faithful and obedient

today i've read the verses about Nephi went back to get the brass plate.
his brothers were scared and were not willing to go,
but Nephi knew that he had to do what the Lord said,
he knew that God will "prepare a road" for him,
even though it's not easy, even it's dangerous,
he still dedicate himself with his faith.

I keep this experience in my mind.
in the daily life, sometimes i feel like i'm lost,
i don't know ehy trials and temptations come to me.
but then i remember the example of Nephi,
i know that everything we are facing have their purposes to me.
God is always looking after His children,
so with my faith, and obey His commandments,
i know i can get through all the things, and be preserved.

reminders for missionaries

Today i read a book, which includes a lot of reminders for missionaries.
it's just impressive! even i haven't finished it,
but still i know more about the real life when we are on the mission field.

Many little things that i've never considered as preparations for the mission,
are actually crucial after i've read the book.

After this, i went through D&C 4, as what the reminder suggested.
I know it's not just a obligation, but also our privilege to serve God.
It's never easy, yet it's a honor,
and we are just brining "salvation to our souls".

the book of mormon

We are suggested to finish the book of mormon at least once, before we go on our mission.
I've almost finished the book of mormon,
and i was pondering why is it important.
I know that it is the keystone of our religion, but why?

Well, the more i read, the more i like and understand it.
it witnesses the Christ! it's all about the teaching of Christ.
also, it gives and strengthens our testimonies,
everytime when i read the book of mormon, even the same verse,
i may feel something different at the different times, or after i've experienced something.

also, it's kind of a supplement of the Holy Bible,
have a look on each of them, you 'll know they are testifying each other.
it's the fulness of the doctrine.

Diligence learning

Today I've read the article on diligence learning, for doing the assignment.
After that, I've some inspiration and thoughts come up to my mind,
so i read more scriptures that are related.

In these scriptures, I know that even though we are learning,
it's really different to learn with and without the accompany of the Spirit.
Like every time i pray before i read the scriptures,
I learn and get more from it.

Also, scriptures encourage to learn when we are young.
This's make sense, for teenage is the golden period to learn,
we can absorb and digest real fast,
and we are capable for any kind of knowledge.

I know that as us, the pre - missionaries, learning is really important,
be a learner, we can then become a teacher,
and preach the gospel all over the world.

family

in 1 nephi chapter 1, Nephi said that he "having been born of goodly parents ... having had a great knowledge of the goodness and the mysteries of God",
we can see that family's a really important role on teaching and for growing.

And it brings out the issue on obeing our parents.
Eph 6: 1-4 asks us to obey and honor our parents,
by doing this that we may be blessed.

Endure to the end

Today I've read about King David, as I'm looking for some great men in the Bible.
After I had gone through 1 King, those verses about David and Saul,
I found that things will never be absolute. Like the first King of Isarel, Saul, scriptures stated that he was a chosen young man, a "goodly", was most likely to endure to the end, but who eventually fell because of his jealousy, ignorance. Like King David, who was a great King, faithful, obedient, wise, end up with his human faults, adultery, murdering, which the Lord hates so much. Through these examples, we know that "endure to the end" is never easy.

It requires our many efforts to endure, keep ourselves clean, be obedient to the Lord,
these help us to stay close with our heavenly father.

communicate with the Spirit

The Spirit is one of the Godhead, and also a gift that our Father has given us.
Through the Spirit, we will be guided, inspired and protected.
However, even though Spirit will dwell in us if we are worthy,
it still needs our efforts to interact with the holy ghost.
When we try hard to seek, personal revelation may come as a testimony of truth and as guidance in spiritual and temporal matters.
D&C 85:6, "The inner voice of the Spirit has the capacity to whisper through and pierce all things", what we need to do is notice this our precious gift's voice.

obedience

D&C 93:1, "obeyeth my voice, and keepth my commandments, shall see my face and know that i am" , stated that if we obey what the Lord says, we shall go back to see Him again, which is our ultimate goal.
sometimes it's hard to obey everything, for our weaknesses.
however, these trials are for our sake that help us to improve.
Father gives us temptations, He's not expecting us to fall,
meanwhile He gives us commandments and teachings by His servants,
that if we are obedient, the trials are only for our improvements.

recognize promptings of the spirit

When i'm sharing the gospel, not people are getting something from me,
but i know that i'm getting something from the spirit too.
However, do i always listen to the spirit in the daily life?

The spirit never speaks in a loud voice, rather it whispers.
It requires our attention to feel it.
So we have to be careful that not to be distracted by other voices,
but listen to the spirit if we are worthy.

christlike attributes

Today when i was pondering the chapter,
D&C chapter 4, verse 6 stated the attributes that the christ has, and ask us to follow.
The first thing is faith.
Faith is a principle of power. Faith leads to action.
When we have faith, we are able and willing to repent and obey,
also, we would dedicate ourselves to serve, like what the missionaries do.

influences of the spirit

today when i was preparing my lesson,
it's about how the spirit affect our lives for good.
D&C 46:7 stated that "that which the spirit testifies unto you even so i would thatye should do in all holiness of heart".
after i've read this, i strongly feel that as a missionary,
spirit is our really important companion,
helps us to touch people's hearts, make them willing to listen to the gospel.

rely on the spirit

Missionary work requires our sustainability, but what leads us to do so?
Our faith in Jesus Christ.
However, Satan always tries to temptate us to betray the righteousness,
during this time, we need to harken to and rely on the spirit.

