You Tube To Spread The Gospel

Visit http://plainvieweq.blogspot.com ! This post contains videos! I have undertaken a personal mission of myself to do all I can to spread the Gospel of Jesus Christ to the world... yes, the world. I address my mission, and the desires I have in relation to that in this video I made (posted below) and I pray that I will be able to represent the Faith the way the Lord would have me do. If you wish to see the video commentaries, similar to the ones I will post below my intro video, please do so by visiting ****************************************************** Lubbock Texas Stake Announcements: Thursday, May 20th 2010: 6:00pm Stake President Interviews @ Stake Center Thursday, May 20th 2010: 7:00pm YW Camp Meet. Adult Leaders Sunday, May 23rd 2010: *High Council Speaker* Sunday, May 23rd 2010: 6:00am Stake Presidency @ Stake Center Sunday, May 23rd 2010: 7:00am Elders-HP Interviews @ Stake Center Sunday, May 23rd 2010: 7:45am Branch Missionary Correlation Sunday, May 23rd, 2010: 8:30am Branch Council Sunday, May 23rd, 2010: 9:00am Stk. Pres. Coun. Sunday, May 23rd, 2010: 7:00pm Seminary Graduation @ Stake Center Monday, May 24th, 2010: Family Home Evening; For F.H.E. Ideas, visit LDS Living Magazine online @ www.ldsliving.com Thursday, May 27th, 2010: 6:00pm Stake President Interviews @ Stake Center Friday, May 28th, 2010: YW / RS Dinner (Time Unset) Sunday, May 30th, 2010: BYC Monday, May 31st, 2010: *Memorial Day* Family Home Evening; For F.H.E. Ideas, visit LDS Living Magazine online @ www.ldsliving.com ****************************************************** Bishop Keith B. McMullin, Second Counselor in the Presiding Bishopric at the 180th annual General Conference, said the following: "Duty does not require perfection, but it does require diligence. It is not simply what is legal; it is what is virtuous." "For those who eschew evil and live good lives, who strive for a brighter day and keep the commandments of God, things can get better and better even in the face of tragedy. The Savior showed us the way. From Gethsemane, the cross, and the tomb, He rose triumphant, bringing life and hope to us all. He bids us, 'Come, follow me.'" "President Thomas S. Monson has counseled: 'If we are to walk with head held high, we must make our contribution to life. If we are to fulfill our destiny and return to live with our Father in Heaven, we must keep His commandments and pattern our lives after the Savior. By so doing, we will not only achieve our goal of eternal life, but we will also leave the world richer and better than it would have been had we not lived and performed our duties.'" **See this talk, and the many others that were given at the 180th Annual General Conference by visiting the Church's General Conference Beta Page @ https://beta.lds.org/general-conference?locale=eng (Just copy and paste the above html into your browser address bar)

Using All The Resources We Can

 Brethren, it wasn't a year or two ago when I started to look for other means for a "Primary" E-Mail account that had filters and well intentioned settings that would be ideal for someone like myself that had standards which differed from the world, and essentially were higher than those which the world deemed acceptable. There are a plethora of E-Mail offers out there, and nearly all of the ones that are offered today are free. Not bad right? Perhaps not bad, but the offers of the world as we see more and more in this day and age are all short of ideal for the standards of traditional Christian believers and also the liking of the Latter-Day Saints.

We live in a world of technological fancy, with informational advances that would be topics of science fiction and never truly taken seriously if we attempted to relay and try to explain life as it is lived today using technology, in the dawn of the twentieth century. With all these possibilities, is it any wonder that we are under constant attack by our adversary whom Nephi called "the enemy of my soul." (See 2 Nephi 4:28)

The good news, is I found a reputable, infused with good standards, wholesome and family oriented place to set up an E-Mail account that I could trust. In all my dealings with Deseret Bookstore, I finally paid attention to some of their ads on the side which mentioned a E-Mail site, which also had a magazine and was ideal for people whom had it with the days of AOL, YAHOO or MSN. They are called LDS LIVING MAGAZINE.

Their website is http://www.ldsliving.com , and I have had the greatest pleasure of using their free E-Mail service to help filter out (In my experience) better than any other E-Mail company had prior, all the junk and garbage that seemed to still get to my inbox when I used other E-Mail companies. Long story short, I can affirm to you their dedication to protecting you from the trash that (earlier referred to as) "the enemy of our souls" wishes to land in our inbox.

