Daily Scripture

But learn that he who doeth the works of righteousness shall receive his reward, even peace in this world, and eternal life in the world to come.
D&C 59:23

Daily Thought

"As disciples of the Savior, we are not merely striving to know more; rather, we need to consistently do more of what we know is right and become better."  
Elder David A. Bednar

Daily Scripture

…if ye will come unto me ye shall have eternal life.  Behold, mine arm of mercy is extended towards you, and whosoever will come, him will I receive; and blessed are those who come unto me.
3 Nephi 9:14

Helaman 13 - 16 Nancy Baird - October 25, 2011

QUOTES FOR HELAMAN 13-16

Nancy Baird

"There is nothing inherently evil about money.  The Good Samaritan used the same coinage to serve his fellowman that Judas used to betray the Master.  It is 'the love of money [which] is the root of all evil.'
  (1 Timothy 6:10).  The critical difference is the degree of spirituality we exercise in viewing, evaluating, and managing the things of this world..."   
                    Dallin Oaks, Conference Report, Oct. 1985, 78.

"Let no man proclaim his own righteousness."
                    Joseph Smith

"...once you become an addict, then a certain series of biological changes take place and you are no longer able to simply stop.  Nearly all addicts believe they can overcome their dependence without help.  The overwhelming majority do not succeed.  Research has shown that long-term drug abuse results in changes in the brain that persist after a person stops taking drugs."  
                    New Yorker, Oct 17, 2011, 43.

Joseph F. Smith defined spiritual death as:  "Dead to God, dead to light and truth, dead spiritually."

SCRIPTURES

Matt 6:19-20    "Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal:  But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven..."

Ecclesiastes 1:9       "...there is no new thing under the sun."

Matt 23:27    "Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites!  for ye are like unto whited sepulchres, which indeed appear beautiful outward, but are within full of dead men's bones, and of all uncleaness.
Even so ye also outwardly appear righteous unto men, but within ye are full of hypocrisy and iniquity."

Jeremiah 48:11        "Moab hath been at ease from his youth, and he hath settled on his lees, and hath not been emptied from vessel to vessel, neither hath he gone into captivity:  therefore his taste remained in him, and his scent is not changed."

Proverbs 4:18    "But the path of the just is as the shining light, that shineth more and more unto the             perfect day."

Helaman - Nancy Baird - October 25, 2011(Audio)

Daily Thought

"Secular knowledge, important as it may be, can never save a soul nor open the celestial kingdom nor create a world nor make a man a god, but it can be most helpful to that man who, placing first things first, has found the way to eternal life and who can now bring into play all knowledge to be his tool and servant."
Elder L. Tom Perry

Daily Scripture

…But behold, I, Nephi, will show unto you that the tender mercies of the Lord are over all those whom he hath chosen, because of their faith, to make them mighty even unto the power of deliverance.
1 Nephi 1:20

Daily Thought

"Dare to be different.  Live up to the standards we are taught in the gospel."    
 Elder L. Tom Perry

Daily Scripture

"Remember that without faith you can do nothing; therefore ask in faith…do not ask for that which you ought not."
D&C 8:10

Daily Thought

"Within the walls of our own homes, we can and should bear pure testimony of the divinity and reality of the Father and the Son, of the great plan of happiness, and of the Restoration."
Elder David A. Bednar

Helaman 10 - 12 Diane Adair - October 18, 2011

 Quotes Helaman 10 - 12

 "There is a difference between a convert who is built on the rock of Christ through the Book of Mormon and stays hold of that iron rod, and one who is not."
Ezra Taft Benson, "The Book of Mormon Is the Word of God," Ensign,. May 1975, 65


"Find a retreat of peace and quiet where periodically you can ponder and let the Lord establish the direction of your life."
Elder Richard G. Scott - First Things First, Ensign May,  2001
First Things First 

"In the quiet moments of personal introspection the spirit can teach us much."
Elder M Russell Ballard - Ensign , Hyrum Smith:"Firm As the Pillars of Heaven,
Ensign, November 1995  
Hyrum Smith: "Firm As the Pillars of Heaven" 


"From events portrayed in the scriptures, new insights will come and principles relevant to your situation will distill upon your heart."
Elder Russell M. Nelson - Living by Scriptural Guidance, Ensign, November 2000 
Living by Scriptural Guidance 

"If we are focused on Jesus and His work, both our joys and our staying capacity are increased... Nephi had not selfishly sought his own life, but rather had sought to do God's will.  this gave him the extra and undivided energy which made his striving with unwearied diligence possible.  Nephi knew in which direction he faced: toward God"
Neal A. Maxwell - If Thou Endure it Well - p116

"When we pray unto the Father in the name of Jesus for specific personal things, we should feel in the very depths of our souls that we are willing to subject our petitions to the will of our Heavenly Father.  The time will come when we shall know the will of God before we ask... That will be when as a result of righteous living, we shall so enjoy the companionship of the spirit that he will dictate what we ask"
Elder Marion G. Romney - Conference October, 1944 p 55-56

