Obedience Lesson Nugget

Sis Murdock taught today and pulled her lesson from 2 different conference talks in obedience. Here's a few nuggets from her lesson: 

3 Reasons why people don't obey the commandments - 

1) We convince ourselves the commandments don't apply to us

2) We don't believe they are important

3) It's too difficult to obey

I loved this quote she shared: 

You can't ask the Lord to guide your footsteps if you aren't willing to move your feet

Lesson 16 nugget

Sister Laraway gave the lesson today from Chapter 16 - That we may become one. 

She said when we think of unity we sometimes think of sameness. But we are different and we need to be. When we think of Unity it's not about all being the same. We can still be united and be different. 

How can we bind ourselves together? 

Pres. Snow said , "We talk considerably in regard to the principle of loving our neighbors as well as we love ourselves; we talk about it and we sometimes think about it, but how much do we really enter into the spirit of these things...Let your minds be expanded to comprehend and look after the interest of your friends that are around you, and where it is in your power to secure benefits to your friend do so...

We have the opportunity to RISE UP and reach out to those around us. Those that are in our ward but don't feel a part. Those that are struggling. Those we don't know. Those seeking a friend. Or those just seeking for someone to sit by. What about those wondering if anyone even knows they aren't there? 

We are united but only to a certain point or level. If we each did our own small part to become more unity it would trickle around the ward and our sisterhood would increase.

Chapter 15 - Lesson nugget

Sis. Amy Pressler gave the lesson today from Chapter 15 - Faithful, Energetic Service in the Kingdom of God. You can read the full lesson here but one of my favorite take aways from the lesson was this quote: 

"Because we have received the fulness of the gospel, we serve as ambassadors of Christ.

We testify to the whole world that we know...through the same Holy Spirit, we have become witnesses of him, and, having been called by the same divine and holy calling, we therefore assume the same position. Then, having assumed this position, we assume all the responsibilities of ambassadors of Christ, we become answerable for our individual acts and for the manner in which we use the talents and ability the Lord has given us."

 

What does it mean to YOU to be an ambassador of Christ?