5 Aug 2013

I gave a talk in church a couple weeks ago about how the Savior has so much compassion for us. He loves us and blesses us. We need His help. Just as we are dependent on His mercy and strength, we must seek for opportunities to succor the weak and fulfill our baptismal promise in Mosiah 18:9. We had a training this past week from President Lima and he always ask us to take notes about what we learned and talked about. Then at the end he asks us not what we learned from what he said but what we learned from the Spirit. I would like to just briefly share what I learned from the Spirit in the training. As President talked about service, I started to think about ways to serve. Service projects like cleaning or fixing a house and other things physical, as well as service spiritually and emotionally. I believe that the Savior is perfect in His examples of Savior because He goes the extra mile. The scripture that came to mind was the first thing that I looked up when I got home that night. There are a couple references but this is the best. D and C 81:5 (also Hebrews 12:12 and Isaiah 35:3) asuccor the bweak, lift up the hands which hang down, and cstrengthen the dfeeble knees.
Weither you imagine this literally or spiritually, members or non-members of the church are suffering. Maybe suffering seems like a really strong word to use but when you think about it, we are rescuing this people from spiritual death. They need our help and they need the Savior's Atonement. Run to their rescue! A great quote from Pres. Eyring says, “When you meet someone, treat them as if they were in serious trouble, and you will be right more than half the time.”
I know this is true. …..Search to help and bless their lives.

A great talk I read this morning by Elder Holland has a quote from him that I really liked and hope you like it too.

“however late you think you are, however many chances you think you have missed, however many mistakes you feel you have made or talents you think you don’t have, or however far from home and family and God you feel you have traveled, I testify that you have not traveled beyond the reach of divine love. It is not possible for you to sink lower than the infinite light of Christ’s Atonement shines.”