After dinner this evening David extended an invitation for me to speak in church about how we prepare to Hear Him. We talk a lot about how we hear, but not how we prepare. We were talking a little bit about it and then I heard Brooks crying in the basement, so I went down to get him and he was carrying a little statue of Jesus. As I brought him upstairs, I said something along the lines of, "Can you give Jesus a hug?" Well, we know that Brooks' natural tendency when he gives hugs is to lean his head in. This time he put the statue of Jesus next to his cheek and then on the back of his neck. Mason said, "He's trying to Hear Him!" We have definitely used this phrase "Hear Him" a lot lately. So I thought it was super sweet that Mason assumed that is what Brooks was doing.
It's interesting that I have been asked to speak on this topic because just today I was studying an article on the church website called, "Recovering from Spiritual Numbness", by Tadeo Murillo. The boys were actually playing really great in the basement and Brooks had gone down for his nap, so I took advantage of the quiet time to read and study.
There were three questions asked:
When was the last time I received personal revelation?
When was the last time I asked for personal revelation?
When was the last time I asked Heavenly Father to to help me recognize personal revelation in my life?
These are a few other notes I took from the article:
proactively seek revelation in your daily life
turn to Him in every thought (D&C 6:36)
"As you obey, the impressions from the Spirit will come more frequently becoming closer and closer to constant companionship. Your power to choose the right will increase." - President Eyring
He also gave things to do to prepare:
Believe
Put in daily effort
Obey
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