PRESENTATION OUTLINE
THIS IS A SERIOUS BUSINESS
TO THE FRIENDS AND INVESTIGATORS OF THE CHURCH
"JOY IS THE SERIOUS BUSINESS OF HEAVEN"
Further up and further in!
"The further up and further in you go, the bigger everything gets. The inside is larger than the outside."
"...like an onion: except each circle is larger than the last."
"When I first met the missionaries, I did not understand much of what they said, and to tell you the truth, I may not have paid much attention to them. My heart was closed to a new religion"
When I first heard the title of this conference talk, I did not think it applied to me, and to tell you the truth, I may not have paid much attention. My heart was closed to the spirit of revelation.
"If you are confused-don't worry-remember the feelings (of peace and joy) you have experienced; they come from God."
"After several meetings with the missionaries, I was not making much progress. I felt I had not received a confirmation of the truthfulness of the gospel."
After several minutes of whining in prayer, I was not making much progress. I felt I had not received a confirmation in a while.
Alma 5:14
14 And now behold, I ask of you, my brethren of the church, have ye spiritually been born of God? Have ye received his image in your countenances? Have ye experienced this mighty change in your hearts?
Alma 5:26
26 And now behold, I say unto you, my brethren, if ye have experienced a change of heart, and if ye have felt to sing the song of redeeming love, I would ask, can ye feel so now?
“Before that moment, I had thought of repentance as something negative, associated only with sin and wrongdoing, but suddenly I saw it in a different light—as something positive that cleared the path to growth and happiness.”
SO, FURTHER UP & FURTHER IN!
The more we learn, the more there is to learn. The deeper our understanding, the higher our leaps of faith. With every layer, line upon line, we are expanded and WE become a world within a world – larger on the inside than the outside.
We can glean spiritual understanding and strengthening in any place, with anyone and at any time if we are in tune with the Spirit and have the desire to be changed.
WHERE IS THE BURNING OF YOUR CONVERSION?
“I testify to you that if you pay the price of revelation, humble yourself, read, pray, and repent, the heavens will open and you will know, as I know, that Jesus is the Christ”
YOU DO NOT YET LOOK SO HAPPY AS I MEAN YOU TO BE
And as He spoke, He no longer looked to them like a lion; but the things that began to happen after that were so great and beautiful that I cannot write them