Its finally cold enough that I need to walk in a jacket all the time, makes me really happy because I haven't had winter since like a year ago, because I had two summers back to back.
Spiritual Thought: I got to give the Sunday School lesson this Sunday about Ven, Sígueme, (Come, Follow Me) and I gave it about the young rich man, and it was cool because I was able to use a lot of what I learned about that parable in the book Jesus the Christ that I'm reading. My favorite part of that story is the question the man asks, "What lack I yet?" I think a lot of us see ourselves as obedient to the commandments, like "yeah I don't kill or commit adultery, I honor my mom and dad, I go to church" and we leave it at that, without asking what more we can do. We should analyze our lives, and ask God "What lack I yet?" or "What more can I do?" or "What can I improve?" When we show God that we want to be better to serve Him and His children, He will give us those opportunities, but we need to be sure that we are ready to obey with the opportunity and answer given to us. The young rich man was sad and unsure after hearing that he needed to sell his belongings. We need to be ready to act on the answer we receive to "What lack I yet?" President Henry B. Eyring said,
"Ponder deeply and diligently in the scriptures and in the words of living prophets. Persist in prayer for the Holy Ghost to reveal to you the nature of God the Father and His Beloved Son. Plead that the Spirit will show you what the Lord wants you to do. Plan to do it. Promise Him to obey. Act with determination until you have done what He asked. And then pray to give thanks for the opportunity to serve and to know what you might do next."
The attitude that President Eyring shows in this talk is how we will truly receive the blessings from asking "What lack I yet."
You guys are great, have a good week, kachow
Elder Jenkins
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