Tony led a great discussion about Pres. Eyring's talk on adversity. He started out by asking us what our response would be to various difficult scenarios (losing your job, getting injured, losing a loved one, etc.). Tony distinguished between "short term" vs. "long term" challenges. He then posed three main questions for us to consider during the lesson:
1) What are the consequences of adversity in our life? Suggestions included learning to focus on others, increased dependence on God, increased faith in Christ, and being an example for others.
2) How do you deal with adversity? Many people mentioned the importance of getting support from others. Also, it's important to learn what God wants us to learn from the situation.
3) How do we prepare for adversity? We can prepare physically (e.g., keeping the Word of Wisdom, sufficient sleep & exercise), temporally (saving $, avoiding or paying down debt, living within a budget, learning multiple skills), and spiritually (prayer, diligently studying the scriptures).
We ended with DC 121.
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