March 10, 2014
Hey guys!! this week has been pretty good! :) kinda slow but that
happens. We still had the same amount of visits this week as we usually do, but
for some reason the week just seemed kinda slow! but that's ok :) just means we
can do more this week! its crazy how fast the time flies, in 3 days I will have
officially been out for 4 months! that's so crazy! haha anyways we have
had some really good visits with our investigators and less actives, we have
actually recently got 3 in active member reactivated! hopefully it stays that
way! hahaha its been pretty cool! i have also gained 30 lbs on my mission so
far... lucky all of it is going towards muscle haha other wise it would just be
weird! i need to stop gaining weight at this rate though, i don't know if its
particularly healthy! Anyways! hahah enough about me.
i was in Sunday school yesterday and on of our recently reactivated members
was teaching the lesson! (crazy right?) hahaha its actually really cool but
anyways there was one thing that she said to us that i kinda played with in my
head for a little while, and we were talking about having knowledge, and how
important that is! it was really cool for me to realize what the most important
thing we can learn in this life is. The most important knowledge we can gain in
this life is the Knowledge of our Savior. There is one thing we take with us as
we progress forward into the eternities and that is the knowledge we have
acquired here on earth. We have often been told that we should try to gain as
much education as possible. To learn and develop as much as we possibly can in
this life, to help us as we progress to the next. But i would advise us all to
learn the things that are of the utmost importance first. The man who has no
knowledge of mathematics or science but yet knows his Savior, is far better off
than the man with the PHD and no knowledge of his Savior. In a world where
discouragement, sorrow, and sin are seen in our lives on a daily basis, in times
when fear and despair seem to prevail over all else, i would council us all to
do as it says in Mosiah 4 vs 9
"Believe in God, believe that He is, and that he created all things both in
heaven and earth; believe that he has all power, both in heaven and earth;
believe that man doth not comprehend all the things which the lord can
comprehend." and then in Vs 12 the result:
"And Behold i say unto you that if ye do this ye shall always REJOICE and
be filled with the love of God and always retain a remission of your sins, and
ye shall grow in the knowledge of the glory of him that created you, or in the
knowledge of that which is just and true."
As great as mathematics and science are, the knowledge belief and love for
our Savior helps us through those hardships. It will help us through those times
of despair and sadness. Our knowledge and love for the Savior helps us to keep
moving, keep rejoicing, and keep living. It helps us to face the future, and
make it into what we want and rejoice in our opportunities! That last bit is the
most important, a knowledge of our Savior brings Joy! and who doesn't want
Joy??? i love you guys!! have a wonderful week!! :)
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