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2. John Johnson home, Hiram, Ohio

4. Why do bad things happen to good people? D&C 58:2-5 Alma 14:11 – Fully reward righteous / Fully punish the wicked D&C 121:8 – So that God can exalt us D&C 122:7 – For our experience and our good D&C 122:8 – To humble us, help us appreciate the Atonement more 2 Nephi 2:27 – We all have agency – Father won’t take it away John 9:3 – To demonstrate the Lord’s power (Healing, comfort, etc.) D&C 95:1-3 – Because of sin (Good people still sin) – Consequences John 15:2 – To bring forth more fruit -- Pruning helps to grow Alma 20:29-30 – “It was their lot” – Life in a telestial world means trials Helaman 12:3 – To help us remember Him D&C 58:30-33 – If we don’t obey we don’t get the blessings

6. THE SLOTH • Sloths can turn their heads 270 degrees • When looking for a mate, female sloths emit a scream that can be heard up to 1500’ away • 11,000 years ago, sloths were the size of elephants • There are less than 100 three-toed pygmy sloths left in the world • They can retain their grip after death • Sloths in captivity can sleep for up to 20 hours a day • Original color of the fur is often masked with layers of algae on its surface. • On the ground, the maximum speed of the sloth is 6.5 ft per minute

7. D&C 58:26-29

8. “The best...most clear indicator that we are progressing spiritually and coming unto Christ is the way we ______________.” (Elder Marvin J. Ashton, April 1992 General Conference)

9. “The best...most clear indicator that we are progressing spiritually and coming unto Christ is the way we treat other people.” (Elder Marvin J. Ashton, April 1992 General Conference)

11. Anxiously Engaged in Serving Others… • Write letters to all of the missionaries • Clean up the building after the next Mutual activity. • Assist in babysitting during Relief Society activities. • Wake up early and make school lunches for your family members. • Clean out your closet, and donate clothes you no longer use. • Offer to be in charge of a family home evening. • Make goodies to give to your home teachers the next time they visit. • Write someone in your family a secret “thank you” or “I love you” note. • Make your siblings’ beds. • Mow the bishop’s lawn. • Send someone an anonymous note listing qualities you admire in him or her. • Keep your room clean—a great service to your parents. • Wash your family’s and neighbors’ cars. • Wash the dishes, vacuum, or do something that needs to be done around the house while your parents are away. • Pray for those who you know need a little extra help. • Pay fast offerings.

12. Anxiously Engaged in Serving Others… • Write letters to all of the missionaries • Clean up the building after the next Mutual activity. • Assist in babysitting during Relief Society activities. • Wake up early and make school lunches for your family members. • Clean out your closet, and donate clothes you no longer use. • Offer to be in charge of a family home evening. • Make goodies to give to your home teachers the next time they visit. • Write someone in your family a secret “thank you” or “I love you” note. • Make your siblings’ beds. • Mow the bishop’s lawn. • Send someone an anonymous note listing qualities you admire in him or her. • Keep your room clean—a great service to your parents. • Wash your family’s and neighbors’ cars. • Wash the dishes, vacuum, or do something that needs to be done around the house while your parents are away. • Pray for those who you know need a little extra help. • Pay fast offerings. Follow the Spirit!

13. Anxiously Engaged in Serving Others… http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aIeA_5yYgB4

14. “I, the Lord, remember them no more” D&C 58:42-43 Find your favorite scripture on repentance or forgiveness.

15. D&C 58:42-43 • Would it be a blessing to be baptized at 97 and then die as you come out of the water? • Say you’re repenting from the habit of swearing. You’ve been doing so well for years. And then one day you smash your thumb and let out one small PG13 word. Have you repented? • What happens in the eternities if we have a few small sins that we can’t remember committing that we never repented of? • Is it true that some sins do not need to be confessed to a bishop? • Can a bishop tell me that my sins are forgiven? • How can I tell if I’ve truly repented? • What’s wrong with waiting until before your mission to repent? • Is it possible to sin so much that you don’t have the power of time to overcome them?

16. D&C 58:42-43 • What would you say to the Latter-Day Saint who says that since the Lord requires perfection and that they are not perfect and will never be perfect, that they have slim chances for going to the Celestial Kingdom? • Do you have to be a Mormon if you want to go to the Celestial kingdom? Where will really reallyreally good people go (like Mother Teresa, for example)? • The only person to keep all the commandments was Jesus. Since none of us are capable of doing this, please put the term “keeping the commandments” into simpler terms. • Does Jesus really understand everything about us? Does he know exactly what an alcoholic feels? Does he knows how it feels when parents get divorced? Does he know what it’s like to be tempted with immorality? Does he really understand how we feel when we lose a loved one to death? Are any of these incomprehensible for Jesus?

17. D&C 58:64-65 • “The Gospel MUST be Preached Unto Every Creature”! • The word gospel derives from the Old English gōd-spell, meaning "good news" or "glad tidings". The word comes from the Greek euangelion, or “good news.” • So, what’s the “Good News”?