Sister Bonnie H. Cordon is the second counselor in the Primary General Presidency. With the reorganization of the General Relief Society, she has since been called as the first counselor in the Primary General Presidency. She speaks about the Proverbs 3:5-6 where it talks about placing our trust in the Lord and leaning not to our own understanding.
She reminds us that we centered our lives on Christ and God's plan for us in the premortal world.
Sister Cordon shares with us three things that will increase our knowledge and trust in the Savior.
She concludes with words of encouragement that if we will trust in the Lord, He will direct our paths.
I love how Sister Cordon focused on the need for balance in our lives. As she spoke, I found that I had things in my spiritual life that was out of balance and that I needed to set right. What a blessing it is to have things brought to our minds that can be improved upon. I know that as I took a spiritual inventory of my life, the Spirit was able to point out to me, several areas that I needed to improve and try to make things better in my life. How grateful I am for a loving Heavenly Father that will send His spirit to lead me in my path of life and help me discover what I need to do to spiritually balance my life. Today, I am going to focus on the three things that she shares with us that will allow for that spiritual balance. I will read the scriptures, pray, and serve others. This will get me better centered on the Savior in my spiritual life and I know it will do the same for you.
- In English the word lean has a connotation of physically listing or moving to one side. When we physically lean toward one side or another, we move off center, we are out of balance, and we tip. When we spiritually lean to our own understanding, we lean away from our Savior. If we lean, we are not centered; we are not balanced; we are not focused on Christ.
She reminds us that we centered our lives on Christ and God's plan for us in the premortal world.
- In our premortal life we stood with the Savior. We trusted Him. We voiced our support, enthusiasm, and joy for the plan of happiness set forth by our Heavenly Father. We leaned not. We fought with our testimonies and “aligned ourselves with the forces of God, and those forces were victorious.” This battle between good and evil has moved to earth. Once again we have the sacred responsibility to stand as a witness and put our trust in the Lord.
Sister Cordon shares with us three things that will increase our knowledge and trust in the Savior.
- May I suggest three ways to increase our knowledge of and trust in the Savior. You will find that these principles are not new, but they are foundational. They are sung in every Primary, echoed in Young Women lessons, and are responses to many Relief Society questions. They are centering—and not leaning—principles.
- First, we can come to know the Lord and trust Him as we “feast upon the words of Christ; for behold, the words of Christ will tell you all things what ye should do.”
- Scriptures enlighten our minds, nourish our spirits, answer our questions, increase our trust in the Lord, and help us center our lives on Him.
- Scriptures enlighten our minds, nourish our spirits, answer our questions, increase our trust in the Lord, and help us center our lives on Him.
- Second, we can come to know the Lord and trust Him through prayer. What a blessing to be able to pray to our God! “Pray unto the Father with all the energy of heart.”
- As we make a habit of approaching Heavenly Father in prayer, we will come to know the Savior. We will come to trust Him. Our desires will become more like His. We will be able to secure for ourselves and for others blessings that Heavenly Father is ready to give if we will but ask in faith.
- As we make a habit of approaching Heavenly Father in prayer, we will come to know the Savior. We will come to trust Him. Our desires will become more like His. We will be able to secure for ourselves and for others blessings that Heavenly Father is ready to give if we will but ask in faith.
- Third, we can come to know the Lord and trust Him as we serve others.
- “When I thought about myself, my situation, my suffering and pain, the world became very dark and depressing. When my focus turned to others, there was light, hope, strength, courage, and joy. I know that this is possible because of the sustaining, healing, and enabling power of the Atonement of Jesus Christ.”
- “When I thought about myself, my situation, my suffering and pain, the world became very dark and depressing. When my focus turned to others, there was light, hope, strength, courage, and joy. I know that this is possible because of the sustaining, healing, and enabling power of the Atonement of Jesus Christ.”
- First, we can come to know the Lord and trust Him as we “feast upon the words of Christ; for behold, the words of Christ will tell you all things what ye should do.”
She concludes with words of encouragement that if we will trust in the Lord, He will direct our paths.
- Each of us can trust in the Lord and lean not. We can center our lives on the Savior by coming to know Him, and He will direct our paths.
I love how Sister Cordon focused on the need for balance in our lives. As she spoke, I found that I had things in my spiritual life that was out of balance and that I needed to set right. What a blessing it is to have things brought to our minds that can be improved upon. I know that as I took a spiritual inventory of my life, the Spirit was able to point out to me, several areas that I needed to improve and try to make things better in my life. How grateful I am for a loving Heavenly Father that will send His spirit to lead me in my path of life and help me discover what I need to do to spiritually balance my life. Today, I am going to focus on the three things that she shares with us that will allow for that spiritual balance. I will read the scriptures, pray, and serve others. This will get me better centered on the Savior in my spiritual life and I know it will do the same for you.
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