

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I have another set of

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items for you to consider

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here. How much are these

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worth? Different values? The same?

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If the same, how much?

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Let's see what the scripture

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say. How much is a

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human soul worth? And I'd

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like to give you a

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scripture chain to follow. I

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want you to read each

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reference. and see if you

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can discover what each one

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says about the worth of

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a human soul. And as

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a teacher, I'd give my

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students this handout to work

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through the scripture chain. And

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if they do, this is

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what they might find. We're

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going to start in doctrine

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and covenants 18 verse 10.

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Remember the worth of souls

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is great in the side

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of God. So that's a

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good word. But it's a

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little vague. How great is

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the worth? So let's go

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to Alma 31 verse 35.

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Behold, O Lord, their souls

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are precious, and many of

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them are our brethren. So

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we can add another adjective

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here. Precious. Our souls are

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great and precious. But how

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great? How precious? Maybe we

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can get a little more

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specific here. Matthew 1031. Fear

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ye not, therefore. Ye are

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of more value than many

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sparrows. So, okay, we're of

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more value than a bunch

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of birds. That's a start.

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Might not make you feel

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super great, but let's continue

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and see how much more

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value than many sparrows we

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are. back to doctrine and

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covenants section 18 verse 15

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and if it so be

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that you should labor all

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your days in crying repentance

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unto this people and bring

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save it be one soul

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unto me how great shall

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be your joy with him

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in the kingdom of my

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father and now now we're

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getting somewhere our souls are

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worth an entire lifetime of

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work so if somebody who

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spent every waking hour of

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their lives just sharing the

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gospel and teaching and inviting

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And at the end of

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it all, only one person

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listened, only one soul was

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brought to Christ. That effort

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would be worth it. That's

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a lot of value. If

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you want to try and

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put a number on it,

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think of how much money

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an average person makes working

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throughout their lives. All added

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up, it would probably be

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in the millions of dollars.

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So we're worth at least

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that much, an entire lifetime's

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worth of work. Matthew 1626,

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for what is a man

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profited if he shall gain

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the whole world and lose

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his own soul? Or what

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shall a man give in

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exchange for his soul? So

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one human soul is worth

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more than the entire world.

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Does that start to make you

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feel a little better about your

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worth? Your soul is worth more

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than the entire world with all

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of its land and resources and

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beauty. It still doesn't compare to

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your worth. Somebody could gain all

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that, but if they lost their

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soul, they would come out on

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the losing end. But we haven't

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arrived at the biggest one yet.

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And to understand this one better,

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we've got to take a quick

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detour to First Corinthians, Chapter 6,

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verse 20, where Paul tells us,

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For ye are bought with a

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price. Therefore glorify God in your

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body and in your spirit, which

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are gods. So like I said

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before, the value of something is

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determined by how much another person

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is willing to pay for it.

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And somebody was willing to pay

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something for us. We have been

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bought with a price. Who bought

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us, though? And what was the

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price? And what was the price?

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And what was the price? And

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what was the price. Back

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to Doctrine and Covenants 18

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once again, verses 11 and

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12. And this comes right

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after verse 10, which told

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us that the worth of

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souls was great. How great!

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For behold, the Lord your

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Redeemer suffered death in the

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flesh. Wherefore he suffered the

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pain of all men, that

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all men might repent and

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come unto him. And he

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hath risen again from the

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dead, that he might bring

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all men unto him on

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conditions of repentance. What is

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the human soul worth? It's

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worth the atonement. We were

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worth the unfathomable suffering and

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death of a God. Christ

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bought us with that sacrifice.

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He purchased us with his

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blood and his anguish. And

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that English was infinite, deep,

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and incomprehensible. Therefore, that's how

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much we're worth. Our worth

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is infinite, deep, and incomprehensible,

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just like the atonement. And

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nothing that can happen to

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us, nothing that we can

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do, and nothing that another

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person might say or think

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about us, can ever diminish

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that value. I

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sometimes illustrate this by pulling out

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a brand new pristine clean

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$20 bill. and ask how much

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it's worth. And they say $20.

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But then I crumple it up

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and step on it and rub

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some dirt on it or mark

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it with the crayon and then

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toss it to the side.

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And then I ask, now how

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much is it worth? It's still

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worth $20. What happens to

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us in this life does not

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diminish our value. The

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worth of souls is great

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in the sight of God.

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Far more than just $20.

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And I know you know

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that I love C.S. Lewis,

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and I understand that this

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is an oft-repeated quote, but

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it's so profound. I just

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have to share it. He

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said, there are no ordinary

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people. You have never talked

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to a mere mortal. Nations,

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cultures, arts, civilizations, these are

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mortal and their life is

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to ours as the life

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of Anat. Next to the

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blessed sacrament itself, your neighbor

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is the holiest object presented

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to your senses. Well, hopefully

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we've been able to establish

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this beautiful and profound truth

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in your minds. The worth

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of souls is great. But

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maybe that's a bit of

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an understatement. Their worth is

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infinitely great, incomprehensibly great, vastly

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great, phenomenally great. Therefore, what?

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How should that truth change

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me? Should it change the

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way we act and think?

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And I want you to

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fill in this blank here.

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There's a number of ways

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you can do it. Because

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the worth of souls is

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so great, I should... what?

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And a few ideas come...

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my mind. Because the worth

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of souls is so great,

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I should value all souls.

