Introduction: How to Use This Guide

This super in-depth outline follows Elder Renlund’s talk in chronological order, breaking the message at each shift in emphasis. Every section includes:

• Anchoring long quotes (not just snippets) you can paste directly into a blog post or lesson handout.
• 10 engaging discussion questions designed to spark thoughtful, doctrine-rich Relief Society conversation.
• 5 simple object lessons (2–5 minutes) to make principles tangible.
• 10 personal sharing prompts to invite lived experience and testimony.

Use one section for a single class, or combine sections as time permits. Pair 1–2 object lessons and a handful of questions/prompts per section for a well-paced, Spirit-led discussion.

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Section 1 — Opening Narrative: Linking a Name Changes a Life

Anchoring Quote

“This series of events involving Dr. Selzman caused me to ask myself: ‘How have I changed since I linked my name with the name of Jesus Christ? Have I adopted a Christlike ethos as a result? Have I genuinely tried to become better and more like Him?’

…Referring to President Nelson’s initials, RMN, he said, ‘There is an “RMN” ethos that now pervades the Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery… We give lapel pins to every member of the division… The RMN ethos is foundational to our training; we teach it to everyone.’ Dr. Selzman had intentionally improved his prior attitude and aspirations because his name was now linked to that of President Nelson.”

10 Engaging Questions

1. Why does simply linking our name to someone we honor alter behavior so powerfully?
2. Where do you see “ethos” (culture) quietly shaping you more than rules do?
3. What would a visible “disciple pin” change about your weekday interactions?
4. In what ways is the sacrament a recurring re-linking of our name to Christ?
5. What parts of your current ethos align with Christ—and which need replacing?
6. How can Relief Society set a Christlike ethos that “pervades” the ward?
7. What does it look like to “keep emotions in check, treat everyone with respect, and never lose temper” in your setting?
8. How do we help youth consciously craft a Christ-centered ethos early?
9. When have you consciously chosen to be different because of whose name you bear?
10. If someone shadowed you for a day, what “ethos” would they feel?

5 Object Lessons

1. Name Tag Swap: Give blank name tags; write “Disciple of Jesus Christ.” Wear for the lesson; ask, “Did it change how you spoke/listened?”
2. Two Lanyards: One labeled “Self,” one “Christ.” Try each on; discuss posture/tone shift.
3. Mirror & Pin: Hold a small lapel pin (or paper circle) while looking in a mirror; say aloud one Christlike behavior you’ll reflect today.
4. Culture Water: A clear jar (water = culture); add a drop of food coloring labeled “Name of Christ” and watch it tint everything.
5. Before/After Cards: On one card write “tired/frustrated,” on another “linked to Christ.” Role-play how tone changes.

10 Personal Sharing Prompts

1. A time your behavior changed because you remembered whose name you carry.
2. A Christlike “ethos phrase” you live by at home or work.
3. Someone whose quiet discipleship changed a whole culture.
4. A moment your tone softened because of the Savior.
5. What “pin” (symbol) on your desk/bag keeps you mindful of Jesus?
6. When linking with a mentor made you better.
7. A habit you retired because it didn’t fit a disciple’s name.
8. A time your name as a Latter-day Saint opened a door—or closed one.
9. How you teach children to honor the name of Christ daily.
10. A small phrase you’ll adopt this week to reset your ethos.

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Section 2 — Parallel #1: Identification — Taking His Name Upon Us

Anchoring Quote

“The first parallel is identification. … When we take upon ourselves the name of Jesus Christ, we link our name with His. We identify with Him. We gladly become known as Christian. We acknowledge the Savior and unapologetically stand up to be counted as His.”

10 Engaging Questions

1. What does identification add beyond belief?
2. Where do you need to be more unapologetic about Christ?
3. How does public identification protect private integrity?
4. What risks did King Benjamin’s people accept in taking Christ’s name?
5. How do covenants formalize this identity more than labels do?
6. What signals (speech, dress, media) identify you with Jesus daily?
7. When has owning your Christian identity blessed a conversation?
8. How do we avoid tribalism while still standing to be counted?
9. What would change if your first identity was “disciple” before all others?
10. How can Relief Society help sisters navigate competing identities?

