Sunday Sampler

Good Morning Sisters!!

 I decided that I am going to post the message that I put on the RS newsletter this month for those of you who didn’t get it or didn’t get the chance to read it!!  Please make sure to read through the announcements none the less so that you know all that is going on!  Have a wonderful week!  Much Love, Meg

As I have been thinking of the great blessing of General Conference, the thought that keeps coming to me is what a magnificent blessing it is to be a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints!  We each had the AWESOME opportunity to be baptized as members and take upon us His name.  While watching Toy Story the other day with young children, I couldn’t help but notice a parallel.  Andy, the little character in the show would engrave “ANDY” on the bottom of each of his toys to show that these were now his.  A similar thing takes place at baptism.  We choose to take upon us the name of Christ.  We literally take on his name.  Therefore we become the body of Christ.  Our eyes become the eyes of Christ.  Our ears become the ears of Christ and our Mouth’s the mouth of Christ.  What are we allowing to enter this holy body?  What are we allowing the body of Christ to see, hear, or say?  Are we forgetting this sacred covenant that we took upon ourselves? In October Conference of 2000 Elder Hales gave a wonderful talk about this very thing.  He reminded us of what we covenanted to at baptism.

 ” When we are baptized, we take upon ourselves the sacred name of Jesus Christ. Taking upon us His name is one of the most significant experiences we have in life. Yet sometimes we pass through that experience without having a full understanding.

How many of our children—how many of us—really understand that when we were baptized we took upon us not only the name of Christ but also the law of obedience?

Each week in sacrament meeting we promise to remember the atoning sacrifice of our Savior as we renew our baptismal covenant. We promise to do as the Savior did—to be obedient to the Father and always keep His commandments. The blessing we receive in return is to always have His Spirit to be with us.”

Unlike Andy in Toy Story we don’t have to write the name on ourselves and it won’t rub off.  We have covenanted to take His name upon us everywhere and in whatever thing we may be part of.  May this knowledge help us to Stand in holy places, speak holy words, and to walk in obedience to the commandments of the Lord. May the words of the prophets resonate with us as we watch conference this Month.  May we commit to live up to the name we have taken upon us and may the Spirit of the Lord continue to be with you today and always. (This was written prior to conference but President Uchtdorf talked about similar principles in Sunday morning of Conference.  To read his talk go here: “You are my hands” http://www.lds.org/conference/talk/display/0,5232,23-1-1207-23,00.html