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Mme Ukpep Uduot Abasi Ete mme Eka
Akwa Mbono Ɔfiɔŋ Duop 2023
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Mme Ukpep Uduot Abasi Ete mme Eka

Otode Elder Valeri V. Cordón

Eke Seventy

Ete mme eka eduk ke ebuana ye Ete eke Heaven ke ndikpeme nsɔŋ udua nditɔ mmɔ efiak enyɔŋ heaven.

Akananam nte mbufo emekama obufa nsek eyen ke ubɔk mbufo? Odu unwana emi ayamade oto kpukpru obufa nsek eyen, emende asaŋa asaŋa ediyiri kiet eke ima ekemede ndiyɔhɔ esit ete mme eka ye idara.1 Ewet ŋwet otode Mexico ekewet, “Ami mekpep nte ke obufa nsek eyen akpa anam nun ubɔk ete esie edeŋe ke ekpri ubɔk esie, enye enyene enye ke nsinsi.”2

Ete mme eka edi kiet kotu asaŋa asaŋa ifiɔk ukpep. Ete mme eka eduk ke ebuana ye Ete eke Heaven ke ndikpeme nsɔŋ udua nditɔ mmɔ efiak enyɔŋ heaven.3 Mfin emi ami nyema ndibuana ndusuk ifiɔk ukpep eke ete mme eka odude ke ŋwed Abasi ndien ntye mme odu uwem prophet ekpepde ke ndinwam nnyin ndikpɔŋ ŋkpɔ editi eke ete mme eka nnyin.

Dɔk ka ke edikoŋ Isɔŋ eke Usuŋ Ikɔ Abasi.

Ana nte nnyin idɔk ika ke edikoŋ sɔŋ eke usuŋ isɔŋ eke Usuŋ Ikɔ Abasikɔ Abasi. President Russell M. Nelson ama etiŋ: “Ufɔk emana eyom unwam eke heaven. Ete mme eka ikemeke ndinɔ nditɔ item ito ke ifiɔk mmɔ, ndik, mme ukop mbɔm.”4

Okposuk edi nte edu unam ŋkpɔ nnyin, ndaha unam ŋkpɔ ete mme eka nnyin, ye ifɔk idem nnyin ekemede ndidi eti nnɔ ndidi ete mme eka, mme ukeme emi ikemeke ndinwam nditɔ nnyin efiak enyɔŋ eka heaven. Nnyin imiyom usuŋ inɔ ata edimenere “mme uto nti ido ye… mme ukpep,”5 edu unam ŋkpɔ eke ima ye idorenyin, emi nnyin ibuanade ye nditɔ nnyin ,“ke nkŋ nkan, edisana usuŋ6 President Dallin H. Oaks okot ikɔ Abasi nte asaŋa asaŋa edu unam ŋkpɔ, eke mme edu uwem ye idorenyin ye mme ukpep. … Edu uwem ikɔ Abasi emi oto ke uduak erinyaŋa ukpɔŋ, mme mbet Abasi, ye mme ukpep ŋkpɔ mme … odu uwem prophet. Enye ada nnyin usuŋ ke usuŋ emi nnyin ikamade ufɔk emana nnyin ye ndidu mme uwem nnyin.”7

Jesus Christ odu ke ufuɔt-esit eke edu uwem eke ikɔ Abasi. Ndida edu uwem ikɔ Abasi nnɔ mme ufɔk emana nnyin edi akpan ke ndinam eti ebiet iduŋ emi nkpasip mbuɔtidem edi coride. Ndidɔk nka ke nkoŋ nkoŋ isɔŋ, President Oaks okot nnyin ete “yak inɔ ŋkpɔ ekededi eke idem mme ufɔk emana mme ukpep emi midihe ukpep ŋkpɔ eke Ufɔk Abasi Jesus Christ.”8 Mme ete mme eka, ndisime ke nkaŋ nnyin ke nditɔŋɔ edu ikɔ Abasi ekeme ndiyak andidiɔk ɔtɔŋɔ ndidori ikpat ke ufɔk nnyin mme, ke ɔdiɔkde, ke mme esit eke nditɔ nnyin.