5 Object Lessons

1. Passport & Visa: A mock “covenant passport” stamped “Name of Christ”—rights and responsibilities.
2. Jersey: Hold up a team jersey; discuss loyalty, conduct, and belonging.
3. Seal/Signet: Stamp “His” on a card—marked for His service.
4. Two Introductions: Introduce yourself first by worldly titles, then by discipleship; notice the feel.
5. Light Bracelet: A small light bracelet turned on when “identifying” with Christ; turned off when hiding.

10 Personal Sharing Prompts

1. A time you declared faith and felt strengthened.
2. How baptism day shaped your identity.
3. When your Christian identity cost you—and was worth it.
4. A workplace/school moment you stood with Jesus.
5. Mentoring a child to be “gladly known as Christian.”
6. A social media practice that signals discipleship.
7. Choosing God over a competing identity label.
8. A hymn that helps you “stand up and be counted.”
9. Feeling Christ claim you when you claimed Him.
10. One place you’ll identify more openly with the Savior this week.

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Section 3 — Parallel #2: Remembrance — Weekly Sacrament, Daily Mindfulness

Anchoring Quote

“Closely related to identification is remembrance. … For us, partaking of the sacrament each week helps us remember Jesus Christ throughout the week. … We covenant anew to remember Him… We acknowledge repeatedly that it is only in and through His grace that we are saved…

‘Let all your doings be unto the Lord… let all your thoughts be directed unto the Lord; … let the affections of your hearts be placed upon the Lord forever.’ Even when we are occupied with other matters, we remain mindful of Him, just as we remember our own names…”

10 Engaging Questions

1. What practices help sacrament memory carry through Friday?
2. How does remembering grace change self-talk after mistakes?
3. What does it mean to remember Jesus “as you remember your own name”?
4. Which fragment of the sacrament prayer most compels you right now?
5. How can we “let all our doings be unto the Lord” in ordinary tasks?
6. What interrupts remembrance most—and how do you re-center?
7. How do ordinances + tokens + symbols aid holy memory?
8. What does a remembrance rule (cue→action) look like in your week?
9. How do we teach children to tether daily life to sacrament covenants?
10. What would change if gratitude was your primary remembrance?

5 Object Lessons

1. Pocket Token: Give a small stone/coin labeled “Remember Him.” Touch it throughout the day.
2. Thread on Finger: Tie thread; every glance = say “Because of Jesus…” and complete the sentence.
3. Two Notebooks: One labeled “Tasks,” one “Remembrance.” Add a line under each task: “With/for the Lord.”
4. Chime Timer: Set a soft chime every 3 hours—whisper a 5-second prayer.
5. Name Card: Write your name on one side, “His Name” on the other—flip during the week.

10 Personal Sharing Prompts

1. A sacrament moment that changed your week.
2. A small cue that brings the Savior to mind.
3. Remembering grace after a parenting/work misstep.
4. A scripture you “carry” into mundane chores.
5. How temple worship altered your daily remembrance.
6. A hymn phrase that resurfaces under pressure.
7. Teaching a child to “remember Him” at school.
8. A time you felt carried because you remembered.
9. One decision you’ll make in remembrance this week.
10. Your testimony of weekly renewal.

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Section 4 — Parallel #3: Emulation — Becoming Like Him (Charity at the Core)

Anchoring Quote

“An outgrowth of remembering… is emulation. … The more we identify with and remember Jesus Christ, the more we want to be like Him. … We pray fervently to be filled with charity, the pure love of Christ.

President Nelson taught: ‘As charity becomes part of our nature, we will lose the impulse to demean others… We will stop judging others… Charity toward all is essential to our progress. Charity is the foundation of a godly character.’ Alongside charity, we seek, cultivate, and expand other spiritual gifts… integrity, patience, diligence.”

10 Engaging Questions

1. Why is charity the hinge gift for all emulation?
2. What helps you “lose the impulse to demean” in tough moments?
3. How do you seek gifts rather than assume you lack them?
4. Which attribute (integrity, patience, diligence, etc.) is Christ growing in you now?
5. How does emulation differ from perfectionism?
6. What practices turn admiration of Jesus into imitation?
7. Where is the Spirit inviting you to stop judging—and start loving?
8. How do we emulate the Savior online?
9. What does “becoming” look like over decades (line upon line)?
10. How can Relief Society be a lab for practicing charity?

