“Worship”

General Conference Applied

S5 E9 – Sunday, May 11, 2025 | “Worship” by Elder D. Todd Christofferson; April 2025 General Conference

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• followHim Podcast – Christmas – President Alvin F. Meredith III and Sister Jennifer Meredith: [President Meredith] “Years ago when I was serving as an Area Seventy in Tennessee, I had multiple weekends in a row where I had church assignments that kept me away from my home ward and finally I had an assigned home weekend. I was at church with my family. We showed up at 8:45 a.m. for a 9:00 a.m. sacrament meeting because that’s what time Jennifer thinks is on time for 9:00 a.m. church.
  
  “As we got the kids settled, I noticed that there was a lady seated in the first row of the overflow, those hard chairs back behind the chapel, that I had never seen before. And I asked Jen if she knew who that was and she didn’t know either, and so I went back and I introduced myself. The lady told me her name was Jackie. I said, ‘Hey, I’ve been away for a few weeks.’ I said, ‘Are you new here?’ And she said, ‘Well, this is my first time visiting your church.’ When she used the phrase your church, it caught my attention and I said, ‘That’s wonderful.’ I said, ‘We love to have visitors. We’re so grateful that you’re here. What brought you here?’
  
  “And she said, ‘Well, there’s a little bit of a story.’ And I said, ‘Well, there’s 15 minutes. Please tell me a story.’ She proceeds to tell me that 20 years ago she was working for a small newspaper right outside of Nashville. One of her responsibilities was to edit the religion section of the paper. A group of men had written an article about the church. They brought it to her and asked her to publish it. She, like a good editor, asked what their sources were and they admitted that they had not talked to anyone from the church and she said, ‘Well, don’t you think we should talk to someone from the church before we publish an article about the church?’
  
  “She took it upon herself to reach out to the church, so she went to the phone book, looked up The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. She dialed the number. A man who she described as having a nice voice answered. She described her plight to him. He said, ‘I’m really busy right now, but I’ll be at the church on Wednesday and if you come back, then I’ll be happy to help in any way I can.’ She begins to tell me about this meeting that she has on this Wednesday night at what was – she didn’t realize it – but it was the stake center. She said, ‘This man was so kind and so gracious.’ And then she used this phrase, ‘He must have been the most Christlike person I have ever met.’ Well, she left that interview. You know how sometimes life gets in the way? Not the bad things of life but the busyness of life.
  
  “She didn’t do anything about those feelings that she had until the week before we had met in our church building. She was walking through a business park in Brentwood, Tennessee, walked by a door that had a nameplate that said The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, the Tennessee Nashville Mission. She said that same feeling that she had had two decades ago came back and she felt compelled to walk into what was the mission office. She tells the sweet senior sister missionary seated at the receptionist desk this story. And this senior missionary, I don’t know exactly what words she used, but I imagine in my mind she said, ‘Jackie, surely you know the Lord has brought you here. You’ve got to come and see why you felt that way then and why you felt that way today.’ She gave Jackie the address for our church building and the time that Sacrament meeting started. There she was in our overflow.
  
  “I’ve grown up in Tennessee and those are my people and I was curious about the story and I said, ‘Do you by chance remember the name of the man that you talked to 20 years ago on that Wednesday night?’ And she said, ‘I’ll never forget him. His name was Todd Christofferson.’ Six weeks after that Jackie was dressed in white. I was privileged to be dressed in white with her. After her baptism, with her hair still dripping, the bishop asked her to speak at her own baptism. He asked her to share her testimony, but if you’re a new convert, you don’t know any different. She stood up in front of what she referred to as her new church family. She thanked everyone for being there and then she said, ‘Brothers and sisters, I hope that you know that your lives may be the only Book of Mormon that anyone will ever read.'” (Also shared in General Conference Applied S4 E28 and Mitch’s December 29, 2024, What? Eye. Read. 💡 Newsletter.)
• This was Elder Christofferson’s 41st general conference address. His most recent address was “Burying Our Weapons of Rebellion” from the October 2024 General Conference.

