"Rise! He Calleth Thee" - Mitch Peterson

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General Conference Applied

S3 E24 – Sunday, September 8, 2024 | “Rise! He Calleth Thee” by Elder Massimo De Feo; April 2024 General Conference

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Introduction

Doctrine: Plan of Salvation: “Moral agency, the ability to choose and act for ourselves, is also essential in Heavenly Father’s plan.”

Principle: Freedom to Choose: “Satan does all he can to destroy God’s work. He seeks ‘the misery of all mankind. … He seeketh that all men might be miserable like unto himself’ (2 Nephi 2:18, 27). He does not love us. He does not want any good thing for us (see Moroni 7:17). He does not want us to be happy. He wants to make us his slaves. He uses many disguises to enslave us.

“When we follow the temptations of Satan, we limit our choices. The following example suggests how this works. Imagine seeing a sign on the seashore that reads: ‘Danger—whirlpool. No swimming allowed here.’ We might think that is a restriction. But is it? We still have many choices. We are free to swim somewhere else. We are free to walk along the beach and pick up seashells. We are free to watch the sunset. We are free to go home. We are also free to ignore the sign and swim in the dangerous place. But once the whirlpool has us in its grasp and we are pulled under, we have very few choices. We can try to escape, or we can call for help, but we may drown.”

Christlike Attribute: Faith in Jesus Christ: “You express your faith through action. These actions include following the Savior’s teachings and example. They include serving others and helping them choose to follow Christ. You also express your faith through diligence, repentance, and love.

“Faith is a principle of power. As you exercise faith in Jesus Christ, you will be blessed with His power suited to your circumstance. You will be able to experience miracles according to the Lord’s will. (See Jacob 4:4–7; Moroni 7:33; 10:7.)”

Bio

“Elder Massimo De Feo was sustained as a General Authority Seventy of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on April 2, 2016. At the time of his call, he had been serving as a member of the Third Quorum of the Seventy in the Europe Area. He is currently serving in the North America Southeast Area Presidency.

“Elder De Feo has served in numerous Church callings, including full-time missionary from 1981 to 1983 in the Italy Rome Mission, branch president, district president, counselor in a bishopric, stake high councilor, stake president, and Area Seventy.

“After serving as a full-time missionary, he began his career in international relations at the American Embassy in Rome. Elder De Feo was a member of several committees of the U.S. government for bilateral agreements on Social Security and worked as the Federal Benefits Operations Supervisor at the American Embassies in Rome and Paris for more than 30 years. He also worked as the Deputy Regional Officer of the Social Security Administration for the Europe South, North Africa, and Middle East Regions.

“Massimo De Feo was born in Taranto, Italy, on December 14, 1960. He married Loredana Galeandro in August 1984. They are the parents of three children.”
This was Elder De Feo’s second general conference address:
- “Pure Love: The True Sign of Every True Disciple of Jesus Christ” – April 2018 General Conference
  - “When I was a young father, our little son, who was five, came home from school one day and asked his mother, ‘What kind of work does Daddy do?’ He then explained that his new classmates started debating about their fathers’ jobs. One said that his father was the chief of the city police, while another proudly declared that his father was the chief of a big company.
    
    “So when asked about his father, my son simply said, ‘My father works in an office on a computer.’ Then, noticing that his answer did not impress his new little friends much, he added, ‘And by the way, my father is the chief of the universe.’
    
    “I guess that was the end of the conversation.
    
    “I told my wife, ‘It’s time to teach him some more details of the plan of salvation and who is really in charge.'”

What is the speaker inviting me to do, and how might I consider taking action?

“Some time ago I asked my wife, ‘Can you tell me why, as far as I remember, we have never had any major problems in our lives?’

“She looked at me and said, ‘Sure. I’ll tell you why we have never had any major problems; it’s because you have a very short memory!’

“Her quick and smart answer made me realize once again that living the gospel of Jesus Christ does not remove pain and trials, which are necessary to grow.

“The gospel is not a way to avoid challenges and problems but a solution to increase our faith and learn how to deal with them.

