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Kwitirirwa izina rya Yesu Kristo
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Kwitirirwa izina rya Yesu Kristo

Uko turushaho kumera no kuzirikana Yesu Kristo, turushaho kumva dushaka kumera nka We.

Muri 2018, muri Kaminuza ya Utah, hashyizweho umwanya udasanzwe w’umwarimu witiriwe “Dr. Russell M. Nelson na Dantzel W.Nelson, Umuyobozi w’Icyubahiro mu Buvuzi bwo Kubaga Imitima”—cardio, bisobanura umutima, na thoracic, bisobanura igituza.” Byahesheje icyubahiro akazi k’Umuyobozi Nelson nk’umuganga ubaga imitima n’ubufasha yahawe n’umugore we nyakwigendera, Dantzel. Uyu mwanya w’umwarimu wishyuwe n’ikigega cyari kigamije kuzamara igihe kirekire. Umuntu watoranyijwe kuri uyu mwanya w’umwarimu w’icyubahiro ahabwa icyubahiro, umushahara, n’amafaranga yo gukora ubushakashatsi.

Dr. Selzman n’Umuyobozi Nelson

Umuganga wambere ubaga watoranyijwe ngo ahabwe uyu mwanya w’umwarimu yari Dr. Craig H.Selzman, Umuganga ubaga imitima wabyigiye utari umunyamuryango w’itorero ryacu. Mu birori byo gutanga uyu mwanya w’umwarimu kuri Dr. Selzman, abatumirwa benshi b’icyubahiro bari bitabiriye, barimo Umuyobozi Nelson n’umugore we Mushiki wacu Wendy W. Nelson. Muri iyo nama, Umuyobozi Nelson yavuze yiyoroheje mu kubimburira abandi bo mu mwuga we wo kubaga .

Noneho Dr. Selzman nyuma yasangije icyo byari bisobanuye kuba yarahawe uyu mwanya w’umwarimu. Yagaragaje ko mbere y’iminsi ine, nyuma y’umunsi wose mu cyumba babagiramo, yavumbuye ko umwe mu barwayi yari akeneye gusubira kubagwa. Yari ananiwe kandi yacitse intege, maze amenya ko yagombaga kumara irindi joro mu bitaro.

Dr. Selzman hamwe na Mushiki wacu n’Umuyobozi Nelson

Uwo mugoroba, Dr. Selzman yagiranye nawe ubwe ikiganiro gihindura ubuzima. Muri uwo mwanya, yaribwiraga ati: “Kuwa Gatanu, nzahabwa umwanya w’umwarimu witiriwe Dr. Nelson. Yari azwi nk’umuntu witonderaga amarangamutima ye, wubahaga abantu bose, kandi utarigeze agaragaza uburakari. None izina ryanjye riraza guhuzwa n’irye, nkeneye kugerageza kumera nka we.” Dr. Selzman yari asanzwe ari umuganga mwiza ubaga umutima. Ariko yashakaga kuba mwiza kurushaho.

Mu gihe cyahise, itsinda ry’ababaga rye rishobora kuba ryari rizi iby’umunaniro we n’uburakari bwe kubera ko ashobora kuba yarabigaragazaga mu myitwarire ye no mu mvugo ye. Ariko iryo joro mu cyumba babagiramo, Dr. Selzman yagerageje gushyigikira no kumva itsinda rye. Yumvise ko hari icyo byahinduye, maze yiyemeza gukomeza kugerageza kumera nka Dr. Nelson.

Dr. Selzman yambaye ku myenda impeta ya RMN

Imyaka itanu ishize, Umuyobozi Nelson yatanze impapuro ze z’ubunyamwuga kuri Kaminuza ya Utah. Abanyacyubahiro bo muri kaminuza baje gushimira umuyobozi Nelson mu buryo bw’icyubahiro. Muri ibi birori, Dr. Selzman yafashe ijambo nanone. Aganisha ku mpine y’amazina y’Umuyobozi Nelson, RMN, yaravuze ati: “Hari imyitwarire ya RMN ubu yiganje mu Itsinda ry’Ubuganga bwo Kubaga Imitima muri Kaminuza ya Utah.”

Mu bihe biteye kumanjirwa, Dr. Selzman yarasobanuye ati: “Ubu nkora ibyo twigisha abatozwa bacu gukora ari byo:gutumbera, kurenga ibibi, no gukora uko ushoboye kose. Iyi myitwarire iba muri twe buri munsi. Dutanga impeta zo ku myenda kuri buri wese mu bagize itsinda ryacu n’umunyeshuri mushya wese. Ku ndiba ya buri mpeta hari inyuguti ‘RMN.’ Imyitwarire ya ‘RMN.’ni umusingi w’amahugurwa yacu; tuyitoza buri wese.” Dr. Selzman yari yarahinduye imyifatire ye n’intego ze ku bushake, kubera ko izina rye ryari rimaze guhuzwa n’iry’Umuyobozi Nelson.

