Elder Kearon
What city was Elder Kearon baptized in?
London
According to the talk, what matters more to the Lord than where we serve?
How we serve.
“Heavenly Father gave Jesus Christ a sacred mission to fulfill (see Luke 4:18–19; John 6:38; 3 Nephi 27:14–16). During His ministry, the Savior trusted His disciples with important responsibilities (see Luke 10:1–9). Likewise, the Lord calls men and women to serve in the Church today through inspired invitations from His servants. These opportunities to serve are known as callings.
“Callings give members opportunities to feel the joy of serving God by serving His children (see Mosiah 2:17). Callings also help members increase their faith and draw closer to the Lord.
“It is not appropriate to aspire to specific callings in the Church (see Mark 10:42–45; Doctrine and Covenants 121:34–37). Nor do Church members ‘advance’ from one calling to another. After serving in one calling, they should not expect to receive a calling of greater responsibility or prominence. Serving faithfully in a calling is more important than what the calling is. The Lord honors the dedication of all who serve in His Church” (General Handbook, 30.0).
What simple action do members take to show sustaining support in common consent?
uplifted hand
Handbook 30.3
Whom did the Church sustain during the solemn assembly referenced in the talk?
President Dallin H. Oaks.
Doctrine and Covenants 28:13
Please summarize:
13 For all things must be done in order, and by common consent in the church, by the prayer of faith.
How old was Elder Kearon when he was baptized into The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints?
Mid 20's
What did Elder Kearon teach that callings from the Lord are “tailor‑made” for?
Our growth
“Every calling provides an opportunity to serve and to grow. The Lord organized the Church in a way that offers each member an opportunity for service, which, in turn, leads to personal spiritual growth. Whatever your calling, I urge you to see it as an opportunity not only to strengthen and bless others but also to become what Heavenly Father wants you to become” (Dieter F. Uchtdorf, “Lift Where You Stand,” Liahona, Nov. 2008, 56).
Common consent is described as a mix of agency, unity, and what?
Faith
What title is President Oaks sustained as?
Prophet, seer, and revelator.
Philippians 2:3–4
Please summarize:
3 Let nothing be done through strife or vainglory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem other better than themselves.
4 Look not every man on his own things, but every man also on the things of others.
Who helped Elder Kearon learn his new calling by sitting with him for hours in the clerk’s office?
The ward clerk he was assigned to assist.
When we serve others, we are ultimately serving whom?
God
Mosiah 2:17
What do we offer those we sustain, even if we don’t always agree with them?
Prayers, love, patience, and support.
What makes a solemn assembly “solemn,” according to the talk?
Its sacred purpose and the united exercise of common consent.
Mosiah 2:22–24
Please summarize:
22 And behold, all that he requires of you is to keep his commandments; and he has promised you that if ye would keep his commandments ye should prosper in the land; and he never doth vary from that which he hath said; therefore, if ye do keep his commandments he doth bless you and prosper you.
23 And now, in the first place, he hath created you, and granted unto you your lives, for which ye are indebted unto him.
24 And secondly, he doth require that ye should do as he hath commanded you; for which if ye do, he doth immediately bless you; and therefore he hath paid you. And ye are still indebted unto him, and are, and will be, forever and ever; therefore, of what have ye to boast?
What was Elder Kearon's first Calling in the church?
Assistant Ward Clerk
What did the first Apostles need repeatedly from the Savior, even after all they had seen?
Gentle reminders to “feed His sheep.”
What personal commitment does sustaining someone represent?
A voluntary promise to uphold and help them in their calling.
Handbook 30.3
What early life challenge of President Oaks does Elder Kearon mention?
His father died when he was seven.
Proverbs 3:4–5;
Please summarize:
4 So shalt thou find favour and good understanding in the sight of God and man.
5 Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.
What year was Elder Kearon called to be an Apostle?
December 7, 2023
What does Elder Kearon say we join when we accept a calling with a willing heart?
The Savior’s redeeming work.
“You are called of God. The Lord knows you. He knows whom He would have serve in every position in His Church. He chose you. He has prepared a way so that He could issue your call. He restored the keys of the priesthood to Joseph Smith. Those keys have been passed down in an unbroken line. … Through those keys, other priesthood servants were given keys to preside in stakes and wards, in districts and branches. It was through those keys that the Lord called you. Those keys confer a right to revelation. And revelation comes in answer to prayer. The person who was inspired to recommend you for this call didn’t do it because they liked you or because they needed someone to do a particular task. They prayed and felt an answer that you were the one to be called” (Henry B. Eyring, “Rise to Your Call,” Liahona, Nov. 2002, 76).
What Christlike virtues does serving together help us pursue with people different from us?
Charity, humility, meekness, forgiveness, and love.
Since what year has the Church used the term “solemn assembly” for sacred gatherings like this?
Since 1880.
Doctrine and Covenants 121:34-37
Please summarize:
34 Behold, there are many called, but few are chosen. And why are they not chosen?
35 Because their hearts are set so much upon the things of this world, and aspire to the honors of men, that they do not learn this one lesson—
36 That the rights of the priesthood are inseparably connected with the powers of heaven, and that the powers of heaven cannot be controlled nor handled only upon the principles of righteousness.
37 That they may be conferred upon us, it is true; but when we undertake to cover our sins, or to gratify our pride, our vain ambition, or to exercise control or dominion or compulsion upon the souls of the children of men, in any degree of unrighteousness, behold, the heavens withdraw themselves; the Spirit of the Lord is grieved; and when it is withdrawn, Amen to the priesthood or the authority of that man.