O Youth of the Noble Birthright

Embrace Your Divine Birthright

Brother Wilcox explains the concept of birthright in a spiritual context, emphasizing the responsibilities and privileges it entails for Latter-day Saint youth. This birthright is not about earthly inheritance but about being joint heirs with Christ and living up to the trust God places in them.

Does your birthright mean you are better than others? No, but it does mean you are expected to help others be better.

It is one thing to be loved and another thing entirely to be trusted.

• Birthright involves responsibilities and privileges.
• It signifies God's trust and the expectation to serve others.
• It's about becoming joint heirs with Christ.

• Reflect on a time when you felt trusted with a significant responsibility.
• Share an experience where living your faith set you apart in a positive way.
• Discuss how understanding your divine birthright has influenced your decisions.

Understand the Purpose of Being Different

Brother Wilcox addresses the question of why Latter-day Saints live differently, highlighting the importance of their covenant relationship with God. Living differently is not about being better but about fulfilling a unique role in God's plan.

He trusts you to be different, peculiar, and set apart because of the important work He trusts you to do.

• Living differently is part of fulfilling God's trust.
• It involves being set apart for a unique role in God's work.
• The covenant relationship with God is central to this lifestyle.

• Consider a moment when you chose to live differently from peers and the impact it had.
• Think about how your lifestyle as a Latter-day Saint has opened opportunities to serve others.
• Discuss how you find strength in being different in a world that values conformity.

Recognize the Trust and Love of God

Brother Wilcox emphasizes that God's trust is an extension of His love. Being trusted by God to fulfill covenant responsibilities is a profound expression of His confidence in His children.

Your Father in Heaven trusts you. He has given you great blessings, including the fulness of the gospel and sacred ordinances.

• God's trust is an expression of His love.
• With trust comes great responsibility and blessings.
• The trust involves making a difference in the world.

• Share a time when you felt God's trust in your life.
• Reflect on how trust from others has motivated you to be your best self.
• Discuss how understanding God's trust has changed your perspective on challenges.

Fulfill Your Role as Part of God's Crew

Using the metaphor of a cruise ship, Brother Wilcox explains that Latter-day Saints are not ordinary passengers but crew members with specific responsibilities. This role requires living differently to aid in God's work.

You are not an ordinary passenger. You are a member of the crew.

• Crew members have responsibilities that passengers do not.
• Living differently is part of fulfilling these responsibilities.
• Being part of God's crew involves helping others return safely to Him.

• Think of a time when you took on a leadership role in a group or organization.
• Reflect on how you have contributed to your community or church as part of God's crew.
• Discuss what it means to you to be "part of the crew" in God's plan.

Access the Power of Covenants

Brother Wilcox discusses the spiritual power and blessings that come from making and keeping covenants. This power helps Latter-day Saints live differently and fulfill their divine roles.

As you fulfill your birthright responsibilities, you are never alone. The Lord of the vineyard labors with you.

• Covenants bring spiritual power and blessings.
• This power helps in living differently from the world.
• Covenants deepen the relationship with Jesus Christ.

• Share an experience where you felt strengthened by keeping your covenants.
• Reflect on how covenants have provided guidance in your life.
• Discuss a moment when you recognized the Lord's help in fulfilling your responsibilities.