There was a holiday this week so the Public Library was closed on P-Day. Thus no e-mail this week. The holiday was Jan 6th - Epiphany - Día de los Tres Reyes Magos(Three Kings Day). Check the website for a more complete list of Holidays available through the calendar tab. Now for those who only follow by email the following slide show was added to the blog. http://s264.photobucket.com/albums/ii162/jlbryanx2/Provo%20MTC/?albumview=slideshow. (Click to View) Additional slide shows and picture postings will be added to the website and here on the blog so please check back often.
JLB
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Puerto Rico, San Juan - Mission
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Mark 1:4 and 9
4 John did baptize in the wilderness, and preach the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins.
9 And it came to pass in those days, that Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee, and was baptized of John in Jordan.
Christ was not baptized for the remission of sins because he had none. But, as Nephi recounts, he was baptized for the following reasons:
(1) As a token of humility before the Father;
(2) As a covenant that he would keep the commandments;
(3) As a prelude to receiving the gift of the Holy Ghost;
(4) To gain entrance to and be saved in the kingdom of God, for no one, not even the Son of God, can so obtain without baptism; and
(5) As a pattern and an example for all men, and so that he could say: “Follow thou me” and also, “He that is baptized in my name, to him will the Father give the Holy Ghost, like unto me; wherefore, follow me, and do the things which ye have seen me do.” (See 2 Ne. 31:5–12.)
Bruce R. McConkie, “A Man Called John,” New Era, May 1984, 4
Thursday, January 7, 2010
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