Watching with All PerseveranceElder David A. Bednar
Our Relief Society was fantastic. Christine Breshears taught our lesson and brought some great thoughts for us. We talked about warnings and about Ezekiel 33:2-16 . Elder Bednar gave us some early warning signals as moms for our children, for anyone who is a nurturer, which is all of us!
1- Reading and talking about the Book of Mormon.
- Are we reading just to read the Book of Mormon, or are we discussing it and talking about what we're reading?
- Nephi declared, “My soul delighteth in plainness unto my people, that they may learn” (2 Nephi 25:4). The root word plain in this verse does not refer to things that are ordinary or simple; rather, it denotes instruction that is clear and easily understood.
- It doesn't have to be "I'd like to bear my testimony" all the time! Simply being who you are and acting the right way shares our testimony.
- Christine shared some great stories about how her family's testimonies were strengthened when her children prayed for someone to come help their mom, and someone came! Also when their uncle was dying in the hospital, they held a family fast and their uncle was able to keep on living!!! What a great way to build and share your testimony than to actively show your children!
- As gospel learners, we should be “doers of the word, and not hearers only” (James 1:22).
I bear witness that parents who consistently read and talk about the Book of Mormon with their children, who share testimony spontaneously with their children, and who invite children as gospel learners to act and not merely be acted upon will be blessed with eyes that can see afar off (see Moses 6:27) and with ears that can hear the sound of the trumpet (see Ezekiel 33:2–16). The spiritual discernment and inspiration you will receive from the combination of these three holy habits will enable you to stand as watchmen on the tower for your families—“watching . . . with all perseverance” (Ephesians 6:18)—to the blessing of your immediate family and your future posterity.
This is a promise to the parents! We can hear the warnings, we will hear the trumpet and we will have eyes that can see afar off.
Thank you Christine for a fantastic lesson!
what a beautiful lesson If anyone thinks, "I'm just a mom" then they have missed the big picture. What an influence for good we can be in the lives of children, our own, our neices and nephews, our grandchildren, and those whom we have contact with at church. Through the spirit we can be a teacher and a nurturer.
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