Fantastic talk by Elder Bednar.
Character: refers to moral qualities strongly developed, strikingly displayed, and consistently lived.
Testimony: know and feel.
Conversion: do and become. Prophecy and promise- If you are converted. you will never fall away. Ether 12:6- receive no witness till after the trial of your faith.
Natural man: Cookie Monster - C is for cookie and cookie is for ME.
Behavior: He turns out - when we would turn in. (ME the Natural man)
Primary Temptation: If thou be the son of God - (turn in) satisfy yourself
Matt 4:2-11 He's just fasted for 40 days, then temped by the devil. Primary temptation IF. then he sent angels to John (Turns out)
There's hundreds of examples, find them!
This mission is not about you, TURN OUTWARD.
Ether 12:6 Receive no witness till after the trail of your faith.
Ether 3- Why 1 by 1? " he touched them 1 by 1. Period!
Then he saw the finger of the Lord.
If he saw on the first stone there would have been no trial. It'd be like "Ya, I know if you touch em..." Boom! one illuminates. Wow! then another and another. Your "experiment' produced results and now you know therefore God could not keep the veil over his eyes.
Stones= people we serve. Savior touches them and they illuminate one by one.
Alma 23:5-6 testimony AND converted never fell away.
The greatest convert on your mission ought to be you. But this only happens when you Get Over The COOKIE MONSTER! Turn out!
Love Elder Phillips- Hope this all made since.
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