Law of the Harvest LDS Talk

My dear Brothers and Sisters, It is so good to be with you today. The warmth and lie with that each of you realize is so good to feel and to be patch of the fellowship of the saints. Brother XYZ has asked that I talk to the Law of the Harvest. G eitherations 67 Whatsoever a bit Soweth , that sh every(prenominal) he reap I affect to first appoint with you a level. Many years ago when I was consummationing in Sacramento I had to ask a bumble for run for to San Los Opisbo. The funeral was to be in the early afternoon so I could hold in the trip in one day. I got each my items to cookher. I had mappings and directions from map-quest.I knew my direction and I was going to make it there. I got there in no problem notwithstanding noticed that I took me a miniature eagle-eyeder then I had think. Once there service was oer I got in the van that I was driving and looked over the map and saw that I just use uped to drive on the course I was on and then turn near the town o f Avenal and that would get me on I-5. I started out and began driving. After a while I noticed that I hadnt taken the right turn that I had planned on doing. I pulled over and saw that if I stayed on this pass I could go into the town of Coalinga and then get I-5 again.But it was going to be more driving on this quite road. I say to myself nearly I will just start out to go flyinger to make up the time. It felt like forever but I do it was not but I came up over a leap and saw the familiar outline of a high expression patrol car. I pulled to the right of the road right as I passed him. His lights came on and over to me and came around behind me. He came over to my window where I had my drivers authorize and insurance waiting for him. He askeme where I was heading. After a long explanation he saw all my maps and told me that I was going to fast and that I necessary to slow down.He let me off but said that if he ever caught me again He would throw the book at me What did I learn from this lesson of my life. I had made a plan I had the directions and the form determined our for me. I had a road map but I failed to get on the right road. Then in kick of youth I decided that I would try to race to make up time. Which cost me time. This is like life, Laws be eternal truth that we mention and the direct action of those natural police forces. We posterior choose to keep the commandments but we end NOT CHOOSE the result of that choice. we cast off the map and course laid out for us to follow. Our leaders guide the way for us to follow.We need to listen to there council and wisdom. We fundament NOT expect to live a life of sin and of misdeeds and still return back to our Father. But I KNOW that the converse is true. That if we live a life of goodness and of obedience then we shall be welejaculated home to our father. Then for life there is redemption. The unspeakable gift that divinity has give us through his son turn outyman saviour. The wa y to overcome the consequences of our actions. Like the officer in my account statement They can grant us forgiveness and met out mercy because justice was served those some years ago in Gessmetine groves and on Calvarys hill.D&C 130 20-21 in that respect is a law, irrevocably decreed in heaven before the foundations of this world, upon which all blessings argon predicatedand when we obtain any blessing from God, it is by obedience to that law upon which it is predicated. Take time today to reflect upon your life and the amours that you have. I receive that you will find that it is a direct reflection of the life that you have lived. Before I continue I need to read other(prenominal) scripture as a clarification Alma Chapter 38 ( Alma speaking to his sone Shiblon.He be a rightous man who was great missionary unto the populate of Zoramites And now, my son, I swan that I shall have great joy in you, because of your steadiness and your pendantion unto God for as you have co mmenced in your youth to look to the original your God, tied(p) so I hope that you will continue in keeping his commandments for cheering is he that endureth to the end. I say unto you, my son, that I have had great joy in thee already, because of thy faithfulness and thy diligence, and thy patience and thy long-suffering among the people of the Zoramites.For I chouse that thou wast in bonds yea, and I as well know that thou wast stoned for the words sake and thou didst plunk for all these amours with patience because the Lord was with thee and now thou knowest that the Lord did deliver thee. And now my son, Shiblon, I would that ye should remember, that as much as ye shall put your assumption in God even so much ye shall be delivered out of your trials, and your troubles, and your afflictions, and ye shall be lifted up at the last day. I sh ar that scripture so that none whitethorn think that the trails that they have be a punishment for sin.Trails act as the refiners fire spoken of in 1 Peter 17. older Sill said this One of the distinguishing characteristics of our world is that it is a place of law and order, and the basic law of creation is Gods fundamental law of compensation. It says that all guide must be compensable for, that we can no more do a good thing without sometime, in some way receiving a reward, than we can do an flagitious thing without suffering a penalty. In everything that we do, including the very thoughts that we think, we are subject to this interesting, undeviating eternal law.It is just as universal in its military operation as are the laws of gravity, electricity, light or heat. It is never set aside, it is never suspended or restricted, and it governs in every department of human activity. null is ever denied to well-directed effort and nothing is ever achieved without it. It is a thrilling challenge, that we may have any blessing that we are willing to live for. And the elementary law of the universe is this immuta ble,.. irrevocable law of the harvest that says, Whatsoever a man seteth, that shall he also reap. ( Gala. 67 ) ( The Law of the Harvest, p. 1. ) infer of it my fellow saints D&C 82 10 I, the Lord, am move when ye do what I say but when ye do not what I say, ye have no promise. You need to make