Stand In Holy Places

Church today was amazing. Kirsten and I had the opportunity to teach Gospel Doctrine for the YSA! I was not super excited about this, seeing as teaching returned missionaries intimidates me a little, but it was wonderful! The lesson was titled Oh How Great The Goodness of Our God, based on the atonement. It was such a great reminder of the blessings of the atonement and how remarkable it is.

Then we headed off to relief society for another fabulous lesson. It was based off of the talk President Monson gave in general conference in October 2011 titled Stand In Holy Places. This talk was one of my favorites out of all of general conference.

To get you thinking a little bit think about this question that was posed to us. What are some behaviors that were once considered inappropriate or immoral and are now tolerated or viewed as acceptable? How does God view our standards?

She brought up a fantastic analogy given by John Bytheway. When he gave a devotional he used the analogy of basketball standards. The height of the basketball hoop is always going to be 10 feet because they are the same everywhere. That is the standard and you have to adjust yourself to the level. It is not the other way around. They are called basketball standards, not basketball variables.  

If you haven't read President Monson's talk recently it is a must! It is so good! Here is a link to his talk via LDS.org: President Monsons Talk. 

“Draw near unto me and I will draw near unto you; seek me diligently and ye shall find me.”⁷ As we do so, we will feel His Spirit in our lives, providing us the desire and the courage to stand strong and firm in righteousness—to “stand … in holy places, and be not moved.”- President Monson 

Instead of a mormon message here is the clip from John Bytheway's talk about standards. Enjoy!