Patterns of Light: Spirit of Revelation -David A. Bednar

Has there ever been a point in life where the answer is unclear? When there are many good options but you are not sure which one is right? Something that has truly blessed my life is personal revelation. It is revelation from God to tell us what is best for our eternal happiness. He loves us so much and wants the best for us all the time. The only problem is sometimes it is hard to know exactly what he wants us to do with our life because he is not physically standing right beside us. We receive those answers through personal revelation. I stumbled upon this video and it really touched my heart and helped me understand this concept of the gospel of Jesus Christ a little bit more. Answers from God are so important. 

 

This video was something I watched that really helped me in my life. There are points in my life where I want answers now and don't understand what is best for my life. I am slowly learning that we need to trust God and sometimes we need to act on what we feel is the right answer. If it is not the right course of action God will let us know. He loves us too much to leave us in the dark when we are constantly trying to do his will. Something else that helped me realize this is a quote by

 Dallin H.Oaks:

"We will get promptings of the Spirit when we have done everything we can, when we are out in the sun working rather than sitting back in the shade praying for direction on the first step to take. Revelation comes when the children of God are on the move.

So we do all we can. Then we wait upon the Lord for His revelation. He has his own timetable."

We are an impatient people and want answers before we even ask the question. We need to slow down, listen and then act on the answers we are given or act on the step that we feel is right. I am so grateful for personal revelation and the way that it has helped me in my life. Heavenly father truly loves each and everyone of us and will do anything he can to help us but he will never take away the precious gift of agency.
 

The Shiny Bicycle

I love this video! It is a really cute way to show how repentance is so important and the process that we go through to receive that forgiveness.

 

 The thing that I love about repentance is that it is all about love. God loves us so much that he created a way for us to return and live with him. Christ loves Heavenly Father and us so much that he was willing to preform the Atonement so we can all become clean from sin. I am truly grateful for Jesus Christ and his Atonement that has made it all possible to come home to our loving Heavenly Father.

 A scripture that i love is:

 Helaman 5:11

 11 And he hath power given unto him from the Father to redeem them from their sins because of repentance; therefore he hath ^asent his angels to declare the tidings of the conditions of repentance, which bringeth unto the power of the Redeemer, unto the salvation of their souls.

 

We can see the love that God and Jesus Christ has for us in this scripture and the need to share the joy that we receive from the Atonement with others. I hope we all take the time to really ponder and think about the love God has for us and also the love Jesus Christ has for us.

The Book of Mormon Musical in Buffalo

We as missionaries had the opportunity to pass out copies of The Book of Mormon after the musical. Many people were not interested and tried to avoid eye contact with us, which happens to missionaries many times. However, many were interested and took The Book of Mormon or a Mormon.org card. One lady in particular seemed uninterested but later came back to get a copy saying her curiosity had been peaked and she was now interested in reading it. I then had the opportunity to tell her the happenings in The Book of Mormon. It was a wonderful experience. I hope the people who received The Book of Mormon, realized its importance and significance. I hope they read and pondered the messages that this wonderful book contains.

I know that The Book of Mormon has power to change people. It is not just an ordinary book it is ancient scripture for our day. It is comparable to the Bible. With the Bible and The Book of Mormon together the gospel of Jesus Christ becomes clear. The Book of Mormon is for everyone and will help with any problem or discouragement. The Book of Mormon has been a key part in my life and always brings me peace and comfort when I read it. I truly love The Book of Mormon and will treasure it forever. I encourage those that are not familiar with the book to read it and then to act upon Moroni's promise which says:

"4 And when ye shall receive these things, I would exhort you that ye would ^aask God, the Eternal Father, in the name of Christ, if these things are not ^btrue; and if ye shall ask with a ^csincere heart, with ^dreal intent, having ^efaith in Christ, he will ^fmanifest the ^gtruth of it unto you, by the power of the Holy Ghost.

5 And by the power of the Holy Ghost ye may ^aknow the ^btruth of all things."

(Moroni 10:4-5)

Shea's Theater

Standing by the trailer behind Shea's Theater

A Buffalo by Shea's Theater

You can see a representation of the stage

A little bit of Buffalo

( I just thought the clock was really cool)