Los deseos de nuestro corazón

                     

En 6 días me cumplí un año y tres meses en la mission! No lo puedo creer! Me asombra que tanto tiempo ha pasado ya. 3 meses atrás , tuvimos una junta. Todos los misioneros en la zona nos juntamos y hablamos de la obra. Me tocó dar un capacitación. No me asignaron un tema por decir, mas quería que yo hablara de lo que el Espíritu del Señor me decía. Me gusto mucho dar la capacitacion porque el Espíritu me guiaba. Sin embargo la parte que me gusto más de la junta fue que yo recibí revelación de cómo mejor enseñar acerca de la Expiación de Jesucristo. Y si ustedes han leido mis otras historias..ya saben que ha sido un desafio para mi. Esta es la inspiración que yo he recibido.

Por tanto tiempo, yo he sentido que es responsabilidad mía hacer que la gente entienda la belleza de la Expiación. Pero la mera verdad es que uno mismo tiene que sentir este gran cambio adentro se si, o nunca recibirá un testimonio.
La mayoria de nosotros sabemos que Cristo murió en la cruz por nosotros. También sabemos que el resucitó tres días despues. Pero no todos lo entienden en sus corazones. Solamente queda como una historia o una cuenta.

Me di cuenta que todo depende en el deseo de la persona. Necesitamos nosotros sentir el poder sanador de la Expiación? Estamos dispuestos a sentirlo? Que haremos para obtener este testimonio? El Salvador ya hizo Su parte y ahora nos invita con brazos abiertos.

Alguna vez ha hecho algo de medio esfuerzo? Ha comenzado un proyecto o un hecho con todo su Corazón? Cual es la diferencia? Que cambios vendría de la sinceridad?

Este gran cambio de Corazon es una resposabilidad que nosotros tenemos. Tenemos que también hacer nuestra parte. Nuestros esfuerzos, deseos, sinceridad, y energia impactan los resultados que vendrán. El solo espera que beba de la fuente de justicia. Acuerdense que El es el agua viva que se menciona en las Escrituras. Dejen que El entre en su Corazón. No hay nadie que no pueda sentir el poder de la Expiación.. solo require esfuerzo adicional. La Expiación es infinita y no tiene limites. La expiación les sanará. Se necesita mucha fe, y un poquito de trabajo, pero les prometo que cuando sean sinceros y busquen verdaderamente, Cristo les mostrará el camino. Yo sé que la Expiación no solo es una historia. Porque la he vivido. Cristo me ha cambiado. Una vez estaba yo perdida, pero Cristo me encontró
***Para saber más del poder de la Expiación de Jesucristo, a favor de contactarme o alguno de los otros misioneros en su área.

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What the heck is a Mormon?

                     

Hey ya'll! The longer I'm out here on my mission, the more confusion I see associated with the title "Mormon."
Well let's clear something's up!
I am a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints aka., I'm a Mormon.
-Do Mormon's believe in Jesus Christ?
YES!!! Hence the name The Church of JESUS CHRIST of Latter Day Saints.
-Do you believe in the Bible?
YES! The King James version!

-What's the Mormon Bible?
Well the "Mormon Bible," is the King James Version, although I'm sure the question is referring to the Book of Mormon. The Book of Mormon is another testament of Jesus Christ- not to add too, take away, or replace the Holy Bible. The Book of Mormon contains the fulness of the gospel, as does the Bible. It is a record of the prophecies of Christ and history of the people of the ancient Americas.
-Do Mormons believe in grace?
YES we do! Because of the grace of Jesus Christ, we will all overcome physical death by being resurrected and live forever.
-Do you have faith?
YES! Faith is another word that can be confused by how each person defines it. Faith to a Latter Day Saint (aka mormon) is believing in something you can't see and acting on the things that you believe.
-Do you worship Joseph Smith?
Heavens NO! We have a lot of respect for Joseph Smith as an instrument in the Lords hands, as we do for all the prophets of old or the Virgin Mary, but we do not worship him or anyone else except God the Father and Jesus Christ.

-What's so different about your church?

• The difference is this, our message is that Christ has literally restored His gospel back on the earth, exactly how He originally established it when he was on the earth- same authority, organization, principles, etc. So the differences is that:
• God called another prophet to the earth and gave him the same authority the prophets and apostles of old had to do ordinances such as baptism and giving the gift of the Holy Ghost.
• God has blessed us with another set of scripture, The Book of Mormon, to stand with the Holy Bible.
• The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints is Christ's church on the earth today.
• We know the true identity of the Godhead- God the Father, Jesus Christ, and the Holy Ghost are separate beings unified in one purpose.

-Are you Christian?
YES! Christian- someone that believes in Jesus Christ.
-What do you do as a Mormon missionary?
A mormon missionary is someone who leaves their family for a period of time to go preach and teach the message of the restored gospel of Jesus Christ. We leave our families for awhile so others can be with their families forever!!
-What do you do after a Mormon mission?
We go home and resume life as a normal every day member of the church. Generally because of our age we go home and finish school or start work and have families.. not always in that order ;)
-Are you polygamist?
Nope. Wrong "Mormons."
-Did your church practice polygamy?
Yes, dating back to father Abraham. But more recently, yes the early saints of the restored gospel did practice polygamy, but it is no longer a part of our church. As seen through out The Bible and Book of Mormon, God has his people practice polygamy and then commands that it be stopped. I guess He can do that since he is God.
-Are mormons racist?
Absolutely NOT! We love, invite, and accept all people! We are all children of God!

