Message for Today: ~ Why the Covenant Path ~

MEME:  

MY THOUGHTS:

This week we had one of the best days of our mission and on of the hardest days of our mission. Let me explain.

     We dropped in on a family. They were not happy to see us and asked why we were trying to contact them, they are happy with their church and our church believed that the prophet would get them back to heaven. (well, there was a misunderstanding) We testified that Jesus Christ was the begotten son of God and it is through his atonement in the garden and on the cross is the only way we are saved and can return to our Heavenly Father. We talked more and got acquainted with them and left feeling like we may have planted some seeds of understanding. Later that day we dropped off a gift of the Book of Mormon to a woman we met last week in Home Depot. She was so happy we thought of her and said she would read the book because she loved reading about God. That was the good day.

     The hardest day was when we stopped and talked with a couple and just had a chat with no purpose but to get to know them. We left and drove to another home and stopped. I had an overwhelming feeling of being lost, not in our physical location but it what our purpose was in going to see them. We had no message to share with them and I was LOST and in the dark, without a purpose. (After the speech I will tell the rest of the story.)

SPEECH; D Todd Christofferson | Why the Covenant Path | General Conference April 2021 | Faith To Act

We didn't go into that home but went back to our apartment and prayed, studied, and discussed our purpose. It is basicly the same as all missionaries. To invited and help others come unto Jesus  Christ through Faith in Jesus Christ, Baptism, Receiving the Holy Ghost and Enduring to the end. Since we are working with inactive members and newly baptized members we redefined our purpose as:  to help others stay on the covenant path.

The lost feelings left, the lack of motivation left, the dark feelings, left and through our prayers, study and discussion we received the strength and power we needed to continue our finding and teaching

MUSIC:

On the Covenant Path - Shaillé Claypool

Where Can I turn for Peace - Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square

My Covenant Path - LDS Primary Song

In Christ Alone - BYU Vocal Point

David Archuleta - My Little Prayer

Nearer My God To Thee - Piano Guys