Today we had a very insightful lesson by sister Bowen. She is truly an exemplary woman who prepared an Institute discussion on a talk given by President Nelson, April Conference 2017.
She first had us look into the topical guide to find scriptures that relate to a topic. Each topic is there in alphabetical order at our fingertips. Elder Nelson earlier had asked to do this exercise as he gave a devotional to the young adults.
I remember how Elder Scott had mentioned once how he marveled at the new smart phones and I personally think that is why they are smart. They have all we need to study our scriptures.
Sister Bowen made a handout suggesting the following:
1.We need to know him.
(a) "It is impossible for us to be saved in ignorance." the more we know about the saviors ministry and mission, the more we understand His doctrine and what He did for us...the more we know that he can provide the power that we need for our lives.
Understand what the atonement of Jesus Christ means: (b) Under the father's great eternal plan, it is the Savior who suffered. It is the Savior who broke the bonds of death. It is the Savior who paid the price for our sins and transgressions and blots them out on condition of our repentance. It is the Savior who delivers us from physical and spiritual death. The Savior's atoning sacrifice....the central act of all human history... is best understood and appreciated when we expressly and clearly connect if to Him.
2. We choose to have faith in Him. (c) Faith in Jesus Chist propels us to do things we otherwise would not do. Faith that motivates us to action gives us more access to His power.
3. We make Covenants with Him: (d ) We also increase the Savior's power in our lives when we make sacred covenants and keep those covenants with precision. Our covenants bind us to Him and give us godly power.
(e) Covenant -keeping men and women seek for ways to keep themselves unspotted from the world so there will be nothing blocking their access to the Savior's power.
(f) When the Savior knows you truly want to reach up to Him. When you feel that the greatest desire of your heart is to draw into your life, you will be led by the Holy Ghost to know exactly what you should do.
(g) When you spiritually stretch beyond anything that you have ever done before, then His power will flow into you.
Invitation:
Know Him: study about Him by using the topical guide and pondering the scripture given under His name.
Have faith in Him: Exercise faith by your actions. Change something in your life.
Make covenants with Him: Make the sacrament more meaningful by preparing for it all week long. (Remembering Him)
Attend the temple often. If yo are not endowed, prepare to go to the temple.
I always love the last remarks of every talk because the bear witness of what they know and this is how Elder Nelson ended his talk: " As one of His special witnesses, I declare that God lives! Jesus is the Christ! His Church has been restored to the earth! God's prophet upon the earth today is President Thomas S. Monson, whom I sustain with all my heart. I also testify, with my expression of love and blessing for each of you, in the sacred name of Jesus Christ, amen. "
I hope my children and grand children will never forget those words.
Con amor,
Vero
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