Incredible Devotional!

I wanted to share my notes from the Tuesday (6/4) devotional from Elder Tad R. Callister.  It's all about the church and how it's the only church on earth that's exactly like the one Christ established during New Testament times

BLUEPRINT OF THE CHURCH

Tad R. Callister

(Found Completely in the New Testament)

1. Organization
• Apostles and prophets - Ephesians 2:19-20, Acts 1:22 &25
• Seventies - Luke 10:1, Article of Faith 6 (from modern revelation)
• Lay ministry - John 15:16
• Named after Christ - Various scriptures referring to the "Church of Christ"
2. Teachings
• Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ have bodies of flesh and bone - Luke 24:39, Romans 6:9
• They are 2 separate beings - Matthew 26:39 (Christ prayed to his father)
• Gospel is preached to the dead - 1 Peter 4:6
• Multiple heavens - 2 Corinthians 12:2
• Eternal marriage - 1 Corinthians 11:11, 1 Peter 3:7
3. Ordinances
• Bless, not baptize infants - Mark 10:16
• Baptism is essential for salvation - John 3:5, Acts 2:38
• Baptism by immersion - Matthew 3:16
• Baptism for the dead - 1 Corintians 15:29
• Gift of the Holy Ghost (laying on of hands) - Acts 8:17, Acts 19:6
4. Fruits of the Church
• Healthy lifestyle - 1 Corinthians 3:16
• High moral standards - 1 Timothy 2:9, Matthew 5:8, 1 Corinthians 6:19
• Happy families - Ephesians (admonition of Paul)
• Miracles/gifts of the Spirit - Gift of tongues, faith, knowledge, revelation, visions, healings
• Angels and visions - Mary, Joseph, Peter, James, John, Paul, Christ (Joseph Smith in modern day)
5. Link to Heaven
• Revelation - Acts 1:2, Mormon 9:7-9 (in the Book of Mormon)

I felt like this talk was really interesting and made me think even more about how true the church is.