The Love of God 1st, 2nd, 3rd JOhn

1 John, 2 John, 3 John

1 John, 2 John, 3 John His love for us Love for God Love for Heavenly Father, Jesus Christ & others 13. 1 John 2:3-6 14. 1 John 2:15-17 15. 1 John 4:7-8 16. 2 John 1:4 17. 3 John 1:4

1 John, 2 John, 3 John Read 2 John 1:1, 4 and 3 John 1:4. Look for how John felt about his "children"? What did they do to bring him such joy? Call home to Parents. Put them on speaker phone and ask them why they love their child.  Obedience to the gospel not only brings happiness to our lives but also blesses those around us.

1st, 2nd, 3rd JOhn The Love of God https://www.lds.org/general-conference/2004/10/the-power-of-gods-love?lang=eng&clang=ase#watch=video

“When we love the Lord, obedience ceases to be a burden “When we love the Lord, obedience ceases to be a burden. Obedience becomes a delight” (Elder Wirthlin, “The Great Commandment,” Ensign or Liahona, Nov. 2007, 30).

1 John, 2 John, 3 John If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. (1 John 1:8) From a blogger: “I have come to the conclusion that the Celestial Kingdom will be filled with realists. I don’t think it will only be full of people who never missed a visiting teaching appointment, or who attended the temple faithfully every week of their lives. It won’t be full of people who never argued with their spouse, or who never said a bad word about someone. It won’t be full of people who always studied their scriptures an hour every day, or who never, ever said a bad word. But, It will be filled with REALISTS – Individuals who wanted to know what their faults were, admitted them, faced them, and then knew how to apply the Atonement to their lives, one day at a time.”

1 John, 2 John, 3 John “Nephi is an example of one who knew and understood and relied upon the enabling power of the Savior. In 1 Nephi 7 we recall that the sons of Lehi had returned to Jerusalem to enlist Ishmael and his household in their cause. Laman and others in the party traveling with Nephi from Jerusalem back to the wilderness rebelled, and Nephi exhorted his brethren to have faith in the Lord. It was at this point in their trip that Nephi’s brothers bound him with cords and planned his destruction. Now please note Nephi’s prayer in verse 17: “O Lord, according to my faith which is in thee, wilt thou deliver me from the hands of my brethren; yea, even give me strength that I may burst these bands with which I am bound”. Elder David A. Bednar, In the Strength of the Lord, BYU Devotional, October 23, 2001

1 John, 2 John, 3 John “Do you know what I likely would have prayed for if I had been tied up by my brothers? My prayer would have included a request for something bad to happen to my brothers and ended with the phrase “Please get me out of this mess, now!” It is especially interesting to me that Nephi did not pray, as I probably would have prayed, to have his circumstances changed. Rather, he prayed for the strength to change his circumstances. And may I suggest that he prayed in this manner precisely because he knew and understood and had experienced the enabling power of the Atonement of the Savior. Elder David A. Bednar, In the Strength of the Lord, BYU Devotional, October 23, 2001

1 John, 2 John, 3 John “I personally do not believe the bands with which Nephi was bound just magically fell from his hands and wrists. Rather, I suspect that he was blessed with both persistence and personal strength beyond his natural capacity and worked and twisted and tugged on the cords and ultimately and literally was enabled to break the bands.” Elder David A. Bednar, In the Strength of the Lord, BYU Devotional, October 23, 2001

1 John, 2 John, 3 John “One of the questions we must ask of our Heavenly father in private prayer is this: “What have I done today, or not done, which displeases Thee? If I can only know, I will repent with all my heart without delay.’ That humble prayer will be answered. And the answers will surely include the assurance that asking today was better than waiting to ask tomorrow.” (Henry B. Eyring, Ensign, November 1999, p.33)

The Love of God 1st, 2nd, 3rd JOhn