At Youth Conference I didn't have a whole lot of spiritual experiences, so I was somewhat disappointed. But we did have this one speaker who really touched me with his message. I forget his name, sorry.
He spoke that the Lord will give you anything if you promise him something back. A covenant. I always thought covenants were just made at baptism and marriage and such, but you can make a covenant with the Lord anytime. He shared an experience about his childhood. He was adopted, and lost his temper with his parents often. Once, his dad was yelling at him, so he punched his dad. His dad punched him right back. He cried and ran up to his room, but he wasn't crying because his dad hit him. He mostly was just angry at himself for hitting his dad. He felt so bad for losing his temper he never wanted to lose his temper ever again. So he prayed that he wouldn't lose his temper anymore. But that didn't help. He felt that he needed to give something up or make a promise in return for the Lord's help. So he prayed again and promised that he would never break the word of wisdom if the Lord would help him keep his temper. He had never broken the word of wisdom before, nor did he have any struggle with it. But he promised he never would. And that was enough for the Lord. The speaker said that he had never broken the word of wisdom, and that he hadn't lost his temper since that day. And it had been 26 years. He had gone 26 years, through marriage and children, without losing his temper once. It's incredible. The Lord wants to help you, and He will.
I know that if I make covenants with my Lord he will keep his promises as long as I keep mine.
Alma 37:17
-For he will fulfill all his promises which he shall make unto you, for he has fulfilled his promises which he has made unto our fathers.
He spoke that the Lord will give you anything if you promise him something back. A covenant. I always thought covenants were just made at baptism and marriage and such, but you can make a covenant with the Lord anytime. He shared an experience about his childhood. He was adopted, and lost his temper with his parents often. Once, his dad was yelling at him, so he punched his dad. His dad punched him right back. He cried and ran up to his room, but he wasn't crying because his dad hit him. He mostly was just angry at himself for hitting his dad. He felt so bad for losing his temper he never wanted to lose his temper ever again. So he prayed that he wouldn't lose his temper anymore. But that didn't help. He felt that he needed to give something up or make a promise in return for the Lord's help. So he prayed again and promised that he would never break the word of wisdom if the Lord would help him keep his temper. He had never broken the word of wisdom before, nor did he have any struggle with it. But he promised he never would. And that was enough for the Lord. The speaker said that he had never broken the word of wisdom, and that he hadn't lost his temper since that day. And it had been 26 years. He had gone 26 years, through marriage and children, without losing his temper once. It's incredible. The Lord wants to help you, and He will.
I know that if I make covenants with my Lord he will keep his promises as long as I keep mine.
Alma 37:17
-For he will fulfill all his promises which he shall make unto you, for he has fulfilled his promises which he has made unto our fathers.
Exodus 19:5
-Now therefore, if ye will obey my voice indeed, and keep my covenant, then ye shall be a peculiar treasure unto me above all people.
