About This Issue

This Month’s Theme: Personal Revelation

Hi, friends!

This month’s topic of revelation was intimidating for me. I squirm in Sunday School when the lesson is on revelation, because I feel like people always share stories of the Spirit telling them to do dramatic things, like quit their job and move across the country. To me, receiving revelation has always felt scary because I thought it meant big changes.

But as I prayerfully authored content for this month, I found a social media post from Elder Dale G. Renlund of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles that totally changed my mindset. He said: “Learning to seek and rely on the Spirit is a life skill, not just a temporary way to get through a crisis. As we seek the Holy Ghost, He will be a reliable, trustworthy, and beloved companion.”

I realized that God wants to guide me every day. Revelation can include an increase in testimony, a thought to serve someone, a feeling of God’s love, and, yes, sometimes even a prompting to move across the country.

I know God does want to speak to you. As we learn to hear the Spirit, we will be enlightened and filled with God’s love. His Spirit guides us each day, not only during the big decisions.

Here are some stories to help you as you improve your ability to receive revelation from the Lord:

How a young adult from Chile reconnected with the Lord after he returned from his mission
Some advice for refreshing our general conference experience and preparing to hear from our leaders
A young adult from the Netherlands who gives insights about waiting on the Lord when blessings aren’t coming as soon as we want
How a young adult from Mexico is choosing to believe God can speak to her
My article, which offers tips on how to receive and recognize revelation

We also have stories that are part of our ongoing series:

From the Mission Field: A missionary shares her experiences serving both a service and teaching mission.
For Mothers of Young Children: A mother who lost her baby shares how she’s moving forward with hope and faith in Christ.
I Believe: An Australian young adult shares how she ultimately chose the gospel of Jesus Christ when she recognized her divine identity.

Remember, the heavens are open and God is aware of you!

With much love,

Jackie Durfey Asher, Liahona Editorial Intern