We need to be worthy that the spirit staying with us,
but what's more, rely on the spirit is a even more crucial issue,
especially for the missionaries,
holy ghost is always our companion that help us to get through the difficulities.

recognize the spirit

As a promise from God, the Spirit is always available to guide and direct us.
D&C 6:23, 11:12-14 said that it gives us positive feelings like love, joy and peace.

However, the Spirit speaks in a really soft voice, through our feelings and mind,
to recognize it, first of all we have to be worthy that the holy ghost will stay with us,
and second we need to hearken to it carefully.

light of christ

D&C 88 6-13 talked about what is the light of christ.
and 11-13 especially talked about the holy ghost.
The holy ghost is given to every man and to guide us,
it's the guidiance of the light of truth, or spirit of christ.
if we listen to the spirit, we will be led to the th kingdom of God.

one more important thing is that,
i persoanlly think the spirit can help us to distinguish what is good or evil,
but first of all we need to be worthy that holy ghost will accompany us,
that we may be guided and protected.

Worth of souls

D&C 18:10 said that "the worth of souls is great".
In the category of mission work, this statement is so important.
Every soul of men are all precious in God's eyes,
He wants all of them can go back by Him one day.
So, we need to prepare ourselves to get these souls back to the heaven.
Jesus Christ has shedd His blood and our sins are forgiven,
it draws all men unto Him,
cause in His eyes, we are are great and valuable.

Since we are His valueable children,
we should act like we match our status,
so, those things, go to church, read the scripture, pray everyday are necessary.

worthiness and calling

today i've read 1 thes. 2:12, and it said that "walk worthy of god, who hath called you",
it stated so directly that be worthy that we can serve our Lord.

But i think the Lord does not want us just be worthy when we are preparing or going on wour missions, in morm. 9:29, "do all things in worthiness", we should be worthy on every category.
This makes us be clean and ready to have the holy ghost staying with us.

And also, if we are worthy, people around us will also we uplifted because of our good examples,
"live so that those who know you, but do not know Him, will want to know Him, because they know you." Worthiness helps people to turn to God.

worthiness : to accomplish mission work

There are three categories of being worthy to serve the Lord.
Today I've pondered the verse D&C 88 : 74,
we have to purify our hearts, clean our hands to order to go on out missions.
With a purified heart, the holy ghost 'll always accompany us,
that inspires us, reminds us, protect us and guides us.
Clean our hands that we can do the good works for God.

Worthiness

When we are preparing for our missions, worthiness is an important issue.
If we are not worthy enough, we won't be able to endure in our missions.

D&C 38:42 warned us to be clean, I think it means both mentally and physically.
Mentally clean helps us to stay close we the Lord, physically clean help us to immerse in a better living to serve.

D&C 88:74 told us to assemble, organize and prepare ourselves.
Just three words, but to achieve all these is not that easy.
We need to pay efforts to make these.
Assemble leads me to think of the gatrhering of the tribes of Israel,
organizaton and preparation help us to do better in our work.

Called to serve

Today we've learned about gathering of the Isarel.
The twelve tribes of Isarel is all around the world that needed our efforts, which is missionary work, to get them together through the gospel.

D&C 29:7 stated that we are called to bring the elect together.
Remember, we are elect, and also our brothers and sisters,
the only difference that we have is we've already known about the gospel.
So it's our obligation to soften theirs hearts.

So, what's the purpose to preach the gospel, to gather the tribes?
Through D&C 133:37-39 and 1 Nephi 6:4, we may know that,
it's the work to invite people to our Lord, Jesus christ.

Maybe someone 'll ask that why us? Cause we have the knowledge,
and the most important is that if we are worthy and have the desires,
we can then be the authorized servants of the Lord.
Hence, Alma 42:31 told us that we are to bring the souls to repentance.
And we are doing the Lord business,
we need our so much faith to the Christ,
and as we are His servants, we are supposed to be more christlike.

Called to serve

After the class today, I'd pondered again the scriptures that we've reviewed.

In Mark 16:15,3 Nephi 27:13-22,
I understand that it's important to preach the gospel all over the world,
this is our obligation and meanwhile our privilege.
We'll be blessed if we obey what our heavenly father want us to do.

D&C 33:3,D&C 4, the verses that missionaries have to memerize.
I have been working on it, and everytime I read it, it inspires me more.
Today I thought about the meaning of "the field is white already to harvest",
true, during this last dispensation, many selected, prepared souls are here,
waiting for the gospel to reach them,
we need to work hard like the farmers, "to harvest" these souls.

To harvest

After I've read D&C 11:3, 33:3, 123:12,
they're talking about actually there are many people in the world are waiting for the gospel.
"the field is white already to harvest", during this last dispensation,
standards and norms have been misrepresented,
people need the gospel to guide them,
to help them to choose the right, many people are waiting for us,
we who have the knowledge to share what we know,
to help them to go back to the kingdom of God.
So what we have to do is prepare ourselves, i mean well prepared,
to thrust in our sickles, to lay up our treasure in the heaven.