In her book, Written on Our Hearts, Emily Freeman tells of 3 holy men appearing to Abraham. This is in Genesis 18. When these holy men appear, Abraham hastened to Sarah and asked her to make cakes. He ran to the herd and hastened to dress a calf. He was quick to do the will of these three holy men. Emily points out that we also have holy men in our lives (bishops, stake presidents, prophets and apostles, etc.) Are we quick to follow their counsel? Do we hasten to apply their words? Do we run to them (figuratively) to find answers to our questions (through conference talks)? Because Abraham hastened to help and serve these men, God promised to bless him and Sarah with a son. It seemed impossible and Sarah even laughs...and yet in verse 14 these holy men ask, "Is any thing too hard for the Lord?" But we know that with God, nothing is impossible! And God wants to send down blessings upon us. But often these blessings are dependent on our obedience. So let's be quick to obey. Let's hasten to heed the word of prophets!
LESSONS LEARNED: Hasten to heed the words of holy men, especially prophets and apostles.
With God, nothing is impossible.
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