Lesson for June 9, 2013

Sister Maggie Kopp gave the lesson on blessings. She hoped no one feels like a failure if things are not going well. President Lorenzo Snow said that in the midst of trials we can maintain our faith and keep our mind single to the glory of God. He pointed out that if we keep our mind single to the glory of God, there can be no failure. Keep our focus on the Lord. Keeping an eternal perspective helps us, as Paul says, press toward the mark. Sister Craig said that knowing that, we can keep the motivation to keep moving forward. Sister Young said that still trying is success--not quitting. She sees a lot of difficult things happening to families and sees the changes that come to those people for the better. She feels that God is trying to perfect his children. Sister Francis asks that she can start fresh with the sacrament each Sunday. One sister told of a Mormon family with five children who all need heart transplants and how faithful these people are and what good examples they are. Sister Kopp said we need to be faithful and know that God can give us the power to accomplish whatever we need to accomplish. Lorenzo Snow said we may not achieve success today or tomorrow, but if we persevere, we can achieve great things. He said we may not always be able to do what we want to do, but we will be able to do what we should do. Sister Kopp said she struggled for eight years to find out what she was supposed to do and when she got her job at BYU in the library, she finally felt she was where she should be and helping to build the kingdom at BYU. Over the long term, whatever she learned in the interim was helpful. Sister Card told of feeling pushed to get her graduate degrees by a higher power and after ten years of not knowing why, she got a full time job. Sister Gibson said she feels like she is doing what she should do by being a mother. Sister Hickman said she has children all over the world who are doing great things. She said she looks into the faces of her grandchildren and says, I'm so glad I didn't kill your father. There are so many different times in your life when you have different roles. Betsy Lopez ___ said that she has a friend in Houston who works and decided to quit her job because Mormons know what they're doing for their kids. As mothers we are being influential. In conference we heard that we need more good people in the world and it starts in the home. It is hard, but we all have different roles to play and each has a unique plan for them. Sister Bahr said that the Lord shifted her life to what she should do, such as join the Church and go on a mission and the Lord would find a way. If you keep striving to do what you should, then the Lord will help, even when times change and you have different needs. Having the Spirit makes us powerful and spiritual. President Snow said we all have a purpose, the same as Jesus, our elder brother, and one purpose is to do the will of our Father. Our joy shall be full to overflowing and great will be our reward for our trials and sufferings and God will give us a crown of unfading glory. We need to contemplate what our purpose is at this moment and what we can do to prepare to fulfill a purpose in the future and be on the right path as told to us through prayer.