The First and Great Commandment

This Sunday we talked about remembering the importance of loving Heavenly Father, loving ourselves, and loving those around us.

The highlight of the lesson was listening to Elder Holland's October 2012 General Conference, "The First Great Commandment." click here for video and text to the talk

We show love to our Father in Heaven through keeping the commandments and loving and serving those around us - this is the sign of our discipleship. Sister Buttler pointed out that love is much more than just a feeling. When we love someone, we act upon that love and display our love in the form of kind words, good service, etc. It is no different with Heavenly Father. We show him our love through the deeds and strength of our discipleship to the Lord Jesus Christ.

It was noted that before we can truly love others, we must love ourselves, by accepting the Saviour's love for us. We also talked about how perfection does not come all at once. We do not have to do this all ourselves, nor does it come all at once. Heavenly Father and our Savior Jesus Christ are there for us to help us along the way. We can turn to our Father in Heaven and our Savior for strength and guidance and as we learn to love our Heavenly Father, ourselves, and our fellow men.

To quote Elder Holland, "Love of God and love of neighbor rule the world."