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I should treat all souls

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with the respect and love

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their value calls for. If

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you have something of great

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worth, how do you treat

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it? You treat it with

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great love and regard. You

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make sure it's taken care

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of and protected. You don't

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take a $3 million baseball

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card and throw it into

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your backpack. Or write a

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note on it. or toss

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it away. You treat it

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well, more than well, just

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as Christ would have us

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treat other people. No matter

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what they look like, or

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where they're from, or what

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has happened to them, or

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what they've done. And to

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remind us all of this

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truth, the Brethren recently added

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the following statement to the

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Church's policy manual. The

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church calls on all people

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to abandon attitudes and actions

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of prejudice toward any group

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or individual. Members of the

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church should lead out in

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promoting respect for all of

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God's children. Members follow the

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Savior's commandment to love others,

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and they strive to be

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persons of goodwill toward all.

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Rejecting prejudice of any kind.

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This includes prejudice based on

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race, ethnicity, nationality, tribe, gender,

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age, disability, socioeconomic status, religious

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belief or non-belief, and sexual

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orientation. So, I ask you

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to consider these questions. Is

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a male soul worth more

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than a female soul? Is

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an American soul worth more

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than an Asian soul? Is

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a African soul worth more

15:46

than a French soul? Is

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a 25-year-old soul worth more

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than an 80-year-old soul? Is

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a non-disabled person's soul worth

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more than a disabled person's

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soul? Remember of the Church's

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soul worth more than a

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Muslim soul? Is a righteous

16:05

person's soul worth more than

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a sinner's soul? Is a

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prophet's soul worth more than

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a primary child's soul? Is

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your friend's soul worth more

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than your enemy's soul? And

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we could go on and

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on with all the different

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distinctions that we sometimes use

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to diminish another person's value.

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Remember verse 11. He suffered

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the pain of all men,

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that all men might repent

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and come unto him. Do

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we live and treat each

16:40

other as if we really

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believe that? There's another way

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I think that you could

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fill in that blank. Yes,

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it's critical to recognize the

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worth of your own soul.

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Because the worth of souls

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is so great. I should

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value and recognize my own

17:01

worth. The adversary doesn't want

17:04

you to feel good about

17:06

yourself. I'm not super fond

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of the terms self-love or

17:11

self-esteem, but I do like

17:13

the term self-worth. Do we

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have a healthy sense of

17:18

self-worth? If we don't, then

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I fear that we become

17:22

more vulnerable to manipulation by

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the adversary and other people.

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We might conclude, well, if

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I'm not worth that much,

17:32

what I do must not

17:34

matter. How I treat my

17:37

body doesn't matter. How other

17:39

people treat me must not

17:41

matter. What happens to me

17:44

doesn't matter. And I also

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think that it's very difficult

17:48

to be happy. So when

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you consider yourself... Remember how

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precious you are in the

17:55

sight of God. And that

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can lift you and give

18:00

you confidence and make you

18:02

a better person. So like

18:05

in the scriptures here, how

18:07

would the world be a

18:09

different place if everyone embraced

18:12

this truth that the worth

18:14

of souls is great? How

18:16

can knowing your own worth

18:19

change you? And what could

18:21

you do for others or

18:23

yourself to show that you

18:26

truly recognize this truth? Well

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one thing is for certain

18:32

you matter you have great

18:35

potential I Wish that we

18:37

could all just see ourselves

18:39

and other people the way

18:41

that God sees We're not

18:44

always great appraisers of value

18:46

not of others and not

18:48

of ourselves Joseph Smith saw

18:51

himself as an obscure boy

18:53

of no consequence in the

18:55

world But God saw the

18:58

man who would restore the

19:00

Latter-day Church and do more

19:02

save Jesus only for the

19:04

salvation of men. Ananias saw

19:07

a persecutor in Paul. But

19:09

God saw an Apostle, the

19:11

man that would spread Christianity

19:14

throughout the ancient world. Peter

19:16

saw himself as a sinful

19:18

man. But Christ saw a

19:20

prophet and the man that

19:23

would lead his church after

19:25

he was gone. Enoch

19:28

saw himself as but a

19:30

lad that all the people

19:33

hated. But God saw the

19:35

man who would establish the

19:38

city of Zion. Gideon saw

19:40

himself as a poor, timid

19:43

boy. God saw a mighty

19:45

man of valor and a

19:48

liberator of Israel. Moses saw

19:50

himself as slow of speech

19:53

and unqualified. And God saw

19:55

the man that would free

19:57

the children of Israel from

20:00

the mightiest empire of his

20:02

time. So, like I said,

20:05

we aren't always great appraisers

20:07

of value. So, let's trust

20:10

in the valuation of the

20:12

greatest appraiser of all. Trust

20:15

that all souls are of

20:17

great worth in his sight.

20:19

If life is like a

20:22

game of chess, which piece

20:24

does Satan see us as?

20:27

We're just pawns to him.

20:29

Just a means to his

20:32

ends, easily sacrificed, easily tossed

20:34

aside. But how does God

20:37

see us and Christ? Kings

20:39

and Queens. Gods in embryo,

20:42

more than conquerors, sons and

20:44

daughters of the most high

20:46

God. Souls worth paying the

20:49

ultimate price for. Hopefully,

20:52

we can learn to recognize

20:54

our own worth and also

20:56

the worth of everybody else.

20:58

Well, we just made the

21:00

point that we were worth

21:02

the atonement of Christ. However,

21:04

somebody could ask, but what

21:07

does that mean? I don't

21:09

understand the atonement. Section 19

21:11

has the answer to that.