Discussion Questions

1. What is the Lord, through Elder Christofferson, inviting us to do?
2. Would we say that our sabbath day observance is summarized with this statement: “Worship on the Lord’s day is marked by a particular focus on the great atoning sacrifice of Jesus Christ… For the penitent, partaking of the sacrament is the highlight of Sabbath worship”?
3. Do the findings from the “recent study [which] found that those who view their spiritual lives as entirely private are less likely to prioritize spiritual growth, or to say their faith is very important, or to have regular devotional time with God” inspire us to make any changes to our approach to church attendance?
4. Elder Christofferson stated: “Whatever takes precedence over worship of the Father and the Son becomes an idol.” What are our idols?
5. Are we willing to make changes in our lives so that we can “experience joy in worship”?

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Key

• Directive
• Important
• Invitation
• Promise

“‘Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, behold, there came wise men from the east to Jerusalem,

“‘Saying, Where is he that is born King of the Jews? for we have seen his star in the east, and are come to worship him.’

“The Magi, as they are sometimes called, were wise in seeking to find and worship the Messiah. For them, worshipping meant falling down before Him and offering Him gifts of gold and precious, fragrant spices.

“What does worshipping God mean for you and me?

“When we think of worship, our thoughts typically turn to the ways we show religious devotion both privately and in Church services. As I have considered the matter of worshipping our Heavenly Father and His Beloved Son, our Savior, four concepts have come to mind: first, the actions that constitute our worship; second, the attitudes and feelings that figure into our worship; third, the exclusivity of our worship; and fourth, the need to emulate the Holy Beings that we worship.

First, the Actions That Constitute Our Worship

• This section contains directives for the first invitation: “May we, as the ancient Nephites and Lamanites, ‘fall down at the feet of Jesus, and … worship him.'”

“One of the most common and important forms of worship is to gather in a consecrated space to perform acts of devotion. The Lord says, ‘And that thou mayest more fully keep thyself unspotted from the world, thou shalt go to the house of prayer and offer up thy sacraments upon my holy day.’ This is, of course, our primary motivation in building chapels. But, if necessary, a non-dedicated space will do if we can invest it with some degree of sanctity.

“Most important is what we do when we gather on the Lord’s day. Of course, we dress as best we can according to our means—not extravagantly but modestly in a way to signal our respect and reverence for Deity. Our conduct is similarly reverent and respectful. We worship by joining in prayer; we worship by singing hymns (not just listening to but singing the hymns); we worship by instructing and learning from one another. Jesus says, ‘Remember that on this, the Lord’s day, thou shalt offer thine oblations [meaning thine ‘offerings … of time, talents, or means, in service of God and fellowman’] and thy sacraments unto the Most High, confessing thy sins unto thy brethren, and before the Lord.’ We come together not to entertain or be entertained—as by a band, for instance—but to remember Him and be ‘instructed more perfectly’ in His gospel.

“At the most recent general conference, Elder Patrick Kearon reminded us that ‘we do not gather on the Sabbath simply to attend sacrament meeting and check it off the list. We come together to worship. There is a significant difference between the two. To attend means to be present at. But to worship is to intentionally praise and adore our God in a way that transforms us!’

“Devoting our Sabbaths to the Lord and His purposes is itself an act of worship. Some years ago, then-Elder Russell M. Nelson observed: ‘How do we hallow the Sabbath day? In my much younger years, I studied the work of others who had compiled lists of things to do and things not to do on the Sabbath. It wasn’t until later that I learned from the scriptures that my conduct and my attitude on the Sabbath constituted a sign between me and my Heavenly Father [see Exodus 31:13; Ezekiel 20:12, 20]. With that understanding, I no longer needed lists of dos and don’ts. When I had to make a decision whether or not an activity was appropriate for the Sabbath, I simply asked myself, ‘What sign do I want to give to God?”

“Worship on the Lord’s day is marked by a particular focus on the great atoning sacrifice of Jesus Christ. We appropriately and specially celebrate His Resurrection at Easter but also every week as we partake of the sacramental emblems of His Atonement, including His Resurrection. For the penitent, partaking of the sacrament is the highlight of Sabbath worship.

“Worshipping together as ‘the body of Christ’ has unique power and benefits as we teach, serve, and sustain one another. Interestingly, one recent study found that those who view their spiritual lives as entirely private are less likely to prioritize spiritual growth, or to say their faith is very important, or to have regular devotional time with God. As a community of Saints, we strengthen each other in worship and in faith.

