TEACHINGS OF PRESIDENTS OF THE CHURCH: LORENZO SNOW
CHAPTER 5: THE GRAND DESTINY OF THE FAITHFUL
Taught by: Aimee Roylance
There are several things we inherit from our ancestors: physical traits, temperaments, money, talents.
We are each spirit daughters of God and can inherit all he has.
"We were born in the image of God our Father; he begat us like unto himself. There is the nature of deity in the composition of our spiritual organization;"
You are a Child of God:
act like it
treat others as such,
treat ourselves as such - a 4 year old doesn't look in the mirror and start criticizing their features.
“As man now is, God once was:
“As God now is, man may be.”1
Revelations 3:21- To him that overcometh will I grant to sit with me in my throne, even as I also overcame, and am set down with my Father in his throne.
How do we reach our grand destiny, or divine potential?
Rom 8:16-17 - The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God: And if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ; if so be that we suffer with him, that we may be also glorified together.
Life is rough, but we don't have to suffer alone. Unfortunately sometimes we neglect to use the help the Lord has offered.
How do we reach our grand destiny, or divine potential?
Rom 8:16-17 - The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God: And if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ; if so be that we suffer with him, that we may be also glorified together.
Life is rough, but we don't have to suffer alone. Unfortunately sometimes we neglect to use the help the Lord has offered.
Hard to reach our potential
-It's hard as a mom to teach children to reach up to their potential, when you yourself feel inadequate.
-Our Patriarchal Blessing can lead us in the right direction and help us refine our course.
Elder Uckdorf related the story of a man who saved up enough money for a cruise. He packed a suitcase of food so that he could eat frugally on his voyage. On the last day of the cruise he realized all the activities and food on the boat were included in his passage fee.
Your Potential, Your Privileges Video
There are sacrifices we make in order to achieve our potential:
- The glamour of the world is often contrary
- Sense of security, have to try something new
-It's hard as a mom to teach children to reach up to their potential, when you yourself feel inadequate.
-Our Patriarchal Blessing can lead us in the right direction and help us refine our course.
Elder Uckdorf related the story of a man who saved up enough money for a cruise. He packed a suitcase of food so that he could eat frugally on his voyage. On the last day of the cruise he realized all the activities and food on the boat were included in his passage fee.
Your Potential, Your Privileges Video
There are sacrifices we make in order to achieve our potential:
- The glamour of the world is often contrary
- Sense of security, have to try something new
“Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do. We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It's not just in some of us; it's in everyone. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.” - Nelson Mandela
Often those times that try us most, require the most sacrifice become great blessing.
Often those times that try us most, require the most sacrifice become great blessing.
- Raising a child with intense special needs is exhausting and trying, but can bring marvelous blessings of wisdom, empathy and love.
"We do not all of us fully comprehend the blessings and privileges that are prepared in the gospel for us to receive. We do not fully comprehend and we do not have before our view the things which await us in the eternal worlds,"
D&C 78:17-18 - Verily, verily, I say unto you, ye are little children, and ye have not as yet understood how great blessings the Father hath in his own hands and prepared for you;
And ye cannot bear all things now; nevertheless, be of good cheer, for I will lead you along. The kingdom is yours and the blessings thereof are yours, and the riches of eternity are yours.
Moroni 7:48 - Wherefore, my beloved brethren, pray unto the Father with all the energy of heart, that ye may be filled with this love, which he hath bestowed upon all who are true followers of his Son, Jesus Christ; that ye may become the sons of God; that when he shall appear we shall be like him, for we shall see him as he is; that we may have this hope; that we may be purified even as he is pure. Amen.
"If we will stand firm upon the rock and will follow the Spirit that has been placed in our bosoms, we shall act right in the way of our duties, we shall act right to those who are placed over us, we shall act right whether in the light or in the dark....
"Let us never allow our prospects to become dimmed; let them be fresh before us by day and by night, and I will assure you that if we will do this our growth from day to day and from year to year will be marvelous.16"
"We do not all of us fully comprehend the blessings and privileges that are prepared in the gospel for us to receive. We do not fully comprehend and we do not have before our view the things which await us in the eternal worlds,"
D&C 78:17-18 - Verily, verily, I say unto you, ye are little children, and ye have not as yet understood how great blessings the Father hath in his own hands and prepared for you;
And ye cannot bear all things now; nevertheless, be of good cheer, for I will lead you along. The kingdom is yours and the blessings thereof are yours, and the riches of eternity are yours.
Moroni 7:48 - Wherefore, my beloved brethren, pray unto the Father with all the energy of heart, that ye may be filled with this love, which he hath bestowed upon all who are true followers of his Son, Jesus Christ; that ye may become the sons of God; that when he shall appear we shall be like him, for we shall see him as he is; that we may have this hope; that we may be purified even as he is pure. Amen.
"If we will stand firm upon the rock and will follow the Spirit that has been placed in our bosoms, we shall act right in the way of our duties, we shall act right to those who are placed over us, we shall act right whether in the light or in the dark....
"Let us never allow our prospects to become dimmed; let them be fresh before us by day and by night, and I will assure you that if we will do this our growth from day to day and from year to year will be marvelous.16"
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