21:13

Now, I've heard a lot

21:15

of different analogies. to try

21:17

and help me to understand

21:19

the atonement. And maybe you've

21:22

heard some of them. You've

21:24

got the parable of the

21:26

bicycle, footprints in the sand,

21:28

the push-ups and donuts story

21:30

with the seminary teacher, or

21:32

the dream of the filing

21:34

cabinets where Christ comes in

21:36

and signs his name on

21:39

each of the cards that

21:41

recorded the man's sins. And

21:43

as wonderful and helpful as

21:45

these analogies are, I still

21:47

believe that the best object

21:49

lesson for understanding the atonement

21:51

is the one that Jesus

21:54

himself chose. He chose to

21:56

compare his suffering to a

21:58

specific... object and see if

22:00

you can find it in

22:02

doctrine and covenants 19 verse

22:04

18. What is it? It's

22:06

a cup and more specifically

22:08

a bitter cup experiencing the

22:11

atonement was like drinking something

22:13

very bitter. And what's something

22:15

that you can drink that's

22:17

bitter? Vinegar. Imagine what it

22:19

would be like to drink

22:21

a large cup of vinegar.

22:23

And at that point in

22:26

the lesson, I actually do

22:28

pull out a cup and

22:30

a bottle of vinegar. Now

22:32

sometimes I'll invite a student

22:34

forward to just take a

22:36

small taste of vinegar on

22:38

their tongue, just a drop

22:40

to see how they react.

22:43

And usually they'll twist up

22:45

their faces and grimace and

22:47

wince. I wouldn't have them

22:49

drink it though, you don't

22:51

want to make them sick,

22:53

but it's not dangerous to

22:55

take just a taste of

22:58

it. Then usually I'll give

23:00

them a candy bar and

23:02

a drink of water for

23:04

being willing to volunteer. But

23:06

then I asked the class

23:08

if they could imagine drinking

23:10

a large cup of vinegar.

23:12

What would that experience be

23:15

like? Now go back into

23:17

verse 18 to look for

23:19

the Savior's reaction to drinking

23:21

the bitter cup. Right at

23:23

the end of the verse.

23:26

It says he shrank from it.

23:28

As soon as he brought that

23:31

cup to his lips, he reacted

23:33

much like each of you and

23:36

I would probably react, like we

23:38

just demonstrated. You'd shrink away from

23:40

it. You'd say, ah, I don't

23:43

want to drink this. It's too

23:45

bitter. And now do you remember

23:48

what the Savior prayed in the

23:50

Garden of Gethsemeny? As he began

23:52

to drink the bitter cup of

23:55

the atonementoment. He

23:57

said oh my father if

23:59

it be possible? Let this

24:01

cup pass from me. Nevertheless,

24:04

not as I will, but

24:06

as thou wilt." So he

24:08

asked if there was any

24:10

other way. Is it possible

24:13

for me to not drink

24:15

this cup? And what apparently

24:17

was God's answer to that

24:20

prayer? It had to have

24:22

been, no, son, I'm afraid

24:24

there is no other way.

24:26

You need to drink that

24:29

cup. The salvation of all

24:31

my other children depends on

24:33

you drinking that cup. And

24:36

so the Savior takes the

24:38

cup back to his lips

24:40

and he begins to drink.

24:42

And he drinks deeply from

24:45

that bitter cup. And he

24:47

drinks that cup all the

24:49

way from Gethsemini to the

24:51

cross. And the description that

24:54

we get of the Savior's

24:56

suffering in the Garden of

24:58

Gethsemini in the New Testament

25:01

is always in the third

25:03

person. But here in the

25:05

doctrine and covenants we get

25:07

to hear it from the

25:10

first person Jesus himself describes

25:12

what his suffering was like

25:14

And it's so personal. It's

25:17

so pointed that it's amazing

25:19

that he even lets us

25:21

read it But what words

25:23

and phrases does he use

25:26

to describe that suffering in

25:28

verse 18? And then you

25:30

could also add verse 15

25:33

exquisite, hard to bear. It

25:35

caused him, even him, the

25:37

greatest of all, to tremble

25:39

because of pain. And that's

25:42

an interesting word. In another

25:44

place in the scriptures, the

25:46

cup is called the cup

25:49

of trembling. And you can

25:51

just imagine what would happen

25:53

if you began to drink

25:55

an entire cup of vinegar.

25:58

because of the bitterness. Jesus

26:02

bled at every poor. He

26:04

suffered both body and spirit.

26:07

So this was physical pain,

26:09

emotional pain, spiritual pain. He

26:12

experienced it all. The entire

26:14

gamut of human suffering. And

26:17

if you really want them

26:19

to understand exactly what was

26:22

in that cup, you could

26:24

always send them to Alma

26:27

7 versus 11 through 13.

26:29

exactly what the bitterness was

26:32

that Jesus was drinking. And

26:34

as bitter as drinking that

26:37

cup was, one of the

26:39

most beautiful words in scripture

26:42

follows. Nevertheless, I am so

26:44

grateful for that word, I'm

26:46

so grateful that Jesus was

26:49

willing to say, nevertheless, even

26:51

though it was bitter, even

26:54

though it was hard to

26:56

bear and was sore. Even

26:59

though it caused him to

27:01

bleed from every poor, he

27:04

was still willing to drink

27:06

it, for you and for

27:09

me, because of our great

27:11

worth. He partook of it

27:14

and drank all of it,

27:16

right to the bottom, right

27:19

to the dregs. If you

27:21

recall, while Jesus was hanging

27:24

on the cross, he made

27:26

only one request for himself.