“Even so, we cannot forget the daily acts of worship that we engage in individually and at home. The Savior reminds us, ‘Nevertheless thy vows shall be offered up in righteousness on all days and at all times.’ One sister wisely observed, ‘I cannot think of a more profound way to worship God than to welcome His little ones into our lives and care for them and teach them His plan for them.’

“Alma and Amulek taught the Zoramites who had been banned from their synagogues to worship God not merely once a week but always and ‘in whatsoever place ye may be in.’ They spoke about prayer as worship:

“‘Ye must pour out your souls in your closets, and your secret places, and in your wilderness.

“‘Yea, and when you do not cry unto the Lord, let your hearts be full, drawn out in prayer unto him continually.’

“They also spoke of searching the scriptures, bearing testimony of Christ, performing charitable acts and service, receiving the Holy Ghost, and living in thanksgiving daily. Consider that thought: ‘living in thanksgiving daily.’ It speaks to my second concept:

The Attitudes and Feelings Inherent in Worship

• This section contains directives for the second invitation: “May we, as commanded by Jesus, ‘fall down and worship the Father in [the] name [of the Son].'”

“Feeling and expressing gratitude to God are, in fact, what infuses worship with a sense of joyful renewal as opposed to seeing it as just one more duty.

“True worship means loving God and yielding our will to Him—the most precious gift we can offer. When asked which was the great commandment in all the law, Jesus replied, ‘Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind.’ He also called this the first commandment.

“This was the pattern of Jesus’s own worship of the Father. His life and His atoning sacrifice were dedicated to the glory of the Father. Poignantly we remember Jesus’s heartrending plea in the midst of unimaginable suffering and anguish: ‘O my Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me,’ but then His submissive ‘nevertheless not as I will, but as thou wilt.’

“Worship is striving to follow this perfect example. We will not attain perfection in this course overnight, but if each day we “offer for a sacrifice unto [Him] a broken heart and a contrite spirit,” He will again baptize us with His Spirit and fill us with His grace.

Third, the Exclusivity of Our Worship

• This section contains directives for the fourth invitation: “[May we] have no other gods before Him.”

“In the first section of the Doctrine and Covenants, the Lord pronounces this indictment of the world:

“‘They have strayed from mine ordinances, and have broken mine everlasting covenant;

“‘They seek not the Lord to establish his righteousness, but every man walketh in his own way, and after the image of his own god, whose image is in the likeness of the world.’

“It is good for us to remember the example of the three Jewish young men Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah, carried captive to Babylon not long after Lehi and his family left Jerusalem. A Babylonian officer renamed them Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego. Later, when these three refused to worship an image set up by King Nebuchadnezzar, he commanded that they be thrown into a burning fiery furnace, saying to them, ‘And who is that God that shall deliver you out of my hands?’

“You will recall their bold answer:

“‘Our God whom we serve is able to deliver us from the burning fiery furnace, and he will deliver us out of thine hand, O king.

“‘But if not, be it known unto thee … that we will not serve thy gods, nor worship the golden image which thou hast set up.’

“The furnace was so hot that it killed those who threw them into it, but Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego were unharmed. ‘Then Nebuchadnezzar spake, and said, Blessed be the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, who hath … delivered his servants that trusted in him, … and yielded their bodies, that they might not serve nor worship any god, except their own God.’ They trusted in Jehovah for deliverance, ‘but if not,’ that is, even if God in His wisdom did not prevent their death, yet they would remain true to Him.

“Whatever takes precedence over worship of the Father and the Son becomes an idol. Those who reject God as the source of truth, or disavow any accountability to Him, in effect substitute themselves as their god. One who places loyalty to a party or cause ahead of divine direction worships a false god. Even those who purport to worship God but do not keep His commandments are walking in their own way: ‘They draw near to me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me.’ The object of our worship is exclusively ‘the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom [He] hast sent.’

Finally, the Need to Emulate the Father and the Son

• This section contains directives for the third and fifth invitation: (3) “May we receive the Holy Spirit and yield our hearts to God.” (5) “As disciples of Jesus Christ, [may we] emulate His character in our own lives.”

“Ultimately, how we live may be the best, most genuine form of worship. Showing our devotion means emulating the Father and the Son—cultivating Their attributes and character in ourselves. If, as the saying goes, imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, then we might say with respect to Deity, emulation is the sincerest form of veneration. This suggests an active, sustained effort on our part to seek holiness. But becoming more Christlike is also the natural outcome of our acts of worship. Elder Kearon’s phrase cited earlier about worshipping ‘in a way that transforms us’ is significant. True worship is transformative.

