{"id":9338,"date":"2018-01-15T20:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-01-16T02:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ldswomenofgod.com\/?p=9338"},"modified":"2018-01-15T22:58:53","modified_gmt":"2018-01-16T04:58:53","slug":"to-fully-live-the-gospel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.reliefsocietywomen.com\/blog\/2018\/01\/15\/to-fully-live-the-gospel\/","title":{"rendered":"To Fully Live the Gospel"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4><em><strong>This is a General Conference Odyssey post.<\/strong><\/em><\/h4>\n<p>What does it really take to fully live the gospel of Jesus Christ?<\/p>\n<p>Perhaps, more than any of us realize.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ldswomenofgod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/president-marion-g-romney-.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-9339\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ldswomenofgod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/president-marion-g-romney--300x225.jpg?resize=300%2C225\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.reliefsocietywomen.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/president-marion-g-romney-.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.reliefsocietywomen.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/president-marion-g-romney-.jpg?w=590&amp;ssl=1 590w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>I remember my mother always telling me that Marion G. Romney was difficult to listen to during conference. His voice was monotone; he read his talk, so he always looked down at his papers, not at the congregation, and his talks were always very long and \u201cboring.\u201d However, she would also say that when the talks came in the next Ensign his were the first ones she read because there was always something important to learn from them.<\/p>\n<p>Reading his talk, entitled <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lds.org\/general-conference\/1978\/10\/a-disciple-of-christ?lang=eng\">\u201cA Disciple of Christ,\u201d<\/a> gives me an idea what she meant. He talks about the difference between \u201clip service\u201d and \u201ccomplete dedication\u201d to the Lord. This is something, I think, all of us battle.<\/p>\n<p>Those of us who were born in the covenant went through a period of time where we thought we were better off than those who were converted later in life until we realized we too had to be converted in order to stand on our own two feet.<\/p>\n<p>When life is comfortable, and perhaps even a little mundane, we tend to relax our vigilance and forget to pray and read our scriptures. Typically, those are the first two to go when someone thinks they\u2019ve \u201cwoken up and now want to leave the church.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Tests and trials are often viewed as an indicator of sin. \u201cOh, what did I do to deserve this!\u201d But this is what we signed up for when we chose to come to earth. Pres. Monson taught us that we must have an \u201cattitude of gratitude.\u201d Why? Because hard times bring us closer to the Savior. We remember that we need Him desperately. And we remember that he demands obedience and sacrifice. And we need to be grateful for opportunities to demonstrate these Christ-like attributes.<\/p>\n<p>Pres. Romney talks about those verses found in the New Testament (see <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lds.org\/scriptures\/nt\/luke\/9.\">Luke 9<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lds.org\/scriptures\/nt\/luke\/14?lang=eng\">14<\/a>) where disciples were anxious to follow Jesus but they needed to plow the field first, or they needed to bury their father or see to the welfare of their families. Quoting James E. Talmage, he says,<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px;\"><em>\u201cIn these seemingly harsh statements, Jesus was not specifying \u2018literal hatred toward one\u2019s family \u2026 as a condition of discipleship.\u2019 He was emphasizing \u2018the preeminence of duty toward God over personal\u2019 or worldly demands of those who would be his disciples.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Of course, family comes first. Our church preaches that loud and clear. But obedience and sacrifice are eternal laws and we are here to prove ourselves.<\/p>\n<p>One Christmas, I was hired by a department store to wrap presents. Sometimes we were very busy, but after a while, there was a lot of downtime. The manager asked a few of us to wander around the store and straighten things just so we weren\u2019t standing around looking completely bored. Keep in mind I was a dumb teenager at the time. I wasn\u2019t happy having to do something outside of what I was hired to do. I checked the shelves, straightened one or two things, and went back to the wrapping table as fast as I could so I could complain.<\/p>\n<p>How stupid could I have been! Those who were obedient were hired permanently by the company. I was laid off after the season was over. This was a hard lesson for me to learn about discipleship, and it wasn\u2019t even that dramatic of a lesson. It wasn\u2019t like I had to experience Jackson County, Missouri, or crossing the Plains.<\/p>\n<p>Recently, I have lost very close members of my family. Losing them within a short period of time almost makes it hard to breathe some days. But, from what I\u2019ve learned, my attitude will determine my destiny. I<a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ldswomenofgod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Jesus-and-me.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-9341\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ldswomenofgod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Jesus-and-me-213x300.jpg?resize=213%2C300\" alt=\"\" width=\"213\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.reliefsocietywomen.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Jesus-and-me.jpg?resize=213%2C300&amp;ssl=1 213w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.reliefsocietywomen.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Jesus-and-me.jpg?w=328&amp;ssl=1 328w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 213px) 100vw, 213px\" \/><\/a> have chosen to be strengthened in my despair, to look to God and plead with Him for strength. My scripture reading is consistent and my prayers are fervent and personal.<\/p>\n<p>Instead of breaking me and causing anger and bitterness, I have called upon the Lord to sustain me and help me come unto Him. The gospel has come to mean more to me through these experiences, and most comforting of all, I have felt the Lord carry me through this dark time. I feel His love; His very arms around me.<\/p>\n<p>If this is what it\u2019s like to fully live the gospel then I say bring it on. It isn\u2019t fun, but who said obedience and sacrifice would be? It\u2019s the reward that comes from giving ourselves to the Lord that truly makes it worth any pain.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 90px;\">We may not know, we cannot tell,<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 90px;\">What pains he had to bear,<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 90px;\">But we believe it was for us<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 90px;\">He hung and suffered there.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 90px;\">Oh, dearly, dearly has he loved!<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 90px;\">And we must love him too,<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 90px;\">And trust in his redeeming blood,<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 90px;\">And try his works to do.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 90px;\">(Hymn #194, \u201cThere is a Green Hill Far Away.\u201d)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Additional posts:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;The prayers of the saints&quot;}\" data-sheets-userformat=\"{&quot;2&quot;:575,&quot;3&quot;:[null,0],&quot;4&quot;:[null,2,14277081],&quot;5&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:[{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:0,&quot;5&quot;:[null,2,0]},{&quot;1&quot;:0,&quot;2&quot;:0,&quot;3&quot;:3},{&quot;1&quot;:1,&quot;2&quot;:0,&quot;4&quot;:1}]},&quot;6&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:[{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:0,&quot;5&quot;:[null,2,0]},{&quot;1&quot;:0,&quot;2&quot;:0,&quot;3&quot;:3},{&quot;1&quot;:1,&quot;2&quot;:0,&quot;4&quot;:1}]},&quot;7&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:[{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:0,&quot;5&quot;:[null,2,0]},{&quot;1&quot;:0,&quot;2&quot;:0,&quot;3&quot;:3},{&quot;1&quot;:1,&quot;2&quot;:0,&quot;4&quot;:1}]},&quot;8&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:[{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:0,&quot;5&quot;:[null,2,0]},{&quot;1&quot;:0,&quot;2&quot;:0,&quot;3&quot;:3},{&quot;1&quot;:1,&quot;2&quot;:0,&quot;4&quot;:1}]},&quot;12&quot;:0}\"><a href=\"https:\/\/light-in-leaves.blogspot.com\/2018\/01\/the-prayers-of-saints.html\">The prayers of the saints<\/a>\u00a0 Marilyn Nielson<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is a General Conference Odyssey post. 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