Conference Message: Peace Makers Needed

One of the messages that I have heard this April's General Conference was the message from President Russell M. Nelson title "Peacemakers Needed". Here are some of the line that caught up my attention and motivated me to do which was the right thing to do.

True disciples of Jesus Christ are peacemakers.

One of the best ways we can honor the Savior is to become a peacemaker.

We cannot support Satan with our verbal assaults and then think that we can still serve God.

Below were some of the excerpts from a topic that I used during a conference talk were I was one of the selected speakers. Some lines were removed for personal purposes -

What were the Factors that leads us to be troublemakers -

All unrighteous conducts were actually an opposite of being a peacemaker. But I have few list that will help us understand to maintain the standards of being a Peacemakers.

Pride:
If we remember the entire story of Nephites. We can clearly see how their nations or people fail even revelation and instructions were there to provide them everything, and yet they fall and destroyed because of pride.

To become Peacemakers means being humble, and President Nelson said that

"When we humble ourselves before God and pray with all the energy of our hearts, God will grant us charity."

Charity is the antidote to contention. Charity is the spiritual gift that helps us to cast off the natural man, who is selfish, defensive, prideful, and jealous. Charity is the principal characteristic of a true follower of Jesus Christ. Charity defines a peacemaker.

Anger:

Anger never persuades. Hostility builds no one. Contention never leads to inspired solutions.

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We cannot support Satan with our verbal assaults and then think that we can still serve God.⁰

How can we maintain the principle of being a peacemaker?

• Teach the Children

One of it is to live the Gospel and teach it to children and to everyone whom you have in contact with. Living the principles of the Gospel or to have a Gospel Standard living is not easy. Their are efforts need to be done and there are too much prayers, plans and study.

3 Nephi 22:13 And all thy children shall be taught of the Lord; and great shall be the peace of thy children.

• Let the Holy Ghost be our Guide -

John 14:27 Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.

But prior to that verse he says this -

John 14:26 But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you.

Addition scriptures is in -

Romans 14:17 For the kingdom of God is not meat and drink; but righteousness, and peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost.

• Repentance

If we're not used to be a peacemakers, then it is the time to change, or we must repent. God didn't created a plan to make us miserable or sad. He made the plan of salvation to make us all happy or have Joy. But in order to do that, we need to go through a principle of obedience, goodness and become a peacemakers to each individuals who came to our lives. That is his plan. Which means, we need to work out our salvation.

We need a more peaceful world, growing out of more peaceful families and neighborhoods and communities. To secure and cultivate such peace, "we must love others, even our enemies as well as our friends." … We need to extend the hand of friendship. We need to be kinder, more gentle, more forgiving, and slower to anger. We need to love one another with the pure love of Christ. May this be our course and our desire. - Howard W. Hunter, Ensign May 1992,

Matthew 5:9 Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God.