STRONG

The strongest oak of the forest is not the one that is protected from the storm and hidden from the sun. It's the one that stands in the open where it is compelled to struggle for its existence against the winds and rains and the scorching sun.

    By Napoleon Hill

ETHER 12:27 
And if men come unto me I will show unto them their weakness. I give unto men weakness that they may be humble; and my grace is sufficient for all men that humble themselves before me; for if they humble themselves before me, and have faith in me, then will I make weak things become strong unto them.

   Strength is gained through faith, which is found through hope in one who can help, which the greatest hope is only achieved by one who has pure love for those around him, or in other words Charity. For when one gives help he shall also receive help.

Simple

To never lose what matters most, requires us to keep what we treasure close. why go through all the work to find your treasure and then to forget to check the bag for holes. What treasure really is in this life, is what we can take with us in the next. Simply put our treasure is our relationships with others and our family, and the only way to secure our family and friends to be together forever is through the gospel of Christ. Our true treasure is our family, which can be sealed together forever!

Hope

To never lose hope is to never stop trying, you have not failed until you stop trying. Never stop believing that you can become something better. If one has done it, then so can you. For one has done all things, and can give you aid in the trials that you face. Believeth all things, hopeth all things, beareth all things, endureth all things

A Book of Mormon Story

To those who may feel they have somehow forfeited their place at the table of the Lord, we say again with the Prophet Joseph Smith that God has “a forgiving disposition,” that Christ is “merciful and gracious, slow to anger, [is] long-suffering and full of goodness.”

Jeffrey R. Holland

“Faith precedes the miracle. It has ever been

so and shall ever be. It was not raining when

Noah was commanded to build an ark. There

was no visible ram in the thicket when

Abraham prepared to sacrifice his son Isaac.

Two heavenly personages were not yet seen

when Joseph knelt and prayed. First came the

test of faith–and then the miracle. Remember

that faith and doubt cannot exist in the same

mind at the same time, for one will dispel the

other. Cast out doubt. Cultivate faith.”

by : Erich W. Kopischke

 

"Along with studying the scriptures, missionaries study Preach My Gospel every day. They learn principles and skills, and they apply them. They especially learn how to use the guidance of the Spirit in their work. If we want to learn as missionaries do, we too must carefully study Preach My Gospel and observe the missionaries in their daily work."

 

"Preach My Gospel--the Unifying Tool between Members and Missionaries," Ensign, Nov. 2007, 34

FACES

There was an activity that we did for our last meeting together as missionaries that was really good for me.  As I continue to think about it, I realize what I need to do, even if it may be hard. It was an object lesson that involved halloween, being that it was halloween that we did this on. We began by drawing a big pumpkin on the chalk board, and we went around the cirle having everyone add one little thing that they would do if they were carving a real pumpkin.


Then at the end, we read matthew 5:14-16 about letting our light shine to all the world. And I said if we had a real pumpkin, and we just drew on it with a sharpie, if someone then tried to shine a light through it, would you be able to see the light. And the answer would be no, you wouldn't see any light. But if you were to hollow out the pumpkin and really carve out the face instead of just drawing on it, and you were to put a candle inside of it, it would give off light for everyone to see. So if we become clean inside and out, and santify our selves, and not just put on a face on the outside, but make a true change from within, then our light will be able to shine forth unto everyone and we will be able to glorfy our father in heaven. Miracles will be able to come forth. Also Epheshians 2:8-10, as we created the pumkin on the board, we also are created by God that we might do the works ordained for us. If we realize who we were created by and then realize what our potential can be, as we strive to be clean inside and out, and not just put a face on, then our light shall shine for all to see.