27:29

He asked for something as

27:31

he hung there. What was

27:34

it? He said, I thirst.

27:36

He wanted a drink of

27:39

water, which is a very

27:41

common request of a dying

27:44

man. And what did they

27:46

give him? Vinegar. And how

27:48

fitting is it that the

27:51

last taste on the Savior's

27:53

lips before he died was

27:56

bitterness. It is finished. Father

27:58

Into Thy Hands I commend

28:01

my spirit." And then he

28:03

dies. Jesus drank the bitter

28:06

cup right to its last

28:08

bitter drop. And he finished

28:11

his preparations unto the children

28:13

of men. Now that he

28:16

had finished the atonement, he

28:18

was prepared to, as Alma

28:21

puts it in Alma Chapter

28:23

7, succor his people according

28:26

to their afflictions. Now

28:29

why does Jesus give us such

28:32

a detailed and deep description of

28:34

his suffering here? What's the purpose

28:36

of that? And I can assure

28:39

you that it's not to make

28:41

you feel sorry for him or

28:43

to manipulate your emotions or to

28:45

hold his suffering up for all

28:48

the sea and say, look what

28:50

I did for you, you should

28:52

be grateful. That's not the spirit

28:55

of it here. Everything that Jesus

28:57

does is for our benefit. So

28:59

why does he want us to

29:01

understand the depth of his suffering?

29:04

We've got to read the rest

29:06

of the section to understand that.

29:08

It's so that we'll do something.

29:11

And you've probably heard people say

29:13

that life is a test. But

29:15

what kind of a test is

29:18

it? Is it an essay test?

29:20

Short answer, true false, fill in

29:22

the blank, matching? After reading section

29:24

19, I think it's a multiple

29:27

choice test. But it only has

29:29

one question and that question only

29:31

has two options to choose from.

29:34

We can choose option A or

29:36

option B and those two options

29:38

are found in verse four. What

29:40

are they? I can choose to

29:43

repent or I can choose to

29:45

suffer. And look, like I said,

29:47

it even has it printed right

29:50

there on the page as choice

29:52

A and B. And

29:54

wouldn't you know it? The Lord

29:56

is such a gracious teacher that

29:59

he actually tells us what the

30:01

courage... answer is he tells us

30:04

which one we should pick and

30:06

in these two sections he says

30:08

it over and over and over

30:11

again see if you can find

30:13

the correct answer in any of

30:16

the following verses he says choose

30:18

a choose a please and he

30:20

says it over and over again

30:23

Think of the context of this

30:25

instruction in light of what we

30:27

just learned about the worth of

30:30

souls. The worth of souls is

30:32

so great that I don't want

30:35

them to experience what I had

30:37

to experience. I don't want them

30:39

to suffer. So cry repentance to

30:42

them. Spread that message far and

30:44

wide so that their joy and

30:46

your joy can be great together

30:49

in the kingdom of my father.

30:51

I want you to have joy,

30:54

not pain. I chose B so

30:56

that you could choose A. So

30:58

choose A. You don't have to

31:01

suffer the way I did. But

31:03

if we don't repent, we will

31:06

suffer. We will face eternal and

31:08

endless punishment. But then Jesus seeks

31:10

to clarify those terms for us.

31:13

They've often been misunderstood. Wherefore,

31:15

I revoke not the judgments which

31:17

I shall pass, but woes shall

31:19

go forth, weeping, wailing, and gnashing

31:21

of teeth. Yea, to those who

31:24

are found on my left hand.

31:26

Nevertheless, it is not written that

31:28

there shall be no end to

31:30

this torment. But it is written

31:32

endless torment. Again, it is written

31:34

eternal damnation. Wherefore, it is more

31:36

express than other scriptures, that it

31:38

might work upon the hearts of

31:40

the children of men, all together

31:42

for my name's glory. So

31:45

when I've used the terms eternal

31:47

damnation and endless torment, you didn't

31:50

understand it the way that I

31:52

meant it. However, that's not an

31:54

entirely bad thing, because the way

31:57

you understood it... helped a lot

31:59

of you to repent, and that's

32:02

the whole goal. But let me

32:04

help you to understand the true

32:06

meaning of those terms. Wherefore, I

32:09

will explain unto you this mystery,

32:11

for it is mead unto you

32:13

to know even as mine apostles.

32:16

I speak unto you that are

32:18

chosen in this thing, even as

32:21

one that you may enter into

32:23

my rest. For behold, the mystery

32:25

of godliness, how great it is!

32:28

For behold, I am endless! And

32:30

the punishment which is given from

32:32

my hand is endless punishment, for

32:35

endless is my name, wherefore eternal

32:37

punishment is God's punishment. Endless punishment

32:39

is God's punishment. So this punishment

32:42

and suffering isn't eternal and it's

32:44

not endless. We don't believe in

32:47

an eternal suffering like many Christians

32:49

do. We believe that even the

32:51

worst of sinners can still inherit

32:54

a celestial glory and be heirs

32:56

of salvation. The only ones to

32:58

inherit outer darkness are those that

33:01

choose it, that choose to become

33:03

sons of perdition. Eternal punishment and

33:06

suffering does not last forever. When

33:08

he uses those terms, he's not

33:10

talking about the span of the

33:13

punishment, but the sort of the

33:15

punishment. It's God's punishment. It's not

33:17

eternal, and it's not endless. We

33:20

believe in a loving God, and

33:22

he won't allow suffering to go

33:24

on forever. Now the caution with

33:27

that thought is that somebody might

33:29

say to themselves, Oh, no eternal

33:32

punishment, eh? Well, I guess I'll

33:34

live it up here in life.

