Serve with the Spirit - Henry B. Eyring

  The power of this presentation is like having eyes opened to knowledge we had but don't use well.  While given to the Priesthood, this talk was applicable in other settings also.  That challenge at the beginning is direct and unavoidable: "We have been called to use divine power to serve the children of our Heavenly Father.  How well we meet that obligation will have eternal consequences for those we are called to serve and for us and for generations yet unborn."
  Suggestions he gave:

•   "... never miss an opportunity to participate with all our hearts with all our hearts in the promise offered in every sacrament meeting ... to "take upon them the name of [God's] Son, and always remember him and keep his commandments which he has given them; that they may always have his Spirit to be with them.""
•   "... pray for the manifestations of the Holy Ghost to come to us in our service."
•   Ponder.  "But when we ponder, we invite revelation by the Spirit.  Pondering, to me, is the thinking and the praying I do after reading and studying in the scriptures carefully.
•   "... magnification of our power to serve will come as we respond with faith to go forward in our callings with the Holy Ghost to help us."
• President Monson:  "And how does one magnify a calling?  Simply by performing the service that pertains to it."
•   "I urge all of us, young and old, who are called to speak in a meeting in the name of the Lord to dismiss our feelings of self-doubt and inadequacy.  We don't have to use soaring language or convey deep insights.  Simple words of testimony will do.  The Spirit will give you the words for you to speak and will carry them down into the hearts of humble people who look for truth from God."
•   And from President George Q. Cannon;  "Whenever darkness fills our minds, we may know that we are not possessed of the Spirit of God. ... When we are filled with the Spirit of God we are filled with joy, with peace, and with happiness, no matter what our circumstances may be; for it is a spirit of cheerfulness and of happiness.  The Lord has given unto us the gift of the Holy Ghost.  It is our privilege to have that Holy Ghost reign within us, so that from morning till night and from night till morning we shall have the joy, the light and the revelation thereof."

  It was not in my power to use more effective words than these to summarize this talk than those above. We need to recognize the influence of the Spirit, give thanks when we feel and use it and always remember him in every decision and situation.