Visiting Teaching Message
The Divine Mission of Jesus Christ: Light of the World
Prayerfully study this material and seek to know what
to share. How will understanding the life
and Mission of
the Savior to increase your faith in
Him and bless those you watch over through visiting
teaching? For more information, go to
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This is part of a series of
Visiting Teaching Messages featuring aspects of the mission of the Savior.
Among the most significant of
Jesus Christ’s descriptive titles is Redeemer,” said Elder D. Todd
Christofferson of the Quorum of the twelve Apostles. “Redeem
means to pay off an obligation or a debt.
Redeem can also mean to rescue
or set free as by paying a ransom. … Each of these meanings suggests different
facets of the great Redemption accomplished by Jesus Christ through His
Atonement, which includes, in the words of the dictionary, “to deliver from sin
and its penalties, as by a sacrifice made for the sinner.”¹
Linda K. Burton, Relief
Society general president, said:
“Heavenly Father … sent His only Begotten and perfect Son to suffer for
our sins, our heartaches, and all that seems unfair in our own individual
lives.
“… One woman who had been
through years of trial and sorrow said through her tears, ‘I have come to
realize that I am like an old 20-dollar bill- crumpled, torn, dirty, abused and
scarred. But … I am still worth the full
20 dollars.’ This woman knows that she …
was worth enough to [God] to send His Son to atone for her, individually. Every sister in the Church should know what
this woman knows.”²
From the Scriptures
2 Nephi 2:6; Helaman 5:11-12; Moses 1:39
From Our History
The New Testament includes accounts of
women who exercised faith in Jesus Christ, learned and lived His teachings, and
testified of His ministry, miracles, and majesty.
Jesus said to the woman at the well: “Whosoever drinketh of the water that I
shall give him shall never thirst; but the water that I shall give him shall be
in him a well of water springing up into everlasting live.
“The woman saith unto him,Sir, give me
this water, that I thirst not. …
“I know that [the Messiah] cometh, which
is called Christ…; when he is come, he will tell us all things.
“Jesus saith unto her, I that speak unto
thee am he.”
She “then left her waterpot” and bore
testimony of Him in the city. (See John
4:6-30.)
What Can I Do?
1. how
can we show gratitude to the Savior and Redeemer, Jesus Christ?
2. How can we partake of the blessings of
our Savior’s atoning sacrifice in our lives?
Notes
1.
D. Todd Christofferson, “Redemption”,
Ensign, May 2013, 109.
2. Linda K. Burton, “Is Faith in the Atonement of
Jesus Christ Written in Our Hearts?” Ensign, Nov. 2012, 114