Spring Garden Relief Society

08/01/2021

Can you please send prayers for Sister Martha Perez and her husband Julio , she is in the hospital on life support and there is not much hope , please pray for her 🙏😢

05/21/2020

"How was it that such important sons might rebel? Had they not been taught by the best of fathers and mothers? Mormon is telling us that there were other factors at play.
When the Nephites became prosperous, one of the unstated reasons and results was that there were more connections made with cities outside of the Zarahemla hegemony. Those cities were not believers, but were probably representative of at least as much prosperity as the Nephites, and perhaps they were even more prosperous than them.
In other words, living in a tempting world affected these sons. As prominent sons, they were in a position to benefit from the external connections, and perhaps were affected by them more strongly than others for that reason.
Parents have a responsibility to teach. Parents may honestly do their best to fulfill that responsibility. Nevertheless, agency allows children access to the ideas and temptations of the world, and can make that choice themselves, in spite of the earnest desires of their parents.
The story of the rebellion of the sons of Mosiah and Alma the younger will have a happy reconciliation with their father’s hopes and teachings, but other equally faithful parents will not see that end. For that reason, hope does not end with this life.”
Learn more in ScripturePlus > Mosiah 27:8 > Book of Mormon Minute by Brant Gardner. Art by .

05/12/2020

As Latter-day Saints, we have a covenant opportunity and obligation to carry on Mormon’s legacy. We must endure to the end in Christlike love and charity. We need to mourn with those that mourn. We need to comfort those that stand in need of comfort. We, like Alma’s people, can sing God’s praise forever and be called blessed (Mosiah 18:30).

The Waters of Mormon has a special meaning in Egyptian that teaches us something important about baptism.
“Mormon” likely comes from the Egyptian word meaning “love, desire, or wish.” This is fascinating because both the Book of Mormon’s editor and the sacred place of this first baptism are named “Mormon” and both of them are connected with love.
When Alma the Elder baptized his people, they formed a new church and entered into a covenant to have their hearts “knit together in unity and in love one towards another” (Mosiah 18:21). They covenanted to mourn with those that mourn, and comfort those that stand in need of comfort. In breaking away from the hate of King Noah and his priests, they built a new community built on LOVE in the Waters of MORMON.
The abridger of the Book of Mormon was named Mormon after this very place, and focused on love in his teachings. He repeatedly taught about charity as the pure love of Christ (Mormon 7:47-48; 8:16-17, 26).
As Latter-day Saints, we have a covenant opportunity and obligation to carry on Mormon’s legacy. We must endure to the end in Christlike love and charity. We need to mourn with those that mourn. We need to comfort those that stand in need of comfort. We, like Alma’s people, can sing God’s praise forever and be called blessed (Mosiah 18:30).
Learn more in ScripturePlus > Mosiah 18:10 > Why Did the Nephites Practice Baptism? KnoWhy 320. “At the Waters of Mormon” by and the BYU Virtual Scriptures Group.

05/10/2020

Happy Mother's Day ♥️♥️

Happy Mother’s Day to all strong, brave, and noble women. So many of the Book of Mormon’s greatest heroes and most inspiring stories were influenced by the women in the background.
Nephi’s life was saved TWICE by women pleading for his life.
Sariah taught her children in the ways of righteousness and was the matriarch of two mighty civilizations.
Lamoni’s wife bore powerful testimony by prophesying with the gift of tongues.
Abish’s boldness in declaring the truth brought many Lamanites to the gospel.
The mothers of the stripling warriors taught them faith and courage in the Lord.
This piece is entitled “And our women did bear children in the wilderness” by Jo Barber, and won an Honorable Mention in the 2019 Book of Mormon Central Art Contest.
This piece was inspired by her fascination with the women in the scriptures and portrays the wife of Nephi, whose name is unknown. In 1 Nephi 17:1-2, we learn that the women “bore children in the wilderness” and “were strong, yea, even like unto the men”. In the background, olive branches represent the “fruitful bough” that “run over the wall” spoken of by the patriarch Jacob, in a blessing to his son Joseph. The children born to this company in the Arabian wilderness, were the beginning of the fulfilment of this blessing. Compass points are also depicted, representing the liahona and the faithfulness of this woman, who journeyed into the unknown with her new husband and family, trusting in the Lord as they travelled. Her sash is coloured purple – a colour often associated with royalty, nobility and power. This represents her power and spiritual lineage as a daughter of God.
There are many more examples of women quietly making their mark on God’s story. What is your favorite story of a woman in the scriptures?

❤️ 🌷🌷

05/03/2020

Have you ever considered the Lamanite side of the story? In Mosiah 10, Zeniff explains how the Lamanites were a “ferocious and a blood-thirsty people” because they had been taught by their fathers that they were wronged by the Nephi and his posterity.
First, they were led out of Jerusalem against their will, they were wronged in the wilderness, they were wronged in their journey across the sea, they were robbed of their right to rule, and they were robbed of the sacred brass plates.
When you put it that way, the story sounds completely different. In fact, most of the Book of Mormon stories are told through the eyes of Nephites, so are we really getting the full story? How would the Book of Mormon look different if it were written by the Lamanites? We get hints of the Lamanite perspective in other places of the Book of Mormon, but the information is thin.
Regardless of how the Lamanites felt they were wronged, they clearly spent the rest of their civilization’s existence embroiled in bitterness and seeking vengeance. As BYU Professor Mark Wright said, “Laman and his many descendants spent their entire lives focused on what they lost and paid little attention to the fact that they had been blessed with infinitely more than all the riches left in Jerusalem.”
I think there are 3 things we can learn from the Lamanite traditions:
If children are taught to hate others, it is difficult to change these views.
One passionate righteous or wicked leader can start traditions that last for generations.
Often we focus so much on what other people have that we forget what we have.

Learn more in ScripturePlus > Mosiah 10:12 > Insights > KnoWhy 558
Zerahemnah by Mark Parker, submitted to the 2019 Book of Mormon Central Art Contest.

05/01/2020

Comedian Michael Jr. goes Off the Cuff at live comedy show and uses this completely improv moment as a great illustration for knowing your why and purpose in...

04/28/2020

General Conference Oneliners Sorry it’s so late! But I finally got it done. Link to download or print https://www.theideadoor.com/home-family-resources/general-conference/oneliners/april-2020_oneliner-2/