Scripture study has made a positive change in my life. I enjoy studying the scriptures on my own, with my family, and here at church. I can study the scriptures to learn, but the scriptures are also a tool to bring me closer to Christ by inviting the Spirit into my life. Studying the scriptures can also help me grow in unity with the people I study with. I like reading the scriptures to get instruction. They teach me how to act. Throughout the scriptures, there are small things people do that I can also do. A focused reading of […]
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D300 Swim Team Recap
I was the team photographer and took most of the pictures! I believe a handful are going to be in the yearbook too!
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“Having been commissioned of Jesus Christ”
Yesterday I had the opportunity to perform Baptisms for the Dead at the temple for the first time. While I was there, I thought about what the prayer meant. There’s a line in it, “Having been commissioned of Jesus Christ.” “Commissioned” means “holding a rank conferred by a commission,” for example, an Army General. I am a Preist in the Aaronic Priesthood. My father laid his hands on my head to ordain me to this office, but it was actually from Jesus. Jesus commissioned me to be a priest. It’s pretty cool to have that responsibility from Jesus. There’s another […]
Continue readingAs a missionary, what is your duty in helping others find and partake of the fruits of the gospel?
1: What Is My Purpose as a Missionary? – Preach My Gospel We need to extend the offer of the restored gospel to everyone. Many people aren’t in the church just because they don’t know about it. It’s our job to make sure everyone knows what’s available. It’s not up to us if they decide to join or not. They still have thier own agency. And God will judge thier behavior in the church, not us. Our job is simply to let everyone have the opportunity to come to Christ. It’s up to them if they take it. This is […]
Continue readingLehi’s Vision notes
These are my notes on the story of Lehi’s Vison, 1 Nephi 8:9-24. Lehi wanted his family to have the fruit too. The fruit represents the gospel. He wanted to share it because the gospel makes us joy. Joy above all else, because the gospel is the reason we came to earth so we are happy to understand the plan of why we’re here and where we’re going and all the tiny details in that plan like the fact that Jesus will be here caring for us in everything. We’re all a heavenly family, so when Lehi said he wanted […]
Continue readingDaddy, Donna, and Nephi notes
These are my notes on the article Daddy, Donna, and Nephi from Elder Jeffrey R. Holland in the September 1976 Ensign: we should dig deep into books we read. it shouldn’t be easy to just skim it as fast as we can. we should think about it. especially with the BofM, god’s book, organized in the perfect way for everyone. if we dig into what exactly it meant,s we can understand it better. and it shows the lord that we care. if the lord knows we care then he will give us revalation. and the more knowledge we gain in […]
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