Colby's Hope: October 2015

As I mentioned in my last post, this weekend was LDS General Conference this weekend. This is a special opportunity that members of the church and people all over the world have to hear from prophets and apostles.

Conference consists of 6 sessions. Two Saturday and Sunday, as well as a priesthood and general women's session. It is a great opportunity to receive revelation and improve lives.

One of my favorite things about General Conference is that I can listen and receive inspiration and revelation. I take a LOT of notes when it comes to General Conference because I want to make sure that I can remember the feelings I felt, and the thoughts I had during this time.

This General Conference marked a special event in our church's history. Three of the members of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles have passed away since the last conference. As a result of this three new Apostles were called to the Quorum. It was a very special experience for me and something that hasn't happened since 1906, and probably won't happen again for a long time.

I'd like to share a few of my favorite quotes and thoughts from conference. I hope you can be inspired by the messages that were shared.

I love this quote because it helps us see what our ultimate goal is, but also what we need to go through and experience in this life in order to reach this goal. This was a great reminder to me.

This was one of my favorite talks and I thought it had a great message. Often in the world today, messages can tell us what we need to do in our lives and what we should be focused on. But this reminds us that our lives should be centered around Jesus.

I wasn't able to watch this talk because it was during Priesthood session, but this quote really inspired me. Our faith should grow continually throughout our lives, but I love how he says by choice instead of chance.

I hope these quotes have inspired you. If you want to read or look at more, you may go to lds.org and click on the conference pages. I'm very grateful for General Conference and the ability I have to learn from modern day prophets and apostles about how I can make better changes in my life.

Always have hope,

Colby

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Self Love and Divine Nature

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By Colby Christensen
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My family and I had a Family Home Evening lesson a couple of months ago about loving and treating yourself kindly. We discussed why itś important to love ourselves and how we can better love and treat ourselves well. We also read some scriptures with council and docrine regarding love towards yourself and others. I really thought that this was a good topic for us to discuss as a family because of the way the world is viewing things these days.

After we had this discussion, it made me think of a talk I gave in my ward earlier this year. I was assigned to choose one of the Young Women values, and I chose Divine Nature. I thought I would include this talk today just to give you some more thoughts on how I feel about divine nature and self worth.

In the Young Women theme that we repeat every Sunday, we learn that we are all [children] of God and that we have a divine identity. Memorizing and repeating this theme has helped me to realize that we have have a divine nature and we need to come to realize it.

In a talk called More than Conquerers through Him that Loved Us; by Elder Paul Johnson, it says "But these trials are not just to test us. They are vitally important to the process of putting on the divine nature. If we handle these afflictions properly, they will be consecrated for our gain."

This quote appealed to me because of the trials that I have had in my life. But one thing that I have realized through my trials, is that everything that happens, Heavenly Father knows about and he has a plan for us and knows that what we go through is for our good.

I've come to understand through my trials, some divine qualities that I have. I've learned that I have the ability to stay strong and find the good in the the things that I'm going through. I've learned a lot about myself through my trials. I've learned that I'm stronger than I think I am and that through the help Heavenly Father gives me, I can get through anything!

An important setting that I think we can learn our divine nature is in our homes. When we are there, we are with the people that we love the most and the people who love us the most and can help us reach our divine potential. According to the Family Proclamation which states, "ALL HUMAN BEINGS—male and female—are created in the image of God. Each is a beloved spirit son or daughter of heavenly parents, and, as such, each has a divine nature and destiny." When we remember that our family members have a "divine nature and destiny", then we can and will be kinder and more respectful in our homes in trying to help them recognize their divine nature.

Divine nature also has a lot to do with individual worth. I had an experience a couple of months ago that helped me realize one way that we all use our individual worth and divine nature. My mom and I went to a conference where Sheri Dew was speaking. She said something that stuck with me. "Everyone here will have a direct influence on 1,000 people or more!" That was really amazing to me because I never realized how many people I actually had an influence on.

Another important aspect of divine nature is being able to recognize our own. I began to start to recognize my divine nature when I received my Patriarchal Blessing. Patriarchal Blessings are supposed to help us recognize our divine nature because it's Heavenly Father giving us revelation about our lives. As I have read over my Patriarchal Blessing in the past months, I have been able to recognize the promises and warnings, as well as things that can help me to better understand my divine nature.

Also this weekend the LDS church is having what we call General Conference. It is where prophets and apostles speak to us about our day and the things we can do to better our lives. It is really an amazing experience! If you would like to tune in, you may do so at lds.org .

Always have hope,

Colby

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