As a missionary I sang in a few choirs, ward or branch choirs anyway. In one of those, my guess is The Belleville Ward choir, because I spent 9 months in Belleville. So, in one of those units we learned the hymn We Love Thy House, O God. I love that hymn, I love that message. In fact here are the lyrics.
We love thy house, O God,
Wherein thine honor dwells.
The joy of thine abode
All earthly joy excels.
It is the house of prayer,
Wherein thy servants meet,
And thou, O Lord, art there,
Thy chosen flock to greet.
We love the word of life,
The word that tells of peace,
Of comfort in the strife,
Of joys that never cease.
Text: William Bullock, 1797-1874
Last night I enjoyed another wonderful visit to the St. George Temple. I participated once again in initiatory work and love hearing those blessings and feeling the power of those promises from our Heavenly Father. I feel our Saviors love as I ponder those blessings, my heart burns within me. I love being in the Temple.
In our Sacrament meeting today the topic assigned was that of creating our own pioneer heritage. All of the talks were excellent. We heard from Sister Courtney Duncan who is preparing to enter the mission field. I was so impressed by her Spirit and her preparation. She comes from a wonderful family and has an older sister who I think the world of. Definitely a wonderful and righteous family that I feel blessed to know. The other two talks were from a recent return missionary who also spoke in Stake Priesthood Meeting a few weeks back. I don't recall his last name but believe his first name is McCabe or McCade, I could be wrong. There are some amazing young men returning home from missionary service> This young man is certainly one of them. I am grateful for the power of his testimony and of his love of the Savior. Our High Council Rep all spoke, Brother Erickson. I enjoyed his message as well.
I pondered each of the messages and thought about what I was doing to create my own pioneer heritage. I have work to do. I believe there are some key things that we do in our family that help us to draw near to the Lord. Family prayer and scripture study are two essential activities. Family Home Evening is another. Sticking with the basics I have to say that Church attendance plays a big part and we do all of those things. I have also found that attending the Temple on a regular basis is a source of tremendous strength for me and for my family. I believe that a strong pioneer heritage is dependent on our doing our part, on our living our faith. These basics are how we live our faith and put us in a position to hear the word of the Lord, to call down his blessings upon our families. It is my hope that these fortifying principles will help me create a pioneer heritage for my family that will stand, anchored to the Lord and not moved.
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