Sunday Snippet

Our lesson this week was Gospel Principles chapter15 "The Lord's Covenant People".
Hannah taught us that in order to keep our covenants we must remember what they are. When we are baptised we promise that we will: Take His name upon us, Always remember Him, Stand as a witness of God at all times and in all places, Bear one anothers burdens, Serve God and keep His commandments. In return the Lord promises: To forgive us our sins, The constant companionship of the Holy Ghost, to Pour out His spirit more abundantly on us, Give us eternal life, and to come forth in the first resurrection. To help us remember these points we can imagine our promise on the five points of a star and the Lords promise on the five point of another star.
The Abrahamic covenant
"When we are baptised into the Church, we enter into the covenant the Lord made with Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. If we are obedient, we inherit the blessings of that covenant. we have the right to receive help and guidance from the Holy Ghost. Worthy males have the right to hold the priesthood. Families can receive the blessings ofthe priesthjood. we can gain etermal life inthe clestial kingdom . There are no greater blessings than these."
"Along with the blessings we receive as the Lord's covenant people, we have great responsibilites. Tjhe Lord promised Abraham that through his descendants the gosprel would be taken to all the earth. We are fulfilling this responsibility through the fulltime missionary program of the Church and the missionary work done by the members. This opportunity to preach the gospel to all the world belongs only to the Lord's Church and His covenant people."

The following scripture were read: Doctrine and Covenants 82:10 "I the Lord am bound when ye do what I say; but when ye do not what I say, ye have no promise."
Doctrine and Covenants82:3 "For of him whom much is given much is required; and he who sins against the greater light shall receive the greater condemnation.

The New and Everlasting Covenant
The fullness of the gospel is called the New and Everlasting Covenant. It includes all the covenants we have made at baptism, sacrament, in the temple and any other time. It is new because each time the gospel is restored it is new to the people who receive it and everlasting because it will never be changed. When we accept this covenant we agreeto repent, be baptise, receive the Holy Ghost, receive our endowments, receive the covenant of marriage in the temple and follow and obey Christ to the end of our lives. As we keep our covenants we will receive exaltation in the celestial kingdom.
Being the Lord's covenant people shows in how we behave and how we dress.
Hannah conclude by reminding us that we make make these covenants so we can return home to Heavenly Father.


ANNOUNCEMENTS
General Relief Society President Sister Julie Beck will be in Melbourne in October and there will be live broadcasts of two Fireside that she will be speaking at on 16th and 17th October.