Lesson Recap

     This week's lesson was the October 2014 General Conference talk by Jorg Klebingat titled "Approaching the Throne of God with Confidence."
Sister Nicole Couch taught this lesson and encouraged us to go home and re-read/listen to this talk as there is a lot of wonderful information to help us contained in it.
     Elder Klebingat begins by asking us to rate on a scale of 1 to 10 how comfortable we would be right now in God's presence. He then warns us, "Whenever the adversary cannot persuade imperfect yet striving Saints such a you to abandon your belief in a personal loving God, he employs a vicious campaign to put as much distance as possible between you and God. . . [Satan] will tell you lies- lies that Heavenly Father is disappointed in you, that the Atonement is beyond your reach, that there is no point in even trying, that everyone else is better than you, that you are unworthy, and a thousand variations of that same evil theme."
     We must remember that Satan = Lies, and God = Love.
He gives us 6 suggestions that will dissipate these evil voices and bring back spiritual peace and confidence into our lives.
     1. Take responsibility for our own spiritual well-being
     2. Take responsibility for out own physical well-being
     3. Embrace voluntary, wholehearted obedience as part
         of your life.
     4. Become really, really good at repenting thoroughly
         and quickly
     5. Become really, really good at forgiving
     6. Accept trials. setbacks, and "surprises" as part of your
         mortal experience.