The Standard of Truth

"The Standard of Truth has been erected; no unhallowed hand can stop the work from progressing; persecution may rage, mobs may combine, armies may assemble, calumny may defame; but the truth of God will go forth boldy, nobly, and independent, till it has penetrated every continent, visited every clime, swept every country, and sounded in every ear, till the purposes of God shall be accomplished, and the Great Jehovah shall say the work is done." - Joseph Smith, History of the Church, 4:540

Doctrine and Covenants, Section 4

"1) Now behold, a marvelous work is about to come forth among the children of men.
"2) Therefore, O ye that embark in the service of God, see that ye serve him with all your heart, might, mind and strength, that ye may stand blameless before god at the last day.
"3) Therefore, if ye have desires to serve God ye are called to the work;
"4) For behold the field is white already to harvest; and lo, he that thrusteth in his might, the same layeth up in store that he perisheth not, but bringeth salvation to his soul;
"5) And faith, hope, charity and love, with an eye single to the glory of God, qualify him for the work.
"6) Remember faith, virtue, knowledge, temperance, patience, brotherly kindness, godliness, charity, humility, diligence.
"7) Ask, and ye shall receive; knock, and it shall be opened unto you. Amen." - Doctrine and Covenants 4:1-7

My purpose as a missionary...

My purpose as a missionary is to "invite others to come unto Christ by helping them receive the restored gospel through faith in Jesus Christ and His Atonement, repentance, baptsim, receiving the gift of the Holy Ghost, and enduring to the end." - Preach My Gospel, page 1

08 March 2011

Learn to Trust in the Lord with all your Heart.







Why does our Father in Heaven do somethings and not other things?

I don't know, but I do know this. We need to trus
t in Him with all our hearts, as is stated in Proverbs Chapter 3, Verses 5-6 of the King James Version,




"Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.

"In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths."
As you read these verses, think about what this means to you. I will tell you what it means to me, but before I do, I want you to listen to what I
say, then I want you to turn to your Father in Heaven, and do as Joseph Smith (a modern day prophet) did, do as James (a prophet in the New Testament times) and as Moroni (a prophet in the Book of Mormon) directs, Pray, ask with faith that your Father in Heaven will answer your question.

I believe this verse of scripture to mean that rather than to assume that what we think is right, learn to, with your heart, trust that what the Lord tells you is right. Trust that He knows what He is doing. How can I possibly make such a statement as that? I make it boldly. I make it because I truly do believe. I know it to be true. I will even back my self up with scripture.




Isaiah 55:8-9

"For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the Lord.

"For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts are higher than your thoughts."
So can we know what the Lord is doing and why He is doing it just by our own thinking? No, the human mind cannot take in as many perspectives as He can. He can take all of them in. We can only take one or two. So what do we need to do? We need to rely on the Lord for help to understand His will.


I have told you my thoughts. Now, go and do. Do as James directs (James 1:5):



"If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of god, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him."
Do as Moroni asks:





"And when ye shall receive these things, I would exhort you that ye would ask God, the Eternal Father, in the name of Christ, if these things are not true; and if ye shall ask with a sincere heart, with real intent, having faith in Christ, he will manifest the truth of it unto you by the power of the Holy Ghost.
"And by the power of the Holy Ghost ye may know the truth of all things."



These two scriptures aren't just saying ask God about what we write. They are also saying ask Him about everything.


I can sit here and tell you everything that I know, everything that I have received my answers for, but that isn't going to tell you whether it is true or not. Listen to everything that the Prophets say in the scriptures, listen to what I am saying. Then while you consider everything that you have learned, ask God knowing that you will receive an answer, and listen for that answer.


I tell you that if you will pray and ask God, as Moroni says, with a sincere heart, real intent, and faith in Christ, you will receive an answer. This answer isn't going to always be something majestic, like God the Father and the Son appearing to Joseph Smith that early spring morning in a grove of trees, not too far from Palmyra, New York, in 1820, at the age of Fourteen.


I know that you will receive the answer that the Lord wants you to have if you will ask with faith that you will receive your answer. I know this because I have already received my answer. Heavenly Father is there. He is waiting to give you the answer. You just need to open that door by turning to Him in prayer and asking Him.

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