The Power of Jesus Christ

President Nelson gave a talk on using the proper name of the church.  The name that Jesus Christ said, "and thus shall my church be called."  The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.

This was very powerful to me, he said:

"I promise, that if we will do our best to restore the correct name of the church, He, who's church this is, will pour down His POWER and BLESSINGS upon the heads of the Latter-Day Saints.  The likes of which we have never seen.

We will have the knowledge and power of God to help us take the blessings of the restored gospel of Jesus Christ to every nation, tongue and people and to prepare the world for the second coming of the Lord.

So, What's in a name?  When it comes to the name of the Lord's choice, the answer is EVERYTHING."

Then today as I was reading the Book of Mormon, I read, 1 Nephi 14:14.  It states: "And it came to pass that I, Nephi, beheld the power of the Lamb of God, that is descended upon the saints of the church of the Lamb, and upon the covenant people of the Lord, who were scattered upon all the face of the earth; and they were armed with righteousness and with the power of God in greatness."

How powerful is that?  The restoration of the church in these latter days and the opportunity to make covenants in the house of the Lord and restoring the correct name of the church... all arm us with the power of the Lamb, HIS POWER upon the heads of the Latter-Day Saints.

It is not a coincidence that I read that scripture today.  A second witness of what was promised by our prophet, the Lord's mouthpiece in these Latter Days.

As I pondered this today, the temple came to mind.  Think of the temple endowment and the POWER of Christ's name.  Just speaking His name, casts out evil, he whom desires to destroy us.

There is POWER in Christ, in His name, in our covenants with Him and in the promises from our prophet.  It is a gift, if we will act and accept it.  I know that this is truth.  I have felt His power in my life. 


October 16

Here is another verse that talks about the power of Christ’s name

Jacob 4:6

Wherefore, we search the prophets, and we have many revelations and the spirit of prophecy; and having all these witnesses we obtain a hope, and our faith becometh unshaken, insomuch that we truly can command in the name of Jesus and the very trees obey us, or the mountains, or the waves of the sea.

Followed by this:

7 Nevertheless, the Lord God showeth us our weakness that we may know that it is by his grace, and his great condescensions unto the children of men, that we have power to do these things.