None Were With Him

I have been waiting along time to post this blog and video, but I think its now time with Easter this upcoming Sunday. What an amazing time of year that we can all thinkg about the resurrection. If you sit back and think about it, it really is the greatest miracle and most important thing in the history of the world. Its something as humans that we cant comprehend and understand how it was possible. How it was possible for a single man to take upon him the sins of the entire world. I hope this Easter season that we dont just think about the resurrection. It is amazing and definitely deserves thought, but also think about the personal sacrifice for YOU. Nobody else in this world but you. He understands and he went through it all so that we dont have to. Just as the video at the end says "He stood utterly alone" and he did that so we dont have to. He paid the price for us, now we just have to come unto him. His arms are stretched out if we will just go. I just want to share my testimony with you all that I personally have about our Savior Jesus Christ. I truly know with all my heart that he is the son of God. That he came to this earth for one reason and that was to die for us. I know that is the living Messiah. He is closer to you and me then we could ever know. How much in our lives do we think of him? How much do we learn of him? If it weren't for him not one of us would be here today. Learn about him, follow him, and be like him. President Christianson says "Learning about him, his life, his miracles and all he did is the greatest thing in the world besides coming to know him" Not just knowing what he did, but knowing him personally. It is possible for every single one of us. I know that with all my heart becasue I have come to know him thorugh using his atonement. Repenting of my sins and trying my best to be like him. He is real and he is there for us. I love him with all my heart and I hope we can all remember and as Elder Holland says in this video "rededicate our lives" to him. Please please go watch this video from Elder Holland!!! Its amazing! http://lds.org/ldsorg/v/index.jsp?autoplay=true&index=4&locale=0&sourceId=04f3a899d5e92210VgnVCM100000176f620a____&vgnextoid=bd163ca6e9aa3210VgnVCM1000003a94610aRCRD

Come What May, and Love It

A little while before Elder Wirthlin passed away he gave a talk in conference titles "Come what may and Love it". In that talk he talks about all the trials and adversity we have in life and how to deal with them. Cause lets be honest they come to all of us. He mentions three ways that we can deal with these things better. First, learn to laugh! What a good bit of advice. I have found so much in my life and especially on my mission that when tough times come, or maybe when your having a bad day that if you can just laugh and put a smile on everything will be ok. Second, seek the eternal! If we could only realize why we are having these struggles. In the moment obviously it is going to be hard, but we have to know that God knows our situation and knows what is going on. And third, The principle of Compensation! During the talk he makes the comment that "the lord compensates the faithful for every loss" he also mentions that every tear somebody sheds in this life (if they are faithful) will be rewarded 100 fold. You'll have to go check it out yourself and its at the bottom of this post. It really is awesome. Lately we have been working with this less active member here in Greece who just barely found out her hunband has been cheating on her for months. Such a sad deal and she is really struggling. You might ask, as did she "how in the world could you look at this good?" Its a very good question. In D&C section 121 and 122 Joseph Smith is in Libery Jail and is just living in terrible circumstances and a terrible environment. To start off the section Joseph asks "God, where art thou?" as did this young gal we are working with and I am sure many of us have as well when these things happen in our lives. But there is a cool promise at the end of this section. Its after a whole listing of bad things that could happen and it says "and above all, if the very jaws of ^dhell shall gape open the mouth wide after thee, know thou, my son, that all these things shall give thee ^eexperience, and shall be for thy good." Even if the Jaws of hell. Thats pretty profound and I really do know this to be true. It will all be ok and God truly knows our situation and will bless us. Stay positive and trust in God! He is there and he knows YOU personally. Go check out this video. Its really good! http://lds.org/ldsorg/v/index.jsp?autoplay=true&index=5&locale=0&sourceId=d513b0333ee92210VgnVCM100000176f620a____&vgnextoid=bd163ca6e9aa3210VgnVCM1000003a94610aRCRD

Forgiveness

I have been waiting to do this blog for a long time, and I think I am finally ready to do. I really am excited about this one and I hope you all will enjoy it. Who will agree with me that forgiveness is a hard thing to do? i definitely think it is. Especially when you have "those kinds" of people. I am sure you know what Im talking about. The one who flips you off in the car, or the one who spreads rumors about you. Whatever it may be sometimes forgiveness is tough. Whether it is tough or not it is something we have to do. We read all over the scriptures that it is something we need to do. One of my favorite verses is in 3 Nephi. 14For, if ye ^aforgive men their trespasses your heavenly Father will also forgive you; 15But if ye forgive not men their trespasses neither will your Father forgive your trespasses. It is such an important thing and I know if we can learn to forgive we can have so much more peace in our lives. We know that Christ taught us to yes even forgive our enemies. And I truly know from personal experience that God will forgive us when we forgive others. It is a promise from him and he is bound when we do what he says.

My all time top mormon message is called "Forgiveness, my Burden was made light" and I want you all to watch it. Its about a guy who loses some of his family in a car accident to a drunk driver and it shows him talking to the kid that killed his wife and kids. Im sorry that it will probably make you cry, because it sure makes me, but it is amazing and only if everybody could forgive like this man. Lets all forgive our fellow men and love others. Go check out this video its amazing! http://lds.org/ldsorg/v/index.jsp?autoplay=true&index=1&locale=0&sourceId=674240dcb9d1a210VgnVCM100000176f620a____&vgnextoid=bd163ca6e9aa3210VgnVCM1000003a94610aRCRD