Today during testimony meeting, one of my friends from the colonies got up and bore her testimony...little background info...She is a non-member, she wants so badly to be baptized but her parents will definatly write her off if she does and that includes taking her student visa away so she would have to go back to Mexico. I look up to this woman so much, when I first met her she was just so friendly and we were friends instantly! Well she got up and started talking about how she loves the Gospel and everything...one thing that definatly stood out for me...she said for you who are baptized go to church and those of you who can go to the temple..GO! That hit me like a ton of bricks...Do we begin to take for granted the blessings that we have as members of the church? Here's a woman who wants to be baptzied and go to the temple and feel that spirit, but she can't at this time in her life...and here we are, members of the church and how often do we go to the Temple? And I am guilty of this, I need to go and do what I can and take advantage of this blessing that I have.
Towards the end of her testimony my friend did say that one day she will be married in the temple and I just smiled! I don't think there was a dry eye in the chapel...it was definatly one of the best testimony meetings I have been to. I truly love this Gospel and I know that it is true! I am so grateful for Temples and the opportunity that I have to go and do what I can and I know that I need to go more often. It was defiantly a great Sunday!
3 comments:
Oh that is so cute! I agree! We are so lucky to be members of the church! I am glad you had a good Sunday! I miss you!
Thank you for sharing your friends testimony. It is true, she will join the true when she realizes her faith is stronger than the negative things that are holding her back.
Heavenly Father ALWAYS takes care of us and makes things work out the way HE wants them to. That is the hardest thing for most of us, is to except his will not ours.
If she chose to be baptized now she may have to go back to Mexico but maybe that is what the Lord would want her to do, to help her family through her faith and example realize how important the Gospel is.
We are blessed to have the Gospel in our lives and blessed to be able to share it with others.
Jen, I love you!
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