We are each given gifts.
Each gift is:
different size,
different color,
different weight,
different bow,
different wrapping
paper.
There are several gifts we can recieve and give in life. But as you probably have figured out, I am not talking about physical gifts. But gifts that are given by our loving Heavenly Father. Read through the list below, pick out 4 gifts that you would want in this life.
The gift of:
Love
A family forever
Sports
Religion
ScripturesPrayer
Scrapbooking
A testimony The Atonement
Sewing
Swimming
Reading
Knowledge
Memory
Cooking
Health
Popularity
The Holy Ghost
Atheletic
Now ponder in your minds those gifts that you picked out while you read this scripture.
Moroni 10:18 "And I would exhort you, my beloved brothren, that ye remember that every good gift cometh of Christ."
Now, out of those gifts that you picked, which ones are eternal gifts? Which of those gifts that you have selected are things that we are going to be able to continue to enjoy in the next life?
We have to remember to always select good gifts. Just a little bit later in Moroni 10 verse 30, we are reminded to "...lay hold upon every good gift, and touch not the evil gift, nor the unclean thing." Now I am not saying that some of these gifts are evil, for we are told to develop our gifts and talents we are given in this life. But, to remember those gifts that we have been given are good, but the better and best gifts are those that are spiritual. We have to remember to give our spiritual gifts as much attention and detication as we do our physical, or temporal gifts. If we strived everyday to grow and develop those spiritual gifts as much as we do our temporal gifts, we would be able to come closer to God and be strengthened by him.
With all the gifts we can recieve, there is one gift that tops them all.
Doctrine and Covenants 6:13
"If thou wilt do good, yea, and hold out faithful to the end, thou shalt be saved in the kingdom of God, which is the greatest of all the gifts of God; for there is no gift greater than the gift of salvation."
Prepare yourself each and everyday to be able to recieve this gift. Study the scriptures, go to church, obey the prophets, pray, develop all the spiritual gifts our Father has given to you at this time. I know that if we do these things, we will be able to recieve this great gift of salvation!
We talk a lot about the gift and power of prayer at Stake conference today. Out Stake President asked us to consider 4 questions. 1.Did you prayer this morning? 2. Did you kneel to pray? 3. Did you pray out loud? 4. Do you plan to pray tonight? He challenged us to be able to answer yes to all 4 questions each day.
ReplyDeleteI think my favorite gift right now is time. I like to think it is a gift given to us when we are organized and have a house of order. A gift to give others when we spend time with them. Also we can get time for when someone helps us out. It is sometimes hard to keep a good focus on what to do with this gift but I am trying to be better with using my time more effectively because you can't get time back, only use the future more effectively.
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