Best Friends in the Marvelous Montana, Wonderful Wyoming Mission.

My very first Companion on the mission will probably be one of my best friends forever. Sister Weir! two people with different backgrounds coming together with one purpose. Serving the lord. I struggled in the MTC, but with her help and the encouragement that she always gave me and the example she was to me she helped me realize that i can be a good missionary. Over time we got to know each other more and became best friends. She is the best!!

I am so grateful for Carli VanLeishout. I am grateful for the great example she set for me when i first got to Kalispell, Montana. Grateful for her love and kindness towards me. For making sure i knew everything i needed to know to be successful missionary. Because she was my first companion i look up to her more then anyone. She was my first  friend in the mission field and always will be one of my best friends. Thank you for all you have done!! I love you!

I am so Happy i got serve with  Sister Jensen for the short time that i did in Fairfield, Montana.  She too taught me a lot about how to be a great missionary. I learned a lot from her in that short time. Because i was only there for 3 weeks i don't remember a whole lot, but i do remember the good times we had and the love she showed towards me. I am so grateful for her and for the great example she is to me. I will always remember Sister Jensen. She too is one of my  best friends! I love you Sister Jensen.

Oh Sister Mace I love you!! the things i remember about Jillian Mace is her kindness towards EVERYONE!! she was so humble and was always willing to help. She taught me so many things by her example. Together we learned the importance of hard work and to trust in the lord. We learned that through our exact obedience the lord brings miracles. Our miracle and friend was Debora McAdams. I will never forget our good times in the best district ever. The Kalispell Pirates!!  She is my best friend forever!

I had the privilege to serve with Sister Rachelle Davidson. We served in Red Lodge Montana for 3 months. It started out being the hardest time of my mission, and ended up being my favorite part of the mission. I learned so much from Sister Davidson. Everyday she would make me laugh and i felt like i could be myself. We went places where no other missionaries had gone in a very long time. We met so many wonderful people. I will always remember sister davidson, and her random meowing. She is now one my best friends.

I had such a blast serving with Sister Reed in Billings, Montana. She showed so much love towards me and really made me feel special. I could also be myself around her. She was a great example when it came to missionary work. We had our tiffs but we were able to work it out and to forgive each other quickly. She is such a great missionary and i thank her for all she taught me. She had a lot of random deep doctrinal questions but as we talked about them we learned a lot from each other. Our testimonies were stronger. I love you sister reed and i will never forget you. You will always be my one of my best friends.

Sister Helu took Sister Reed's spot in Billings and she taught me so much! things that i will never forget. One thing that really stood out to me was faith.  She taught me that faith is more then just a knowledge, but it is a feeling as well. With faith anything is possible.With the faith we had we were then able to build our area especially Sky view ward.  And also we found those special souls (Georgia Wadman and Jennifer Langford) that the lord prepared for us to find an to be a part of their lives forever. I know that this is the lords work and we are instruments in his hands. I will always be grateful for Sister Helu. She too is one of my best friends here in the marvelous montana wonderful wyoming mission.

Zuster!!! Sister Nielson was a visa waiter that i got to train with Sister Helu in Billings. Zuster Nielson taught me that we can still laugh, have fun yet still work hard. Helped me to stay focused and to not loose that greenie fire. We were able to really connect with each other and to really get along. Our families knew each other and we had some of the same friends. In a way that made me feel closer and more connected. The lord knows for sure that we were meant to be companions. I will always remember Zuster Nielson and the good times we had. I love her and hope we can be friends FOREVER!!

My last area was Lovell Wyoming with with the Lovely Sister Clay!! Oh how she loved and served everyone. She taught me that  it is important to love everyone. I will for sure be a hugger after serving with her. I think that the christ like attribute that fits her is charity. The pure love of christ! that is sister clay!! what a wonderful kind an loving best friend she is. I love sister clay!

I also got the privledge of training again. I trained Sister Allison Wood from Fresno California. She was a really great companion! She was easy to get along with. We instantly connected as friends and contacted so many referrals!!! We worked hard learned from each other by example. She helped me understand the true meaning of the God head. She had such a strong unshakeable testimony! She is the sweetest person I know. I love her so much!!!

