Doctrine and Covenants 81-84 - On Priesthood Power and Helping Our Neighbor

I'd like to share a few questions and quotes that I used in my lesson today. This are not all of the slides but I did want to highlight the most significant ones:

Doctrine and Covenants 84:17-28

How would your life be different without the priesthood of God?

In October 1995, "Blessings of the Priesthood," Elder Robert D. Hales said:

Why are you grateful for the priesthood? What experiences have you had with priesthood power - in your families, callings, or personal lives?

M. Russell Ballard spoke at a BYU Devotional in August 2013, called "Let Us Think Straight." He said:

How do we gain access to the power of the priesthood?

Linda K. Burton, the 16th General President of the Relief Society from 2012-2017 spoke in June 2014, in a talk called, "Priesthood Power - Available to All." She said:

The Come Follow Me manual for Sunday School emphasizes that EVERYONE works with priesthood power. This snippet is from when we studied Doctrine and Covenants 20:38-60.

We also learn that the Lord sustains all those who serve him.

In the scripture above, what might the phrase "feeble knees" mean? How can we "strengthen" those with feeble knees?

Elder Ashton, in the talk, "Strengthen the Feeble Knees," goes on to say, 

"In March of 1832 when this section was revealed, Church members had reason to be fearful. In Hiram, Ohio, where the Prophet Joseph Smith was living, there was a rising tide of hostility against the Saints. Joseph and Sidney Rigdon were brutally attacked by a mob of fifty men.

Those who would destroy at the present time no longer use tar and feathers; they taunt and fault.

Today, almost 160 years later, there is no doubt in my mind that the admonition to strengthen feeble knees is more apropos than ever.

Who among us has not experienced feeble knees or fear and uncertainty over the responsibilities we encounter in this mortal existence?"

- Strengthen the Feeble Knees, Marvin J. Ashton, General Conference October 1991

Here are some videos that I didn't have time to share in class today that I highly recommend:

Works of God - 4 minutes

Teachings of Thomas S. Monson: Rescuing Those in Need - 6 minutes