Pleasant Hill "Sacrament Summaries"

August 16, 2015; High Council Sunday

Returned Missionary, Ben Arrington was in awe of the blessing he received from seeing 4 ordinances in 2 hours. He had just given a talk at the Kissimmee Ward. While coming from that chapel, he had a lot on his mind. The main principle, first learned in his mission was to, "…talk to absolutely every person you see."  He reflected upon why and realized instead of going through the motions of everyday life, there is no such thing as, "just another person." Every single person has issues and problems. "How can we help someone that we don't know find faith, hope and charity?"  -TALK TO THEM! 

"We need to see them for the seeds that they are, and the fruit that they can bare." The quicker we can move on from our own problems and focus on helping others, Heavenly Father will wipe away our own personal worries. "Heavenly Father has plans for all of us."

High Councilman, Brother Carlos Dominguez was given an assignment from the stake: What we need now is the Greatest Generation of Youth!

After a very humorous story about a rich man, a pool with a gator, and being pushed in, he simply defined "young adult missionary"-- Everyone. And he also simply defined "returned missionary"-- Non retired Mormon. 
He asked, "…what to do to better prepare for a mission?" Answer: Ask Heavenly Father and Follow the Spirit. 
And for the returned missionaries, "…prepare always, be active, not retired Mormons."

• Skills are like tools, to be better you have to use them. 
• Also, about marriage, its 80% (give),20% (receive). The success of Marriage is working together to achieve 100%. He added, "A happy wife, a happy life!"
• A little more about the story of the rich man, with the pool and gator:
• The Lord is the rich man, the gator is our problems and don't [wait]  be pushed. Jump freely, swim fast and directly to the Lord and we will be rewarded. "Keep the commandments, and the Lord will do his part” .

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