Section 7
2- It is amazing to me that John the Beloved wanted to live on for years and years to help bring others unto Christ.
5- It is also amazing to me that bringing souls unto Christ is greater than what John the Beloved did in his life time.
6- I was wondering if he was some person that a lot of people meet that the Lord changes his looks in the eyes of others so he doesn't raise suspicion? But this is a much better solution haha and it makes sense, being an angel is different than a soul in spirit paradise. Joseph was visited by many angels.
Section 8
4- While this is directed at Oliver Cowdery, it totally applies to us. We receive gifts of all different kinds and they deliver us out of the hands of our enemies when we use them and devote our time, talents, and gifts to the work of the Lord. If we are idle and do not exercise our gifts and talents then it would bring our soul into destruction.
8- Now this verse is talking directly about the Aaronic priesthood. I love how it says no power all be able to take away the priesthood. It is the individual's own agency that takes it away. That to me is beautiful.
11- For me, I'm not needing to translate like Oliver was, but I am seeking to receive knowledge and to know the mysteries of God, I know it shall be done unto me according to my faith.
Ok, now about church! So Matt and I go to his parents house for dinner after church on fast Sundays which works great when we had 1pm church but now we have 9am church so if we start our fast on Sunday, it's only for one meal which isn't a full fast. I want to get the most out of my fasting so we decided to start without dinner Saturday evening. We didn't do it perfectly but we did start Saturday night without eating and fasted until lunch on Sunday. I was grateful for this opportunity, it made my fast more worthwhile and I was really able to feel the spirit during the testimony meeting.
I decided I had to share how my testimony has grown this week through the revelation and responses I received. I thought I felt the spirit reading my scriptures. That was NOTHING compared to how I felt standing at the pulpit, testifying of my Lord and Savior and the direct answers He gave me. I was overcome with love, knowing He is real, He is there, and He loves us all. I truly know that my Savior loves me. I could feel the spirit really strong the whole testimony meeting.
We have an ASL group in my ward and one of the brothers gave his testimony. It was really cool, there was a moment where he didn't need translated. You could tell what he was saying. He was talking about how when he shakes the stake president's hand, he can feel the spirit. When he shakes the bishop's hand, he can feel it. When he shakes our hands, he can feel it. We are his ward family. It was beautiful, he did the same sign to show how he felt when shaking all these people's hands and you could just tell how much it means to him.
Another brother gave his testimony about Christ's love for us, he has lost so much in the last year, so many deaths in his family, his brother has cancer, and his wife divorced him. Yet he bore his testimony of Christ's love for us and the healing power He has. Amazing! This man has lost almost everything he held near, yet he is upbeat and comes to church every Sunday and knows his Savior loves him. This was very moving to me.
So many other people got up and bore such strong testimonies that Christ is our Savior and this is His church. I just love this gospel so much!!
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