“I had a sense of this truth a few months ago when I was walking one day and suddenly my sight became blurry, dark, and wavy. I was scared. Then the doctors told me, ‘If you don’t begin treatment immediately, you may lose your sight even in a matter of weeks.’ I was even more scared.

“And then they said, ‘You need intravitreal injections—injections right in the eye, wide-open eye—every four weeks for the rest of your life.’

“That was an uncomfortable wake-up call.

“Then a reflection came in the form of a question. I asked myself, ‘OK! My physical sight is not good, but what about my spiritual vision? Do I need any treatment there? And what does it mean to have a clear spiritual vision?'” -Elder De Feo

Invitations

1: “We need to decide not to listen to the voices of the world around us. In this confusing and confused world, we must stay faithful to what we know, faithful to our covenants, faithful in keeping the commandments and reaffirm our beliefs even stronger, like this man did. We need to cry even louder our testimony of the Lord to the world.”

As the world seeks to silence our testimonies of Jesus Christ, we need to ‘cry even louder’ in increasingly more intentional ways.
“I pondered about the story of a blind man called Bartimaeus, described in the Gospel of Mark. The scripture says, ‘And when he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to cry out, and say, Jesus, thou Son of David, have mercy on me.’

“Technically, in the eyes of many, Jesus was just the son of Joseph, so why did Bartimaeus call Him ‘Son of David’? Simply because he recognized that Jesus was indeed the Messiah, who was prophesied to be born as a descendant of David.

“It is interesting that this blind man, who didn’t have physical sight, recognized Jesus. He saw spiritually what he couldn’t see physically, while many others could see Jesus physically but were totally blind spiritually.

“From this story we learn more about clear spiritual vision.

“We read, ‘And many charged him that he should hold his peace: but he cried the more a great deal, Thou Son of David, have mercy on me.’

“All around him were telling him to be quiet, but he cried out even more because he knew who Jesus really was. He ignored those voices and screamed even louder.

“He acted instead of being acted upon. Despite his limited circumstances, he used his faith to go beyond his limitations.

“So, the first principle we learn is we keep a clear spiritual vision when we focus on Jesus Christ and stay true to what we know to be true. …

“This man knew Jesus, stayed faithful to what he believed, and was not distracted by the voices around him.

“There are many voices today trying to lower our voices as disciples of Jesus Christ. The voices of the world are trying to silence us, but that’s exactly why we must declare our testimony of the Savior louder and stronger. Among all the voices of the world, the Lord is counting on me and you to declare our testimonies, to raise our voice, and to become His voice. If we don’t do it, who will testify of Jesus Christ? Who will speak His name and declare His divine mission?

“We have a spiritual charge that comes from our knowledge of Jesus Christ.” -Elder De Feo
Questions:
1. In what ways is the world trying to silence my testimony of Jesus Christ?
  - “Stolen Focus: Why You Can’t Pay Attention—and How to Think Deeply Again” by Johann Hari: Social media companies are incentivized to keep people on their platforms. They do this through algorithms which boost controversial, inflammatory, and sensational material. Humble testimonies of Jesus Christ do not meet this criteria.
2. Why is it so important that I share my testimony of Jesus Christ with others?
3. Has someone’s personal testimony of Jesus Christ ever impacted me in a meaningful way?
4. In what specific ways can I ‘cry even louder [my] testimony of the Lord to the world’?
  - “We Talk of Christ“, Elder Neil L. Andersen, October 2020 General Conference: “If a renewed study of the Savior helped prepare President Nelson, could it not help prepare us as well? …
    
    “I promise you that as you prepare yourselves, as President Nelson did, you too will be different, thinking more about the Savior, speaking of Him more frequently and with less hesitation. As you come to know and love Him even more deeply, your words will flow more comfortably, as they do when you speak of one of your children or of a dear friend. Those listening to you will feel less like debating or dismissing you and more like learning from you.
    
    “You and I speak of Jesus Christ, but maybe we can do a little better. If the world is going to speak less of Him, who is going to speak more of Him? We are! Along with other devoted Christians!
    
