Sunday, November 28, 2010

11-28-10 Good News Moment

Sister Watterson aced her science test!

Sister Holt's surgery went well and the tests came back negative for cancer - she is healing well!

If I have missed yours or if you have one you'd like to share with everyone, please leave a comment and share your good news with us!

11-28-10 Lesson Summary“Agency: Essential to the Plan of Life

Teachings of Our Time
“Agency: Essential to the Plan of Life”
by Elder Robert D. Hales
Sister Holt
To my beloved sisters in Branch,

I am so thankful for the opportunity to serve in RS as 4th Sunday teacher that I can share with you about what I have learned through the General Conference and many other gospel related opportunities. 

The topic of my lesson for today, "Agency: Essential to the Plan of Life" by Elder Hales. 

Elder Hales has a friend of 50 years who is not member of the church.  They have been writing letters to each other which Elder Hales has shared some church related articles.  His friend wrote him a letter recently asking what "Agency" really mean.  None in dictionary has a definition the word of agency that express the idea of making choices to act.  In our church we understand the term of agency, meaning we have free to choose right or wrong with consequences.  It is an essential to our Salvation Plan. 

Without agency, we will not be able to know which is right or wrong. 
With agency, we may make wrong choices or decisions and lose the opportunity to live with Heavenly Father. 

For this reason, Our Savior is available to us so we can repent and making an eternal progress to live with out Heavenly Father.  
I am so thankful I have choose to follow Jesus Christ and have opportunity to receive my body here on earth.  With my agency and body, I can progress and be able to experience many great things such having a great deaf branch we are part of.  I know Our Heavenly father loves us and had provided us a way to return and live with him someday.

With name of our beloved brother Jesus Christ, Amen