I love, absolutely LOVE the book, "Preach My Gospel".
In our couple study, we have been reading "Developing Christ Like Attributes". I have discovered the beauty of words and the power of learning and putting to memory the things we are learning. I feel like each time I quote the passage I am learning, I am cutting out, etching a place that this piece of virtue can settle itself in my mind; helping it to become firm...immovable...steadfast; hoping that my actions will mirror the words my mind is learning, my heart is discovering, and my spirit is feasting. Putting these things to memory is what I need to help my mind, that sometimes feels slippery and somewhat like jello, become solid, fixed, and permanent in Christ.
Tonight, I read a verse in Hebrews 11 about promises...which are fixed on being these things...firm, immovable, steadfast. Referring to saints of ancient times, Able, Abraham, Enoch, and Sara, Paul states:
13 These all died in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them afar off, and were persuaded of them, and embraced them, and confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth.
14 For they that say such things declare plainly that they seek a country.
15 And truly, if they had been mindful of that country from whence they came out, they might have had opportunity to have returned.
16 But now they desire a better country, that is, an heavenly: wherefore God is not ashamed to be called their God: for he hath prepared for them a city.
So, tonight, I am sharing a new favorite scripture.
Showing posts with label Covenants. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Covenants. Show all posts
Wednesday, August 10, 2011
Tuesday, March 8, 2011
"I want to be a Missionary..."
Tonight, the sister missionaries called to see if I could go on exchanges with them. So glad I could go. We visited a member family in the stake with the purpose to invite them to invite a friend.
AMAZING EXPERIENCE!!!
The gospel is such a HAPPY thing to have. Why not share it? Sister Fellman taught them the "how" in sharing and them invited them to practice inviting a friend.
The father of the home role played inviting a sister in the ward to an upcoming activity. And even though it was role play, the Spirit confirmed that the Lord's work is moving forward and that if we/I will, we/I can play a role in this.
We visited a few other people. And I had the chance to share my feelings how God answers our prayers, if we ask Him sincerely. That the Book of Mormon will give us peace will give answers that we seek. Again, I felt the conviction that God's church IS ON THE EARTH today. With Christ at the head, and all the keys restored, with living prophets who speak with God for man today, modern revelation, proper priesthood authority, eternal families, covenants and ordinances, baptism, the gift of the Holy Ghost.
It is in the Church of Jesus-Christ of Latter-day Saints that we can find these truths.
Anyway, I know these things for myself. As surely as the sun shone today and will tomorrow, whether it is hidden behind the clouds of not, it is still there.
The restored gospel of Jesus Christ is here, again. And the beauty of it is that anyone can find out for him/her-self. That is the beauty of it!
I love missionary work!
AMAZING EXPERIENCE!!!
The gospel is such a HAPPY thing to have. Why not share it? Sister Fellman taught them the "how" in sharing and them invited them to practice inviting a friend.
The father of the home role played inviting a sister in the ward to an upcoming activity. And even though it was role play, the Spirit confirmed that the Lord's work is moving forward and that if we/I will, we/I can play a role in this.
We visited a few other people. And I had the chance to share my feelings how God answers our prayers, if we ask Him sincerely. That the Book of Mormon will give us peace will give answers that we seek. Again, I felt the conviction that God's church IS ON THE EARTH today. With Christ at the head, and all the keys restored, with living prophets who speak with God for man today, modern revelation, proper priesthood authority, eternal families, covenants and ordinances, baptism, the gift of the Holy Ghost.
It is in the Church of Jesus-Christ of Latter-day Saints that we can find these truths.
Anyway, I know these things for myself. As surely as the sun shone today and will tomorrow, whether it is hidden behind the clouds of not, it is still there.
The restored gospel of Jesus Christ is here, again. And the beauty of it is that anyone can find out for him/her-self. That is the beauty of it!
I love missionary work!
Sunday, August 29, 2010
Spirit testifies Truth
I love feeling the spirit.
I love having the spirit work through me to touch others.
Today, I spoke in church, and I felt both.
Something I learned today, I need a lot of repentance. And to think I thought I was repenting enough...is there really such a thing?
This was a subject that I needed to give because I have been forgetting to Come to Him.
The Lord is very kind to remind me this way.
These are the sources I used for the talk.
Elder Neil A Anderson gave a wonderful discourse on this repentance (click here).
Elder Jeffrey R Holland talked about coming to Christ through Faith in Christ, repentance, baptism and temple covenants, and then living our covenants (click here).
The people of King Benjamin are a great example of Coming to Christ. They followed the same pattern that Elder Holland outlines (click here...see chapters 1-6).
