Another Sunday

 On Friday one of the counselors had called Richard about another matter but ended up asking if he could give a talk yesterday.  The theme for the talk was to be Doctrine and Covenants section 19 as this is the reading topic for last week’s Come Follow Me. 

Richard based his talk on one of Scott Woodward’s videos here*.  

I really enjoyed the last speaker’s talk.  She said she had wanted to speak on Section 18, particularly 9-16 (here) focusing on the worth of souls.  During the course of her talk she used two different parables. 

The first of these parables is found in Matthew 20:1-6.  It is one I’ve mentioned before in this post.  It doesn’t matter what hour we enter the vineyard, our worth is the same.   

She also mentioned the Good Samaritan found in Luke 10.  She read some and paraphrased some – never using actual names; she is not that kind of person to point fingers – and yet I heard them in my head.

³¹ Now by chance a priest – no, it was Donald Trump - was going down that road, and when he saw him he passed by on the other side. ³² So likewise a Levite – Elon Musk - when he came to the place and saw him, passed by on the other side. ³³ But a Samaritan, as he journeyed, came to where he was, and when he saw him, he had compassion. 

 God sees us all (even the Levite and the priest, Trump and Musk) as having the same worth.  God does.  I'm still viewing this with the eyes of men. They may be worth more than their decisions.  Their decisions certainly don't represent the people.

*Three years ago Scott Woodward had created 15 Doctrine and Covenant overviews. This was the last one made. 

 

It was a great meeting.