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Our great-grandfathers called it the Holy Sabbath. Our grandfathers called it the Sabbath. Our fathers called it Sunday, and now we just call it the weekend. – David L. Herring
Questions to ask ourselves as we plan activities on the Sabbath:
1. Does this activity honor God?
2. Is this activity spiritually uplifting?
3. Does this activity nurture faith?
4. Does this activity strengthen the family?
5. Does this activity help or bless others?
6. Does this activity help me to feel joy and delight?
7. Does this activity keep me “unspotted from the world.”
8. On Monday morning, will I feel rested from my labors?
9. Does this activity strengthen my testimony?
10. Does this activity allow me to make my own sacrifice and offering to the Lord?
Abstinence from work and recreation is good, but not sufficient. If you’re just lazy, you’re breaking the Sabbath. – James E. Faust
During the week God expects us to work with all our hearts, might, mind and strength. On the Sabbath day he expects us to rest with all our heart, might, mind and strength.
Jamie Mickelsen’s Relief Society lesson October 21, 2012 on the Sabbath Day. She brought several visual aids. How many of you like popcorn? Pepperoni? Ketchup, mustard and pickles? She next brought out an ice cream sundae and put chocolate syrup on. Then added popcorn, pepperoni, ketchup, mustard and pickles. She then asked, “Who wants to eat it?” No one, of course. Some things are nice, but they don’t belong on a sundae (Sunday).
Safety tips
1. Do not ride in a car, or get in front of one. They are the cause of 20% of all fatal accidents.
2. Do not stay at home. A total of 17% of all accidents happen in the home.
3. Do not walk on the streets. 11% of all accidents occur to pedestrians.
4. Do not travel by air, rail or water. 16% of all accidents are a result of these activities.
5. Only .001% of all fatal accidents happen in church.
Conclusion: The best place to be is in church. Hope you all make it to church this Sunday. Coleman McVea
We hear so much about what not to do on the Sabbath – different people have given us an almost Pharisee like list of “shalt nots” ranging from movies to mountain climbing. Would not the Savior as he always did, take the more positive approach and tell us what to do?
2008 Relief Society Manual. Joseph Smith was tarred and feathered, scratched, abused, and spent that night removing tar. He got up next day and gave a sermon in church. He could have stayed home. What’s your excuse for staying home? If he can go, you can go.
God rested on the seventh day. Is what you are doing on the Sabbath Day more important and more time-consuming than creating a world? If He can rest, so can you.
The children of Israel received manna daily, except on Saturday they received a double portion. It was the only day the manna wouldn’t go stale, stink and have worms. They used their Saturdays effectively to prepare for the Sabbath. If we prioritize our time wisely, we too can keep the Sabbath day holy. God will take care of you and your to-do list if you honor His Sabbath Day.
The temple is a sacred place. Sunday is a sacred time. We should make our homes like a temple on Sunday.
Many of us continue to have a “Ten Commandments” mentality about living the gospel. Most of us have heard those discussions about what one of our children once called “breaking the Sabbath day holy.” After hearing a heated exchange about what kind of picnic would be in keeping with the commandment to honor the Sabbath day, I thought to myself that the only safe rule of Sabbath day observance seems to be: You can do anything you want as long as you don’t have a good time. Instead of focusing so much on what we don’t do on Sunday, we need to look at what we get to do on this special day. It is a day of doing, serving, and living joyously – not just a day of naps and don’ts. “The Sabbath was made for man, and not man for the Sabbath.” (Mark 2:27) – Bruce C. Hafen
Each week we come before the Lord as we prepare for the sacrament and say essentially, “Heavenly Father, I wasn’t perfect again this week, but I repent of my sins and reaffirm my commitment to keep all the commandments. I promise to go back and try again with all my heart, might, mind and strength. I still want and need the cleansing that comes through faith, repentance, and baptism. Please extend my contract, my covenant of baptism, and grant me the continued blessings of the Atonement and the companionship of the Holy Ghost.” (Stephen Robinson, Believing Christ pg 52)
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