Why Do We Need Prophets?

Because Heavenly Father loves His children, He has not left them to walk through this mortal life without direction and guidance. The teachings of our Heavenly Father are not the ordinary, predictable, run-of-the-mill kind you can pick up in paperback at the local bookstore. They are the wisdom of an all-powerful, all-knowing celestial Being who loves His children. Encompassed in His words is the secret of the ages—the key to happiness in this life and in the world to come.

Heavenly Father reveals this wisdom to His children on earth through His servants the prophets (see Amos 3:7). From the days of Adam, God has spoken to His children through appointed oracles who are charged with revealing His will and counsel to others. Prophets are inspired teachers and are always special witnesses of Jesus Christ (see D&C 107:23). Prophets speak not only to the people of their time, but they also speak to people throughout all time. Their voices echo through the centuries as a testament of God’s will to His children.

Today is not different from ages past. The Lord does not love the people of our day any less than in past times. One of the glorious messages of the Restoration of the Church of Jesus Christ is that God continues to speak to His children! He is not hidden in the heavens but speaks today as He did in ancient days.

Much of what the Lord reveals to His prophets is intended to prevent sorrow for us as individuals and as societies. When God speaks, He does so to teach, inspire, refine, and warn His children. When individuals and societies ignore their Heavenly Father’s instructions, they do so at the risk of trial, torment, and toil.

God loves all His children. That is why He pleads so earnestly with us through His prophets. Just as we want what is best for our loved ones, Heavenly Father wants what is best for us. That is why His instructions are so crucial and sometimes so urgent. That is why He has not abandoned us today but continues to reveal His will to us through His prophets. Our fate and the fate of our world hinge on our hearing and heeding the revealed word of God to His children.

God’s priceless instructions to humankind are found in the Bible, the Book of Mormon, the Doctrine and Covenants, and the Pearl of Great Price. In addition, the Lord speaks to us through His servants, as He will again at the upcoming general conference.

To all who wonder if such a thing can be—who might ask, “Is it possible that God speaks to us today?”—with all my heart I invite you to “come and see” (John 1:46). Read the word of God as found in the scriptures. Listen to general conference with an ear willing to hear the voice of God given through His latter-day prophets. Come, hear, and see with your heart! For if you seek “with a sincere heart, with real intent, having faith in Christ, [God] will manifest the truth of it unto you, by the power of the Holy Ghost” (Moroni 10:4). By and through this power, I know that Jesus Christ lives and directs His Church through a living prophet, even President Thomas S. Monson. Brothers and sisters, God does speak to us today. And He desires that all His children listen to and heed His voice. As we do so, the Lord will bless and uphold us greatly, both in this life and through the worlds to come.

This talk was given by Dieter F. Uchtdorf. He is the second counselor in the first presidency of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.  I too as a representative of Jesus Christ invite you to come listen to a prophet's voice and hear the word of god. I have a strong testimony of Thomas S. Monson. I know with out a doubt that he is a prophet called by god today to lead and guide Christ's restored church upon the earth.  I love him so much!!

What do you know about frogs? Here are some facts about frogs if you don't know much about them.

-Frogs are know as amphibians. Amphibian means two-lives.

- They are cold blooded which means their bodies are the same temperature as the air and water around them. 

- When they are cold they lay in the sun to warm up and when they are hot they get in the water to cool off.

-They are found all over the word except Antarctica. 

-They are carnivores which means they eat meat.

- Most frogs will starve before they eat a dead insect or animal.

-Frogs have very good eyesight and great hearing. They also have powerful back legs and webbed feet to help them jump long distances and to swim.

-Some frogs can jump 20 times their own body length in a single leap.

These are just some facts about frogs. The most important thing about frogs is that they remind us to Fully Rely On God!!! When we fully rely on him we are able to have more strength and confidence in all things. I  know that is true for me. When we rely on him and do our best and do our part then he will make up the rest. So lets do the best we can to Fully Rely On God and put it all in his hands. 

