Lesson on Sunday "Make the Exercise of Faith your first Priority!!" Richard G. Scott

When Adam and Ever were in the Garden of Eden, All that they needed for daily sustenance was abundantly given to them.  They had no difficulties, challenges, or pain.  Because they had never experienced hard times, they did not know they could be happy.  They had never felt turmoil, so they could not feel peace.  Eventually Adam and Eve transgressed the command to not eat of the fruit of the tree of knowledge of good and evil. By so doing they were no longer in a state of innocence.  They began to experience principles of opposition.  They began to encounter sickness that weakened their health.  They began to feel sadness as well as joy.  Their choice made it possible for each of us to come to this earth to be tried and tested.  We are blessed with agency, which is our ability to make decisions and to become accountable for those decisions.  The Fall made possible in our lives feelings of both happiness and sadness.  We are able to understand peace because we feel turmoil. 

"For it must needs be, that there is an opposition in all things"  2 Nephi 2:11

Despite all of the negative challenges we have in life, we MUST take time to actively exercise our faith.  

We MUST believe in the power of the Atonement of Jesus Christ

Elder Scott gives us 4 things that we need to become really good at!!

1.  Prayer

We need to tell Him everything, EVERYTHING, that concerns us.  He really is interested in the most important as well as the most mundane.  Parents--you need to help safeguard your children by arming them morning and night with the power of family prayer.

2.  Scripture Study

Don't yield to Satan's lie that you don't have time to study the scriptures.  

3.  Family Home Evening

Be cautious not to make family home evening just an afterthought of a busy day.  FHE is a precious time to bear testimony in a safe environment..to learn teaching, planning, and organizational skills; to strengthen family bonds' to develop family traditions, to talk to each other; and more important, to have a marvelous time together!!

4.  Temple Attendance

The templ is one of the best places to come to understand the power of the Atonement of Jesus Christ.  Seek HIM there.  

There four tools are fundamental habits for securing your life in the power of the Atonement of Jesus Christ.  Remember our Savior is the Prince of Peace.  Peace in this mortal life comes from His atoning sacrifice.  When we are consistently praying, studying, having FHE and attending the temple regularly, we are actively responding to His invitation to "COME UNTO HIM."

Wish you could have been there on Sunday with us.  We had some great comments and inspiring discussion going on.  We missed you.  

HAVE A GREAT WEEK!

Thanks Carol!!