“First and foremost, you are a child of God. Second, as a member of the Church, you are a child of the covenant. And third, you are a disciple of Jesus Christ.”President Russell M. NelsonRead “Choices for Eternity” →
1Child of God
2Child of the covenant
3Disciple of Jesus Christ
The connecting thought
Identity points toward becoming.
I am a beloved son of God. My divine identity gives me divine potential. Agency allows me to choose that destiny, but only Jesus Christ can transform me.
To endure is to keep receiving Christ’s grace until we increasingly become like Him.
Who am I?A child of God, a child of the covenant, and a disciple of Jesus Christ.
What can I become?My divine nature points toward an eternal destiny.
How do I become?Through Jesus Christ, covenants, repentance, grace, prayer, and faithful choices.
What does it mean to endure?To continue coming to Christ until His character increasingly becomes ours.
Three voices · one thread
Know. Receive. Become.
“Remember that your most important identity relates to your divine nature as a child of God.”Elder Dale G. RenlundRead “Your Divine Nature and Eternal Destiny” →
“Enduring to the end is the joyous quest of a lifetime—a pressing forward with faith in Jesus Christ in a gradual process of trusting in and receiving help from our Savior to become more like Him.”Elder David A. BednarRead “All Who Have Endured Valiantly” →
Enduring and charity
Not merely holding on. Becoming new in Christ.
Elder Bednar connects enduring with the spiritual gift of charity. Charity “endureth forever” and “endureth all things.” He invites us to hear the familiar promise “endure to the end” with a deeper meaning: becoming possessed of the pure love of Christ.
We begin by choosing loving actions. As we follow, love, and serve the Savior, He changes more than our behavior. Through His mercy and grace, our desires and character can gradually become more like His. We do not merely possess charity; charity increasingly possesses us.
Enduring means continuing with Christ—grace for grace—until His love increasingly changes what we desire, how we act, and who we are.
Scriptures to revisit
Study the pattern.
Which temporary label has been defining me—and what would change if I remembered my divine identity?
Join the anonymous discussion
Submit a word or short answer. Responses stay hidden until the discussion leader reveals everyone’s answers together.
Open Quorum Voices →One choice this week
