We'd like to thank Shery Curren for teaching today's lesson: Developing Our Talents. This is one of my favorite topics, and The Gospel Principles book is so wonderful at simply presenting the truth that we need to remember when we find ourselves discouraged by the adversary. It states that "We all have special gifts, talents, and abilities give to us by our Heavenly Father. When we were born, we brought these gifts, talents, and abilities with us... There are certain things we must do to develop our talents: First, we must discover our talents. Second, we must be willing to spend the time and effort to develop the talent we are seeking. Third, we must have faith that our Heavenly Father will help us, and we must have faith in ourselves. Fourth, we must learn the skills necessary for us to develop our talents. Fifth, we must practice using our talent. Sixth, we must share our talent with others."
I had a big smile cross my face when I came across my favorite motto of Heber J. Grant's: "That which we persist in doing becomes easier for us to do; not that the nature of the thing is changed, but that our power to do is increased." Heber is my great, great grandfather, and I have been inspired many times by the stories of how he was able to overcome many of his weaknesses and turn them into talents. As I have approached the Lord in my many weaknesses, He has tutored me along and I have seen my most challenging weaknesses transform into talents. The sharing of these weaknesses-turned-talents has been the source of some of my greatest joy. I believe that most of our weaknesses are really disguised talents that are waiting to be discovered and enjoyed. We can find out the truth of our potential talents by seeking the Lord's guidance and following the promptings of the Holy Ghost.
