Salvation Recap

Today in Priesthood we watched a movie about Parley P Pratt and the Book Of Mormon. The movie showed Parley's following of the promptings of the Holy Ghost to where he found the Book of Mormon.

He was a successful man, had a very good farm, and was on his way to Albany, NY. He felt the promptings of the Holy Ghost and chose to heed them. He ventured 10 miles into the town and met up with a farmer, who had a Book Of Mormon.

Parley began to read the Book of Mormon and found the following:

My soul did delight in the words of the Book of Mormon and the Holy Spirit was wrought on me. Eating and sleeping were a burden on me.

In sunday school we talked about the Work for the Dead (Baptisms for the Dead, Sealings, etc). We talked about how the temple in Nauvoo, IL, was the first temple to offer these sacred ordinances. We mainly focussed on D&C 124, which talks about the revelation of this.

About 4000 saints were able to do work for the dead before the temple was destroyed and the saints were driven from Nauvoo. The saints recognized the great importance of this work, and though I can't remember what temple it was (one soon after), they dedicated certain parts of the temple at a time, the first being a temporary, but carefully crafted baptisimal font out of wood.

House Guest

Looks like we picked up a new house guest this weekend, Benji Kopp is staying with us until His and Laurens house sells. He has received a transfer from his work and starts on Monday. I ended up going to Las Vegas, NV, to drive back up here with Ben.