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this post should take three to five minutes to read from start to finish.
this post should take three to five minutes to read from start to finish.
This post focuses on a April 1989 General Conference talk, and it is called "On Being Worthy" by Elder Marvin J. Ashton. This post is part two. I would like to share with you some highlights whilst I was reading the talk.
Elder Ashton has mentioned; "... President N. Eldon Tanner gave us some wise counsel: “With all this evil present in the world today, it is most important that those who are responsible conduct proper interviews. “Let us always remember that our main purpose, assignment, and responsibility is to save souls. “It is important that those we interview realize that they are spirit children of God and that we love them, and let them know that we love them and are interested in their welfare and in helping them succeed in life.
“It is a great responsibility for a bishop or stake president to conduct a worthiness interview. There is equal responsibility, however, upon the member who is interviewed. Careful, searching interviews need to be conducted always individually and privately. ... “Let [the member] know that if there is something amiss in his life, there are ways to straighten it out. ere is a great cleansing power of repentance.
... “You bishops and stake presidents might approach an interview for a temple recommend something like this:
“‘You have come to me for a recommend to enter the temple. I have the responsibility of representing the Lord in interviewing you. At the conclusion of the interview there is provision for me to sign your recommend; but mine is not the only important signature on your recommend. Before the recommend is valid, you must sign it yourself.’
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| "To be WORTHY does not mean to be PERFECT." - Gerrit W. Gong. |
... “And so it is. The Lord gives the privilege to members of the Church to respond to those questions in such interviews. en if there is something amiss, the member can get his life in order so that he may qualify for the priesthood advancement, for a mission, or for a temple recommend.” (Ensign, Nov. 1978, pp. 41–42.)
... Sometimes there is a great need for us to be chastised, disciplined, and corrected in a spirit of love, help, and hope. Guidance and suggestions should be offered in a loving way, but most of us have a tendency to rebel or be dismayed when someone suggests that our conduct is less than it should be.
As Benjamin Franklin once said: “ Those things that hurt, instruct. It is for this reason that wise people learn not to dread but welcome problems.”
... It is up to us to look for that assistance so we can understand the rules and strengthen ourselves as we receive direction from the sources available. ... When we dwell on our own weaknesses, it is easy to dwell on the feelings that we are unworthy. Somehow we need to bridge the gap between continually striving to improve and yet not feeling defeated when our actions aren’t perfect all the time.
We need to remove unworthy from our vocabulary and replace it with hope and work. ... It is my hope and prayer that we will learn individually and collectively the importance of the process of becoming worthy. We are entitled to the help of others not only in assessing our worthiness but also in making the classi cation of “worthy” available to each of us.
As we measure our worthiness, let us no longer put limitations upon ourselves. Rather, let us use those strengths and powers that are available to make us worthy to gain great heights in personal development. Thus we will reap the joy that comes to those who desire to improve and move forward with determination and eðectiveness as they practice self-discipline and refuse to judge themselves as unworthy. ..."
If you would like to read the whole talk either now or in your own time, here's the link below.
Stay Tuned until next time.
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