Love is the primary attribute and motive for the spiritual purposes we were charged to undertake by our beloved prophet.
The new Sunday meeting schedule represents an exceptional opportunity for members to successfully and lovingly invite friends and associates to come and see and feel a Church experience.
What is needed is a loving, compassionate, spiritual commitment by each of us—men, women, youth, and children—to share the gospel of Jesus Christ.
If we show love, kindness, and humility, many will accept our invitation. Those who choose not to accept our invitation will still be our friends.
The internet is a powerful tool; the home is now our primary family history center.
I promise that lovingly performing ordinances for ancestors will strengthen and protect our youth and families in a world that is becoming increasingly evil.
The new emphasis on home-centered gospel study and living and the resources that are provided by the Church are a great opportunity for lovingly preparing eternal families and individuals to meet and live with God.
Women and men have unique roles as outlined in “The Family: A Proclamation to the World,” but their stewardships are equal in value and importance. They have equal power to receive revelation for their family. When they work together in love and righteousness, their decisions are heaven blessed.
Those who seek to know the will of the Lord as individuals and for their families must strive for righteousness, meekness, kindness, and love.
Humility and love are the hallmark of those who seek the Lord’s will, especially for their families.
Perfecting ourselves, qualifying ourselves for the blessings of covenants, and preparing to meet God are individual responsibilities.
We need to be self-reliant and anxiously engaged in making our homes a refuge from the storms that surround us and “a sanctuary of faith.
Parents have a responsibility to lovingly teach their children. Homes filled with love are a joy, a delight, and a literal heaven on earth.
Make the internet, social media, and television a servant instead of a distraction or, even worse, a master.
The war for the souls of all, but particularly children, is often in the home. As parents we need to make sure that media content is wholesome, age appropriate, and consistent with the loving atmosphere we are trying to create.
Teaching in our homes needs to be clear and compelling but also spiritual, joyful, and full of love.
I promise that as we focus on our love for the Savior and His Atonement, make Him the centerpiece of our efforts to gather Israel on both sides of the veil, minister to others, and individually prepare to meet God, the influence of the adversary will be diminished and the joy, delight, and peace of the gospel will magnify our homes with Christlike love.
Here is the full talk:https://www.lds.org/general-conference/2019/04/43cook?lang=eng
Questions to Ponder:
-What can I do get excited and active in being a missionary?
-How can I improve in my teaching the gospel at home?
-How can Inshow greater love and respect to those an associate with?
-How can I make temple work a greater importance in my life?
-Sherri Jorgensen
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