Christ‌‌Is‌‌Risen;‌‌Faith‌‌in‌‌Him‌‌Will‌‌Move‌‌Mountains‌‌-‌‌Sunday‌‌Morning‌‌Session‌ 

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Welcome‌‌everyone.‌‌Used‌‌to‌‌few‌‌participants‌‌in‌‌zoom.‌‌We‌‌see‌‌to‌‌it‌‌that‌‌everyone‌‌participates.‌‌  
You‌‌can‌‌unmute‌‌and‌‌butt‌‌in‌‌anytime.‌‌May‌‌also‌‌raise‌‌hand.‌‌    ‌
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Pres‌‌Nelson‌‌changed‌‌the‌‌logo‌‌and‌‌name‌‌to‌‌emphasize‌‌Jesus‌‌Christ.‌‌    ‌
-The‌‌Lord‌‌has‌‌impressed‌‌upon‌‌my‌‌mind‌‌the‌‌importance‌‌of‌‌the‌‌name‌‌He‌‌has‌‌revealed‌‌for‌‌His‌‌  
Church,‌‌even‌‌The‌‌Church‌‌of‌‌Jesus‌‌Christ‌‌of‌‌Latter-day‌‌Saints.‌‌We‌‌have‌‌work‌‌before‌‌us‌‌to‌‌bring‌‌  
ourselves‌‌in‌‌harmony‌‌with‌‌His‌‌will.‌‌In‌‌recent‌‌weeks,‌‌various‌‌Church‌‌leaders‌‌and‌‌departments‌‌  
have‌‌initiated‌‌the‌‌necessary‌‌steps‌‌to‌‌do‌‌so.‌  ‌
-The‌‌symbol‌‌will‌‌now‌‌be‌‌used‌‌as‌‌a‌‌visual‌‌identifier‌‌for‌‌official‌‌literature,‌‌news,‌‌and‌‌events‌‌of‌‌the‌‌  
Church.‌‌It‌‌will‌‌remind‌‌all‌‌that‌‌this‌‌is‌‌the‌‌Savior’s‌‌Church‌‌and‌‌that‌‌all‌‌we‌‌do,‌‌as‌‌members‌‌of‌‌His‌‌ 
Church,‌‌centers‌‌on‌‌Jesus‌‌Christ‌‌and‌‌His‌‌gospel.”‌  ‌
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-What‌‌scriptural‌‌verses‌‌come‌‌to‌‌mind‌‌when‌‌talking‌‌about‌‌faith?‌‌    ‌
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As‌‌we‌‌know‌‌there‌‌are‌‌four‌‌principles‌‌of‌‌the‌‌Gospel,‌‌namely..‌‌    ‌
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-Why‌‌is‌‌faith‌‌in‌‌Jesus‌‌Christ‌‌the‌‌first‌‌principle‌‌of‌‌the‌‌Gospel?‌‌    ‌
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-Faith‌‌in‌‌Jesus‌‌Christ‌‌is‌‌the‌‌foundation‌‌of‌‌all‌‌belief‌‌and‌‌the‌‌conduit‌‌of‌‌divine‌‌power.‌‌Everything‌‌  
good‌‌in‌‌life—every‌‌potential‌‌blessing‌‌of‌‌eternal‌‌significance—begins‌‌with‌‌faith.‌  ‌
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-Having‌‌faith‌‌in‌‌Jesus‌‌Christ‌‌enables‌‌us‌‌to‌‌make‌‌sacrifices‌‌or‌‌to‌‌do‌‌difficult‌‌tasks.‌‌Because‌‌of‌‌  
their‌‌faith,‌‌for‌‌example,‌‌Abraham‌‌was‌‌willing‌‌to‌‌offer‌‌his‌‌son‌‌as‌‌a‌‌sacrifice,‌‌Enoch‌‌was‌‌  
translated,‌‌and‌‌Noah‌‌was‌‌saved‌‌from‌‌the‌‌flood.‌‌These‌‌and‌‌many‌‌other‌‌miracles‌‌were‌‌  
accomplished‌‌by‌‌faith‌‌in‌‌Jesus‌‌Christ,‌‌“for‌‌it‌‌is‌‌by‌‌faith‌‌that‌‌miracles‌‌are‌‌wrought”‌  ‌
