The thoughts I share with you today come from Elder David A. Bednar of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles’ General Conference talk from last October. He spoke of the “Exceeding Great and Precious Promises” our Heavenly Father seeks to give us as his children (October 2017 GC – Bednar). My hope today is to convey a portion of Elder Bednar’s message that invites the Spirit and will encourage us to be better.
Category: Talks and Lessons
Talks or other presentations, mostly given in a church setting.
The Strength and Honor of the Priesthood
Audience: Massaponax Ward Location: Fredericksburg, Virginia, United States of America Date: 19 June 2016 The…
Aaronic Priesthood Preview
Audience: Massaponax Ward 11 year old young men Location: Fredericksburg, Virginia, United States of America…
Obedience
What is Obedience?
I think the simplest way we can say it is that it is doing something that somebody us tells us to do. When I looked a bit deeper into what a good Biblical definition of “obedience” might be, I found three Greek words from which the word “obey” or “obedience” has been translated from. Phobos, Hupakouo, and Hupotasso. These words mean, respectively, fear, to listen, and to subordinate oneself. Thinking about these three different words brought a lot of questions to mind. What are our motivations to be obedient, to whom should we be obedient, what is the purpose of obedience, what happens when we are disobedient?