Thursday, November 26, 2009
It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year!!!
Dear Family and Friends,
Happy Thanksgiving! What a wonderful time of year it is. I can feel your holiday spirit and warm smiles all the way here in Korea! I love it. :)
So many wonderful things have happened on my mission. It is true what the brethren of the Church say about how your mission will bring greater blessings and more happiness than you have yet experienced. I feel so happy because of this gospel and the testimony I have of my Heavenly Father, our Savior Jesus Christ, and their restored gospel. It has been wonderful to share it in big and small ways with each of my companions and the other missionaries here in Korea. We are sharing it and strengthening each other and we are sharing it with all the people we meet.
I know with all my heart that the things we are teaching are true and that the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints contains the fullness of the gospel. May we always remember the Lord's counsel and promise to "Draw near unto me and I will draw near unto you; seek me diligently and ye shall find me; ask, and ye shall receive; knock, and it shall be opened unto you" (D&C 88:63).
To all my friends and family, I love you! And I pray for you. Please pray for me.
Happy Thanksgiving!
Love, Sis Peterson :)
Happy Thanksgiving! What a wonderful time of year it is. I can feel your holiday spirit and warm smiles all the way here in Korea! I love it. :)
So many wonderful things have happened on my mission. It is true what the brethren of the Church say about how your mission will bring greater blessings and more happiness than you have yet experienced. I feel so happy because of this gospel and the testimony I have of my Heavenly Father, our Savior Jesus Christ, and their restored gospel. It has been wonderful to share it in big and small ways with each of my companions and the other missionaries here in Korea. We are sharing it and strengthening each other and we are sharing it with all the people we meet.
I know with all my heart that the things we are teaching are true and that the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints contains the fullness of the gospel. May we always remember the Lord's counsel and promise to "Draw near unto me and I will draw near unto you; seek me diligently and ye shall find me; ask, and ye shall receive; knock, and it shall be opened unto you" (D&C 88:63).
To all my friends and family, I love you! And I pray for you. Please pray for me.
Happy Thanksgiving!
Love, Sis Peterson :)
Sunday, October 25, 2009
Thursday, August 13, 2009
I love morning study!
Thoughts from this morning...
Wow, so many things I am grateful for on my mission and one of those is study time. It is something I hope to carry with me and apply the rest of my life--individually and as a family. It is interesting that truly as Joseph Smith said, the more we comprehend God, the more we comprehend ourselves and this life and this time to build the kingdom of God and prepare to live with him and receive of His glory (something like that he says). :)
A wonderful scripture to enlighten us all:
"Sanctify yourselves for tomorrow the Lord will do wonders among you." (Joshua 3:5)
How do we "sanctify" ourselves?
Wow, so many things I am grateful for on my mission and one of those is study time. It is something I hope to carry with me and apply the rest of my life--individually and as a family. It is interesting that truly as Joseph Smith said, the more we comprehend God, the more we comprehend ourselves and this life and this time to build the kingdom of God and prepare to live with him and receive of His glory (something like that he says). :)
A wonderful scripture to enlighten us all:
"Sanctify yourselves for tomorrow the Lord will do wonders among you." (Joshua 3:5)
How do we "sanctify" ourselves?
What do we talk about?
As a missionary, if I could go back I would have testified more. A simple and sincere testimony--soo powerful! Like Elder Perry talked about (i think) in this past conference, we can share our testimony of three things: the restoration, the atonement of Jesus Christ, and the Book of Mormon.
And as we do people's hearts will be pricked and those who are prepared will have a desire to seek after the goodness!
"And now, as the preaching of the word had a great tendency to lead the people to do that which was just—yea, it had had more powerful effect upon the minds of the people than the sword, or anything else, which had happened unto them—therefore Alma thought it was expedient that they should try the virtue of the word of God." (Alma 31:5)
And as we do people's hearts will be pricked and those who are prepared will have a desire to seek after the goodness!
"And now, as the preaching of the word had a great tendency to lead the people to do that which was just—yea, it had had more powerful effect upon the minds of the people than the sword, or anything else, which had happened unto them—therefore Alma thought it was expedient that they should try the virtue of the word of God." (Alma 31:5)
Understanding our Role
What is our purpose as members?
I truly love morning study as a missionary! It is soo wonderful and filled with new knowledge and being taught by the spirit--sooo so special to me!
So yes, what is our purpose as members... Well in Ezekiel I was reading in chapters 33 and 34 and it talks a lot about our role as people with a knowledge of the gospel.
My sheep wandered through all the mountains, and upon every high hill . . . and none did search or seek after them.
Therefore, ye shepherds, hear the word of the Lord;
. . . my flock became meat to every beast of the field, because there was no shepherd . . . . (Ezekiel 34:6-8)
And so yes.. I was reading this and thought oh how we the Lord wants us to share the gospel with His children! And to share His love with them, so they can be free.. the truth makes us free isn't that right?
So let us open our mouths! And like it says in Romans let us not be afraid of sharing the gospel of Jesus Christ, "for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth." (Romans 1:16)
I truly love morning study as a missionary! It is soo wonderful and filled with new knowledge and being taught by the spirit--sooo so special to me!
So yes, what is our purpose as members... Well in Ezekiel I was reading in chapters 33 and 34 and it talks a lot about our role as people with a knowledge of the gospel.
My sheep wandered through all the mountains, and upon every high hill . . . and none did search or seek after them.
Therefore, ye shepherds, hear the word of the Lord;
. . . my flock became meat to every beast of the field, because there was no shepherd . . . . (Ezekiel 34:6-8)
And so yes.. I was reading this and thought oh how we the Lord wants us to share the gospel with His children! And to share His love with them, so they can be free.. the truth makes us free isn't that right?
So let us open our mouths! And like it says in Romans let us not be afraid of sharing the gospel of Jesus Christ, "for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth." (Romans 1:16)
Understanding People
Something interesting I read this morning during my study. Alma 33:20.. "the reason they would not look is because they did not believe that it would heal them."
Many times (before and during my mission) I have wondered what keeps people (non-members and members), all of us, from coming to Christ--using His atonement and feeling healed and whole.
I think this scripture perfectly pinpoints one problem. In order for people to use something so to speak, they have to believe it will work--they have to. Maybe that is why faith is the first principle of the gospel? It is sooo important. I see that more and more everyday.
So here is a question to think about.. how do we help people to have faith--to hope for things and believe the Gospel of Jesus Christ will heal them and help them more than anything else?
How do we help people to "have so much faith that they plant the word in [their] hearts and try the experiment of [the gospel's] goodness" ? (Alma 34:4)
Many times (before and during my mission) I have wondered what keeps people (non-members and members), all of us, from coming to Christ--using His atonement and feeling healed and whole.
I think this scripture perfectly pinpoints one problem. In order for people to use something so to speak, they have to believe it will work--they have to. Maybe that is why faith is the first principle of the gospel? It is sooo important. I see that more and more everyday.
So here is a question to think about.. how do we help people to have faith--to hope for things and believe the Gospel of Jesus Christ will heal them and help them more than anything else?
How do we help people to "have so much faith that they plant the word in [their] hearts and try the experiment of [the gospel's] goodness" ? (Alma 34:4)
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