Lisa's Last RS Lesson! Oath & Covenant of the Priesthood (7/13/2014)

Oath & Covenant of the Priesthood:

Magnifying our callings blesses others and can change their lives for the better. Because a brother in Lisa's ward magnified his calling and took the time to explain seminary to her mother, she was signed up and able to go to BYU when she graduated High School.

Callings are given us for one of two reasons.
1. To learn, or
2. To learn to love those we are serving. We become more like our Savior

The Parable of the Dishwasher - Sister Moss

There once was a sink full of dirty dishes. A wise mother enlisted the help of 2 children. She asked one to load the dish washer, and the other to unload. We do not need two different people completing the same task. Both Jobs are equally important. Just like in the church. We have Priesthood holders, and then we have the Relief Society Members. We are not less important than the Priesthood holders, and neither are they. We are both equally important in our different roles.

Sometimes we think of callings as a ladder. We must begin with the "low" callings. Nursery, primary teacher, etc. Then we get to the top with Presidency member or even Bishop. But really, callings are a railroad track. No calling is above another. Each calling is important and God loves all of us.

"Every person is different and has a different contribution to make. No one is destined to fail. As you seek revelation to see gifts God sees in those you lead in the priesthood—particularly the young—you will be blessed to lift their sights to the service they can perform."
~ Henry B. Eyring, Help Them Aim High, October 2012