Day 273

• Principle: Accepting and magnifying God's will leads to great things through you.

• Book of Mormon Reading: Helaman 13:5-13:20

  • Dallin H. Oaks said:

    • “A message given by a General Authority at a general conference—a message prepared under the influence of the Spirit to further the work of the Lord—is not given to be enjoyed. It is given to inspire, to edify, to challenge, or to correct. It is given to be heard under the influence of the Spirit of the Lord, with the intended result that the listener learns from the talk and from the Spirit what he or she should doabout it” (“The Dedication of a Lifetime” [Church Educational System fireside for young adults, May 1, 2005], 1, ldsces.org; italics in original).

    • What should you ‘do’ after reading these verses?

• Mary, the Mother of Jesus, is a central figure in scripture.  Read the following talk by Jeffrey R. Holland and ponder Mary's place on earth.

  • Jeffrey R. Holland, “Behold Thy Mother,” Ensign or Liahona, Nov. 2015, 47–50.

• As you read the following scriptures answer the following.

  • Read 

    • Matthew 1–2

    • Luke 1–2

    • John 2:2–5; 19:25–27
      

  • What enable Mary's faith?

  • How was Mary able to accept God's will?

  • What does Mary do to magnify God's will?
    

• Additional Study:

  • Linda S. Reeves, “The Lord Has Not Forgotten You”, October 2012

  • Jesus Wants Me for a Sunbeam, Children’s Songbook No. 60

  • Because I have Been Given Much, Hymns No. 219