Bringing the world his truth.

There is a song when I was little that always struck very powerfully to my soul. It wasn't until I was 21 and in the Missionary Training Center that I fully realized the power behind the words.

"We have been born, as Nephi of old,
To goodly parents who love the Lord.
We have been taught, and we understand,
That we must do as the Lord commands.

 We have been saved for these latter days
To build the kingdom in righteous ways.
We hear the words our prophet declares:
"Let each who's worthy go forth and share."

 We know his plan, and we will prepare,
Increase our knowledge through study and prayer.
Daily we'll learn until we are called
To take the gospel to all the world.

We are as the army of Helaman.
We have been taught in our youth.
And we will be the Lord's missionaries
To bring the world his truth."

(We'll Bring the World His Truth (Army of Helaman)

 

  It hit very strongly when we were in the MTC and we changed the last line to "we are now the lords missionaries to bring the world his truth"

 

  In the morning as I get ready each morning I put on a name tag that states who I am an who I serve. How honoured I feel each day as I wear the saviors name over my heart. But it goes beyond the name tag and to what we as missionaries do each and every day.

 

 as a missionary for the church of Jesus Christ Of Latter Day Saints we find people and teach them about the restored gospel of Jesus Christ. The same Gospel that our savior set up when He was alive has been restored the prophet Joseph Smith in the spring of 1820 along with that we also have The Book Of Mormon, another testament of Jesus Christ. Not to replace the Holy Bible but to give us the full truth and nature of God, to testify the fullness of our savior Jesus Christ.

 

  The book of Mormon has changed my life. I first read it fully when I was 18. At first I was stubborn about it, I didn't understand how a book could change my life. I didn't want to read it. I finally quit being stubborn and decided I had nothing to lose by reading it. As I first read it I was a little confused, day by day I found myself more and more intrigued by the words it held, and before I knew it I knew it was more than just a book, I knew that it was special, as I read it I found answers to my life, to my hearts prayers, and each day I read it I grew closer to my Father in heaven. I know that this isn't just another book, and that it indeed is the true word of god and that it can change lives every where. I have witnessed lives changing just by reading a few words from it. It has the power and ability to heal our souls as we learn more about our savior and his atonement.

 

 

 

 My parents found it very important to teach us about this Gospel at a very young age and to teach us who God is and who Jesus Christ is an what he does for us. For as long as I can remember I have felt a very deep love for my Savior. The savior and redeemer of the world. I knew that I needed to share that love and that hope I gain through reading the book of Mormon, and from knowing about Heavenly Fathers plan for each and every one of us.

 

  He intends for us to live with him forever. Unfortunately we all make mistakes and become imperfect, but he provided the way back for us and that is through his plan The Plan Of Happiness, Or The Plan Of Salvation. He doesn't want to lose any of his children, he wants to be with us all forever so he provided a savior to us. To bring redemption so that we could be clean of our sins. The savior is Gods only begotten son. He suffered for us in the Garden of Gethsemane he died on the cross and was resurrected. He over came sin, temptation, and death for us so that we could live and be cleansed from sin.

 

  When we sin we feel guilt, we feel sorrow, but those feelings of guilt and sorrow can be removed through repentance, we can ask our father in heaven for forgiveness and we can change, by being baptized by some one holding gods priesthood authority, and following the saviors example, by having faith in him and by having faith in him we can know that our sins are forgiven when we repent. We have the desire to follow his examples and to change to become better each and every day.

 

  I know that our savior lives, I know that he knows each of us by name and that he loves us each individually. He knows of our joy, our pain, or sorrow, and our desires. He knows all. He is here to help us when our own strength is far from enough. We can know these things by reading the book of Mormon and praying to know if it is true for our selves. I did these things and I have felt the truth of it. It has changed my life and I know that it will change others.

 

  People don't need to be in darkness, we don't need to feel alone. We are never alone, we can always have the saviors love around us by praying and asking for his love and his comfort. I am almost 22 years old and there is no where in the world I would rather be at this time in my life than here in the New York Rochester Mission teaching people about the church of jesus christ of latter day saints. I love this gospel and the peace it brings to my life at all times. Nothing beats the joy I feel in my heart each day when i wake up knowing that I am going to be an instrument in the hands of our father in heaven in teaching people about his son, in teaching people about his gospel and the fullness of it.