Called to Serve – Day 1 of Home MTC
Today is an exciting day!! Lacie, my oldest daughter started Home MTC today. I can’t believe that I have a missionary in my home. It seems like just yesterday when she was a baby. My wife, Kiera, would just lie in bed and watch her for hours. She was such a cute girl. I remember how she had to be right in between Kiera and I, no matter what we were doing. For example, when I would hug Kiera, Lacie would run up and squeeze in between us. What wonderful memories, and now she is a missionary for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. Last night she bore her testimony before she got set apart and I could not have been more proud. She is such a light to all and I know that she will be a powerful instrument in the Lord’s hands in bringing many souls unto Him.
Kiera and I were up till 4 am setting up her Home MTC. We put a row of missionary memes I made and then framed a few of them. I think it looks amazing!!
She was called to serve in the Brazil Porto Alegre North Mission with a temporary reassignment to Newport Beach, California. She is going to be such a great missionary and we are so excited for her!!
Craig
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Open your mouth
When we are worthy of the spirit of God, then when we open our mouths they will be filled with His words.
Doctrine and Covenants 33:10
Yea, open your mouths and they shall be filled, saying: Repent, repent, and prepare ye the way of the Lord, and make his paths straight; for the kingdom of heaven is at hand;
I will make you fishers of men
The Lord can make more out of us than we could ever make of ourselves. With His power we can be instruments in His hands and bring many souls unto Him.
He that loseth his life for my sake shall find it
This is a tough concept to grasp. We all want and seek for freedom, for we as human beings instinctively want freedom. Where freedom exists, moral agency abounds. Where moral agency exists, progress abounds. In our last conference, President Russell M. Nelson said, “Our spirits long to progress.” Now, we must learn to use our freedom and moral agency to progress toward Christ. We do that best when we lose our lives in the service of Christ, which allows Him to empower us to become more and more like Him.
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Our spirits long to progress
We have an eternity of progressing, let’s learn to love it!!
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Go ye into all the world
Our youth are powerhouses as the willingly consecrate 18 months to 2 years to go throughout the world and preach the Gospel of Christ. It got me thinking that we can more in our own little part of the vineyard. Let us boldly proclaim the good news of the Gospel both abroad and at home.
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The power of God unto salvation
No power unto salvation was ever experienced without someone first sharing. Adam and Eve were first taught by the Father and the Son who, shared the Gospel with them. Then they shared it with their children, and so and so on. The Gospel is first shared, then received, and then salvation is brought to pass. What a great responsibility we have to share the Gospel and be the means of bringing salvation unto many souls. Who is up to the challenge?
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It is our duty to declare the Christ
I simply love this. What can you personally do to fulfill your duty to declare that Jesus is the Christ? What joy you will bring to every soul that is eliminated by His light through you. What gratitude you will feel when you embrace those on the other side who you had a hand in bringing them to their Savior!
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Definition of Missionary
As my daughter is going through the Home MTC, I see how hard it will be for myself, but mostly for my wife to let her go into the mission field. Knowing the message and joy she will bring into the lives of so many, brings happiness and excitement into my heart. Many families will become eternal families through her service.
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The worth of souls
What is the worth of a soul? Joseph’s, own brothers, sold him to the Ishmeelites for twenty pieces of silver and he became the second most powerful man in Egypt and was favored in the eyes of God and received a double portion of his father’s birthright. Judas betrayed the Savior of the world for just thirty pieces of silver. It is impossible for man to assess the value of a soul. We are all children of God and heirs of eternal life, which is the life that God lives, if we are but faithful unto the end. Let us always remember that every soul is great in the sight of God.
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