Many General Authorities have cautioned us about the war that Satan has been waging on us continually in trying to make us stumble upon habits that will destroy our souls. It was Elder Jeffrey R. Holland of the Quorum of The Twelve Apostles at this past conference (The 180th Annual Conference) who said,

"Most days we all find ourselves assaulted by immoral messages of some kind flooding in on us from every angle. The darker sides of the movie, television, and music industry step further and further into offensive language and sexual misconduct. Tragically, the same computer and Internet service that allows me to do my family history and prepare those names for temple work could, without filters and controls, allow my children or grandchildren access to a global cesspool of perceptions that could blast a crater in their brains forever."

As Elder Holland does, his ability to express with vivid detail, the concerning aspects of "this" problem (We shall define the word 'this' in that sentence to any action of negative opportunity Satan tries to use on us) he brings to light the ever greater need, for more awareness and even greater caution to uphold ourselves against the spiritual onslaught Satan fires at us... and the worst part of it all, is that this onslaught is a never ending one. He doesn't rest in his attempts to destroy us. 

Elder Holland also said concerning Satans desperate attempt to trip us up at any location, time or place, the following,

"And just to make sure that temptation is ever more accessible, the adversary is busy extending his coverage, as they say in the industry, to cell phones, video games, and MP3 players."

If you find yourself heading for a change of venue, and are possibly wanting to set up a new E-Mail account with a tad more confidence under your belt that you have the slight edge over those whom Satan employs to destroy our souls, I'd gladly endorse LDSLiving and the E-Mail they offer. If not for you, perhaps maybe that teenager, or pre-teen who wishes to get their own E-Mail account; Take confidence in knowing that LDSLiving is there for you.

In this great war that Satan has declared against us, and the precious Spirits of our children, let us not only use filters, parental controls, scriptures, gospel principles, teachings of the prophets and several tools alike those just named, but let us take a firm and confident stand in the means that good people inspired of God of created in "Using All The Resources We Can" to beat back the adversary. May the Lord bless us all in this work of protecting ourselves, and the precious spirits of those we are responsible for, and guide us in all we do. That is my prayer, and the reason I wrote this blogging entry...In the name of Jesus Christ, Amen.

Family Search News

Brethren, handed to me after church was a neat bit of information that was not able to be included in the Branch Bulletin, but is of sufficient significance that I felt it important to share this with you:

FamilySearch released 300 Million new indexed records on April 28th, 2010. To see a list of the collections go to:

http://fsbeta.familysearch.org/s/collection/list

To search the records, go to

http://beta.familysearch.org

May the Lord bless us in continuing to be diligent in the searching out of our kindred dead, and getting their temple work prepared and done to share the blessings of the great plan of Happiness with all of our Heavenly Fathers children.



************* Lubbock Texas Stake Announcements:*****************
Monday, May 10th 2010: Family Home Evening; For F.H.E. Ideas, visit LDS Living Magazine online @ www.ldsliving.com

Thursday, May 13th 2010: 6:00pm Stake Presidency
Thursday, May 13th 2010: 7:00pm Bishopric Training
Saturday, May 15th 2010: 5:30pm Stake Youth Com. @ Stake Center

Saturday, May 15th 2010: 6:30pm Multi-Stake Dance @ Stake Center

Sunday, May 16th 2010: 6:00am Stake Presidency
Sunday, May 16th 2010: 7:00am High Council
Sunday, May 16th 2010: 7:45am Branch Missionary Correlation
Sunday, May 16th 2010: 8:30am P.E.C Meeting
Sunday, May 16th 2010: 6:00pm Stake Missionary Correlation @ Stake Center

Monday, May 17th 2010: Family Home Evening; For F.H.E. Ideas, visit LDS Living Magazine online @ www.ldsliving.com

Thursday, May 20th 2010: 6:00pm Stake President Interviews @ Stake Center
Thursday, May 20th 2010: 7:00pm YW Camp Meet. Adult Leaders

Sunday, May 23rd 2010: *High Council Speaker*
Sunday, May 23rd 2010: 6:00am Stake Presidency @ Stake Center
Sunday, May 23rd 2010: 7:00am Elders-HP Interviews @ Stake Center
Sunday, May 23rd 2010: 7:45am Branch Missionary Correlation
Sunday, May 23rd, 2010: 8:30am Branch Council
Sunday, May 23rd, 2010: 9:00am Stk. Pres. Coun.
Sunday, May 23rd, 2010: 7:00pm Seminary Graduation @ Stake Center

Monday, May 24th, 2010: Family Home Evening; For F.H.E. Ideas, visit LDS Living Magazine online @ www.ldsliving.com

Thursday, May 27th, 2010: 6:00pm Stake President Interviews @ Stake Center

Friday, May 28th, 2010: YW / RS Dinner (Time Unset)

Sunday, May 30th, 2010: BYC

Monday, May 31st, 2010: *Memorial Day* Family Home Evening; For F.H.E. Ideas, visit LDS Living Magazine online @ www.ldsliving.com ******************************************************

Bishop Keith B. McMullin, Second Counselor in the Presiding Bishopric at the 180th annual General Conference, said the following:

"Duty does not require perfection, but it does require diligence. It is not simply what is legal; it is what is virtuous."