Anyway, I felt the the spirit witness as I shared thoughts from these lovely scriptures. I felt the spirit witness as I shared my own testimony that Jesus Christ is our Savior and Redeemer. His church is restored on the earth TODAY and is led by LIVING PROPHETS. And these truths can be known by everyone...as stated in the introduction of the Book of Mormon:
"We invite all men everywhere to read the Book of Mormon, to ponder in their hearts the message it contains, and then to ask God, the Eternal Father, in the name of Christ if the book is true. Those who pursue this course and ask in faith will gain a testimony of its truth and divinity by the power of the Holy Ghost. (See Moroni 10: 3-5.)
Those who gain this divine witness from the Holy Spirit will also come to know by the same power that Jesus Christ is the Savior of the world, that Joseph Smith is his revelator and prophet in these last days, and that The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is the Lord’s kingdom once again established on the earth, preparatory to the second coming of the Messiah."
The spirit is wonderful!
I know Jesus wants us all to come to Him.
His atonement can make me/us clean, and happy.
And that is worth living for!
I love having the spirit work through me to touch others.
Today, I spoke in church, and I felt both.
Something I learned today, I need a lot of repentance. And to think I thought I was repenting enough...is there really such a thing?
This was a subject that I needed to give because I have been forgetting to Come to Him.
The Lord is very kind to remind me this way.
These are the sources I used for the talk.
Elder Neil A Anderson gave a wonderful discourse on this repentance (click here).
Elder Jeffrey R Holland talked about coming to Christ through Faith in Christ, repentance, baptism and temple covenants, and then living our covenants (click here).
The people of King Benjamin are a great example of Coming to Christ. They followed the same pattern that Elder Holland outlines (click here...see chapters 1-6).
Anyway, I felt the the spirit witness as I shared thoughts from these lovely scriptures. I felt the spirit witness as I shared my own testimony that Jesus Christ is our Savior and Redeemer. His church is restored on the earth TODAY and is led by LIVING PROPHETS. And these truths can be known by everyone...as stated in the introduction of the Book of Mormon:
"We invite all men everywhere to read the Book of Mormon, to ponder in their hearts the message it contains, and then to ask God, the Eternal Father, in the name of Christ if the book is true. Those who pursue this course and ask in faith will gain a testimony of its truth and divinity by the power of the Holy Ghost. (See Moroni 10: 3-5.)
Those who gain this divine witness from the Holy Spirit will also come to know by the same power that Jesus Christ is the Savior of the world, that Joseph Smith is his revelator and prophet in these last days, and that The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is the Lord’s kingdom once again established on the earth, preparatory to the second coming of the Messiah."
The spirit is wonderful!
I know Jesus wants us all to come to Him.
Today!
His atonement can make me/us clean, and happy.
And that is worth living for!
Wednesday, August 25, 2010
Sink into the Heart
I am currently reading in the book of Mosiah.
A quick summary of where I am...
Abinadi, a prophet sent to call the people and more particularly a wicked king to repentance, has been captured, imprisoned, and now tied up, is presented to the king.
His BOLD declaration of God's call to repentance and promises for the people and the king if they choose to repent or not to repent mulls around and hardens the hearts of the wicked priests.
They try to slay him.
But, because he has not finished delivering God's message to the king, no one can touch him.
So, bound before the king, prophet Abinadi declares redemption through Jesus Christ. Repentance and Salvation.
Okay, so for the purpose of this post...
I was struck by a couple of verses where Abinadi BOLDY tells them the condition of the their hearts...
Mosiah 12:27
"Ye have not applied your hearts to understanding; therefore, ye have not been wise..."
Mosiah 13:7
"Yea, and I perceive that it cuts you to your hearts because I tell you the truth concerning your iniquities..."
Mosiah 13:11
"And now I read unto you the remainder of the acommandments of God, for I perceive that they are not written in your hearts..."
I was struck by the contrast of the condition of the heart of righteous King Benjamin and his people.
Before he turns over his reign to his son, he too preaches repentence and redemption through Christ to his people.
Preparing them for his message he declares:
Mosiah 2:9
"My brethren, all ye that have assembled yourselves together, you that can hear my words which I shall speak unto you this day; for I have not commanded you to come up hither to trifle with the words which I shall speak, but that you should hearken unto me, and open your ears that ye may hear, and your hearts that ye may understand, and your minds that the mysteries of God may be unfolded to your view. "
First they are instructed to use their senses.
And they do...
And, in contrast to the wicked king and his people, we read:
Mosiah 4:2
"And they had viewed themselves in their own carnal state, even less than the dust of the earth. And they all cried aloud with one voice, saying: O have mercy, and apply the atoning blood of Christ that we may receive forgiveness of our sins, and our hearts may be purified; for we believe in Jesus Christ, the Son of God, who created heaven and earth, and all things; who shall come down among the children of men."
Mosiah 5:2
"And they all cried with one voice, saying: Yea, we believe all the words which thou hast spoken unto us; and also, we know of their surety and truth, because of the Spirit of the Lord Omnipotent, which has wrought a mighty change in us, or in our hearts, that we have no more disposition to do evil, but to do good continually."
