VISITING TEACHING MESSAGE The Divine Mission of Jesus Christ:
Comforter
Prayerfully
study this material and seek to know what to share. How will understanding the
life and roles of the Savior increase your faith in Him and bless those you
watch over through visiting teaching? For more information, go to reliefsociety.lds.org.
Faith, Family, Relief
This is part of a series of Visiting
Teaching Messages featuring aspects of the mission of the Savior.
Photo illustration by Sarah Carabine Jenson
Jesus Christ promised, “I will not leave you comfortless: I will
come to you” (John 14:18). He will give us “beauty for ashes, the oil
of joy for mourning” (Isaiah 61:3). Because Christ suffered the Atonement for
each of us, He will not forget us. “Our Savior has taken upon Himself … our
pains and our suffering and afflictions so that He can know what we feel and
how to comfort us,” said Linda S. Reeves, second counselor in the Relief
Society general presidency.1
Knowing that Christ will comfort us can bring us peace and
inspire us to follow His example by ministering to others. President Thomas S. Monsonsaid: “Our knowledge of the gospel
and our love of our Heavenly Father and of our Savior will comfort and sustain
us and bring joy to our hearts as we walk uprightly and keep the commandments.
There will be nothing in this world that can defeat us.”2
From
the Scriptures
From
Our History
Elaine L. Jack, the 12th Relief Society general president,
said: “In visiting teaching we reach out to each other. Hands often speak as
voices can’t. A warm embrace conveys volumes. A laugh together unites us. A
moment of sharing refreshes our souls. We cannot always lift the burden of one
who is troubled, but we can lift her so she can bear it well.”3
Our pioneer Relief Society sisters “found spiritual strength in
each other’s love and compassion. … As they suffered trials of illness and
death, they prayed in faith for each other and comforted each other. ‘The love
of God flowed from heart to heart,’ wrote Helen Mar Whitney, ‘till the wicked
one seemed powerless in his efforts to get between us and the Lord, and his
cruel darts, in some instances, were shorn of their sting.’”4
Consider
This
How does understanding that the Lord remembers you bring you
comfort?
“Never
Alone”
cji
9/1/14
Sharing
our tribulations
knowing
of our fears
sharing
our temptations
wiping
away all our tears;
Never
alone within each
our
Savior there to share
promptings
to us teach
for each
of us to care!
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