Why do the men get all the good talks?\u00a0 Thank goodness we women have the opportunity to read these talks eventually.\u00a0 Many of them are used as lesson material for our Third Sunday lessons, so watch for an opportunity to use this great talk, by President Eyring, about Visiting Teaching.<\/p>\n
He opens his talk with these words, \u201cYou will need bravery and you will need boldness because you are enlisted in the Lord\u2019s army in the last dispensation.\u201d\u00a0 How many of us really feel like there is a war going on around us?\u00a0 If you don\u2019t, you need to pay closer attention.\u00a0 The war is between Satan, and us, and we have covenanted to save souls.\u00a0 As members of the Relief Society, that is one of our main objectives.\u00a0 Are we feeling that deep in our hearts?\u00a0 Do we create activities with this in mind?\u00a0 Is a Sunday lesson really enough to touch everyone in our wards, bring them back into full activity, and save their souls?\u00a0 All of us, but especially those in leadership positions, need to be brave and bold.<\/p>\n
Pres. Eyring tells the story of Blackhawk Down where men, in relative safety and comfort, demanded to be allowed to rescue those in danger.\u00a0 In the process, men were indeed rescued, but the rescuers lost their lives in the process.\u00a0 But, did they lose their salvation?\u00a0 No.\u00a0 We must all look beyond the mark and reach out to our sisters in need. \u00a0If we are doing the Lord\u2019s work, we must be willing to rest in His hands.<\/p>\n
The men hold the Priesthood, so saving souls becomes a duty attached to this mantel they carry around.\u00a0 Women have a natural tendency to reach out to those suffering, it is natural for us to empathize and care for people; to save them.\u00a0 Thus, our duty is an instinctive duty.\u00a0 Being women, we are naturally gifted with impressions.\u00a0 It would be logical to act on these impressions, not ignore them.\u00a0 Because this is an inborn gift, it will surely be taken away if it is not used for good.\u00a0 When we feel impressed to \u201crescue\u201d someone with a kind action:\u00a0 DO IT without delay, without hesitation, and without embarrassment.\u00a0 Everyone likes to be thought of.<\/p>\n
We are different from men.\u00a0 When Pres. Eyring says \u201cwhen you accepted the trust from God to receive the priesthood, you accepted a responsibility\u201d, women have the same responsibility because it is our gift as women, not our duty.\u00a0 When he says, \u201cBut your office, whatever it is in the priesthood, brings with it an obligation to \u2018lift up the hands which hang down, and strengthen the feeble knees\u2019\u201d, our office is being a woman and we are all called to lift and strengthen one another.<\/p>\n
As Visiting Teachers, we are taught to include prayer with our visits.\u00a0 This is in fact up for much debate. Many women feel that since the men leave a blessing in the homes they visit, we don\u2019t really need to do so as well.\u00a0 Our power and strength, as Visiting Teachers, actually comes as a companionship BEFORE we visit so that AS we visit, we will receive the inspiration to fit their need.\u00a0 Because it is always good to pray, there is no harm in praying together at the home, as well.\u00a0 But our objective is to help, uplift, and restore.\u00a0 Only God knows just how we can accomplish this and a prayer is the conduit for that inspiration.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhatever part you play in that\u2026visit, your desire to go to the people for the Lord to help them will bring at least two blessings.\u00a0 First, you will feel the love of God for the people you visit.\u00a0 And, second, you will feel the Savior\u2019s gratitude for your desire to give the help the Savior knew they needed.\u201d\u00a0 There is a bond that develops when you are there for someone.\u00a0 There comes a reprieve in the war, when love and encouragement flares up.\u00a0 I have felt, for myself, a sincere connection with the women I have visited and come to know.\u00a0 And when it comes to danger, NEVER mess with a\u00a0SHE BEAR.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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