Drawing Closer to the Savior
Elder Neil L. Andersen
Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
“Drawing Closer to the Savior”
Elder Andersen teaches that we can prepare for the Second Coming by making covenants and strengthening our commitment to the Savior.
The wheat and the tares will grow side by side. “This will be our world until the Savior returns, with much that is good and much that is evil on every side.”
With the wheat growing amid the tares, how can individuals deepen and strengthen commitment to the Savior?
“Immerse ourselves more completely into Jesus’s life, His teachings, His majesty, His power and His atoning sacrifice.”
Make covenants with Him. Making and keeping covenants allow the love of the Savior to sink more deeply into one’s heart.
“treasure, protect, defend and safeguard the gift of the Holy Ghost with all our heart. … It is a gift beyond price.”
“As evil increases in the world, spiritual survival will depend on strengthening ‘the roots of our faith in Jesus Christ”
We must guard against diversion and carelessness
“True disciple is more than a one-time decision — more than a one-time event. It is a sacred, ongoing process that grows and expands through the seasons of our lives, continuing until we kneel at His feet”