    “[Speaking of Christ in Our Homes] Are there images of the Savior in our homes? Do we talk often to our children about the parables of Jesus? … When your children ask you questions, consciously think about teaching what the Savior taught. For example, if your child asks, ‘Daddy, why do we pray?’ You might respond, ‘That’s a great question. Do you remember when Jesus prayed? Let’s talk about why He prayed and how He prayed.’ …
    
    “[Speaking of Christ in the Church] In our worship services, let us focus on the Savior Jesus Christ and the gift of His atoning sacrifice. This does not mean we cannot tell an experience from our own life or share thoughts from others. While our subject might be about families or service or temples or a recent mission, everything in our worship should point to the Lord Jesus Christ. …
    
    “[Speaking of Christ with Others] Sometimes we think that a conversation with someone needs to result in them coming to church or seeing the missionaries. Let the Lord guide them as they are willing, while we think more about our responsibility to be a voice for Him, thoughtful and open about our faith. Elder Dieter F. Uchtdorf has taught us that when someone asks us about our weekend, we should be willing to happily respond that we loved hearing the Primary children sing, ‘I’m trying to be like Jesus.’ Let us kindly witness our faith in Christ. If someone shares a problem in his or her personal life, we might say, ‘John, Mary, you know that I believe in Jesus Christ. I have been thinking about something He said that might help you.’
    
    “Be more open on social media in talking about your trust in Christ. Most will respect your faith, but if someone is dismissive when you speak of the Savior, take courage in His promise: ‘Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you … for my sake. … For great is your reward in heaven.’ We care more about being His followers than being ‘liked’ by our own followers. Peter counseled, ‘Be ready always to give an answer [for] the hope that is in you.’ Let us talk of Christ.”
5. Are there things that I speak passionately about with others? If so, how might I also speak with that much force and passion about Jesus Christ?
6. How am I ‘[deciding] not to listen to the voices of the world around [me]’?
7. What have I been promised for sharing my testimony of Jesus Christ with the world?
8. What do I learn about Jesus Christ from the testimonies of Peter as well as Joseph Smith?
9. Will sharing my testimony of Jesus Christ strengthen my testimony of Him?
10. How can I better utilize social media to ‘cry even louder [my] testimony of the Lord to the world’?

2: “We need to decide to act with faith in Christ by removing the mental and emotional coat that we might still wear to hide excuses or sin and throw it away, knowing that He can and will heal us.”

Cast away anything in our lives that interferes with Jesus Christ’s influence.
“This is a second principle: we keep a clear spiritual vision when we leave the natural man behind, repent, and begin a new life in Christ.

“The way to do it is by making and keeping covenants to rise to a better life through Jesus Christ.

“As long as we make excuses to feel sorry for ourselves, sorry for our circumstances and problems, and sorry for all the bad things happening in our lives and even all the bad people who we think make us unhappy, we keep the beggar’s coat on our shoulders. …

“There is never a good excuse to say, ‘I am the way I am because of some unfortunate and unpleasant circumstances. And I cannot change, and I am justified.’

“When we think that way, we decide to be acted upon.

“We keep the beggar’s coat.

“Acting in faith means to rely on our Savior, believing that through His Atonement, we can rise above everything at His command.” -Elder De Feo
Questions:
1. What things in my life are interfering with Jesus Christ’s influence?
2. Observing my own life, am I mostly an agent, or am I mostly being acted upon?
  - “And Nothing Shall Offend Them“, Elder David A. Bednar, October 2006 General Conference: “One of my favorite activities as a priesthood leader is visiting members of the Church in their homes. I especially enjoy calling upon and talking with members who commonly are described as ‘less active.’
    
    “During the years I served as a stake president, I often would contact one of the bishops and invite him to prayerfully identify individuals or families we could visit together. Before traveling to a home, the bishop and I would kneel and petition our Heavenly Father for guidance and inspiration, for us and for the members with whom we would meet.
    
    “Our visits were quite straightforward. We expressed love and appreciation for the opportunity to be in their home. We affirmed that we were servants of the Lord on His errand to their home. We indicated that we missed and needed them—and that they needed the blessings of the restored gospel. And at some point early in our conversation I often would ask a question like this: ‘Will you please help us understand why you are not actively participating in the blessings and programs of the Church?’
    
