There were a few things that stuck out to me in this talk, but they are kind of all over the place, so bear with me. One quote was "He is true charity, and His love "endureth forever" in part through us a we follow Him." This pointed out the importance of following promptings we have, because as we do so, we could be the answer to someone's prayers, helping them to see how much their Heavenly Father truly is aware of them and loves them.
Another quote I liked was, "Our sphere of influence isn't limited to our own family members." This made me stop and think, "Am I taking advantage of being an influence for good in all areas of my life?" It made me think of my students, and realize that for some of them, they don't have a positive role model in their lives, and that I could be that person.
Last, but not least, I liked the quote from President Howard W. Hunter. He said, "There is a great need to rally the women of the Church to stand with and for the Brethern in stemming the tide of evil that surrounds us and in moving the work of the Savior..." This quote so clearly illustrates what is happening in the world today! The part that really hit me was the "stand with and for the Brethern". With the push for things to be changed in the Church, we have seen some people stand against the apostles and prophet. We need to have our own testimony of our divine roles and the roles of families here on earth, and of the reality of our prophets who lead and guide us so that we can stand with the Brethern, and stand for the Brethern.
At first glance this talk seemed very basic to me, recounting basic doctrines; at least they were basic doctrines to me. But as I reread the talk and started high lighting things I realized that this talk is so important to us as women. Several times in the talk we are brought back to the word "covenant". And it was the same quote that Tiffanie mentioned, by President Howard W. Hunter that really hammered this home to me. Standing with and for the Brethren! So many really good people are losing their way because they forget to stand with the Brethren. And when you realize that quote is from 1992 it just strengthens my testimony of Latter-Day Prophets.
Another quote that I loved was, "whenever a woman strengthens the faith of a child, she contributes to the strength of a family--now and in the future." As parents, grandparents, cousins, uncles and aunts, neighbors, teachers...we are often in positions of influence in a child's life. How often do I look beyond the immediate moment. Am I strengthening the faith of a child or do my actions strip away at their faith? I hope that I will always be found guilty of strengthening a child's faith.
The last quote that I want to mentions is this. After being reminded that we have divine nature, eternal identity, and purpose and that God wants us to be one; she emphasizes..."God needs us to be one---covenant-keeping daughters, united in the diversities of our individual lives, who desire to learn all that is needed to be back in His presence, sealed to Him as part of His eternal family." I think that I often forget that each of us is living a life so diverse from the lives of those around us, but now it is even more diverse as the gospel is spread throughout the world. Yet, we can all be united. We all need to do our best to learn what is needed to return back to His presence but all that learning is to no avail if we can't learn to be united. We are only sealed as part of His eternal family through the Holy Spirit of Promise. If we are not one, we are not His. I'm not explaining my thoughts very well, but I hope you get it ...somewhat.
First of all, I really loved the song! I thought it was so beautiful and loved the principles it taught (I missed the primary program last year so I didn't hear it).
Second, I really liked the quote "Elder Richard G. Scott explained that “we were taught in the premortal world that our purpose in coming here is to be tested, tried, and stretched.” That stretching comes in as many forms as there are individuals experiencing it." I think to often we forget that everyone is going through trials. I also love that it said part of our job as covenanting children of God is to support those around us going through trials. I feel like this helps us to be united as one as has been talked about up above. And also related to how we can use our sphere of influence for good. I feel that often my sphere of influence is small, but it can be influential none the less. I loved this talk and the truths that were in it.
My favorite part was Richard G Scott's part too!!! “we were taught in the premortal world that our purpose in coming here is to be tested, tried, and stretched.” Sometimes I think that I am not progressing but the challenges, those stretching moments are what makes us improve and grow. We always have challenges, in various forms. So we are always growing and gaining new experiences. I also liked that although we may not understand everyone else's problems or struggles, we are all connected by the Savior who knows them all.
And my all time favorite part was that Grandma that didn't know how many grandkids she had, she was a grandma to everyone. How sweet!
Both Robyn and Morgan, I loved that part talking about that Christ unites us as the source of strength and comfort regardless of the trials that we have. It is comforting that although I may not understand the trials that my future children will go through (and they won't understand my trials), I can promise them that comfort can be found in the same place that I have found it.
One principle that has stuck out to me was the importance of knowing that we are children of God. It is a strengthening gospel principle. I forget where I read recently about this (I believe it was either in Elder Bednar's "Power to Become" and/or "Jesus the Christ").
In Moses chapter 1, Moses speaks with God. God tells him multiple times that Moses is His son. After this experience, Satan comes and tries to tempt Moses to worship him, calling Moses a "son of man." Moses finds strength and is able to resist the power of the adversary by stating that he is a "son of God."
Christ in like manner is tempted by the devil when he is fasting. This is right before Christ enters His ministry, a clearly pivotal moment. Out of all the temptations Satan uses, he tells Christ, "IF though art the son of God..." attempting to draw into question Christ's origin (Matthew 4).
While Christ hung on the cross, Satan had one last chance to ruin the plan of happiness. Out of all the things he could have tried to use to destroy this plan, he reverted back to his same tactics during the fast. At least two times, Satan tempted Christ through the mouths of the onlookers saying "If thou art the Son of God" save yourself (Matthew 27).
There is great power in remembering that we are part of our Heavenly Father's family. We have a divine power within us. Our love for others and ability to strengthen those around us comes from that knowledge as we remember it and remind others of it.
