Gods Everlasting Love & Message for Rob and Co

Me and Katie had the opportunity to go to a unique concert the other night. It was the premiere performance for God's Everlasting Love which is part of the Sacred Music Series. Elder David A. Bednar wrote the words for the song. He came to the concert last night and it was AMAZING!! here are the words. they were in the program they gave us. (ps Katie Typed this up and I copied it from her blog. I'm such a cheater :)"

PRELUDE – INVOCATION

I.
God’s everlasting love:
We will make an earth whereon they may dwell,
and prove them to see if they will do according to the plan.
For that purpose was the earth created. For that purpose we are here.
Will our natures be transformed bringing us closer
to God the Father and His Son?
Subject to desires of the flesh, we yearn for a mighty change of heart.

Our hearts are changed by His love, God’s everlasting love.
The natural man declines – a Saint arises.
Through the Atonement of Christ the Lord,
our fallen nature is changed – bad to good, good to better.
We become new creatures through His love.

II.
As God’s love strengthens us, we act – we change.
We become agents who act, rather then objects that are acted upon.
We are strengthened to change our circumstances.

III.
I pray for strength to burst these bands. I am bound; I am weak.
With and through and by God’s love I receive strength.
I can burst these bands. I can; I will.
I pray for the strength of His love. His love changes me.

IV.
Through the power of God’s love, burdens are made light.
We are strengthened to bear burdens with ease.
Though challenges may not be removed, we are patient.
We submit cheerfully to the will of God.

V.
CONTEMPLATION: “Jesus Once of Humble Birth”

VI.
Christ invites us to come unto Him and be changed.
His yoke is easy; the burden light.
He invites us to learn of Him. he is meek and lowly in heart.

VII.
At the last supper in the upper room,
Christ spoke of comfort and peace.
Perhaps He was troubled in that moment, knowing what lay ahead.
Yet the Master reached out and offered the very blessing that
would have strengthened Him – comfort and peace.

VIII.
The great love of Christ is revealed.
He discerned the suffering of others – yet He himself was suffering.
Christ reached outward and ministered,
even as He experienced anguish and torment. He suffered the most –
yet Christ succors all of us who suffer so much less.

IX.
God’s love is the source of divine help.
His love provides strength beyond our own.
The atoning sacrifice of Christ helps us avoid and overcome the bad.
His Atonement strengthens us to do and become good.
We are changed by His everlasting love.

X.
INTROSPECTION: “I Know That My Redeemer Lives”

XI.
His love conquers all, gives us strength even unto deliverance.
We obtain the mind of Christ. We change; we grow; we become.
We receive His image in our countenance.

XII.
His love brings peace. He visits us with assurance.
Our faith grows. Our hope increases.
Our courage and determination are strengthened.
We go forth with all our might. Christ speaks peace to our souls.
The peace that passeth all understanding is our from Him –
Because of His everlasting love.

XIII.
His love conquers death. The bands of death are loosed
which bind His people. His soul is filled with mercy.
He succors His people according to their infirmities.
His love conquers all things – all anguish, all suffering,
All weakness and infirmity. All things are changed by His love.

XIV.
God’s everlasting love:
We will make an earth whereon these may dwell,
and prove them to see if they will do all things that
God shall command according to the plan.
For that purpose was the earth created.
For that purpose we are here.
Have our natures been transformed bringing us closer
to God the Father and His Son?
Subject to the desires of the flesh, we yearn for a mighty change of heart.
There is help from the Savior to change our very nature.
The Lord desires to live in us and also to empower us.
We journey in mortality to have our hearts changed.
Our hearts are changed by His love.
God’s everlasting love.

BENEDICTION – POSTLUDE

Love you all.

PS: ROBERT!!! I tried emailing you what in the world do you want and your family want for Christmas????? (LOVE AND MISS YOU GUYS how are Peter and Jeremy?)