Nte nnyin imekde edu uwen ikɔ Abasi ndidi akamba edu uwem ke ufɔk emana nnyin, ndien otode ke uteŋe eke Edisana Spirit,9 edu unam ŋkpɔ eke ete mme eka nnyin, edu nnnyin, ye mme ukpep eye kpuhɔre, asaŋa ɔfɔn, onyuŋ enyene ɔsɔŋɔ

Nam Ufɔk edi Ufuɔt ke Upkep ŋkpɔ IkɔAbasi.

President Russell M. Nelson ekpeb ete ke ufk ana edi “ufut ɔnɔ ukpep ŋkpɔ ikɔ Abasi.”10 Ntak ukpep ŋkpɔ ikɔ Abasi edi “ndinam otuŋɔ nkabare esit nnyin mbine EDte eke Heaven nnyin mme Jesus Christ nnyuŋ nwam nnyin nditie nte Mmɔ .”11 Yak nnyin ise akpan ubiɔŋ utom ita ete mme eka enyeneke nte prophet mme aposte eketiŋde emi ekemede ndinwam nnyin ndisiak akamba edu ikɔ Abasi ke mme ufɔk nnyin.

Akpa: Kpep ke Mfɔn

Ete eke Heaven ama ɔnɔ Adam item kabaŋade Jesus Christ mme ubono ŋkpɔ Esie. Enye ekpep enye ete “ekpep mme ŋkpɔ emi ke mfɔn ɔnɔ nditɔ [esie].”12 Ke mme ikɔ efen, Ete eke Heaven ama ekpep Adam ete ekpep ŋkpɔ emi ke mfɔn, ke eti esit, ndien inyeneke ndaha.13 Ikɔ Abasi ekpep nnyin ete Adam mme Eve ema ediɔŋ enyiŋ Abasi, ndien mmɔ ema enam kpukpru ŋkpɔ anwaŋa nditɔ iren mme iban mmɔ.”14

Nnyin ikpep mme nditɔ nnyin ke mfɔn kini nnyin ibiatde nti ini nnyin ye mmɔ. Nnyin ikpep udomo ŋkpɔ iduhe kini nnyin ine,mede mme akpan ibuot ikɔ utɔ nte ini ndise, ikamade mme ŋkpɔ ukpep ŋkpɔ eke Ufɔk Abasi anamde aba.15 Nnyin ikpep ke mfɔn kini nnyin ikpepde mme ŋwed Abasi ye mme nditɔ nnyin ikamade Di Tiene Mi inyuŋ iyak Spirit ndidi andikpep.

Udiana: Ndidi Uwut-ŋkpɔ Owo-mbet

Ke ŋwed John, nnyin ikot ite kini mme ediwak mme Jew ekebupde Andinyaŋa mbume kabaŋa edu Esie, Jesus ama emen ekikere mmɔ aka uwut-ŋkpɔ Esie. Enye ama ekpep, “ke Eyen ikemeke ndinam ŋkpɔ ndomo kiet ke idem esie, edi ke Enye okokut nte Ete anamde: koro ŋkpɔ ekededi enye ekenamde, oro nko ke Eyen anam.”16 Mme ete mme eka, nso ke nnyin inyene ndinam man idi uwut-ŋkpɔ inɔ nditɔ nnyin? Owo-mbet.

Nte ete mme eka , nnyin imikeme ndikpep mme akpan ŋkpɔ nte ndinim Abasi akpa kini inemede akpa mbet, edi nnyin inam iwut kini nnyin ikpɔŋde ŋkpɔ ererimbot nnyuŋ nim usen Sabbath ke edisana kpukpru udua. Nnyin ikpep ufɔn ediomi eke temple kini nnyin itiŋde ibaŋa ndutum eke ndɔ celestial, edi nnyin inam iwut kini nnyin ikponode mme ediomi nnyin, ndinam ye owo ndɔ nnyin ye ukpono.