33:36

I'll sin. I'll do whatever I

33:39

want. I'll give in to the

33:41

natural man. And in the end,

33:43

I can still inherit a cholesterol

33:46

glory. And Jesus looks

33:48

back and he says, well, hang

33:50

on here. I don't think you

33:52

understand. First of all, wickedness never

33:54

was happiness. And what you think

33:57

will bring you happiness in life

33:59

really won't. And on

34:01

top of that, you're forgetting

34:03

a very significant part of

34:05

my plan. Spirit Prison. Yes,

34:07

the celestial glory is a

34:09

kingdom of glory. But the

34:11

road to it passes through

34:13

hell. You'll have to go

34:15

through hell first to get

34:17

there. So continuing, wherefore I

34:19

command you to repent? And

34:21

not because I say so.

34:23

because I don't want you

34:25

to experience that suffering. The

34:27

pain and difficulty of repentance

34:29

is far less than the

34:31

pain and difficulty of the

34:33

hell of spirit prison. And

34:35

keep the commandments which you

34:37

have received by the hand

34:39

of my servant Joseph Smith

34:41

Jr. in my name. And

34:43

it is by my almighty

34:45

power that you have received

34:47

them. Therefore, I command you

34:49

to repent. Repentless I smite

34:51

you by the rod of

34:53

my mouth and by my

34:55

wrath and by my anger.

34:57

And your sufferings be sore.

34:59

How sore you know not.

35:01

How exquisite you know not.

35:03

Yea, how hard to bear

35:05

you know not. For behold,

35:08

I God have suffered these

35:10

things for all that they

35:12

might not suffer if they

35:14

would repent. Again, I chose

35:16

B so that you could

35:18

choose A. But if they

35:20

would not repent. They must

35:22

suffer even as I which

35:24

suffering caused myself even God

35:26

the greatest of all And

35:28

then we have verse 18

35:30

Now this sure seems to

35:32

be a pretty solemn and

35:34

straightforward declaration But don't misunderstand

35:36

this is a message of

35:38

joy and gladness We should

35:40

walk away from this with

35:42

greater appreciation for our Savior

35:44

Just look at how section

35:46

19 ends Behold, canst thou

35:48

read this without rejoicing and

35:50

lifting up thy heart for

35:52

gladness? Isn't it wonderful that

35:54

we can choose a? This

35:56

isn't a threat or a

35:58

chastisement. It's a pleading. It's

36:00

an appeal. It's offered

36:02

with great love and

36:05

tenderness and concern for

36:07

our souls. It should

36:09

help us to understand

36:12

this most

36:14

consequential and majestic

36:16

of truths. Christ

36:18

suffered so that we

36:20

can repent. If we repent,

36:23

we will not suffer as

36:26

he did, but receive

36:28

divine mercy. or a couple

36:30

of questions that you might

36:33

consider asking. How does

36:35

understanding Christ's suffering

36:37

make you feel towards him?

36:39

Why do you think Christ wants

36:42

you to understand his

36:44

suffering? And when have you

36:46

felt the power of Christ's

36:49

atonement in your life? And

36:51

I personally would like to

36:53

express my thanks to my

36:55

Savior for his willingness to

36:57

drink my bitter cup. He's

37:00

taken out of my hand

37:02

the cup of trembling because

37:04

I know that he loves me

37:07

and that I'm valued in

37:09

his eyes. I love the principle

37:11

of repentance. I've needed

37:14

it. I testify that it works

37:16

and that the power of the

37:18

atonement is real. To me,

37:21

repentance is a beautiful

37:23

word. It's a principle

37:25

of joy and gratitude

37:27

and relief. And

37:29

it's my deepest desire that

37:31

will all make the right

37:34

choice on the test of life.

37:36

I also encourage you to choose

37:38

a. And I know that if you

37:40

will, then Christ can promise you

37:42

peace instead of pain. Glory

37:45

instead of punishment

37:47

and sweetness instead

37:49

of bitterness. Those

37:54

are the two major lessons that I might

37:56

focus on if I only had a day

37:58

or two to teach. But like I

38:01

said earlier, I also want to

38:03

give you a few other options

38:05

and insights to consider. I won't

38:07

do the full treatment, but maybe

38:09

just an idea or two. Another

38:11

thing that you could focus on

38:13

in these sections is missionary work

38:15

or bringing souls to Christ. And

38:17

this discussion could grow naturally out

38:19

of the worth of souls lesson

38:21

because it's another way that you

38:23

could finish the... because the worth

38:25

of souls are so great, I

38:27

should... blank. Because

38:30

the worth of souls is so

38:32

great, I should seek to bring

38:35

them to Christ. I cry repentance,

38:37

and how great shall be my

38:40

joy with one or many of

38:42

them in the kingdom of my

38:44

father. But how do I teach

38:47

them? How do I cry repentance?

38:49

Do I run around shouting, repent,

38:51

repent? Or is there a more

38:54

effective way of bringing souls to

38:56

Christ? And you can then send

38:59

them into the scriptures to look

39:01

for instruction on how to bring

39:03

souls unto Christ in the Lord's

39:06

Way. And I have a study

39:08

guide handout that can help them

39:10

discover these principles, and I'll walk

39:13

you through them here. In 1819,

39:15

what three qualities should I teach

39:17

with, and how do I teach

39:20

with them? The answer, with faith,

39:22

hope, and charity. And

39:25

how do we teach with

39:27

faith? We have faith in

39:29

the message. We've developed our

39:31

own conviction of it. We

39:33

have faith in God that

39:35

he'll help us. We have

39:37

faith that he'll send his

39:39

spirit to confirm the truth

39:41

to those we teach. And

39:43

we have faith in ourselves

39:45

that we can teach the

39:47

gospel with boldness and confidence.

