Children

Review Matthew 18:3-4 and Doctrine and Covenants 78:17-18.  Explain in writing the ways we are like little children.  In these verses, how does the Lord say He will help us?

 3 And said, Verily I say unto you, Except ye be converted, and become as little children, ye shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven.

 4 Whosoever therefore shall humble himself as this little child, the same is greatest in the kingdom of heaven.

 17 Verily, verily, I say unto you, ye are little children, and ye have not as yet understood how great blessings the Father hath in his own hands and prepared for you;

 18 And ye cannot bear all things now; nevertheless, be of goodcheer, for I will lead you along. The kingdom is yours and the blessings thereof are yours, and the riches of eternity are yours.

We are like little children when we become converted to the Lord and his gospel and just like the scripture reference from Ether in the previous post, humility makes us like children.  The Lord says that even though we may not fully understand, he will help lead us along, so that we may inherit the kingdom, blessings, and riches of eternity.

Read Mosiah 3:19 and list the ways in which we are to become as little children.

 19 For the natural man is an enemy to God, and has been from the fall of Adam, and will be, forever and ever, unless he yields to the enticings of the Holy Spirit, and putteth off the natural man and becometh a saint through the atonement of Christ the Lord, and becometh as a child, submissive, meek, humble, patient, full of love, willing to submit to all things which the Lord seeth fit to inflict upon him, even as a child doth submit to his father.

The Lord commands us to become as little children by being:  submissive, meek, humble, patient, full of love, willing to submit to the Lord, putting off the natural man, listening to the Spirit, and becoming a saint.

*Becoming like a child is different than being childlike.  We need to embrace the happy and trusting nature that children portray.  A child is willing to follow, wants to learn, and is always loving.  I have a 13 month old daughter and she teaches me each day on how to be more Christlike.  I’m grateful for the opportunity to have a child of God in my home to help remind me what I must do to inherit all the Father has in store for me.