Two years goes so fast! I can't believe it's all over already! Coming home has been one of the hardest thing I have ever done, however at the same time my Heavenly Father has made it easier on me to adjust to home life. I got home July 30 and by august 4 he gave me two job options and let me choose, it has been a great job and he is constantly helping me to learn the duties of my job. The job I started working is in construction, in which I don't have a very deep knowledge of. God has helped me so much that he would teach me how to do the things my boss asked me to! And by his help I was able to do it right! God is so good that he has shown me little piece by little piece what I need to do now to be better off in the future! He is helping me get applied to school so I can start my career. On august 28 and 29 he helped me go back to North Carolina to go through the temple with a family I became good friends with, and there they became a family for all time and eternity! He has shown me miracle after miracle! I found this scripture that tells about how I feel:
Mosiah 25:10 "And again, when they thought of the immediate goodness of God, and his power in delivering Alma and his brethren out of the hands of the Lamanites and of bondage, they did raise their voices and give thanks to God." He has given me power to get through trials, he has delivered me from bondage, not from other people, but rather the bondage's of everyday life and the mistakes that we all make everyday! I have many reasons to raise my voice in praise and thanks to god for his goodness and mercy! I don't know about anyone else, but I lose sight of how great our father is way too many times in my day! My goal, and I hope it is all our goals is to Remember more everyday! I hope and pray that we will all share our praise of our Heavenly Father and his Son, our Savior Jesus Christ with someone who is feeling a little down or just post it on your Facebook page for all of your friends to see! I had a neat experience last weekend while I was in Salt Lake City, Utah. We went to general conference in the morning and had a long drive ahead of us back home to Nevada so we decided to stop in at McDonald's for a quick burger. As we were eating our food a man came and sat in the seat next to us with his dog. we started talking and I asked how his day was he said" oh not to good, yours?" I replied " it has been great! We just got to hear from our prophet!" and then went on to tell him the comforting words that our prophet spoke, as I was sharing this with him he started to smile and you could tell his depression and struggles started to melt away! he then opened up and went on to tell us how he has a hard life but that god helps him! He shared some special experiences that he had with us and as we kept talking and bringing it all back to the sacrifice of our Savior the spirit uplifted and comforted us all and showed us how we can be more happy! I know that the Spirit will help you in; having the courage that you need to share, in having the words to say, in comforting you as your nerves try to get in the way, and he will help you to know who to share this love with! I am grateful that he has helped me recognize his hand more in my life, and I hope that I can see his hand more in my life and in the life of those I come in contact with! Please dont forget to share with others! :)
Sunday, October 12, 2014
Tuesday, July 29, 2014
The End Draws Nigh!
If you like helping others then the life of a missionary would be a perfect one for you! I have absolutely loved being a full time representative of Jesus Christ. Becoming a missionary is a very special calling to have, because you are called to represent Jesus Christ and help others follow his example. This is a very big calling to fulfill so to help us become more like the Savior we have times set aside to help us study him and his teachings to try our best to act as he would. By using these times I have grown in more ways that I thought I ever could. I understand when God is moving more now than I have in the rest of my life.
The day of an LDS missionary has an outline for you to follow. The morning starts at 6:30 or before, you work out for 30 min, eat breakfast and get ready for the day by 8:00. At 8:00 you start your studies which consist of a small library of books, including the Holy Bible, and The Book of Mormon: Another testament of Jesus Christ. Then at 9:00 you start companion study. In companion study you talk about the things you learned from the spirit in your personal studies and then read from the scriptures fort he remaining time. Companion study is over at 10:00 at which time you go out and start teaching and serving in every way you can. You can take an hour for lunch and dinner and additional study time.You work until 9:00 pm unless teaching then by 9:30, plan for the next day and prepare for bed. Your in bed by 10:30 pm. following this schedule has helped me be the most effective in representing Christ and teaching others about him. This is one of my last days as a full time representative of Jesus Christ, and I want all to know that I love him. I know he is real and that he suffered for our sins so that we can have the glorious opportunity to return to live with our heavenly father! I plead with everyone who reads this post, even if your a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, to please read The Book of Mormon, compare it with the Bible, and then pray and ask God if what it teaches is true. I know that that book was written with the intent to bring all souls to Christ who is our Savior and Redeemer! If you believe in Christ, you will believe in the words the book teaches. Please give it a chance and read it, then ask God if it is right. Please when you see two young men with white shirts, ties, slacks and a name tag with, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints on it, and both their names are Elder, stop them and ask them for a copy of the book. Ask them questions that your preachers cant answer, give them time to talk and study your question and they will answer it. I know this is the church of Jesus Christ. What ever you do, how ever you are serving now, please keep serving with all your heart! Put your very best into it and God will make up for the places where we lack. I know this is true, God loves us! He cares about the little things we do as well as the big. I find comfort in the scripture from the book of Luke, Luke 12:6-7 "6 Are not five sparrows sold for two farthings, and not one of them is forgotten before God?
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