From: Horn, Vim
REGISTERTION CHANGES for 2021 Restoration Branch Family Reunion and Conference of Restorations Elders
Dear Brothers –
With participation in the reunion and the Conference of Restoration Elders being both in person and through Zoom, the following registration changes are being implemented to hopefully simplify things. Separate registrations have been created for attending the Reunion and for participating in the Elders Conference. The original Zoom registration link below is for all of the classes and worship services that are part of the reunion, except for the classes sponsored by the Women’s Council in the afternoon. A separate Zoom link will be shared for those classes in the near future. Also, a separate Zoom link will be shared with Elders who register to participate in the Elders Conference. Registration links and instruction are as follows:
For those who have already registered, you will not need to re-register. You may if you want to, but it is not necessary!
If you have not registered for the Reunion yet, please use the following revised link:
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/2021ReunionRegistration
If you are planning on participating in the classes and worship opportunities for the Reunion through Zoom, please use the following link:
Zoom Registration: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIldumvqDgjHtFJx7LltXDFpnYjfgdWLvs_
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meetings. If you are planning to participate by Zoom, please complete the Registration Form as well.
In order to participate in the 2021 Elders Conference, Elders MUST REGISTER either by using the following link, or by filling out a registration form at the Conference: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/2021EldersRegistration For those Elders participating through Zoom, you will be emailed a Zoom link once we have received your registration.
We encourage all who are able to participate in person to do so, and have made arrangements for those who can’t to be able to participate through the use of technology. The details of the 2021 Reunion/Conference are below and attached. Also attached is the Seventy Days of Devotions leading up to the Reunion/Conference which contains the themes for the week.
Restoration Branch Family Reunion & Conference of Restoration Elders
June 20-26, 2021
Waldo Ave Restoration Branch/
Center Place Restoration School
Independence, Missouri
Visit the CRE website for more information: www.eldersconference.org
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*Selah - This word is in many of the Psalms. It is thought to be like a pause to ponder on what was just read. It generally is not read with the Psalm. Prepared for the benefit of God’s people by several, on behalf of the CRE SEVENTY DAYS OF DEVOTIONS April 11–June 19, 2021 Thirty-Eight Days of Worship with Jesus: A Psalm, A Hymn, and A Prayer Thought
Day 1, April 11 Psalm 1 - Hymn: 335 "What a Strong and Happy People" - Prayer Thought: Lord, help us find true happiness through obedience to your commandments.
Day 2, April 12 Psalm 15 - Hymn: 453 "Glorious Things Are Sung of Zion" - Prayer Thought: Father, give us strength to become and maintain a standard of righteousness before Thee.
Day 3, April 13 Psalm 23 - Hymn: 425 "God of Grace and God of Glory" - Prayer Thought: Eternal Father, grant us wisdom and courage that we fail not man nor Thee.
Day 4, April 14 Psalm 128 - Hymn: 324 "Father, When In Love to Thee" - Prayer Thought: Heavenly Father, we pray that we will continually worship You in awe, and always walk willingly in Your pathways.
Day 5, April 15 Psalm 61* - Hymn: 310 "Father Hear the Prayer We Offer" - Prayer Thought: Lord, our prayer is to serve you with dedication and great purpose as did David of old.
Day 6, April 16 Psalm 119:1-16 - Hymn: 499 "A Charge to Keep I Have" - Prayer Thought: Dear Lord, may we Your people continually praise You and serve You with a willing and a glad heart.
Day 7, April 17 Psalm 84 - Hymn: 510 "Blest Be the Tie That Binds" - Prayer Thought: Dear Heavenly Father, help us learn more of Your ways that we may serve, worship and praise You in unity, harmony and love.
Day 8, April 18 Psalm 37:1-10 - Hymn: 435 "Hast Thou Heard It, O My Brother," - Prayer Thought: "Lord, help us to trust in You and commit our ways to your ways."
Day 9, April 19 Psalm 133 - Hymn: 487 "Let Us Brothers, Let Us Gladly," - Prayer Thought: "Lord, help us to have glad hearts, that we may know and serve you with all we have, in thankfulness and praise."
