Stake Conference Meeting

This message is in response to the previous High Council Meeting and brainstorming request by President Lustig: I strongly consider that more meetings are not the answer to the concern regarding Stake Conference attendance and or Prospective elders’ advancements. We should strongly consider President Uchtdorf last talk regarding adding more burden to members of the church. I believe that our Council is comprised of highly dedicated men with strong testimonies regarding the gospel, Our Heavenly Father, and Jesus Christ. Doing more meetings would not necessarily transfer to members increments of their testimony. For instance, let us consider the Apostle Peter, even after three years of walking with the Savior and witnessing countless miracles, he denied his Master in the most crucial moments. Why? Many have been the teachings and talks in this regards pointing out Peter’s lack of testimony during that particular time. However, after Christ’s resurrection and encounter with the Savior Peter changed and committed totally to the gospel, even to the point of literally giving his life for it.
This brother told me that he was working on Sundays and went on telling me different reasons why. I boldly told him: “brother, working on Sundays is not the answer to your problems; if you want to be blessed, you need to strive to keep the commandments”. Decades ago I used to work on Sundays. Why? Perhaps lack of testimony. It was not until I heard a Church authority expressing the importance of this commandment that made me realized the importance of