March Presidency Message

Holiness to the Lord

What does the Lord want to teach us about being a holy people? How can we be holy women? Insights, gained from Sister Wendy Watson Nelson’s book “What Would A Holy Woman Do?” were shared by Sister Anderson. Through a three-day challenge presented by Sister Nelson to several friends, an enlightened understanding of the Lord’s desire to have a holy people has emerged.

Sister Anderson highlighted the lessons experienced by those participating in the three-day challenge. Steps were outlined as to how to overcome weaknesses in our journey to holiness:

1. Let the Lord know we are serious in our desire to become holy.

2. We must seek diligently for gifts of the Spirit to overcome our weaknesses.  These gifts are “endowments of godly traits” bought by the Savior’s Atonement.

3. We must pray and listen to the Spirit to obtain knowledge of which gifts we should use to overcome our weaknesses.

4. We can “acquire holiness only by enduring and persistent personal efforts.” 

By following the steps presented, we can be holier today than yesterday and holier tomorrow than today. As we acquire gifts of the Spirit we will overcome our weaknesses, one by one until we will be able to rejoice each time we enter the Temple, doing our part to bring holiness to the Lord.