1
Nephi 20:16
Called
To Serve
Tag!
You’re It. “Therefore, if ye have desires to serve God ye are
called to the work.” (See D&C 4:3.) July 2013
What
16 Come
ye near unto me; I have not spoken in asecret;
from the beginning, from the time that it was declared have I spoken;
and the Lord God, and his bSpirit,
hath sent me.
I have been very
open about the gospel from the beginning of time.
God sent Christ and
also Isaiah.
Why
so there would be no
misunderstanding about the teaching of the gospel.
Pattern
Isa.
45:19
19
I have not spoken in secret,
in a dark place of the earth: I said not unto the seed of Jacob, Seek
ye me in vain: I the Lord speak righteousness,
I declare things that are right.
TG God,
Spirit of
God,
Spirit of
Isa.
61:1
1
The Spirit of
the Lord God is
upon
me; because the Lord hath anointed me
to preach good
tidings unto
the meek;
he hath sent me to bind up
the brokenhearted, to proclaim
liberty to
the captives,
and the opening of the prison to them
that are bound;
RRom.
8:14
Article
of Faith-5 We
believe that a man must be acalled of
God, by bprophecy,
and by the laying on of chands by
those who are in dauthority,
to epreach the
Gospel and administer in the fordinances thereof.
Christ
Jesus
was called of God the Father to be the Savior of Mankind
Conference
Of
the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
In
our Church, we have been taught, in our own unique way, correct
principles of leadership, directed by priesthood authority. I believe
few of us realize the potential of the priesthood and the blessing it
is. The more we learn about holding the priesthood and understand its
operation, the more we appreciate the blessings the Lord has given to
us.
“I
shall … briefly answer that [the priesthood] is the government of
God, whether on the earth or in the heavens, for it is by that power,
agency, or principle that all things are [upheld and] governed on the
earth and in the heavens, and [it is] by that power that all things
are upheld and sustained. It governs all things—it directs all
things—it sustains all things—and has to do with all things that
God and truth are associated with.
“It
is the power of God delegated to intelligences in the heavens and to
men on the earth. … When we arrive in the celestial kingdom of God,
we shall find the most perfect order and harmony existing, because
there is the perfect pattern, the most perfect order of government
carried out, and when or wherever those principles have been
developed in the earth, in proportion as they have spread and been
acted upon, just in that proportion have they produced blessings
and salvation to the human family; and when the government of God
shall be more extensively adopted, and when Jesus’ prayer, that He
taught His disciples is answered, and God’s kingdom comes on the
earth, and His will is done here as in heaven, then, and not till
then, will universal love, peace, harmony, and union prevail.”3
We
have been given the great power of the priesthood. It blesses us
individually and provides blessings for our family; it blesses the
quorums to which we belong; it blesses the congregations in which we
are called to serve; and it even blesses the world in which we live.
We need to learn how to righteously follow the doctrines and
teachings the Lord has given to us as bearers of His holy priesthood.
We are counseled:
“Wherefore,
now let every man learn his duty, and to act in the office in which
he is appointed, in all diligence.
“He
that is slothful shall not be counted worthy to stand, and he that
learns not his duty and shows himself not approved shall not be
counted worthy to stand.”13
Apply,
We
are called by the spirit of God to callings in the church and family.
We can only teach with the Spirit to touch the hearts of those whom
we teach. To be called by the Spirit is a sacred blessing. It is a
strength and qualifies us to do the work.
Seek
the spirit with humility and you will be blessed to be an instrument
in His hands.
Hymns
Called
to Serve
Children
The
Holy Ghost
I
hope They Call Me On A Mission
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