And this change of heart caused for outward actions...and the people covenant to follow Christ.
And again with the heart...
Mosiah 5:7
"And now, because of the covenant which ye have made ye shall be called the children of Christ, his sons, and his daughters; for behold, this day he hath spiritually begotten you; for ye say that your hearts are changed through faith on his name; therefore, ye are born of him and have become his sons and his daughters."
finally...
Mosiah 5:11,12,13
"11 ... therefore, take heed that ye do not transgress, that the name be not blotted out of your hearts.
12 I say unto you, I would that ye should remember to retain the name written always in your hearts...
13 For how knoweth a man the master whom he has not served, and who is a stranger unto him, and is far from the thoughts and intents of his heart?"
There is something peaceful and enriching about letting Christ sink deep into my heart...
...something beautiful about REMEMBERING to retain HIS name in my heart
...and something POWERUL and SAFE, KNOWING HE is the WAY, the TRUTH and the LIGHT.
I know that He makes the heart soft...
When I REMEMBER Him, and He is sunk into my heart, I am softer and kinder...patient and more understanding...
I am His.
So, tomorrow, I'll try again to rememember...
Knowing that when I forget...which I do too often as life busies around me...
I can trust in His perfect atonement...and repent and try again...
And when I do, I will feel His love just as King Benjamin's people did.
A quick summary of where I am...
Abinadi, a prophet sent to call the people and more particularly a wicked king to repentance, has been captured, imprisoned, and now tied up, is presented to the king.
His BOLD declaration of God's call to repentance and promises for the people and the king if they choose to repent or not to repent mulls around and hardens the hearts of the wicked priests.
They try to slay him.
But, because he has not finished delivering God's message to the king, no one can touch him.
So, bound before the king, prophet Abinadi declares redemption through Jesus Christ. Repentance and Salvation.
Okay, so for the purpose of this post...
I was struck by a couple of verses where Abinadi BOLDY tells them the condition of the their hearts...
Mosiah 12:27
"Ye have not applied your hearts to understanding; therefore, ye have not been wise..."
Mosiah 13:7
"Yea, and I perceive that it cuts you to your hearts because I tell you the truth concerning your iniquities..."
Mosiah 13:11
"And now I read unto you the remainder of the acommandments of God, for I perceive that they are not written in your hearts..."
I was struck by the contrast of the condition of the heart of righteous King Benjamin and his people.
Before he turns over his reign to his son, he too preaches repentence and redemption through Christ to his people.
Preparing them for his message he declares:
Mosiah 2:9
"My brethren, all ye that have assembled yourselves together, you that can hear my words which I shall speak unto you this day; for I have not commanded you to come up hither to trifle with the words which I shall speak, but that you should hearken unto me, and open your ears that ye may hear, and your hearts that ye may understand, and your minds that the mysteries of God may be unfolded to your view. "
First they are instructed to use their senses.
And they do...
And, in contrast to the wicked king and his people, we read:
Mosiah 4:2
"And they had viewed themselves in their own carnal state, even less than the dust of the earth. And they all cried aloud with one voice, saying: O have mercy, and apply the atoning blood of Christ that we may receive forgiveness of our sins, and our hearts may be purified; for we believe in Jesus Christ, the Son of God, who created heaven and earth, and all things; who shall come down among the children of men."
Mosiah 5:2
"And they all cried with one voice, saying: Yea, we believe all the words which thou hast spoken unto us; and also, we know of their surety and truth, because of the Spirit of the Lord Omnipotent, which has wrought a mighty change in us, or in our hearts, that we have no more disposition to do evil, but to do good continually."
And this change of heart caused for outward actions...and the people covenant to follow Christ.
And again with the heart...
Mosiah 5:7
"And now, because of the covenant which ye have made ye shall be called the children of Christ, his sons, and his daughters; for behold, this day he hath spiritually begotten you; for ye say that your hearts are changed through faith on his name; therefore, ye are born of him and have become his sons and his daughters."
finally...
Mosiah 5:11,12,13
"11 ... therefore, take heed that ye do not transgress, that the name be not blotted out of your hearts.
12 I say unto you, I would that ye should remember to retain the name written always in your hearts...
13 For how knoweth a man the master whom he has not served, and who is a stranger unto him, and is far from the thoughts and intents of his heart?"
There is something peaceful and enriching about letting Christ sink deep into my heart...
...something beautiful about REMEMBERING to retain HIS name in my heart
...and something POWERUL and SAFE, KNOWING HE is the WAY, the TRUTH and the LIGHT.
I know that He makes the heart soft...
When I REMEMBER Him, and He is sunk into my heart, I am softer and kinder...patient and more understanding...
I am His.
So, tomorrow, I'll try again to rememember...
Knowing that when I forget...which I do too often as life busies around me...
I can trust in His perfect atonement...and repent and try again...
And when I do, I will feel His love just as King Benjamin's people did.
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