Brother Kipischke

Brother Kipischke’s (again, not sure on the spelling) talk on how to be accepted of the Lord was inspirational. He started out by telling the congregation about his father. He said that no matter what happened or how mad his dad got, he always knew that his dad loved him. He talked about how this feeling of love and acceptance is essential for human beings and how we often try to fulfill that need in earthly ways. He continued to say that the only way to truly feel this acceptance is to know that our Heavenly Father and brother, Jesus Christ, love us. Brother Kipischke testified that Heavenly Father and Christ love us because of our hearts. They love us for what we are and for what we are trying to become, and they are therefore the only people to whom we should seek acceptance.

These are the notes I tool on how Brother Kipischke said we can know we are accepted:

1.                          Know that are hearts are honest and broken through honest self-reflection. When the Savior knocks, we hear that knock on our heart, and we open.

2.                          Know that are spirits are contrite. It is shown by our willingness and humble to act. We are willing to pray “Not my will, but Thine be done”.

3.                          Observe our covenants through sacrifice. Having the Holy Ghost is our constant companion is the ultimate manifestation of our acceptance by Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ.