Sabbath Day

Sister Shields gave a talk today on sabbath day worship,incredible talk. I asked her and her husband for copies of their talks.

I liked how she compared the Sabbath to sincere compliments.

I also loved the story that she shared about her brother. Her brother was in love with football but he refused to play on Sunday. Despite lots of pressure he never gave in. 6 years later, 2 weeks before he left to go on his mission a youth gave talk and described that from his example games were now played on saturdays instead of sundays. What a great effect that a good example can have.

Brother Shields also gave a great talk. He didn't have much time left but in the short time that he did have he ave a powerful talk. I loved the analogy that he gave of the kite. The whole premise of his talk was that keeping the commandments actually set us free. the commandments are like the string on a kite. the string that is tied to the kite actually is what makes the kite fly. If you cut the rope the kite will fall to the ground.

He focused on the youth and stressed this point. I was glad Tyler was listening. I want nothing more than to see him soar and reach his highest potential. I know that they only way for him to do this is to keep the commandments. I am tough on him sometimes but I know that he knows I love him.

During the talk I read what the bible dictionary said about the sabbath. I thought is was interesting that the sacrifices performed by the priests were doubled on the Sabbath. I think that shows that it is doubly important to serve the lord more by devoting the day to his service.

The dictionary also says that sabbath day observence is a major item in a persons spiritual development and that the sabbath is a way of safeguarding ourselves from the world.