You Have the Resources of Heaven Available To Carry Out His Work

 

See the Good in Them

By Sister Kristin M. Yee

Second Counselor in the Relief Society General Presidency

We need to rely upon the Lord to know the needs of His children.

Sisters, you have the resources of heaven available to carry out this righteous and exalting work, including the blessings of the Lord’s priesthood power through keeping your covenants and delegated priesthood authority through your callings and ministering assignments. These blessings help provide the revelation we need to minister in His way.

The Spirit can help soften our hearts to see others “as they really are” (Jacob 4:13) and not have our vision obscured by assumptions, casualness, or even weariness....

As children of God, we are meant to grow and change and to become like our heavenly parents. And ministering in love is a catalyst to that end. Ministering is not just a program; it is a divine process through which God blesses and changes the hearts of His children from hearts of stone to hearts of flesh (see Ezekiel 11:19).

Ministering is loving and caring for others as the Savior would. It is a way of being; it is the way of our Savior Jesus Christ and all those who covenant to follow Him....

Acting as the Savior would and relying upon Him changes our very natures to become as He is, making us eventually fit to return to the presence of our Father in Heaven.

President Russell M. Nelson taught that “as we strive to live the higher laws of Jesus Christ, our hearts and our very natures begin to change. The Savior lifts us above the pull of this fallen world by blessing us with greater charity, humility, generosity, kindness, self-discipline, peace, and rest.”...

Our experiences leading up to ministering aren’t always convenient or joyful. Just like anything that is important, there are usually some hurdles. But when you do minister, you don’t regret being His hands and ears. You don’t regret bringing His love and relief....

And the Lord has planted you in your specific part of the vineyard to bring His love and relief to His children. Every act of kindness matters; every willing heart and hand matters; every expression of love and patience matters. What you do really matters.