Come Unto Jesus ,Ye Heavy Laden

 

1. COME UNTO HIM

2. 1. I wander through the still of night,

   When solitude is ev’rywhere—

   Alone, beneath the starry light,

   And yet I know that God is there.

   I kneel upon the grass and pray;

   An answer comes without a voice.

   It takes my burden all away

   And makes my aching heart rejoice.

3. 2. When I am filled with strong desire

   And ask a boon of him, I see

   No miracle of living fire,

   But what I ask flows into me.

   And when the tempest rages high

   I feel no arm around me thrust,

   But ev’ry storm goes rolling by

   When I repose in him my trust.

4. 3. It matters not what may befall,

   What threat’ning hand hangs over me;

   He is my rampart through it all,

   My refuge from mine enemy.

   Come unto him all ye depressed,

   Ye erring souls whose eyes are dim,

   Ye weary ones who long for rest.

   Come unto him! Come unto him!

5.  Text: Theodore E. Curtis, 1872–1957


Matthew 11: 28-23
Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.

Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls.

For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light



Come Unto Jesus Come unto Jesus, ye heavy laden, Careworn and fainting, by sin oppressed. He’ll safely guide you unto that haven Where all who trust him may rest. Come unto Jesus; He’ll ever heed you, Though in the darkness you’ve gone astray. His love will find you and gently lead you From darkest night into day. Come unto Jesus; He’ll surely hear you, If you in meekness plead for his love. Oh, know you not that angels are near you From brightest mansions above? Come unto Jesus from ev’ry nation, From ev’ry land and isle of the sea. Unto the high and lowly in station, Ever he calls, “Come to me.” Text and music: Orson Pratt Huish, 1851–1932

Jesus Christ, a Pattern for Peace

 

Be Thou My Vision

Be Thou my vision, O Lord of my heart

Naught be all else to me, save that Thou art

Thou my best thought, by day or by night

Waking or sleeping, Thy presence my light

Be Thou my wisdom, and Thou my true word

I ever with Thee and Thou with me, Lord

Thou my great Father, and I Thy true son

Thou in me dwelling and I with Thee one

Riches I heed not, nor vain, empty praise

Thou mine inheritance, now and always

Thou and Thou only first in my heart

High King of heaven, my treasure Thou art

High King of heaven, my victory won

May I reach heaven's joys, O bright heaven's sun

Heart of my own heart, whatever befall

Still be my vision, O ruler of all

Heart of my own heart, whatever befall

Still be my vision, O ruler of all

Songwriters: Audrey Nicole Assad

In our journey through mortality, 

as glorious as our intended destination may be 

and as exhilarating as the journey may prove, 

we will all be subject to trials and sorrow along the way. 

Elder Joseph B. Wirthlin taught: 

“The dial on the wheel of sorrow eventually points to each of us. 

At one time or another, everyone must experience sorrow. No one is exempt.”¹ “

The Lord in His wisdom does not shield anyone from grief or sadness.”² 

However, our ability to travel this road in peace is, in large part, 

dependent on whether or not we have a 

hard time thinking about Jesus.

Doctrine and Covenants 19:23-24

Learn of me, and listen to my words; 

walk in the meekness of my Spirit, 

and you shall have peace in me.

I am Jesus Christ; 

I came by the will of the Father, 

and I do his will.

Peace of mind, peace of conscience, 

and peace of heart are not determined by our ability to 

avoid trials, sorrow, or heartache. 

Despite our sincere pleas, not every storm will change course, 

not every infirmity will be healed, 

and we may not fully understand every doctrine, 

principle, or practice taught by prophets, seers, and revelators. 

Nevertheless, we have been promised peace—with a condition attached.

In our search for peace amidst the daily challenges of life, 

we’ve been given 

a simple pattern to keep our thoughts focused on the Savior, who said: 

“Learn of me, and listen to my words; 

walk in the meekness of my Spirit, 

and you shall have peace in me. 

