Knowing
We have just enjoyed a wonderful weekend of counsel and guidance. I have truly enjoyed the promptings and guidance I have personally received. I hope that you have each received your own personal witnesses as well.
I particularly enjoyed Elder Oaks comment during the priesthood session on Saturday evening. He talked about healing, faith, and the power that comes through priesthood blessings when combined with the others. It was a moving talk. If you have the chance to listen to it, I would recommend you do. It is available on LDS.org.
One of the things that has stuck with me the past few days is that comments he made about God's Will. It was the last part of the priesthood blessing. He commented that it does not matter how strong our faith is, the words that are said in the blessing, or the worthiness of the individual, in the end, what happens is all God's Will.
He did not want to diminished the power of the other things mentioned, but rather wanted to fortify that fact that our faith should be in His will. The demonstration of our faith is in us asking for the blessing and the trusting that it is His wisdom and will that be the best result. It may not be the result we would want, but it will always be the best.
It should be our goal as priesthood holders that we are worthy enough when called upon to pronounce a blessing that we are speaking his will in the words we say. Though they may not be easy to speak, the power of his priesthood that is in us is strengthened and fortified in our speaking them.
I pray that each of you will make the time to seek his will, to ponder his will, and then to trust in his will as it pertains to your individual lives. I pray that I will have the strength to sustain and support his will in my own life. I strive to be an example of his will in all that I do. It is not always easy. It is not always fun. And He knows that I am not always good at it. What he asks and expects of us is to continue on the road to improvement.
I particularly enjoyed Elder Oaks comment during the priesthood session on Saturday evening. He talked about healing, faith, and the power that comes through priesthood blessings when combined with the others. It was a moving talk. If you have the chance to listen to it, I would recommend you do. It is available on LDS.org.
One of the things that has stuck with me the past few days is that comments he made about God's Will. It was the last part of the priesthood blessing. He commented that it does not matter how strong our faith is, the words that are said in the blessing, or the worthiness of the individual, in the end, what happens is all God's Will.
He did not want to diminished the power of the other things mentioned, but rather wanted to fortify that fact that our faith should be in His will. The demonstration of our faith is in us asking for the blessing and the trusting that it is His wisdom and will that be the best result. It may not be the result we would want, but it will always be the best.
It should be our goal as priesthood holders that we are worthy enough when called upon to pronounce a blessing that we are speaking his will in the words we say. Though they may not be easy to speak, the power of his priesthood that is in us is strengthened and fortified in our speaking them.
I pray that each of you will make the time to seek his will, to ponder his will, and then to trust in his will as it pertains to your individual lives. I pray that I will have the strength to sustain and support his will in my own life. I strive to be an example of his will in all that I do. It is not always easy. It is not always fun. And He knows that I am not always good at it. What he asks and expects of us is to continue on the road to improvement.
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