• Elder Neal A. Maxwell, “Testifying of the Great and Glorious Atonement“, October 2001 Ensign: “We should regularly apply the Atonement for self-improvement, while enduring to the end. If we choose the course of steady improvement, which is clearly the course of discipleship, we will become more righteous and can move from what may be initially a mere acknowledgment of Jesus on to admiration of Jesus, then on to adoration of Jesus, and finally to emulation of Jesus. In that process of striving to become more like Him through steady improvement, we must be in the posture of repentance, even if no major transgression is involved.”

“This is the beauty of the covenant path—the path of worship, love, and loyalty to God. We enter that path by baptism, pledging to take upon us the name of Christ and to keep His commandments. We receive the gift of the Holy Ghost, the messenger of the Savior’s grace that redeems and cleanses us from sin as we repent. We could even say that in repenting we are worshipping Him.

“There follow additional priesthood ordinances and covenants made in the house of the Lord that further sanctify us. The ceremonies and ordinances of the temple constitute an elevated form of worship.

“President Russell M. Nelson has emphasized that ‘every man and every woman who participates in priesthood ordinances and who makes and keeps covenants with God has direct access to the power of God.’ This is not only a power we draw upon to serve and to bless. It is also the divine power that works in us to refine and purify us. As we walk the covenant path, the sanctifying ‘power of godliness is manifest’ in us.

“May we, as the ancient Nephites and Lamanites, ‘fall down at the feet of Jesus, and … worship him.’

What is the speaker inviting me to do?

• In our own words: Humble ourselves before Jesus Christ and acknowledge that He is our Savior.

Why does it matter, or why is it important? (Doctrines, Principles, Christlike Attributes)

• Christlike Attribute: “I believe in Christ and accept Him as my Savior. (2 Nephi 25:29)” (Faith)
  • “[29] And now behold, I say unto you that the right way is to believe in Christ, and deny him not; and Christ is the Holy One of Israel; wherefore ye must bow down before him, and worship him with all your might, mind, and strength, and your whole soul; and if ye do this ye shall in nowise be cast out.”

What’s in it for us? (Promises)

• “We will experience joy in worship.” -Elder Christofferson

How will we take action? (Directives, Personal Revelation)

• “Most important is what we do when we gather on the Lord’s day. Of course, we dress as best we can according to our means—not extravagantly but modestly in a way to signal our respect and reverence for Deity. Our conduct is similarly reverent and respectful. We worship by joining in prayer; we worship by singing hymns (not just listening to but singing the hymns); we worship by instructing and learning from one another. … We come together not to entertain or be entertained—as by a band, for instance—but to remember Him and be ‘instructed more perfectly’ in His gospel.“ -Elder Christofferson
• “Devoting our Sabbaths to the Lord and His purposes is itself an act of worship.” -Elder Christofferson
• “Worship on the Lord’s day is marked by a particular focus on the great atoning sacrifice of Jesus Christ. … For the penitent, partaking of the sacrament is the highlight of Sabbath worship.” -Elder Christofferson
• “Worshipping together as ‘the body of Christ’ has unique power and benefits as we teach, serve, and sustain one another.” -Elder Christofferson
• “We cannot forget the daily acts of worship that we engage in individually and at home. … One sister wisely observed, ‘I cannot think of a more profound way to worship God than to welcome His little ones into our lives and care for them and teach them His plan for them.'” -Elder Christofferson
• “[Alma and Amulek] spoke about prayer as worship. … They also spoke of searching the scriptures, bearing testimony of Christ, performing charitable acts and service, receiving the Holy Ghost, and living in thanksgiving daily. Consider that thought: ‘living in thanksgiving daily.'” -Elder Christofferson
• Mitch: Dedicate my gospel study each Friday morning to learning about Jesus Christ’s Atonement. (See General Conference Applied S4 E1). On the final Friday of each month, rather than studying the Savior’s Atonement, I will dedicate time to thinking about the Savior’s Atonement “deeply and carefully,” giving the topic “thorough consideration and reflection.” (See General Conference Applied S5 E8).

