The family is the most important social unit in time and all eternity. The Family is ordained of God. I am so thankful for the family that I have and for the knowledge that I can be with them forever! This is what the Gospel of Jesus Christ teaches us. It teaches us that death does not put an end to our family relationships.
We see how important marriage is ever since the time of Adam and Eve (Genesis 2:24). You see God has intend for our families to go far beyond death! Parents can be with their children forever and children can be with parents forever! This is what Christ teaches us! God wants our Families to be together Forever! This can be achieved though the blessings of the temple! When Christ was on the Earth he gave the power to bind families to the apostle Peter (Matthew 16:19) Then later after centuries of being lost this power was restored to The Prophet Joseph Smith (D&C 132:46). Forever Families is not a "new" concept this is the way God has always wanted it to be.
I know that through the blessings of the temple my family can be together forever. Death will not separate us. You can have these same blessings in your life! All you have to do is listen to a Mormon missionary near you!
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If you watch this video you will notice that one of the first things that God says to Moses is "Behold, thou art my son." This thought is also given to us in the book of Romans chapter 8 "The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirt, that we are the children of God." (Romans 8:16) You see we are children of god we must never forget the importance of that. That is truth i testify that it is.
Towards the End of this video Satan comes and tries to tempt Moses saying "Moses, son of man, worship me." Do you see what Satan is trying to do!? He is trying to convince Moses that he is nothing more then a man and that he has no divine potential. If Satan can convince us that we are not children of our Father in Heaven he has won. If he convinces us of this, then we start thinking that God doesn't even care, or we can even think that there isn't a god. There is great power in the knowledge in knowing that there is a Father in Heaven who loves and cares for us. It gives us a sense of belonging and identity.
I testify that we do have a Father in Heaven who loves and cares for us. I testify that he sent his son Jesus Christ down to the earth to suffer and die for us. I testify that though his son Jesus Christ he has once again restored his true church back to the earth after centuries of being lost. I testify that the prophet of this restoration was Joseph Smith. I Testify and Promise to you that the Bible and the Book of Mormon both testify of Jesus Christ. We are Children of God this is true.
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There are a lot of different things happening to me tomorrow. First off is that i will be 20 years old! That alone is a very unique milestone I officially will not have the title of "teen" anymore (exciting). Next is that it is mothers day. This day is very important in the life of a missionary because not only is it a day to honor your mother and all that she did for you but, it is one of two days that we get to call home during the year. The other being Christmas. Trust me when you only get to talk to your parents twice a year over the phone you realize how important they are to you in your life.
Well onto what I really wanted to talk about, and that is Mothers. How important they are to us in our life and how important mine has been for me! So this blog is to all those mothers out there. First off is that I love you. I truly do. I not only love my mom but I love all those woman who have the title of mom. The role of mom is highly underestimated in the world we live in today. They keep the home together. They make sure its a place of refuge and a place of peace.
This last part i would like to thank my mom personaly for all that she did for me:
Thank you mom for raising 3 boys with 3 completely different personalities and interests.
Thank you mom for putting up with me for the last 20 years.
Thank you mom for being the mother that you are.
Thank you mom for all the kindness and understanding that you showed for me.
Thank you mom for supporting me on my mission.
Thank you mom for your sweet smile.
Thank you mom for being there to comfort me when I was down.
Thank you mom for laughing with me.
Thank you mom for your testimony.
Thank you mom for being you. I wouldn't want you any other way :)
The list goes on mom but ill end there! I love you mom! Happy mothers day!