Day 10, April 20 Psalm 16 - Hymn: 336 "Trust and Obey" - Prayer Thought: Father, my we stand firmly in trust and obedience to your commandments."2 Prepared for the benefit of God’s people by several, on behalf of the CRE
Day 11, April 21 Psalm 18 - Hymn: 20 "All Hail the Power of Jesus Name" - Prayer Thought: Lord, help us keep our focus and trust in Thee
Day 12, April 22 Psalm 19 - Hymn: 202 "Father, Bless Thy Word to All" - Prayer Thought: "Dear Lord, my we become more converted as we study Your Word."
Day 13, April 23 Psalm 30 - Hymn: 150 "O God Our Help in Ages Past" - Prayer Thought: Heavenly Father, you were a help to all those in the past and you change not. Be our helper so we may be worthy to stand in your Presence."
Day 14, April 24 Psalm 28 - Hymn: 11 "Praise Him, Praise Him" - Prayer Thought: Father, may we always praise you and give you our highest praise that belongs only to you.
Day 15, April 25 Psalm 43 - Hymn: 344 "Just As I Am" - Prayer Thought: Dear Lord, we plead with you to have mercy upon us as we come before Thee.
Day 16, April 26 Psalm 51 - Hymn:84 "Give Me Thy Heart" - Prayer Thought: Beloved Father, teach us how to love you with all our hearts.
Day 17, April 27 Psalm 118 - Hymn:477 "Blest Be Thou, O God of Israel" - Prayer Thought: Dearest Father, may our thoughts and prayers always be filled with thanksgiving and praise for your greatness.
Day 18, April 28 Psalm 24 - Hymn: 341 "Lift Up Your Heads" - Prayer Thought: Oh Gracious Father, we long for and wait for your return. May we be worthy to stand in Your Holy Place.
Day 19, April 29 Psalm 2 - Hymn: 346 "The Old Rugged Cross" - Prayer Thought: Dear God, help us to be firm in our faith and belief even though the world and its leaders my mock you. We know You will be victorious.
Day 20, April 30 Psalm 8 - Hymn:3 "Great and Marvelous are Thy Works" - Prayer Thought: Holy father, How great Thou art! May we rejoice in your greatness and humble ourselves before Thee.
Day 21, May 1 Psalm 29 - Hymn: 486 "Hark, the Voice of God is Calling" - Prayer Thought: Father, may we seek humility as we give praise, honor and glory unto Thee and listen for your voice to us.
Day 22, May 2 Psalm 93 - Hymn: 155 "The Lord, Jehovah Reigns" - Prayer Thought: O Lord, our God, may we remember that it is You who reigns, and we who serve.3 Prepared for the benefit of God’s people by several, on behalf of the CRE
Day 23, May 3 Psalm 32 - Hymn: 327 "Here We Have Come, Dear Lord to Thee" - Prayer Thought: Lord, our Lord, we come in sincerity seeking forgiveness for our shortcomings.
Day 24, May 4 Psalm 46 - Hymn: 480 "God of Our Fathers" - Prayer Thought: O Precious Father, as we look for the coming of Thy Kingdom, may we trust You with our all.
Day 25, May 5 Psalm 90 - Hymn: 475 "A Mighty Fortress is Our God" - Prayer Thought: Dearly Beloved Father, though the world war against us, we know with complete assurance that Thou Art Our God."
Day 26, May 6 Psalm 78 - Hymn: 92 "Redeemer of Israel" - Prayer Thought: Father in Heaven, for all your love, grace, and mercy, we thank and praise your Holy Name.
Day 27, May 7 Psalm 95 - Hymn: 9 "Praise Ye the Lord" - Prayer Thought: Almighty God, may we be people who praise You, at least as much as we ask of You.
Day 28, May 8 Psalm 121 - Hymn: 409 "BeWith Me Lord" - Prayer Thought: Eternal Father, as we look to Thee and look up to Thee, may we be comforted in knowing that You are always looking to us.
Day 29, May 9 Psalm 57 - Hymn: 373 "I Am Trusting Thee" - Prayer Thought: Holy Father, help us be strong to trust in Thee not only in word, but deed.
Day 30, May 10 Psalm 96 - Hymn: 21 "O Worship the King" - Prayer Thought: Our Father Who art in Heaven, help us to learn how to worship you in the beauty of holiness that the glory be Thine.
Day 31, May 11 Psalm 100 - Hymn: 199 "Wonderful Words of Life" - Prayer Thought: Holy Father, minister unto each one of your sons and daughters that we, in turn, may minister unto You in service, praise and thanksgiving.
Day 32, May 12 Psalm 63 - Hymn: 367 " With a Steadfast faith" - Prayer Thought: O Father, thank you that we have a God we can trust.
Day 33, May 13 Psalm 105 - Hymn: 320 "Eternal Father, Strong to Save" - Prayer Thought: Dearest God and Father, we are indebted unto Thee for being our faithful champion.
Day 34, May 14 Psalm116 - Hymn: 400 "Tenderly, Tenderly" - Prayer Thought: O Lord, our God, gladly we join in the triumphant song which assures us of your constant presence.4 Prepared for the benefit of God’s people by several, on behalf of the CRE
Day 35, May 15 Psalm 106 - Hymn: 43 "Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing" - Prayer Thought: O God, our God, may we ever praise Thee and be thankful for your patience and long suffering with us.
Day 36, May 16 Psalm 150 - Hymn: 2 "Praise the Lord with Songs of Gladness" - Prayer Thought: Father, may our lives be full of your praise.
Day 37, May 17 Psalm 139 - Hymn: 383 "God is So good to Me" - Prayer Thought: Dear God, how can we ever say thanks for all your watchful care and protection throughout our lives?
Day 38, May 18 Psalm 148 - Hymn: 221 "The Spirit of God Like Fire is Burning" - Prayer Thought: Our God and Our Father, As your latter day glory begins to come forth, may we with all our beings sing HOSANNAH, HOSANNAH TO GOD AND THE LAMB! LET GLORY TO THEM IN THE HIGHEST BE GIVEN. HENCEFORTH AND FOREVER! AMEN AND AMEN!
Thirty-Two Days of Preparation for the 2021 Restoration Branch Family Reunion & Conference of Restoration Elders Standing on the Promises of God—It Is Yet Day When All Can Work Doctrine and Covenants 140:5c and 142:5a In these times, as in all times, we must never lose sight that His word and promises will not fail, for the foundation of the Lord standeth sure. Our hope, is grounded on our trust in the Lord and His promises. Our response must be to address our individual and collective spiritual condition. We must allow His Holy Spirit to prepare and perfect us that the cause of Zion might be realized, being a people of one heart and one mind, His mind. Saints, the hastening of time is upon us. While our hopes may be shaken, and the realization of goals of the Church seem distant, the promise that the accomplishment of them is closer than we recognize is reassuring and should encourage us to respond. It is yet day when all can work. Below are the daily themes for the reunion/conference week. Each day will focus on a promise from God and our corresponding response or reaction to that promise. The bold non-italicized portions in the scriptures represent God’s promise, the bold italicized portions reflect our response to his promise God Promises that He Will Be With You –
Day 39, May 19 I Will Be With You —Joshua 1:9 Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed; for the Lord thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest.
Day 40, May 20 I Will Be With You —D&C 122:17b Let nothing separate you from each other and the work whereunto you have been called; and I will be with you by my Spirit and presence of power unto the end.
Day 41, May 21 I Will Be With You —D&C 105:7c …go ye, and I will be with you, and in whatsoever place ye shall proclaim my name, an effectual door shall be opened unto you, that they may receive my word;5 Prepared for the benefit of God’s people by several, on behalf of the CRE God Promises that He Will Deliver You –
Day 42, May 22 I Will Deliver You —Psalm 34:17-19 The righteous cry, and the Lord heareth, and delivereth them out of all their troubles. The Lord is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart; and saveth such as be of a contrite spirit. Many are the afflictions of the righteous; but the Lord delivereth him out of them all.
