Monday, November 25, 2019

Luke 17:11-19. Ingratitude is a distressing sin which kindles the Lord’s anger


“Ingratitude is a distressing sin which kindles the Lord’s anger. When the Savior healed the ten lepers and only one thanked Him, He pointed out the nine ingrates as a lesson to all when he said, ‘Were there not ten cleansed?’. Adults as well as youth are often guilty, being disobedient and unthankful to their Heavenly Father who gives them all. Many fail to show their gratitude through service, through family prayers, through the payment of tithes, and in numerous other ways God has a right to expect.” (The Miracle of Forgiveness, Spencer W. Kimball.)

Tuesday, November 19, 2019

John 1:39 "Come and see"


John 1:39 Elder Jeffrey R. Holland
“It seems that the essence of our mortal journey and the answers to the most significant questions in life are distilled down to these two very brief elements in the opening scenes of the Savior’s earthly ministry. One element is the question put to every one of us on this earth: ‘What seek ye? What do you want?’ The second is His response to our answer, whatever that answer is. Whoever we are and whatever we reply, His response is always the same: ‘Come,’ He says lovingly. ‘Come, follow me.’ Wherever you are going, first come and see what I do, see where and how I spend my time. Learn of me, walk with me, talk with me, believe. Listen to me pray. In turn you will find answers to your own prayers. God will bring rest to your souls” (“He Hath Filled the Hungry with Good Things,” Ensign, Nov. 1997, 65).

Tuesday, November 12, 2019

Luke 7:13 Help others in need without being asked


President Henry B. Eyring:
 “When you meet someone, treat them as if they were in serious trouble, and you will be right more than half the time” (“In the Strength of the Lord,” Ensign or Liahona, May 2004, 16).

President Thomas S. Monson:
“Few accounts of the Master’s ministry touch me more than His example of compassion shown to the grieving widow at Nain. …“What power, what tenderness, what compassion did our Master thus demonstrate! We, too, can bless if we will but follow His noble example. Opportunities are everywhere. Needed are eyes to see the pitiable plight and ears to hear the silent pleadings of a broken heart. Yes, and a soul filled with compassion, that we might communicate not only eye to eye or voice to ear but, in the majestic style of the Savior, even heart to heart” (“Meeting Life’s Challenges,” Ensign, Nov. 1993, 71).

Tuesday, November 5, 2019

Luke 5:5 Trust in the Lord even when it doesn't make sense to you.


Elder Richard G. Scott: “This life is an experience in profound trust—trust in Jesus Christ, trust in His teachings, trust in our capacity as led by the Holy Spirit to obey those teachings for happiness now and for a purposeful, supremely happy eternal existence. To trust means to obey willingly without knowing the end from the beginning (see Prov. 3:5-7). To produce fruit, your trust in the Lord must be more powerful and enduring than your confidence in your own personal feelings and experience” (“Trust in the Lord,” Ensign, Nov. 1995, 17).