Ɔyɔhɔ ita: Ikoot man Anam-ŋkpɔ

Mbuɔtidem ke Jesus Christ ana nte edi akpan ke uwem ikɔ ntiense nditɔ nnyin, ndien mme ikɔ ntiense emi ana edi ɔnɔ nditɔ nnyin kiet kiet otode ke eriyarade eke idem.17 Man inwam nditɔ ke ndinam ikɔ ntiense mmɔ nnyin inɔ mmɔ udɔŋ ndisin unen adimek ke ndimek sifɔn18 nnyuŋ beŋe mmɔ idem baŋa ini uwem ke usuŋ ediomi Abasi.19

Eyefɔn ndinɔ nditɔ nnyin kiet kiet ndinyime ikoot President Nelson ndida usuŋ ke ikɔ ntiense mmɔ ke Jesus Christ ye eti etop Esie—ndinam nyom enye, ndibɔk enye man enye ɔkɔri, ndinam akpanikɔ, nko idihe ndibiat ye mme nsu nsu ifiɔk eke mme owo emi minimke ke akpanikɔ.20

Nti, Mme-ete-me-eka Ofuri-ererimbot

Ete eke Heaven anam anwaŋa edisana uduak nte ete mme eka ke eriyarade emi ekenɔde Moses: “Ndien sese, “Emi edi utom ye ubɔŋ Mi—man owo akan mkpa ikpɔkidem onyuŋ enyene nsinsi uwem.”21 President Nelson ama adian, “Abasi eyenam kpukpru emi Enye edikande, ibɔhɔke afo abiat unen adimek fo, ndinwam fi ku utin usuŋ ndiwɔrɔ ke akamba ofuri edidiɔŋ nsinsi.”22

Nte ete mme eka, nnyin idi mme isuŋ utom Abasi ke ndikpeme nditɔ nnyin.23 Ana nte nnyin inyene ndinam ofuri se ikeme man inam ebiet iduŋ eke nditɔ nnyin edikopde edisana uteŋe Esie.

Ete eke Heaven akanam ikiyomke nnyin nte mme ete mme eka nditie ke mben nte mme andise, isede uwem eke spirit nditɔ nnyin nte ɔwɔrɔde edi. Yak ami mmen ifiɔk eke intentional parenting nwut ye ifiɔk-ukpeb eke idem mi. Kini ami nkedukde primary ke ekpri branch ke Guatemala, ete mme eka mi ema etɔŋɔ ndikpep mi mbaŋa ufɔn edidiɔŋ patriarch. Eka mi ama abiat ini ndibuana ifiɔk-ukpep esie ke ndibɔ edidiɔŋ patriarch. Enye ama ekpep mme ndutum esinede ke edidiɔŋ patriarch, nko enye etie ntiense abaŋa edidiɔŋ enwɔŋɔde enɔ. International parenting esie ama ɔnɔ mi udɔŋ ndinyene udɔŋ ndibɔ edidiɔŋ patriarch.

Kini ami nkedide isua 12, ete mme eka mi enwam mi ndiyom mbaŋa patriarch. E,mi ekedi akpan koro patriarch ikiduho ke district nnyin ikidude. Ami nka mbine patriarch emi okodude ke stake ke 156 kilometer (itiat 97) ɔniɔŋde ɔkpɔŋ. Ami nsu nteti kini patriarch odoride ubɔk esie ke ibuot mi ndidiɔŋ mi. Ami nkefiɔk nto ke enyene odudu edisɔŋɔ eke spirit, ke eyihe miduhe, nte ke Ete eke Heaven ama ɔfiɔk mi.

Kabaa eyen eren isua 12 otode ekpri obio, emi edide kpukpru ŋkpɔ ɔnɔ mi. Esit mi ɔwɔŋɔde ese Ete eke Heaven mike usen oro ke koro ke eka mme ete intentional parenting, ami nyesuk nkɔm mmɔ.

