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 attributes of the
Savior.
Following
Jesus Christ’s example
of obedience increases our faith in Him. “Is it any wonder,” said Elder Jeffrey R.
Holland of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, “that Christ chooses first
and foremost to define himself in relation to his father—that he loved him and
obeyed him and submitted to him like the loyal son he was? … Obedience is the first law of heaven.”1
The
scriptures teach “when we obtain any blessing from God, it is by obedience to
that law upon which it is predicated” (D&C
130:21). Our spiritual growth takes place as we draw close to God through
obedience and invite the power of the Savior’s Atonement into our lives.
“As we
walk in obedience to the principles and commandments of the gospel of Jesus
Christ,” said Elder D. Todd
Christofferson of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, “we enjoy a continual
flow of blessings promised by God in His covenant with us. Those blessings
provide the resources we need to act rather than simply be acted upon as we go
through life. … Obedience gives us greater control over our lives, greater
capacity to come and go, to work and create.” 2
Additional
Scriptures
From
the Scriptures
“Can
the spiritual strength that results from consistent obedience to the
commandments be given to another person?” asked Elder David A.
Bednar of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. “The clear answer … is no.”3
The
parable of the ten virgins is an example of this principle. While all of the
virgins took their lamps to “meet the bridegroom,” only five were wise and took
oil in their lamps. The other five were foolish because they “took no oil with
them.”
Then
the cry came at midnight: “Behold, the bridegroom cometh; go ye out to meet
him.” All the virgins trimmed their lamps, but the foolish virgins had no oil.
They said to the wise virgins, “Give us of your oil; for our lamps are gone
out.”
The
wise virgins answered, “Not so; lest there be not enough for us and you: but go
… and buy for yourselves.” And while the foolish virgins were gone, the bridegroom
came and the wise virgins went with him and “the door was shut”
Consider
This
What
are some examples of obedience in the scriptures?
“Called to Obey”
cji
1/1/15
Follow the Saviors
example
for he said, ‘become
like me’
being obedient in all
things
always doing Father’s
will
referencing him in
all things
thus we’re called to
obey
becoming as they are
remembering who we
are
thus knowing why we’re
here
what’s eternal and
what’s not
discerning truth from
feelings
being constantly in
tune
becoming like the
Savior
we’ve to follow his
example!
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