Deception and Endurance

Let's see - today the speakers spoke... ha ha.. anyway - on missionary work, conversion, and humility. Then I gave a lesson / led a discussion on deception, then we followed it up with a combined lesson (5th Sunday the bishop taught), on decision making and who Satan is, how to separate it from what is right.

It was wonderful to see how all these melded and meshed together. I also had an interesting test - I decided for this lesson I would only ask questions (I have a tendency, as you can tell from my blog posts, to be long winded). It was quite the experience - I had to make a really long sentence with lots of commas once... haha but I made it. I think it was a good experience to do this and I feel like where they gave me all the credit for the 'good lesson' but it was really all the people who were part of the lesson.

I also decided I'd like to talk with the Bishop about my life - it all just seems unclear, and I'd like to get another perspective I think. There are just so many options, I'm not sure what I want to do and what I'm willing to do. Life is an adventure and it is time for me to figure out my next steps.  The Bishop's lesson talked about having faith and making a decision for yourself - I get that, but I also believe God will give us direction, when we need it and I definitely need it. I shall continue to search faithfully for what is right and what is best for me eternally.

Anyway, that was church today.

Catch-Up

Hello journal readers. :)

I've been away from a computer for awhile and am borrowing this one for a few minutes.

Life has a tendency to get away from me.

Well, the past two weeks the message has just been to keep trying a little harder, and not to give up when I don't understand or know very much. I know enough and have enough support to keep going.

Life is an adventure - live it, with a foundation in Christ - and always moving upward, closer to Him.

Sign Me Up

Today we had a great set of meetings. Sacrament was all about faith, hope, and charity. Sunday School was focused on the signs of the second coming and how we can prepare, and RS was focused on having faith in the Lord and following His will.

It was just a continual reminder that I can keep going in faith and moving forward in my life, that there are great things that await me.

I've got a bit of a migraine headache so I am going to cut this post short now. :)

Glory and Grace

Today we talked about the kingdoms of glory and then about God's grace.

It was a wonderful discussion and helped strengthen my faith in these areas. To be honest, I didn't really hear  anything 'new' but I don't think that was the point. I did come closer to my Savior and I did feel strengthened by the Sacrament, and I was able to be obedient, so I feel at peace with my experience today.

The scripture that says we are saved after all we can do, doesn't say it explicitly, but the 'we' is the reader and Christ. We are saved through His grace after our efforts together. And, if we only want to put in so much work, we are given our desires and will be happy. Our desires and our choices matter, and when we turn to Him, we can feel of His grace.