Elder Renlund Gives Missionaries 5 Ways To Receive Personal Revelation
Elder Renlund from the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles gave 5 ways to receive personal revelation on Thursday, May 27.
#1 Revelation is needed to hear the lord’s voice.
We all need to receive revelation if we want to hear his voice. If we don’t receive revelation, it will be hard to know the truth in coming days.
“As we learn from the sacrament prayers, if we are willing to take upon ourselves the name of Jesus Christ, always remember Him and keep His commandments, we can lay claim to having the Holy Ghost with us every day and every hour. Revelation can be constant and ongoing, said Elder Renlund. Then quoting President Nelson he said “If we are to have any hope of sifting through the myriad of voices and the philosophies of men that attack truth, we must learn to receive revelation. … In coming days, it will not be possible to survive spiritually without the guiding, directing, comforting and constant influence of the Holy Ghost.”
#2 You need to be worthy to receive revelation
One should be trying his or her best to keep The Lord’s commandments, he said, emphasizing the need to turn to God through daily prayer, repentance, scripture study and partaking of the sacrament weekly.
“We are unlikely to receive any revelation other than, ‘You need to repent!’ until we take care of that which is obstructing our forward progress on the covenant path.”
#3 Learning to receive revelation takes a lot of work
Simply having the gift of the Holy Ghost does not entitle one to receive revelation on demand. Rather, receiving revelation requires work. Prayer is necessary but not always sufficient by itself, said Elder Renlund. He also said fasting and patience as additional efforts to receive revelation.
“Waiting on the Lord and trusting that He will answer when He knows it is best is a very important work. I have learned that it is arrogant and unhelpful to demand revelation or put a deadline on the Lord.”
4. Preparation is needed to receive revelation
Preparation to receive personal revelation which includes studying, pondering and praying. If we want to receive any type of revelation, we need to prepare to receive it.
“The Holy Ghost cannot bring something to your remembrance that you have not put there in the first place,” said Elder Renlund. “That is why the admonition to ‘treasure up in your minds continually the words of life’ comes before the promise of having it given you in the very hour that which should be meted to every man.”
5. Recognizing the Spirit’s voice is important to understanding personal revelation
Elder Renlund gave scriptural descriptions in the ways the Holy Ghost communicates with us. His voice is still and quiet. It can be piercing and burning which affects both mind and heart. The Holy Ghost brings peace, hope and joy.
“We need to be able to recognize how the Spirit communicates with us. Anyone can recognize their own mother’s or father’s voice because it is a voice that has always been a part of their life. We need to be similarly familiar with what the voice of the Spirit sounds like.”
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