Day 193
- Principle: Worship can take place outside of chruch gatherings.
- Book of Mormon Reading: Alma 32:1 - 32:20
- What does Alma teach about worship outside vs inside the church, synagogue? What are times when you have worshiped outside a church building? What was it like? Were your results similar to Alma's teachings?
- Today you will study the words of modern day prophets and church leaders from the most recent general conference.
- Go to the General Conference section of LDS.org
- Select a talk you have not recently studied
- Use the following guidelines as you study the general conference message
- General Conference Study Guide (Adapted from LDS.org General Conference Study Ideas)
- Listen and record
- As you are studying the general conference talk pay attention to additional teachings from the Spirit. Follow Richard G. Scott's direction from October 2009 talk titled "To Acquire Spiritual Guidance" and after feeling prompted by the spirit as "Is there more I should know?"
- Take time to record your thought and impressions.
- Ask questions and look for answers
- What questions come to mind about the topic discussed?
- If you could ask the speaker one question what would be be?
- If the answers don't jump out from the talk search LDS.org for additional study material.
- Invitations
- Have the speakers invited you to do something? What is the invitation? How can you diligently fulfill the invitation? What are the promised blessings with the given invitation?
- Look for . . .
- Look for Jesus Christ
- Look for doctrines or principles
- Look for blessings
- Look for words or phrases that uplift and encourage
- Listen and record
- If you are desiring additional insight, prepare a lesson for Family Home Evening based on the message you have studied.
- Additional Study:
- Jeffrey R. Holland, “The Laborers in the Vineyard”, April 2012
- A Poor Wayfaring Man of Grief, Hymns No. 29
- “Give,” Said the Little Stream, Children’s Songbook No. 236