Cindy P. presented the lesson Sunday. The lesson was taken from a talk given by Vicki F Matsumori in the last General conference. "At the end of the day, a pair of missionaries, starts toward home when one suddenly turns to the other and says, "I feel we need to stop at this one last place." A hometeacher is promped to call one of the families he visited just a few days before. A young woman plans on attending a school friend's party yet feels impressed to stay home this time...... In each of these situations they were guided by the influence of the Holy Ghost." Are we recognizing those whisperings of the Spirit?? We might think something as simple as smiling to a stranger really isn't responding to that Spirit, but do we know what a smile might mean to that stranger?
"We can help others become more familiar with the promptings of the Spirit when we share our testimony of the influence of the Holy Ghost in our lives." We are told that the Spirit of the Lord doth not dwell in unholy temples" and that as we "let virtue garnish our thoughts unceasingly; then the Holy Ghost shall be our constant companion."
The scriptures and the prophets teach what this constant companionship feels like. The Lord tells us "I will tell you in your mind and in your heart, by the Holy Ghost, which shall come upon you and which shall dwell in your heart.........President Henry B. Eyring decribed the influence of the Holy Ghost as "peace, hope and joy" He added. "Almost always I have also felt a sensation of light."
May we be in tune to those promptings and may we be able to share that knowledge with others.
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