CES Fireside May 1, 2011 6 pm
Opening song: The Spirit of God
To the Young Adults
Sister Rosemary M. Wixom Primary General President
Come to know myself and come to know myself
Coming to know and where you learned it
We are here on earth walking the path, and living the plan the Father planned for us
The Plan of Salvation is the best gift given to us
This plan is difficult and downright hard, and we walk by faith
We must return to Him and become like Him
Now we are being tested on how well we knew Him
He is on our right hand and on our left and we are roundabout with His angels
Stand as a witness of God, and walk uprightly before God
Seek the place where you will seek the Lord
1. How can I come to know the Spirit of the Holy Ghost?
Because of meekness and lowliness of heart bring the presence of the Holy Ghost, the Comforter which shall teach you the quiet things of the Gospel
Give yourself to much Spirit of Prayer and Fasting
King Lamoni said I will give up my sins to know God, yea I will give up all that I own even my whole kingdom to know God
When you invite the spirit of The Holy Ghost into your life it will always be with you
2. How do I come to know the Book of Mormon is true?
Set time aside for when you are going to read the Book of Mormon
You need to find your own testimony, your own belief or hope, that the Book of Mormon is the word of God and was written for you today
Pray to God to know if it is true, ask
In all the education pursued the most important piece of knowledge to gain is to find out if the Book of Mormon is true.
Set aside an hour everyday to find out if this book is true
We can find to know the truth but only if there is nothing else we want to know more
When you find these things out that ye ask of God that ye may know for yourself if they are true
3. How will I come to know the plan the Father has for me?
Some talents are God-given, however many can be obtained.
A list of objectives to complete in a lifetime
1. Go to college at BYU
2. Become a child of His
3. Go on a mission
4. Get married in the temple to a missionary
5. Have children and raise them in the gospel
6. Send my children to college
7. See my children married in the temple
8. Become a cookie giving grandma
9. Come to know the gospel and live a happy life
10. Return to Heavenly Father the best I can
4. How will I come to know the Father and His Son?
As long as you are proud you cannot know God
Involvement to anything in the extreme is too much
Humble, Submissive, Meek
We come to know the Savior when we allow Him to come into our lives
Our trials can become blessings as we let the Lord work in our lives, because they will teach us and make us grow
CS Lewis “The new men are dotted here and there all across the world, … their faces are different from ours…you tend to think you are being kind to them but they are really being kind to you…to become a new man is to come to Christ…His will is to become ours and we are to think His thoughts.”
Recognize the Lord’s hand in your life, the more you see it the more you will recognize who God is and He will be more in it.
Coming to know for ourselves is very personal
It is the process of remembering what we once knew
We knew Him, and if you ever wonder if He knows you, just ask
The Lord can teach us when we inquire
He will ease all pain, He can carry our burdens and ease every desire and help us along the way
Nothing will startle us more than to see how much we know Him and how recognizable His face is
I stand as a witness of the Father and His Son
We knew them well before we came to this earth, just hold on and you will make it.
Closing song: Know this That Every Soul is Free
