Spiritually Whole in Him
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Achieve Spiritual Wholeness Through Faith
President Johnson discusses how spiritual wholeness is achieved through faith in Jesus Christ, even when physical and emotional healing is delayed. She emphasizes that by exercising faith, keeping commandments, and entering into a covenant relationship with the Savior, we can be spiritually whole.
We are whole in Jesus Christ when we exercise our agency to follow Him in faith, submit our hearts to Him so He can change them, keep His commandments, and enter a covenant relationship with Him.
Faith in Jesus Christ begets hope. I find hope in striving to be whole—a wholeness born of faith in Jesus Christ.Key Points:
- Spiritual wholeness is different from physical and emotional healing.
- Faith in Christ leads to hope and spiritual wholeness.
- Wholeness comes from a covenant relationship with the Savior.
- Reflect on a time when your faith in Christ helped you feel whole despite physical or emotional challenges.
- Consider how your covenant relationship with the Savior has brought you peace during difficult times.
- Think about ways you have exercised your agency to follow Christ in faith.
Find Hope and Strength in Christ
The talk explores the cycle of faith and hope in Jesus Christ, which reinforces each other and leads to spiritual wholeness. President Johnson illustrates this with the story of Enos, whose faith led to forgiveness and spiritual healing.
Through our faith in Jesus Christ, we can seek to be spiritually whole while we wait and hope for physical and emotional healing.
His infinite Atonement also reaches our griefs and sorrows.Key Points:
- Faith in Christ leads to hope and spiritual strength.
- The Atonement of Jesus Christ is central to spiritual healing.
- Even in waiting for physical healing, faith can make us whole.
- Describe a personal experience where hope in Christ provided you with strength.
- Share a time when you felt spiritually renewed through prayer and faith.
- Reflect on how the Atonement has helped you overcome personal grief or sorrow.
Be Prepared with the Oil of Conversion
President Johnson uses the parable of the ten virgins to illustrate the importance of being spiritually prepared with the "oil of conversion." She emphasizes that being spiritually whole involves having a strong, personal conversion to Christ.
To be whole means to be complete and full. Much like the five wise virgins who had their lamps full with oil when the bridegroom came.
Their lamps were full of the precious oil of conversion, which allowed the wise virgins to enter the marriage feast.Key Points:
- Spiritual preparedness requires the "oil of conversion."
- The five wise virgins were prepared and knew the bridegroom.
- Conversion to Christ is essential for spiritual readiness.
- Reflect on how you are preparing spiritually for the Second Coming.
- Think about how you keep your "lamp" full of the oil of conversion.
- Share a time when your spiritual preparedness helped you face an unexpected challenge.
Let Your Light Shine
President Johnson encourages us to share our light with others by living a life of conversion to Jesus Christ. She highlights the importance of being a light to others and how this deepens our own conversion and joy.
Therefore let your light so shine before this people, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father [which] is in heaven.
When we share our light, we bring the relief of Jesus Christ to others, our conversion to Him is deepened, and we can be whole even while we wait for healing.Key Points:
- We are commanded to share our light with others.
- Sharing our light deepens our conversion to Christ.
- Letting our light shine brings joy and spiritual wholeness.
- Consider ways you have let your light shine in your community.
- Share an experience where sharing your testimony brought you joy.
- Reflect on how your good works have glorified your Father in heaven.
Endure with Faith Like Paul
The Apostle Paul's experience with his "thorn in the flesh" illustrates enduring faith and finding strength in weakness. President Johnson uses Paul's example to show that we can be spiritually whole even amidst adversity.
My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness.
For when I am weak, then am I strong.Key Points:
- Paul's strength came from his faith in Christ despite his afflictions.
- Weakness can be an opportunity for spiritual growth and reliance on Christ.
- Spiritual wholeness can be achieved even without physical healing.
- Reflect on a personal "thorn in the flesh" and how faith helped you endure.
- Share a time when you felt Christ's strength in your weakness.
- Consider how enduring adversity has strengthened your relationship with God.