There were a few things that stuck out to me in this talk, but they are kind of all over the place, so bear with me. One quote was "He is true charity, and His love "endureth forever" in part through us a we follow Him." This pointed out the importance of following promptings we have, because as we do so, we could be the answer to someone's prayers, helping them to see how much their Heavenly Father truly is aware of them and loves them.
ReplyDeleteAnother quote I liked was, "Our sphere of influence isn't limited to our own family members." This made me stop and think, "Am I taking advantage of being an influence for good in all areas of my life?" It made me think of my students, and realize that for some of them, they don't have a positive role model in their lives, and that I could be that person.
Last, but not least, I liked the quote from President Howard W. Hunter. He said, "There is a great need to rally the women of the Church to stand with and for the Brethern in stemming the tide of evil that surrounds us and in moving the work of the Savior..." This quote so clearly illustrates what is happening in the world today! The part that really hit me was the "stand with and for the Brethern". With the push for things to be changed in the Church, we have seen some people stand against the apostles and prophet. We need to have our own testimony of our divine roles and the roles of families here on earth, and of the reality of our prophets who lead and guide us so that we can stand with the Brethern, and stand for the Brethern.
At first glance this talk seemed very basic to me, recounting basic doctrines; at least they were basic doctrines to me. But as I reread the talk and started high lighting things I realized that this talk is so important to us as women. Several times in the talk we are brought back to the word "covenant". And it was the same quote that Tiffanie mentioned, by President Howard W. Hunter that really hammered this home to me. Standing with and for the Brethren! So many really good people are losing their way because they forget to stand with the Brethren. And when you realize that quote is from 1992 it just strengthens my testimony of Latter-Day Prophets.
ReplyDeleteAnother quote that I loved was, "whenever a woman strengthens the faith of a child, she contributes to the strength of a family--now and in the future." As parents, grandparents, cousins, uncles and aunts, neighbors, teachers...we are often in positions of influence in a child's life. How often do I look beyond the immediate moment. Am I strengthening the faith of a child or do my actions strip away at their faith? I hope that I will always be found guilty of strengthening a child's faith.
The last quote that I want to mentions is this. After being reminded that we have divine nature, eternal identity, and purpose and that God wants us to be one; she emphasizes..."God needs us to be one---covenant-keeping daughters, united in the diversities of our individual lives, who desire to learn all that is needed to be back in His presence, sealed to Him as part of His eternal family." I think that I often forget that each of us is living a life so diverse from the lives of those around us, but now it is even more diverse as the gospel is spread throughout the world. Yet, we can all be united. We all need to do our best to learn what is needed to return back to His presence but all that learning is to no avail if we can't learn to be united. We are only sealed as part of His eternal family through the Holy Spirit of Promise. If we are not one, we are not His. I'm not explaining my thoughts very well, but I hope you get it ...somewhat.
First of all, I really loved the song! I thought it was so beautiful and loved the principles it taught (I missed the primary program last year so I didn't hear it).
ReplyDeleteSecond, I really liked the quote "Elder Richard G. Scott explained that “we were taught in the premortal world that our purpose in coming here is to be tested, tried, and stretched.” That stretching comes in as many forms as there are individuals experiencing it." I think to often we forget that everyone is going through trials. I also love that it said part of our job as covenanting children of God is to support those around us going through trials. I feel like this helps us to be united as one as has been talked about up above. And also related to how we can use our sphere of influence for good. I feel that often my sphere of influence is small, but it can be influential none the less. I loved this talk and the truths that were in it.
My favorite part was Richard G Scott's part too!!! “we were taught in the premortal world that our purpose in coming here is to be tested, tried, and stretched.” Sometimes I think that I am not progressing but the challenges, those stretching moments are what makes us improve and grow. We always have challenges, in various forms. So we are always growing and gaining new experiences.
ReplyDeleteI also liked that although we may not understand everyone else's problems or struggles, we are all connected by the Savior who knows them all.
And my all time favorite part was that Grandma that didn't know how many grandkids she had, she was a grandma to everyone. How sweet!
Both Robyn and Morgan, I loved that part talking about that Christ unites us as the source of strength and comfort regardless of the trials that we have. It is comforting that although I may not understand the trials that my future children will go through (and they won't understand my trials), I can promise them that comfort can be found in the same place that I have found it.
DeleteOne principle that has stuck out to me was the importance of knowing that we are children of God. It is a strengthening gospel principle. I forget where I read recently about this (I believe it was either in Elder Bednar's "Power to Become" and/or "Jesus the Christ").
ReplyDeleteIn Moses chapter 1, Moses speaks with God. God tells him multiple times that Moses is His son. After this experience, Satan comes and tries to tempt Moses to worship him, calling Moses a "son of man." Moses finds strength and is able to resist the power of the adversary by stating that he is a "son of God."
Christ in like manner is tempted by the devil when he is fasting. This is right before Christ enters His ministry, a clearly pivotal moment. Out of all the temptations Satan uses, he tells Christ, "IF though art the son of God..." attempting to draw into question Christ's origin (Matthew 4).
While Christ hung on the cross, Satan had one last chance to ruin the plan of happiness. Out of all the things he could have tried to use to destroy this plan, he reverted back to his same tactics during the fast. At least two times, Satan tempted Christ through the mouths of the onlookers saying "If thou art the Son of God" save yourself (Matthew 27).
There is great power in remembering that we are part of our Heavenly Father's family. We have a divine power within us. Our love for others and ability to strengthen those around us comes from that knowledge as we remember it and remind others of it.
If you remember or come across which one of the two (Bednar's or Jesus the Christ) I would love to know! Loved the thought and concept!
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