Be an Example and a LightTalk by President Thomas S. Monson

Presentation by Alex Morris

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• “Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.”

• - From the Sermon on the Mount

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“Be thou an example of the believers, in word, in conversation, in charity, in spirit, in faith, in purity.”

- Apostle Paul’s Epistle to Timothy

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We become examples of the believers by living the gospel of Jesus Christ in word, in conversation, in charity, in spirit, in faith, and in purity.

Attributes of a believer: 1 and 2) Being an example in word and in conversation. The words we use can lift and inspire, or they can harm and demean.

3) Charity, which has been defined as “the pure love of Christ.”

Attributes of a believer: 4) Be an example in spirit. Striving to have in our lives kindness, gratitude, forgiveness, and goodwill.

5) Be an example of faith means that we trust in the Lord and in His word. It means that we possess and that we nourish the beliefs that will guide our thoughts and our actions.

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Attributes of a believer: 6) We are to be pure, which means that we are clean in body, mind, and spirit.

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As we prove to be examples in word, in conversation, in charity, in spirit, in faith, and in purity, we will qualify to be lights to the world.

“The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? the Lord is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?”

I met a stranger in the nightWhose lamp had ceased to shine.I paused and let him lightHis lamp from mine.

A tempest sprang up later onAnd shook the world about.And when the wind was goneMy lamp was out!

But back to me the stranger came—His lamp was glowing fine!He held the precious flameAnd lighted mine!

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To each of you, I say that you are a son or daughter of our Heavenly Father. You have come from His presence to live on this earth for a season, to reflect the Savior’s love and teachings, and to bravely let your light shine for all to see. When that season on earth has ended, if you have done your part, yours will be the glorious blessing of returning to live with Him forever.

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