One of my fears with starting this Social Media Push as missionaries is that now that my profile name has Elder in front that people will automatically assume that I am trying to push my religion onto all my Facebook friends. Though I have been set apart to preach the Gospel, I still "believe in what I'm selling," you might say. If I send you a Facebook message saying that I want to share something or would like to teach you about what I believe, trust me, its not because I think of you as some statistic.
The Gospel of Jesus Christ is the most important thing to me. Its made me who I am and has brought me more joy and happiness than I could have even imagined. Its changed my life and has blessed me in ways that I could only want for my friends and their families. My greatest fear is that I'm going to meet one of you on the other side and you'll come up to me and ask "Why didn't you tell me?"
I know that this Gospel is true. I know that it is by having our faith in Jesus Christ that we can repent. We can be baptized for a remission of sins by someone holding the same priesthood authority that Jesus Christ held. I know that we can have the power of God in our life, which is the Gift of the Holy Ghost, which is received by the Laying on of hands, by the same authority. If we keep his commandments, we can inherit Eternal Life, that is living with our Heavenly Father and our families forever, which is the Greatest of all the Gifts of God.
I hope that this will help. God Bless
Friday, December 13, 2013
Tuesday, December 10, 2013
Christ. The Center of All We Do.
With the Christmas Season right around the corner, I'm going to talk a little about what Christmas means to me.
Christmas is an especially great time of year. The hustles and bustles of the world seem to slow down, and our families all get together, sharing stories and watching those classic Clay-mation movies, opening presents, trimming trees, stuffing stockings, and the list goes on and on.
But with all the wonderful festivities and traditions that come with the Christmas season, we must never forget the true reason for the season.
Christmas is a time of giving, of thinking of others rather than ourselves. But sometimes we get so caught up in giving the perfect gift that we forget that we have been given the Perfect gift, that is Christ, the son of God.
In the Bible, Jesus teaches "I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me." (St. John 14:6)
Alma, a prophet in The Book of Mormon: Another Testament of Jesus Christ also teaches: "And now, my son, I have told you this that ye may learn wisdom, that ye may learn of me that there is no other way or means whereby man can be saved, only in and through Christ. Behold, he is the life and the light of the world. Behold, he is the word of truth and righteousness." (Alma 38:9) (Want to learn more about The Book of Mormon: Another Testament of Jesus Christ, go to: http://mormon.org/beliefs/book-of-mormon)
Christ is the reason for the season. He is the Savior and Redeemer of the World. He was foreordained by God, our Loving Heavenly Father, to save the World from sin and sorrow. He taught us the perfect way to live, and set an example for us to follow. He pleads "Come unto Me" so he can heal us. He gave so freely and willingly, even so much that he suffered for all of our sins, and died so that we can be free of sin and death. These things I know.
President Thomas S. Monson said:
"Our celebration of Christmas should be a reflection of the love and selflessness taught by the Savior. Giving, not getting, brings to full bloom the Christmas spirit. We feel more kindly one to another. We reach out in love to help those less fortunate. Our hearts are softened. Enemies are forgiven, friends remembered, and God obeyed. The spirit of Christmas illuminates the picture window of the soul, and we look out upon the world’s busy life and become more interested in people than in things. To catch the real meaning of the spirit of Christmas, we need only drop the last syllable, and it becomes the Spirit of Christ." (http://www.lds.org/broadcasts/article/christmas-devotional/2013/12/the-real-joy-of-christmas?lang=eng)
Christmas is an especially great time of year. The hustles and bustles of the world seem to slow down, and our families all get together, sharing stories and watching those classic Clay-mation movies, opening presents, trimming trees, stuffing stockings, and the list goes on and on.
But with all the wonderful festivities and traditions that come with the Christmas season, we must never forget the true reason for the season.
Christmas is a time of giving, of thinking of others rather than ourselves. But sometimes we get so caught up in giving the perfect gift that we forget that we have been given the Perfect gift, that is Christ, the son of God.
In the Bible, Jesus teaches "I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me." (St. John 14:6)
Alma, a prophet in The Book of Mormon: Another Testament of Jesus Christ also teaches: "And now, my son, I have told you this that ye may learn wisdom, that ye may learn of me that there is no other way or means whereby man can be saved, only in and through Christ. Behold, he is the life and the light of the world. Behold, he is the word of truth and righteousness." (Alma 38:9) (Want to learn more about The Book of Mormon: Another Testament of Jesus Christ, go to: http://mormon.org/beliefs/book-of-mormon)
Christ is the reason for the season. He is the Savior and Redeemer of the World. He was foreordained by God, our Loving Heavenly Father, to save the World from sin and sorrow. He taught us the perfect way to live, and set an example for us to follow. He pleads "Come unto Me" so he can heal us. He gave so freely and willingly, even so much that he suffered for all of our sins, and died so that we can be free of sin and death. These things I know.
President Thomas S. Monson said:
"Our celebration of Christmas should be a reflection of the love and selflessness taught by the Savior. Giving, not getting, brings to full bloom the Christmas spirit. We feel more kindly one to another. We reach out in love to help those less fortunate. Our hearts are softened. Enemies are forgiven, friends remembered, and God obeyed. The spirit of Christmas illuminates the picture window of the soul, and we look out upon the world’s busy life and become more interested in people than in things. To catch the real meaning of the spirit of Christmas, we need only drop the last syllable, and it becomes the Spirit of Christ." (http://www.lds.org/broadcasts/article/christmas-devotional/2013/12/the-real-joy-of-christmas?lang=eng)
Enjoy the Holiday season!
Friday, December 6, 2013
Welcome to the Elder's Ward!
For those of you who may not know, Missionaries for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints have taken to the Web to spread the gospel that we love so dearly.
So, If you have questions you would love for me to answer, or would just love to learn more about what we believe, by all means leave a comment or just follow me. Also, you can add me on Facebook! (Elder Kyle Ward)
This Blog is awesome. Here, on this page, I'll post some answers to questions I get, and also about some other Gospel things.
On the Page "A Marvelous Work" I will discuss ways that people can get involved in this great cause.
On "Letters From the 'Couve" I'll be posting some of my adventures here in Vancouver, Washington.
"The Back of the Program" is a cool page where you can find some of my other Missionary friends and how to get in touch with them!
Hope you enjoy this blog!
For those of you who may not know, Missionaries for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints have taken to the Web to spread the gospel that we love so dearly.
So, If you have questions you would love for me to answer, or would just love to learn more about what we believe, by all means leave a comment or just follow me. Also, you can add me on Facebook! (Elder Kyle Ward)
This Blog is awesome. Here, on this page, I'll post some answers to questions I get, and also about some other Gospel things.
On the Page "A Marvelous Work" I will discuss ways that people can get involved in this great cause.
On "Letters From the 'Couve" I'll be posting some of my adventures here in Vancouver, Washington.
"The Back of the Program" is a cool page where you can find some of my other Missionary friends and how to get in touch with them!
Hope you enjoy this blog!
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