Heavens wept.
Sadness is reasonable for some causes; even in light of the Gospel.

"Jesus wept."

"Blessed are ye that weep now: for ye shall laugh."

Jesus weeping for city.

to Jews in Jerusalem: "weep for yourselves"

Talks about how happiness is a choice.

Comments on how we should exercise faith, call for the Elders, and live so as to be able to rebuke disease. Also speaks of learning to treat disease.

Peter and John heal a lame man shortly after the pentacost and testify that it was not done by their power, but by the power of Christ's name and the faith the man had in it.

Story of a soldier who was given a blessing at a critical point in his training and was healed as a result.

Savior comments that marriage is not for everyone.

"the Twelve have no right to go into Zion, or any of her stakes, and there undertake to regulate the affairs thereof, where there is a standing high council"

"No standing high council has authority to go into the churches abroad and regulate the matters thereof, for this belongs to the Twelve. No standing High Council will ever be established only in Zion, or one of her stakes."

(I'm a bit uncertain as to what all of this means precisely.)

"The High Council has been expressly organized to administer in all [Zion's] spiritual affairs; and the Bishop and his council, are set over her temporal matters"

"The duty of a High Priest is to administer in spiritual and holy things, and to hold communion with God; but not to exercise monarchial government, or to appoint meetings for the Elders without their consent. And again, it is the High Priests' duty to be better qualified to teach principles and doctrines, than the Elders"

The Holy Ghost is part of the godhead in which we believe.

Sent by the Father in Christ's name.
"comforter"

Sent by Christ from the Father.
"Spirit of Truth"
Shall testify of Christ.

Will show things to come.
Will guide in all truth.
Will glorify Christ.
Would not come (as Gift) until after Christ's Death.

While seeking the brass plates, Nephi is guided by the spirit and commanded to kill Laban.

Elders Quorum President shouldn't do others' home teaching. Isn't really home teaching.

Per the Church Handbook of Instructions, 1998, Book 2: Priesthood and Auxiliary Leaders, p. 168 and “Priesthood Perspectives,” Ensign, Aug 1998, verse 53 is the foundation of the home teaching program.
"watch over the church always, and be with and strengthen them"
"see that there is no iniquity in the church, neither hardness with each other, neither lying, backbiting, nor evil speaking"
"They are ... to warn, expound, exhort, and teach, and invite all to come unto Christ."
These verses also make clear that it is teachers, priests, and Melchizedek Priesthood holders who are home teachers.

1.) Comments for the home teacher.
2.) Home teachers are the bishop's representatives.
Encourages bishops and other leaders to relay messages to families via the home teachers. Notes benefits to this practice. (I would also note that the first presidency uses the home teachers to the same end and purpose.)
"assigning unreasonable workloads of six, seven, eight or more families has proven not to be ... satisfactory"
"it is wrong to assign to a quorum or a group more than the leadership is capable of controlling"
3.) The role of the home teacher with the father and family

Among other things, mentions that home teachers should be interviewed monthly (PPI's) and gives suggestions for such meetings.
"Above all, be a genuine friend to the individuals and families you teach."
President David O. McKay cited:
"Home teaching is one of our most urgent and most rewarding opportunities to nurture and inspire, to counsel and direct our Father’s children. … It is a divine service, a divine call. It is our duty as Home Teachers to carry the divine spirit into every home and heart."
Also cited by Thomas S. Monson, "Duty Calls", Ensign, May 1996

"Active home teachers should be assigned according to need, focusing first on new converts. Total coverage may not be achieved for some time."

Discusses special issues for those home teaching a single sister. Gives pertinent advice.
Offer blessings.

"There are some locations in the Church where, for a time, home teaching to every home each month may not be possible because of insufficient numbers of active priesthood brethren and various other local challenges."
Suggestions for Watching Over and Strengthening Members

Some advice for PPI's

Responsibilities of Home Teachers
-Contains a good story of a home teacher fellowshipping and watching over a widow.
Helping Home Teachers Fulfill Their Responsibilities
-Make home teachers feel welcome.
-"In times of trouble or emergency, we should call on our home teachers. They can provide a priesthood blessing if there is no Melchizedek Priesthood bearer in the home. We can help them fulfill their callings by seeking their spiritual support in times of trouble."
Home Teachers and the Head of the Household
-"Home teachers should recognize, support, and strengthen the head of the household."
-Contains a good story of how a conscientious home teacher's deferrence to a non-member father had a profound effect.
How Home Teachers Can Help the Family
-Contains a good story of a father making a special lesson request and using his home teacher to help his daughter.

How the advice of a home teacher helped a family to muster the faith to pay tithing during hard times and realize great blessings.

Among other things, mentions "Home teachers help members in times of illness, loss, loneliness, unemployment, and at times of other special needs."

A woman describes how her home teacher brought her hope when she felt hopeless.

Savior comments that marriage is not for everyone.

... prohibiting same-sex marriage.

"... marrage between a man and a woman is ordained of God."

Contains a good quote regarding the irrelevance of why people have same-gender attraction.

Early church condemnation of homosexuality.

Sodomitical practices ascribed to the gods by the Greeks, Thebans, and Eleans.

Elder Holland discusses the issue of same gender attraction.
Same gender attraction not a sin. It is homosexual sex that is a sin.

First Presidency statement requesting that members support a constitutional ammendment on the ballot stating that only marriage between a man and a woman will be valid in California.

Gay/Lesbian interests described as one of the 3 influences that are causing members to be misdirected in 1993.

Packer makes it clear that those experiencing same-sex attraction are not to be wholly disregarded, and do have special needs that require attention.

(The main thrust of the article is that it is not appropriate that special interests erode loyalty to the Lord's servants simply because they do not spend their time focusing on special interests.)

History of the practice of human sacrifice, and its general rejection by the God of the Bible.

"they consider themselves neither too exalted for his realm not too humble for his commissions."
A description of the humility of the "godlike beings" which dwell in the realm of "the God of the godlike beings".

Blessing of Hyrum Smith