Shorts: You're not ready for Zion if you won't even clean the building

Conference Talk

We look at three stories today:

1. The burst of the Teton Dam in 1976
2. The healing of Naaman the Leper
3. The children of Israel and the fiery serpents

Together, they present a cautionary message:

By bringing small and simple things to pass, we flex our spiritual muscles and prepare ourselves to bring great things to pass. Setting up chairs, helping our kids pick up fast offerings, and doing our time in the nursery build into us the muscle memory of service and the habit of commitment. If we haven't built that fortitude of character in the small things, we will be too scared, too prideful, and too lazy to answer the call.

Resources

Matthew's blog post at powerinthebook.com

Elder Christofferson's 2014 devotional talk