Mark 10
Mark 10:17-22
Elder Neal A. Maxwell of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles taught that we need to actively do good rather than merely refrain from sin in order to be valiant disciples of the Savior:
“It is very often the sins of omission that keep us from spiritual wholeness because we still lack certain things. Remember the rich, righteous young man who came to Jesus asking, ‘Good Master, what good thing shall I do, that I may have eternal life?’ …
“A customized commandment thus came for that man see Matthew 19:21-22. It was something he needed to do, not something he needed to stop doing, that kept him from wholeness” (“The Pathway of Discipleship” Brigham Young University fireside, Jan. 4, 1998, 4, speeches.byu.edu).
Mark 10:43
Elder Spencer J. Condie taught that in the kingdom of God, leadership is service: “After Solomon’s forty-year reign, his son Rehoboam went to Shechem to be made the king. He sought the counsel of the elders regarding how he should rule. ‘And they spake unto him, saying, If thou wilt be a servant unto this people this day, and wilt serve them, and answer them, and speak good words to them, then they will be thy servants for ever.’ (1 Kgs. 12:7 italics added.) The Savior gave his disciples similar counsel when he taught them, ‘If any man desire to be first, the same shall be last of all, and servant of all.’ (Mark 9:35.) Within the kingdom of God, to lead is to serve” (“Some Scriptural Lessons on Leadership,” Ensign, May 1990, 27).
Elder Russell M. Nelson of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles explained that leaders in the Lord’s Church should remember that “it does not matter where they serve, but how”:
“POSITION IN THE CHURCH DOES NOT EXALT ANYONE, BUT FAITHFULNESS DOES. On the other hand, aspiring to a visible position--striving to become a master rather than a servant--can destroy the spirit of the worker and the work.
“Occasionally confusion exists regarding servants and masters. The Bible reports that a group of men ‘had disputed among themselves, who should be the greatest’ among them. Jesus said, ‘If any man desire to be first, the same shall be last of all, and servant of all’ Mark 9:34-35 italics added” (“Thou Shalt Have No Other Gods,” Ensign, May 1996, 15-16).
Elder Neal A. Maxwell of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles taught that we need to actively do good rather than merely refrain from sin in order to be valiant disciples of the Savior:
“It is very often the sins of omission that keep us from spiritual wholeness because we still lack certain things. Remember the rich, righteous young man who came to Jesus asking, ‘Good Master, what good thing shall I do, that I may have eternal life?’ …
“A customized commandment thus came for that man see Matthew 19:21-22. It was something he needed to do, not something he needed to stop doing, that kept him from wholeness” (“The Pathway of Discipleship” Brigham Young University fireside, Jan. 4, 1998, 4, speeches.byu.edu).
Mark 10:43
Elder Spencer J. Condie taught that in the kingdom of God, leadership is service: “After Solomon’s forty-year reign, his son Rehoboam went to Shechem to be made the king. He sought the counsel of the elders regarding how he should rule. ‘And they spake unto him, saying, If thou wilt be a servant unto this people this day, and wilt serve them, and answer them, and speak good words to them, then they will be thy servants for ever.’ (1 Kgs. 12:7 italics added.) The Savior gave his disciples similar counsel when he taught them, ‘If any man desire to be first, the same shall be last of all, and servant of all.’ (Mark 9:35.) Within the kingdom of God, to lead is to serve” (“Some Scriptural Lessons on Leadership,” Ensign, May 1990, 27).
Elder Russell M. Nelson of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles explained that leaders in the Lord’s Church should remember that “it does not matter where they serve, but how”:
“POSITION IN THE CHURCH DOES NOT EXALT ANYONE, BUT FAITHFULNESS DOES. On the other hand, aspiring to a visible position--striving to become a master rather than a servant--can destroy the spirit of the worker and the work.
“Occasionally confusion exists regarding servants and masters. The Bible reports that a group of men ‘had disputed among themselves, who should be the greatest’ among them. Jesus said, ‘If any man desire to be first, the same shall be last of all, and servant of all’ Mark 9:34-35 italics added” (“Thou Shalt Have No Other Gods,” Ensign, May 1996, 15-16).