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

01 May 2011

Mothers

I have decided that since Mother's Day is in a week from today that I would write a tribute to my mother.

Mom, this is my first time away from you on your day, but I want you to know that you will always be in my heart, no matter how many miles apart we be. I want to let you know that I appreciate everything that you have taught me. I am who I am, and where I am, mostly because you encouraged me to go all the way and you taught me to walk in the Lord's way and to do the things that He asks me to do. As I think about everything that you have taught me about the gospel, I think of the Two Thousand Stripling Warriors. In Alma, chapter 56, verse 48, Helaman writes: "And they rehearsed unto me the words of their mothers, saying: We do not doubt our mothers knew it." Those young men knew that what their mothers had taught them was true, they knew that they knew it to be true, and they knew that their mothers knew it to be true. I want you to know that I know that what you have taught me is true, I know that I know it, and I know that you know it as well. I want you know that I am grateful that you have chosen to follow Christ, and have chosen to teach my brothers and sister, and myself to follow Christ, too. Now that I think of it, I have come to realized that those young men couldn't have been too much older than I am. Wow, what a strong resemblance! You have taught your young man to follow Christ, believe in Christ, and testify of Christ, and he is now one of the warriors. No, it is not a war of weapons that we fight. It is a war to defend truth that we fight.
Mom, I love you so much! Everything you have done for me has been tremendously wonderful. I know that I am truly blessed to have you for a mother!
I hope you have a wonderful day! And I hope that every day can feel like mother's day to you!
Love,
Elder Frost

Well, that is my tribute to my mother. Let us set aside Mother's Day to remember everything that our mothers have done for us. Better yet, let's make an effort to make every day for our mothers feel like Mother's Day for them! They truly deserve it after everything they do for us!
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  1. UnknownMay 3, 2011 at 7:16 AM

    Elder Frost, what a beautiful tribute to a well deserving mother! We hope you are well, we are praying for you. Love the Oliver's

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