-What is a temple? And why can't all people go in?

Temple Marriage

Temples are a place where sacred ordinances are performed. Many people confuse the world sacred and secret in regards to temples. All people are invited to come to a temple when they choose to be baptized and live worthy. We must keep our bodies pure and clean before entering into a temple.
1Cor. 3:17 If any man defile the temple of God, him shall God destroy; for the temple of God is holy, which temple ye are.
"The sacredness of the temple anciently can be seen in both the Old and New Testaments. In the Old Testament, Moses had the children of Israel carry with them the Tabernacle (a large, portable temple) as they wandered in the wilderness. King Solomon built and dedicated the great temple that was destroyed by the Babylonians in 586 B.C. It was rebuilt and later substantially expanded, but again destroyed by the Romans in A.D. 70. The great Western Wall can still be seen in Jerusalem today, and even after millennia, remains a sacred site for Jews. The New Testament gives an account of Jesus Christ clearing the

Eternal Marriage

temples when its sacredness was violated by people using its courts as a common market.
Latter-day Saint temples are considered houses of God, a place of holiness and peace separate from the preoccupations of the world. They provide a place where Church members make formal promises and commitments to God. They are also the place where the highest sacraments of the faith occur — the marriage of couples and the “sealing” of families for eternity". -(http://www.mormonnewsroom.org/topic/temples)

-Do you believe your works can save you?
Works alone is not enough save anyone, Christ does that. We believe that Christ's atonement is our saving grace.
-Are you saved?
Yes, but there is more to this question, the definition of saved is key to this question. We believe that when you truly love Christ you give your life over to him and with that, you want to do what he has asked us to do. We want to follow His example.
In the doctrine of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, the terms “saved” and “salvation” have various meanings.
To answer this question of being "saved" and whether we believe we are or not, keep watching for my .saved. post. I will do my best to explain what we believe being saved means!
I'm grateful for the opportunity to share the restored gospel of Jesus Christ and to answer questions from those searching to know truth! I love my Savior!
If you have any questions about Mormon beliefs ask a Mormon, Me, or visit lds.org!!

Becoming the Best You!

                     

Have you ever felt like you were progressing beautifully and then SMACK! You fall on your face!? Well I have. Since I've started my mission I've been shaped, molded, refinded and defined.
Submitting our will to the Lords will is one of the hardest things we'll ever learn to do. Why? Because it's the only thing we can give him that He hasn't already given us. One of my favorite stories of all time to explain my feelings of growing and being cut down and pruned is this:

"President Hugh B. Brown, formerly a member of the Twelve and a counselor in the First Presidency, provided a personal experience. He told of purchasing a rundown farm in Canada many years ago. As he went about cleaning up and repairing his property, he came across a currant bush that had grown over six feet (1.8 m) high and was yielding no berries, so he pruned it back drastically, leaving only small stumps. Then he saw a drop like a tear on the top of each of these little stumps, as if the currant bush were crying, and thought he heard it say:

“How could you do this to me? I was making such wonderful growth. … And now you have cut me down. Every plant in the garden will look down on me. … How could you do this to me? I thought you were the gardener here.”

President Brown replied, “Look, little currant bush, I am the gardener here, and I know what I want you to be. I didn’t intend you to be a fruit tree or a shade tree. I want you to be a currant bush, and someday, little currant bush, when you are laden with fruit, you are going to say, ‘Thank you, Mr. Gardener, for loving me enough to cut me down.’”
 

Years later, President Brown was a field officer in the Canadian Army serving in England. When a superior officer became a battle casualty, President Brown was in line to be promoted to general, and he was summoned to London. But even though he was fully qualified for the promotion, it was denied him because he was a Mormon. The commanding general said in essence, “You deserve the appointment, but I cannot give it to you.” What President Brown had spent 10 years hoping, praying, and preparing for slipped through his fingers in that moment because of blatant discrimination. Continuing his story, President Brown remembered:
 

“I got on the train and started back … with a broken heart, with bitterness in my soul. … When I got to my tent, … I threw my cap on the cot. I clenched my fists, and I shook them at heaven. I said, ‘How could you do this to me, God? I have done everything I could do to measure up. There is nothing that I could have done—that I should have done—that I haven’t done. How could you do this to me?’ I was as bitter as gall.
“And then I heard a voice, and I recognized the tone of this voice. It was my own voice, and the voice said, ‘I am the gardener here. I know what I want you to do.’ The bitterness went out of my soul, and I fell on my knees by the cot to ask forgiveness for my ungratefulness. …

“… And now, almost 50 years later, I look up to [God] and say, ‘Thank you, Mr. Gardener, for cutting me down, for loving me enough to hurt me.’"


I know that life is full of challenges. Everyday I find myslef struggling between "my will to Thy will." But I also know that God has a plan for each of us. He knows each of us and wants the best for us. His plan is Always better than our plan. Why? Well because A. He's perfect and B. He can see the eternal picture when we only see this minute or this week or this year. C. He is our Father and He loves us!!! He loves You. If you put your trust and faith in him, you will never fail or be failed. He knows your true potential and he will help you reach it if you let him!! Become what he wants you to become!
I am grateful to have a loving Heavenly Father that knows me and is always with me. Trust in the Lord with all thine heart and lean not unto thine own understanding. -Prov. 3:5
 

To learn more about the will of God, ask a missionary, or go to mormon.org or lds.org