Let Him Be Your Minister
In the most recent general conference , Sister Kristin Yee spoke about ministering. She said this: “We are not called to or released from ministering. It is part of fulfilling the covenants we made at baptism and in the temple. We covenanted to take upon us the Savior’s name —becoming as He is as we sacrifice and consecrate our lives to Him. When we minister as He would, we begin to think, feel, and love as He would.” In her notes to the talk, she referenced these words from the Church handbook: “Ministering brothers and sisters are not called, sustained, or set apart. Their service is part of the covenant they made at baptism (see Mosiah 18:8–11).” In many other opportunities to serve in the Church that has a start date and eventually an end date, we receive specific help for that calling in the form of a setting apart with hands laid on our heads. While we do not receive a setting apart with each ministering assignment, we did get hands laid on our heads once to help us with this a...