"For those who eschew evil and live good lives, who strive for a brighter day and keep the commandments of God, things can get better and better even in the face of tragedy. The Savior showed us the way. From Gethsemane, the cross, and the tomb, He rose triumphant, bringing life and hope to us all. He bids us, 'Come, follow me.'"

"President Thomas S. Monson has counseled: 'If we are to walk with head held high, we must make our contribution to life. If we are to fulfill our destiny and return to live with our Father in Heaven, we must keep His commandments and pattern our lives after the Savior. By so doing, we will not only achieve our goal of eternal life, but we will also leave the world richer and better than it would have been had we not lived and performed our duties.'"

**See this talk, and the many others that were given at the 180th Annual General Conference by visiting the Church's General Conference Beta Page by clicking the link below:

General Conference Website

The Construction of the Kyiv Ukraine LDS Temple

Visit http://plainvieweq.blogspot.com ! This post contains videos!

Brethren, as it has been an un-official  trend of this blog, if I find videos that I think are inspirational or worth spiritual understanding, I post them here for all to see. My friend Seth Adam Smith has made another great Temple video of "The Construction of the Kyiv Ukraine LDS Temple" and I wish you all to view it. I hope it brings the Spirit as powerfully to you as it did to me. Enjoy!

Thanks To Seth Adam Smith For Video! For More Of His Moving And Powerful Videos, Visit his YouTube Channel At http://www.youtube.com/user/SethAdamSmith



As of April 2010, the exterior of the Kyiv Ukraine Temple is finished, and landscaping and fence installation are underway.

On Saturday, September 19, 2009, about 680 members of the Kyiv Ukraine Stake, outlying mission branches, and their friends gathered to witness the raising of Moroni atop the spire of the Kyiv Ukraine Temple. This event marks a major milestone in the construction of the temple, which is expected to be dedicated in late summer of 2010.

Nearly nine years since its announcement, ground was broken for the temple on Saturday, June 23, 2007, coinciding with the 97th birthday of President Gordon B. Hinckley. The event was indeed a fitting tribute to this inspired leader, whose program for accelerated temple construction worldwide paved the way for this temple in Ukraine.

Though only recently introduced in 1991, the Church has grown steadily in this eastern European nation. At 8,500 members strong, the Church in Ukraine reached a milestone on May 30, 2004, when Elder Russell M. Nelson of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles organized the first stake of seven wards in Kyiv. Elder Nelson blessed members to love their neighbors as Christ that many more stakes might be organized. He also encouraged them in their family history work in preparation for the temple.

New Inspirational Temple Video

Visit http://plainvieweq.blogspot.com ! This post contains videos!

Many of the brethren who follow this blog will tell you that I have frequently landed some spiritually significant videos that have been a treasure and a great blessing to be able to view. These videos have helped stir me up in some of the most covetous spiritual moments of significance that I personally have sought after when I was feeling "down" or "depressed". I likewise have been informed of the momentous effect that they have had on those whom have made it habit to watch them on the blog after the suggestion has been made here, on our wonderful blog. A Brother in the Lord, and a significant man in the making of these videos, named Seth Adam Smith, has made it a great task of his to produce these for the benefit of both member and non-member, and who has been featured on Meridian Magazine as well as one other location has outdone himself here on this following video, which is a video about The Vancouver British Columbia Temple. This video is now featured on a site we have had a link on our Plainview Branch links (Recommended Initially By Brother Randall Guinn also of the Plainview Branch) and that site is http://www.ldschurchtemples.com/ . Below, I have embedded the video for your pleasure, and I hope you all love this video as much as both Brother Randall Guinn and I both do! To see more of other great videos on a wide variety of Gospel Topics, visit Brother Seth Adam Smith's personal YouTube channel at http://www.youtube.com/user/SethAdamSmith. May the Lord continue to guide and direct us all in this great work of spreading the Gospel!