"Light" Sacrament Talks



 “Happiness can be found in the darkest of times 
when only one remembers to turn on the light”
-Harry Potter: Albus Dumbledore




In order for us and our families to withstand the pressures of the world, we must be filled with light and gospel truth.

The Story of the Boy and The Room of Light
When the boy was younger, his mother taught him that we all have rooms of light. She taught the boy to keep the lights on, the curtains parted and to always keep the door open. It is up to us and the decisions that we make, she taught, that determine whether our rooms are kept light or dark. A few years went by and the boys mother passed away one morning. The boy tried his best to do as his mother would want him to do. Days turned to weeks and weeks turned to months, months into years. As the boy grew up he found it harder and harder to stay away from peer pressure and the temptations of the world. Soon Satan was in his room, telling him to shut the drapes and itd be okay to have the lights off, just for a little bit. After a while the lights never came back on, the drapes stayed shut and the Satan closed the door. The boy made decisions that filled his room with trash and distractions that muddied up the room, stained the drapes and dirtied the windows. Soon the room was far from the state that the boys mother taught him it should always be in. The boy found himself lost, lonely and confused. Overwhelmed with the mess that he created in his room, he felt hopeless. One day he mustered the courage to turn on the light in his room. After so long in darkness, the light made the boy feel good. He then heard a knock at his door. He answered and there stood the Savior, a vaccum in one hand and trash bags in the other ready to help the boy clean up his room. Together with the Savior they cleaned up the room and restored it to the clean state that it once had been in.

We all have rooms of light. It is up to us to decide how much light we allow in our rooms. When we do make decisions that darken our rooms, the Savior will always be there ready to help us turn back to the light, clean up our rooms and let the light of the gospel back into our lives, only  if we open the door for him.  The light of Christ brings a refreshing ray of hope to a world that often seems dark, gloomy and astray. The light of the Savior will guide us in the dark. The Savior said, I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness but shall have the light of life”. Obedience brings in light.

In her talk, Sister Esplin talks of the importance of developing our own light and spreading that light into our homes and into our families. She says,
“One place where we best seek to be filled with light and truth is in our own homes. The words in the chorus of the song we heard remind us, “God gave us families to help us become what He wants us to be.”3 Families are the Lord’s workshop on earth to help us learn and live the gospel. We come into our families with a sacred duty to help strengthen each other spiritually.
Satan knows that in order for us and our families to withstand the pressures of the world, we must be filled with light and gospel truth. So he does everything in his power to dilute, distort, and destroy the truth of the gospel and to keep us separated from that truth.”

President Monson describes the world in which we live in by saying, “ Where once the standards of the church and the standards of society were mostly compatible, now there is a wide chasm between and its growing even wider.”

Though there is reason to worry about the direction the state of the world is heading in, we have reason to be of good cheer. The Savior said, “I will not leave you comfortless. I will come to you.”

The darker the world gets, the brighter and brighter the light of Christ will become. The opportunities to do good and to find peace will grow increasingly and it is up to us to make the decisions now to be in position to lead our future families into the light of Christ and partake of the blessings of the gospel.

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. Elder Andersen.

Our teaching in the home will be the safety guide for our children and the iron rod in our lives. Elder Bednar said, “Correct knowledge of and faith in the lord empower us to hush our fears because Jesus Christ is the only source of enduring peace” and light.

The gospel of Jesus Christ and living the principles and teaching them to our families will be the strength that will keep our lights burning through these last days. It is my testimony that the Lord will not leave us comfortless and that His light will ever be shining. As members of his church it is our responsibility to lead lives of light, keep the commandments, live our covenants and extending a hand to the down trodden. The Savior accepts our bests effort and is there for us when we fall or when we muddy up our rooms of light. There are always second chances and reasons to hope if we let the light of the Savior in.  



4 comments:

  1. I LOVE THAT DUMBLEDORE QUOTE. What a good guy you have.

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    1. Is this your talk or Riley's? I haven't read it yet. But I like the beginning quote! :)

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    2. GREAT TALK RILEY. Mahalo mahalo. Now it makes me want to clean my house and make a great environment where the spirit can dwell! Also I want to listen to conference. :)

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