A new temple presidency greeted us today. Cecil Samuelsen and his wife Sharon are our new President and Matron of the Salt Lake Temple. I look forward to learning from them. Today in our prayer meeting Sister Gardner shared the story of Saul being chosen by the Lord to be King over Israel.
Samuel anointed him to be captain over the Lord's inheritance - Israel. Even though Saul was a Benjamanite, the least of the Tribes of Israel, he was:
"a choice young man, and goodly; and there was not among the children of Israel a goodlier person than he: from his shoulders and upward he was higher than any of the people." 1 Samuel 9:2
"Then Samuel took a vial of oil, and poured it upon his head, and kissed him and said, Is it not because the Lord hath anointed thee to be captain over his inheritance?
And the Spirit of the Lord will come upon thee... and thou shalt be turned into another man...(and) God gave him another heart." 1 Samuel 10:1, 6,9
This is what the Lord can do for us - he can turn us "into another man" and he can "give us another heart". I'm grateful for the atonement of Jesus Christ which enables us to become a new people with new hearts; we can be changed.
Fun day making pumpkins!
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