Elder Christian C. Chigbundu

Spiritual Immunity

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In brief

Elder Chigbundu, recalling the talk of "immunity" during the COVID-19 pandemic, describes building spiritual immunity through four small and simple things: scripture study, prayer, the sacrament, and keeping covenants, including temple worship. He tells of a homesick new missionary steadied by studying the Book of Mormon and a sister with cancer who felt the Savior's love through daily prayer. These practices, he teaches, are the armor of God that helps us withstand life's challenges.

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20.2references to Christ per 1,000 words

5questions asked

2direct invitations

Themes in this talk

Daily practices 14 Covenants 5 Adversity 3 Witness 3 Striving 1 Identity 1

Number of coded passages from this talk in each theme.

Direct invitations

Sentences where the speaker directly invited, urged, asked or pleaded with us to act, in the exact words.

Search the scriptures

“I invite you to search the scriptures diligently, that you might know the word of God”

T11.14

Remember the small and simple things

“I invite you to always remember scriptures, prayers, the sacrament, and covenants.”

T11.25

Teach this talk

Three ready-to-teach 30-minute lessons built on this talk.

Adults · 30 minutesStrength Built a Day at a TimeSmall and simple things—scripture study, prayer, the sacrament, and covenants—build a spiritual immunity that gives us strength and courage in Jesus Christ to withstand the challenges of life.Youth · 30 minutesBuild Your ImmunitySmall and simple things done daily—scripture study, prayer, the sacrament, and covenants—build spiritual immunity, giving us strength and courage through Jesus Christ to face hard things.Children · 30 minutesLittle Things Make Me StrongSmall and simple things, like reading the scriptures and praying every day, help me stay close to Jesus and be strong.

Test yourself on this talk

Three short quizzes on what Elder Chigbundu taught: easy for families and first-time listeners, medium for understanding, hard for careful study.

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Key passages

Daily practices · scripture study

“Daily, meaningful scripture study invites the guidance of the Holy Ghost”

T11.11

Daily practices · prayer

“The burden we carry may not always be removed, but our backs will be built to carry the load placed upon them”

T11.19

Daily practices · small and simple practices

“While they may seem small and simple, they are truly the armor of God”