Lesson - Come Unto Me

Sis Sara McCullum gave the presidency lesson today. 

We discussed how life can be very harsh at times and we all experience very difficult times which can be heart wrenching to go through.  But that to any challenge we face there is an answer and that answer is always the same - the Saviour.

We watched this beautiful video as we thought about our own feelings towards Jesus Christ:

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We talked about the many ways in which Christ wants to reach out to help us, about his deep love for EVERY one of us and the fact He is ALWAYS there.  We talked about a few of the names He is known by in the scriptures, each one teaching us how He wishes to be there and help us.  Sara shared her favourite was that of the Good Shepherd and this account from a General conference talk by Elder John R. Lasater:

"Some years ago, it was my privilege to visit the country of Morocco as part of an official United States government delegation.  As part of that visit, we were invited to travel some distance into the desert to visit some ruins.  Five large black limousines moved across the beautiful Moroccan countryside at considerable speed.  I was riding in the third limousine, which had lagged some distance behind the second. As we topped the brow of a hill we noticed that the limousine in front of us had pulled off to the side of the road.  As we drew nearer, I sensed that an accident had occurred and suggested to my driver that we stop.  The scene before us has remained with me for these many years.

"An old shepherd, in the long flowing robes of the Savior’s day, was standing near the limousine in conversation with the driver.  Nearby I noticed a small flock of sheep numbering not more than fifteen or twenty.  An accident had occurred.  The king’s vehicle had struck and injured one of the sheep belonging to the old shepherd.  The driver of the vehicle was explaining to him the law of the land.  Because the king’s vehicle had injured one of the sheep belonging to the old shepherd, he was now entitled to one hundred times its value at maturity.  However under the same law the injured sheep must be slain and the meat divided among the people.  My interpreter hastily added ‘but the old shepherd will not accept the money.  They never do.’

 "Startled, I asked him why.  And he added, ‘Because of the love he has for each of his sheep.’  It was then that I noticed the old shepherd reach down, lift the injured lamb in his arms and place it in a large pouch on the front of his robe.  He kept stroking its head, repeating the same word over and over again.  When I asked the meaning of the word, I was informed, ‘oh he is calling it by name.  All of his sheep have a name, for he is their shepherd and the good shepherds know each one of their sheep by name.’

"It was as my driver predicted.  The money was refused, and the old shepherd with his small flock of sheep, with the injured one tucked safely in the pouch on his robe, disappeared into the beautiful deserts of Morocco."

When we are at our most broken the Saviour will be there.  BUT we have to let Him in.  We have to go to Him. 

The counsel given from Jeffery R Holland was shared "Come unto Him and lay down your burden.  Let Him life the load.  Let Him bring peace to your soul.'

Sisters - please do something this week and let Him in.