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"The aging process is also a gift from God, as is death. The eventual death of your mortal body is essential to God’s great plan of happiness.¹² Why? Because death will allow your spirit to return home to Him.¹³ From an eternal perspective, death is only premature for those who are not prepared to meet God.

With your body being such a vital part of God’s eternal plan, it is little wonder that the Apostle Paul described it as a “temple of God.”" 

'Decisions for Eternity',    BY ELDER RUSSELL M. NELSON, October 2013

1 Corinthians 6: 9,20

9 What? know ye not that your ^abody is the ^btemple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your^cown?

 20 For ye are ^abought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God’s.

Psalm 116

Gracious is the Lord, and righteous—Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of His Saints.

 1 I ^alove the Lord, because he hath heard my voice and my supplications.

 2 Because he hath inclined his ear unto me, therefore will I call upon him as long as I live.

 3 The sorrows of death compassed me, and the ^apains of ^bhell gat hold upon me: I found trouble and sorrow.

 4 Then called I upon the name of the Lord; O Lord, I beseech thee, deliver my soul.

 5 Gracious is the Lord, and righteous; yea, our God is ^amerciful.

 6 The Lord preserveth the ^asimple: I was brought low, and he helped me.

 7 Return unto thy rest, O my soul; for the Lord hath dealt bountifully with thee.

 8 For thou hast ^adelivered my ^bsoul from death, mine eyes from tears, and my feet from falling.

 9 I will walk before the Lord in the ^aland of the living.

 10 I believed, therefore have I spoken: I was greatly afflicted:

 11 I said in my ^ahaste, All men are liars.

 12 What shall I ^arender unto the Lord for all his benefits toward me?

 13 I will take the cup of salvation, and call upon the name of theLord.

 14 I will pay my vows unto the Lord now in the presence of all his people.

 15 Precious in the sight of the Lord is the ^adeath of his saints.

 16 O Lord, truly I am thy ^aservant; I am thy servant, and the son of thine handmaid: thou hast loosed my bonds.

 17 I will offer to thee the sacrifice of thanksgiving, and will ^acallupon the name of the Lord.

 18 I will pay my vows unto the Lord now in the presence of all his people,

 19 In the ^acourts of the Lord’s house, in the midst of thee, O Jerusalem. Praise ye the Lord.

Abide with Me; 'Tis Eventide

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 Abide with me; 'tis eventide.
The day is past and gone;
The shadows of the evening fall;
The night is coming on.
Within my heart a welcome guest,
Within my home abide.

O Savior, stay this night with me;
Behold, 'tis eventide.
O Savior, stay this night with me;
Behold, 'tis eventide.

Abide with me; 'tis eventide. 
Thy walk today with me
Has made my heart within me burn,
As I communed with thee.
Thy earnest words have filled my soul
And kept me near thy side.

Abide with me; 'tis eventide,
And lone will be the night
If I cannot commune with thee
Nor find in thee my light.
The darkness of the world, I fear,
Would in my home abide.

O Savior, stay this night with me;

Behold, 'tis eventide.

O Savior, stay this night with me;

Behold, 'tis eventide.

Text: Lowrie M. Hofford

Music: Harrison Millard, 1830-1895

But they constrained him, saying, Abide with us: for it is toward evening, and the day is far spent. And he went in to tarry with them.

Luke 24:29

John 15:10-12

10 If ye  keep my commandments, ye shall abide in my  love; even as I have kept my Father’s commandments, and abide in his love.

 11 These things have I spoken unto you, that my joy might remain in you, and that your  joy might be full.

 12 This is my commandment, That ye  love one another, as I have loved you.

Peace I Give Unto You

  “Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God.” (Matt. 5:9)

“Ye will not suffer your children that they go hungry, or naked; neither will ye suffer that they transgress the laws of God, and fight and quarrel one with another, …

“But ye will teach them to walk in the ways of truth and soberness; ye will teach them to love one another, and to serve one another.” (Mosiah 4:14–15.)