    “I made hundreds and hundreds of such visits. Each individual, each family, each home, and each answer was different. Over the years, however, I detected a common theme in many of the answers to my questions. Frequently responses like these were given:
    
    “‘Several years ago a man said something in Sunday School that offended me, and I have not been back since.’
    
    “‘No one in this branch greeted or reached out to me. I felt like an outsider. I was hurt by the unfriendliness of this branch.’
    
    “‘I did not agree with the counsel the bishop gave me. I will not step foot in that building again as long as he is serving in that position.’
    
    “Many other causes of offense were cited—from doctrinal differences among adults to taunting, teasing, and excluding by youth. But the recurring theme was: ‘I was offended by …’
    
    “The bishop and I would listen intently and sincerely. One of us might next ask about their conversion to and testimony of the restored gospel. As we talked, eyes often were moist with tears as these good people recalled the confirming witness of the Holy Ghost and described their prior spiritual experiences. Most of the ‘less-active’ people I have ever visited had a discernible and tender testimony of the truthfulness of the restored gospel. However, they were not presently participating in Church activities and meetings.
    
    “And then I would say something like this. ‘Let me make sure I understand what has happened to you. Because someone at church offended you, you have not been blessed by the ordinance of the sacrament. You have withdrawn yourself from the constant companionship of the Holy Ghost. Because someone at church offended you, you have cut yourself off from priesthood ordinances and the holy temple. You have discontinued your opportunity to serve others and to learn and grow. And you are leaving barriers that will impede the spiritual progress of your children, your children’s children, and the generations that will follow.’ Many times people would think for a moment and then respond: ‘I have never thought about it that way.’
    
    “The bishop and I would then extend an invitation: ‘Dear friend, we are here today to counsel you that the time to stop being offended is now. Not only do we need you, but you need the blessings of the restored gospel of Jesus Christ. Please come back—now.’ …
    
    “You and I cannot control the intentions or behavior of other people. However, we do determine how we will act. Please remember that you and I are agents endowed with moral agency, and we can choose not to be offended.”
3. What do I learn from Elder De Feo specifically calling it a ‘mental and emotional coat’? What ‘mental and emotional’ things are interfering with Jesus Christ’s influence in my life?
4. Am I focusing attention on energy on things in life over which I have little or no control?
  - “The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change” by Stephen R. Covey: “Another excellent way to become more self-aware regarding our own degree of proactivity is to look at where we focus our time and energy. We each have a wide range of concerns – our health, our children, problems at work, the national debt, nuclear war. We could separate those from things in which we have no particular mental or emotional involvement by creating a ‘Circle of Concern.’
    
    “As we look at those things within our Circle of Concern, it becomes apparent that there are some things over which we have no real control and others that we can do something about. We could identify those concerns in the latter group by circumscribing them within a smaller Circle of Influence.
    
    “By determining which of these two circles is the focus of most of our time and energy, we can discover much about the degree of our proactivity.
    
    “Proactive people focus their efforts in the Circle of Influence. They work on the things they can do something about. The nature of their energy is positive, enlarging and magnifying, causing their Circle of Influence to increase.
    
    “Reactive people, on the other hand, focus their efforts in the Circle of Concern. They focus on the weakness of other people, the problems in the environment, and circumstances over which they have no control. Their focus results in blaming and accusing attitudes, reactive language, and increased feelings of victimization. The negative energy generated by that focus, combined with neglect in areas they could do something about, causes their Circle of Influence to shrink.
    
    “As long as we are working in our Circle of Concern, we empower the things within it to control us. We aren’t taking the proactive initiative necessary to effect positive change.
    
    “Earlier, I shared with you the story of my son who was having serious problems in school. Sandra and I were deeply concerned about his apparent weaknesses and about the way other people were treating him.
    
    “But those things were in our Circle of Concern. As long as we focused our efforts on those things, we accomplished nothing, except to increase our own feelings of inadequacy and helplessness and to reinforce our son’s dependence.
    
