Tuesday, March 13, 2018

Gifts of the Spirit

Brother Douglas D Holmes, Deep in Our Heart, April 2020 General Conference
"Seeing others as God does is a gift. I invite all of us to seek for this gift."

Elder John C. Pingree Jr., “I Have a Work for Thee”, October 2017 General Conference
“Heavenly Father gave us these gifts to help us identify, perform, and enjoy the work He has for us.”

D&C 46:11–12
11 For all have not every gift given unto them; for there are many gifts, and to every man is given a gift by the Spirit of God.
12 To some is given one, and to some is given another, that all may be profited thereby.

Elder John C. Pingree Jr., “I Have a Work for Thee”, October 2017 General Conference

“So how do we come to know our gifts? We can reference our patriarchal blessing, ask those who know us best, and personally identify what we are naturally good at and enjoy. Most important, we can ask God (see James 1:5; D&C 112:10). He knows our gifts, since He gave them to us (see D&C 46:26).”

Faith

Elder Juan Pablo Villar, “Exercising Our Spiritual Muscles”, April 2019 General Conference
"The spiritual gift of faith, for example, is not just a feeling or a mood; it is a principle of action that frequently appears in the scriptures linked to the verb exercise."

Godly Sorrow
President Ezra Taft Benson, “A Mighty Change of Heart”, October 1989 Ensign
“Godly sorrow is a gift of the Spirit. It is a deep realization that our actions have offended our Father and our God. It is the sharp and keen awareness that our behavior caused the Savior, He who knew no sin, even the greatest of all, to endure agony and suffering. Our sins caused Him to bleed at every pore. This very real mental and spiritual anguish is what the scriptures refer to as having “a broken heart and a contrite spirit.” (See 3 Ne. 9:20; Moro. 6:2; D&C 20:37; 59:8; Ps. 34:18;Ps. 51:17; Isa. 57:15.) Such a spirit is the absolute prerequisite for true repentance.”

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