Student Choice Activity Week 4 UNIT 1

Choice 1: Phillipians 1-4. Find Solutions in the Scriptures to Life's Challenges

For each of the following common challenges, write the counsel from Philippians that you would use to resolve it:

1. People sometimes argue and complain over petty matters in church meetings or throughout the week (see Philippians 2:1-8, 14-15)

Complaining and not seeing the positive is something that each of us must make sure not to do in our lives. Philippians put it perfectly when he said "do all things without murmorings and disputing: that ye may be blameless and harmless, the sons of God, without rebuke, in the midst of a crooked and perverse nation, among whom ye shine as lights in the world." This really spoke a lot to me on that just by not complying about the little things that go on during the week in our lives it allows us to be more positive and to be an example to the wicked world around us.

2. Many youth feel that their parents' testimony is sufficient for them. Since they have good parents, they rely on them for all their spiritual strength (see Philippians 2:12-15 and institute manual commentary for Philippians 2:12, "Work out Your Own Salvation with Fear and Trembling" (pp.361-62)

The main reason that this is definitely not a good idea is because someday those people that have helped to create our testimony or that we only have their testimonies to depend on when those people may not always be there in our lives because they could die or that they could just not be there to depend on in that persons time of need. This is much the same as Philippians talking in verse 12 where he talks about how God will not always be there in our actual presence so we must be able to depend on our won testimonies.

3. An investigator is considering joining the church, but his family will no longer associate with him if he does (see Philippians 3:7-16; 4:13).

I absolutely love what Philippians said about this subject in verse 8 basically saying that anything is worth giving up if it means that we can have the knowledge of Jesus Christ and of the gospel. This is a beautiful principle because their is no sacrifice too great in order to obtain the blessing of the gospel of Jesus Christ and the blessings that God will always give to us as result of our righteousness. There is nothing more sweet then this in this life! 

4. How is this writing assignment an example of the principle taught in 2 Nephi 32:3? 

This is a great scripture to what we discussed in these things because when we are following and doing what God would have us do then we are directed in all things! One of the things that we need to make sure that we do is feasting upon the words of Christ, it is only as we do this that we will be able to know that things that God would have us do in our lives and the people that he would have us be.

PERSONAL THOUGHTS:

This was a really great assignment for me as it helped me to yet again realize and remember the importance and great blessing that come when we follow Gods will. There is no sacrifice in this life I am coming to realize that is not worth sacrificing because of the amazing blessings that the Lord gives to us through the sacrifices that we make in our lives. This is something that I want to make sure and always keep mindful that no matter the sacrifice, it is always worth it because of the great blessings we will have as a result!