“I will lead you along”
God reveals His mysteries to those who seek to know them.
What do we learn from the types of questions Joseph asked? Class
Doctrine and Covenants 77:13-14
13 Q. When are the things to be accomplished, which are written in the 9th chapter of Revelation?A. They are to be accomplished after the opening of the seventh seal, before the coming of Christ.
14 Q. What are we to understand by the little book which was eaten by John, as mentioned in the 10th chapter of Revelation?A. We are to understand that it was a mission, and an ordinance, for him to gather the tribes of Israel; behold, this is Elias, who, as it is written, must come and restore all things.
The Lord will lead us along.
How are we like children and how does the Lord lead us along?
Doctrine and Covenants 78:17-18
17 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;
18 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.
19 And he who receiveth all things with thankfulness shall be made glorious; and the things of this earth shall be added unto him, even an hundred fold, yea, more.
President Henry B. Eyring shared an experience when he prayed for guidance on a critical decision and learned to be led by the Lord: “I prayed, but for hours there seemed to be no answer. Just before dawn, a feeling came over me. More than at any time since I had been a child, I felt like one. My heart and my mind seemed to grow very quiet. There was a peace in that inner stillness. “Somewhat to my surprise, I found myself praying, ‘Heavenly Father, it doesn’t matter what I want. I don’t care anymore what I want. I only want that Thy will be done. That is all that I want. Please tell me what to do.’ “In that moment I felt as quiet inside as I had ever felt. And the message came, and I was sure who it was from. It was clear what I was to do. I received no promise of the outcome. There was only the assurance that I was a child who had been told what path led to whatever He wanted for me”
President Henry B. Eyring
The call to serve God matters more than where we serve.
What could the phrase “it mattereth not” mean? Or the phrase “ye cannot go amiss”?
What might matter most to the Lord when it comes to our callings?
Doctrine and Covenants 80:3
3 Wherefore, go ye and preach my gospel, whether to the north or to the south, to the east or to the west, it mattereth not, for ye cannot go amiss.
Doctrine and Covenants 81-83
Where “Much is Given Much is Required
We should each seek “the interest of [our] neighbor.”
Doctrine and Covenants 81:5
5 Wherefore, be faithful; stand in the office which I have appointed unto you; succor the weak, lift up the hands which hang down, and strengthen the feeble knees.
Doctrine and Covenants 82:18-19
18 And all this for the benefit of the church of the living God, that every man may improve upon his talent, that every man may gain other talents, yea, even an hundred fold, to be cast into the Lord’s storehouse, to become the common property of the whole church—
19 Every man seeking the interest of his neighbor, and doing all things with an eye single to the glory of God.
“In our discipleship, we have many demands, concerns, and assignments. However, some activities must always be at the heart of our Church membership. ‘Wherefore,’ the Lord commands, ‘be faithful; stand in the office which I have appointed unto you; succor the weak, lift up the hands which hang down, and strengthen the feeble knees’ [Doctrine and Covenants 81:5; italics added]. “This is the Church in action! This is pure religion! This is the gospel in its true sense as we succor, lift, and strengthen those in spiritual and temporal need! Doing so requires us to visit them and to assist them [see James 1:27], that their testimonies of faith in Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ and His Atonement will be anchored in their hearts”
President M. Russell Ballard
“I, the Lord, am bound when ye do what I say.”
Why does Heavenly Father give us commandments?
Doctrine and Covenants 82:8-10
8 And again, I say unto you, I give unto you a new commandment, that you may understand my will concerning you;
9 Or, in other words, I give unto you directions how you may act before me, that it may turn to you for your salvation.
10 I, the Lord, am bound when ye do what I say; but when ye do not what I say, ye have no promise.
A woman who worried about her wayward children. She set an ambitious goal of increased temple attendance and felt sure that the Lord would honor this significant sacrifice by changing her children’s hearts. The woman reported: “After ten years of increased temple attendance and constant prayer, I am sorry to say that my children’s choices have not changed. …“But I have. I am a different woman. … I have given up my time limits and am able to wait on the Lord. … My expectations have changed. Instead of expecting my children to change, I expect these frequent tender mercies and am full of gratitude for them. … The Lord works in marvelous ways, and I truly am filled with the peace that passeth all understanding”
Sister Virginia H. Pearce, former member of the Young Women General Presidency,
