Finding Solutions in the Scriptures to Life’s Challenges

People sometime argue and complain over petty matters in church meetings or throughout the week. Philippians 2;1-8, 14-15

Almost every dispute and situations of contention are a cause of one thing: pride. It is when one person thinks that their opinion is better qualified than the alternative. The remedy for pride is humility. One should not esteem himself/herself above another. Accepting others idea, although one doesn’t fully agree with it, is showing love and respect toward one another.

Many youth feel that their parents’ testimony is sufficient for them. Since they have good parents, they rely on them for all their spiritual strength. Philippians 2:12-15

Each person is a daughter/son of God. For one to grow spiritually they must obtain a personal relationship with him. To do so they must achieve their own testimony and understand that their knowledge and wisdom will gain their own salvation. A person depending on their parent’s testimony does not prove that they have that relationship with their Heavenly Father. It merely demonstrates that the parents do, while the child lack that thereof.

An investigator is considering joining the church, but his family will no longer associate with him if he does Philippians 3:7-16 4:13

Leaving ones family is probably one of the hardest and most delicate things to do. The investigator should ask himself how much the church means to him. The church contains the true gospel of Christ. He is the head of it and he promises whoever enters into it shall be protected and strengthen. If the investigator believes and knows that the church is true, he/she should do anything in their power to become a part of it, even if it means doing one of the hardest things. They must understand that they can “do all things through Christ.”

How is this writing assignment an example of the principle taught in 2 nephi 32:3

These situations above are situations found in our daily lives. Even I have been confronted by them. Many of them will come when lest expected. This is why one should always be prepared and how better to prepare then to ponder the scriptures. When one reads the scriptures, their spirit feasts upon those words. Once you are given a situation like the ones above you is ready to explain because the spirit knows the answers.