We are taught that we all have a personal light from God, so how do we best shine that light so it grows brighter and brighter? Jesus said in the Sermon on the Mount, "ye are the light of the world," and as we come to know our divine selves, our light grows brighter and brighter.

"The more we can see ourselves the way God see us, the more confident we will feel to be in their presence."

Light is such an important part of Emily Orton’s life that she makes sure to always carry around a headlamp in case she finds herself somewhere without light. But it also carries a deeper, more spiritual meaning. She has studied out what the Savior is telling us when he says on the Sermon on the Mount, “ye are the light” and today, we are going to discuss how our personal light grows brighter as we discover our divine self.



Top takeaways from this episode
By simply being our true selves and acknowledging our divine identity, our lights will shine.
By seeing others as their true selves and divine children of God, we can see more of God's light in our lives.
We've all felt our personal lights dull at times, so if we focus on making our Heavenly Parents and the Savior a central focus of our lives, that light will return.
Light grows by gathering, so if we build a community of women who can rely on each other for spiritual matters of the heart, we will build a community of light.



Small and simple challenge: This week, focus on asking yourself, "what could go right?" as you are facing your everyday challenges. Write it down somewhere you can see it, and then be open to the answers that come.



Links

Check out Emily's book Seven at Sea: Why a New York City Family Cast Off Convention for a Life-Changing Year On a Sailboat

See Emily at TOFW: Vancouver or Lancaster

We are taught that we all have a personal light from God, so how do we best shine that light so it grows brighter and brighter? Jesus said in the Sermon on the Mount, "ye are the light of the world," and as we come to know our divine selves, our light grows brighter and brighter.
"The more we can see ourselves the way God see us, the more confident we will feel to be in their presence."
Light is such an important part of Emily Orton’s life that she makes sure to always carry around a headlamp in case she finds herself somewhere without light. But it also carries a deeper, more spiritual meaning. She has studied out what the Savior is telling us when he says on the Sermon on the Mount, “ye are the light” and today, we are going to discuss how our personal light grows brighter as we discover our divine self.
 
Top takeaways from this episode
<ul>
<li>By simply being our true selves and acknowledging our divine identity, our lights will shine.</li>
<li>By seeing others as their true selves and divine children of God, we can see more of God's light in our lives.</li>
<li>We've all felt our personal lights dull at times, so if we focus on making our Heavenly Parents and the Savior a central focus of our lives, that light will return.</li>
<li>Light grows by gathering, so if we build a community of women who can rely on each other for spiritual matters of the heart, we will build a community of light.</li>
</ul>
 
Small and simple challenge: This week, focus on asking yourself, "what could go right?" as you are facing your everyday challenges. Write it down somewhere you can see it, and then be open to the answers that come.
 
Links
Check out Emily's book <a href="http://deseretbook.com/p/one-minute-scripture-study-in-the-new-testament?s_cid=pod230321&amp;utm_source=ldsliving&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_content=pod230321-mag25">Seven at Sea: Why a New York City Family Cast Off Convention for a Life-Changing Year On a Sailboat</a>
See Emily at TOFW: <a href="https://www.tofw.com/vancouver-2023" aria-label="Link Vancouver">Vancouver</a> or <a href="https://www.tofw.com/lancaster-2023" aria-label="Link Lancaster">Lancaster</a>

The Savior is calling on women to shine His Light in our homes, congregations, and communities—and we want to be those women! Sometimes in the busyness of life prioritizing our discipleship can feel challenging, but with each episode of the Magnify podcast we aim to lighten your load! Tune in for uplifting and motivating spiritual reminders from General Conference from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints each week to overcome the overwhelm of life and feel a little better than you did before! 

The Savior is calling on women to shine His Light in our homes, congregations, and communities—and we want to be those women! Sometimes in the busyness of life prioritizing our discipleship can feel challenging, but with each episode of the Magnify podcast we aim to lighten your load! Tune in for uplifting and motivating spiritual reminders from General Conference from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints each week to overcome the overwhelm of life and feel a little better than you did before!

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