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from the Book of Mormon Student Manual about the tree of life and the fruit thereof: The Tree of Life as a Symbol of Jesus Christ and His Atonement • Elder Jeffrey R. Holland of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles taught that the tree of life represents the the Savior and His Atonement: “The Spirit made explicit that the Tree of Life and its precious fruit are symbols of Christ’s redemption” (Christ and the New Covenant: The Messianic Message of the Book of Mormon [1997], 160). Elder Neal A. Maxwell (1926–2004) of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles further emphasized that partaking of the love of God means partaking of the blessings of the Atonement. The tree of life is a symbol of God’s love and Christ’s Atonement: “The tree of life ... is the love of God (see 1 Nephi 11:25). The love of God for His children is most profoundly expressed in His gift of Jesus as our Redeemer: ‘God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son’ ( John 3:16). To partake of the love of God is to partake of Jesus’ Atonement and the emancipations and joys which it can bring” (in Conference Report, Oct. 1999, 6; or Ensign, Nov. 1999,

howdy all.... this has been playing on my mind for a bit. My son had recently turned 7 and coming up to the age of baptism. He's a great kid, and he and his sister go to church with me 2 out of ever 3 Sundays. (so they spend the majority of their Gospel experience with me in my ward although they live with their mother during the week) Seems pretty straight forward, however my son has a learning disability and is a bit slower to comprehend things. I've been reading to the kids when i have them, out of the Book of Mormon stories book and been trying to talk to my son about and encouraging him regarding baptism as often as possible. I asked his mother, when she picked them up today, what, if anything, she has been doing to encourage him. She was like " we will see, he's not as into it as much as his sister". She's remarried and i'm not entirely sure if she is active anymore. She has stopped wearing her temple garments. I'm just wondering how i can help my son make the right choices and want to be baptized given his disability and possibly some opposition from his mother. I don't want to be held accountable for not teaching him the truth and doing whats right but more so i want him to have the full blessings of the Gospel. So any advice would be greatly appreciated from anyone who has experienced something similar.

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hello and welcome :)

i was under the assumption that a sealing cancellation could only come by by authority of the First Presidency. The Bishops may start the process but ultimately the First Presidency make the call on it. My advice, just be truthful and factual without malice or judgment.

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g'day and welcome (sorta- lurking is a fun thing to do )

g'day mate, watch out for the susie character... she'll entice you into conversations around how SA are the best rugby nation in the world etc although they bombed out worse than us aussie @ the WC sharing the love susie he he he

g'day and welcome to the forums

welcome and hope that you enjoy the site

welcome to the site and the Church.

g'day and welcome and hope you enjoy the site.

can i digitally be there somehow?

welcome to the gospel and to the site. May they both be a place of comfort for you.

welcome and enjoy the site

i sent you a pm, and you definately have my prayers for you.

Well i've been going to institute every week recently and the teacher is my brother-in-law's Stake President. He pulled me aside after last week and talked to me about things. Some of the activity that my brother in law was doing was highly illegal and the Stake President said that they were going to come down pretty hard on him for what he has done illegally and for his part in my marriage. He was too emotionally involved and let his emotions override what he should have done. So he is handling that at the moment. i can forgive him for it because i can see why he acted how he did but and i'll leave it at that.

well my oldest is 4 years old today. My wife said i could come to the birthday party she is having with her family but i declined and took my son out for lunch. I don't feel comfortable around her brother and his wife and her mother. I can't sit in a room with people who have made a wrong judgment and will sit there and continue judging me and making me feel uncomfortable. And i'm certain they will just go to town and won't be able to control themselves. my oldest is also mildly autistic and i know he is suffering and i can feel he knows that things aren't right. my daughter who is 2.5 cries everytime i drop her off home on a Sunday. they know its not right and that hurts me more than anything but i'm dealing with the pain and hurt by studying the scriptures and being the best me i can.

Thank you lost. One thing more than anything in the world I want is the opportunity to inherit God's Kingdom and I can't do that without the Atonement. I'm prepared to make changes in my life to allow for the Spirit to be with me again. I'm having a hard time with other people accepting that they need to change as well but it's something I'm working on as I can't make people change and want to apply the Atonement in their lives. I will be able to find peace soon I feel.

so i shouldn't have added her as a friend? lol

well i thought i would give another update. I've been waiting for a disciplinary council to be held and fully expected one. I got a call from Bishop about a week ago and after consulting with the Stake President they have decided that there will be no council held as the nature of what i did did not warrant one. i miss the temple dearly and have been going to institute to fill in my nights and due to it being held at the Stake Centre where the temple is, i see it every week and I miss not being able to go inside. Thanx for all the support and well wishes from all. I'm thankful for the Atonement and its power to heal the sick, both physically and spiritually. Cheers sleep

so good to be back..... i only visit this site, facebook and lds.org and maybe sometimes youtube so i've had withdrawls

hey Kreative.... hit me up for a chat. i need your chat just as much as you may need mine at the moment

welcome and hope you enjoy your stay

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