Study/Learn
1 - Read chapter 9 and the conclusion in "Just Like Jesus" by Max Lucado.
2 - Read "The Bulletproof George Washington" by David Barton
3 - Read Matthew 5:8
4 - Print out and read this workbook for writing your own personal mission statement. (I know it is written for moms, but it's really good information. So just ignore the "mom" part.)
5 - Read the talk "The Ministry of Angels" by Jeffrey R. Holland
6 - Read part of the talk given by Wendy Watson Nelson found here
5 - Read the talk "The Ministry of Angels" by Jeffrey R. Holland
6 - Read part of the talk given by Wendy Watson Nelson found here
Know/Understand
DO ALL OF THE FOLLOWING:
- Work through the steps in the workbook to create your own personal mission statement. You will not have to share in class unless you would like to.
- Make a list of people from the scriptures and your ancestors who you feel close to. Write their name down and why you feel drawn to them. What character traits to they have that you admire? What makes you feel closer to them than others?
Become/Serve
The following is from a speech that Ezra Taft Benson gave at BYU on March 04, 1979 entitled In His Steps. How do you feel when you read these words? Journal your feelings and read them often.
The following is from a speech that Ezra Taft Benson gave at BYU on March 04, 1979 entitled In His Steps. How do you feel when you read these words? Journal your feelings and read them often.
"For nearly six thousand years, God has held you in reserve to make your appearance in the final days before the Second Coming of the Lord. Every previous gospel dispensation has drifted into apostasy, but ours will not. True, there will be some individuals who will fall away; but the kingdom of God will remain intact to welcome the return of its head—even Jesus Christ. While our generation will be comparable in wickedness to the days of Noah, when the Lord cleansed the earth by flood, there is a major difference this time. It is that God has saved for the final inning some of his strongest children, who will help bear off the Kingdom triumphantly. And that is where you come in, for you are the generation that must be prepared to meet your God.
All through the ages the prophets have looked down through the corridors of time to our day. Billions of the deceased and those yet to be born have their eyes on us. Make no mistake about it—you are a marked generation. There has never been more expected of the faithful in such a short period of time as there is of us. Never before on the face of this earth have the forces of evil and the forces of good been as well organized. Now is the great day of the devil’s power, with the greatest mass murderers of all time living among us. But now is also the great day of the Lord’s power, with the greatest number ever of priesthood holders on the earth. And the showdown is fast approaching.
Each day the forces of evil and the forces of good pick up new recruits. Each day we personally make many decisions that show where our support will go. The final outcome is certain—the forces of righteousness will finally win. What remains to be seen is where each of us personally, now and in the future, will stand in this fight—and how tall we will stand. Will we be true to our last-days, foreordained mission?
Great battles can make great heroes, but heroes will make great battle. You will never have a better opportunity to be a greater hero in a more crucial battle than in the battle you will face today and in the immediate future. Be warned that some of the greatest battles you will face will be fought within the silent chambers of your own soul. David’s battles in the field against the foe were not as critical as David’s battles in the palace against a lustful eye. We will each find our own battlefield. The tactics that the enemy will use against us will vary from time to time; he will feel after our weak spots. We must be alert to the devil’s devious designs, to the subtle sins and clever compromises as well as the obvious offenses."
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