This post should take five minutes to read from start to finish. This post focuses on highlights from a past General Conference talk in April 2001 and it's called "Developing Our Talent for Spirituality" by Sister Carol B. Thomas.
Sister Thomas has mentioned the following;
"How many of you have ever wanted to develop a new talent? … I want to talk to you about developing a talent —not just any talent, but one very special talent I bet you have never even thought about. I would like to talk to you about developing your talent for spirituality.
Did you know that spirituality is a talent? Elder Bruce R. McConkie of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles once said, “Above all talents … , chief among all endowments —stands the talent for spirituality” (The Millennial Messiah [1982], 234). Spirituality is learning how to listen to the Spirit and then letting it govern our lives.
So how do we learn to listen to the Spirit? Well, first of all, we need to understand what the Spirit is. Second, we’ll look at young women who have learned how to recognize the Spirit. As members of the Church, we are given two spiritual gifts: the Light of Christ given to all men at birth and the special gift of the Holy Ghost given after our baptism. It allows us “to live by the power of the Holy Ghost, which is the power of revelation, and … testimony” (Bruce R. McConkie, Doctrines of the Restoration: Sermons and Writings of Bruce R. McConkie, ed. Mark L. McConkie [1989], 93).
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| "Spirituality is learning how to listen to the Spirit and then letting it govern our lives." |
Once we know what the Spirit is, how do we recognize it when we feel it? That’s the hardest part. The Spirit doesn’t always give us warm, fuzzy feelings. Most of the time, the voice of inspiration is a quiet voice, a still, small voice.
… It’s OK if we’re weak, as long as we don’t stay weak, as long as we do something about it. … One of the main functions of the Holy Ghost is to testify of truth. Talents are meant to be shared. As you learn to play the piano, you can bless others with your music. As you develop your talent for spirituality, you can use this gift to bless your family. Did you know you have some responsibility for the happiness in your family? It isn’t just your mom’s or dad’s job to keep the family happy.
You can help too. … There are lots of ways you can bless your family. The Savior invites us to bear testimony. He has said, “Go ye into all the world, preach the gospel to every creature” (D&C 68:8). Many of you love bearing testimony at camp. Well, you don’t have to wait for camp. You can bear your testimony to your family often in simple ways.
We bear testimony every single day by our example. … Another way we show our love for Jesus is through prayer. President Hinckley has said, “Let every family in this Church have prayer together” (Teachings of Gordon B. Hinckley [1997], 216). “Your daily conversations with [H]im will bring peace into your hearts and a joy into your lives that can come from no other source” (Teachings of Gordon B. Hinckley, 216).
You can help your family remember to pray. Prayer is like an umbrella in the storms of life. When I was a busy mom with seven children at home, I was so grateful when one of my children would say, “We forgot to have family prayer.” Sometimes we would stand by the back door and pray as the children ran off to school. It always strengthened the spirituality in our home.
And you can pray for your family. If there is contention, pray for a spirit of peace. No matter what, Heavenly Father will bless you with peace in your heart. Prayer is a miracle; it can help develop the spirituality in your home. … With the power of the Spirit, you too can speak great and marvelous things in your own family. … The prophets are right. It is a true principle that the Lord operates through families.”
Here's the link to the General Conference talk.
Stay Tuned.
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