What Shall We Do? by Neill F. Marriott

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Nurturing Ourselves: the first child of God we must build up in the restored gospel is ourselves. Emma Smith said, “I desire the Spirit of God to know and understand myself, that I might be able to overcome whatever of tradition or nature that would not tend to my exaltation.”3 We must develop bedrock faith in the Savior’s gospel and move forward, empowered by temple covenants, toward exaltation.

Love and Effects: Love is making space in your life for someone else

Mother (as verb), Love: I believe that “to mother” means “to give life.” Think of the many ways you give life. It could mean giving emotional life to the hopeless or spiritual life to the doubter. With the help of the Holy Ghost, we can create an emotionally healing place for the discriminated against, the rejected, and the stranger.

Testifying of Truth: We also build the kingdom when we speak up and testify of truth. We follow the Lord’s pattern. He speaks and teaches with power and authority of God. 

Revelation and Holy Ghost: Personal revelation from the Holy Ghost will prompt us to learn, speak, and act on eternal truth—the Savior’s truth. The more we follow Christ, the more we will feel His love and direction; the more we feel His love and direction, the more we will want to speak and teach truth as He did, even when we face opposition.

Living Higher Standard: Being distinct and different from the world will draw some criticism, but we must anchor ourselves to eternal principles and testify of them, no matter the world’s response.

Become Christlike: When we ask ourselves, “What shall we do?” let’s ponder this question: “What does the Savior do continually?” He nurtures. He creates. He encourages growth and goodness. 


<Scriptures>

• L. Tom Perry, "United in Building the Kingdom of God"
• Matthew 6:38
• D&C 88:12-13
• Moroni 7:16-18

<Thoughts>

Her talk is to me a full of miracles that mothers bring to our lives. It is just amazing to think about how great our mothers are. We build the kingdom of God but naturing, loving and sharing the truth with our own testimonies.

A Child’s Guiding Gift by Sister Mary R. Durham

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The roll of the Holy Ghost: "How do we follow the example of this father and kick off some of the weight of the world we carry, so we can keep our children's hands and our own worried minds above the water? How can we, as Paul counseled, "lay aside every weight"? How can we prepare our children for the day when they can no longer cling to us and our testimonies - when they are the ones swimming?

An answer comes when we recognize this divine source of strength. it is a source often underestimated, yet it can be used daily to lighten our load and guide our precious children. That source is the guiding gift of the Holy Ghost.

Help Children's Spiritual Capacity to Increase: "First, we can bring to our children's attention when they are hearing and feeling the Spirit... Second, w can prepare our homes and our children to feel the still, small voice...Third, we can help our children understand how the Spirit speaks to them." (read the actual talk with scriptural references.)

Recognize the Spirit by Experience/Reputation: Feeling and recognizing the Spirit will bring spiritual capacity into our children's lives, and the voice they come to know will become clearer and clearer to them. It will be as Elder Richard G. Scott said: " As you gain experience and success in being guided by the Spirit, your confidence in the impressions you feel can become more certain than your dependence on what you see or hear."

<Scriptures>

Preach My Gospel Chapter 4

1 Samuel 3:4 - 10

<Thoughts>

While the speaker was aiming her talk towards current or future parents to raise small children, this talk is very much applicable to adults at any stage in their lives. The things I learned or reminded are the following:

1. The Holy Ghost is our primary source of guidances in our lives
2. In order to recognize the spirit, we have to try and experience the feelings of him
3. The Holy Ghost visit secret places - we should keep our home tidy and clean, so that we can create home to have the Spirit
4. We need to consistently study to understand how the Spirit speaks to us