Brother Holmes -
Just returned from Helaman's Camp with his son who had a wonderful spiritual experience. His son, reveling in the spirit asked his dad how he could maintain this 'spiritual high'. He claimed that if he could always feel this way he would never do wrong (or have a desire to do so!).
Isn't that the truth! And why is it so hard to maintain that spiritual high?
His dad wisely counseled him that in order to maintain that spiritual high, one can't rely on yesterday's feast. You have to feast everyday.
In addition, he spoke of the preoccupation he felt at times during sacrament-reminding his toddler to be quiet, to fold her arms, etc. Occasionally, when the bishop would request a priest to repeat a prayer, he would think that it was surely for him, so that he could pay attention this time.
He said, that his son would soon be 16 and might have trepidation about saying the prayers perfectly and worrying that he might have to repeat at sometime. He pleaded with his son to remember, that if/when that should happen, that he do it for both of his fathers. His father in heaven who requires exactness in his ordinances, and his father on earth who needs to hear the prayer again. He reminded us that the sacrament is the ONLY ordinance we partake of more than once - and we do it weekly!
Finally, he spoke of wanting to add a patio to his house...and questioning how to do so. At the time, a neighbor came over and they were discussing the matter. The neighbor (L Daniel) asked such a wise question: "What problem are you trying to solve?"
Isn't that in important thing to consider? Sometimes we lose tract of what we are really trying to accomplish. Sometimes we forget to ask WHY as well. As we study the scriptures, we should be asking "Why?" all the time.
Just returned from Helaman's Camp with his son who had a wonderful spiritual experience. His son, reveling in the spirit asked his dad how he could maintain this 'spiritual high'. He claimed that if he could always feel this way he would never do wrong (or have a desire to do so!).
Isn't that the truth! And why is it so hard to maintain that spiritual high?
His dad wisely counseled him that in order to maintain that spiritual high, one can't rely on yesterday's feast. You have to feast everyday.
In addition, he spoke of the preoccupation he felt at times during sacrament-reminding his toddler to be quiet, to fold her arms, etc. Occasionally, when the bishop would request a priest to repeat a prayer, he would think that it was surely for him, so that he could pay attention this time.
He said, that his son would soon be 16 and might have trepidation about saying the prayers perfectly and worrying that he might have to repeat at sometime. He pleaded with his son to remember, that if/when that should happen, that he do it for both of his fathers. His father in heaven who requires exactness in his ordinances, and his father on earth who needs to hear the prayer again. He reminded us that the sacrament is the ONLY ordinance we partake of more than once - and we do it weekly!
Finally, he spoke of wanting to add a patio to his house...and questioning how to do so. At the time, a neighbor came over and they were discussing the matter. The neighbor (L Daniel) asked such a wise question: "What problem are you trying to solve?"
Isn't that in important thing to consider? Sometimes we lose tract of what we are really trying to accomplish. Sometimes we forget to ask WHY as well. As we study the scriptures, we should be asking "Why?" all the time.
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