Conference SPOTLIGHT - Discipleship

 The conference spotlights is a series of talks from the LDS General Conference.  I picked one each week to study and record my thoughts about it. 5/27/12

What thinks Christ of Me? by Elder Neil L. Andersen

(there are links to watch, listen, and download, on the right hand side, as well as the text)  

"Jesus asked the Pharisees, "What think ye of Christ?" In the final assessment, our personal discipleship will not be judged by friends or foes. Rather, as Paul said, "We shall all stand before the judgment seat of Christ." At that day the important question for each of us will be, "What thinks Christ of me?"

"In this turbulent environment, we rejoice in being disciples ofJesus Christ. We see the Lord’s hand all around us. Our destination is beautifully set before us. "This is life eternal," Jesus prayed, "that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent."¹⁹ Being a disciple in these days of destiny will be a badge of honor throughout the eternities."

"Jesus's call "Come, follow me"²¹ is not only for those prepared to compete in a spiritual Olympics. In fact, discipleship is not a competition at all but an invitation to all. Our journey of discipleship is not a dash around the track, nor is it fully comparable to a lengthy marathon. In truth, it is a lifelong migration toward a more celestial world."

"Wherever you now find yourself on the road of discipleship, you are on the right road, the road toward eternal life. Together we can lift and strengthen one another in the great and important days ahead. Whatever the difficulties confronting us, the weaknesses confining us, or the impossibilities surrounding us, let us have faith in the Son of God, who declared, "All things are possible to him that believeth."^25"

 ^{I really, really love the visual of a "spiritual migration," and how life isn't really comparable to a race or competition. We are striving for a major relocation and preparing to get there...it's not about doing or completing, it's about transforming.}