060524, Wednesday, Journal Entry

 Vitals:  Weight 230.1

Book of Mormon Review Reading: Jacob 7

Journal Entry: 

I'm off to the temple. 0445 meeting where I will spend my day training my replacement who will be the next Dressing Room /Name Issue coordinator. I believe that will be my assignment next week as well then I hope to start working the 2nd shift. More on that later.

Come Follow Me 

Alma 1: 26 And when the priests left their labor to impart the word of God unto the people, the people also left their labors to hear the word of God. And when the priest had imparted unto them the word of God they all returned again diligently unto their labors; and the priest, not esteeming himself above his hearers, for the preacher was no better than the hearer, neither was the teacher any better than the learner; and thus they were all equal, and they did all labor, every man according to his strength.

"Focusing on the needs of the students, a gospel teacher will never obscure their view of the Master by standing in the way or by shadowing the lesson with self-promotion or self-interest. This means that a gospel teacher must never indulge in priestcrafts, which are “that men preach and set themselves up for a light unto the world, that they may get gain and praise of the world.” A gospel teacher does not preach “to become popular” or “for the sake of riches and honor”. He or she follows the marvelous Book of Mormon example in which “the preacher was no better than the hearer, neither was the teacher any better than the learner.” Both will always look to the Master."

Elder Dallin H. Oaks, Of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, October 1999