This lesson looks at several stories in 1 and 2 Kings. Elijah and his protege Elisha have some remarkable experiences that have much to teach us about how the Lord works through his servants on the earth. From causing a drought to raising the dead, they have a tremendous impact. (I’m still not quite sure what to think about the thing with the bears. Apparently you don’t want to get them mad at you…)
What does it profit us to have a prophet in our midst? In addition to our Old Testament favorites, I studied the lives of our modern-day prophets in preparation for this lesson, and I have a new appreciation of the benefits of prophetic power in our lives.
The subject of revelation seems central to the book of Samuel, and it is such an important topic that I feel it deserves two sessions. Samuel’s story begins with a remarkable manifestation from God to a little boy, and throughout his life Samuel as known as one who receives communications from God. The scriptures say of this great man: "The Lord was with Samuel as he grew up, and he let none of Samuel’s words fall to the ground.” 1 Samuel 3:19
Do you feel like most of your words fall to the ground? I certainly do! How do we become people who know how to receive and follow the voice of the Lord?As Samuel’s story progresses we learn more about the principle of revelation. Joseph Smith describe this process as a set of skills that can be cultivated with practice:
“A person may profit by noticing the first intimation of the spirit of revelation; for instance, when you feel pure intelligence flowing into you, it may give you sudden strokes of ideas, so that by noticing it, you may find it fulfilled the same day or soon; (i.e.) those things that were presented unto your minds by the Spirit of God, will come to pass; and thus by learning the Spirit of God and understanding it, you may grow into the principle of revelation, until you become perfect in Christ Jesus.” (Teachings of the Prophet Joseph Smith)
Join some of our most inspired class members for insights on how they have learned to hear the voice of the Lord.
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