53: The Sacred Trust
A Sacred Trust: The League of Nations and Africa, 1929-1946(Hardback) - 2004 Edition by Michael D. Callahan Jan 1, 2004 Hardcover.
My beloved brethren, I pray for the Spirit to guide my remarks this evening. A common thread binds us together. We have been entrusted to bear the priesthood of God and to act in His name. We are the recipients of a sacred trust. Much is expected of us.
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We read in the Doctrine and Covenants, section 121, verse 36, “The rights of the priesthood are inseparably connected with the powers of heaven.” What a wonderful gift we have been given. Ours is the responsibility to guard and protect that priesthood and to be worthy of all the glorious blessings our Father in Heaven has in store for us—and for others through us.
Wherever you go, your priesthood goes with you. Are you standing in holy places? Before you put yourself and your priesthood in jeopardy by venturing into places or participating in activities which are not worthy of you or of that priesthood, pause to consider the consequences. Remember who you are and what God expects you to become. You are a child of promise. You are a man of might. You are a son of God.
This precious gift of priesthood power brings with it not only solemn responsibilities but also special blessings for ourselves and for others. May we, in whatever place we may find ourselves, always be worthy to call upon its power, for we never know when our need and our opportunity to do so may come.
During World War II, a friend of mine was serving in the South Pacific when his plane was shot down over the ocean. He and the other crew members successfully parachuted from the burning plane, inflated their life rafts, and clung to those rafts for three days.
On the third day they spotted what they knew to be a rescue vessel. It passed them by. The next morning it passed them by again. They began to despair as they realized that this was the last day the rescue vessel would be in the area.
Then the Holy Spirit spoke to my friend: “You have the priesthood. Command the rescuers to pick you up.”
He did as prompted: “In the name of Jesus Christ and by the power of the priesthood, turn about and pick us up.”
Within a few minutes the vessel was beside them, helping them on deck. A faithful and worthy bearer of the priesthood, in his extremity, had exercised that priesthood, blessing his life and the lives of others.
May we determine, here and now, ever to be prepared for our time of need, our time of service, our time of blessing.
As we now conclude this general priesthood session, I say to you that you “are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood” (1 Peter 2:9). May we ever be worthy of these divine accolades, I pray with all my heart in the name of Jesus Christ, our Savior, amen.
Review:
This collection did not seem nearly as free as the last. Perhaps it was because writers knew where they had to get Connie to a certain point and didn’t want extraneous episodes. In general the episodes are tighter and more predictable Back to School, Mike Makes Right, and Rumor Has It use storylines that have been around for what seems to be millenniums. There are good episodes. A Single Vote is based on a good, true story, and although it is told a bit dryly, it is still a very good episode overall. Thank You, God tells some of Whit’s history. Much of it, I think, stems from the big episode in the album – Connie. Yes, it is a good episode, and certainly very important to the series, but it lacked the power of some of the earlier episodes and this was needed to push the episode over the top. It can't compare to some of the later 'conversion' episodes, like The Time Has Come, A Touch of Healing, Where is Thy Sting?, or even It Began with a Rabbit's Foot..
Favorite Episode: A Single Vote
Rating: 2 1/2 stars
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