Personal Progress Divine Nature #6 is to Read Matthew 5:9; John 15:12; Galatians 5:22–23; Colossians 3:12–17; 1 John 4:21; and Moroni 7:44–48, and list the divine qualities mentioned in each one.
Divine Qualities from these scriptures include the attributes of being a peacemaker, loving one another as the Savior has loved us. Fruits of the spirit include love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness, temperance. As children of God we should show mercy, kindness, humbleness, meekness, longsuffering, forgiving, and forbearing, charity above all. Charity is kind, envieth not, is not puffed up, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil, and rejoiceth not in iniquity but rejoiceth in truth. He continues to tell us that peace should rule our hearts as well as thankfulness. We should let the word of Christ dwell in wisdom, teaching and admonishing one another in psalms, hymns, songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord. Whatsoever ye do in word or deed do in the name of the Lord, giving thanks to God. Beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things.
Meekness is being teachable. I will work on this especially for the next two weeks, and record my progress for this Divine Nature goal. I am excited that we finally got our copy of the recent LDS General Conference addresses. I love to mark, read, ponder, and learn from those talks. I am very close to finishing the Book of Mormon again for the Virtue Value Project. I hope to finish that by the end of the week. :)
Some definitions of Meekness seem to directly conflict with the YW theme for this year of "Be Strong and of Good Courage." I don't believe these definitions of meekness are accurate. I found this explanation of meekness that I feel is much closer to how meekness is meant in the scriptures:
Jesus shows us that meekness is not a mere contemplative virtue; it is maintaining peace and patience in the midst of pelting provocations. In II Corinthians Paul realizes that the meek and gentle approach can easily appear as weakness to those unfamiliar with Jesus' example, so he calls it "the meekness . . . of Christ." True meekness is always measured by Christ's meekness. His humility, patience and total submission of His own will to the will of the Father exemplifies meekness.
The following quote of Elder M. Russell Ballard is a long time favorite of mine along these sames lines:
Just as the Savior stepped forward to fulfill His divine responsibilities, we have the challenge and responsibility to do likewise. If you are wondering if you make a difference to the Lord, imagine the impact when you make commitments such as the following:
"Father, if you need a woman to rear children in righteousness, here am I, send me."
"If you need a woman who will shun vulgarity and dress modestly and speak with dignity and show the world how joyous it is to keep the commandments, here am I, send me."
"If you need a woman who can resist the alluring temptations of the world by keeping her eyes fixed on eternity, here am I, send me."
"If you need a woman of faithful steadiness, here am I, send me."
Between now and the day the Lord comes again, He needs women in every family, in every ward, in every community, in every nation who will step forward in righteousness and say by their words and their actions, "Here am I, send me."
My question today is, Will you be one of those women? And will you men who hold the priesthood answer the same call?
I am grateful to be a woman in these days. I am grateful to have the blessings of being a mother to beautiful young people! I am thrilled to be an instrument to bring yet one more spirit to this earth to receive a body of flesh and bone. I pray that I too can submit to His will, "Here am I, send me!" I am so grateful for His loving, kind, compassionate, patient guidance in my life! Meekness. I will ponder and reflect on this divine attribute.
Divine Qualities from these scriptures include the attributes of being a peacemaker, loving one another as the Savior has loved us. Fruits of the spirit include love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness, temperance. As children of God we should show mercy, kindness, humbleness, meekness, longsuffering, forgiving, and forbearing, charity above all. Charity is kind, envieth not, is not puffed up, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil, and rejoiceth not in iniquity but rejoiceth in truth. He continues to tell us that peace should rule our hearts as well as thankfulness. We should let the word of Christ dwell in wisdom, teaching and admonishing one another in psalms, hymns, songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord. Whatsoever ye do in word or deed do in the name of the Lord, giving thanks to God. Beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things.
Meekness is being teachable. I will work on this especially for the next two weeks, and record my progress for this Divine Nature goal. I am excited that we finally got our copy of the recent LDS General Conference addresses. I love to mark, read, ponder, and learn from those talks. I am very close to finishing the Book of Mormon again for the Virtue Value Project. I hope to finish that by the end of the week. :)
Some definitions of Meekness seem to directly conflict with the YW theme for this year of "Be Strong and of Good Courage." I don't believe these definitions of meekness are accurate. I found this explanation of meekness that I feel is much closer to how meekness is meant in the scriptures:
Jesus shows us that meekness is not a mere contemplative virtue; it is maintaining peace and patience in the midst of pelting provocations. In II Corinthians Paul realizes that the meek and gentle approach can easily appear as weakness to those unfamiliar with Jesus' example, so he calls it "the meekness . . . of Christ." True meekness is always measured by Christ's meekness. His humility, patience and total submission of His own will to the will of the Father exemplifies meekness.
The following quote of Elder M. Russell Ballard is a long time favorite of mine along these sames lines:
Just as the Savior stepped forward to fulfill His divine responsibilities, we have the challenge and responsibility to do likewise. If you are wondering if you make a difference to the Lord, imagine the impact when you make commitments such as the following:
"Father, if you need a woman to rear children in righteousness, here am I, send me."
"If you need a woman who will shun vulgarity and dress modestly and speak with dignity and show the world how joyous it is to keep the commandments, here am I, send me."
"If you need a woman who can resist the alluring temptations of the world by keeping her eyes fixed on eternity, here am I, send me."
"If you need a woman of faithful steadiness, here am I, send me."
Between now and the day the Lord comes again, He needs women in every family, in every ward, in every community, in every nation who will step forward in righteousness and say by their words and their actions, "Here am I, send me."
My question today is, Will you be one of those women? And will you men who hold the priesthood answer the same call?
I am grateful to be a woman in these days. I am grateful to have the blessings of being a mother to beautiful young people! I am thrilled to be an instrument to bring yet one more spirit to this earth to receive a body of flesh and bone. I pray that I too can submit to His will, "Here am I, send me!" I am so grateful for His loving, kind, compassionate, patient guidance in my life! Meekness. I will ponder and reflect on this divine attribute.