Last week we had a full house, this week only Mandy and Leanne came to visit!
Last week we had Stake Conference with a visiting General Authority, Stanley G. Ellis. Because all the family was here, Cathy stayed to entertain the family whole I went to the Adult Session on Saturday evening. Elder Ellis spoke of the baton that is used in a relay race and how we need to take that baton and our righteous family "passing the baton" to future generation. This does not automatically happen, but we must work on this! What will you do to care forward that righteous family? That is the question...
Here are a few scriptures Elder Ellis gave to fight the evil one, even Satan... and overcome Satan, thus carrying your righeous family on to the next gneration:
1 Nephi 22:26 righteousness of this people
DC 10:5 pray always
Matthew 17:21 prayer and fasting
Helaman 3: 29-30 Study the scriptures
DC 121: 4-6 Follow the Prophet
James 4:5 Resist the devil
JS 1:16-17 Excert all power calling upon God
Alma 37: 33 Faith on the Lord Jesus Christ
Helaman 5: 12 Built upon the rock of our Redeemer
DC 19:3 Winning Team
These were Elder Ellis' scripture chain of righteousness to fight the adversary.
The day after the conference, I gave Guy a father's blessing and challenged him to take a few comments of Elder Ellis to act upon (DC 43:10) the secret of Stake conference. He told me I better write some note of the conference... so here they are... a week late, but here nontheless!
Enjoy!
Dad
