Sunday, April 22, 2018

R.S. Lesson: April 22, 2018



This week’s lesson was on President Eyring’s talk, “The Lord Leads His Church,” from the October 2017 General Conference.

President Eyring talked about four fundamentals through which “the Lord leads His kingdom on earth...

First
Jesus Christ is the head of the Church in all the earth.

Second
He leads His Church today by speaking to men called as prophets, and He does it through revelation.

Third
He gave revelation to His prophets long ago, still does, and will continue to do so.

Fourth
He gives confirming revelation to those who serve under the leadership of His prophets.

From those fundamentals, we recognize that the Lord’s leadership of His Church requires great and steady faith from all who serve Him on earth."

"It takes faith…

…to believe that the resurrected Lord is watching over the daily details of His kingdom.

… to believe that He calls imperfect people into positions of trust.

… to believe that He knows the people He calls perfectly, both their capacities and their potential, and so makes no mistakes in His calls.

President Eyring talked about what faith means for those serving in different capacities in the Church, and how crucial it is that we sustain each other (and ourselves!) in our efforts to fulfill our callings. 
 
None of us is perfect, but the Lord knows our potential and we should try to see ourselves and others through His eyes. “…if you have faith that the Lord leads His Church through revelation to those imperfect servants He calls, the Lord will open the windows of heaven to them, as He will to you.” 
 

“There is a thread that binds us to the Lord in our service. It runs from wherever we are called to serve in the kingdom, up through those called to preside over us in the priesthood, and to the prophet, who is bound to the Lord. It takes faith and humility to serve in the place to which we are called, to trust that the Lord called us and those who preside over us, and to sustain them with full faith.”

I believe that we will be blessed as we sustain ourselves and each other in our callings. Blessed as individuals with increased faith, and blessed by a stronger and healthier ward family.

Suggestion for Discussion:  Have you had a calling that helped you grow spiritually or in some other way? We’d love to hear about it!

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