{"id":10588,"date":"2019-05-27T08:00:38","date_gmt":"2019-05-27T14:00:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.reliefsocietywomen.com\/?p=10588"},"modified":"2019-05-10T21:05:40","modified_gmt":"2019-05-11T03:05:40","slug":"necessary-counsel-for-our-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.reliefsocietywomen.com\/blog\/2019\/05\/27\/necessary-counsel-for-our-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Necessary Counsel For Our Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">The first talk to open up the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lds.org\/general-conference\/1984\/04?lang=eng\">April 1984 General Conference<\/a> was given by President Ezra Taft Benson, president of the Quorum of the Twelve at the time. His <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lds.org\/general-conference\/1984\/04\/counsel-to-the-saints?lang=eng\">Counsel to the Saints<\/a> is simple and straightforward. Sadly, it is necessary counsel for our day as well.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">\u201cFirst, We Need to Strengthen Families.\u201d<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Pres. Benson proceeds to give us the \u201ctried and proven formula for rearing successful families.\u201d It isn\u2019t anything we haven\u2019t heard before, however, because it is tried and proven it bears repeating. Unfortunately, in our day, we still need to hear it. I urge you to read his talk and incorporate the formula in your own homes.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">How can Relief Societies strengthen families? When I ask this of other sisters, they think they&#8217;re alone in this. Maybe they don&#8217;t think they can count on Relief Society to help them? Because Relief Society is an inspired organization, sisters have a responsibility, and vested interest, in helping one another. So, should Relief Society actively help the women it serves?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Families sometimes recognize too late that what they know isn\u2019t working. The church has provided mountains of information on how best to break out of bad habits and learn new, helpful habits that benefit us and our families. We can find articles in our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lds.org\/ensign?lang=eng\">past magazines<\/a> or search the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lds.org\/?lang=eng\">church website<\/a> to find great information.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">We don\u2019t have to go it alone. Humility plays an important part in searching out good information and putting it into practice. And Relief Society is just the place to help facilitate that learning. Let Relief Society be a source of strength, knowledge, and power to a struggling family.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Second, \u201cWe Have Need for Greater Spirituality.\u201d<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">How many of us go to church and never open up our scriptures? Often, classes get caught up in opinions rather than feasting on the words of Christ. It\u2019s easy to do, but something we should avoid.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Every family is stronger when each individual has spiritual strength. Adults and youth have a responsibility to gain their own personal testimony of the gospel of Jesus Christ. Then, in turn, their testimony can inspire all those around them.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">In this section of his talk, Pres. Benson repeatedly said, \u201cWe urge you\u201d and \u201cWe counsel you.\u201d This was a dire concern 35 years ago and it is even more so today.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">As women in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, we need to recognize the power we have within ourselves, within our organization, and the power that is on the earth today that will help us conquer the evil works of Satan. I wish every sister to seek after this testimony.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Quoting from the Book of Mormon, Pres. Benson proclaims with power these words:<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><em>\u201cNo weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper, and every tongue that shall revile against thee in judgment thou shalt condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of the Lord, and their righteousness is of me, saith the Lord\u201d (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lds.org\/scriptures\/bofm\/3-ne\/22.17\">3 Nephi 22:17<\/a>).<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Do we accept this power graciously and seriously? Do we rely on the Lord as much as we can and should? Do we accept this as necessary counsel for our day?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">May sisters find help and support from our sisterhood, as Relief Society stands together against the evil that is at our door. May we each do our part and help one another along the treacherous path toward salvation.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The first talk to open up the April 1984 General Conference was given by President Ezra Taft Benson, president of the Quorum of the Twelve at the time. His Counsel to the Saints is simple and straightforward. 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