Sunday, August 28, 2011

Waiting on the Road to Damascus - Dieter F. Uchtdorf

  This one-topic talk requires of us a desire to know Christ in this life. While we must accept the fact that individuals are not likely to have the appearance of the Savior like Paul or Joseph Smith had, there is a way to slowly have His countenance present with us. When we take the right actions, like the pieces of a puzzle come together. "Small steps of faith" are those that put us on the path.
  As we walk that road, we will receive powerful promptings to do something for another. Those promptings will come more often if we follow them and the resultant powerful experiences will bring the promised revelations confirming our testimony of Christ.
  "Often, the answer to our prayer does not come while we’re on our knees but while we’re on our feet serving the Lord and serving those around us. Selfless acts of service and consecration refine our spirits, remove the scales from our spiritual eyes, and open the windows of heaven. By becoming the answer to someone’s prayer, we often find the answer to our own."   
  I liked the portion of the talk label Share.  It is human nature to want to have good experiences with others. This makes us fearful of opening our mouths about the gospel, but his family took the opportunity to relate a spiritual type experience they may have had such as a Sunday talk or a family experience overcoming a challenge. I think his challenge here is to try to interject this type of  topic in our conversations with friends and associates not of our faith. How about we practice this individually and with our family this week and report back how it goes.  He also suggested to "use your hands to blog or text at the right time and at the right place." Also, "Preach the gospel at all times and if necessary, use words."
  Amen.

1 comment:

  1. I loved his example using a puzzle in regards to LEARNING ABOUT the Savior and how that will lead to KNOWING HIM. One piece at a time - the Savior comes quietly, gently and eventually we recognize the grand beauty of it all (HIM).

    Turn down the volume of the worldly noise of our lives so we can harken to the promptings of the spirit and then heed them.

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