“May we, as commanded by Jesus, ‘fall down and worship the Father in [the] name [of the Son].’

What is the speaker inviting me to do?

• In our own words: “God is the Supreme and Absolute Being in whom we believe and whom we worship.” (Gospel Principles, Chapter 1: Our Father in Heaven)

Why does it matter, or why is it important? (Doctrines, Principles, Christlike Attributes)

• Christlike Attribute: “I am grateful for the blessings I have received from God. (Alma 7:23)” (Humility)
  • “[23] And now I would that ye should be humble, and be submissive and gentle; easy to be entreated; full of patience and long-suffering; being temperate in all things; being diligent in keeping the commandments of God at all times; asking for whatsoever things ye stand in need, both spiritual and temporal; always returning thanks unto God for whatsoever things ye do receive.”

What’s in it for us? (Promises)

• “We will experience joy in worship.” -Elder Christofferson

How will we take action? (Directives, Personal Revelation)

• “Feeling and expressing gratitude to God are, in fact, what infuses worship with a sense of joyful renewal as opposed to seeing it as just one more duty.” -Elder Christofferson
• “True worship means loving God and yielding our will to Him—the most precious gift we can offer.” -Elder Christofferson
• “This was the pattern of Jesus’s own worship of the Father. His life and His atoning sacrifice were dedicated to the glory of the Father. Poignantly we remember Jesus’s heartrending plea in the midst of unimaginable suffering and anguish: ‘O my Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me,’ but then His submissive ‘nevertheless not as I will, but as thou wilt.’ Worship is striving to follow this perfect example.” -Elder Christofferson
• Mitch: I will start back up with writing in my journal every evening, making sure to include words of gratitude to Heavenly Father in what I write.

“May we receive the Holy Spirit and yield our hearts to God,

What is the speaker inviting me to do?

• In our own words: “Each person must ‘receive the Holy Ghost.’ This means that the Holy Ghost will come to us only when we are faithful and desire help from this heavenly messenger.” (Gospel Principles, Chapter 21: The Gift of the Holy Ghost)

Why does it matter, or why is it important? (Doctrines, Principles, Christlike Attributes)

• Christlike Attribute: “I feel the influence of the Holy Ghost in my life. (Doctrine and Covenants 11:12–13)” (Virtue)
  • “[12] And now, verily, verily, I say unto thee, put your trust in that Spirit which leadeth to do good—yea, to do justly, to walk humbly, to judge righteously; and this is my Spirit. [13] Verily, verily, I say unto you, I will impart unto you of my Spirit, which shall enlighten your mind, which shall fill your soul with joy.”

What’s in it for us? (Promises)

• “We will experience joy in worship.” -Elder Christofferson

How will we take action? (Directives, Personal Revelation)

• “This is the beauty of the covenant path—the path of worship, love, and loyalty to God. We enter that path by baptism, pledging to take upon us the name of Christ and to keep His commandments. We receive the gift of the Holy Ghost, the messenger of the Savior’s grace that redeems and cleanses us from sin as we repent. We could even say that in repenting we are worshipping Him.” -Elder Christofferson
• Mitch: President Russell M. Nelson, “Think Celestial!”, October 2023 General Conference: “Our prayers can be—and should be—living discussions with our Heavenly Father.” When I pray, I will pause for a period of time at the conclusion of my prayer to listen to what Heavenly Father’s will is for me.

“have no other gods before Him,

What is the speaker inviting me to do?

• In our own words: Don’t allow anyone or anything to come between us and our worship of God.

Why does it matter, or why is it important? (Doctrines, Principles, Christlike Attributes)

• Christlike Attribute: “I rely on God for help. (Alma 26:12)” (Humility)
  • “[12] Yea, I know that I am nothing; as to my strength I am weak; therefore I will not boast of myself, but I will boast of my God, for in his strength I can do all things; yea, behold, many mighty miracles we have wrought in this land, for which we will praise his name forever.”