    “It was only when we went to work in our Circle of Influence, when we focused on our own paradigms, that we began to create a positive energy that changed ourselves and eventually influenced our son as well. By working on ourselves instead of worrying about conditions, we were able to influence the conditions.”
5. When was the last time I took an objective look at my life – as if I were a fly on the wall observing myself? Why might I learn from this exercise?
6. How was Bartimaeus’ casting off his beggar’s coat an act of faith?
7. Can I think of anyone in my own life who has cast off the beggar’s coat and limited the world’s pull on them?
8. What might change in my life if I stopped interfering with Jesus Christ’s influence?
9. Can I observe the adversary’s subtle influence in my life, shackling me from achieving my true potential? If so, what are simple changes I can make today?
10. Why is it so important to have Jesus Christ’s influence unfiltered in my life?

3: “We keep a clear spiritual vision when we hear the voice of the Lord and allow Him to guide us.”

Hear Jesus Christ’s voice and allow Him to be our guide.
“This is a third principle: we keep a clear spiritual vision when we hear the voice of the Lord and allow Him to guide us.

“Just as this man raised his voice over the voices around him, he was able to listen to the voice of the Lord in the middle of all other voices.

“This is the same faith that allowed Peter to walk on water as long as he kept his spiritual focus on the Lord and was not distracted by the winds around him.

“Then the story of this blind man ends with the words ‘he received his sight, and followed Jesus in the way.’

“One of the most important lessons in this story is that this man exercised true faith in Jesus Christ and received a miracle because he asked with real intent, the real intent to follow Him.

“And this is the ultimate reason for the blessings we receive in our lives, which is to follow Jesus Christ. It is about recognizing Him, making and keeping covenants with God because of Him, changing our very nature through Him, and enduring to the end by following Him.

“For me, keeping a clear spiritual vision is all about focusing on Jesus Christ.” -Elder De Feo
Questions:
1. How might I better allow the Lord to guide me?
2. In what ways do I best hear the Lord?
3. What am I willing to do to allow the Lord to be my guide?
  - 5/7/2024: Like those individuals who were willing to labor throughout the entire night to be where Jesus would be the next day, what am I willing to do to be near my Savior?
  - 3 Nephi 19:1-3 – “[1] And now it came to pass that when Jesus had ascended into heaven, the multitude did disperse, and every man did take his wife and his children and did return to his own home. [2] And it was noised abroad among the people immediately, before it was yet dark, that the multitude had seen Jesus, and that he had ministered unto them, and that he would also show himself on the morrow unto the multitude. [3] Yea, and even all the night it was noised abroad concerning Jesus; and insomuch did they send forth unto the people that there were many, yea, an exceedingly great number, did labor exceedingly all that night, that they might be on the morrow in the place where Jesus should show himself unto the multitude.”
  - 7/22/2024: Q: How does this address help me see and love Jesus Christ? A: Just like Bartimaeus, I don’t need to physically see Jesus Christ to SEE Jesus Christ. As I intentionally study His life and words and intentionally develop His attributes, I will draw ever nearer to Him. Jesus Christ will become the most important and powerful influence in my life.
4. What is a powerful scriptural example that can model for me what it means to overcome the adversary’s distractions?
  - “We Are Doing a Great Work and Cannot Come Down“, President Dieter F. Uchtdorf, April 2009 General Conference: “Nehemiah of the Old Testament is a great example of staying focused and committed to an important task. Nehemiah was an Israelite who lived in exile in Babylon and served as cupbearer to the king. One day the king asked Nehemiah why he seemed so sad. Nehemiah replied, ‘Why should not my countenance be sad, when the city, the place of my fathers’ [graves], lieth waste, and the gates thereof are consumed with fire?’
    
    “When the king heard this, his heart was softened, and he gave Nehemiah the authority to return to Jerusalem and rebuild the city. However, not everyone was happy with this plan. In fact, several rulers who lived near Jerusalem grieved exceedingly ‘that there was come a man to seek the welfare of the children of Israel.’ These men ‘took great indignation, and mocked the Jews.’
    
    “Fearless, Nehemiah did not allow the opposition to distract him. Instead, he organized his resources and manpower and moved forward rebuilding the city, ‘for the people had a mind to work.’
    
