Do You Want to Be Happy?
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Understanding the Covenant Path
Elder Choi explains the covenant path as a series of covenants that connect us to Christ, beginning with faith, repentance, baptism, and receiving the Holy Ghost. These covenants are renewed through the sacrament and lead to temple ordinances.
“The term covenant path refers to a series of covenants whereby we come to Christ and connect to Him. Through this covenant bond, we have access to His eternal power. The path begins with faith in Jesus Christ and repentance, followed by baptism and receiving the Holy Ghost.”Key Points:
- The covenant path begins with faith and repentance.
- We renew our covenants through the sacrament.
- The covenant path leads to temple ordinances.
- When have you felt connected to Christ through making and renewing covenants?
- How has the covenant path influenced your life?
- Can you share an experience where you felt the power of these covenants?
Returning to the Covenant Path
Elder Choi shares an example of a returned missionary who, despite struggles with anxiety and depression, felt prompted to fully pay his tithing and return to the Church. This highlights the principle that seeking Heavenly Father's guidance can lead to personalized answers and help in returning to the covenant path.
“As long as you seek to know of the Savior and pray to Heavenly Father, He will give you a customized answer for you.”
“The greatest lesson we can learn in mortality is that when God speaks and we obey, we will always be right.”Key Points:
- Struggles and challenges can sometimes lead us off the covenant path.
- Prayer and seeking Heavenly Father's guidance can help us return to the covenant path.
- Heavenly Father provides customized answers to our prayers.
- Can you share a time when you felt off the covenant path and how you returned?
- How have you experienced personalized answers to your prayers?
- What have you learned from moments of struggle and doubt?
The Blessings of Keeping Covenants
Elder Choi emphasizes the blessings that come from keeping the covenants, both in terms of temporal and spiritual benefits. He shares a personal story of how his calling as a bishop came at a difficult time but ultimately brought blessings and resolution to challenges.
“When we keep the commandments, our lives will be happier, more fulfilling, and less complicated. Our challenges and problems will be easier to bear, and we will receive [God’s] promised blessings.”
“We learned that when we think it is not a good time for us to receive a calling, it may be the time we need that calling the most.”Key Points:
- Keeping commandments brings happiness and fulfillment.
- Challenges can be easier to bear when we keep the commandments.
- God's timing may not always align with ours, but He knows our needs.
- How have you experienced blessings from keeping the commandments?
- Can you share a time when a calling came at a difficult time but brought blessings?
- How have you seen God's timing in your life?
The Power of Yoking with the Savior
Elder Choi discusses the idea of yoking ourselves with the Savior through the covenants. This yoke enables us to do things we couldn't do on our own and gives us access to Christ's strength and redeeming power.
“Making and keeping sacred covenants yokes us to and with the Lord Jesus Christ. In essence, the Savior is beckoning us to rely upon and pull together with Him, even though our best efforts are not equal to and cannot be compared with His.”
“Yoking yourself with the Savior means you have access to His strength and redeeming power.”Key Points:
- Yoking with the Savior gives us access to His strength.
- Making and keeping covenants yokes us to Christ.
- Through the yoke with Christ, we can do things we couldn't do on our own.
- How have you felt yoked with the Savior in your life?
- Can you share a time when you were able to do something you couldn't do on your own because of the Savior's help?
- How have you experienced the Savior's strength and redeeming power?
