PERFECT CONFERENCE TALKS! BUT WHAT MUST WE DO? PART ONE!
Looking at Matthew 5,6 & 7, commonly called Jesus' "Sermon on the Mount" as essentially...a "conference talk"...just as in our current "conference talks", Jesus gives a series of clear commands. He tells us what to think and what to do...but then, at the end, knowing the strong fallen human tendency to hear...and then, not DO what we hear...He pointedly gives a parable about how only those who HEAR his sayings...AND PUT THEM INTO PRACTICE...are building a house that will stand the test; and that if we don't put into practice what we hear...everything we think we have...will prove to be an illusion when the test comes.
I am simply pointing out...how important that is...that our Conference Talks are the Word of Heavenly Father in the same way the Sermon on the Mount is the Word of Heavenly Father...and that it is our responsibility to mentally NOTE our responsibility to put these sayings into practice...and recognize that we will only truly get the blessing that is potentially in each talk...if we break it down...and carefully hearken to all the commands in each talk and do the hard work to actually put them into practice between now and the next conference 6 months from now.
And I point out.... how strong the tendency is in us...not to do this....that we all are inclined to be as the "foolish man who built his house on sand". So we need to put off that foolish man by the power of the Atonement of Christ and be WISE. Hope that helps. Much love, David
10 сен 2024