Elders Quorum
Discussion was on "Let Patience Have Her Perfect Work, and Count It All Joy!"
By Elder Jeremy R. Jaggi
You can find the link here:
https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2020/10/52jaggi?lang=eng
Patience is a godly attribute.
How do we make patience an active trait, rather than passive?
Luke 21:19
19 In your patience possess ye your souls.
Mosiah 3:19
19 For the natural man is an enemy to God, and has been from the fall of Adam, and will be, forever and ever, unless he yields to the enticings of the Holy Spirit, and putteth off the natural man and becometh a saint through the atonement of Christ the Lord, and becometh as a child, submissive, meek, humble, patient, full of love, willing to submit to all things which the Lord seeth fit to inflict upon him, even as a child doth submit to his father.
Dnc 24:8
8 Be patient in afflictions, for thou shalt have many; but endure them, for, lo, I am with thee, even unto the end of thy days.
You can not have a power struggle with someone who has limited intellectual capacity. You will never prevail and likely will just end up harming them and maybe even yourself.
Sacrament Service
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Effort brings rewards..eternal rewards.
“Sometimes the most powerful way to teach our children to understand a doctrine is to teach in the context of what they are experiencing right at that moment. These moments are spontaneous and unplanned and happen in the normal flow of family life. They come and go quickly, so we need to be alert and recognize a teaching moment when our children come to us with a question or worry, when they have problems getting along with siblings or friends, when they need to control their anger, when they make a mistake, or when they need to make a decision.”
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“Just as important are the teaching moments that come as we thoughtfully plan regular occasions such as family prayer, family scripture study, family home evening, and other family activities.
“In every teaching situation all learning and all understanding are best nurtured in an atmosphere of warmth and love where the Spirit is present.”(Cheryl A. Esplin, Teaching Our Children to Understand, April 2012 General Conference)
“we can draw principles of truth from the Prophet Joseph’s experiences that provide insights for receiving our own revelation. For example:
We labor under difficulties.
We turn to the scriptures to receive wisdom to act.
We demonstrate our faith and trust in God.
We exert our power to plead with God to help us thwart the adversary’s influence.
We offer up the desires of our hearts to God.
We focus on His light guiding our life choices and resting upon us when we turn to Him.
We realize He knows each of us by name and has individual roles for us to fulfill.” (Joy D. Jones, An Especially Noble Calling, April 2020 General Conference)
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