We Are the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Reyna I. Aburto

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Takeaways:

“The Church organization and its buildings exist for our spiritual benefit.” It is “’the scaffolding with which we build eternal families.’”

But the Church is more than the buildings and the ecclesiastical structure; the Church is us, the members, with Christ at the head and the prophet as His mouthpiece. “Sometimes we are givers and sometimes we are receivers, but we are all one family in Christ.”

“Our purpose in His kingdom should be to bring each other to Christ.”

Questions to Ponder:

What contributions, big or small, have I made to the Church?

What have I received from my membership in the Church?

In what ways can I help others come to Christ?

Am I striving to “become ‘of one heart and one mind’ and to be humble; submissive; gentle; easy to be entreated; full of patience and long-suffering; temperate in all things; diligent in keeping the commandments of God at all times; full of faith, hope, and charity; and abounding in good works”?

Do I feel privileged “to belong to the Church where we can unite our “faith, hearts, strengths, minds, and hands for Him to perform His mighty miracles”?

Further Study:

1 Corinthians 12:12-31; Mosiah 18:17; 3 Nephi 18:5-16; 3 Nephi 26:21; D&C 10:67, 69; D&C 88:73-74