Personal Progress Divine Nature #1

Last night for mutual we (the Beehives) worked on Personal Progress. I thought we would get through two or more of the shorter goals, but we had so much fun talking (about the scriptures) that we only got through one. We read "The Family: Proclamation to the World" and a few scriptures and talked about the divine qualities that we all have and how we can discover and develop these qualities.

Reading the proclamation on the family always reminds me of our divine privilage to be parents and to raise Heavenly Father's children. I think parenthood allows us to be like Heavenly Father and is the best thing to teach us to be like Him. We need patience, charity, love, devotion. We need to teach our children right from wrong, but like Heavenly Father does for us, we need to allow them to make their own choices. We also need to be good examples for them to follow.

D&C 121:45 says that we need to let virtue garnish our thoughts unceasingly so we can be confident in the presence of God. This really stood out to all of us, because it's the YM/YW theme for this year. It's such a beautiful idea: that we can confidently stand before God at church, in the temple, in the Celestial Kingdom if we are constantly thinking of good things and doing good things. Sometimes it's hard not to grumble about life or to think kind thoughts about others who are upsetting us, but I know that when we do it's a lot easier to do the things the lord has asked of us, and I know that it makes our Heavenly Father happy.