Uru ruhererekane rw’ibirori birimo Dr. Selzman rwanteye kwibaza nti:“Ni gute nahindutse kuva mpuje izina ryanjye n’irya Yesu Kristo? Ese byaba byaratumye mfata imyitwarire nk’iya Kristo? Ese naba naragerageje kurushaho kumera nka We?”

Mu bunararibonye bwa Dr.Selzman, Dushobora kubonamo nibura uburyo butanu mu nzira yacu yo kwitirirwa izina rya Yesu Kristo. Nubwo iyo nzira itangirana n’umubatizo, ntabwo iba yuzuye kugeza twejejwe kandi dutagatifujwe kurushaho kandi tukarushaho kumera nka We.

Uburyo bwa mbere ni ukwimenya. Dr. Selzman kuba yarahawe umwanya witiriwe Nelson wo kuba mwarimu byahuje izina rye n’iry’Umuyobozi Nelson, ndetse kandi Dr. Selzman yatangiye kwiyumva nk’Umuyobozi Nelson. Iyo twitirirwa izina rya Yezu Kristo, duhuza izina ryacu n’Irye. Twiyumva nka We. Twishimira kumenyekana nk’Abakristo. Duhamya Umukiza kandi nta ngingimira tukiyemeza kubarwa nk’abe.

Ikindi gifitanye isano no kugira ibituranga ni urwibutso. Ubwo Dr. Salezman yinjiraga mu biro bye, amaso ye yari ahanze ku mudari yari yarakiriye ubwo yatorerwaga ubwarimu bwa Nelson. Uyu mudari umwibutsa buri munsi imico ya RMN. Kuri twe, Gufata isakaramentu buri cyumweru bidufasha kuzirikana Yesu Kristo mu cyumweru cyose. Uko dufata isakaramentu, tubikora twibuka igiciro yishyuye kugira ngo aducungure. Tugirana igihango bundi bushya cyo kumwibuka, kuzirikana ubuhangange Bwe, no kwishimira ubwiza Bwe. Twemera ubutitsa ko ari kubw’inema Ye yonyine dushobora gukizwa urupfu rw’umubiri n’urwa roho.

Ukwibuka bisobanuye ko dukurikiza inama yatanzwe n’umuhanuzi wo mu Gitabo cya Morumoni Aluma. “Reka ibikorwa [byacu] byose bibeho kubwa Nyagasani, kandi aho [tujya hose tureke] bibeho muri Nyagasani; … [tureke] ibitekerezo [byacu] byose byerekezwe kuri Nyagasani; … [tureke] urukundo rw’umutima [wacu] rushyirwe kuri Nyagasani iteka ryose.” N’igihe twaba duhugiye ku bindi bibazo, dukomeze tumuzirikane, nk’uko twibuka amazina yacu, hatitawe ku bindi duhugiraho.

Umusaruro wo kwibuka ibyo Umukiza yadukoreye ni ikigereranyo cya gatatu ari cyo kitwa kwigana. Dr. Selzman yatangiye kwigana Umuyobozi Nelson n’imyitwarire ya RMN. Nemera ko imyitwarire y’Umuyobozi Nelson ari ukwigaragaza ko kuba umwigishwa wa Yesu Kristo ubuzima bwe bwose. Kuri twe, uko turushaho kumera no kuzirikana Yesu Kristo, turushaho kumva dushaka kumera nka We. Nk’abigishwa Be, turahinduka tukaba beza iyo tumurangamiye, kurusha uko twireba ubwacu. Duharanira kuba nka We kandi tugashaka guhererwa umugisha mu myitwarire Ye. Dusengana umwete kugira ngo twuzuzwe urukundo ruhebuje, urukundo rutagira inenge rwa Kristo.

Nk’uko Umuyobozi nelson yigishije muri Mata ati: “Uko urukundo ruhebuje ruba igice cya kamere yacu, tuzagabanya ubukaka mu gusuzugura abandi. Tuzahagarika gucira abandi imanza. Tuzagirira urukundo ruhebuje abantu b’ubwoko bwose. Urukundo ruhebuje kuri … bose ni ngombwa kugira ngo dutere imbere. Urukundo ruhebuje ni umusingi wa kamere y’ubumana.” Hamwe n’urukundo ruhebuje, turashaka, “tugakuza, … kandi tukagura” izindi mpano za roho ziva ku Mukiza, harimo gushikama, kwihangana, no kugira umwete.

