Robert writes home #39 30 Oct. 1994 (includes essay on temple marriage)
30 Oct. 1994
Dear Mother,
We had our High Priest pumpkin carving party last night. It really went well. We had some good carvings. Sam and Niel Christiansen were dressed as clowns and did the judging.
We had the ward talent show on Friday. We missed it but I wish I had gone. They changed the format and instead of having only performing numbers they also let people display their hobbies on tables around the hall. I think that was a good idea and involved people who wouldn't perform. It's really interesting to see what people do for fun.
Bishop Anderson's family was the sacrament meeting program speakers today. They are planning to move this month so we'll be getting a new bishop pretty soon.
We're praying for you, everyday.
Love, Robert, Janet, Charlie, Sam
Another essay:
Temple Marriage
Today in HP Quorum class I gained a thought about temple preparation. So often the focus when talking to youth is encouraging them to aim for a temple marriage. They often have the goal but inaccurate concepts about preparation. Many Mormon couples did what they had to to get to the temple and then went inactive soon after.
We should perhaps prepare our children for the endowment where they align themselves with God, His will and plan and make his goals our goals. It's kind of like being sealed to God first before they are sealed to each other. It's the old triangle concept. "If the man is in harmony with God and if the woman is in harmony with God then the man and the woman will be in harmony with each other."
Dear Mother,
We had our High Priest pumpkin carving party last night. It really went well. We had some good carvings. Sam and Niel Christiansen were dressed as clowns and did the judging.
We had the ward talent show on Friday. We missed it but I wish I had gone. They changed the format and instead of having only performing numbers they also let people display their hobbies on tables around the hall. I think that was a good idea and involved people who wouldn't perform. It's really interesting to see what people do for fun.
Bishop Anderson's family was the sacrament meeting program speakers today. They are planning to move this month so we'll be getting a new bishop pretty soon.
We're praying for you, everyday.
Love, Robert, Janet, Charlie, Sam
Another essay:
Temple Marriage
Today in HP Quorum class I gained a thought about temple preparation. So often the focus when talking to youth is encouraging them to aim for a temple marriage. They often have the goal but inaccurate concepts about preparation. Many Mormon couples did what they had to to get to the temple and then went inactive soon after.
We should perhaps prepare our children for the endowment where they align themselves with God, His will and plan and make his goals our goals. It's kind of like being sealed to God first before they are sealed to each other. It's the old triangle concept. "If the man is in harmony with God and if the woman is in harmony with God then the man and the woman will be in harmony with each other."
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