I mean, even with a group of people who I like, trying to make plans together for a group date or something, things can get messy.⁣

Making decisions in our callings at church, ⁣

Making decisions as a family, ⁣

Making decisions in a committee at work, ⁣

Completing a group project for school, ⁣

Or even just look at groups of legislators who have to make decisions for a country together…⁣

Making decisions in a group of people is often rough.⁣

And that’s what I find so appealing and soothing about the Lord’s directions to church leaders in D&C 107:30:⁣

“The decisions of these quorums, or either of them, are to be made in all righteousness, in holiness, and lowliness of heart, meekness and long-suffering, and in faith, and virtue, and knowledge, temperance, patience, godliness, brotherly kindness and charity;”⁣

What were just listed?! ⁣

Christlike attributes.⁣

So if we possess Christlike attributes, it is much easier to make decisions together. ⁣

And I just have to share this beautiful promise the Lord gives them right afterward in verse 31: ⁣

“Because the promise is, if these things abound in them they shall not be unfruitful in the knowledge of the Lord.”⁣

If we abound in Christlike attributes we are promised that we will gain the knowledge of the Lord.⁣

We will not be unfruitful if we harness these qualities. ⁣

Of course, we can’t control the attributes of everyone around us in a group.

(But if you are a leader in a group, you can at least encourage and model these positive qualities.)⁣

But what we can control is ourselves, right? ⁣

We can trust that being more personally righteous will lead to better decision-making. ⁣

That becoming more meek will lead to better decision-making. ⁣

That having more patience, showing charity, gaining knowledge, and living virtuously will lead to better decision-making. ⁣

Christlike attributes lead to better decision-making.

Happy Studying!

-Cali Black

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She asked me one day: “What do you think your special spiritual power is?”

She shared that hers was to sense other people’s emotions, even when they wanted to hide them.

I told her that I felt that the Spirit told me truths all the time, both eternal truths, and also about things that would happen in the future.

We had an interesting discussion together about how we both felt that these “powers” were meant to be kept privately.

She totally believed the few sacred experiences I shared with her were true, and she shared some of her beautiful experiences, too.

I’ll never forget that conversation. It was reverent, it was sacred, and it was respectful.

But we also spoke freely about the powers from beyond the veil that can make real differences in our lives.

Because I think the Spirit is more powerful than I even realize.

The Spirit has told me the truth many times.

I’ve had pure gospel truths confirmed to me, like the validity of the Book of Mormon.

I’ve had truths revealed to me about my relationships, like who to become friends with or who to distance myself from.

And I’ve had truths about future events revealed to me, like whether or not I was getting a job or whether something I was worried about would actually happen.

And each time, the Spirit tells me truth in the most peaceful and meek way.

I don’t feel any pride. I don’t feel the need to tell others. I don’t boast.

I just know the Truth.

And I know that God knows that I know.

I think that the truth is quiet. It is powerful and confident, but it is quiet.

And I also think that the Spirit can bring that same truth to anyone who seeks.

I know that I can’t know the answer to every question. I can think of many times when I’ve asked, and NOT received truth. I’ve just received nothing.

But those moments are even still a little comforting. Because I know that if I’m not having the truth revealed to me, it means I’m not meant to know yet.

And then I feel peace.

We can seek for truth. God wants us to know truths, and He gives us His Spirit to let us hear the truths we need.

Whether we are making a personal decision, or seeking for the truth of an ancient record, the Spirit can reveal the truth of all things.

Happy Studying!

-Cali Black

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