5 Object Lessons

1. Filter Glass: Look through a colored sheet labeled “Charity”—how it softens what you see.
2. Imitation vs. Transformation: Copy a signature vs. receive a stamp—His image on our countenance.
3. Attribute Cards: Draw one Christlike attribute card; share one way to practice it this week.
4. Two Mirrors: One shows flaws close-up; one is fogged—wiping the fog = the Spirit clarifying self and others.
5. Seed Packets: “Charity,” “Patience,” “Integrity.” Plant one (commitment) to tend this month.

10 Personal Sharing Prompts

1. A recent moment charity displaced irritation.
2. An attribute you actively asked God to grow—and how He responded.
3. Leaving judgment for Jesus and choosing mercy.
4. A story of patient discipleship that took years.
5. Integrity when no one was watching.
6. Diligence in a hidden stewardship.
7. Charity toward someone “from a different walk of life.”
8. Emulating the Savior in conflict.
9. A quiet gift of the Spirit you now treasure.
10. Your plan to “seek, cultivate, expand” one gift this week.

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Section 5 — Parallel #4: Alignment — Joining Him in His Work

Anchoring Quote

“Emulating Jesus Christ leads us to alignment with His purposes. … Part of taking upon ourselves the name of Jesus Christ involves willingly, intentionally, and enthusiastically aligning our goals with His. We join Him when we ‘love, share, and invite.’ We join Him when we minister to others, especially the vulnerable and those who have been wounded, shattered, or crushed by their earthly experiences.”

10 Engaging Questions

1. What helps you align goals (not just tasks) with the Lord’s work?
2. Where is He asking you to love, share, invite this month?
3. Who in your orbit is “wounded, shattered, or crushed,” and what would ministering look like?
4. How do you balance family demands with joining Christ in broader service?
5. What does enthusiastic alignment feel like compared to reluctant obligation?
6. How can Relief Society coordinate ministering so no one is overlooked?
7. Which invitation to someone (temple, sacrament, study, serve) feels Spirit-led right now?
8. How can we make our homes centers of loving, sharing, inviting?
9. What obstacles commonly derail alignment—and how do you course-correct?
10. How do covenants steer alignment during decision fatigue?

5 Object Lessons

1. Compass vs. Clock: Compass (true north = Jesus’s work) surpasses the tyranny of the clock.
2. Three Verbs Board: Write LOVE • SHARE • INVITE; list one concrete action under each.
3. Target & Arrows: Place arrows (weekly plans) that actually hit the center (His purposes).
4. Bandage & Oil: Hold a bandage and small oil vial—ministering to the wounded like the Good Samaritan.
5. Calendar Cross-Out: Cross out one non-essential to make room for aligned service.

10 Personal Sharing Prompts

1. A time you aligned a goal with the Lord and saw fruit.
2. Loving someone who was hard to love.
3. Sharing the gospel in a natural, relational way.
4. Inviting someone to an ordinance or to worship.
5. A ministering visit that became holy ground.
6. Creating margin in your week for God’s purposes.
7. A pivot you made after prayer to better align.
8. How your covenants guided a tough decision.
9. A “wounded” neighbor the Lord put on your heart.
10. One aligned action you’ll take in the next 7 days.

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Section 6 — Parallel #5: Empowerment — Covenant Power to Become and Overcome

Anchoring Quote

“So we more fully take upon ourselves the name of Jesus Christ through identification, remembrance, emulation, and alignment. Doing these four leads us to a fifth parallel—empowerment. … When we take upon ourselves the name of the Savior, our Heavenly Father blesses us with His power to help us fulfill our mission in mortality.

‘Each person who makes covenants in baptismal fonts and in temples—and keeps them—has increased access to the power of Jesus Christ… The reward for keeping covenants with God is heavenly power… that strengthens us to withstand our trials, temptations, and heartaches better.’

‘We become more spiritually receptive… more courageous… more resolved… more speedy in repentance… better at sharing His gospel… less judgmental… We retain a remission of our sins. We have greater peace… we can always rejoice. His glory will be round about us, and His angels will have charge over us.’”

