Hello all, I would like to share my thoughts about missionary work and becoming a Zion people. I think these both go hand in hand, you cannot become a Zion people without first becoming a missionary at heart.
To me a successful missionary doesn't have anything to do with baptisms, or converting people to the gospel. To me being a missionary is a way of life, it is taking time out of your busy schedule to help others succeed and draw closer to God, it is loving others, caring for others, and serving others. We know only true happiness comes through being obedient to God's laws.
Mosiah 2:17 And, behold I tell you these things that ye may learn wisdom; that ye may learn that when ye are in the service of your fellow beings ye are only in the service of your God.
When we serve others with good intentions everyone is blessed. The people getting served are blessed with the help they need to become a better person, The server gets blessed with the joy that only comes from helping others and he gets blessings for doing the Lord's work.
As we change our hearts by serving others and striving to become more christlike we will start to establish Zion. To establish ourselves as a Zion people we must prepare ourselves for the second coming. We must Obey the Commandments, avoid temptation, repent, and put the atonement to work in our own lives. We do not have to be perfect, that is why Christ suffered for us. We do however, need to do the best we can and the Lord will make up the difference.
We need to hold fast to our beliefs and values, even when they are not very popular to many. We must care for the poor and the needy if we are able and we must depart of our substance when our brother is in need. It is not up to us to decide if someone really needs help or not, if they appear to be in need we must help.
In Mosiah 4:19 it says; For behold, are we not all beggars? Do we not all depend upon the same Being, even God, for all the substance which we have, for both food and raiment, and for gold, and for silver, and for all the riches which we have of every kind?
Brothers and Sisters, I challenge myself and each one of us to become missionaries, and do what we can to serve others who are in need.
In the name of Jesus Christ Amen
Saturday, July 16, 2016
Sunday, July 3, 2016
Beware
Hello all, it seems like it has been a while since I have posted on here.
In my reading this week I have been learning about false prophets who will preach false Doctrines, lie, and do whatever they can to get you to doubt your beliefs. This is a common theme in our days today. There are lots of people who will hear something the church has came out with and instead of learning about it through the apostles we turn to facebook, websites, or any place we can to try to find answers. I have been guilty of this at time in my life and that is why I got rid of all my social media accounts for a few years.
I will be the first to admit when there is a new church policy that comes out it is easy to not understand and to look for answers in places I shouldn't. This has caused negativity and a slight wavering of my testimony at times. It wasn't until I talked to my Bishop and listened to the council of President Dieter F. Uchtdorf to doubt my doubts when I encounter something I may not understand at first rather than doubting my faith.
I have learned that I can find any answer I want to any question by just doing a simple google search. This brings up multiple contradictory "correct" answers. Its funny how that works. This is why it is important to beware of pride and to put off the "Natural man" for the natural man is an enemy to God.
It is perfectly acceptable to not understand or to disagree with new policies or revelations as long as we take the necessary steps to find out the truth of them for ourselves. I know if we look to answers to our questions in the right places our doubts will be removed from us as we get a full understanding. Once we have received our answer it is important to be content and move on with a steadfast and immovable faith.
There are many examples in the scripture of how pride destroyed many nations. I pray that we can all avoid being prideful when something doesn't sit right with us. May we have the courage to do whatever is necessary to learn and understand the reasons behind decisions made by our Church leaders.
In the name of Jesus Christ Amen
In my reading this week I have been learning about false prophets who will preach false Doctrines, lie, and do whatever they can to get you to doubt your beliefs. This is a common theme in our days today. There are lots of people who will hear something the church has came out with and instead of learning about it through the apostles we turn to facebook, websites, or any place we can to try to find answers. I have been guilty of this at time in my life and that is why I got rid of all my social media accounts for a few years.
I will be the first to admit when there is a new church policy that comes out it is easy to not understand and to look for answers in places I shouldn't. This has caused negativity and a slight wavering of my testimony at times. It wasn't until I talked to my Bishop and listened to the council of President Dieter F. Uchtdorf to doubt my doubts when I encounter something I may not understand at first rather than doubting my faith.
I have learned that I can find any answer I want to any question by just doing a simple google search. This brings up multiple contradictory "correct" answers. Its funny how that works. This is why it is important to beware of pride and to put off the "Natural man" for the natural man is an enemy to God.
It is perfectly acceptable to not understand or to disagree with new policies or revelations as long as we take the necessary steps to find out the truth of them for ourselves. I know if we look to answers to our questions in the right places our doubts will be removed from us as we get a full understanding. Once we have received our answer it is important to be content and move on with a steadfast and immovable faith.
There are many examples in the scripture of how pride destroyed many nations. I pray that we can all avoid being prideful when something doesn't sit right with us. May we have the courage to do whatever is necessary to learn and understand the reasons behind decisions made by our Church leaders.
In the name of Jesus Christ Amen
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