If the volunteer answers with a 'Yes' (and encourage this response) then follow with this second question, 'Would you TRUST me to catch you if you fell?'Īfter encouraging a positive response, ask your volunteer to fall back, keeping completely straight (stiff) as they fall. Ask the other to stand upright, facing a wall, with feet touching the wall.Īsk your volunteer, 'Do you BELIEVE that I have the strength to catch you if you fell backwards from the wall?' Ask one to leave the room for a few minutes. President Dieter F.A discussion starter investigating the difference between belief and faith.Īsk for two volunteers from your group. It means trusting that God loves us perfectly, that everything He does - every blessing He gives and every blessing He, for a time, withholds - is for our eternal happiness.” “Faith means that we trust not only in God’s wisdom but that we trust also in His love. ![]() Elder Ulisses Soares, then of the Presidency of the Seventy, “ Confide in God Unwaveringly,” April 2017 general conference I testify that by the power of your unwavering faith in Christ, you will become free of the captivity of sin, of doubt, of unbelief, of unhappiness, of suffering and you will receive all of the promised blessings from our loving Heavenly Father.” I invite you to renew your covenants with God, to serve Him with all your heart, regardless of the complex situations of life. “Brothers and sisters, I invite you to place all of your trust in God and in the teachings of His prophets. Cordon, at the time Second Counselor in the Primary General Presidency, “ Trust in the Lord and Lean Not,” April 2017 general conference ![]() “We must each ask: How do I keep centered and lean not unto my own understanding? How do I recognize and follow the Savior’s voice when the voices of the world are so compelling? How do I cultivate trust in the Savior? … We can center our lives on the Savior by coming to know Him, and He will direct our paths.” ©Copyright 2021 Deseret News Publishing Company. Photo by Spenser Heaps, courtesy of Church News. Oaks, first counselor in the First Presidency, conducts the Saturday afternoon session of the 189th Semiannual General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the Conference Center in Salt Lake City on Saturday, Oct. Oaks, First Counselor in the First Presidency, “ Trust in the Lord,” October 2019 general conference President Dallin H. That is still the best principle we can use when our efforts to learn or our attempts to find comfort encounter obstacles in matters not yet revealed or not adopted as the official doctrine of the Church.” That was Joseph Smith’s teaching when the early Saints experienced severe persecutions and seemingly insurmountable obstacles. “Trust in the Lord is a familiar and true teaching in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Gong of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, “ Trust Again,” October 2021 general conference In Him we can find faith and courage, wisdom and discernment to trust again.” ![]() My message today is, whether we are coming home or going home, God is coming to meet us. When trust is challenged, we wonder how to trust again. “Have you ever felt like you are running from home? Often, running from home means trust has been frayed or broken - trust with ourselves, with each other, with God. President Nelson’s message to the worldwide Church six months prior: “Are you willing to let God prevail in your life? Are you willing to let God be the most important influence in your life? Will you allow His words, His commandments and His covenants to influence what you do each day?”īelow are five more general conference talks from the last five years about trusting in the Lord. “The Savior is never closer to you than when you are facing or climbing a mountain with faith.” ![]() “The more you learn about the Savior, the easier it will be to trust in His mercy, His infinite love, and His strengthening, healing and redeeming power,” President Nelson said in the April 2021 general conference.
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