During the 179th Semiannual General Conference, October 2009 of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Quentin L. Cook, Of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, said this:
- "We serve our fellowmen because that is what we believe God wants us to do".
- [Stewardship—a Sacred Trust]
Since Elder Cook gave that talk, I have given it a great deal of thought. In referring to the notes I wrote while Elder Cook was giving his talk, I found these points I had written:
- Perilous times
- War in Heaven
- Accountable for our agency
- Stewardship
- Spencer W. Kimball quote re: stewardship over body, etc
- Stewardship of ourselves and families
- Stewardship of the poor
- Grandparent’s ranch
- Virtue and chastity are not protected
- Morality is not protected
- Well springs of life are to be protected
- I cannot look upon sin with the least degree of allowance
- Those who rationalize are like little children
- All can repent
- I the Lord remember them no more
- Family Proclamation
- Maxwell quote Anne Morrow Lindbergh
- Isaiah
- Review our stewardships
Rather expounding on the points I wrote, I encourage you to study Elder Cook's talk to come to your own conclusions.
In August 1971, Russell M. Nelson gave a talk entitled "The Five A’s of Stewardship".
- Acknowledge
- Author
- Accomplishment
- Accountability
- Approbation
President Nelson explained:
"As we acknowledge the Lord as our creator, as the author of the gospel plan, then we know we may accomplish successful stewardships in life. We will be accountable in time and in eternity, but we will receive the approbation of the Lord for our efforts that have been lovingly and willingly performed."
Each day, we can improve our "stewardship" and care-taking of our responsibilities. What will you improve today?