This week was one of the coolest ever!!!
We started off the week pretty well! We worked pretty hard
the first few days and we got to meet a lot of people! On
Tuesday and Wednesday we had to bike just about an hour to
get to lunch so that was rough! They lived about 14KM from our house...so yeah
pretty far. We had to go and then come back...28Km...two days straight...We
were tired to say the least. But hey it was worth it because the family is
super awesome!!
The best part of the week though was on Saturday!!! So on Friday we had to take a 4 hour bus ride down to Monterrey because on Saturday we had a once in a life time opportunity!!! Elder David A. Bednar, one of the Twelve Apostles came and had a three hour conference with just us. We talked a lot about being converted unto the Lord and how having only a testimony isn't good enough. We also talked about Faith. How faith is one of the most important things in our life and how we show our faith through actions. How we as human beings are agents, not objects. We must act, not be acted upon. There is a scripture that I love in Doctrine and Covenants 58 verses 26-28
The best part of the week though was on Saturday!!! So on Friday we had to take a 4 hour bus ride down to Monterrey because on Saturday we had a once in a life time opportunity!!! Elder David A. Bednar, one of the Twelve Apostles came and had a three hour conference with just us. We talked a lot about being converted unto the Lord and how having only a testimony isn't good enough. We also talked about Faith. How faith is one of the most important things in our life and how we show our faith through actions. How we as human beings are agents, not objects. We must act, not be acted upon. There is a scripture that I love in Doctrine and Covenants 58 verses 26-28
26 For behold, it is not meet that I should command in all
things; for he that is compelled in all things, the same is a slothful and not
a wise servant; wherefore he receiveth no reward.
27 Verily I say, men should be anxiously engaged in a good
cause, and do many things of their own free will, and bring to pass much
righteousness;
28 For the power is in them, wherein they are agents unto themselves.
And inasmuch as men do good they shall in nowise lose their reward.
So yeah...we got to ACT!!!
He gave an example of acting with prayers that we sometimes
say when we go to church -
When we say ¨bless the people that didn't come today and that
they can come next week¨ , Elder Bednar said, do you really think that God
is going to sprinkle magic fairy dust on the less active people so that they
can come next Sunday...I really don't think so.
He then said if you really wanted to minister like Jesus
ministered you have to act! In your prayer, say that we will commit to go visit
and look for these people right after the prayer. He said that with faith,
which means believing AND acting, comes blessings and miracles.
The last thing I would like to share is something that
really touched me and everyone else in the conference. He said that you can't
just Believe in Christ, you must Believe Christ. Believe that his teachings,
his Gospel, and His Atonement is for YOU specifically! It is such a powerful
principle!
So that is my invitation for y'all. Don't just Believe in
Christ, Believe Christ!
les amo y les extraño!!!
con amor
elder mcclellan
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