http://ifyeareprepared.org Be better prepared for Priesthood and Relief Society by listening to the lesson beforehand. Fri, 04 Jul 2008 08:00:00 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Please teach the lessons in the order they are printed. The manual does not include a specific Christmas lesson. If you want to teach a special Christmas lesson, consider using scriptures, conference addresses, Church magazine articles, pictures, and hymns that focus on the Savior. Ensign May 2008: Aaronic Priesthood and Young ... http://ifyeareprepared.org/2008/07/04/ensign-may-2008-aaronic-priesthood-and-young-women-resource-guides/ Melchizedek Priesthood and Relief Society lessons on fourth Sundays will be devoted to "Teachings for Our Time." Each lesson can be prepared from one or more talks given in the most recent general conference. Stake and district presidents may choose which talks should be used, or they may assign this ... http://ifyeareprepared.org/2008/07/03/ensign-may-2008-teachings-for-our-time/ The following is a list of selected experiences from general conference addresses for use in personal study, family home evening, and other teaching. Numbers refer to the first page of the talk. Ensign May 2008: Conference Story Index http://ifyeareprepared.org/2008/07/02/ensign-may-2008-conference-story-index/ For each of us, life is a journey. Heavenly Father designed it for us out of love. Each of us has unique experiences and characteristics, but our journey began in the same place before we were born into this world. Ensign May 2008: Walk in the Light http://ifyeareprepared.org/2008/07/01/ensign-may-2008-walk-in-the-light/ When I lived in Asia, I saw many ponds covered with beautiful flowering water lilies. They added a serene beauty and sweet fragrance to otherwise muddy, stagnant ponds. The leaves of the water lily floated on the water's surface, and a long, firm stalk anchored its position in the pond. ... http://ifyeareprepared.org/2008/06/30/ensign-may-2008-anchors-of-testimony/ Last summer our young women had a burning question. They wanted to know what the official position of the Church was relative to swimsuits. Rather than give them an answer that we were inclined to give them ourselves, we determined that we'd be wiser, as their leaders, to turn them ... http://ifyeareprepared.org/2008/06/27/ensign-may-2008-video-presentation/ It is a privilege to stand before you and bear testimony of the Savior and His matchless life. He came to the earth to show us how to live the plan that was authored in heaven"a plan that, if lived, will make us happy. His example showed us the way ... http://ifyeareprepared.org/2008/06/26/ensign-may-2008-at-all-times-in-all-things-and-in-all-places/ As I stand at this pulpit, I picture the faces of young women all over the world. How I love you! I especially love to promise with you that we will "stand as witnesses of God at all times and in all things, and in all places."1 How can we ... http://ifyeareprepared.org/2008/06/25/ensign-may-2008-stand-as-a-witness/ I've been attending conference for a long time. But I think I've never felt quite as richly blessed as during this session. We've had rapid-fire messages from a lot of speakers, but every one touched on a very important subject. We've had a smorgasbord today of faith, of love, and ... http://ifyeareprepared.org/2008/06/24/ensign-may-2008-abundantly-blessed/ Brothers and sisters, recently my wife, Barbara, had back surgery and could not lift, twist, or bend. Consequently, I have done more lifting, twisting, and bending than ever before"and it has made me more appreciative of what women, and especially you mothers, do every day in our homes. Ensign May 2008: ... http://ifyeareprepared.org/2008/06/23/ensign-may-2008-daughters-of-god/