Gifts

Gifts are evidence of God’s love and faith He has for His children. We have been commanded to expound upon our gifts. We are to use them to benefit others. There may be times in our lives that we may feel inadequate, but if we rely upon the lord He can bless us to become “equal to the work.” We should be constantly at work—trying to better ourselves and others. I am so thankful for the gifts God has blessed me with. Some gifts I am thankful for are my body, family, home, school, the Holy Ghost, scriptures, modern day revelation, and Christ’s atonement. I have so many gifts. I know that all these gifts are given of God. I love, worship, and praise Him. He has given me all that I have.

“God knows our gifts. My challenge to you and to me is to pray to know the gifts we have been given, to know how to develop them, and to recognize the opportunities to serve others that God provides us. But most of all, I pray that you will be inspired to help others discover their special gifts from God to serve.”
–Pres. Eyring, Help Them Aim High, October 2012 General Conference

“This question, “Can ye feel so now?” rings across the centuries. With all that we have received in this dispensation—including the Restoration of the fulness of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the outpouring of spiritual gifts, and the indisputable blessings of heaven—Alma’s challenge has never been more important.”
–Elder Cook, Can Ye Feel So Now? October 2012 General Conference

“For many, the call to be a Christian can seem demanding, even overwhelming. But we need not be afraid or feel inadequate. The Savior has promised that He will make us equal to His work. ‘Follow me,’ He said, ‘and I will make you fishers of men.’ As we follow Him, He blesses us with gifts, talents, and the strength to do His will, allowing us to go beyond our comfort zones and do things we’ve never before thought possible.”
–Elder Hales, Being a More Christian Christian, October 2012 General Conference

“Think of our physical sustenance. It is truly heaven-sent. The necessities of air, food, and water all come to us as gifts from a loving Heavenly Father. The earth was created to support our brief sojourn in mortality. We were born with a capacity to grow, love, marry, and form families.”

–Elder Nelson, Thanks Be to God, April 2012 General Conference

“Each organ of your body is a wondrous gift from God. Each eye has an autofocusing lens. Nerves and muscles control two eyes to make a single three-dimensional image. The eyes are connected to the brain, which records the sights seen…

Your heart is an incredible pump. It has four delicate valves that control the direction of blood flow. These valves open and close more than 100,000 times a day—36 million times a year. Yet, unless altered by disease, they are able to withstand such stress almost indefinitely.

Think of the body’s defense system. To protect it from harm, it perceives pain. In response to infection, it generates antibodies. The skin provides protection. It warns against injury that excessive heat or cold might cause…

Yet some people erroneously think that these marvelous physical attributes happened by chance or resulted from a big bang somewhere. Ask yourself, “Could an explosion in a printing shop produce a dictionary?” The likelihood is most remote. But if so, it could never heal its own torn pages or reproduce its own newer editions!”

–Elder Nelson, Thanks Be to God, April 2012 General Conference

“I have discovered a good test for identifying activities with the potential to make a great difference in a young person’s life. It is that they suggest the activity out of an interest they feel has come to them as a gift from God. I know that is possible from my own experience.”

–Elder Eyring, Help Them Aim High, October 2012 General Conference

“The gifts of the Holy Spirit are testimony, faith, knowledge, wisdom, revelations, miracles, healing, and charity, to name but a few (see D&C 46:13–26).”

 –Elder Christofferson, The Power of Covenants, April 2009 General Converence

“A testimony is a gift from God and is available to all of His children.”

–Elder Bednar, Converted unto the Lord, October 2012 General Conference

“Missionaries in their late teens or early 20s are young in ways of the world. But they are blessed with gifts—such as the power of the Holy Spirit, the love of God, and testimonies of the truth—that make them powerful ambassadors of the Lord.”

–Elder Nelson, Ask the Missionaries! They Can Help You! October 2012 General Conference

“The gift of faith is a priceless spiritual endowment.”

 –Elder Anderson, Trial of Your Faith, October 2012 General Conference