So we cleaned the house or in any word the church this week.
You could say we killed 2 birds with 1 stone. Also this week we were without
light for 22 hours. It was sweet. Of course during the day it didn’t matter but
at night is a different story-it was pitch black!! So much application comes
when you experience a period of times without any light. For me it was glimpse
of what the great apostasy was like, complete spiritual darkness, no light of Christ,
nothing just completely black. Even today we are engaged in a battle between spiritual light and spiritual darkness. When we seek
spiritual light the darkness of Satan departs. The Savior said, “I am come a
light into the world. He that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but
shall have the light of life.” He is the light that will lead us out of
darkness. We should always remember we can be a light to those that walk in
darkness as walk in the light of Christ.
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| The Walking Is Endless |
This week we went back to back
to this house where we talked with this very nice lady. The first time we
visited her, her husband was not home. This time they were both home, he was
also very nice. We learned he is very cemented in the catholic church. I have
to say in the beginning it was one of the funniest lessons in my life. First he
starts off by telling us the Bible
says the Catholic Church is the first and only true church. Then he goes off on
how all others churches are only political and have no truth. Then he started
saying stuff about the U.S. Wow his thoughts were crazy. Elder Ipanaque was
trying to say share some things with him but the guy would not listen, he was
too caught up in his own ideas. I could tell Elder Ipanaque was starting to get
really mad. I could fill the spirit inside of me and I knew my mouth was about
to opened and it was. I asked this brother if he had read the entire Bible. He said no and then said there is
no way someone could ever do that because they have to go work, take care of
family and so on. He said there just isn’t time to read the entire Bible. He then said I have read some
parts of the New Testament. I asked him if he knew of the epistle of James. He
said yes. I asked if he knew what James 1:5 says. He said kind of. Here was the
opportunity to teach, I said the Apostle James taught that anyone can receive
answers from God, James 1:5 says, “If any of you lack wisdom let him ask of God
that giveth to all men liberally and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.”
I told him if it was truly the desire of his heart he can ask of God to know if
his church was the true church because there is only on true church. I then
testified to him I know Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is the only
true by asking God in humble prayer and received an answer through the power of
the Holy Ghost. I also shared with him when Christ asked Peter, “Whom do men
say that I the Son of man am?” Peter’s reply is the confession we all must
make: “Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God.” I then told him when
you truly know Christ, you will know His church, but you have to ask with faith
believing He will answer.
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| 22 Hours Of Darkness |
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| So Grateful For The Light Of Day |
I saw the story of Ammon this week; it was the Book Of Mormon cartoon video. Ammon is
such a great example of following in the footsteps of Christ. He literally and figuratively
gathered sheep. Literally is when he gathered the scattered sheep of King
Lamoni. Figuratively he gathered the lost sheep of the Lord when he taught the
gospel to King Lamoni and his people. He is truly a great example of the good shepherd.
And he truly is a disciple of Christ. When I read the words of Ammon when he says
to King Lamoni I will be your servant, I hear I clean wash your house, I will
tend to your garden, watch over and protect your flocks, I will take care of
your horses, I will wash your feet, I will do whatever you want me to do
because I am a disciple of Christ. I am learning that a disciple of Christ is
the beginning of a lifelong process, and the path is not always easy but we
have made a covenant to always to be like Him. Being a disciple of Jesus Christ
means being an example. It means being a missionary and preparing to be a
missionary. It means to serve others. It means you read the scriptures and say
your prayers. It means you keep the Sabbath day holy. It means you listen to
the promptings of the Holy Ghost. It means going to church and going to the
temple. It means our hands become His hands. We need to follow in His footsteps.
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| View From The Church, Our Home |
Yesterday I read a talk from Elder Bednar, ‘Receive The
Holy Ghost’ https://www.lds.org/general-conference/2010/10/receive-the-holy-ghost?lang=eng
It is an amazing talk. He made 3 suggestions how we can have the Holy Ghost as
our constant companion, (1) sincerely desire to receive the Holy Ghost, (2)
appropriately invite the Holy Ghost into our lives, and (3) faithfully obey
God’s commandments. I know if we truly follow Elder Bednar’s counsel we will be
blessed with the Holy Ghost as our constant companion. When we strive to keep ALL the commandments
of the Lord blessings will come as promised by Joseph Smith; after the Prophet
Joseph Smith was martyred, he appeared to President Brigham Young and shared
this timeless counsel: “Tell the people to be humble and faithful and [be] sure
to keep the Spirit of the Lord and it will lead them right. Be careful and not
turn away the small still voice; it will teach [you what] to do and where to
go; it will yield the fruits of the kingdom. Tell the brethren to keep their
hearts open to conviction so that when the Holy Ghost comes to them, their
hearts will be ready to receive it. They can tell the Spirit of the Lord from
all other spirits. It will whisper peace and joy to their souls, and it will
take malice, hatred, envying, strife, and all evil from their hearts; and their
whole desire will be to do good, bring forth righteousness, and build up the
kingdom of God. Tell the brethren if they will follow the Spirit of the Lord
they will go right” My challenge to each of you is walk in the footsteps of Christ and
invite the Holy Ghost into your life every single day. I love all of you.
What I love about Mom is that she would let me cheer her
on when she raced bikes. GO GO GO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! What I love about Dad is he
would let me do the feed bags!!!!!!
Ducks Forever
Love,
Elder Mcilmoil
February 24, 2014
Tortilla count: Sorry for not giving my tortilla count
last week; I forgot. So for the last 2 weeks I ate 105 tortillas. This week I
am going to shoot for 100, just for the heck of it. I have not fully committed
to 100…..I don’t want get to fat!
Scripture of the week: Mosiah 18:9, ponder this scripture
then think about these words: This week
and always, “may we stand by Jesus Christ ‘at all times and in all things, and
in all places that [we] may be in, even until death,’ for surely that is
how He stood by us when it was unto death and when He had to stand
entirely and utterly alone.” Elder Holland
“Trumpeted from the summit of Calvary is the truth that
we will never be left alone nor unaided, even if sometimes we may feel that we
are.” Elder Holland
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