Dear Sisters,
As we come to the the winding up of our time with the Parables
of Christ; I hope you have felt as richly rewarded as I have as we have come to
know and understand the teachings of Jesus more fully.
I would like to discuss the parable Jesus used as he ended
the Sermon on the Mount. Matthew 7:24-27 Jesus said ,"...whosoever heareth
these sayings of mine , and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which
buildeth his house upon a rock: And the rain descended, and the floods came,
and the winds blew, and beat upn that house; and it fell not: for it was founded
on the rock. And everyone that heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them
not, shall be likened unto a foolish man, which built his house upon the sand.
And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon
that house; and it fell: and great was the fall of it."
The Rock of course is the Atonement and teachings of Jesus
Christ. To get through the spiritual storms that fell on both the wise and the
foolish; we must be firmly planted on the Rock though our faith, pondering on
the teachings of Christ through scripture study; prayer. rendering service to
those in need; teaching our families how to build their lives on the rock; and
participating in the blessings of priesthood ordinances for ourselves or those
who are waiting for those ordinances on the other side of the veil.
You are wonderful sisters
and you do so much; we appreciate all that you do. Keep up your good
works and you will be blessed and find that you are building your house on the
firm foundation that is the Rock, our Savior; even Jesus Christ.
I would hope that we harken to Jesus Christ and are doers of
the work and not hearers only.
Hugs,
Linda Rogers, RS Assistant Secretary