Book of Mormon

Its crazy as to how many books are out there in the world today. You can go to a library and check out a book on pretty much anything!! Love and romance, wars, vampires, dragons, knights and shining armor, books on sports and people lives.You name it and there is a book about it. But ask yourself what are these books really teaching you? Are they teaching you to be kind to others, to love those around you. Do they make you happy or sad? Do they make you want to be like the people you read about? What do they make you think about? Are they helping you to learn and become a better person? Are they giving us more knowledge and wisdom? there are so many questions that you can ask yourself. "Desires dictate our priorities, priorities shape our choices, and choices determine our actions. The desires we act on determine our changing, our achieving, and our becoming." (Elder Dallin H. Oaks quorum of the twelve apostles) This quote is so true when it comes to i think reading books. The things we read put certain desires into our minds and with those desires it then determines our  priorities and the choices we make and then of course how we act. Books really do have such a huge impact on who are and what we will become. When i read i want it to be something that i am interested in, Something that will make me happy and want learn as much as i can. There is one  book that i have found that i think EVERYONE!! should read. It is a book that when you read it you can feel of its goodness, it makes you want to become a better person, it gives you all the wisdom and knowledge that you need to know who you are, What you can become, and how do it. Its something you can read and when you are feeling down or going through a trial. It can help you to get through that trial and it can lift you up and make you feel happy.  It is a book that you can relate to because the experiences and the stories that are in it are REAL!! they really happened. The people we read about are real people. Having real life problems.  It teaches us how do love others, how to be kind to those around us. And why it is so important.  This book lets us know how to live our life the way our Heavenly Father wants us to.  Gives us step by step of the things we MUST do so we can live with him again. There are so many other great things this book teaches us. We just need to find it and read it. It is like any other book. You won't know what is like or the things that i have mentioned are true until you read it and find out for yourselves.  This book is called THE BOOK OF MORMON! it is another testament of Jesus Christ.  God loves all his children the same and wants every one to know of the goodness this book brings. It is gods word!! There is a promise in back of this book given to us by a prophet of god. He says: "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 if it unto you by the power of the holy ghost, and by the power of the holy ghost you may know the truth of all things." He is telling us to try it. Really ask and be willing to act upon that answer that you get. I know that this book is true!! I know that is the most correct book upon the earth. I know that by reading this book that i can come closer to my Father in Heaven. I know that he loves me, and wants me to be happy. I know what i need to to everyday of my life because i have read this book and know what it contains.  So just like any other book you would read, check this one out and see how it makes you feel and what it can truly do for you. Again i know this book is true and it has blessed my life so much. I know that it can do the same for you.  Please read it and before you judge it and shun it down. Read it to know what it is really like. I know that god will not lead you astray with this book!

THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST

In order to move up the ladder we must work and have Faith. Otherwise we will be stuck with just faith and stay on the first step. Faith makes us work and leads to action.


Once we have faith and have taken the next step we then need to Repent. To repent we 1) recognize that we have sinned or made a mistake. 2) we stop what we are doing and promise to never do it again. 3) Ask forgiveness and get help if needed. 4) Make whatever you did wrong right. 5) Acknowledge your savior and know that he can help you and look to him.


The next step is baptism. Baptism is the cleansing of our sins. Baptism is being completely immersed in the water so that we can be washed of all our sins. When we are baptized we enter into a covenant or promise with our Heavenly Father. We promise to Take upon ourselves the name of Christ, Always remember him, Keep his commandments,and Endure to the end. In return the our Heavenly Father promises us the constant companionship of the Holy Ghost

After we have been baptized we then receive the gift of the Holy Ghost. The Holy Ghost is our constant companion. It can be with us all the time as long as we are worthy of it. It is there to help us in life. To comfort us, to warn us of danger, to lead and guide us. He is there to keep us on the right path so we can return to live with our Heavenly Father.

Once we have had faith, repented of our sins, have been baptized and received the holy ghost, we must keep going and continually striving to do those things. We must Endure to the End. Remain faithful to the lord.  

The last and final step is Eternal Life. Heavenly Father has promised us this free gift if we do all these things and are worthy of living his presence. The lord wants us to make this our ultimate goal. Here we can live with god and his son Jesus Christ. We can also live with our families forever. 

Plan of Salvation like a III Act Play!!