"So much of pure prayer seems to be the process of first discovering, rather than requesting the will of our Father in heaven, and then aligning ourselves."
Neal A. Maxwell - All These Things Shall Give Thee Experience, 93 -94

"The Lord conferred authority on some of his chosen servants and gave them exceptional powers.... in this manner Elijah obtained the keys in the priesthood to raise the dead, heal the sick, close the heavens that it did not rain only by his word, and for more than 3 years there was no rain, and moreover he had the power to call down fire from heaven to destroy the enemies of the Church.... The Lord gave similar authority to Nephi, son of Helaman.... simply by his faith and the commandments from the Lord.  This wonderful power had been bestowed on but a few of the servants of the Lord."
Joseph Fielding Smith Jr. - Answers to Gospel Questions, 4:95

"One of the greatest mysteries of mortality is why mankind fails to learn from history."
Elder L. Tom Perry - "Behold, the Lord Hath Shown unto Me Great and Marvelous Things" Ensign November 1992
"Behold, the Lord Hath Shown unto Me Great and Marvelous Things"

"The devil always sets up his kingdom at the very some time in opposition to God."
Joseph Smith

"We need the spirit daily to help us remember daily."
Neal A. Maxwell, Increase Faith , 101-2

"Today we are basking in the lap of luxury, the like of which we've never seen before in the history of the world.  It would seem that this is the most severe test of any we've ever had in the history of this Church."
Harold B. Lee

"In the Bible Dictionary we learn that the word grace frequently is used in the scriptures to connote a strengthening or enabling power:

...It is like wise through the grace of the Lord that individuals, through faith in the atonement of Jesus Christ and repentance of their sins, receive strength and assistance to do good works that they otherwise would not be able to maintain if left to their own means.  This grace is an enabling power that allows men and women to lay hold on eternal life and exaltation after they have expended their own best efforts. Thus, the enabling and strengthening aspect of the Atonement helps us to see and to do and to become good in ways that we could never recognize or accomplish with our limited mortal capacity.  I testify and witness that the enabling power of the Savior's Atonement is real."
Elder David A. Bednar - In the Strength of the Lord, Ensign November, 2004
In the Strength of the Lord

"The grace of the Lord through the Atonement can both cleanse us of sin and assist us in perfecting ourselves through our trials, sicknesses, and even character defects... Christ can repair our flaws and failings that otherwise are not repairable... that great truth ought to fill us all with hope, as long as we are quick to remember that the effectof grace in our lives is conditioned upon repenting of our sins... A repentant ear and good works are the very condition required to have grace restored to us.  When someone pleads fervently in prayer for an answer, the answer may be more conditioned on repentance of personal sins than on any other factor... To obtain grace one does not have to be perfect, but he does have to be trying to keep the commandments the best that he can.  Then the Lord will allow him to receive that power."
Elder Gene R. Cook - Receiving Divine Assistance through the Grace of the Lord, Ensign May, 1993
Receiving Divine Assistance through the Grace of the Lord



Helaman 10-12 - Diane Adair - October 18, 2011(Audio)

Daily Scripture

And above all things have fervent charity among yourselves: for charity shall cover the multitude of sins.
1 Peter 4:8

Daily Thought

"I find that when I get casual in my relationships with divinity and when it seems that…no divine voice is speaking, that I am far, far away.  If I immerse myself in the scriptures the distance narrows and the spirituality returns."
President Spencer W. Kimball

Daily Scripture

 For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.
2 Timothy 1:7

Daily Thought

"Personal, sincere involvement in the scriptures produces faith, hope, and solutions to our daily challenges.  Frequently reading, pondering, and applying the lessons of the scriptures, combined with prayer, become an irreplaceable part of gaining and sustaining a strong, vibrant testimony."
Elder L. Tom Perry

Daily Scripture

…pray unto the Father…who are true followers of his Son, Jesus Christ
Moroni 7:48

Helaman 5-7 Nancy Baird - October 11, 2011

Quotes for Helaman 5-7

Nancy Baird

"Forgiving people, acting kindly toward them, doesn't necessarily mean letting them abuse us.  Sometimes relationships have to be severed to keep one of the parties from being destroyed.  In Nephi's case, in fact, the Lord finally took him out of Laman and Lemuel's presence. (2 Nephi 5).
        Catherine Thomas, "The Book of Mormon, Scripture Reading and Personal Revelation"

"Taking refuge does not mean hiding from life.  It means finding a place of strength, the capacity to live the life we have been given with greater courage and sometimes even with gratititude."
        Rachel Naomi Remen M.D., My Grandfather's Blessings, 165.

SCRIPTURES REFERENCED

Genesis 28:10-18    "...this is the gate of heaven..."