10 Engaging Questions

1. How have you experienced covenant power in real time?
2. Which phrase in the blessings list do you most need now?
3. What helps you move from willpower to His power?
4. How do temple covenants expand everyday courage?
5. What does “speedy repentance” look like practically?
6. How do angels “have charge” over covenant keepers in your experience?
7. What rhythms keep you spiritually receptive?
8. How does rejoicing coexist with trials?
9. Where have you felt strengthened “to withstand” rather than have a trial removed?
10. How can Relief Society be a place where women access and acknowledge covenant power?

5 Object Lessons

1. Extension Cord: Unplugged lamp vs. plugged in—covenants connect to power.
2. Yoke Bar: Two sisters lift a weight together—power shared is power multiplied.
3. Armor Cards: Scripture phrases (Helmet of Salvation, Shield of Faith) worn during discussion.
4. Charge Indicator: Phone battery icon—temple worship as “charging.”
5. Tuning Fork: Strike and resonate—ordinances attune us to heaven.

10 Personal Sharing Prompts

1. A covenant day that changed a hard week.
2. An “angelic” intervention you recognized.
3. Courage you didn’t previously have—now present through Christ.
4. A speedy repentance story and its freedom.
5. Feeling sustained rather than spared.
6. A moment of deep peace amid grief.
7. Rejoicing while waiting for an answer.
8. A time you were unusually receptive to the Spirit.
9. Sharing the gospel with unexpected confidence.
10. How temple worship specifically empowered you.

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Section 7 — Final Invitation and Promise: Come, Take His Name, Receive His Fulness

Anchoring Quote

“The Savior invites us, ‘Come unto the Father in my name, and in due time receive of his fulness.’ … Take upon yourself the name of Jesus Christ. Identify with Him. Always remember Him. Strive to be like Him. Join Him in His work. Receive His power and blessings in your life. Etch His name in your heart, willingly and intentionally. This gives you ‘standing’ before God and qualifies you for the Savior’s advocacy on your behalf.”

10 Engaging Questions

1. Which of the five parallels is the Spirit emphasizing for you now?
2. What would “etch His name in your heart” look like this month?
3. How does the Savior’s advocacy change how you approach God?
4. Where do you feel invited to “come unto the Father in [His] name”?
5. What specific act will deepen your identification with Christ this week?
6. What habit will strengthen remembrance between Sabbaths?
7. What attribute of Jesus will you emulate in one hard relationship?
8. Which goal will you align with His work before month’s end?
9. What covenant practice will you use to access empowerment?
10. How can Relief Society support each woman’s next step?

5 Object Lessons

1. Heart Etching: Press a cross-shaped stamp into soft clay (heart); let it set—“etched,” not taped on.
2. Advocate Seat: An empty chair labeled “Advocate”—a visual reminder He pleads your cause.
3. Five-Ring Chain: Paper chain links labeled Identification, Remembrance, Emulation, Alignment, Empowerment.
4. Signature Line: Sign your name under “In the name of Jesus Christ” on a commitment card.
5. Standing Card: A “Standing Before God” card—list the five steps you’ll practice.

10 Personal Sharing Prompts

1. The invitation from this talk you’re acting on first.
2. How Jesus’s advocacy has comforted you.
3. A covenant you’ll honor more intentionally this week.
4. One person you’ll minister to “in His name.”
5. A remembrance cue you’ll adopt.
6. An attribute of Christ you’re asking to receive.
7. A goal you’re re-aligning with His purposes.
8. A story of recent empowerment through ordinances.
9. Your plan to “etch” His name in your heart.
10. A testimony of taking upon you the name of Christ.

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Conclusion: Why This Format Elevates Relief Society Lesson Prep

• Chronological sections trace Elder Renlund’s inspired progression—from a real-world story about a name changing a culture to a five-part pattern for truly taking upon us the name of Jesus Christ.
• Long, doctrine-rich quotes keep the Savior’s words (through His Apostle) at the center and give you ready-to-use blog content.
• Targeted questions move sisters beyond summary into application and covenantal commitment.
• Quick object lessons make abstract principles visible and memorable.
• Personal sharing prompts open space for testimony, healing, and concrete next steps.

As we identify with Christ, remember Him always, emulate His attributes, align with His work, and receive covenant empowerment, Relief Society becomes a holy workshop where hearts are changed and a Christlike ethos quietly begins to “pervade” the whole ward. Taking His name is not a moment; it is a way of living—until, in due time, we “receive of His fulness.”

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