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-Faith‌‌also‌‌enables‌‌us‌‌to‌‌endure‌‌suffering,‌‌trials,‌‌and‌‌afflictions.‌‌Job‌‌was‌‌able‌‌to‌‌endure‌‌his‌‌  
great‌‌sufferings,‌‌for‌‌example,‌‌because‌‌he‌‌had‌‌faith‌‌in‌‌Christ.‌  ‌
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Without‌‌faith‌‌in‌‌Jesus‌‌Christ,‌‌we’re‌‌not‌‌likely‌‌to‌‌repent,‌‌be‌‌baptized,‌‌and‌‌follow‌‌His‌‌teachings.‌‌  
We’re‌‌lucky‌‌to‌‌be‌‌in‌‌a‌‌Christian‌‌country.‌‌Even‌‌at‌‌a‌‌young‌‌age,‌‌we’re‌‌taught‌‌to‌‌believe‌‌in‌‌Jesus‌‌  
Christ.‌‌   ‌
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-My‌‌call‌‌to‌‌you‌‌this‌‌Easter‌‌morning‌‌is‌‌to‌‌start‌‌today‌‌to‌‌increase‌‌your‌‌faith.‌  ‌
-What‌‌can‌‌we‌‌do‌‌to‌‌increase‌‌our‌‌faith?‌‌    ‌
-Five‌‌suggestions‌‌to‌‌help‌‌you‌‌develop‌‌that‌‌faith‌‌and‌‌trust‌  ‌
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-First,‌‌study.‌‌Become‌‌an‌‌engaged‌‌learner.‌‌Immerse‌‌yourself‌‌in‌‌the‌‌scriptures‌‌to‌‌understand‌‌  
better‌‌Christ’s‌‌mission‌‌and‌‌ministry.‌‌The‌‌more‌‌you‌‌learn‌‌about‌‌the‌‌Savior,‌‌the‌‌easier‌‌it‌‌will‌‌be‌‌to‌‌  
trust‌‌in‌‌His‌‌mercy,‌‌His‌‌infinite‌‌love,‌‌and‌‌His‌‌strengthening,‌‌healing,‌‌and‌‌redeeming‌‌power.‌  ‌
What‌‌are‌‌your‌‌scripture‌‌study‌‌tips?‌‌Not‌‌everyone‌‌is‌‌into‌‌reading.‌‌    ‌
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-Second,‌‌choose‌‌to‌‌believe‌‌in‌‌Jesus‌‌Christ.‌‌If‌‌you‌‌have‌‌doubts‌‌about‌‌God‌‌the‌‌Father‌‌and‌‌His‌‌  
Beloved‌‌Son‌‌choose‌‌to‌‌believe‌‌and‌‌stay‌‌faithful.‌‌Take‌‌your‌‌questions‌‌to‌‌the‌‌Lord‌‌and‌‌to‌‌other‌‌  
faithful‌‌sources.‌  ‌
RM’s‌‌who‌‌have‌‌encountered‌‌atheists‌‌or‌‌agnostics.‌‌What’s‌‌your‌‌story?‌  ‌
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-Third,‌‌act‌‌in‌‌faith.‌  ‌
What‌‌does‌‌it‌‌mean‌‌to‌‌act‌‌in‌‌faith?‌‌    ‌
-Fourth,‌‌partake‌‌of‌‌sacred‌‌ordinances‌‌worthily.‌‌Ordinances‌‌unlock‌‌the‌‌power‌‌of‌‌God‌‌for‌‌your‌‌  
life.‌  ‌
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-And‌‌fifth,‌‌ask‌‌your‌‌Heavenly‌‌Father,‌‌in‌‌the‌‌name‌‌of‌‌Jesus‌‌Christ,‌‌for‌‌help.‌‌Faith‌‌takes‌‌work.‌‌  
Receiving‌‌revelation‌‌takes‌‌work.‌‌But‌‌“every‌‌one‌‌that‌‌asketh‌‌receiveth;‌‌and‌‌he‌‌that‌‌seeketh‌‌  
findeth;‌‌and‌‌to‌‌him‌‌that‌‌knocketh‌‌it‌‌shall‌‌be‌‌opened.”‌  ‌
