Lesson for July 22, 2018

Today Lana Horrocks taught us about “God Wants All do His Childreen to be Watched Over ad Cared For.” The aim is to discuss ministering to out sisters. We talked about our challenge from last week to behold the Man. Sometimes we behold the Man in other people. Lana began the lesson by quoting from Sister Bingham, that said that our service to others is how much we have of attributes that are like Christ’s attributes. She showed the church video about tapestries and what it means to be a disciple of Christ. A spiritual tapestry. Elder Robert D. Hales suggested Christlike attributes are an interwoven tapestry. As we strengthen one attribute, we strengthen others. A constellation of interwoven attriubutes help us in our discipeship. We are all called to be disciples of our Savior. We might not have endless miracles, but we can be part of a miracle by doing small things. Several sisters discussed how being served contributed to miracles in their lives, including other members who were good examples or leaders to them. Lana discussed companionship>. Has your ministering sister helped your faith grow. The sister being ministered to can make the ones doing the ministering feel valued. We discussed patience and feeling patience in adversity. We need to support each other through faith and conveying to others our faith. True ministering is accomplishe through love. We need to be brave in our testimony of Christ. We can mentor the younger sisters through including them in Relief Society and fee valued and of service. We all have experiences that are special and we can lift others through our example and our words.

Lesson for July 15, 2018

Today our lesson was taught by Kari Allssup about a talk given by Dieter F. Uchtdorf, “Behold the Man!” Kari started by making a list of life’s greatest feelings: joy—babies, grandkids, the temple, parents, food, gospel, accomplishment. Missionary work marriage, nature, conversion, family talents, love, flowers, understanding. In comparison life’s greatest despairs—death, sickness, wayward family members, divorce, loneliness, mental health issues, failure, addiction, loss of employment, inactivity in the Church. Elder Uchtdorf said those who find a way to view the holiness of the man find ways to behold the man. These words were used by Pontus Pilate to refer to beholding Christ. He is there for us. Behold as a word is deeper than Saying to look. Behold is to observe. Beholden is to owe and recognition. Elder Uchtdorf ask us what do we need to do to behold the man? Out of perfect I’ve He gave all that we might receive all and we owe him to show our own dedication. Our personal worship and scripture study can help us develop dedication. This phrase is related to the ordinance of the sacrament. Do we know Jesus or do we know the facts about him? Do we know the Savior or do we just know about him? Some sisters accepted the challenge to fat from social media and read their scriptures instead. They were uplifted. Realizing the sacrifice of Jesus to affect our lives can uplift us and help us to connect with others. The Lord knows where you are and can help you with your trials where you are and can wipe clean our problems, little or great. Learning to behold the man is to learn to trust Christ. When we behold Jesus Christ, we can see Him as He is and not create Him in our image. ask yourself if you will recognize Him when He ones again. Reflect on your favorite stories of Jesus. Mentioned were the woma with the issue of blood. She was wealthy, but humble enough to touch the hem of His cloak. Imagine the humility that took for her to be that humble in a public place. She was in despair enough to be humble enough to seek help from Christ.The woman who was caught in adultery shows Christ’s Patience. In Ether 12:19, it says there were many whose faith was so strong they could not be kept from within the veil and could behold the Savior. We’re being invited over and over to come close enough to the Savior that we can behold him. Take a moment to assess where we are in the process of holding the Savior.

Lesson for July 8, 2018

Today our lesson was given by Karli Stewart about the talk by Elder Bednar, “Meek and Lowly of Heart.” The challenge last week was to take a personal inventory of ways to stay safe. Karli said that this was an excellent talk. She looked up the definition of meekness.The world’s definition was humble and weak, but the gospel’s definition is to be willing to follow and act as we should. We live in coarsening times and we may misunderstand meekness. Karli split us up into groups to discuss meekiness. We discussed examples in the scriptures, such as Pahoran. It’s not all about us. We need to have patience and meekness. Or Amulek who was told by an angel o receive Alma and become his partner. It resulted in Amulek becoming a great missionary. First, meekness isn’t passive. Our meekness can increase as we practice it, along with other attributes that would enhance meekness. The strength to withhold immediate judgment. The bad example was the rich young ruler who rejected Christ’s injunction to sell his goods and gain riches in heaven. Meekness goes against the natural man, yet it is a Christlike attribute. Sometimes it is hard to give up our position or our belongings because it establishes our self-identity. It is harder to give up such things due to pride. Then we inhibit ourselves. The opposite of meekness is pride. Ezra Taft Benson gave a great talk about Pride that tells about the opposite of pride. Temper and anger gets in the way of meekness, as does selfishness. our greatest example of meekness is Christ who said, :If it be Thy will.’ w need to focus on what Heavenly Father wants us to be. Karli asked us to write down what may be holding us back from being meek. If we are meek and try to be meek, we can develop this attribute.

