Adorned with the Virtue of Temperance
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Strengthen Your Spiritual Foundation
Elder Soares draws a parallel between the renovation of the Salt Lake Temple and the need to reinforce our own spiritual foundations in Jesus Christ. He emphasizes the importance of taking extraordinary measures to prevent spiritual erosion and maintain a firm testimony.
How firm is your foundation? And what reinforcements to your testimony and understanding of the gospel are needed?
The gospel of Jesus Christ provides us with divinely inspired and effective means to prevent the spiritual erosion in our souls.Key Points:
- The Salt Lake Temple required structural reinforcement to withstand natural forces.
- We need to strengthen our spiritual foundation to withstand worldly influences.
- Preventing spiritual erosion requires extraordinary measures.
- Reflect on a time when you felt your spiritual foundation was strengthened.
- Consider a personal experience where you took measures to reinforce your testimony.
- Think of a moment when you felt the need to prevent spiritual erosion in your life.
Embrace the Virtue of Temperance
Temperance is highlighted as a crucial virtue that harmonizes other Christlike attributes such as humility, faith, hope, and charity. It is a protective measure against spiritual erosion and a reflection of the Savior's character.
Temperance is an essential reinforcement for a firm foundation in Jesus Christ.
It is the virtue that brings harmony to the heart, shaping desires and emotions with wisdom and calmness.Key Points:
- Temperance harmonizes and strengthens other Christlike attributes.
- It protects against spiritual erosion caused by worldly influences.
- True disciples of Christ are adorned with temperance, reflecting the Savior.
- Share an experience where you practiced temperance in a challenging situation.
- Describe a time when you felt the influence of temperance in your interactions with others.
- Reflect on how temperance has helped you maintain spiritual stability.
Reflect Christlike Temperance in Adversity
Elder Soares illustrates the power of temperance during trials, using examples of faithful Saints who choose humility and faith over anger and resentment. The Savior's life is the ultimate example of temperance in adversity.
With the help of the Lord, we can choose to respond with temperance to the frustrations and challenges of life.
Jesus Christ, the greatest of all, suffered for us until He bled from every pore, yet He never allowed anger to inflame His heart.Key Points:
- Disciples of Christ respond to adversity with temperance.
- The Savior's life exemplifies perfect temperance in the face of suffering.
- Faithful Saints in Mexico City demonstrated temperance in their trials.
- Recall a time when you faced adversity and how temperance helped you.
- Think of an example of someone you know who exemplifies temperance in trials.
- Share a story where you witnessed the power of temperance in others.
Avoid the Worldly Trap of Impulsiveness
Elder Soares warns against the worldly tendency towards aggressiveness and impatience, which can lead to spiritual erosion. He encourages embracing temperance to avoid regretful actions and words.
When we turn our gaze away from the virtue of temperance, we easily fall into the enemy’s trap.
The gospel of Jesus Christ invites us to exercise this virtue especially in times of challenge.Key Points:
- Worldly influences promote aggressiveness and impatience.
- Temperance helps avoid regrettable actions and words.
- The gospel encourages temperance, especially in challenges.
- Describe a situation where you avoided impulsiveness through temperance.
- Reflect on a moment when impatience led to regret and how temperance could have helped.
- Think of a time when you successfully applied temperance in a challenging conversation.
Follow the Savior's Example of Temperance
The Savior's ministry exemplifies temperance in all aspects, teaching us to be patient, avoid contention, and reconcile with others. His life is a testament to the power of temperance in achieving peace and strength.
The Savior’s ministry on earth was marked by the virtue of temperance in all aspects of His character.
With a temperate attitude and a compassionate heart, He assured us that when we are treated with harshness, His kindness will not depart from us.Key Points:
- The Savior taught patience and reconciliation with a temperate heart.
- His life is a testament to the strength found in temperance.
- Following His example helps us build a firm foundation.
- Share an experience where following the Savior's example of temperance brought peace.
- Reflect on a time when you reconciled with someone through temperance.
- Describe how the Savior's teachings on temperance have influenced your actions.