Day 43, May 23 I Will Deliver You —2 Kings 37-39 The statutes…ordinances…law…and the commandment, which he wrote for you, ye shall observe to do forevermore;…And the covenant that I have made with you ye shall not forget; neither shall ye fear other gods. But the Lord your God ye shall fear; and he shall deliver you out of the hand of all your enemies.
Day 44, May 24 I Will Deliver You —Mosiah 11:65 …so great was their faith and their patience, that the voice of the Lord came unto them again, saying, Be of good comfort, for on the morrow I will deliver you out of bondage.
Day 45, May 25 I Will Deliver You —Deuteronomy 31:6 Be strong and of a good courage, fear not, nor be afraid of them; for the Lord thy God, he it is that doth go with thee; he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee.
Day 46, May 26 I Will Deliver You —3 Nephi 2:77-78 May the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, protect this people in righteousness, so long as they shall call on the name of their God for protection.
Day 47, May 27 I Will Deliver You —Mosiah 5:52 If ye will turn to the Lord with full purpose of heart…put your trust in him, and serve him with all diligence of mind; if ye do this, he will, according to his own will and pleasure, deliver you out of bondage. God Promises that He Will Be Your Strength –
Day 48, May 28 I Will Be Your Strength —Alma 26:131-132 Therefore we did pour out our souls in prayer to God, that he would strengthen us and deliver us out of the hands of our enemies; yea, and also give us strength, that we might retain our cities, and our lands, and our possessions, for the support of our people. Yea, and it came to pass that the Lord our God did visit us with assurances, that he would deliver us; yea, insomuch that he did speak peace to our souls, and did grant unto us great faith, and did cause us that we should hope for our deliverance in him;
Day 49, May 29 I Will Be Your Strength —Mosiah 11:64 Yea, the Lord did strengthen them that they could bear up their burdens with ease, and they did submit cheerfully and with patience to all the will of the Lord.
Day 50, May 30 I Will Be Your Strength —Alma 14:92 Yea, I know that I am nothing; as to my strength, I am weak; therefore I will not boast of myself, but I will boast of my God; for in his strength I can do all things; yea, behold, many mighty miracles we have wrought in this land, for which we will praise his name for ever.
Day 51, May 31 I Will Be Your Strength —Psalms 28:7-8 The Lord is my strength and my shield; my heart trusted in him, and I am helped; therefore my heart greatly rejoiceth; and with my song will I praise him. The Lord is their strength, and he is the saving strength of his anointed. God Promises that He Will Answer You –
Day 52, June 1 I Will Answer You —2 Chronicles 7:12-15 If my people which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven...
Day 53, June 2 I Will Answer You —D&C 105:5a Be thou humble, and the Lord thy God shall lead thee by the hand, and give thee answer to thy prayers. I know thy heart, and have heard thy prayers concerning thy brethren.6 Prepared for the benefit of God’s people by several, on behalf of the CRE
Day 54, June 3 I Will Answer You —Isaiah 30:19 For the people shall dwell in Zion at Jerusalem; thou shalt weep no more; he will be very gracious unto thee at the voice of thy cry; when he shall hear it, he will answer thee.
Day 55, June 4 I Will Answer You —Matthew 18:19 Again, I say unto you, that if two of you shall agree on earth as touching any thing that they shall ask, that they may not ask amiss, it shall be done for them of my Father which is in heaven.
