Lecture on Recognizing God's Hand in Our Lives

Introduction

• Parents taught from a young age to recognize God's hand.
• Sharing three strategies to see Heavenly Father’s role in our lives:
  1. Daily Prayer
  2. Journal Writing
  3. Studying Your Patriarchal Blessing

1. Daily Prayer

• Morning and Night Prayer:
  • Set yourself up for success with morning prayer and scripture study.
  • Evening prayers reflect on the day.
• Personal Story:
  • Summer in Switzerland (1986) as a turning point.
  • Struggled with fitting in culturally/religiously.
  • Experience of praying for confirmation of faith.
  • Received spiritual confirmation of church beliefs.

2. Journal Writing

• Importance of Journaling:
  • Write down daily experiences of God's hand in life.
  • Overcome addiction to phone/social media.
• Benefits:
  • Build a record of God's influence.
  • Recognize daily miracles.

3. Studying Your Patriarchal Blessing

• Methods:
  • Use three sheets: Blessings, Commandments and Responsibilities, Warnings.
  • Categorize lines from the blessing accordingly.
• Categories Explained:
  • Blessings:
    • Examples: Goodly parents, great faith, guidance in marriage.
  • Commandments and Responsibilities:
    • Strengths in faithfulness and standards.
  • Warnings:
    • Identify areas for improvement.
    • Examples include staying clean and prayerful.
• Regular Study:
  • Helps recognize past, present, future blessings.
  • Adjust to different life stages.

Conclusion

• Importance of recognizing God’s hand.
• Gain understanding of His will.
• Strengthen relationship with Heavenly Father and the Savior.
• Assurance of His presence.