Enduring Power
Open talk in Gospel LibraryContents
Before Reading
Before reading or listening to the talk, consider the following questions:
- What is the importance of understanding and accessing God's power in our lives?
- How does Elder Johnson suggest we can draw upon God's power?
- What role do faith, study, prayer, and keeping covenants play in accessing God's power?
- What personal experiences does Elder Johnson share to illustrate the impact of God's power?
- How does Elder Johnson relate the teachings of President Nelson to the topic of God's power?
Topics
Understanding and Accessing God's Power
Elder Johnson discusses the importance of understanding and accessing God's power in our lives. He emphasizes that this power is not easily understood, but can be accessed through study, prayer, and the guidance of the Holy Ghost. He also highlights the teachings of President Nelson on the principle of God's power.
Understanding what we must do to access God’s power in our lives is not easy, but I have found it is doable by studying it out in our minds and praying for the Holy Ghost to enlighten us.
Since we have sustained President Nelson as our prophet, he has taught about the principle of power—specifically, God’s power—and how we can access it.
- What does Elder Johnson mean when he talks about "God's power"?
- How does Elder Johnson suggest we can access God's power?
- What teachings of President Nelson does Elder Johnson reference in relation to God's power?
- How can you apply the principle of accessing God's power in your own life?
- What steps can you take to better understand God's power?
- How can you use prayer and study to seek enlightenment from the Holy Ghost?
Faith and the Word of God as a Source of Power
Elder Johnson emphasizes the crucial role of faith and the word of God in accessing God's power. He suggests that superficial faith is insufficient and that deep faith and knowledge of God's word are necessary to sustain us and allow us to access His power.
Filling our heart and even our soul with the word of God and the foundation of faith in Jesus Christ is crucial to drawing upon the power of God to help us in these challenging times.
Without getting the word of God and faith in Jesus Christ deep into our hearts, our testimonies and faith may fail, and we may lose access to the power God wants to give us.
- Why does Elder Johnson believe that faith and the word of God are crucial to accessing God's power?
- What does Elder Johnson mean by "superficial faith" and why is it insufficient?
- How does deep faith and knowledge of God's word allow us to access God's power?
- How can you deepen your faith and knowledge of God's word?
- What steps can you take to ensure your faith is not superficial?
- How can deepening your faith and knowledge of God's word help you access God's power in challenging times?
The Power of God in Overcoming Adversity
Elder Johnson discusses the power of God in helping us overcome adversity. He uses a personal experience to illustrate how having faith and the word of God deep in our hearts can help us absorb and overcome the challenges that the adversary may throw at us.
Likewise, those who have faith and the word of God deep in their hearts will be able to absorb and overcome the fiery darts that the adversary will surely send to destroy us.
I have learned that having the word of God deep in my soul, coupled with faith in the Lord Jesus Christ and His Atonement, allows me to draw upon the power of God to overcome the adversary and anything he may throw at me.
- How does Elder Johnson suggest the power of God can help us overcome adversity?
- What role do faith and the word of God play in overcoming adversity according to Elder Johnson?
- How does Elder Johnson's personal experience illustrate the power of God in overcoming adversity?
- How can you use the power of God to overcome adversity in your own life?
- How can deepening your faith and knowledge of God's word help you overcome challenges?
- Can you recall a time when you felt God's power helping you overcome adversity?
The Power of God in Resisting Temptations
Elder Johnson discusses the power of God in helping us resist temptations. He uses the example of Jesus Christ, who through preparation and deepening of faith, was able to resist all of Satan's temptations.
Through preparation, the Savior grew in power and was able to resist all of Satan’s temptations.
As we follow the Savior’s example and prepare through studying the word of God and deepening our faith, we also can draw upon the power of God to resist temptations.
- How does Elder Johnson suggest the power of God can help us resist temptations?
- What example does Elder Johnson use to illustrate the power of God in resisting temptations?
- How can preparation and deepening of faith help us resist temptations?
- How can you use the power of God to resist temptations in your own life?
- How can you follow the Savior's example in preparing and deepening your faith to resist temptations?
- Can you recall a time when you felt God's power helping you resist temptation?
The Power of God in Keeping Temple Covenants
Elder Johnson discusses the power of God that comes to us as we make and keep temple covenants. He emphasizes that this power does not expire and is not restricted by circumstances such as a pandemic. He also shares experiences from his mission service to illustrate the power that comes from keeping temple covenants.
His power diminishes in our lives only if we fail to keep our covenants and do not live in a way that allows us to continually qualify to receive His power.
These Saints clearly went forth from the temple “armed with [His] power.” This power to do more than they could do themselves gave them strength to endure the challenges of Church membership in their home country and to go forth bearing “exceedingly great and glorious tidings, in truth,” as they continue building the Lord’s kingdom in Laos.
- How does Elder Johnson suggest the power of God is related to keeping temple covenants?
- What does Elder Johnson mean when he says that God's power does not expire and is not restricted by circumstances such as a pandemic?
- How does Elder Johnson's mission service experience illustrate the power that comes from keeping temple covenants?
- How can you apply the principle of accessing God's power through keeping temple covenants in your own life?
- What steps can you take to live in a way that allows you to continually qualify to receive God's power?
- How can keeping your temple covenants help you endure challenges in your life?
