"Give heed with all your might" Might can be used in old English as associated with an oath. Shakespeare used it that way.
Heavenly Father will use us because He is in the business of building people.
What part to I play. What ere thou art, act well thy part.
J. Ruben Clark - At time of call was an ambassador in Mexico. Composed a polite letter refusing call then set it aside. A few days later, wrote another letter accepting the call from "a superior officer" as his duty.
Authority is binding. Promises kept
Elder Holland- Some mistakenly believe an honest declaration of doubt is superior to an honest declaration of faith.
Actionable steps- What would an angel sent to help me do? Take yourself out of the situation then do that.
Here's my heart Lord, take and seal it.
Creative solutions
Be reliable. Keep commandments. He knows my heart.
"Justice in an essential attribute of God because He is perfectly trustworthy." -D. Todd Christofferson
Willingness, duty, absolute truth
United prayer to overcome temptation
Curtain - Christ, veil, protection
Own and use the tools you have.
Ezekiel 36:26-28
Jeremiah 20:9
God has not given us the Spirit of fear but of power, love and a sound mind.
Ask for angels to help children.
Joseph Smith - I will always maintain a true principle even if I stand alone in it.
You and I both know you're weak. D&C 124:1
Dare to stand alone
Repent relentlessly
Call it courage
Find what you'll lay on the alter and picture doing that.
B. H. Roberts - seeing words and wondering if he'd ever read them. "Ay, and you'll write them too."
Joseph Knight brought Joseph lined paper. The Lord uses the resources we can give.
Mormon Battalion - Learning to irrigate in Pueblo CO, using brick making gift to help teach others and build the first 20 wells in San Diego. Kept newly restored covenants. I can ask the Lord "What is my part?"
Use wealth to do good. Consecrate it to God's work before you get it.
Project God's love out to each person before you interact.
Elder Wada - Felt the love of the Savior through the Elders praying for him as described in his Conference talk
Elder Bruce R. McConkie explained that "the titles church of the devil and great and abominable church are used to identify all churches or organizations of whatever name or nature --whether political, philosophical, educational, economical, social, fraternal, civic or religious--which are designed to take men on a course that leads away from God and his laws and thus from salvation in the kingdom of God."