Gods Plan of Happiness is like a three act play. We however are in act II(Earth Life) and do not remember what happened in act I.(Pre-Earth Life) So we have to learn all we can about act I so we know about act II. The more we know about act I and what happened there the more we will understand about act II and why its the way it is.  However we do know a little bit about act I  We know that in act I we lived with god as his spirit children. He loved us he got to know us and wants everyone to return to him. When we left act I we passed through what we call a vail. It is very thin but makes it so that we do not remember what happened. If we knew what happend then there would be no point to this life and we would already know everything. God wanted us to walk by faith and to learn and grow from our own mistakes and to choose for oursleves.  Once we know all about act I and act II then when we learn about act III it will make perfect sense to us. Because we will have the whole picture and know what expects of us.

I am an Inkeeper

When i was growing up i had this quote that hung on my bedroom door. It read "Each of us is an Inkeeper who decides if there is room for Jesus." I love this qoute because it reminds me to let Christ into my life. Chirst was born for us! He was here on the earth to show us the way, to be that example. He was sent here to be our lord and savior. He atoned for the sins of the world. If it were not for Christ we could not return to live with our Father in Heaven. We are those inkeepers! When christ comes knocking at our door and needs a place to rest will we let him in? I know i would! Christ is there and is waiting for us to let him in our lives. So remember this christmas season and always, his birth, and his life.  Remember what he has done for you. Make him a part of your life!

Faith

What is Faith? To me faith is trusting in god completley and letting him take over even though I do not know exactly what will happen. I now know that god knows what is best for me and that if I just have faith in him all will be okay. I didn't always have so much faith in god. There was a time in my life where I wasn't really sure if god was there and that he was answering my prayers. Times where I didn't always feel his love. There were times where I didn't fully rely on god. Instead i went to the world, went to my friends and didn't care. I didn't go to those who truly loved me. I look back and think that is not the way to go. We must turn to god!! and let him help us. He is the only one that knows us in and out. He knows exactly what we are going through, how we feel, and only he can help us, if we have the faith and trust in him. Ever since I have been here my mission, I can say that my faith has strengthed so much. I feel gods love more, He answers my prayers, he comforts me in times of need. I know that everthing will be okay. I love my father in Heaven.and my brother Jesus Christ! I know they love me and want to help me. I also now that just because we go through hard times does not mean that god hates us or does not care about us or purposly wants us to be unhappy. He know what things will tear us down to then only build us up, to make us stronger than before. We only see a little bit of what god sees. It is a blur to us. God sees the WHOLE picture, but when we have that faith and trust in him than the blur will gradually become clear to us.  Have faith in him!! let him help you!

Stand in Holy Places!!

In a sea of shifting values
tossed on every wave
while the winds wail around me
i will not be afraid
to call out for captain
to calm the waves in me
when i stand a little taller
it's only then i finally see
i stand in holy places
protected from the storm
anchored safe in harbor
though my sails are ripped and worn
i stand in holy places
and i will not move
until the captain comes and says well done
he is the hope i hold on to
in holy places


there is a harbor in his holy house
an anchor in his grace
that steadies in the waves of doubt
and in every holy place
no matter where i travel
his spirit's guiding me
with the lord as my captain
there is a peaceful port in me
i stand in holy places
protected from the storm
anchored safe in harbor
though my sails are ripped and worn
i stand in holy places
and i will not move
until the lord has come and says well done
he is the hope i hold on to


i stand in holy places
protected from the storm
anchored safe in harbor
though my sails are ripped and worn
i stand in holy places
and will not move
until the lord has come and says well done
he is the hope i hold on to
in holy places

Listen to me?

 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2L9dkaL2KyY

http://lds.org/general-conference/2011/10/stand-in-holy-places?lang=eng

                               

If you let me, I will make you perfect. The moment you put yourself in my hands, that is what you are in for. Nothing less, or other than that. You have free will, and if you choose, you can push my away. But if you do not push me away, understand that i am going to see this job through...whatever it costs me, i will never rest, nor let you rest until you are literally perfect..until my father can say without reservation that he is well pleased with you, as he said he was well pleased with me. This i can do and will do. But i will not do anything else.

