It´s all in the Lord´s
hands and I don´t have a single doubt about that.
I was asked to speak
in church yesterday about missionary work so I chose to talk about my very
favorite aspect of missionary work: the atonement. I talked about how my
reasons to serve a mission have changed since coming here to the mission field.
I used to want to
serve God, serve others, and share my testimony but now it´s so much deeper
than that. My desires to be a missionary now come from my deep love and
appreciation for the atonement. I want to make that available to everyone
because the price has already been paid. I don´t want a single drop of his
precious blood to be wasted. I want others to feel of the power of His mercy
and grace. I want others to be healed through him. I mainly want to bring
others to repentance because I know that´s what brings God the most joy. I so
desperately want to make him happy and utilize his atonement. I just get teary
eyed every time I start to talk about the atonement because it has truly
penetrated every fiber of my being. It´s magnitude has completely changed my
life before, during, and after the mission. I´ll never be the same. I´m so
incredibly grateful for that. I love my Savior and I so dearly need him. I´m
not perfect. I’m weak. But in him I can do all things.
There´s a scripture
in Helaman 10 that has been going through my head all week. Helaman 10:6 “Behold, thou art (insert your
name), and I am God.”
It is through god
that all things are possible.
Love you all!
Come what may and
love it
Hermana Israelsen
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