Lesson for May 31, 2015

Lesson for May 31, 2015 Our lesson today was by Jessica Lewis about “Personal Mission.” She explained about personal missions. Yesterday she spoke at a conference on home schooling about personal missions and she was moved to tell us several principles that relate to us and has been spoken of by the General Authorities. What is a personal mission? There is not just one plan of happiness. Heavenly Father has a plan of happiness for each of us. There is a path we are to walk and people we are to touch. We receive a foreordained plan in our patriarchal blessing. A really good term to search in lds.org is foreordination. It does not guarantee that we will definitely receive or experience certain things. Before we were born certain men and women were given certain responsibilities and tasks. As people prove themselves worthy they will be given opportunities to fulfill these foreordained duties. A curtain has been drawn so we do not remember, but we know that Heavenly Father has all power and agency and can give us eternal light and everything we need. When we come into mortality, we bring with us our talents and capabilities. As we live our lives we develop those we concentrate on and work on to develop our own personal plan of happiness. We developed faith and relationships. Neal A. Maxwell said that premortality is not a relaxing doctrine, since those previously chosen must still prove themselves. Of course, the premortal life is the first estate. Mortality is the second estate. Elder Orson Hyde said we have forgotten, but sometimes there are inklings. There can be surges of déjà vu and memories. When we say “I know” it is a rediscovery of what we knew before. Jessica said the first time she went to the temple, she was overwhelmed by a feeling of familiarity. Another sister said she felt like the temple was home. Heavenly Father has not just one thing, but things he wants for each of us. Elder Redd of the Young Men talked about the importance of finding purpose. We might be in a row boat in the middle of the ocean without direction, but we can gain purpose through the Holy Ghost and the teachings through the scriptures and church leaders. Women have a divine role as mothers and nurturers and teachers. We can help prepare others for divine lives. We struggle with patience and being a good teacher. We can pray to get the Spirit so we can be patient. Life by the yard is really hard. We can be the best we can for a minute or a day, so we cannot beat ourselves up for being upset. It does even out. Fortunately, there is repentance and we can tell our children or family members that we are sorry. We are being taught ourselves and it is a good thing to share that thought with our children. Elaine Dalton said to the Young Women that we knew it would be difficult, but we had the confidence that we could be successful and make a difference when we followed Christ and came to earth. We have missions as women who are members of the Church. We can know what it is through personal revelation and the more we understand our mission, the more we can accomplish and have the desire to accomplish. When we do the work before we go to the Lord, we are rewarded with personal revelation. Jessica has a testimony of these principles and wants us to know it, too.