Day 56, June 5 I Will Answer You —Matthew 7:12-13 Say unto them, Ask of God; ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you. For every one that asketh, receiveth; and he that seeketh, findeth; and unto him that knocketh, it shall be opened. God Promises that He Will Provide for You –
Day 57, June 6 I Will Provide For You —Luke 12:24-34 Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat; neither for the body, what ye shall put on…why take ye thought for the rest?…If then God so clothe the grass, which is today in the field, and tomorrow is cast in the oven; how much more will he provide for you, if ye are not of little faith?…
Day 58, June 7 I Will Provide For You —D&C 101:2b-g I, the Lord, stretched out the heavens, and builded the earth as a very handy work; and all things therein are mine; and it is my purpose to provide for my saints, for all things are mine; but it must needs be done in mine own way; and, behold, this is the way, that I, the Lord, have decreed to provide for my saints; that the poor shall be exalted, in that the rich are made low; for the earth is full, and there is enough and to spare; yea, I prepared all things, and have given unto the children of men to be agents unto themselves…
Day 59, June 8 I Will Provide For You —Corinthians 9:6-8 He which soweth sparingly shall reap also sparingly; and he which soweth bountifully shall reap also bountifully. Every man according as he purposeth in his heart, so let him give; not grudgingly, or of necessity; for God loveth a cheerful giver. And God is able to make all grace abound toward you; that ye, always having all sufficiency in all things, may abound to every good work;
Day 60, June 9 I Will Provide For You —1 Nephi 5:50-63 …great were the blessings of the Lord upon us...And thus we see that the commandments of God must be fulfilled. And if it so be that the children of men keep the commandments of God, he doth nourish them, and strengthen them, and provide means whereby they can accomplish the thing which he has commanded them…
Day 61, June 10 I Will Provide For You —Luke 12:33-34 And ye are sent unto them to be their ministers…Therefore seek ye to bring forth the kingdom of God, and all these things shall be added unto you. (See also Matthew 6:26-28, 36-39) God Promises that He Will Give You Peace –
Day 62, June 11 I Will Give You Peace —Philippians 4:4-7 Rejoice in the Lord always… The Lord is at hand. Be afflicted for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God. And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.
Day 63, June 12 I Will Give You Peace —Colossians 3:12-17 Put on therefore, as the elect…bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, long-suffering; Forbearing one another, and forgiving one another…as Christ forgave you, so also do ye. And above all these things put on charity, which is the bond of perfectness. And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to the which also ye are called in one body; and be ye thankful. Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.7 Prepared for the benefit of God’s people by several, on behalf of the CRE
Day 64, June 13 I Will Give You Peace —Psalms 85:7-10 Show us thy mercy, O Lord, and grant us thy salvation. I will hear what God the Lord will speak; for he will speak peace unto his people, and to his saints; but let them not turn again to folly. Surely his salvation is nigh them that fear him;
Day 65, June 14 I Will Give You Peace —Romans14:17-19 For the kingdom of God is not meat and drink; but righteousness, and peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost. For he that in these things serveth Christ is acceptable to God, and approved of men. Let us therefore follow after the things which make for peace… God Promises that He Will Always Love You –
Day 66, June 15 I Will Always Love You —Deuteronomy 7:6-13 The Lord did not set his love upon you, nor choose you, because ye were more in number than any people; for ye were the fewest of all people; But because the Lord loved you, and because he would keep the oath which he had sworn unto your fathers…Thou shalt therefore keep the commandments, and the statutes, and the judgments, which I command thee this day, to do them. Wherefore it shall come to pass, if ye hearken to these judgments, and keep and do them, that the Lord thy God shall keep unto thee the covenant and the mercy which he sware unto thy fathers; And he will love thee, and bless thee, and multiply thee;
Day 67, June 16 I Will Always Love You —John 14:20-21 …He that hath my commandments, and keepeth them, he it is that loveth me; and he that loveth me shall be loved of my Father, and I will love him, and will manifest myself to him.
Day 68, June 17 I Will Always Love You —1 John 3:1-2 Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons of God…Beloved, now are we the sons of God…when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is.
Day 69, June 18 I Will Always Love You —I John 4:7-12 Beloved, let us love one another; for love is of God; and everyone that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God. He that loveth not, knoweth not God; for God is love. In this was manifested the love of God toward us, because that God sent his only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through him. Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his son to be the propitiation for our sins. Beloved, if God so loved us, we ought also to love one another… If we love one another, God dwelleth in us, and his love is perfected in us.
Day 70, June 19 I Will Always Love You —I John 4:16-19 And we have known and believed the love that God hath to us. God is love; and he that dwelleth in love dwelleth in God, and God in him…We love him, because he first loved us
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