Tuesday, September 20, 2011

1Ne. 19-22


There is so much to talk about in these last four chapters of 1Nephi. A lot of ideas and feelings came to me as I read them. I was particularly impressed by 1Ne 22:11-12. They Speak of the gathering of ‘Israel in a powerful way:
“Wherefore, the Lord God will proceed to make bare his arm in the eyes of all the nations, in bringing about his covenants and his gospel unto those who are of the house of Israel.
Wherefore, he will bring them again out of captivity, and they shall be gathered together to the lands of their inheritance; and they shall be brought out of obscurity and out of darkness; and they shall know that the Lord is their Savior and their Redeemer, the Mighty One of Israel.”
Before I served my mission, I regret to say these verses were the type I would skim past. I couldn’t relate. But when I witnessed the change in people as they accepted and started living the gospel of Christ, I finally understood “the gathering of Israel.” It is a powerful, unstoppable force that is “penetrating every continent, (and) visiting every clime.”
One year ago, at general conference, Elder Nelson asked every missionary in the world to stand at one moment. It is difficult to describe the overwhelming feeling of peace and power that I felt as I stood with thousands of young and old men who were consecrating everything to move forward the incredible work of God.
The gospel is that stone cut out of the mountain without hands. It is rolling forward to fill the earth.
I sure miss my mission.


Wednesday, September 14, 2011

BYU REL A 121...Journal Papers

Well, I've noticed a significant decline in my blogging since I arrived home from my mission, so I'm trying to find something to pick it up again. I figure I can kill two birds with one stone if I use material I'm already writing for school. Seeing how this blog is intended as a missionary tool, it seems appropriate to use my papers from my Book of Mormon class as content.
These papers are submitted each week and contain thoughts on the assigned reading for the week.
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In addition, now that I've figured out a little bit about how to move forward in college life, I may just have the time to write a few more personal blogs about what college at BYU is like. Of course, I want to remain true to the purpose of this blog, but I don't want to bore people to tears.
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1 Ne. 1-5