5 Promises of Power!

Elder Jay Jenson laid out the 5 Promise of Power.

The 5 promises of POWER are as follows! 

Power to overcome evil

Power to live righteously

Power to teach convincingly

Power to call down the powers of heaven

Power to change the heart and disposition

How great are the blessing if we could all have this power? Obtaining this power is a task of action. You can not just wait for the Lord to give this too you, you must seek it but How? I will simply the following so we can put these task into action and learn to receive this power. 

The first power is...

1. Power to overcome evil. 

When we seek the Lord's word and seek to obey his commandments, we will have the power to overcome temptation. 

2. The power to live righteously.

The more we choose to live the commandments the easier it is to live these laws day to day. 

3. The power to teach convincingly.

The more we study the scriptures or a topic, the more knowledge we have of that topic and then can teach with confidence and that confidence will seek into the hearts of those you are teaching. 

4. The power to call down the powers of Heaven.

This power is remarkable but can also be simple. When Moses parted the red sea, that was done from the powers of heaven. What great faith does it take to do such a thing. I can hardly imagine having that much power however have you ever had faith in a priesthood blessing and was healed. I have been healed many times in my life because of my faith in the priesthood. Faith and knowing that God can do all things in his will is the key yo having this power. It is easier with the smaller things, but bug or small the will has to be of the Lords. When we search the scriptures and study the prophets we can have the faith to call down the powers of heaven. 

5. The Power to change the heart and disposition. 

This power comes from with in. To change ones heart has to be done with faith in God and in his spirit.

When we read the scriptures it brings us to repentance and when we repent the Holy Ghost can be with us and when we have faith it brings us to him.

In the chapters of Heleman Nephi plead unto the Lord and ask that his people would not be destroyed by the sword but instead to bring famine, as a reminder to the people to persuade them to repent. Because of Nephi's great faith he was able to ask for this power form the Lord and it was done. 

 O Lord, do not suffer that this people shall be destroyed by the sword; but O Lord, rather let there be a famine in the land, to stir them up in remembrance of the Lord their God, and perhaps they will repent and turn unto thee.

It had worked and the people were able to see the error in their ways. And Nephi was able to ask for the power of God to stop the famine, and God blessed them with rain. 

 7 And it came to pass that the people saw that they were about to perish by famine, and they began to rememberthe Lord their God; and they began to remember the words of Nephi.

 8 And the people began to plead with their chief judges and their leaders, that they would say unto Nephi: Behold, we know that thou art a man of God, and therefore cry unto the Lord our God that he turn away from us this famine, lest all the words which thou hast spoken concerning our destruction be fulfilled.

 9 And it came to pass that the judges did say unto Nephi, according to the words which had been desired. And it came to pass that when Nephi saw that the people had repented and did humble themselves in sackcloth, he cried again unto the Lord, saying:

 10 O Lord, behold this people repenteth; and they have swept away the band of Gadianton from amongst them insomuch that they have become extinct, and they have concealed their secret plans in the earth.

 11 Now, O Lord, because of this their humility wilt thou turn away thine anger, and let thine anger be appeased in the destruction of those wicked men whom thou hast already destroyed.

 12 O Lord, wilt thou turn away thine anger, yea, thy fierce anger, and cause that this famine may cease in this land.

 13 O Lord, wilt thou hearken unto me, and cause that it may be done according to my words, and send forth rain upon the face of the earth, that she may bring forth her fruit, and her grain in the season of grain.

 14 O Lord, thou didst hearken unto my words when I said, Let there be a famine, that the pestilence of the sword might cease; and I know that thou wilt, even at this time, hearken unto my words, for thou saidst that: If this people repent I will spare them.

 15 Yea, O Lord, and thou seest that they have repented, because of the famine and the pestilence and destruction which has come unto them.

 16 And now, O Lord, wilt thou turn away thine anger, and try again if they will serve thee? And if so, O Lord, thou canst bless them according to thy words which thou hast said.

 17 And it came to pass that in the seventy and sixth year the Lord did turn away his anger from the people, and caused that rain should fall upon the earth, insomuch that it did bring forth her fruit in the season of her fruit. And it came to pass that it did bring forth her grain in the season of her grain.

There are many, many, more example of being able to call upon the powers of God for the purpose of turning the hearts of evil to good and as well as casting out evil and living in peace