Elder Neal A. Maxwell said, The submission of one’s will is really the only uniquely personal thing we have to place on God’s altar. . . . The many other things we give to God, however nice that may be of us, are actually things He has already given us, and He has loaned them to us. But when we begin to submit ourselves by letting our wills be swallowed up in God’s will, then we are really giving something to Him. . . . There is a part of us that is ultimately sovereign, the mind and heart, where we really do decide which way to go and what to do. And when we submit to His will, then we’ve really given Him the one thing He asks of us. [“Sharing Insights from My Life,”BYU devotional address, 12 January 1999]
I shared this quote in my lesson on Sunday, and I wanted to share the talk I found it in as well. It is called "The Heart and a Willing Mind." The link to it can be found here and you can download it in PDF format or get the mp3 for free. The end of it talks about how we can seek to give our heart and mind to the Lord.
Also, here is a link to Elder Holland's conference talk, "Because of Your Faith."
Elder Brimhall of the 70 will be in our ward on Sunday and he will be answering any questions you have. If you would like to submit any questions anonymously you can comment on this post and we will pass them along. We will not publish them.
This really isn't a question for Elder Brimhall, but for people reading this...hopefully - or maybe just you Kayce...but my problem with sacrifice is knowing that my sacrifice is accepted. I always think "Is this enough? I could technically give more, can't we always give more?" How do I know when my sacrifice is enough? And I know people will say it's personal, but anyone have any thoughts, experience, or references on that thought?
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