GEMS-Teachings: Spiritual Preparation Required to Receive Spiritual Communication

Gems from the Teachings of Church Leaders
Spiritual Preparation Required to Receive Spiritual Communication
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“In reality, the communication or hearing about divine truth can be summarized in three words: revelation, commandments, blessings. However, it is going to be a lifetime challenge to first hear and then heed the voice of the Lord and His servants. . . . Spiritual preparation is a prerequisite to receive a personal spiritual impression. . . . We must become ‘a saint through the atonement of Christ the Lord’ and also become ‘as a child, submissive, meek, humble, patient, full of love, willing to submit to’ the will of the Lord, meaning His commandments. Then says the Lord, ‘When we obtain any blessing . . . , it is by obedience to that law upon which it is predicated’ (D&C 130:21).”

Topics: preparation, spirituality, revelation, obedience

( Charles Didier, “Man’s Search for Divine Truth,” Ensign, Nov. 2005, 48-49)