April 9th Reading Assignment
Daily Reading Question
What are some actions that demonstrate that a person has “put his [or her] trust in the Lord”?
Daily Talk
Trust in God, Then Go and Do
What are some actions that demonstrate that a person has “put his [or her] trust in the Lord”?
Daily Talk
Trust in God, Then Go and Do
Great talk today! I loved the reminder that being childlike isn't just in how my characteristics should be, but also reminds me of my relationship to my Father in Heaven and my potential as His child.
ReplyDeleteJohn Bytheway shared in his talk, "Five scriptures that will help you get through almost anything", some examples of people who put their trust in the Lord. "The scriptures contain many examples of righteous people who suffered: Abraham, Abinadi, Joseph of Egypt, Joseph Smith, and even Jesus Christ. The fact is, bad things happen to good people. Brother Truman G. Madsen once asked President Hugh B. Brown of the First Presidency (1883–1975) why the Lord would put Abraham through the experience of being asked to sacrifice his own son. Obviously God knew that Abraham would be willing to do anything God commanded, and if that was so, why did the Lord put him through such a test? President Brown answered, “Abraham needed to learn something about Abraham” (Joseph Smith the Prophet [1989], 93).
ReplyDelete"God already knows what we’re made of, but perhaps He wants us to learn what we’re made of. I think we would all agree that we learn more from our tough times than from our easy times. Sometimes bad things happen to good people. We don’t know the meaning of all things, but we know God loves His children! And because He loves us, He will never desert us."
I love how he said that even though we don't know everything and even when we do what is right, sometimes things might not turn out the way we would imagine. When we obey Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ to the best of our abilities, we are on their side and we won't fail! Our faith in them gets stegthened and we start to change (or repent), to not only learn more about them but in return, we learn more about ourselves and who we can become with them!
Great comment! Thanks for sharing that insight. I love the Abraham quote from Pres. Brown!
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