To Teach and to Be Taught

Tonight for Young Women's we had a Personal Progress night where we worked on our Red value, Individual Worth. It has been a long time since I've done anything with Personal Progress because I've already earned my Medallion. But going back to it, I realized that I could continue to learn and increase my spiritual strength by teaching Personal Progress to the girls who haven't finished.

There is a quote that I have heard many times that basically says,



I finally realized how effective this really is! Teaching my friends about their Individual Worth helped me to solidify more concepts of that value in my mind.

The one that stood out to me most was this optional value experience:
"Heavenly Father has given you special gifts. Read 1 Corinthians 12:4-12; 13; Moroni 7:12-13; 10:8-18; Doctrine and Covenants 46:11-26. Ask a family member, a Young Women leader, and a friend to write down positive qualities the Lord has given you. List your gifts in your journal, and write how you can continue to develop these gifts and use them to serve your family and others."

As we read and discussed these scriptures, a thought struck me. Some of the gifts mentioned in these verses spoke of Energy in some way. One spoke of the gift of healing by the Spirit (or the faith to heal). This doesn't have to mean the Priesthood. This could also be referring to Energy, which is a healing gift.
Another spoke of the gift of discerning of spirits (or beholding of angels and ministering spirits). Some people are blessed with the capability of seeing or knowing when there are spirits around, which is a concept of Energy. Also, this could mean that some are capable of discerning emotions that others are experiencing, another gift of Energy.

The gift of Energy is a great present from God, and is available for many to learn, the same as other gifts. I myself am only barely discovering the concept of Energy. But bit by bit I grasp more, and take in the knowledge from it. The more I learn, the more I discover, the more I intake, the more I receive testimony that these incredible gifts are from Heavenly Father! He wants us to be happy, and He wants us to return to Him with a satisfaction that we have truly discovered our Individual Worth! I love my Father for giving me the amazing experiences that I have received!

-JS