"Everything that is done in the Church--the leading, the teaching, the calling, the ordaining, the praying, the singing, the preparation of the sacrament, the counseling, and everything else--is done by ordinary members, the 'weak things of the world.'
"We see in the Christian churches their struggle to fill the need for clergy. We do not have that problem. Once the gospel is preached and the Church is organized, there is an inexhaustible supply of faithful brothers and sisters who have that testimony and are willing to answer the call to serve. They commit themselves to the work of the Lord and live the standards required of them."
-Boyd K. Packer, "The Weak and the Simple of the Church." Ensign, Nov. 2007, 6-7
Devotion and willingness to work is not a weak thing. A mortal is not strong enough to withstand the devil and his minions. But banded together within the church, serving and providing strength to each other, firm in the testimony that Christ lives, one cannot fail.
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Dan and I were released from our callings yesterday. It was like severing a tie to a place that has become very dear to us.
We just hope that our new ward will also give us a chance to be useful.
. . . although I don't have to think too hard about what my possible callings will be once they learn about the whole piano playing thing. :P
@laverna: People with musical talent often have other talents as well. But people with other talents don't always have musical talent.
@red: It's a good thing the Lord uses the weak things, because otherwise I definitely wouldn't qualify to be able to participate in His kingdom. Isn't it remarkable that He allows us to participate in His work, despite the fact that we are so inferior to accomplish it in comparison to Him? And when we continually fall short, He just makes up for the rest. In that way His work gets done and we learn more how to be like Him. What genius.
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