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In what ways that you can think of that you CAN earn the trust of the Lord?
In what ways that you can think of that you CAN earn the trust of your family?
This post focuses on October 2017 General Conference talk. and it is called "Earning the Trust of the Lord and Your Family" by Elder Richard J. Maynes. I would like to share with you some highlights whilst I was reading the talk, and I hope that you would be able to learn something new while you're reading this post.
Elder Maynes has mentioned the following;
"... perhaps there is no greater compliment we could receive from the Lord than to know He trusts us to be worthy priesthood holders and great husbands and fathers. One thing is for certain: earning the Lord’s trust is a blessing that comes through great effort on our part. Trust is a blessing based on obedience to God’s laws.
Earning the Lord’s trust comes as a result of being true to the covenants we have made in the waters of baptism and in the holy temple. When we keep our promises to the Lord, His trust in us grows. ... Men who have “integrity
of heart” are men to be trusted because trust is built on integrity. Being a man of integrity simply means your intentions, as well as your actions, are pure and righteous in all aspects of your life, both ...
With each decision we make, we either merit more of God’s trust or diminish His trust. ... As husbands and fathers, we have received a divine charge from modern-day prophets, seers, and revelators in the document “The Family: A Proclamation to the World.” This document teaches us that (1) “fathers are to preside over their families in love and righteousness,” (2) fathers “are responsible to provide the necessities of life,” and (3) fathers are responsible to protect their families.
For us to earn God’s trust, we will need to accomplish these three divinely appointed responsibilities to our families in the Lord’s way. As further stated in the family proclamation, the Lord’s way is to fulfill these responsibilities together with our wives “as equal partners.” To me, this means we do not move forward with any significant decision regarding these three responsibilities without total unity with our wives.
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| "Trust is earned when actions meet words." - Chris Butler. |
The first step in our quest to earn the Lord’s trust is to place our trust in Him. ... Nephi was fully committed to doing the Lord’s will. ... Because Nephi first trusted in God, God put great trust in Nephi.
The Lord blessed him with great outpourings of the Spirit that blessed his life, the lives of his family, and the lives of his people. Because Nephi presided in love and righteousness and provided for and protected his family and people, he records, “We lived after the manner of happiness.”
In order to represent a woman’s perspective on this subject, I asked my two married daughters to help me. I asked if they would provide a sentence or two on how they viewed the importance of trust as it affects their marriage and family life. ...
First, Lara:
“One of the most important things to me is knowing that as my husband goes about his day, he is making choices that show respect and love toward me. When we can trust each other in this way, it brings peace to our home, where we can enjoy raising our family together.”
Now Christina’s thoughts:
“Having trust in someone is similar to having faith in someone. Without that trust and faith, there’s fear and doubt. For me, one of the greatest blessings that come from being able to fully trust my husband is peace - peace of mind knowing that he actually does what he says he will do. Trust brings peace, love, and an environment where that love can grow.”
... It is so interesting to me that both of them independently considered the blessing of peace in the home to be a direct consequence of having a husband they could trust. As illustrated by my daughters’ examples, the principle of trust plays an extremely important role in the development of a Christ-centered home.
I was also able to enjoy that same Christ-centered culture growing up in a home where my father honored his priesthood and gained the trust of the entire family due to “the integrity of his heart.” ... Brethren, it is my prayer this evening that we might all first place our trust in the Lord, as Nephi exemplified, and then, through the integrity of our hearts, earn the trust of the Lord, as well as the trust of our wives and children. ... We will also succeed in presiding in our families with love and righteousness, providing the necessities of life, and protecting our families from the evils of the world. ..."
If you would like to read the whole talk either now or in your own time, here's the link below.
Stay Tune until next time.
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