39:49

How do we teach with

39:51

hope? We teach people that

39:54

God forgives, that he's merciful,

39:56

that God gives second chances.

39:58

We give them hope that

40:00

they can change. We give

40:02

them hope that following Christ

40:04

leads to happiness. and that

40:06

the rewards are priceless. How

40:08

do we teach with charity?

40:10

We love those we teach.

40:12

We care about their happiness

40:14

and salvation. And we seek

40:16

to see others as Christ

40:18

sees them and teach them

40:20

in a non-judgmental way. And

40:22

we listen to them and

40:24

teach them with patience and

40:27

compassion. Number two, from verse

40:29

20, what shouldn't we do?

40:31

We shouldn't contend against other

40:33

churches. We don't go about

40:35

seeking to tear down the

40:37

beliefs and the faith of

40:39

others to make ours appear

40:41

better. I wish that all

40:43

other churches afforded us the

40:45

same courtesy. We seek for

40:47

common ground and try to

40:49

build on it. We can

40:51

contend against the Church of

40:53

the Devil though, and the

40:55

Church of the Devil is

40:58

any organization or force that

41:00

seeks to draw people away

41:02

from Christ and righteous principles.

41:04

It's not any specific church.

41:06

I believe the majority of

41:08

other religious faiths out there

41:10

are a great source for

41:12

good in this world. We

41:14

contend against evil, not other

41:16

churches. It's evil that's the

41:18

enemy. And I believe that

41:20

God can and does work

41:22

through other faiths. We don't

41:24

hold a monopoly on God's

41:26

goodness or his influence. Yes,

41:29

God can do a great

41:31

deal of good through his

41:33

inspired and divinely called prophet

41:35

Russell M. Nelson. However, I

41:37

also believe that God can

41:39

do a lot of good

41:41

through a Pope Francis, a

41:43

Dalai Lama, a Mother Teresa,

41:45

a Martin Luther King. So

41:47

don't contend against things or

41:49

people that are obviously a

41:51

force for good. even if

41:53

we don't agree on all

41:55

the doctrinal specifics. Now going

41:57

to section 19 versus 22

41:59

and 31. I pair those

42:02

together. What kinds of things

42:04

should we teach and what

42:06

kinds of things should we

42:08

not? teach. We should stick

42:10

to the milk of the

42:12

gospel and leave the meat

42:14

for later. You wouldn't feed

42:16

an infant a steak and

42:18

you don't introduce the restored

42:20

gospel to somebody by talking

42:22

about obscure doctrines or deep

42:24

questions about church history. And

42:26

then a related idea in

42:28

verse 31. Don't speak of

42:30

tenets. A tenant is defined

42:33

as... a religious doctrine that

42:35

is proclaimed as true without

42:37

proof. And the footnote there

42:39

sends us to second Timothy

42:41

2 verse 23 which tells

42:43

us to avoid foolish and

42:45

unlearned questions. We want to

42:47

help people find answers not

42:49

engender more questions. So stick

42:51

to the basics. The first

42:53

principles and ordinances of the

42:55

gospel. Just as verse 31

42:57

suggests, faith, repentance, baptism, and

42:59

the gift of the Holy

43:01

Ghost. Number four, from 1929,

43:04

what emotion should I teach

43:06

with? I teach with gladness,

43:08

not with a grave solemn

43:10

face, but with joy and

43:12

excitement. I remember I had

43:14

a companion who taught with

43:16

such a serious and sour

43:18

look on his face that

43:20

I wanted to say, come

43:22

on, lighten up a little,

43:24

smile of joy. We need

43:26

to make sure that they

43:28

get that sense from us,

43:30

that not only do we

43:32

live it, but that we

43:34

love it, and that it

43:37

brings us joy. Section 19,

43:39

verse 30, what's another quality

43:41

that we should teach with,

43:43

and why is it important?

43:45

To teach effectively, we've got

43:47

to teach with humility. To

43:49

recognize that the power of

43:51

the convincing of men comes

43:53

from God, not us. To

43:55

have the humility to Next

43:57

line, trust in him and

43:59

the spirit. To understand... that

44:01

we can't do it on

44:03

our own. And then reviling

44:05

not against revilers. A similar

44:08

idea to what we talked

44:10

about earlier, about not contending

44:12

against churches. And then number

44:14

six, from verse 37, who

44:16

should I seek to share

44:18

the gospel with? I speak

44:20

freely to all with a

44:22

sound of rejoicing. The gospel

44:24

is for everyone. We don't

44:26

discriminate or judge who we

44:28

think will or will not

44:30

be receptive to our message.

44:32

And hopefully we speak freely

44:34

about the gospel, always looking

44:36

for opportunities to share and

44:39

seizing those opportunities, never holding

44:41

back, but opening our mouths

44:43

willingly, enthusiastically, and without reservation.

44:45

Well, another possible insight from

44:47

these sections that you could

44:49

share. We've learned from sections

44:51

5, 6, 8, 9, 11,

44:53

and 17 how to receive

44:55

and recognize the manifestations of

44:57

the spirit. Well section 18

44:59

builds on this and answers

45:01

the next logical question. Okay,

45:03

so the spirits confirm the

45:05

truth to me. Now what?

