A few weeks ago in church, Sister Johns taught her first relief society lesson on how to be a better leader and example within the church. As soon as the lesson started, she drew three circles on the white board, labeling each of them: premortal life, earth life, and then the spirit life. She turned to us and began to explain a little bit about the plan of salvation The lesson I learned from her is one I will never forget.
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Sister Johns turned to everyone and asked "Why are we here? What is our life-long goal?" Hesitantly, a young relief society member suggested that our entire purpose for being here on Earth is to return to the presence of Heavenly Father. Sister Johns nodded her head, and then explained that by keeping that as our entire focus for everything we do, it will be much easier to know what is right versus wrong. She then tied it back to our lesson and stated that no matter what we do, if we are leaders and examples that point down the path that leads to the Celestial Kingdom, that we are the kind of leaders and examples that we should be.
I thought that her choice method of delivering this simple, yet profound message of the Plan of Salvation amazing. She had covered so much in so little time. The most intriguing part of what she taught that day was not only the importance of being a leader, but more of the importance of looking at how every decision leads us toward the Celestial Kingdom.
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