Our 9th Ward Conference was on Sunday and we were privileged to hear from our Stake President who spoke to the Relief Society in addition to being the main speaker in Sacrament Meeting.
The Ward Conference theme was "Stand Ye in Holy Places" from D&C 87:8.
Some notes from President Smith's remarks:
We need to make the places we're in, as holy as we can.
When the spirit is present, ordinary places can become holy because of the spirit of the Lord.
The power of the priesthood is real God is aware of each of us and He wants to be able to reach and touch us wherever we happen to be. We need to be receptive and ready to feel that spirit.
If we take the time to make a holy place wherever we are, the spirit will visit us.
1. If we make scripture study as a daily part of our lives, the Lord will speak to us daily. President Smith referenced a talk given by Elder David A. Bednar at a Feb 4, 2007 BYU Fireside titled, "A Reservoir of Living Water".
Read the Book of Mormon cover to cover and you will gain a testimony.
Study by Topic and you will gain knowledge.
Search the scriptures and you will gain understanding.
2. Prayer.
Pray constantly (3 Nephi 18:18)
Prayer gives us strength and communication with our maker. Who better to go to to ask, "How do I make my home a holy place?".
You need to be in holy places more often. As you attend the temple regularly the spirit will attend you when you are outside the temple and will become familiar to you. What is "often"? "Often" is personal. President Waite, the Boise Temple president, encourages weekly attendance.
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