{"id":9050,"date":"2017-07-31T09:00:36","date_gmt":"2017-07-31T15:00:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ldswomenofgod.com\/?p=9050"},"modified":"2017-07-27T18:12:07","modified_gmt":"2017-07-28T00:12:07","slug":"august-visiting-teaching-a-consecrated-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.reliefsocietywomen.com\/blog\/2017\/07\/31\/august-visiting-teaching-a-consecrated-life\/","title":{"rendered":"August Visiting Teaching: A Consecrated Life"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In order to fully understand <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lds.org\/ensign\/2017\/08\/living-a-consecrated-life?lang=eng\">this message<\/a>, we have to understand what the word&#8211;consecration&#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ldswomenofgod.com\/2010\/12\/14\/minerva-teichert\/minerva-teichert-mary-and-martha\/#main\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-7618\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-7618\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ldswomenofgod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/minerva-teichert-mary-and-martha-300x220.jpg?resize=300%2C220\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.reliefsocietywomen.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/minerva-teichert-mary-and-martha.jpg?resize=300%2C220&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.reliefsocietywomen.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/minerva-teichert-mary-and-martha.jpg?w=900&amp;ssl=1 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>means. Typically, we think of sharing our own time and talents to building the kingdom of God, which is true, but I believe this month\u2019s lesson goes much deeper than that.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">First of all, I\u2019d like to talk about Visiting Teaching. I want you to notice the Caps. Visiting Teaching is a calling, second only to Home Teaching. We are the only church on the planet that organizes everyone on \u201cone-by-one\u201d terms. We care about the individual so much we set up appointments just so we can check on, visit, and teach doctrine to her. Thinking about it in this way makes you think differently, doesn\u2019t it?<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In August, do something that will make your visit a little more meaningful. I don\u2019t mean make a cutesy thing to leave for your sister (although that is always a nice thing to do) and I don\u2019t mean get dressed up and be formal. What I hope is that you will take a little more time in preparing, sharing, and discussing a thoughtful message. It doesn\u2019t have to be long, elaborate, or conventional; just meaningful. You can take it from there.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">CONSECRATION<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ldswomenofgod.com\/2015\/06\/18\/benson-seek-the-spirit\/feeling-the-spirit\/#main\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-7776\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-7776\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ldswomenofgod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/feeling-the-spirit-300x125.jpeg?resize=300%2C125\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"125\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.reliefsocietywomen.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/feeling-the-spirit.jpeg?resize=300%2C125&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.reliefsocietywomen.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/feeling-the-spirit.jpeg?w=960&amp;ssl=1 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>A deeper meaning for&#8211;consecration&#8211;is to offer ourselves to the Lord on His terms, and He will make it sacred. You may have already noticed that the world does not teach this concept. We must understand it and teach it to our children.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">An easy example is visiting teaching. Find a way for your sister to feel the spirit, even for just a moment before the kids come barging in. By doing this, you are following the language of the Lord. Offer something to her that the Lord can turn into a sacred connection between you. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Another example is your calling. Whatever you have been called to do, you have been set apart with power to fulfill it. That\u2019s no small potatoes. Take the Lord up on His promise and call down help to get the job done on His terms; the way He would like. The Lord will compound your efforts with spiritual power and a defined feeling of sacredness.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ldswomenofgod.com\/2015\/01\/03\/great-commandment-love-lord\/children-and-mom-praying-217874-print\/#main\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-7516\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-7516\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ldswomenofgod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/children-and-mom-praying-217874-print-200x300.jpg?resize=200%2C300\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.reliefsocietywomen.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/children-and-mom-praying-217874-print.jpg?resize=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.reliefsocietywomen.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/children-and-mom-praying-217874-print.jpg?resize=682%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 682w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.reliefsocietywomen.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/children-and-mom-praying-217874-print.jpg?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The home is certainly the obvious space to find ways to consecrate our service, but it\u2019s not always the most fulfilling or sacred of places. Think of ways you can make your home a heaven, and more available to Heavenly Father\u2019s sacred gifts.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This particular lesson is asking us to personally seek a more consecrated life. Well, how does one accomplish that? Especially when life is so busy and full of good things. <\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here\u2019s the bombshell: Everything done on God\u2019s terms means we must sacrifice our own desires; our own will. That is not easy to do, yet do it we must if we want to receive all that He has promised to give us. God requires sacrifice. He requires that we obey His will. Yes, we have a life to live, but when we sacrifice and obey, He will be with us and help us through anything we face. This is a great promise. Ignoring Him and insisting we don\u2019t have time for Him right now is foolish. Today is the day to start re-prioritizing, sacrificing, and obeying better, and humbly working toward getting better at it every day.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We came to earth to prove ourselves to our Heavenly Father that we could do His will and at one time we were all excited and pumped to \u201cbring it on!\u201d Until life happened. But by doing our part&#8211;in spite of life&#8211;God will always be there to do His part.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I really like Sis. Stephens\u2019 quote and my heart fills with the spirit when I read Jeremiah\u2019s words from the lesson.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Challenge: What are you willing to give up (consecrate) so that you can remember and fulfill the covenants you have made, become more like Jesus Christ, and prove yourself to Heavenly Father? <\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In order to fully understand this message, we have to understand what the word&#8211;consecration&#8211; means. 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