This was taken from a quote from C.S. Lewis. I found it stuck into my scriptures yesterday and i really like it. I hope that one day i can be like my father in heaven and be perfect. Have him say to me that he is well pleased with me. I know that my savior lives. I know that because of him i can return and live with them again. I can be with those i love and the ones that i have lost. I miss them all so much, but i know that i can be with them again someday. Again i hope the lord can be well pleased with me.

Fall

I love month of october because I love to watch as the leaves on the trrees change colors, I love crunching leaves as walk, I love the cool breeze I feel when I walk. I remember one experience i had about a year ago I went on a motorcycle ride up through the canyon and I just remember thinking and seeing how beautiful the trees were and I remember feeling the breeze blow in my face and i just felt such peace and that i did not have to worry about anything other then enjoying the ride seeing gods creations in front of me. I love this time of year as the summer transitions into winter. It is the best!! I can't wait to see these changes here in Montana. I have seen some trees so far and I look forward to seeing even more!! I love you montana and I am so happy to be here serving in "God's Country" fall and october is my favortite time of the year.

Forget me not!

This is what happend in Montana over the weekend!!! Check it out!!

General Conference!!

Guess what there is something amazing happening in montana this weekend!! You don't want to miss this!! so make sure that you are ready for this wonderful experience that can change your life. This weekend on Octber 1-2 is General Confernece. Its when we get to the words of our loving Prophet(Thomas S. Monson) and apostles today right in the comfort of our own home, on tv, or in a local lds church building.They are men called of god to revel gods word to us! There is somthing for everyone! I can promise you that if you will listen to these men and just hear them out to what they have to say that it will truly bless your life. You will know for sure they they are men called of god and that god still speaks to us today. This wonderful envent has two parts. Saturday the 1 at 10:00 am-12:00 pm then at 2:00 pm- 4:00 pm. Then again on Sunday October 2. Same times as saturday. I encourage all to participate in this event. Hear what they have to say. It is my favorite time of the year. I love hearing the words of the prophet and the apostles. I know that they are true men called of god and they speak gods word!! for info about conference or about latter-day saints go to http://lds.org/?lang=eng

Team Dumbldore or Team Voldemort

In Harry Potter we read about two very important characters. Dumbledore and Voldemort. These two men remind me about lot about God and Satan. Lets compare them and see how they are alike.
Dumbledore was wise. There is not anything that he did not know. From watching the movies i always noticed that he always knew things before they happened. There is not anything Harry could get away with without Dumbledore knowing about it.  That is how God is. He knows all!!! we read in the Book of Mormon that god knoweth all things and there is nothing save he knows. (2 Nephi 9:20) We like harry can not hide things from dumbledore or god. They know what will happen before hand. Dumbledore was also gentle. Everything that he did, he was careful and things were well thought out before he did them. He was also very kind. Everything he did was for others. He never did anything to hurt someone and make fun of them. He loved everyone. God is gentle, kind, and loving. Everything he does is for us and to make sure we are happy.  Dumbledore was caring and understanding. He cared not only for him but for his students. Harry always went to him for questions and advice and Dumbledore did not care how big or small his problem was he was there to care for him and take of him. He cared for him his whole life. Dumbledore was always very understanding. He listened and understood Harry's hard times and good times. God is like that too! he loves and cares for us, he wants what is best for us. There is also nothing to big or small for the lord. He can do all things. He understands what we go through and knows best how to help us get through our hard and good times. Dumbledore and God are both very smart!! they know EVERYTHING!!!!  Now lets take a look at Voldermort and Satan. Voldemort is  Hateful towards everyone he is so desperate that he will do anything!! just to kill!! He wants all the glory for himself and wants to have charge of everything. He is always so angry. He does things to people to make them get angry and down. He is completely heartless. He does not care about anyone or anything. Everything has to be his way or else.... Satan is just like Voldermort. Satan is hateful towards everyone and every good thing. He wanted to be our savior and to have all the glory for himself, but god did not let him so he is therefore angry towards god and does all he can to make us mad, to make us hateful towards others, to make our lives miserable!! Therefore all of us missionaries that are here in Montana are part of gods army!! so we can win the fight against Satan. In Harry Potter all the students gather together and build Dumbledores army to fight against Voldermort. Do we want to be a part of voldermort or Satan's death eaters?! No we want to be with Dumbledore and God. At least i know i do. What about you? Are you team Dumbledore or Team Voldermort?  I like what Harry says to his friends at the very end of the 5th movie after they had just had that big battle at the ministry with the death eaters. "Even though we have a fight ahead of us, we have one thing that voldermort dosen't have. Something worth fighting for!



