Lesson for June 10, 2018

Today our lesson was given by Karli Stewart about a conference talk by Elder Lynn G. Robbins, titled “Until Seventy Times Seven.” first we talked about the challenge from last week concerning doubts. Be that person who someone can talk to. Karli said this talk is her favorite talk of the conference. Karli had several stories of famous people and how they overcame their problems, from Michael Jordan to Walt Disney, who all failed. Our purpose on earth is to grow closer to Christ through our opposition. We can see our failures as invitations to come unto Christ. The example is Oliver Granger, mentioned in the Doctrine and Covenants for failing to raise enough money to buy property for the church. Yet, Oliver Granger stayed true. It is important to get up every time we fall. Elder Robbins said we should go from failure to failure without loss of failure. We don’t always know we will succeed, but we can learn from the effort. If you touch even one person, it’s worth it. If you’re trying to raise children, you can’t expect them to be perfect, but you can be part of their lives whether they are perfect or not. Measure success not on cultural expectations but on growth. Sometimes the results are the measure as well as the growth earned. Missionaries often judge themselves on the number of baptisms, rather than ultimate influence you may not even know about. It may not be kind of success we are looking for, but it can still be success. Heavenly Father doesn’t compare us to each other, but to who we have been. Hope and continuing effort matter. If we endure faithfully, we will be blessed. Our talents are ours and they are not the same as those others have. Remember the scripture about how many times we should forgive (seven times seventy) and access the atonement’s power that allows us to improve, forgive ourselves. We are children of God and we can’t contribute what we should to this world if we can’t forgive ourselves. We are given our trials to become like Christ, through His power. The challenge this week is to view our failures as an invitation to come unto Christ. Write five things that you love about yourself ad take them out to look at from time to time to remind ourselves that we have worth.