Tuning to the Key of F(aith)

God wants everyone to be in tune with the sacred music of faith. We get in tune by following Christ’s example and following the Spirit.

I’ve played violin since I was ten years old, and the first thing my teacher taught me was how to play in tune. With the violin, you can go in and out of tune by moving your fingers half a millimeter in one direction or the other. When you’re in tune, the whole instrument sings, sounding better than you ever imagined. When you’re in tune with God, the noise of the world is drowned out.

In Elder Quentin L. Cook’s general conference address “In Tune with the Music of Faith,” he explains the importance of living our lives in tune with the music of faith. He teaches that being in tune means following Christ and listening to the Spirit.

Following Christ means loving and respecting all of God’s children, even those who may be “lost sheep.” We should leave judgment to God. Instead of judging, we can work to ensure our interactions with others share his message of love, and we can be a good example for those in our families and social circles.

Elder Cook further elaborates on the importance of focusing on our faith, not fears, through listening to the Spirit. He said, “Above all else, each of us must realize that when one is tone-deaf to the music of faith, he or she is out of tune with the Spirit.” Through his words, Elder Cook illustrates the importance of using faith to feel the Spirit.

Life gets busy. With the chaos of the world, we can get out of tune with our faith as easily as we can with the violin. Like with the violin, though, we can make small changes that have a big impact. The Spirit will speak when we make the effort to tune in and strive to follow Christ. Through our little everyday efforts, we can tune our minds to the key of faith, then do what all great musicians do—listen. 

Discover more advice on how to tune our lives with faith in Elder Quentin L. Cook’s talk “In Tune with the Music of Faith.”

Source: ChurchofJesusChrist.org

—Brianne Barrus, Latter-day Saint Insights

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Learn more about singing songs of faith amid trials in Elder Jeffrey R. Holland’s talk “Songs Sung and Unsung.”

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