Becoming Like Him

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In case you missed it, our 2nd hour, second Sunday RS lesson was on the talk Becoming Like Him. I made a video and posted them to our new VERY secure YouTube server. You can only get to them with the links below.

Video One

Video Two

Be on the lookout, we plan on making these videos every 2nd and 4th Sunday and emailing out links to them. 

But in case watching a video isn't your thing, I had made up an overview of the talk if you will and posted it on our bulletin board at church. (Outside the bishops office.) Here it is!

Becoming like Him

By Elder Scott D. Whiting Of the Seventy


In these times, when “all things [appear to] be in commotion; and … fear [is seemingly] upon all people,”17 the only antidote, the only remedy, is to strive to be like the Savior…

… the Savior’s admonition to be “even as I am”1 is daunting and seemingly unattainable... you may find it mentally more comfortable to walk a path with no upward incline and little growth.

A young minister, Charles M. Sheldon, expressed similar sentiments this way: “Our Christianity loves its ease and comfort too well to take up anything so rough and heavy as a cross.”3

But what if becoming “even as [He is]” is not figurative, even in our mortal condition? What if it is, to some degree, attainable in this life and, indeed, a prerequisite to being with Him again?

What level of effort would we be willing to give to invite His miraculous power into our lives so that we can change our very nature?

  1. The first step on this path to becoming like Jesus Christ is to have the desire to do so...yearning to transform ourselves, one step at a time, beyond the natural man.7 

    1. To develop the desire, we must know who Jesus Christ is. We must know something of His character,8 and we must look for His attributes in scripture, worship services, and other holy places. 

    2. As we begin to know more of Him, we will see His attributes reflected in others. This will encourage us on our own quest, for if others can attain in some measure His attributes, so can we.

  2. It is vital that we also ask our loving Heavenly Father what we are in need of and where we should focus our efforts.

  3. Once you have made an honest assessment... you will need to repent. 

    1. President Russell M. Nelson lovingly taught: “When we choose to repent, we choose to change! We allow the Savior to transform us into the best version of ourselves...”14

  4. you will need to select an attribute that will keenly become your focus. You will need to commit to exerting meaningful effort...our efforts to obtain these attributes will require heartfelt pleas for His divine assistance. 

You are good enough, you are loved, but that does not mean that you are yet complete.


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