Kwigana Yesu Kristo bituganisha ku kigereranyo cya kane aricyo kitwa guhuza n’intego Ze. Tumwiyungaho mu murimo We. Nk’umuganga ubaga, Dr. Nelson yari azwi nk’umwarimu, umuvuzi, n’umushakashatsi. Impeta yo kumwenda yakoreshejwe mu itsinda rya Dr. Selzman ishimangira iyi mihate, hamwe n’amagambo arimo y’ingenzi kwigisha, gukiza, no kuvumbura. Kuri twe, igice cyo kwitirirwa izina rya Yesu Kristo kirimo guhuza intego zacu n’ize tubishaka, tubizi, kandi dufite ishayaka. Tumwiyungaho mu murimo We igihe “dukunda, dusangiza, kandi dutumira abandi.” Tumwiyungaho mu murimo We igihe dufasha abandi, cyane cyane abatagira kirengera, n’abo bakomerekejwe, abashegutse, cyangwa abajanjaguwe n’imibereho yabo yo mu isi.

Turushaho kwitirirwa izina rya Yesu Kristo binyuze mu kumenya, ukwibuka, ukwigana no guhuza. Gukora ibi bintu bine bituganisha ku kigereranyo cya gatanu aricyo cyitwa gushoboza. Tugira uburenganzira ku mbaraga n’imigisha by’Imana mu buzima bwacu. Umwanya w’umwarimu witiriwe Nelson uha Dr. Selzman kumenyekana n’ubufasha bw’amafaranga akoresha mu guhindura umuco mu gice cye. Akoresha ubu “bubasha bwo gutanga” mu gufasha abandi. Mu buryo nk’ubwo, iyo twitirirwa izina ry’Umukiza, Data wo mu Ijuru aduha umugisha akoresheje ububasha bwe mu kudufasha kuzuza ubutumwa bwacu mu buzima bupfa.

Iyo tugirana ibihango byisumbuyeho n’Imana, twitirirwa izina rya Yesu Kristo byuzuye kurushaho. Kubera iyo mpamvu, Imana iduha umugisha ikoresheje bwinshi mu bubasha bwayo. Nkuko Umuyobozi Nelson yigishije agira ati: “Buri muntu ugirira ibihango mu mariba y’umubatizo no mu ngoro z’Imana kandi akabyubahiriza, uwo yamaze kongera ukugera ku bubasha bwa Yesu Kristo. … “Ingororano yo kubahiriza ibihango n’Imana ni ububasha bw’ijuru … budukomeza kugira ngo duhangane n’ibigeragezo byacu, ibishuko byacu n’agahinda kacu kurushaho.”

Dusobanukirwa birushijeho mu buryo bwa roho. Dufite umuhate urushijeho wo guhangana n’ingorane zisa n’izidashoboka. Dukomerezwa birushijeho mu muhate wacu wo gukurikira Yesu Kristo. Twihana cyane byihuse ndetse tukamugarukira igihe ducumuye. Dusangiza birushijeho inkuru nziza Ye mu bubasha n’Ubushobozi Bwe. Dufasha abo bakeneye ubufasha tutabacira imanza, habe na gato. Tubabarirwa ibyaha byacu. Tugira amahoro menshi, kandi twishima kurushaho kuko dushobora guhora tunezerewe. Ikuzo rye rizadukikiza kandi abamalayika be bazaturinda.

Umukiza aradutumira, agira ati:“[Nimuze kuri] Data mu izina ryanjye, kandi mu gihe gikwiriye [muhabwe] ku busendere bwe.” Ndagukangurira gukora ibi. Ngwino kwa Data wo mu Ijuru. Itirirwa izina rya Yesu Kristo. Isanishe na We. Ujye uhora Umwibuka. Haranira kumera nka We. Mwiyungeho mu murimo We. Akira ububasha n’imigisha bye mu buzima bwawe. Andika izina Rye mu mutima wawe, ubishaka kandi ubigambiriye. Ibi biguha “guhagarara” imbere y’Imana kandi bikaguhesha ubuvugizi bw’Umukiza mu izina ryawe. Uzahinduka umuragwa w’icyubahiro mu bwami bwa Data wo mu Ijuru, umusangiramurage hamwe n’Imfura Ye, Umukiza n’Umucunguzi wacu dukunda cyane.

Ariho. Ibyo ndabizi neza rwose. Aragukunda. Yatanze ubuzima bwe kubwawe. Arakwingingira kuza kuri Data umunyuzeho. Mu izina rya Yesu Kristo, amena.

Aho byavuye

  1. The fund is referred to as an endowment.

  2. One noteworthy achievement is President Nelson’s work developing the first heart-lung bypass machine used for open-heart surgery.

  3. President Nelson reported that in his surgical internship, a surgeon in the operating room lost his temper and threw a scalpel that landed in President Nelson’s forearm. President Nelson said: “This experience left a lasting impression on me. In that very hour, I promised myself that whatever happened in my operating room, I would never lose control of my emotions. I also vowed that day never to throw anything in anger—whether it be scalpels or words” (“Peacemakers Needed,” Liahona, May 2023, 98).

