Leviticus 1-11 (Dec. 4 and 7)

Today's Lesson Block: Leviticus 1-11

Quotes:

Why sacrifice?

“After the Savior’s ultimate sacrifice, … the ordinance of the sacrament replaced the ordinance of sacrifice. … This change moved the focus of the sacrifice from a person’s animal to the person himself. In a sense, the sacrifice changed from the offering to the offerer. …

“… Instead of the Lord requiring our animals or grain, now He wants us to give up all that is ungodly. … Elder Neal A. Maxwell of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles said: ‘Real, personal sacrifice never was placing an animal on the altar. Instead, it is a willingness to put the animal in us upon the altar and letting it be consumed!’ (‘Deny Yourselves of All Ungodliness,’ Ensign, May 1995, 68).

“… When we overcome our own selfish desires and put God first in our lives and covenant to serve Him regardless of the cost, we are then living the law of sacrifice” (“The Law of Sacrifice,” Ensign, Oct. 1998, 10).

Next Lesson Block: Leviticus 12-27

Advanced Reading Guide: Should be reading Joshua 24 and Judges 1-4 (over the weekend).

Exodus 33-40 (Dec. 2-3)

Today's Lesson Block: Exodus 33-40

Quotes:

Having the Spirit ALWAYS with you

“The promised blessing for honoring [the] covenant [of baptism] is that we may always have His Spirit to be with us (see D&C 20:77). …

“… Precisely because the promised blessing is that we may always have His Spirit to be with us, we should attend to and learn from the choices and influences that separate us from the Holy Spirit.

“The standard is clear. If something we think, see, hear, or do distances us from the Holy Ghost, then we should stop thinking, seeing, hearing, or doing that thing. If that which is intended to entertain, for example, alienates us from the Holy Spirit, then certainly that type of entertainment is not for us. Because the Spirit cannot abide that which is vulgar, crude, or immodest, then clearly such things are not for us. Because we estrange the Spirit of the Lord when we engage in activities we know we should shun, then such things definitely are not for us.” 

David A. Bednar

(“That We May Always Have His Spirit to Be with Us,” Ensign or Liahona, May 2006, 29–30).

Videos:
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Next Lesson Block: Exodus 33-40

Advanced Reading Guide: Should be reading Joshua 23-24.