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About this discussion

Read the full message here.

Read a summary of Brother Casillas’ message here.

Outline

• God needs ordinary servants who know how to be disciples of Jesus Christ and help bring Heavenly Father’s children to Him.
• Brother Casillas shared the story of serving a woman and her son with a stake president. The experience confirmed to him that Jesus Christ loves them deeply.
• Every person has divine potential, with unique spiritual abilities. A crucial mission in life is to become a disciple of Jesus Christ and follow the promptings of the Spirit.
• Followers of Jesus Christ can make a positive difference in the world and help others feel the love of Heavenly Father.
• An invitation to help others stay on the covenant path.
• Overcome destructive and hopeless thoughts with words of encouragement and support.
• Seeking to bless the lives of others will bring a revitalization of witness to “continue to live with our own personal difficulties and trials.” Believe in Jesus Christ.
• Jesus Christ completely understands everyone and their difficult times, and he has the power to help in times when he feels most vulnerable.

Questions for discussion

How can we better recognize and follow spiritual inspirations?

What are spiritual gifts and how can we use them to serve others?

How might serving others impact our own spiritual and emotional needs?

How can we use our testimony of Jesus Christ to encourage those who have strayed from the covenant path or who have lost hope?

What can we do to serve those around us?

Notable quotes

• “Although we face many challenges, I know that they exist in part so that we can help others feel the love of our Heavenly Father. »
• “We have the privilege of looking out for people who need a helping hand, a hug, a feeling of comfort, or just to be with them in silence. If we can help lighten their burdens, even if only for a moment, then we can see the great manifestations of the Savior’s power in their lives.
• “Let us be good neighbors, good employers, good workers. Let us strive to be good Christians at all times.

Key Scriptures

• “But as soon as they repented and sought forgiveness, with real intention, they were forgiven. »
• “And now their preservation was astonishing to all our army, yes, that they were spared while a thousand of our brothers were slain. And we rightly attribute it to the miraculous power of God, because of their excessive faith in what they had been taught to believe, that there is a righteous God, and that whoever did not doubt would be preserved. by his marvelous power. .”
• “But he who enters through the door is the shepherd of the sheep. The doorman opens it; and the sheep hear his voice; and he calls his own sheep by name, and brings them out. And when he brings out his own sheep, he goes before them, and the sheep follow him, because they know his voice.

Invitations and promises

• “While it is certainly important to prepare yourself for success in this highly competitive world, one of your crucial missions throughout your life is to become a disciple of Jesus Christ and follow the promptings of the Spirit . As you do this, God will bless your life; He will bless your current or future family; and He will bless the lives of His children whom you meet.
• “As we go to bless the lives of our brothers and sisters, we will gather testimonies that will fill our lives with faith in the Lord Jesus Christ. These testimonials will inspire us to try again ourselves. The Holy Spirit will revive us and help us, through renewed testimonies, to move forward through our own personal difficulties and trials. Every time we seek to bless the lives of others, the Lord takes even greater pity on us; It strengthens us and helps us in our lives.
• “Remember that the Lord Jesus Christ is your Savior and He understands you personally. He knows what it means to fulfill a calling and leave things behind to help God’s children. He has the power to bless you in all things if you believe in Him and do not doubt.

Stories

• Brother Casillas and a stake president visited a sister who had received chemotherapy the day before and was unable to help her adult son. They served this family and the Lord blessed them with his Spirit. Brother Casillas received confirmation that Jesus Christ loves them deeply.

Additional Resources

Recent Discipleship Conferences

Who is Gregorio E. Casillas?