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Eternal Family REL 200C gain earthly experience to progress toward perfection Pre-Class Preparation Focus Questions: Why are earthly experiences required for us to progress in becoming like God? How can we approach each day with a perspective of progression? SHARE:  What scripture accounts did you identify that illustrate individuals in tough situations and didn’t give up? Work together to identify key principles/phrases in the scriptures. List them here (including references) 1. 3 individuals with a lot of tough situations and Didn’t give are: Joseph in Egypt : Joseph's narrative in the Bible (Genesis 37-50) showcases a series of hardships, including betrayal by his brothers, slavery, and imprisonment. Job's: story in the Bible (Book of Job) portrays immense suffering, including losing his wealth, health, and family. Despite his trials, he remained faithful to God, ultimately finding restoration and blessings. Job 1–16 Apostle Paul: Paul's life, as depicted in the New Testament (Acts, Letters of Paul), was marked by persecution, imprisonment, and numerous trials for his faith . 2 Corinthians 11:25 2. Repeat this exercise with the statements from General Conferences in the last year that you identified. What principles are being focused on? “That’s getting a little closer for me. I’ll soon be 95. My children tell me they think I’m a lot older than that some days, but that’s OK. I’m doing the best I can.” M Russell Ballard (Last Conference October 2023) I believe that as Elder Ballard said, becoming perfect on this earth is almost impossible so our job is to do the best we can to learn from our tribulations and take the good things as sons and daughters of god. Even tough its possible through experience understand that be perfect is a step by step that continuation of this life and the next. 3. What have we discussed and identified in the previous sections of the proclamation that might give a context or framework to progressing toward perfection? I think is really important to identify and discuss but through our knowledge and our previous knowledge we can understand the purpose of our life on earth. And perfectionism is something

Eternal Family REL 200C we can trying to reach it. And we have the gospel for one reason is become better like our heavenly father. Do you see how I just had you triangulate this statement of the proclamation? What do you want to mark and footnote in your Gospel Library proclamation? Step 2: Read the following teaching of Elder Neil L. Andersen to help you respond to the prompts below. The Lord has long anticipated this important period of human history. He knows the end from the beginning. The Savior has assured us in our day, “Be of good cheer, and do not fear, for I the Lord am with you, and will stand by you.” As we find our way in a world less attentive to the commandments of God, we will certainly be prayerful, but we need not be overly alarmed. The Lord will bless His Saints with the added spiritual power necessary to meet the challenges of our day. Here is my major theme this morning: As evil increases in the world, there is a compensatory spiritual power for the righteous. As the world slides from its spiritual moorings, the Lord prepares the way for those who seek Him, offering them greater assurance, greater confirmation, and greater confidence in the spiritual direction they are traveling. The gift of the Holy Ghost becomes a brighter light in the emerging twilight. To understand better, think of these comparisons: If the world were growing more physically dark, He could give us enhanced night vision. If loud noises were constantly in our ears, He could give us a filtering mechanism to block the unwanted sound. If the race we were running was extended, He could give us increased lung and muscle capacity. If the exam we were taking was more difficult, He could quicken our minds—a blessing many here at BYU would like to receive. My brothers and sisters, as evil increases in the world, there is a compensatory power, an additional spiritual endowment, a revelatory gift for the righteous. This added blessing of spiritual power does not settle upon us just because we are part of this generation. It is willingly offered to us; it is eagerly put before us. But as with all spiritual gifts, it requires our desiring it, pursuing it, and living worthy of receiving it. “For what doth it profit a man if a gift is bestowed upon him, and he receive not the gift?”

Eternal Family REL 200C Faith is the muscle of spiritual knowledge and power. Faith is a spiritual gift of God, but it is developed and magnified as we eagerly pursue our journey of embracing and following the Savior. Questions How would you define “compensatory power” considering the context in Elder Andersen’s teaching above? Compensatory power: divine assistance for the righteous to navigate challenges and resist evil in a darkening world, sought actively." 1. List at least three ways how what Nephi taught in 1 Nephi 14:12-14 is like Elder Andersen’s insight. (Provide the scriptural phrase and verse number for all three.) Teaching Scriptural Phrase Verse Number As evil increases in the world we need to increase our compensatory spiritual power for the righteous nevertheless, I beheld that the church of the Lamb, who were the saints of God, were also upon ball the face of the earth; and their dominions upon the face of the earth were small, 1 Nephi 14:12 If the world were growing more physically dark, He could give us enhanced night vision Upon the covenant people of the Lord, who were scattered upon all the face of the earth; and they were armed with righteousness and with the power of God in great glory. 1 Nephi 14:14 Faith is a spiritual gift of God, but it is developed and magnified among all the nations of the Gentiles, to fight against the Lamb of God. And it came to pass that I, Nephi, beheld the power of the Lamb of God, that it descended upon the saints of the church of the Lamb, 1 Nephi 14:13-14 2. How does one gain access to this “compensatory power” or “spiritual endowment”?

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