I am really loving life today and this last week was very hard and to be honest I was not in the mood for missionary work. I was seriously thinking, "I am missionary, I am doing everything right, I'm trying my hardest, then Why don't I feel happy? I was struggling with this and faking a good mood left and right. I began to think it was from my sickness last week that was lingering, but I wasn't sure. Then a couple days ago as I was reading my scriptures, I came across 2 Nephi 10:23. (I have started from the begging of the scriptures again and I have seriously been dissecting them this time with notes/highlights. it's awesome, I’ve never gotten so much out of the scriptures before... simply just pray before and ask for understanding and let the miracles and Holy Ghost teach you. It really works!!!) But anyways, back to my story. So as I was reading chapter 10, I got to verse 23, and it literally just slapped me in the face! I don't know what happened but that was my answer for sure. At that moment I felt like that scripture was written just for me and Heavenly Father read it to me. I just sat there in amazement. Scriptures and the Spirit they carry is the BOMB!
So, to make a long story short, my Spiritual experience for this week was yesterday at church. Elder Kennard and I were teaching the Gospel Essentials class like always and we had another amazing group discussion with the class. There were probably 12 in there this time, the biggest we've ever had! The spirit was so strong in that classroom and everyone was very into it. I then felt prompted to share my new favorite scripture that I just discovered! Yes 2 Nephi 10:23. I gave the class a background of how I was feeling this past week and then shared the scripture. I don't know how, but the Spirit got even stronger somehow and I started crying and couldn't even finish reading it. It took me a good 1 whole minute to read a couple sentences. I finally got over it and bore my testimony and everyone was getting teary eyed as I told them that WE ARE FREE TO CHOOSE FOR OURSELVES. It's that easy. Just simply choose Eternal Life, and DO IT! This is why we are here on Earth. God gave us Agency for a reason. It's 100% up to us what we do with it and where we want to end up in the next life. It's this test that we are in Right Now that will determine where we go for the Eternities.
If we just keep this in mind, (at least for me) it's very hard to let someone peer pressure me into doing something wrong, because I know where I stand, the decision has been made. I am a disciple of Jesus Christ. I won't look back, let up, slow down, back away, or be still. My past is redeemed, my present makes sense, and my future is secure. I am a disciple of Jesus Christ. I must go until Heaven returns, give until I drop, preach until all know and work until he stops me.
Everyone thanked us so much for the lesson but we all knew that it wasn't us that was teaching in there yesterday. Thank you so much Heavenly Father and the Holy Ghost for helping us all out yesterday!
I love being a missionary and literally being God's hands around here in Lancaster California.
Thank you so much for all your love and support. I am also very grateful for all the learning experiences that I have been having out here and to have these EXPERIENCES (I don't like to call them trials) because it's all about attitude and how we overcome and learn from these experiences. It's because of these experiences that make us who we are today. Well, this is my thought for this week I hope you liked it, because this has been my life lately...
I LOVE YOU ALL!
PEACE OUT, Living my life Celestial.
Love, Elder Brady
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