What’s in it for us? (Promises)

• “We will experience joy in worship.” -Elder Christofferson

How will we take action? (Directives, Personal Revelation)

• “[Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego] trusted in Jehovah for deliverance, ‘but if not,’ that is, even if God in His wisdom did not prevent their death, yet they would remain true to Him.” -Elder Christofferson
• “Whatever takes precedence over worship of the Father and the Son becomes an idol. Those who reject God as the source of truth, or disavow any accountability to Him, in effect substitute themselves as their god. One who places loyalty to a party or cause ahead of divine direction worships a false god. Even those who purport to worship God but do not keep His commandments are walking in their own way: ‘They draw near to me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me.’ The object of our worship is exclusively ‘the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom [He] hast sent.'” -Elder Christofferson
• Elder D. Todd Christofferson, “Burying Our Weapons of Rebellion“, October 2024 General Conference: “The Book of Mormon records that approximately 90 years before the birth of Christ, the sons of King Mosiah began what would be a 14-year mission to the Lamanites. Unsuccessful efforts had been made over many generations to bring the Lamanite people to a belief in the doctrine of Christ. This time, however, through the miraculous interventions of the Holy Spirit, thousands of the Lamanites were converted and became disciples of Jesus Christ.
  
  “We read, ‘And as sure as the Lord liveth, so sure as many as believed, or as many as were brought to the knowledge of the truth, through the preaching of Ammon and his brethren, according to the spirit of revelation and of prophecy, and the power of God working miracles in them—yea, I say unto you, as the Lord liveth, as many of the Lamanites as believed in their preaching, and were converted unto the Lord, never did fall away.’
  
  “The key to the enduring conversion of this people is stated in the next verse: ‘For they became a righteous people; they did lay down the weapons of their rebellion, that they did not fight against God any more, neither against any of their brethren.’
  
  “This reference to ‘weapons of rebellion’ was both literal and figurative. It meant their swords and other weapons of war but also their disobedience to God and His commandments.
  
  “The king of these converted Lamanites expressed it this way: ‘And now behold, my brethren, … it has been all that we could do … to repent of all our sins and the many murders which we have committed, and to get God to take them away from our hearts, for it was all we could do to repent sufficiently before God that he would take away our stain.’
  
  “Note the king’s words—not only had their sincere repentance led to forgiveness of their sins, but God also took away the stain of those sins and even the desire to sin from their hearts. As you know, rather than risk any possible return to their prior state of rebellion against God, they buried their swords. And as they buried their physical weapons, with changed hearts, they also buried their disposition to sin.
  
  “We might ask ourselves what we could do to follow this pattern, to ‘lay down the weapons of [our] rebellion,’ whatever they may be, and become so ‘converted [to] the Lord’ that the stain of sin and the desire for sin are taken from our hearts and we never will fall away.”
• Mitch: Elder Christofferson stated: “Whatever takes precedence over worship of the Father and the Son becomes an idol.” I will journal for 10 minutes on the following topic: ‘What are my idols?’

“and as disciples of Jesus Christ, emulate His character in our own lives. I testify that as we do, we will experience joy in worship. In the name of Jesus Christ, amen.”

What is the speaker inviting me to do?

• In our own words: 3 Nephi 27:27 – “What manner of men ought ye to be? Verily I say unto you, even as I am.”

Why does it matter, or why is it important? (Doctrines, Principles, Christlike Attributes)

• Christlike Attribute: “I believe that someday I will dwell with God and become like Him. (Ether 12:4)” (Hope)
  • “[4] Wherefore, whoso believeth in God might with surety hope for a better world, yea, even a place at the right hand of God, which hope cometh of faith, maketh an anchor to the souls of men, which would make them sure and steadfast, always abounding in good works, being led to glorify God.”

What’s in it for us? (Promises)

• “We will experience joy in worship.” -Elder Christofferson

How will we take action? (Directives, Personal Revelation)

• “Ultimately, how we live may be the best, most genuine form of worship. Showing our devotion means emulating the Father and the Son—cultivating Their attributes and character in ourselves. If, as the saying goes, imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, then we might say with respect to Deity, emulation is the sincerest form of veneration. This suggests an active, sustained effort on our part to seek holiness. But becoming more Christlike is also the natural outcome of our acts of worship. Elder Kearon’s phrase cited earlier about worshipping ‘in a way that transforms us’ is significant. True worship is transformative.” -Elder Christofferson
• Mitch: I will dedicate gospel study time to the Christlike attribute of ‘Patience’ in Preach My Gospel chapter six. To become more like Jesus Christ, I need to become more patient.

What will you do?

How will you take action on the invitations extended in this General Conference address?

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