Watch/read President Nelson’s talk at: Overcome the World and Find Rest (churchofjesuschrist.org)

Experiencing Their love is vital, as it seems that we are accosted daily by an onslaught of sobering news. You may have had days when you wished you could don your pajamas, curl up in a ball, and ask someone to awaken you when the turmoil is over.

How do you cope with the daily onslaught of sobering news?

But, my dear brothers and sisters, so many wonderful things are ahead. In coming days, we will see the greatest manifestations of the Savior’s power that the world has ever seen. Between now and the time He returns “with power and great glory,” He will bestow countless privileges, blessings, and miracles upon the faithful.

How does it make you feel to know that the greatest manifestations of the Saviour’s power are yet to come?

Does it give you hope?

Dear brothers and sisters, I grieve for those who leave the Church because they feel membership requires too much of them. They have not yet discovered that making and keeping covenants actually makes life easier! Each person who makes covenants in baptismal fonts and in temples—and keeps them—has increased access to the power of Jesus Christ. Please ponder that stunning truth!

How have you experienced increased power come from making and keeping covenants?

How have you seen your life become easier through keeping covenants?

Because the Savior, through His infinite Atonement, redeemed each of us from weakness, mistakes, and sin, and because He experienced every pain, worry, and burden you have ever had, then as you truly repent and seek His help, you can rise above this present precarious world.

You can overcome the spiritually and emotionally exhausting plagues of the world, including arrogance, pride, anger, immorality, hatred, greed, jealousy, and fear. Despite the distractions and distortions that swirl around us, you can find true rest—meaning relief and peace—even amid your most vexing problems.

How does this work in your life?

This important truth prompts three fundamental questions:

First, what does it mean to overcome the world?

What do YOU think it means to overcome the world?

President Nelson teaches:

• It means overcoming the temptation to care more about the things of this world than the things of God.
• It means trusting the doctrine of Christ more than the philosophies of men. It means delighting in truth, denouncing deception, and becoming “humble followers of Christ.”
• It means choosing to refrain from anything that drives the Spirit away.
• It means being willing to “give away” even our favorite sins.

 

How do you think we can overcome the world?

What do you like about President Nelson’s explanation of how this works?

With the power of the holy apostleship vested in me, I bless you in your quest to overcome this world. I bless you to increase your faith in Jesus Christ and learn better how to draw upon His power. I bless you to be able to discern truth from error. I bless you to care more about the things of God than the things of this world. I bless you to see the needs of those around you and strengthen those you love. Because Jesus Christ overcame this world, you can too. I so testify in the sacred name of Jesus Christ, amen.

How do you feel that overcoming the world has blessed your life?

How do you think you can more fully claim the blessings promised by President Nelson?

NB: Passages in italics are excerpts from President Nelson’s address.