 

“He that is void of wisdom despiseth his neighbour: but a man of understanding holdeth his peace.” (Prov. 11:12)

 “Let nothing be done through strife or vainglory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem others better than themselves.” (Philip. 2:3.)

“Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you.” (John 14:27.)

Trust in the Lord

John 14: 1-3

1 Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe

 also in me.

 2 In my Father’s house are many mansions: if it were not

 so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you.

 3 And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again,

 and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may

 be also.

The Lord is My Shepherd

The Lord Is My Shepherd

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The Lord is my Shepherd; no want shall I know.

I feed in green pastures; safe-folded I rest.
He leadeth my soul where the still waters flow,
Restores me when wand'ring, redeems when oppressed,
Restores me when wand'ring, redeems when oppressed.

Thru the valley and shadow of death though I stray,
Since thou art my Guardian, no evil I fear.
Thy rod shall defend me, thy staff be my stay.
No harm can befall with my Comforter near.
No harm can befall with my Comforter near.

In the midst of affliction my table is spread.
With blessings unmeasured my cup runneth o'er.
With perfume and oil thou anointest my head.
Oh, what shall I ask of thy providence more?
Oh, what shall I ask of thy providence more?

Text: James Montgomery, 1771-1854; based on Psalm 23

Music: Thomas Koschat, 1845-1914

Isaiah 26:4

 4 Trust ye in the Lord for ever: for in the Lord  JEHOVAH is everlasting  strength.

1. He Sent His Son

   
   
   How could the Father tell the world of love and tenderness?
   
   
   He sent his Son, a newborn babe, with peace and holiness.
   
   
   How could the Father show the world the pathway we should go?
   
   
   He sent his Son to walk with men on earth, that we may know.
   
   
   How could the Father tell the world of sacrifice, of death?
   
   
   He sent his Son to die for us and rise with living breath.
   
   
   What does the Father ask of us? What do the scriptures say?
   
   
   Have faith, have hope, live like his Son, help others on their way.
   
   
   What does he ask? 
   
   
   Live like his Son.
   
   
   1. Words: Mabel Jones Gabbott,1910-2004
      Music: Michael Finlinson Moody, b. 1941

Artist:  Frans Schwartz

We Lived in Heaven

1. 1. 
      
      
      1. Faith
      
      
      Faith is knowing the sun will rise, 
      lighting
      each new day.
      Faith is knowing the Lord will hear my
      prayers each time I pray.
      Faith is like a little seed:
      If planted, it will grow.
      Faith is a swelling within my heart.
      When I do right, I know.
   2. Faith is knowing I lived with God before
      my mortal birth.
      Faith is knowing I can return when my 
      life
      ends on earth.
      Faith is trust in God above;
      In Christ, who showed the way.
      Faith is strengthened; I feel it grow
      Whenever I obey.
   3. Words: Beatrice Goff Jackson, b. 1943. (c) 1978 IRI
      Music: Michael Finlinson Moody, b. 1941. (c) 1978 IRI
      
      
   D&C 138:56 
   
   
   Even before they were born, they, with many
   others, received their first  lessons in the
   world of spirits and were prepared to come
   forth in the due time of the Lord to labor in
   his vineyard for the salvation of the souls of
   men.
   
   
   
   
   
   I Lived in Heaven
   
   
   I lived in heaven a long time ago, it is true;
   Lived there and loved there with people I know. So did you.
   Then Heav'nly Father presented a beautiful plan,
   All about earth and eternal salvation for man.
2. Father said he needed someone who had enough love
   To give his life so we all could return there above.
   There was another who sought for the honor divine.
   Jesus said, "Father, send me, and the glory be thine."
3. Jesus was chosen, and as the Messiah he came,
   Conquering evil and death through his glorious name,
   Giving us hope of a wonderful life yet to be--
   Home in that heaven where Father is waiting for me.
   
   
   Janeen Jacobs Brady, b. 1934