45:07

And there are some phenomenal

45:09

verbs in this section that

45:12

describe what we can and

45:14

should do after we've received

45:16

a witness. So look for

45:18

verbs or instructions in the

45:20

following verses that answer that

45:22

question. And perhaps we can

45:24

add these words to the

45:26

ones we got last month

45:28

in Joseph Smith history. After

45:30

Joseph had his manifestation, he

45:32

continued to act, affirm, and

45:34

assert. Let's see what other

45:36

words we can include here.

45:38

And you could do this

45:40

as a quick crossword puzzle.

45:43

And since the words are

45:45

so small, I'm just going

45:47

to give you the scripture

45:49

reference as a clue. But

45:51

then you go in and

45:53

see if you can find

45:55

the verb that fits into

45:57

the spaces that best describes

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what we do after we've

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received a witness. And then

46:03

you can have a discussion.

46:05

by asking which of the

46:07

words is their favorite and

46:09

why. 4. Down section 18

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versus 2 through 3. Behold

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I have manifested unto you

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by my spirit in many

46:18

instances. This is referring to

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Oliver Cowdery and he's had

46:22

some amazing confirmations of the

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truthfulness of the work and

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manifestations of the that

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the things which you have written

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are true. Wherefore, you know that

46:33

they are true. And if you

46:35

know that they are true, behold,

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I give unto you a commandment

46:40

that you rely upon the things

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which are written. So once we've

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received manifestations in many instances that

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what we've read or felt or

46:50

thought or seen are true, then

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we need to rely upon those

46:54

things that we've experienced. Remember them,

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ponder them, express gratitude for them.

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Turn to those things for strength,

47:01

instead of always reaching out for

47:04

something new. Those things have built

47:06

a foundation for you. Now, rely

47:09

on them. Five across, 185. Wherefore,

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if you shall build up my

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church upon the foundation of my

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gospel and my rock, the gates

47:18

of hell shall not prevail against

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you. The word, build, build, build.

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Build up his church with your

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experiences. Your spiritual experiences are not

47:27

just given to benefit you. Others

47:30

can draw strength from what you've

47:32

experienced. Build up the faith of

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your spouse, your children, your friends,

47:37

your ward members, your neighbors. A

47:39

good portion of the foundation of

47:42

my faith has been built by

47:44

the spiritual experiences of other people.

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and you have that which is

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written before you, wherefore you must

47:51

perform it, according to the words

47:54

which are written. So when we've

47:56

been granted an answer to our

47:58

prayers, we've got to perform what

48:01

we've been instructed to do. If

48:03

we felt the impression that we

48:05

need to forgive, then we need

48:08

to go out and forgive. If

48:10

we felt the impression that we

48:13

need to be more kind, then

48:15

we need to go out and

48:17

be more kind. God is more

48:20

willing to give instruction and intelligence

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to those who act on it

48:24

when it's given. Two

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across, verse 34. These words are

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not of men nor of man,

48:32

but of me. Wherefore you shall

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testify they are of me and

48:37

not of man. So after we've

48:39

received a witness, we've got to

48:42

testify of it. And we talked

48:44

extensively about that one last week,

48:47

but the idea is reinforced here.

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Don't keep these things to yourself.

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Strengthen your own faith and the

48:54

faith of others by sharing. And

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number one down, from verse

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43, and now, after that

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you have received this, you

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must keep my commandments in

49:06

all things. And keep is

49:08

the word here. As he

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says, after we've received the

49:13

witness, we've got to continue

49:15

in obedience in all things.

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Disobedience and neglect will dull

49:20

the power and the memory

49:22

of past spiritual experiences. That's

49:24

when we begin to forget.

49:26

That's when we cease to

49:28

rely. So keep on keeping

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the commandments. Obedience is spiritual

49:33

maintenance for your faith. And

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those are great words, right?

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If we wanted to combine

49:39

all these truths into one,

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we could say that after

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I've had the spirit manifest

49:46

truth to me, I should

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continue to act, affirm, assert,

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rely, build, perform, testify, and

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keep. And if I do,

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then God will continue to

49:57

manifest things to me. And

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one thing to note, I don't

50:02

believe there's anything wrong with desiring

50:04

or requesting additional knowledge in confirmation

50:06

of the truth. It's not like

50:09

God just manifests himself once and

50:11

then expects you to be satisfied

50:13

with that for the rest of

50:15

your life. Hopefully we'll witness the

50:17

confirmation of the spirit many times

50:19

in our lives. Just like our

50:21

loved ones can never hear words

50:23

like, I love you, or thank

50:25

you, or I appreciate you enough.

50:29

We also need to hear from

50:31

the spirit frequently. The true disciple

50:33

of Christ wishes to hear the

50:35

still small voice whispering often in

50:37

his ear. I like this quote

50:39

from Shakespeare's play, Parakleys, for truth

50:42

can never be confirmed enough, though

50:44

doubts did ever sleep. But as

50:46

in all things, there is a

50:48

need for balance. We can't expect

50:50

a call for witnesses from God

50:52

on demand. We can request them.

50:54

We can request a call for

50:56

witnesses from God on demand. We

50:59

can request them. or, more often

51:01

than not, be pleasantly surprised by

51:03

them, but we are in no

51:05

place to put ultimatums on God.

