A while back I watched an amazing video about bullying. Bullying does not just happen in schools. It happens in every day life at whatever age. Everyone deserves respect. We are children of our Heavenly Father and we each have something to bring to bless the lives of someone else. We all need each other in some way; it could be to help build us up, or they are so annoying that they are in your life to help your patience level. I am so glad that I have met all of the people I have. They have made me the person I am today. What I love is that everyone is different. There are no copies on this earth. Out of the 7 billion people, YOU are unique. If we remember that, and that God loves each one of us equally, we will more easily follow President Uchtdorf's counsel of STOP IT.
For me, I need to STOP being lazy in posting on here. For me, I need to STOP giving into the natural man. What do you need to STOP? I, along with you, will start stopping things in my life that through the Atonement of Jesus Christ can be made right. Watch this video and apply it to your life. :) I know that this is the same Church that Christ established on the Earth when He was here. I know that the Book of Mormon is true. I cannot wait to share this happy message with the world in about a year. I love you all so much. Keep being you. I say these things in the name of Jesus Christ, Amen.
Hello Brothers and Sisters! How has life been treating you? This spring has not been very warm but I know that the Holy Ghost can fill that void with Heavenly Father's undying love for you! A lot has happened in my life over this past month and a half that I have been so grateful for and I cannot type it all without boring you all. So I'll just move on with this post. (:
I watched this Mormon message video today and I loved what it was saying. God and Jesus Christ are always there for you. They do not ever leave. They will forgive all of your wrongdoings if you Come unto Him. I have found peace and comfort in that statement and can testify of that truthfulness. I never feel so close to my Father in Heaven and Jesus Christ more, than when I repent and humble myself. The Atonement makes everything possible and I am so grateful for all that it does for me in my life; even though I do not fully understand its magnitude.
On lds.org, it says this about the Atonement: "As used in the scriptures, to atone is to suffer the penalty for sins, thereby removing the effects of sin from the repentant sinner and allowing him or her to be reconciled to God. Jesus Christ was the only one capable of carrying out the Atonement for all mankind. Because of His Atonement, all people will be resurrected, and those who obey His gospel will receive the gift of eternal life with God." The great news of the Gospel of Jesus Christ is that everyone will be resurrected! We will all live again! Nothing we do will prohibit us from that. I know that since this is true that it is never too late to repent. We can always turn away from our sins. There is no "The End", there is only, a new beginning. I know that as we follow Jesus Christ and repent of our sins we will greatly blessed in our lives with more peace, hope, and love for our fellow men. And I say these things in the name of Jesus Christ, Amen.
Hello everyone! Life has been super crazy! It really feels great to be blogging again. I hope that everything is going well in all of your lives that you are depending on your Savior Jesus Christ to lift you up through all of your trials.
Just yesterday, I got my feet wet again in spreading the gospel. I first went out with the sister missionaries to a less-actives and I am continuing to strengthen my testimony in just loving others for who they are, our brothers and sister in Christ. We started the lesson with a prayer and I immediately felt the Spirit. The missionaries out in the world today are the strongest that the world has seen. They work their butts off and it makes me want to be like them and spread the word to all that are open to this great message of peace, love, and joy. The sisters taught with power and with the Spirit. If any of you ever get an opportunity to go out with missionaries, DO NOT HESITATE. My testimony has had some its greatest uplifts when I was with these representatives of Jesus Christ. I left the lesson with joy that fills you from head to toe! I also went out with the elders in my ward just two hours later (Great idea to put them close together. You're on a spiritual high the rest of the night).
I arrived at the church a little early and waited for the elders to arrive. We arrived at the appointment a little late but that didn't matter. We met with a women who I will call Emily. She welcomed us in and had many questions about the Book of Mormon. We started with a prayer, once again bringing in the Spirit and it just felt good in that room. She began to tell us her confusion between the Isaiah chapters in the Book of Mormon because they did not match up with the verses in Isaiah. It was so great to help answer her questions. We began reading in 2 Nephi 8 and she would read aloud the verses and pause. She would then say something along the lines of "That is very powerful. Look at that!" Before, I never paid much attention to the Isaiah chapters in the Book of Mormon because the stereotype is that they are hard to get through and so when I read the Book of Mormon I read it, but didn't give it the full pondering that these scriptures needed. It was so great to be able to learn from her, a less active, about the importance and sacredness of the scriptures.
She also expressed concern because she had talked to her old pastor recently who was saying that Mormons were going to hell and would be damned. And she thought to herself, no! She knew that he was wrong because the Book of Mormon is just like the Bible. It is full of love, joy, and peace. It is a happy message. It was so cool to see her have spiritual experiences right before our eyes. At one point, she was so excited and full of the Spirit that she said she wanted to go to church and tell everyone, "GOD LOVES YOU!!!!!!" I just started laughing because she is just amazing! A couple months ago, other elders that have been transferred now, stopped by Emily's place and she did not answer the door. Seeing where she has come from really is great to know that God has a plan. He has a timetable of when things are supposed to happen and there are no coincidences. Okay back to the lesson. She was reading the chapter and realized that the things she was reading was exactly what she had experienced over the couple weeks that the elders couldn't meet with her. She is so great and I know that Emily will continue to progress. I love seeing people change. I think it is so great how the Lord does His work. We all have a mission to help someone in some way and only we can do that. The investigator told all three of us that if the two elders had not come knocking on the door that day, she wouldn't be where she is today.
I know that we can have these experiences, whether they be simple or humongous, like the one I was lucky enough to witness, that it will impact others for good. You can do anything through Christ. So, what's holding you back? There are enough bullies, enough tragedies, and enough bad news. Let us spread the good news! GOD LOVES YOU. :) And he knows you! He wants you to return to live with Him for eternity! I cannot think of a greater blessing. Knowing that I have a Heavenly Father that loves me and wants me to be righteous. I can talk to Him whenever I need to and He has provided me with the best tools possible to return home. I love this Gospel and the love that is in it. I am grateful for the missionaries that go out of their way to help other families and people, find their way back on the path to our Heavenly Father. I know that there is a living prophet on the Earth today that talks with God. I also know if we follow His counsel, we will be happier. And I say these things in the name of Jesus Christ, Amen.