Eyen eka nwan Joy D. Jones akani President eke Primary, ama ekpep: Inaha nte nnyin ibet nte nkabare esit editibede nkaŋa inɔ nditɔ nnyin. Nkabare eist eke owo midotke enyin idihe ifiɔk ukpep ekle ikɔ Abasi Jesus Christ.”24 Ima nnyin ye enyene udɔŋ ikoot nnyin ekeme ndinam ukpuhɔde ke adaŋa nte nditɔ nnyin enamde ndumek mmɔ. President Nelson enehede etiŋ ete, Iduho utom efen adade aka edinen ido, intentional parenting!”25

Akpatre

Ete mme eka, ererimbot emi ɔyɔhɔ ye mme ifiɔk, edu unam ŋkpɔ, ye mme ekikere enwanade ye ekikere nditɔ nnyin. Akamba me ukpɔk ufɔk ekemen owut mbon esie kusen kusen akamade ata ufa ŋkpɔ usuan etop. “Edi ke enɔ Eyen esie,” prophet Moroni ama ekpep ete, “nte Abasi ikinamke ata eti usuŋ inim.”26

Nte nnyin idianade ye Abasi otode ke ediomi nnyuŋ nkabare ndi isuŋ utom Esie ke ndise mbaŋa nditɔ nnyin, enye eyenam uduak nnyin asana, inɔ nnyin ifiɔk ukpep, onyuŋ ɔnɔ ikoot nnyin man nditɔ nnyinedifiɔk mme ke ewe ebiet ke mmɔ edikeme ndise ke ndidahado nnɔ ke mme ndiɔi ŋkpɔ mmɔ.”27 Ke enying Jesus Chrst, amen.

Mkpri nwed

  1. See Psalm 127:3.

  2. Johnny Welch, “The Puppet,” reproduced at inspire21.com/thepuppet; see also Johnny Welch, Lo que me ha enseñado la vida (1996).

  3. This may seem like a daunting task, but as Elder Jeffrey R. Holland said, “With a Heavenly Father’s help we can leave more of a parental legacy than we suppose” (“The Hands of the Fathers,” Liahona, July 1999, 18).

  4. Russell M. Nelson, “Thou Shalt Have No Other Gods,” Ensign, May 1996, 15.

  5. Dallin H. Oaks, “The Gospel Culture,” Liahona, Mar. 2012, 22.

  6. Russell M. Nelson, “Peacemakers Needed,” Liahona, May 2023, 99.

  7. Dallin H. Oaks, “The Gospel Culture,” 22.

  8. Dallin H. Oaks, “The Gospel Culture,” 22.

  9. See Moroni 10:5.

  10. Russell M. Nelson, “Becoming Exemplary Latter-day Saints,” Liahona, Nov. 2018, 113.

  11. “Conversion Is Our Goal,” in Come, Follow Me—For Individuals and Families: New Testament 2023, v.

  12. Moses 6:58.

  13. See American Dictionary of the English Language, “freely,” webstersdictionary1828.com/Dictionary/freely.

  14. Moses 5:12.

  15. See “Taking Charge of Technology” and For the Strength of Youth: A Guide for Making Choices (2022), Gospel Library.

  16. John 5:19.

  17. See “Matthew 16:17–18. Individual Revelation Needed for a Testimony of Jesus Christ,” in New Testament Student Manual (2018), 52.

  18. See Dale G. Renlund, “Choose You This Day,” Liahona, Nov. 2018, 104: “Our Heavenly Father’s goal in parenting is not to have His children do what is right; it is to have His children choose to do what is right and ultimately become like Him.”

  19. See “Appendix: Preparing Your Children for a Lifetime on God’s Covenant Path,” in Come, Follow Me—For Individuals and Families: New Testament 2023, Gospel Library.

  20. See Russell M. Nelson, “Overcome the World and Find Rest,” Liahona, Nov. 2022, 97.

  21. Moses 1:39. In this verse, Jesus Christ is speaking on behalf of Heavenly Father.

  22. Russell M. Nelson, “Choices for Eternity” (worldwide devotional for young adults), May 15, 2022, Gospel Library.

  23. See Russell M. Nelson, “Salvation and Exaltation,” Liahona, May 2008, 10: “Do not try to control your children. Instead, listen to them, help them to learn the gospel, inspire them, and lead them toward eternal life. You are God’s agents in the care of children He has entrusted to you. Let His divine influence remain in your hearts as you teach and persuade.”

  24. Joy D. Jones, “Essential Conversations,” Liahona, May 2021, 12.

  25. Russell M. Nelson, “The Sabbath Is a Delight,” Liahona, May 2015, 131.

  26. Ether 12:11.

  27. 2 Nephi 25:26.