True Believers of Chirst

A couple of weeks ago I attended New Beginnings for our young women at our church. The theme for 2009 is found in 1 Timothy 4:12.

"Let no man despise thy youth; but be thou an example of the believers, in word, in conversation, in charity, in spirit, in faith, in purity."

I was asked to say a few words at the event. I was told maybe 10 to 15 minutes would be sufficient.

The program started off good and the girls did a skit that was like the 60 minutes shows. When they were all done, I believe I looked at my watch and saw that I had more like 30 to 35 minutes. I am not that interesting and wondered if I would be able to keep the attention of those that were in attendance.

I did not stand at the table but rather took a seat and decided right then and there what I thought would be the best approach was to have a discussion rather than a lecture. I am not sure if that is what was expected by those that asked me to say a few words or by those that were in the meeting but that is what they got. I thought it was a better way to get people involved rather than listening to me ramble.

I had found an talk that was given by Neal A. Maxwell given in 1994 called True Believers. I used this talk as the basis for the discussion. As we discussed the different points, I learned a lot of things. One of the things I learned is just how smart some of our young women are when it comes to their gospel knowledge and understanding. They were able to give not only the correct answers but also very insightful answers to some of the doctrine we discussed. I also learned what it takes to be a true believer of Christ.

1. True believers are settled in their views of Christ.
2. True believers gladly perform their duties in the kingdom.
3. True believers are humble.
4. True believers are willing to do what Christ wants.
5. True believers have a balanced contentment.
6. True believers truly pray.
7. True believers have both right conduct and right reasons for that conduct.
8. True believers rejoice in the success of others.
9. True believers remember that forgetting is part of forgiving.
10. True believers are innocent as to sin, but not naive.
11. True believers are happy.

I can only hope that I can do these things and I will be looked upon as a true believer of Christ.

I was thankful for the opportunity to be part of this event and believe it or not, I was able to use the time we had left before the refreshments.