51:07

Section 18, verse 18, adds a

51:09

vital qualification to the promise, Ask,

51:11

and ye shall receive. It says

51:14

that you shall have the Holy

51:16

Ghost, which manifesteth all things, which

51:18

are expedient unto the children of

51:20

men. Therefore, the spirit

51:22

will manifest expedient things, or

51:24

appropriate things, or needful things.

51:26

The witnesses and requests we

51:28

make may not always be

51:31

expedient. So hopefully we can

51:33

have trust in God's wisdom

51:35

and timing on those things.

51:37

Well, one last quick thought

51:39

here, and I'll introduce this

51:41

with a quote by American

51:43

poet, Maya Angelou. And she

51:45

said, Many things continue to

51:47

amaze me, even well into

51:50

my seventh decade. I'm startled,

51:52

or at least taken aback,

51:54

when people walk up to

51:56

me and with being questioned

51:58

inform me that they are

52:00

Christians. My first response is

52:02

the question already. It seems

52:04

to me that becoming a

52:06

Christian is a lifelong endeavor.

52:08

I really like that idea

52:11

partly because we as members

52:13

of the Church of Jesus

52:15

Christ for some reason are

52:17

often accused of not being

52:19

Christians. Maybe Maya Angelou's thought

52:21

there helps us to feel

52:23

better about that accusation. And

52:25

we could say, you know,

52:27

you're right. Becoming a Christian

52:29

or a person like Christ

52:32

is a lifelong endeavor. I'm

52:34

not there yet, but I'm

52:36

trying. So how do I

52:38

truly become a Christian then?

52:40

I love the pattern that's

52:42

taught here in the doctrine

52:44

and covenants. I combine two

52:46

verses to create a simple

52:48

yet potent formula for becoming

52:50

more like Christ. I'll steal

52:53

a verse from a previous

52:55

lesson, doctrine and covenants 636,

52:57

and then a verse here

52:59

in section 19. Verse 23.

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If I wish to become

53:03

like Christ, I need to

53:05

look, learn, listen, and then

53:07

walk. That's how I do

53:09

it. Whenever a decision needs

53:11

to be made about how

53:14

to act, I first look

53:16

unto Christ in that thought.

53:18

I turn my thoughts and

53:20

attention to his example and

53:22

his teachings. Then I learn

53:24

of him. I opened my

53:26

mind to be taught. And

53:28

I listen to his words.

53:30

I let his words and

53:32

his teachings sink into my

53:35

mind and heart. And then

53:37

I walk in the meekness

53:39

of his spirit. I act

53:41

on it. I go and

53:43

do. So let me just

53:45

give you a few examples.

53:47

Let's say that there's somebody

53:49

that's betrayed or hurt me

53:51

in some way, and I

53:54

feel angry. and I want

53:56

to get them back. But

53:58

before I do, I decide

54:00

to look to Christ in

54:02

that thought. And he says,

54:04

learn of me and listen

54:06

to my words. And I

54:08

hear him say, Father, forgive

54:10

them, for they know not

54:12

what they do. And love

54:15

your enemies. Do good to

54:17

them that hate you. So

54:19

I take a deep breath

54:21

and I walk in the

54:23

meekness of His spirit. and

54:25

I forgive. Or maybe it's

54:27

a Saturday morning and I

54:29

just want to relax or

54:31

I have a lot of

54:33

things that I need to

54:36

do around the house and

54:38

I get the message that

54:40

the elders quorum has agreed

54:42

to go help somebody move

54:44

and I don't really feel

54:46

like it. But I stop

54:48

and I look to Christ

54:50

in that thought and he

54:52

says, learn of me and

54:54

listen to my words. Which

54:56

of these was neighbor unto

54:58

him that fell among thieves?

55:00

Go and do thou likewise?

55:03

And then I walk Over

55:05

to my neighbor's house to

55:07

help him move Or maybe

55:09

I see somebody whose sins

55:11

and shortcomings are obvious and

55:13

everyone's gossiping about them and

55:15

talking behind their back and

55:17

and I'm tempted to join

55:19

in But I decide to

55:21

Christ in that thought in

55:23

Christ in that thought And

55:25

he says, Learn of me

55:27

and listen to my words.

55:29

And I hear him say,

55:31

He who is without sin,

55:33

let him first cast a

55:35

stone. Why beholdest thou the

55:37

moat that is in thy

55:39

brother's eye, but considerous not

55:41

the beam that is in

55:43

thine own eye? So then

55:45

I walk in the meekness

55:48

of his spirit, and I

55:50

don't judge. And with the

55:52

class, you could then invite

55:54

them to come up with

55:56

one of their own case

55:58

studies. one of their own

56:00

examples of a teaching of

56:02

Christ that could help them

56:04

to be more of a

56:06

Christian in a specific situation.

56:08

And I pray that we

56:10

can all look, learn, listen,

56:12

and walk more often in

56:14

our lives. Because if we

56:16

do, then he has a

56:18

promise for us. He says,

56:20

and you shall have peace

56:22

in me. And I sincerely

56:24

hope that your life is

56:26

peaceful in Christ. Well,

56:34

there are many other principles that

56:36

could be covered here in these

56:38

sections, but I'm going to leave

56:40

it at that. I at least

56:42

got to share some of my

56:44

favorites. Thank you for joining me

56:47

this week. If you're interested in

56:49

the slide presentation that I used

56:51

here, or the handouts that I

56:53

make, or you'd like a lesson

56:55

plan that follows what we talked

56:57

about. Go to Teaching With Power.com,

56:59

and you'll find links to those

57:01

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57:03

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57:13

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