Study Guide for "How the Priesthood Blesses Youth"

In this talk, Laudy Ruth Kaouk shares her personal experiences and insights on how the priesthood has blessed her life. She discusses the importance of priesthood blessings, patriarchal blessings, the sacrament, and temple ordinances, and how they can help individuals overcome challenges and grow spiritually. She encourages everyone to seek these blessings and live worthy of them.

Before Reading

Before reading or listening to the talk, consider the following questions:

How can priesthood blessings help individuals in their personal struggles?
What is the role of patriarchal blessings in guiding us in our lives?
How does the sacrament, as a priesthood ordinance, bless us?
Why are temple ordinances important in our spiritual growth and progression?
How can we seek and receive the blessings of the priesthood in our lives?

Topics

Seeking Comfort through Priesthood Blessings

Laudy Ruth Kaouk shares her personal experience of receiving comfort and peace through a priesthood blessing during a difficult time. She emphasizes that anyone can have access to these blessings through family members, friends, ministering brothers, priesthood leaders, and Heavenly Father.

I feel blessed to have a worthy father who can provide priesthood blessings whenever I need them and who helps me to see my strengths and eternal potential, just as Lehi did when he blessed his children.

Regardless of your circumstances, you can always have access to priesthood blessings.

What is a priesthood blessing and how can it provide comfort?
How can individuals access priesthood blessings regardless of their circumstances?
Have you ever sought a priesthood blessing during a difficult time? What was your experience?
How can you make priesthood blessings a more integral part of your life?

Finding Guidance through Patriarchal Blessings

Kaouk discusses the importance of patriarchal blessings in providing guidance, comfort, and perspective. She shares how her own patriarchal blessing has helped her see her potential and God's plan for her, especially during times of sadness or loneliness.

Patriarchal blessings help prepare us to return to live with our Heavenly Father.

My blessing helps me to see my potential and the specific plan God has for me.

What is a patriarchal blessing and how does it provide guidance and comfort?
How can a patriarchal blessing help us see our potential and God's plan for us?
Do you have a patriarchal blessing? How has it guided you in your life?
How can you better utilize your patriarchal blessing for direction and comfort?

Receiving Spiritual Strength through the Sacrament

Kaouk emphasizes the privilege and importance of taking the sacrament each week. She explains that through this priesthood ordinance, individuals can have the Spirit to always be with them, which can cleanse and purify them.

Each week we are given the privilege and opportunity of taking the sacrament.

Through this priesthood ordinance, we can have the Spirit to always be with us, which can cleanse and purify us.

What is the sacrament and why is it important to take it each week?
How does the sacrament help us have the Spirit with us always?
How has taking the sacrament blessed you personally?
What steps can you take to better prepare for and appreciate the sacrament each week?

Growing through Temple Ordinances

Kaouk talks about the blessings of temple ordinances. She shares her personal goal and priority to attend the temple regularly, and how this has blessed her with revelation and promptings.

Thanks to the priesthood, we can also receive the blessings of ordinances of the temple.

By taking the time and making the sacrifices necessary to be closer to my Heavenly Father in His holy house, I have been blessed with receiving revelation and promptings.

What are temple ordinances and how do they bless us?
How can attending the temple regularly bless us with revelation and promptings?
How has attending the temple and participating in temple ordinances blessed you?
What steps can you take to make attending the temple a regular part of your life?

Seeking and Recognizing the Power of the Priesthood

Kaouk encourages everyone to seek the blessings of the priesthood and live worthy of them. She testifies of God's love for us and His desire to bless us. She encourages those who do not have a testimony of the priesthood to pray and ask for themselves of its power.

God is cheering for us. He wants us to return to Him.

If you don’t already have a testimony about the priesthood, I encourage you to pray and ask to know for yourself of its power.

How can we seek and recognize the power of the priesthood in our lives?
What does it mean to live worthy of the blessings of the priesthood?
What steps can you take to seek the blessings of the priesthood in your life?
How can you live more worthily of these blessings?