Can you think of the gospel teachers who have brought you closest to Jesus?
I can think of a few who taught me in Young Women’s, in Seminary, at BYU, and in Sunday School that I will truly never forget.
They are some of my favorite teachers because they always pointed me to my Savior!
Sure, there might have been other teachers who were more popular or cool at the time…
But they aren’t the ones who still stick out in my mind years and years later.
These favorite teachers weren’t just always talking about themselves and why they were the best teachers–
They showed it by teaching me more about the Savior with every class.
I’m sure that Abraham was an amazing teacher as well.
Right as he was starting his ministry, I love that the Lord gave Abraham this same little lesson:
“Through THY ministry MY name shall be known in the earth forever”. (Abraham 1:19)
The purpose of Abraham’s ministry was not to spread Abraham’s name far and wide.
It was to spread the Lord’s name far and wide!
And that should be our real purpose every time we teach the gospel, too.
To be transparently honest, I struggle with what people might perceive of me on social media when it comes to this.
If you know me in real life, you know that I’m not pursuing fame here, and I truly have very little “pride” built up by what I do.
At the end of the day, am I pointing the people who have chosen to follow my account to Cali Black, or to Jesus Christ?
I hope it’s Jesus. I hope it’s always Jesus.
My ministry is for HIS name.
Happy Studying!
-Cali Black
