January
2015 Visiting Teaching Message
Please
contact your Visiting Teaching supervisor to report your visits.
The Divine Mission of Jesus Christ: Exemplar
Prayerfully study this material and seek to know what to
share. How will understanding the life and mission of the Savior increase your
faith in Him and bless those you watch over through visiting teaching?
This is part of a series of Visiting Teaching Messages
featuring aspects of the mission of the Savior.
As we understand that Jesus Christ
is our example in all things, we can increase our desire to follow Him. The
scriptures are full of encouragement for us to follow in Christ’s footsteps. To
the Nephites, Christ said, “For the works which ye have seen me do that shall
ye also do” (3 Nephi 27:21). To Thomas, Jesus said, “I am the way, the truth, and the
life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me” (John 14:6).
Today our leaders remind us to set
the Savior as our example. Linda K. Burton, Relief Society general
president, said, “When each of us has the doctrine of the Atonement written
deep in our hearts, then we will begin to become the kind of people the Lord
wants us to be.”1
President Thomas S. Monson said, “Our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, is our Exemplar
and our strength.”2
Let us resolve to draw near to Jesus
Christ, to obey His commandments, and to strive to return to our Heavenly
Father.
From
the Scriptures
From
Our History
“He marked the path and led the
way,” wrote Eliza R. Snow, second Relief Society general president, of the
mortal ministry of Jesus Christ.3
He ministered to individuals—one by one. He taught that we should leave the
ninety and nine to save the straying one (see Luke 15:3–7). He healed and taught individuals, even taking time for
each person in a multitude of 2,500 people (see 3 Nephi 11:13–15; 17:25).
Of Latter-day Saint women, President
Dieter F.
Uchtdorf, Second Counselor in the First
Presidency, said: “You wonderful sisters render compassionate service to others
for reasons that supersede desires for personal benefits. In this you emulate
the Savior. … His thoughts were always tuned to help others.”4
What
Can I Do?
How can
ministering to the sisters I visit help me follow the Savior?
