The Importance of Teamwork

Love your companion like you know you would love Christ. Be open with your companion. Work together as a team. The Lord expects us to work as a team, much like a family and the Godhead (Three separate beings, one purpose and one goal=Bring to pass the immortality and eternal life of man). The Lord doesn't expect perfection, but he does expect love and compromise. The windows of heaven will pour out on you and your area and everything will work out for the best. I promise. In the name of Jesus Christ, amen.

God has Good Timing

Lately I've been reading in the book of Mosiah as part of my personal study. I read Mosiah 23-24 this morning and it is about how Alma (a prophet and recent convert to Jesus Christ and refugee leader because the king of his city kicked him and the other Christians out) had found a land where everything was fine and peaceful. They built a city and were relatively happy. And then there was an army that came and conquered them and made life very hard for Alma and his people. They prayed and prayed for help. Alma received word from the Lord and the Lord promised He would make their burdens light as they relied on Him. The people continued to pray and maintain hope in the Lord. A few days after Alma received this first revelation, he received another that the Lord would help his people escape that night. They did and as the left the city and were fleeing the army that had originally conquered them, they made it to a safe city with a kind and wise king.

I love this story because it shows how obedient these people are and how much they trusted God. We don't know God's timing and we don't know the purpose of many of the trials we go through. Every transfer is hard in some way, and they always seem to fall apart and come together at the beginning of each transfer. I know that the Lord is going to pour out the windows of heaven in the next couple of weeks and I know that the gospel is true. As we rely on Jesus Christ and his atonement, we have strength and hope. We are able to get through the day when it is hard. He loves us so much and I am so grateful to know and love Him too. I know that He lives and because He lives I will too. I say these things in the name of Jesus Christ, amen.

You Will Never be Alone

 "10 Remember the worth of souls is great in the sight of God;

 11 For, behold, the Lord your Redeemer suffered death in the flesh; wherefore he suffered the pain of all men, that all men might repent and come unto him.

 12 And he hath risen again from the dead, that he might bring all men unto him, on conditions of repentance.

 13 And how great is his joy in the soul that repenteth!

 14 Wherefore, you are called to cry repentance unto this people.

 15 And if it so be that you should labor all your days in crying repentance unto this people, and bring, save it be one soul unto me, how great shall be your joy with him in the kingdom of my Father!

 16 And now, if your joy will be great with one soul that you have brought unto me into the kingdom of my Father, how great will be your joy if you should bring many souls unto me!" D&C 18

You will not understand these verses until you have truly been able to see how much another soul is worth to our Heavenly Father. I know a shred of this with Laura and it is astounding. She is so wonderful and I love her so much. I testify to you that Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ love you! They love you so much that Jesus CHrist was sent to earth to live a perfect life and then feel all that we feel so that he can help us. He then died to conquer death and rose again so that we may also. You are never forgotten and you always have a Savior who love you and knows exactly how to help you. You need to reach out to him and he will do the rest. And you do this through faith in Him, repentance for our sins and shortcomings, baptism to wash away our sins, the gift of the holy ghost to help and guide us always, and endure to the end in righteousness and love. I know that these things bring joy and will always always always be there for you. In the name of Jesus Christ, amen.