Personal Stewardship Interview With The Savior

3 And verily in this thing ye have done wisely, for it is required of the Lord, at the hand of every steward, to render an account of his stewardship, both in time and in eternity.

Doctrine & Covenants 72:3

The Lord has made each one of us stewards. Our stewardship is the talents, abilities, blessings, and people He has placed in our lives to look after and help.  One day we will give an account of our stewardship to the Lord.

In 1965, President David O. McKay made the following statement to a group of Church employees:

"Let me assure you, Brethren, that someday you will have a personal priesthood interview with the Savior himself. If you are interested, I will tell you the order in which he will ask you to account for your earthly responsibilities."

"First, he will request an accountability report about your relationship with your wife. Have you actively been engaged in making her happy and ensuring that her needs have been met as an individual?"

"Second, he will want an accountability report about each of your children individually. He will not attempt to have this for simply a family stewardship but will request information about your relationship to each and every child."

"Third, he will want to know what you personally have done with the talents you were given in the preexistence."

"Fourth, he will want a summary of your activity in your Church assignments. He will not be necessarily interested in what assignments you have had, for in his eyes the home teacher and a mission president are probably equals, but he will request a summary of how you have been of service to your fellow man in your Church assignments."

"Fifth, he will have no interest in how you earned your living but if you were honest in all your dealings."

"Sixth, he will ask for an accountability on what you have done to contribute in a positive manner to your community, state, country, and the world."

(Found in Robert D. Hales, BYU Devotional March 15, 1988)

Today’s Recharge: Are you taking your stewardship seriously? Are you trying to bless your family and improve upon what you have been given?  Take a moment and write down, in order, how to do better with each of the six areas President McKay said the Savior would want to know from us.