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-Matthew‌‌17:20‌  ‌
-And‌‌Jesus‌‌said‌‌unto‌‌them,‌‌Because‌‌of‌‌your‌‌unbelief:‌‌for‌‌verily‌‌I‌‌say‌‌unto‌‌you,‌‌If‌‌ye‌‌have‌‌faith‌‌  
as‌‌a‌‌grain‌‌of‌‌mustard‌‌seed,‌‌ye‌‌shall‌‌say‌‌unto‌‌this‌‌mountain,‌‌Remove‌‌hence‌‌to‌‌yonder‌‌place;‌‌  
and‌‌it‌‌shall‌‌remove;‌‌and‌‌nothing‌‌shall‌‌be‌‌impossible‌‌unto‌‌you.‌ 
What‌‌does‌‌this‌‌verse‌‌mean?‌‌Examples?‌‌    ‌
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-Through‌‌your‌‌faith,‌‌Jesus‌‌Christ‌‌will‌‌increase‌‌your‌‌ability‌‌to‌‌move‌‌the‌‌mountains‌‌in‌‌your‌‌life.‌  ‌
-Your‌‌mountains‌‌may‌‌be‌‌loneliness,‌‌doubt,‌‌illness,‌‌or‌‌other‌‌personal‌‌problems.‌‌Your‌‌mountains‌‌  
will‌‌vary,‌‌and‌‌yet‌‌the‌‌answer‌‌to‌‌each‌‌of‌‌your‌‌challenges‌‌is‌‌to‌‌increase‌‌your‌‌faith.‌  ‌
-Truly,‌‌faith‌‌is‌‌the‌‌power‌‌that‌‌enables‌‌the‌‌unlikely‌‌to‌‌accomplish‌‌the‌‌impossible.‌  ‌
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Share‌‌an‌‌experience‌‌    ‌
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-Two‌‌years‌‌ago,‌‌Sister‌‌Nelson‌‌and‌‌I‌‌visited‌‌Samoa,‌‌Tonga,‌‌Fiji,‌‌and‌‌Tahiti.‌‌Each‌‌of‌‌those‌‌island‌‌  
nations‌‌had‌‌experienced‌‌heavy‌‌rains‌‌for‌‌days.‌‌Members‌‌had‌‌fasted‌‌and‌‌prayed‌‌that‌‌their‌‌  
outdoor‌‌meetings‌‌would‌‌be‌‌protected‌‌from‌‌the‌‌rain.‌  ‌
-In‌‌Samoa,‌‌Fiji,‌‌and‌‌Tahiti,‌‌just‌‌as‌‌the‌‌meetings‌‌began,‌‌the‌‌rain‌‌stopped.‌ 
-But‌‌in‌‌Tonga,‌‌the‌‌rain‌‌did‌‌not‌‌stop.‌‌Yet‌‌13,000‌‌faithful‌‌Saints‌‌came‌‌hours‌‌early‌‌to‌‌get‌‌a‌‌seat,‌‌ 
waited‌‌patiently‌‌through‌‌a‌‌steady‌‌downpour,‌‌and‌‌then‌‌sat‌‌through‌‌a‌‌very‌‌wet‌‌two-hour‌‌meeting.‌  ‌
-We‌‌saw‌‌vibrant‌‌faith‌‌at‌‌work‌‌among‌‌each‌‌of‌‌those‌‌islanders—faith‌‌sufficient‌‌to‌‌stop‌‌the‌‌rain‌‌  
and‌‌faith‌‌to‌‌persevere‌‌when‌‌the‌‌rain‌‌did‌‌not‌‌stop.‌  ‌
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In‌‌closing‌  ‌
-The‌‌mountains‌‌in‌‌our‌‌lives‌‌do‌‌not‌‌always‌‌move‌‌how‌‌or‌‌when‌‌we‌‌would‌‌like.‌‌But‌‌our‌‌faith‌‌will‌‌  
always‌‌propel‌‌us‌‌forward.‌  ‌
-Faith‌‌in‌‌Jesus‌‌Christ‌‌is‌‌the‌‌greatest‌‌power‌‌available‌‌to‌‌us‌‌in‌‌this‌‌life.‌‌All‌‌things‌‌are‌‌possible‌‌to‌‌
 
them‌‌that‌‌believe.‌  ‌
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