Our teacher encouraged us to enhance our scripture and personal study as we begin this new year. The "Introduction" in our new Gordon B. Hinckley manual includes some good tips such as prayerfully seeking the inspiration of the Holy Ghost, writing down thoughts and feeling we get as we study, and underlining passages we want to remember. We can also read chapters more than once to understand it more completely and strive to understand how the teachings can help us with our personal challenges on concerns (Teachings of Presidents of the Church: Gordon B. Hinckley).
Gordon B. Hinckley was a prophet many knew and loved. Sisters were able to share some favorite memories they had of Gordon B. Hinckley. His special relationship with his wife, love of temples, happy spirit, accessibility, ability to touch the youth, and sense of humor were all mentioned.
We were able to watch a video that told the story of how Gordon B Hinckley received a testimony of the prophet Joseph Smith when as a young boy he accompanied his father to a priesthood meeting and was overcome by the spirit as the congregation sang "Praise to the Man". President Hinckley expressed: "It touched my heart. It gave me a feeling that was difficult to describe. I'd never had it previously in terms of any church experience. There came into my hear a conviction that the man of whom they sang was really a prophet of God. And I'm grateful to be able to say that that conviction, which came, I believe, by the power of the Holy Spirit, has never left me." (from video found here: https://www.lds.org/media-library/video/2012-05-1503-preparation-of-gordon-b-hinckley-a-testimony-of-joseph-smith?lang=eng&_r=1)
What can we do to strengthen our testimony of Joseph Smith?
We can share our testimony with others and remember times when the spirit has testified to us. Some sisters shared that studying the life of Joseph Smith helped them receive a stronger testimony.
We were challenged to continue to foster our knowledge and testimony of the prophet Joseph Smith and the restoration of the gospel.
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