I am Jesus Christ.”⁵

In the Gospel of John, 

the Savior taught that despite the tribulations of life, 

we can be of good cheer, 

we can be of good hope, 

and we need not fear, because He declared, 

“In me ye might have peace.”³ 

Faith in Jesus Christ and His atoning sacrifice is, 

and forever will be, 

the first principle of the gospel and the foundation upon which our hope for 

“peace in this world, 

and eternal life in the world to come” is built.⁴

We will find peace to our souls as we walk with Jesus Christ, 

repent of our sins, 

and apply His healing power in our lives.

The peace we all seek requires more than a desire. 

It requires us to act—by learning of Him, 

by listening to His words, 

and by walking with Him. 

We may not have the ability to control all that happens around us, 

but we can control how we apply 

the pattern for peace that the Lord has provided

—a pattern that makes it easy to think often about Jesus.

New Testament 14:6

Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: 

no man cometh unto the Father, but by me

I testify that 

Jesus Christ is “the way, the truth, and the life”¹⁸ 

and that only through Him can we obtain true peace in this life 

and eternal life in the world to come. 

In the name of Jesus Christ, amen.

Excerpts from the talk:

A Pattern for Peace

By Bishop W. Christopher Waddell

Second Counselor in the Presiding Bishopric

2016

Jesus Christ/God, The Only Perfect Judge

Of Motes and Beams

January 14, 2023

By: Lloyd D. Newell

In a court of law, a judge is someone who has been chosen or appointed to pass judgment, 

based on their qualifications and wisdom. 

In the court of everyday life, we often decide to become 

self-appointed judges, 

even if we aren’t qualified or wise. 

That may be all right when it comes to personal decisions about what to do and how to live. 

But it becomes a problem 

when we start judging other people.

The problem is that we don’t see clearly. 

Jesus Christ asked this penetrating question:

 “Why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother’s eye, 

but considerest not the beam that is in thine own eye? 

Or how wilt thou say to thy brother, 

Let me pull out the mote out of thine eye; 

and, behold, a beam is in thine own eye? 

Thou hypocrite, 

first cast out the beam out of thine own eye; 

and then shalt thou see clearly to cast out the mote out of thy brother’s eye”

 (Matthew 7:3–5).

God is the only perfect judge, 

the only one who sees both motes 

and beams. 

Only He knows each person’s 

background, 

intents, 

actions, 

and heart. 

As for the rest of us, 

if we really want to help others with something as 

small and superficial as a mote or speck of dust, 

the best place to start is by removing the beam

—the long, thick lumber—

blocking our own vision. 

Unless we get that order right, 

we do more harm than good. 

Religious leader Marvin J. Ashton wisely said, 

“Peace can only come as we 

resist the damaging pastime 

of passing judgment.”[1]

That peace comes both in this life and the next, 

for the Lord also said, 

“With what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged: 

and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again” 

(Matthew 7:2). 

In other words, 

the measuring stick we use to judge others 

will someday be used to measure us. 

When that day comes, knowing that we haven’t fully measured up, 

we will all surely hope for mercy. 

So it’s helpful if mercy hasn’t been a total stranger to us.

In the meantime, we would do well to withhold judgment. 

And when we have to judge, 

since limited vision keeps us from judging fairly, 

we can at least judge mercifully.

[1] Marvin J. Ashton, “Straightway,” Ensign , May 1983, 32.

1. Lord, I Would Follow Thee

2. Savior, may I learn to love thee,

   Walk the path that thou hast shown,

   Pause to help and lift another,

   Finding strength beyond my own.

   Savior, may I learn to love thee—

   Lord, I would follow thee.

3. Who am I to judge another

   When I walk imperfectly?

   In the quiet heart is hidden

   Sorrow that the eye can’t see.

   Who am I to judge another?

   Lord, I would follow thee.

4. I would be my brother’s keeper;

   I would learn the healer’s art.

   To the wounded and the weary

   I would show a gentle heart.

   I would be my brother’s keeper—

   Lord, I would follow thee.

5. Savior, may I love my brother

   As I know thou lovest me,

   Find in thee my strength, my beacon,

   For thy servant I would be.

   Savior, may I love my brother—

   Lord, I would follow thee.

Text: Susan Evans McCloud, b. 1945. © 1985 IRI