“We
are living in enemy territory, “President Castillo
quoted Elder Nelson in Stake Conference.
The first thing an enemy does when they capture you is take your
identity. They will disfigure you or
take your name and give you a number. Our enemy, Satan, doesn’t want us to know
who we are.
Moses 1- God appears to Moses tells him that
he is a Son of God. Satan comes after demanding Moses to worship him. Moses
knows who he is and tells Satan to “take a hike”.
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Self-Worship Christ-Centered Self-Hate
We can be anywhere on the spectrum. Both extremes of
self-worship and self-hate are very selfish. Sister Anderson’s father told her,
“You are much too valuable to waste”. I know Heavenly Father thinks that very
thing about each of us. We are much too valuable to waste. If we get caught up
on either side of this line, we are wasting the gifts God has given us.
We sometimes are more concerned about what others think
of us: neighbors, friends, parents, spouse, siblings, teachers, co-workers,
etc. Remember Elder Anderson’s talk inGeneral Conference, “What thinks Christ of
me?”
The world expects us to be: smart, thin, tan,
beautiful, talented, busy, organized, creative, clean…the list goes on… but we
know that these things don’t make us more valuable. At the judgment bar of God we will only be judged on spiritual things!
Don’t define yourself by what you do. True security is
born when you know that you are a child of God. When we center our values on
Christ we will be in perfect balance!
Alma the younger asks us in the Book of Mormon (Alma 5:14), “Have
ye received his image in your countenances? Have ye experienced this mighty
change in your heart?”
(A beautiful lesson given in Relief Society yesterday. It truly inspired me. These are my notes. I hope i never forget this and always remember that true beauty comes from within. I am a Daughter of God!)
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