Love Part 2

Hey-o!
So Valentines Day is upon us tomorrow! There are two major times of the year when love is spoken of more than other times: Christmas and Valentines Day.
I've posted about Love once before and you can see that post here.
As we read in Matthew 22:36-39 
" 36 Master, which is the great commandment in the law?

 37 Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind.

 38 This is the first and great commandment.

 39 And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself."
Love is the greatest commandment. If we truly love those around us then we will always see them the way that our Saviour and our Father in Heaven sees them. 

I think it was put best by President Thomas S. Monson in his talk in the April 2014 General Conference. His talk is titled: Love -- the Essence of the Gospel. 

I know that as I have shown greater love for those around me I have in turn felt greater love. The love of Christ is something so incredibly powerful. It has changed my life and I know it can change yours. 

Desire to Believe: The Beginning

Hello There!!
So I just wanted to talk a little about how Faith begins, and how we can develop that faith.
As we learn in Alma 32:21 " And now as I said concerning faith—faith is not to have a perfect knowledge of things; therefore if ye have faith ye hope for things which are not seen, which are true." Faith is not about knowing everything there is to know about something. 

Later on in that same chapter of Alma we read, " 27 But behold, if ye will awake and arouse your faculties, even to an experiment upon my words, and exercise a particle of faith, yea, even if ye can no more than desire to believe, let this desire work in you, even until ye believe in a manner that ye can give place for a portion of my words." To start out in finding faith we simply have to desire to believe. If we are earnestly seeking for truth and have a desire to follow Christ then we will receive answers to our questions. 
So let us 'experiment' upon the words of the prophets. Let us choose faith, and let us push onward.
If you would like to learn more about faith check out Mormon.org where you can chat with missionaries like me! 

Faith; My Little Seed.

Hi-ya!
Wow February already? The past month has flown by!!
So I wanted to talk this month about Faith: what it is, how we can grow our faith, and what can happen when we use our faith.
So what is faith? I talk about this a little bit in my other post Faith and Prayer.

Faith can be described as a variety of things. To put it simply it is a strong belief that causes us to act. We have faith in so many things each and everyday. We have faith that the light will go on when we flip the switch. We have faith in many material things every day.
Much more importantly than having faith in a light-switch is having faith in our Saviour, Jesus Christ and His Atonement. We have to put our trust in the Lord in all that we do.
We learn this principle in many different scripture verses one of my favourites is Proverbs 3:5-6 "Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thy own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct thy paths."
Exercising faith everyday means putting our all in the Lord's hands everyday. Giving it all to Him and then getting to work. And trying our very best to do the work He would have us do.
I know for myself that understanding faith is difficult. But faith is a little seed that can grow into a tree that we can reap many rewards from. They least of which being a closer relationship with our Saviour.
I know that when we exercise our faith even a little bit that God will bless so very much!

Family History: Making it MY-story

Hey-o!!
Its so good to be back on the blog! I know it hasn't been that long, but it feels like forever out here!
So this last week Sister Pack and I have been talking a lot about Family History and sharing our stories.
It has been so wonderful for me to learn and hear the stories about my ancestors. Where they came from, what they did, what life was like for them and so many other stories.
As I have heard and read these stories I have been so blessed to come closer to my family and feel like I have come to personally know my ancestors.
But some people ask Why? What is the point in knowing all of these random stories about my ancestors?
Well the point is simple.

Families are ordained of God. They are so special. I love my family so much and you can read more about that in my other post Families can Be Together Forever. Because families are ordained by God it means that we will eventually be with them again, if we life our lives in a way that we are worthy of it.
Doing Family History links us back through the generations. It binds us together forever! There is a wonderful website that can help get you started in tracking down your roots. It's Familysearch.org  It is one of the most extensive sites availiable in doing family history. There are also Family History Centers around the world that can assist you in your search!

Our Saviour!

Hey!!
So just had a wonderful broadcast a few days ago, to all the missionaries in the world. It was incredible!!
One of the things that they discussed was always being ready to testify of our Saviour, Jesus Christ.
So I would like to share, just super quick, my testimony of my Saviour.
I know that Jesus Christ is the Son of God. I know that He lives. I know that through Him and the power of His Atonement we can do all things.
Christ has come to mean the world to me. He has helped me through so many trials and troubles. Through His Atonement we can obtain forgiveness for our sins.
We can find relief for feelings of guilt, sorrow, grief, pain, and any thing else that troubles us.

Families can Be Together Forever!!

Hello!!!
I hope all is going well with you and your family!!
I've been thinking a lot about my family in the last little while, and I just have to say I love my family!!!
I have been so blessed to have the family I do. What's more, is that I have been blessed to have grown up knowing that my family will be together forever!

This knowledge has brought us such a profound sense of peace and joy. As we have grown together in the gospel we have also grown together as a family.
I know that through the Gospel of Jesus Christ our families really can be together forever and through them we can find peace, safety, and strength.
If you would like to learn more about The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saint's teachings about families check out Mormon.org  you can find out more or chat with a missionary like me!! :)

The BEST book EVER!!

Hello!!!
Hello and Happy New Year (again)!! :)
So just yesterday I had the wonderful opportunity to finish rereading the Book of Mormon. For those who don't know, the Book of Mormon is another testament of Jesus Christ. It was written by ancient prophets on the American continent. It teaches us the fullness of the gospel of Jesus Christ; how we can return to live with our Father in Heaven.
I had quite the experience as I read the Book of Mormon this time around. It was so incredible to me as I focused in on the testimonies of the prophets.
As I did so I was able to see the fulfillment of the words of Jacob (the brother of Nephi) found in Jacob 7:10-11 when he said,
"10 And I said unto him: Believest thou the scriptures? And he said, Yea.

 11 And I said unto him: Then ye do not understand them; for they truly testify of Christ. Behold, I say unto you that none of the prophets have written, nor prophesied, save they have spoken concerning this Christ."

It is SO true!! All of the prophets within the Book of Mormon testify of our Saviour, Jesus Christ. They testify of His life, His ministry, His Atonement, His death, His resurrection, and His continual love.

I add my testimony to theirs that Jesus Christ is the Saviour and Redeemer of the World. That He lives, and through Him and His eternal Atonement we can be made clean. I also testify that as we read, study, ponder, and pray about the Book of Mormon we will come to know that it is true and that it is the word of God.

If you would like to learn more I would encourage you to take a look at Mormon.org you can request a copy of the Book of Mormon or chat with a missionary like me.