Jeremiah 30-33; 36; Lamentations 1; 3 | October 17-23 - Episode 43

Episode 43

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Be like Jesus and GRIEVE

Jeremiah 30-33; 36; Lamentations 1; 3 | October 17-23
Lesson 43

“I Will Turn Their Mourning Into Joy”

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Join hosts Ganel-Lyn Condie and John Fossum as they discuss impactful topics from this week’s Come, Follow Me lesson covering these chapters in Jeremiah and Lamentations. Explore these important themes, topics, and questions:

Forgiving ourselves and others
God’s promise to heal us all and His perfect perspective of who we are, despite our poor choices
Why grief is Christian
How focusing on God’s promises can help us as we grieve (and help us to help others in their pain and grieving)
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Invitation:

Consider at least one thing that you can forgive yourself for, and remember that God sees you perfectly. His vision of your divine light is never blurred.
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Quotes & Links:

Link to Come, Follow Me Through the Old Testament Book:
https://www.seagullbook.com/real-talk-real-life-scripture-journal-old-testament.html

Link to Ganel-Lyn’s top from Sweet Salt Clothing:
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“On [one] another occasion a phone call came when I was a bishop—this time from the police. I was told that a drunk driver had crashed his car through the glass into the lobby of a bank. When the bewildered driver saw the security guard with his weapon brandished, he cried, “Don’t shoot! I’m a Mormon!”
The inebriated driver was discovered to be a member of my ward, baptized only recently. As I waited to speak to him in the bishop’s office, I planned what I would say to make him feel remorseful for the way he had broken his covenants and embarrassed the Church. But as I sat looking at him, I heard a voice in my mind say, just as clearly as if someone were speaking to me, “I’m going to let you see him as I see him.” And then, for a brief moment, his whole appearance changed to me. I saw not a dazed young man but a bright, noble son of God. I suddenly felt the Lord’s love for him. That vision changed our conversation. It also changed me.” (2017–A:82, Henry B. Eyring, “Walk with Me”)

“Please know that grief is the natural by-product of love. One cannot selflessly love another person and not grieve at his suffering or eventual death. The only way to avoid the grief would be to not experience the love; and it is love that gives life its richness and meaning.” [But If Not, October 2002, Elder Lance B. Wickman]

“Years ago a friend of mine spoke of his grandmother. She had lived a full life, always faithful to the Lord and to His Church. Yet one of her grandsons chose a life of crime. He was finally sentenced to prison. My friend recalled that his grandmother, as she drove along a highway to visit her grandson in prison, had tears in her eyes as she prayed with anguish, “I’ve tried to live a good life. Why, why do I have this tragedy of a grandson who seems to have destroyed his life?” The answer came to her mind in these words: “I gave him to you because I knew you could and would love him no matter what he did.” There is a wonderful lesson for us all. … Heavenly Father and His Beloved Son love all of God’s children no matter wh