the choice today the figure of person you want to figure out forth and then do what is required to become that son or daughter of God. In my calling I kick the bucket with the young men. I invite them to chart the course they want to take. If you puzzle out the course and you make your plans the small choices along the way are easier to make. The blessings are real I have seen them in my life and they can happen in your life.Sometimes other people are in your path that make living the gospel hard. I think of a story from my mission days. My mission president would from time to time send me a missionary that undeniable some guidance. Elder XYZ was one such Elder. He had a sleeping pr oblem. He would sleep until 10, 11 maybe even noon and then get up to work. When I received the assignment. I was told that I needed to help him not by being the initiate master but by a quite example of get it on and compassion. Each morning I would rise at the appointed mo and begin my day. I would follow all the mission rules that I could.I essay with all my might to find people for us to teach and the work with. We began to teach these people when Elder Allen would rise we would begin our day. Brothers and Sisters the Lord blessed us with some amazing people to teach and baptize. Elder XYZ knew it I knew it and President XYZ knew that is was obedience to the rules of the mission and to what we needed to do that produced that fruit. The Lord was jumpstart to help these people as a result of simple Elder ABC following the mission rules. Many times we just need to follow the commandments and as a result og our actions people lives are blessed.This close to often happens with church leaders or those who are charged with service of process people along the path of life. Because of ones faithful discharge then another is blessed Brother CFD was a faithful home teacher he would go out and visit the people that he had on his route. or so if not all of them never came to church. He had a name on his list of Brother ERD. For four long years he would go to this mans home and talk with him and invite him to come back. He would get the resembling answer each time. Nope not this hebdomad A change started to come over him as he saw this faithful brother.Then one week he came to church. The ward welcomed him back and he became interested in the work that needed to get done. His wife had to be baptized and his grand kids needed names placed on the roles of the church. He came back to the fold of God because one man decided to share his time with another and follow the charge that he had as a priesthood leader. As we serve others cardinal things happen. 1- Lives o f the people change and are made easier or they get wedge that are given to them 2- the people giving the service are rewarded for the work they are done.This reward or compensation is both physical and also spiritual. Alpha was the President of his Teachers quorum , I was the advisor, One Sunday about devil years ago we heard that brother YTR had a bad hazard and would not be able to mow his lawn. In Priesthood we talked about the require of Brother YTR and the Bishop told Alpha to get the lawn mowed. Alpha a young 15 year old , holder of the Priesthood of God, planned on going to this house. They got rides for the boys that needed them. They got lawn mowers and edgers. Then They called me.Alpha told me that They were going to there on Wednesday and thought I should know. I was surprised that it was planned. I told him that I could be there and would turn a watermelon if they wanted. He said sure and I was there at the home. Alpha and his fellow members of the Aaronic Priestho od provided service and were blessed. I was taught by these boys and they taught each other. These stories are not unique, you all have these analogous stories of obedience to a law of God and cherish in the blessings that you received . Each time that story is shared the blessings are relived and your excitement is filled.I want to warn us all to not think that these blessings are ours and ours alone. Many faithful people of all religions are given blessings and can feel of the Law of the Harvest. The lord is the same yesterday today and forever and when we do a righteous thing we will be blessed. For those of us who have strayed and who need help acquiring back on the path there is hope. Christ paid the determine for our sin and know how to welcome us back. Luke 8 4- 15 Christ taught the parable of the sower And when much people were gathered together, and were come to him out of every city, he spake by a parableA sower went out to sow his seed and as he sowed, some fell by the way side and it was trodden down, and the fowls of the air devoured it. And some fell upon a rock and as soon as it was sprung up, it withered away, because it lacked moisture. And some fell among thorns and the thorns sprang up with it, and clogged it. And other fell on good stain, and sprang up, and bare fruit an hundredfold. And when he had said these things, he cried, He that hath ears to hear, let him hear. And his disciples asked him, saying, What might this parable be?And he said, Unto you it is given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of God but to others in parables that seeing they might not see, and hearing they might not understand. now the parable is this The seed is the word of God. Those by the way side are they that hear then cometh the devil, and taketh away the word out of their hearts, lest they should believe and be saved. They on the rock are they, which, when they hear, receive the word with joy and these have no root, which for a while believe, and in tim e of temptation steady down away.And that which fell among thorns are they, which, when they have heard, go forth, and are choked with cares and wealth and pleasures of this life, and bring no fruit to perfection. But that on the good ground are they, which in an honest and good heart, having heard the word, keep it, and bring forth fruit with patience. Verse 13 tells of the hope that we have for these who supervene away for a time. Let us do what we can to bring them back. The atonement of Christ is for all. I know that as a man soweth so shall he reap.