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 Posted: Sun Aug 01, 2010 5:01 pm
Hey everybody!!!! I hope that everyone has had a great week!!!
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Posted: Sun Aug 01, 2010 5:03 pm
Hey, I'm finally here this week. My week's been pretty swell.
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Posted: Sun Aug 01, 2010 5:06 pm
yay!!! That's good to hear. I had a pretty good week as well, I went to my home ward today to be there for my dad and see the calling of the new bishopric.
so is there anything that you would like to discuss today?
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Posted: Sun Aug 01, 2010 5:08 pm
That's cool.
I can't really think of anything, do you have a topic in mind?
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Posted: Sun Aug 01, 2010 5:13 pm
I was thinking about the law of consecration. what do you think?
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Posted: Sun Aug 01, 2010 5:15 pm
Sounds awesome. That's a good thing to be discussing.
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Posted: Sun Aug 01, 2010 5:18 pm
yup. so to begin with a little background information. The saints were given the revelation from the Lord that they should begin to live the law of consecration in February 1831, and this was soon after they had began to gather in Kirtland, Ohio. and this can be found in D&C 42:30.
So what does the word consecrate mean?
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Posted: Sun Aug 01, 2010 5:20 pm
I won't cheat and use the dictionary...
I'm guessing it means something along the lines of setting something apart to be used for a certain purpose.
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Posted: Sun Aug 01, 2010 5:23 pm
very good, it's to set apart or dedicate something to the service of the Lord.
so from the definition what is the law of consecration?
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Posted: Sun Aug 01, 2010 5:25 pm
It's the setting apart of everything we have to building up the kingdom so everyone will always have what they need.
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Posted: Sun Aug 01, 2010 5:29 pm
yup, and in an organized fashion.
now what are the purposes of the Law of consecration? they can be found in
a. D&C 42:30.
b. D&C 42:35.
c. D&C 42:40.
d. D&C 42:42.
e. D&C 51:9.
f. D&C 78:3–7.
g. D&C 78:14.
h. D&C 82:17–19.
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Posted: Sun Aug 01, 2010 5:36 pm
To relieve the poor, to acquire property for Church use, to increase humility, to decrease laziness, to create more unity and equality, to be financially independent, and to use our talents to build up the kingdom.
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Posted: Sun Aug 01, 2010 5:44 pm
One of the things people can consecrate is surpluses, and it says on Lds.org "If members produced a surplus from their stewardships beyond what was necessary for their families, at the end of the year they gave it to the bishop to put in the bishop’s storehouse (D&C 42:33; 51:13). The bishop used the surplus to care for the poor, to build houses of worship, and for other worthy purposes (D&C 42:34–35)."
And I have a story to go with this one. My dad used to be a farmer and he farmed grains, and whatever he had extra him and my grandpa would give to the church storehouse, and one year there was a horible drought and it was hard to come across seed to plant, and the church gave them some seed to plant, because of what they had previously given.
so, what do you think would be some of the blessings of living in a community where people lived the law of consecration?
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Posted: Sun Aug 01, 2010 5:48 pm
Hi, sorry I'm late *starts reading posts*
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The Kingdom Keeper Captain
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Posted: Sun Aug 01, 2010 5:50 pm
Hey Ark, nice to see you around here. razz
Well, if we lived the law of consecration then no one would be without the things they needed, and we would all be able to spend our time and energy doing the things Heavenly Father needs us to do and not have to worry about making enough money to take care of ourselves and our families.
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