How can I know my Heavenly Father?

Today's discussion was "How can I know my Heavenly Father?"

I was impressed with the knowledge and insights of the young men in our quorum.  Praying, going to church, reading the scriptures, and  other primary answers were quickly out of the gate and then Kaleb talked about how we can talk to someone a lot and still not know them.  That is where our discussion led to levels that were of the level needed to deepen testimony.

We found that it was not just talking to God in prayer, but how we talk to Him.  We explored how obeying commandments helps us understand God and His plan better.  Jordan shared that we must serve Him to really know Him.

We then listened to part of a conference talk by Elder M. Russell Ballard titled, Fathers and Sons: A Remarkable Relationship.  We discussed that we can learn many things about our Heavenly Father through our relationship with our earthly fathers.  Becoming a father helped to deepen my understanding about how God feels about me and His other children.

I have issued a challenge to the young men to work on building their relationship with their fathers.  Elder Ballard mentioned 3 things in his talk that he suggested for young men to do to build their relationship with their fathers.  1) Trust him, 2) Take an interest in your father's life, 3) Ask him for advice.

For parents reading this Elder Ballard also makes 3 specific suggestions for fathers to build their relationship with their sons.  You can read it by clicking the title of the talk up above.

It is a joy to work with the youth of this ward.  We have great young men in our Teacher's Quorum.  Thanks for being who you are!