Lesson for June 24, 2018

Today our lesson was about “Ministering motivated by Christlike love led by the Spirit.” Our lesson was taught by Lana Horrocks. The challenge las week was to b more unified with your family, or community. We also talked about learning about each other. In the June Ensign it discussed listening. Lana said to start a conversation. She handed out a sheet by Jeffrey Holland that listed 5 things to do to listen well: 1. Give them time, 2. Pay attention, 3. Clarify, 4. Reflect, 5. Find common ground. We are blessed by the Holy G Ghost, but we also need to have conversations. We also filled out a sheet on finding our own love language: 1. Words, 2. Quality time, 3. Gifts, 4. Service, 5. Touch. We discussed what each one means to the sisters in our ward. Sisters shared their experiences that made them feel loved. Be open about what your strengths are and what you like. We decided that being dependable is a good one. Lana had us get together with the sister we minister to and discuss the lesson.

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.

Lesson for June 3, 2018

Today we participated in an additional lesson on ministering presented by Susie Sullivan. Our challenge last week is finding our love language. How many of ou have had doubts about the Church. Nearly everyone raised their hands. What to do about it? President Holland said that belief is a precious act and the first step toward conviction. Why do we find it difficult to ask difficult questions? We don’t want to tear down the faith of those we associate with. We don’t want others to know that we don’t know because it makes us look weak. We want people to still love us. Sometimes the questions people have distance them or makes them angry or frustrated. Sometimes doubts come from fear. Fear of not knowing. Fear of not being accepted. Fear of not having our lives turn out turn out like we expect. We can respond by asking people what caused that doubt. Jesus taught using parables and had people leave because they did not understand. There is power when someone has had a relationship with God in the past, so it is important to bring people back to what they do know. It is important to validate their feelings so they feel worthwhile. People will listen more to someone who is sympathetic. Sometimes people don’t want answers, they want people to be there with them while they struggle. Bearing testimony is something that can’t be refuted because no one can refute what your own experience is. On the other hand we must accept what others have experienced and not make them feel deficient. Make people feel worthwhile and valued. Listen to them. Ask them where they think the answer could be found. Love one another so people feel loved and worthy of your love and the love of their Heavenly Father. Sometimes people understand love by how they are loved. Try to find people who come from a place of faith. Sometimes we can believe in someone who has faith more than we can believe in God, so be that person who can be believed in. continue to pray for people so that God can influence. Serving others can help erase doubts because you are serving one of God’s children. Our own families can provide strength by providing relationships that can relate to the relationship with God. Serving with pure love is what we can do to help each other. We need to make church a safe place where people can feel accepted and welcome. their answers may not be the standard answers, but they themselves need to feel loved. We should welcome each other and lift each other up. Challenge: if you’re having doubts, find someone to talk to and approach it from faith and understand that God knows the answers.

Lesson for May 27 2018

Today our lesson was given by Lana Horrocks about the need for ministering like the Savior and how we should view how we minister to others. Last week we got the challenge to make a youth feel valued. Some sisters expressed some of the things they did. We are encouraged to get to know the young people better. Lana asked about how the Savior ministered. One sister said Christ ministered to the individual even when he was tire. The Savior teaches us to serve everyone. The Lord assigns us to get to know some we serve through our ministering programs. The Savior’s example guides and encourages us to listen to the Spirit to know what e should do. jean Brigha, our new Genera Relief Society President said the more we work on serving others, the more we will be eager to help others. How can we be like him to be eager to serve. Lana mentioned Stephen L.Anderson’s talk at BYU about ministering. he gave examples from Christ’s teachings to feed His lambs ad feed his sheep. Elder Anderson told of a BYU student who was having a tough time and was sent a text by her roommate. The statistics about youth affiliating with faith shows a huge decrease in those who have faith. The holier way of ministering is to go beyond taking someone a casserole. Lana had us write down a name of someone who might need something using inspiration. He gave us a list of s small things we should notice about those we know.There is also a list for ourselves and areas wwe’e grown lax in. Lana gave guidelines about the difference between visiting teachers and ministers. she gave a handout about knowing how individuals receive love.