 



I love to see the temple. I am going there someday. To feel the holy spirit, to listen and to pray. For the temple is a house of god, a place of love and beauty. I will prepare myself while i am young, this is my sacred duty! I love to see the temple i''l go inside one day I'll covnat with my father I'll promise to obey. For the temple is a holy place where we are sealed together. As a child of god i've learned this truth: A family is forever. I have a family here on earth, they are so good to me. I want to shrare my life with them through all eternity!! Families can be together forever, through heavenly fathers plan. I always want to be with my own family! and the lord has shwon me how i can. The lord has shown me how i can. I will prepare most carefully so i can marry in gods temple for all eternity. There are 135 temples operating, 13 under contruction and 13 annouced through out the world today!  http://www.ldschurchtemples.com/temples/



 



Faith&Prayer

What is faith? Faith is believing in something that we can not see but knowing it is there. Faith is something that everyone has and can grow stronger if we let it. Faith is such wonderful thing to have. But i think sometimes we forget that we need to act on that faith. Yeah we can say we have faith but we need to do something with that faith. In the Bible, the book of James it says that "faith without works is dead. for as the body without the spirit is dead so is faith without works." If we have faith in Jesus Christ then we will want to do all we can to follow him, serve him, and obey him. Its just like having faith and trust in a friend. If you love that friend and have faith in them, then you will want to do all you can to help them and do what they ask. One great commandment that the lord has given us is prayer. Prayer is the two way communication with our Heavenly Father. He wants to talk to him. Let him know how we feel, what you are going through, what you need help with, things you are thankful for. Nothing is too dumb or too little to ask god. He doesn't care what we pray for as long as it is from our heart and we pray with real intent having faith in him. Faith and Prayer go hand in hand. We need to have faith that lord will answer our prayers. Even tho we can not see how he will or what the answer may be.. we need to have faith that he will. I have seen how faith can help me with getting answers to my prayers.  It defiantly has built my faith. So have that faith in the lord and follow him. Pray to him and know that he is there and have faith in him that he will answer your prayers. I know that he hears and answers my prayers. I know that he can do the same for you, if you have faith in him.

His Hands

His hands
tools of creation
stronger than nations
power without end
and yet through them we find our truest friend
his hands
sermons of kindness
healing men's blindness
halting years of pain
children waiting to be held again

his hands would serve his whole life though
showing man what hands might dogiving, ever giving, endlessly
each day was filled with selflessness
and I'll not rest until i make up my hands what they could be
'til these hands become like those from Galilee

his hands
lifting a leper
warming a beggarcalling back the dead
breaking bread, five thousand fed
his hands
hushing contention
pointing to heaven
ever free of sinthen bidding man to follow him

his hands would serve his whole life though
showing man what hands might do
giving, ever giving, endlessly
each day was filled with selflessness
and I'll not rest until i make up my hands what they could be
'til these hands become like those from Galilee

his hands
clasped in agony
as he he lay pleading, bleeding in the garden
while just moments away
other hands betray him
out of greed, shameful greedand then his hands
are trembling
straining to carry the beam that they've been led to
as he stumbles through the streets
heading towards the hill on which he died
he would die
they take his hands, his mighty hands, those gentle hands
and then they pierce them, they pierce them
he lets them, because of love
from birth to death was selflessness
and clearly now i see him with his hands
calling to me
and though I'm not yet as i would be
he has shown me how i could be
i will make my hands like those from Galilee

Have you ever stopped to look at your hands and concentrate on what they look like and what they can do? Hands are an amazing thing! We can do so much with our hands! they can become bruised or callused or dry or just to the point where they become so worn out from our everyday lives. Jesus Christ used his hands and wore them out by serving and healing those around him. Doing good for those around him. He loved everyone so he served everyday. So lets follow his example and have hands of Galilee. Lets use our hands for the good things in life. "when ye are in the service of your fellow beings, ye are only in the service of your god"



