Bless in His Name
Open talk in Gospel LibraryContents
Before Reading
Before reading or listening to the talk, consider the following questions:
- What does it mean to magnify your priesthood service?
- What is the purpose of receiving the priesthood according to President Eyring?
- How can we seek the Lord’s will in our priesthood service?
- What blessings come from serving in the Lord’s name?
- Why do our individual efforts in priesthood service matter to the Lord?
Topics
Understanding the Purpose of Priesthood
President Eyring explains that the purpose of receiving the priesthood is to bless people for the Lord, doing so in His name. This understanding can guide us in our service and help us to focus on blessing others rather than on the process or precision of our duties.
The purpose for our receiving the priesthood is to allow us to bless people for the Lord, doing so in His name.
I prayed that the people would feel the Lord’s love through my loving service. I have learned this is the key to serving and blessing others in His name.
- What does President Eyring say is the purpose of receiving the priesthood?
- How does understanding this purpose change the way we approach our priesthood duties?
- How can you focus more on blessing others in your priesthood service?
- What are some ways you can help people feel the Lord’s love through your service?
Seeking the Lord’s Will in Priesthood Service
President Eyring emphasizes the importance of seeking the Lord’s will in our priesthood service. He shares experiences of giving priesthood blessings and conducting worthiness interviews, where he learned to pray for guidance and to distinguish what the Lord wants from what he or others may want.
Even if I have only a moment, I always pray to know what blessing the Lord has in store that I can give in His name.
As a bishop, I learned while conducting worthiness interviews to pray for the Lord to let me sense what He wanted for the person, keeping any inspiration He would provide unclouded by my own judgment.
- Why is it important to seek the Lord’s will in our priesthood service?
- How can we distinguish what the Lord wants from what we or others may want?
- What are some ways you can seek the Lord’s will in your priesthood service?
- How can you keep any inspiration you receive unclouded by your own judgment?
Magnifying Priesthood Service Over Time
President Eyring discusses how we can magnify our priesthood service over our lifetime and perhaps beyond. This magnification comes in small steps and may come slowly, but it will come as we are diligent in trying to know the Lord’s will and make efforts to hear His voice.
I believe that we can magnify our priesthood service over our lifetime and perhaps beyond. It will depend on our diligence in trying to know the Lord’s will and our efforts to hear His voice so that we can know better what He wants for the person we are serving for Him.
The magnification will come in small steps. It may come slowly, but it will come.
- What does it mean to magnify our priesthood service?
- How does President Eyring say we can magnify our priesthood service over time?
- What are some small steps you can take to magnify your priesthood service?
- How can you be more diligent in trying to know the Lord’s will and make efforts to hear His voice?
The Impact of Individual Efforts in Priesthood Service
President Eyring emphasizes that our individual efforts in priesthood service matter to the Lord and contribute to His great work. He invites us to ask prayerfully how the Lord sees us and assures us that the Lord loves us and trusts us to bless people He loves in His name.
You may feel small compared to the great sweep of what the Lord will do. If you do, I invite you to ask prayerfully how the Lord sees you.
He knows you personally, He conferred the priesthood upon you, and your rising up and magnifying the priesthood matter to Him because He loves you and He trusts you to bless people He loves in His name.
- Why do our individual efforts in priesthood service matter to the Lord?
- How does the Lord see us in relation to His great work?
- How can you rise up and magnify the priesthood in your life?
- What are some ways you can bless people the Lord loves in His name?