    “But as the walls of the city began to rise, opposition intensified. Nehemiah’s enemies threatened, conspired, and ridiculed. Their threats were very real, and they grew so intimidating that Nehemiah confessed, ‘They all made us afraid.’ In spite of the danger and the ever-present threat of invasion, the work progressed. It was a time of stress, for every builder ‘had his sword girded by his side, and so builded.’
    
    “As the work continued, Nehemiah’s enemies became more desperate. Four times they entreated him to leave the safety of the city and meet with them under the pretense of resolving the conflict, but Nehemiah knew that their intent was to do him harm. Each time they approached him, he responded with the same answer: ‘I am doing a great work, so that I cannot come down.’
    
    “What a remarkable response! With that clear and unchanging purpose of heart and mind, with that great resolve, the walls of Jerusalem rose until they were rebuilt in an astonishing 52 days.
    
    “Nehemiah refused to allow distractions to prevent him from doing what the Lord wanted him to do.”
5. How often do I listen to President Russell M. Nelson’s words? If I truly believe that he is the Lord’s prophet and that he speaks for Jesus Christ, am I prioritizing listening to his words?
  - Church News Podcast Episode 205: Celebrating President Nelson’s century of service ahead of his birthday: [President Camille N. Johnson] “I’ve had the opportunity to look into the eyes of our Prophet, who I know to be the Lord’s mouthpiece on the earth today, and feel the love of my Savior through him. What I wish for all of my sisters around the world is to have an experience feeling the love of our Savior through the words of our Prophet. And while I realize that I have been uniquely blessed to be physically present with him, all of us have an opportunity to have that experience as we listen to and study his words.
    
    “You know, President Nelson has given 112 conference talks. I’ve studied all of them. I’ve made it a personal habit to listen to President Nelson every morning before I leave for the day. It’s made a remarkable difference in my life. I leave the house more joyful and more optimistic because he is. It sets my resolve more firmly on the covenant path. I think celestial. I think I’m a better peacemaker. When I listen to President Nelson’s words each morning, it stills me for the challenges of the day.
    
    “And so I invite my sisters, my brothers and sisters and friends of all faiths, to listen to President Nelson, to study his words. I trust that as you do, you will feel the love of our Savior, Jesus Christ. It is clearly one of his primary roles as our Prophet to invite the Savior, Jesus Christ, into our lives as he witnesses of His reality. He’s outward facing, and yet — this is one of the qualities, I think, that I admire most about President Nelson — of course he’s outward facing, he’s a Prophet to the world; and yet, when you’re with him, he makes you feel like you’re the most important person there. When he looks into your eyes, it’s with all sincerity and graciousness that he addresses you, that he communicates his love and his confidence in you.
    
    “You can absolutely feel prophetic direction coming in a council, where a matter has been discussed, he’s heard the wisdom of his two counselors sitting on either side of him, and then it comes, and it really is almost like a rush of wind. You can feel it. It fills up the whole room. This is prophetic direction. It’s remarkable. And yet, I can have that rush, that exhilaration, I can have the Spirit speak to me in that same way when I listen to his words and when I study his words.
    
    “That experience does not have to be unique to me. It can be an experience that all of us have when we explore prayerfully, and inviting the Spirit into that exploration, the words of a mighty Prophet. And part of my testimony that he is who he says he is is from my study, hearing that, seeing that, feeling it. But you have to get in there. You have to get in there and study his words. And I fear that we’re looking for answers in places where we’re not going to find truth. I know we’ll find truth with the Prophet.”
6. Are there distractions in my life that are hampering my ability to ‘hear the voice of the Lord’?
7. Or, perhaps I am ‘[hearing] the voice of the Lord’, but am I ‘[allowing] Him to guide [me]’?
8. Observing my life, is Jesus Christ currently my guide? If not, who is? A news outlet? Some author or other influencer?
9. Do I love Jesus Christ enough to allow Him to transform my life? What specific actions might help me strengthen my love for my Savior?
10. What do I learn from Bartimaeus about ‘[hearing] the voice of the Lord and [allowing] Him to guide [me]’?

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