Sustaining

Today in church (along with the usual Easter topics) we had a lesson on sustaining our leaders. It was a very good lesson, and a little enlightening. So often, during our weekly meetings, we are asked to sustain our leaders or our fellow members in their callings, but it seems that we very rarely think about what we are actually doing. When we raise our hands to sustain them, we are showing that we will be willing to support them in their callings and do whatever we can to help them fulfill their responsibilities.

Do we realize this? Do we know what we are committing ourselves to when we raise our hands? We are committing to always support them and go along with their decisions in their callings, even if we dislike them. I have heard so many people complain about leaders and teachers in the church who they don't agree with or don't think well of, and yet they agreed to sustain them along with the rest of the ward. We need to be aware of what we are committing to, and we need to live up to that commitment.

I know that I have had problems with this, and I am trying to fix that and truly sustain my leaders and teachers.