  4. The donation included more than 7,000 operative reports, along with research papers and other professional writings that were compiled during President Russell M. Nelson’s extraordinary medical career.

  5. Several people addressed President Russell M. Nelson, including the president of the University of Utah, President Taylor R. Randall, who referred to President Nelson as the University of Utah’s most distinguished alumnus.

  6. The word ethos describes “the distinguishing character, sentiment, moral nature, or guiding beliefs of a person, group, or institution” (Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, “ethos”).

  7. In 2018, my wife, Ruth, and I were able to attend the ceremony in which Dr. Selzman was appointed to the Nelson professorship. In 2023, I was able to attend the formal event when President Nelson donated his professional papers to the University of Utah.

  8. Reba Moroni 7:48.

  9. The Hebrew word translated as “take” in the phrase “take on the name of Christ” means to “lift up” or “carry,” as one would a banner that identifies oneself with an individual or group (see James Strong, The New Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible [1984], Hebrew dictionary section, page 80, number 5375).

  10. See 2 Nephi 10:24; Moroni 10:32–33; Doctrine and Covenants 76:69.

  11. Aluma 37:36.

  12. Dr. Selzman has been quoted as saying: “Whenever you start talking about health care with [President Nelson], he gets a little twinkle in his eye. … It’s just amazing to see how energized he [gets] talking about all that stuff” (in Sydney Walker, “As President Nelson Turns 100, His Family and Associates Reflect on His Life and Legacy,” Church News, Sept. 7, 2024, thechurchnews.com). I have personally seen that “health care twinkle” in President Russell M. Nelson’s eyes, but it is nothing compared to the sparkle he got when he spoke of Jesus Christ.

  13. Reba Moroni 7:47–48.

  14. Russell M. Nelson, “Confidence in the Presence of God,” Liahona, May 2025, 128.

  15. See 1 Corinthians 12:31; Doctrine and Covenants 46:8.

  16. Russell M. Nelson, “Sisters’ Participation in the Gathering of Israel,” Liahona, Nov. 2018, 69.

  17. See Preach My Gospel: A Guide to Sharing the Gospel of Jesus Christ (2023), 123–38.

  18. Reba Mose 1:39. The Aaronic Priesthood Quorum Theme begins: “I am a beloved son of God, and He has a work for me to do” (Gospel Library). The Young Women Theme states: “As a disciple of Jesus Christ, I strive to become like Him. I seek and act upon personal revelation and minister to others in His holy name” (Gospel Library).

  19. See Dieter F. Uchtdorf, “Missionary Work: Sharing What Is in Your Heart,” Liahona, May 2019, 16–18; Gary E. Stevenson, “Love, Share, Invite,” Liahona, May 2022, 84–87.

  20. Early in His mortal ministry, the Savior explained His purpose to us by quoting from Isaiah: “The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, [and] to set at liberty them that are bruised” (Luke 4:18).

  21. Even our prayers to our Heavenly Father will change. As stated in the Bible Dictionary entry “Prayer”: “Christians are taught to pray in Christ’s name. We pray in Christ’s name when our mind is the mind of Christ, and our wishes the wishes of Christ—when His words abide in us. We then ask for things it is possible for God to grant. Many prayers remain unanswered because they are not in Christ’s name at all; they in no way represent His mind but spring out of the selfishness of man’s heart.”

  22. See Doctrine and Covenants 109:26.

  23. Russell M. Nelson, “Overcome the World and Find Rest,” Liahona, Nov. 2022, 96; emphasis added.

  24. See Doctrine and Covenants 109:21–22. The phrase “when thy people transgress, any of them” uses the word “when,” not “if.” This suggests that the Savior realizes that we will all transgress, make mistakes, and sin. But the plan is that we “speedily repent” to be “restored to the blessings” we have been promised.

  25. See John 16:33; Mosiah 4:11; 18:26; Alma 36:2, 28–29; Ether 7:27; Moroni 9:25.

  26. See Doctrine and Covenants 109:22.

  27. Doctrine and Covenants 93:19.

  28. Mormon described what happened to his people when Christ was not involved in their lives. His people “were once a delightsome people, and they had Christ for their shepherd; yea, they were led even by God the Father. But now, behold, they are led about by Satan, even as chaff is driven before the wind, or as a vessel is tossed about upon the waves, without sail or anchor, or without anything wherewith to steer her; and even as she is, so are they” (Mormon 5:17–18). With the Savior in our lives, we are blessed with power, stability, and direction.

  29. Doctrine and Covenants 109:24.

  30. See Doctrine and Covenants 45:3–5.

  31. See Romans 8:17.