Pres. Emily Belle Freeman (Oct. '23): "Walking in Covenant Relationship with Christ"

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 For me, the image of being tethered to God is a powerful way to envision my covenant relationship with Father (I have sat through hundreds, if not more, of lessons and talks that use the image of yoking, but it just doesn't strike the same cord as this one).  Having said that, this feels like a talk very much directed to those among us-- and those parts of each of us-- that are struggling to enter such a relationship.  The activity I outline here is not like the others on my site, but I feel it is appropriate.  While it feels best suited to me to happen at the end of the lesson, it could be used at any point.  

The Activity:

  1. Prior to Sunday prayerfully choose and invite one or two people from the class (or that have a connection to the class and could attend) to share their testimony of Jesus and the peace and power that come from entering in a relationship with Him-- even in the initial stages of coming back to the fold.
  2. During class, read par. 27 "Begin where you  . . . walk with Him).
  3. Point out the counsel to seek people you know to share with you the Christ they know.  Explain that you have invited a couple of people to do just that.
  4. Ask those you invited to share one at a time.
  5. Invite anyone else who would like to share their feelings to do so.

Using the Activity:

The purpose of this talk is not to turn class into a testimony meeting (although in some sense, every class should be a testimony meeting).  Rather, the purpose is to allow for all class members to feel of the testimonies shared by their friends.  Testimony is one of the greatest ways to invite the Spirit into the wherever we are, and our goal is to have the Spirit present in our classes, testifying to those in there.  

Thank you for visiting my blog.  God bless.  

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