Soft
Peace
Invites
Reverent
Inspire
Teachable
Understands
Ask
Love

Redeemer
One of Israel
Creator
King
Son of God

In the Book of Mormon , Heleman 5:12 we read that we must build our foundation on Jesus Christ. He is our rock and our Redeemer. Or in a sense he is our "Spiritual Rock" He is the one that we can have faith in and trust in him. Even tho we can't see him we know that he is there and that he can be our spiritual rock. He spoke softly, he brought peace, he invites all to follow him, he was reverent, he inpires us to do good, he taught the will of his father, he understans our pains and weaknesses, he asks us to be as he is, he is our redeemer, he is the holy one of israel, he is our creator, our king, the son of god. Jeusus Christ is our spiritual rocks. He is my spiritual rock and i know that he lives. Not only can Jesus Christ be our spiritual rocks but other in our life as well. Such as family and friends. My family are my spiritual rocks. I can trust them and know that i have a foundation with them. I had a friend that i met her on my mission in my first area that told me that i was his spiritual rock. Just like the savior even though we can not see him or we are away from our family and friends they can still be our spiritual rock. We can always count on them. I am so happy that i was able to help and touch that individual so much that he thinks of me as his spiritual rock.  So let us all look to the savior and those in our lives who are our spiritual rocks.

Atonement

Our Heavenly Father has a plan for each of us that enables us to return and live with him again. The most important part of that plan that he has for us is the atonement of Jesus Christ. The atonement consists of three things. His suffering in the garden of Gethsemene, His death on the cross, and his resurrection. With out these three things we would not be able to return and live with God again. That is why it so essential to the plan that he has for us. Gods plan is also layed out for us to follow him by having faith, repenting, batism, receiving the gift of the holy ghost and enduring to the end. These five steps will get us home to live with our Heavenly Father! This plan that Heavenly Father has for each of us is perfect in every way and will work to lead us home. I am grateful for this plan. It makes me happy to know that i am not alone and that I can have christ in my life to help me so that i can return. I know that by following these 5 steps that we can live with god again. It makes him happy when I follow him. He loves everyone no matter what. No matter who they are, what they have gone through. He wants EVERYONE! to follow him so they can live with thim again.

Missionaries!!

I am Sister Tuckett and i am a missionary for the church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. 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, repentence, baptism, receiving the gift of the Holy Ghost and enduring to the end. I am a Missionary because i love my god and i want to serve him and fulfill my purpose as a missonary. What is a missionary? A missionary is a reprsentative of Jesus Christ that goes out to different places in the world and teaches about Jesus Christ and about his church that he said up when he was on the earth. We teach about Heavenly Fathers plan for us and how we can live with him again. We teach about having faith and repenting of our wrongs and how we can be baptized and then have the holy ghost to be with us at all times. We teach about gods commandments that he has given us and how to follow him. We teach about families and we can be with them forever! When do missionaries go? The male missionaries(Elders) go out when they are 19 years of age and sisters go out when they are 21. Missionaries go to Canada, US, Europe, Africa, England and lots of other places around the world. 

There are hundrends of missionaries out preaching the gospel. Missionaries are called by our living prophet and apostles today. We feel out a series of papers and turn them into Salt Lake City, UT and they decide where each missionary goes, then they send us back a letter telling us where the lord wants us to go. We then report on a certain date to what is called the MTC(Missionary Training Center) we go there to learn how to teach people and how to be become successful missionaries. We are there for about 3 weeks and then go to where we have been called to serve. Elders serve for 24 months and the sisters serve for 18 months. We dedicate our time and effort to the lord. We are set apart from the world to do the lords work and to only serve him. I am so happy to be a missionary and i am know that i have been called of god to teach his gospel to the people of Montana. In the Book of Mormon: Another Testement of Jesus Christ i love the verse which reads: "Now they were desirous that salvation should be declared to every creature, for they could not bear that any human soul should perish; yea, even the very thoughts that any soul should endure endless torment did cause them to quake and tremble." I am out here to help people to come unto Christ so that can enjoy the blessing that i enjoy.  http://mormon.org/missionaries/