Weaknesses become strengths

This past week I was blessed with a cold. We have been doing really well and been super  busy so when that happened I was pretty annoyed. This scripture though has been running through my mind the past day or two.






Ether 12:27 And if men come unto me I will show unto them their^aweakness. I ^bgive unto men weakness that they may be humble; and my ^cgrace is sufficient for all men that ^dhumble themselves before me; for if they humble themselves before me, and have faith in me, then will I make ^eweak things become strong unto them.

What weaknesses did I have? I physically was not able to do what I am supposed to be doing right now and some things that I may have just started doing because it felt like it wouldn't get done without me doing it I was also not able to do. I was blessed to feel greater appreciation for those around me that reached out in love when I wasn't expecting it. One amazing family made me soup another made us a pie and I received service when normally I prefer to give it in so many different ways it is hard to count. The Lord was showing me that sometimes I have to receive service. He was also showing me what I have been accomplishing and making me appreciate what I can normally do. I am so grateful for that temporary glimpse of needing service more and trying to graciously accept that lesson and others that the Lord has given me lately.

What are your weaknesses? Have you asked Heavenly Father to help you with them? He will, he will make them a strength if we ask him, but again we have to ask. I am so grateful for the gospel of Jesus Christ and all that He has done for me. I know He lives and because He lives we will live again as well. What a miracle to be loved so much. I love being a missionary and being able to serve Him with all my heart and mind, as well as meeting so many of His beloved Children. He loves you and He is waiting to help you if you haven't asked already. I know this is true, in the name of Jesus Christ, Amen.  Have a wonderful day.

Talk to Him

Getting to speak to our families on Christmas brought up the thought of our heavenly family. I was so excited to be able to talk to my sisters and brothers and especially my Mom. Heavenly Father waits anxiously for us to acknowledge him and talk to him. We experienced some moments of silence because I haven't been able to just talk to them in a while. But those moments were quickly overcome when we each spoke. Heavenly Father is always waiting, he will make up for awkward silences by sending his spirit and love. For most of us our earthly family is only a phone call away, so is Heavenly Father he is always a prayer away and when we start the prayer he can send help speeding in our direction if we need it. There is a talk by Elder Scott, the address is here that talks about Heavenly Father answering prayers.

http://www.lds.org/general-conference/1989/10/learning-to-recognize-answers-to-prayer?lang=eng

Everything that Heavenly Father wants us to do and be starts with an acknowledgement of Him. It starts with a prayer. Just a prayer like I need to know that you are there will bring the answer we need not always in expected ways but still answers will come. Sometimes they come as a reminder of what we already know and that is a reassurance in itself. I testify that Heavenly Father is real. That he knows each of us by name and that he is waiting for us to talk to him so he can help us. He loves us no matter what choices we make and he will help us to return to him if we ask him.

One Solitary Life

He was born in an obscure village, the child of a peasant woman.

He grew up in another obscure village, where He worked in a carpenter shop until He was thirty.

Then for three years He was an itinerant preacher.

He never traveled more than two hundred miles from the place He was born.

He never wrote a book.

He never held an office.

He never had a family or owned a house.

He did none of the things one usually associates with greatness.

He had no credentials but Himself.

He gathered a group of friends around Him and taught them His way of life.

He was thirty-three when the tide of public opinion turned against Him.

One friend denied Him, another betrayed Him; others deserted Him.

He was turned over to His enemies and went through the mockery of a trial.

He was nailed to a cross between two thieves.

While He was dying, His executioners gambled for the only property He had on earth-His coat.

When He was dead He was laid in a borrowed grave through the kindness of a friend.

Two thousand years have come and gone, and today He is the central figure of the human race and the leader of mankind's progress. All the armies that ever marched, all the navies that ever sailed, all the parliaments that ever sat, all the kings that ever reigned, put together, have not affected the life on fan on earth as much as

One Solitary Life

Written by Dr. James Allen Francis

This is read at the end of my family Christmas pageant every year by one of my uncles. We celebrate not only the baby but the man that he became. I am so grateful for the sacrifice He made and the fact that even though He knew His choice would be hard He chose to do it anyway. I know My Savior, Jesus Christ, lives and because of that I know that I have the chance to become like Him and we all do as long as we make those choices to do so. Merry Christmas and much love to you and your families.

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