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 2008 Mutual Theme
The First
Presidency and Quorum of the Twelve have approved the following as the Mutual
theme for 2008:
"Be steadfast and immovable, always abounding in good works"
Mosiah 5:15
What does
Mosiah 5:15 mean
Taken from an article in the Jan 2008 New Era
Therefore, I would that ye should be steadfast and immovable, always
abounding in
good works, that Christ,
the
Lord God Omnipotent, may
seal you his, that you
may be brought to heaven, that ye may have everlasting salvation and eternal
life, through the wisdom, and power, and justice, and mercy of him who
created
all things, in heaven and in earth,
who is God above all. Amen.
Steadfast
Stead
means place; it is related to
the word stand.
Fast means fixed or
firm; think of the word
fasten.
So,
steadfast
means something like “standing
firmly in place.”
Immovable
“Those who stand firm, steadfast, and immovable are given
great inner hidden powers and unseen strengths. They will be endowed with
full and potent spiritual resources.”
President James E. Faust (1920–2007), Second Counselor in
the First Presidency, “Stand Up and Be Counted,”
New Era,
Aug. 1990, 6.
Abounding
Abounding—having in large numbers or great quantity
Good Works
How can your life be “always abounding in good works”? Here
are a few ideas:
• Pray for opportunities to serve others, and then look for
those opportunities.
• Write in your journal each day the things you did that
were kind, helpful, or spiritually uplifting.
• On a Sunday, make a list of good things you think you
could accomplish that week. Put the list where you can see it every day to
remind yourself of your goals, and then review the list on the following
Sunday to see how you did.
Good Works
“When faith springs up in the heart, good works will follow,
and good works will increase that pure faith within them.”
President Brigham Young (1801–77),
Teachings of the
Presidents of the Church:Brigham Young
(1997), 57.
Omnipotent
Omnipotent—all-powerful
Seal you his
In ancient times, a seal (usually a signet ring or small
stone with writing on its surface) was pressed into soft clay or wax to
leave a mark of ownership or authenticity on an object or document. King
Benjamin used this image in Mosiah 5 after discussing how we can become the
children of Christ and take upon us His name through covenant (like we do
when we are baptized or partake of the sacrament). He then says that our
faith and good works will enable Christ to “seal [us] his.” The Apostle Paul
taught that the Holy Spirit gives us this seal of approval (see 2
Corinthians 1:22; Ephesians 1:13; 4:30).
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Be Immovable |
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Hi, my name is Shannon Grogan and I am
the president of the Canyon Springs ward in the Moreno Valley CA
stake and we have come up with a wonderful idea to go with the
theme.
 The
phrase "Be immovable" has been ringing in our minds and we came
across this picture called "The Shield of Faith" by Judy Cooley.
They also have a boy version of the picture. It said everything that
we want our girls to know and understand for this year, and goes
perfectly with the theme. "Be immovable" and have the armor of God
on. We put the picture on canvas and made a walling hanging. We will
give them to the girls at New Beginnings. The keynote speaker will
be giving their talk based on this picture as well. And then
throughout the year we will be using President Hinckleys Standing
for Something for our spiritual thoughts and mini lessons. And
then for our joint YW activities we are going to be picking apart
the armor of God and having the activities based on a different part
each month. We will need to repeat, but we are finding that this is
a lot of fun to do! For example, one of our activities is based on
Feet shod with the Gospel of Peace, so we are going tracking one
night with the Sister Missionaries and of course, the girls can also
pass this off as a value experience. And we will be doing a lot of
different types of service. One idea...We are making homemade dog
biscuits and taking them to the place where they train the dogs to
lead blind people. We are trying to think out of the box this year
for service ideas. I like that this picture tells the girls to stand
up for what is right, be strong, be prayerful, be humble. Our YW today
need to believe this. I hope that we will accomplish this, this
year.
MORE INFO: I have a picture for you to post if you want to
of our gift that we gave to our girls. I sent you four pictures,
knowing you only needed one, but I wasn't sure which one would post
better. I took a 5x5 canvas they can be found at Micheals or Joanns
for about $2.00 on sale. I lucked out and raided their dollar bins
and found them for $1. You can also take blocks of wood and have the
same look. It will just sit on a desk instead of hanging on a wall.
I painted them and then took Old World type paper that pulled the
red out of the picture. And then matted it and cut strips of paper,
it looks like ribbon, both would work. Paper is cheaper. I took a
fllower and put a brad in the center to finish it off and gold velum
to put the theme on. They are simple, but really pretty. I had to
make 30 of them, it took my presidency about 1 hour to complete them
once everything was prepped...about 8 hours total for 30. Only due
to drying time.
Our New Beginnings was a huge success and was a very spiritual
night. The girls were so excited about their gift. Now they can see
it on a daily basis and be reminded to Be Immovable. Also, we are
making journals for them that will have this picture on the
cover...I will send it to you as soon as they are made.
Thank you
Shannon for sharing this GREAT idea!!
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