President Henry B. Eyring (Oct. '23): "Our Constant Companion"

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 Having the Spirit with us to direct and guide us is counsel that we are hearing more and more often in recent years with President Nelson's quote about not being able to withstand the last days without the companionship of the Spirit being quoted often (President Eyring quotes it in par. 3).  This talk from President Eyring lovingly shares some keys with us to help us have the Spirit as our constant companion.

The Activity:

  1. Insure that everyone has access to a copy of the talk either digitally or physically.
  2. Point out that in this talk, President Eyring shares some principles and/or practices with us that will help us have the Spirit with us.  These include:
    1. Having confidence that we can and will have the Spirit with us at all times (par. 7-14).
    2. Remembering the Savior on a regular basis (par. 15-18)
    3. Reviewing our lives for opportunities to repent (par. 19-20)
    4. Praying with and for the pure love of Christ (par. 21-29)
  3. Divide the class into four groups.
  4. Assign each group one of those principles and ask them as a group to review and discuss the part of the talk outlining that principle (see above for the sections).
  5. Explain that the group could talk about things such as:
    1. How does this practice lead us to have the Spirit with us?
    2. How can we put this principle into practice in our individual lives?
    3. What experiences have they had with this principle bringing the Spirit into their life?
  6. Give the groups time to talk about their assigned sections.  If groups seem to finish particularly early, invite them to look at another one of the principles.
  7. After some time to talk, come back together and ask the group members to share the things they talked about.

About the Activity:

There are some variations on this activity.  For example, you could begin by asking the class members to identify the four principles that President Eyring goes over or you could read his summation of these principles in the last paragraph (33) of the talk-- note this paragraph does not necessarily delineate the four principles.  Other variations could include asking the class members to choose one of the principles to review and then to move to the appropriate group.  In any case, at its core, this activity is designed to help the class members look closely at the specific counsel we have received from this prophet, seer, and revelator.  

Thank you for visiting my blog.  I pray that you found this activity idea useful either as is or in a modified form or simply as a catalyst for something different entirely.  God bless.  

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