We Are Sons and Daughters of Heavenly Parents

This last week I have been impacted by media that the Lord designed to benefit his children. I have been particularly impacted by one message: We are Sons and Daughters of Heavenly Parents.

The topic this week for My SFL 200- Eternal Families class also taught by Dr. Coyne has been our Divine Nature as Sons and Daughters of Heavenly Father and Mother, and I wanted to share in 3 ways how I have especially felt this during this last week and gained a stronger testimony of this through the Lord's use of Media.

The first is attending the temple: I went to do an endowment session at the Provo Utah temple last Saturday. I tried especially hard to pay attention to all the words and the session in its entirety. I love that this is a place where we can come to understand God's plan for us and our divine destiny. It is neat to me that the Lord uses modern day media to help us understand our potential in his Holy House.

The second was on Tuesday. Many of us benefitted from President Nelson coming and teaching us 5 truths. I was one of those sitting outside the room main room, listening to his talk in the hallway and taking notes as he was projected on the TV screens. The first of those truths he taught was that we are, "Son's and Daughters of God." He continued to let us know what that means for us, and what our responsibilities are. It brings me great comfort to know that I have a purpose and that is to help myself and others become like God himself.


Lastly, I continued to gain a testimony of this throughout this past weekend when I started to listen to/read the talks/writings for my SFL 200 class. These included: Becoming Like God, LDS.org essay; The Eternal Family, Robert D. Hales; Our Identity and Destiny, Tad R. Callister; A Mother There - A Survey of Historical  Teachings about Mother in Heaven. As I read and listened to these talks I truly felt my divine potential. One talk that I listened to multiple times was Tad R. Callisters, which spoke of 5 witness that we have potential to become like God. 

As I have used the Lords righteous use of Media to understand my purpose, I have felt more strongly my worth. If I compare this to the times I've used media for maybe less worthy pursuits like watching the Bachelorette, this has been far far better. If we can just learn to use media for purposes that will help us and others come unto Christ then we can surely be instruments in the Lords hands.

- Kimberly