Moroni 8:27    "Behold, the pride of ...the people of the Nephites, hath proven their destruction."

D&C 98:9    "When the wicked rule, the people mourn."

Mathew 20:28    "...the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister..."

Ether 8:15    "...and Akish did administer unto them the oaths which were given by them of old who also sought power, which had been handed down even from Cain, who was a murderer from the beginning."


Moses 5:17-33    Cain and Satan


Proverbs 29:7-9 "Two things have I required of thee; deny me them not before
I die: remove far from; me vanity and lies: give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with food convenient for me: lest I be full, and deny thee, and say, Who is the Lord? Or lest I be poor, and steal, and take the name of my God in vain.'

Revelation 17:8        "...the beast that was, and is not, and yet is."


Revelation 15:2-3    "...sea of glass mingled with fire: and them that had gotten victory over the                                            beast...sing the song of the Lamb..."

PENTECOST SCRIPTURES

Helaman 5:21-52   Nephi and Lehi
Acts 2:1-4    Twelve apostles
Isaiah 6:1-8    Isaiah's call
1 Kings 19:11-12   Elijah
3 Nephi 11:3    the Father's introduction of the Son
3 Nephi 17:24    children and fire
Psalm 29:3    voice thundereth
D&C 110:3    Christ's voice -rushing waters


Helaman 5-7 - Nancy Baird - October 11, 2011 (Audio)

Daily Thought

"May our families and homes be filled with love:  love of each other, love of the gospel, love of our fellowman, and love of our Savior.  As a result, heaven will be a little closer here on earth."
 President Thomas S. Monson

Daily Scripture

And now, my sons, remember, remember that it is upon the rock of our Redeemer, who is Christ, the Son of God, that ye must build your foundation that when the devil shall send forth his mighty winds, yea, his shafts in the whirlwind, yea, when all his hail and his mighty storm shall beat upon you, it shall have no power over you to drag you down to the gulf of misery and endless wo, because of the rock upon which ye are built, which is a sure foundation, a foundation whereon if men build they cannot fall.
Helaman 5:12

Opportunities to Do Good

Opportunities to Do Good - Henry B. Eyring

Daily Scripture

Nevertheless they did fast and pray oft, and did wax stronger and stronger in their humility, and firmer and firmer in the faith of Christ, unto the filling their souls with joy and consolation, yea, even to the purifying and the sanctification of their hearts, which sanctification cometh because of their yielding their hearts unto God.
Helaman 3:35

Helaman 1-4 Diane Adair - October 4, 2011

Quotes Helaman 1- 4

Talks that were referred to:

Beware of Pride by President Ezra Taft Benson (1899-1994)

The Book of Mormon - Keystone of Our Religion By President Ezra Taft Benson (1899-1994)


"WHEN THERE IS CONTENTION THE SPIRIT OF THE LORD WILL DEPART REGARDLESS WHO IS AT FAULT"   
JAMES E. FAUST
                    


   "THE SPIRIT OF GOD NEVER GENERATES CONTENTION....IT LEADS TO PERSONAL PEACE AND A FEELING OF UNION WITH OTHERS"
 HENRY B. EYRING


"The anguished Jesus not only pled with the Father that the hour and cup might pass from Him, but with this relevant citation He said, "Abba, Father, all things are possible unto thee, take away this cup from me"…His suffering as it were, enormity multiplied by infinity evoked His later soul cry from the cross, and it was a cry of forsakeness.  Even so Jesus maintained His sublime submissiveness as He had in Gethsemane.  "Neverthless, not as I will, but as thou wilt"…Indeed we are in His hands and what hallowed hands.  The wondrous and glorious Atonement is the central act in all human history.  It was the hinge on which all that matters finally turned.  But is turned upon Jesus' spiritual submissiveness.  May we now in our time and turn be willing to submit."
Neal A. Maxwell, Conference Report, October, 1997


"You can invite the Holy Ghost's companionship into your life…When he is your companion, you can have the confidence that the Atonement is working in your life.  Reception of the Holy Ghost is the cleansing agent as the Atonement purifies, strengthens and gives you power."     
Henry B. Eyring   BYU 10/29/89


Helaman 1-4 - Diane Adair - October 4, 2011(Audio)

Daily Thought

"Ordinary people who faithfully, diligently, and consistently do simply things that are right before God will bring forth extraordinary results."
Elder David A. Bednar

Daily Scripture

If ye love me, keep my commandments.
John 14:15

Daily Thought

As we draw near to the Lord, we will have "the courage to stand strong and firm in righteousness, to 'stand... in holy places, and be not moved."'
President Thomas S. Monson

Daily Scripture

…will ye not now return unto me, and repent of your sins, and be converted, that I may heal you?
3 Nephi 9:13

Daily Thought

"For every affliction the world throws at us, the Savior has a remedy of superior healing power."
 Elder Tad R. Callister