FORT the WORTH of Souls: Knowledge is Power

Wowza this week felt pretty long! Probably because our last pday was more than a week ago, but anywho….

Let me first start off by saying that last Saturday at the temple was amazing!! The sealing and the promises made in that room were beautiful. Not only that, but the temple just has a way of clearing my head and giving me the peace I need. I was able to step back and readjust my actions, deeds, purpose, and desire to align myself closer to God. This was such a great experience to have, especially since we had a lesson with Liu about temples this week and we were able to share our recent experience with a temple so close to where she lives. #blessings

We have done a lot of service this week which I absolutely love, but this week has been hard in the aspect of teaching. Three of our friends this week have been sick either with Covid or some cold so we’ve had to postpone lessons. Yes, we would do them through Zoom, but we asked and they would prefer not to, which is absolutely understandable. Although it's been rough, it’s given us time to really focus on meeting more people. So again #blessings?

Truly we try to make the best out of the situations and obstacles that we face and try to find the blessings that come with them. I think that's all God asks of us sometimes.

And now to the stuff that I really wanted to talk about, which is what I learned this week. In all reality, this is something that I’ve been pondering for a few weeks since I’ve come on my mission but that’s beside the point. What has really stuck out to me this week was focusing on becoming more like Christ in the intellectual aspect. Even out here on my mission, I am surrounded by so many resources that can help me come closer to Christ. The scriptures, Come Follow Me, conference talks, church magazines, testimonies of others, institute and seminary handbooks, and the list goes on and on. This past week I’ve just been so excited to look through all these things and to learn. One scripture that I absolutely love that kind of started this pondering process was:

Doctrine and Covenants 84:85 Neither take ye thought beforehand what ye shall say: but treasure up in your minds continually the words of life, and it shall be given you in the very hour that portion that shall be meted unto every man.

And I know that this is how Jesus Christ taught. He was able to teach because He had first learned. He was constantly learning, pondering, and connecting things to the gospel. We can all become perfect teachers like Christ too. That is His plan for us, He wants us to become like Him in every way. That includes His intelligence and His understanding of everything. This scripture almost (but not quite)makes me excited for college after my mission because I now more fully understand the divinity of learning.

Anyway, I guess what I wanted to get across to yall in writing about this is to be grateful for all the resources and tools that allow you to brighten your understanding about the gospel. Show that gratitude by anxiously learning and feasting upon the words of Christ. Also, go out and learn more about the things that you love and be excited about it. Learning was meant to be a gift not a chore :)

I don't know if anyone really cares but it bugs me every once in a while because I'm sometimes a stickler for these things, but if anyone has noticed that my grammar and sentence structure isn't the best, I apologize. I've prioritized saving time over making my emails perfect so you'll have to live with it hehe

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