I'm back... And I know you missed me... and if you didn't then that's not my problem I still love you! But enough about me me me me me me me. We've got a lot of make up work to do. So I want ya'll to relate the last couple of non-posts to me to the Gospel. Now imagine to yourself the way you devout readers felt when you came to this page day after day, but yet discovered day after day there was no post. So sad, but even more important than anything I write here or anything I do is the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Now put yourself in the shoes of those who day after day sought after the Gospel of Jesus Christ during those hard years when the Gospel was not yet returned to us. Those hard years after the death of Christ and his deciples. Imagine searching and not being able to find. Lucky for us the Gospel is back! And yes I'm back too! Christ has entrusted each and everyone of us with agency to seek out His gospel. I exhort each person reading this to do so. Here these missionaries might help you in your path!!!
I know it's tired of me tuesday, but I'm tired of them dang bed bugs so in other words I'm going to write about them today!! it's be Tired of Bed bugs eating at my arm legs and feet everynight tuesday!!! So since it's suppose to be tired of me tuesday I'll have a little fun with this and write as if "Mister Mean Bed Bug" is writing so here he goes!
"Hello for those of you who don't know me i'm Mister Mean Bed Bug, but all my friends call me M squared B squared! I roam around at night with all my buddies eating away Elder Walkers body. Oh his blood tastes so good. I guess in a round about way I'm sort of like the Devil eating away at someones life till they finally just have to do something to get rid of me. They can try to let me stay for a short time period... but ask Elder Walker, I don't stop biting, and neither do my friends! We will attack till we are forced to leave. So earlier today I guess we drew the last straw with our prey, out of nowhere we watched as he brought in some bags to suffocate us from food, and along with that smoke bombs, and bed bug spray... we had no hope. Elder Walker got all the right tools to obliterate me. I didn't know what to think I tried to run and hide but it was too late. All the tools were in the right place and now before I go on to my grave I'd like to add my dying words here on Elder Walker's blog.... Just like Elder Walker got the right tools to kill me, everyone must prepare themselves against the Devil, they can't just sit around and let his attacking continue. They must arm themselves with faith against that fiend. They must realize that they might get bit every once an a while, but the atonement cures that bite quickly and without itch, unlike any remedy Elder Walker might try with my bites ;). One thing I have seen Elder Walker do to soothe his pain is immerse himself in water, it's kind of convenient that Baptism.... the immersion in water can soothe all from the Devils Grasp. Things don't stop there. If you don't keep me in control I'll just come attacking again. You have to arm yourself with the knowledge to do what is right. In the Devils world he'll come back, but luckily you can receive the gift of the Holy Ghost and be ready for all he attacks you with........... Well these are my dying words and I hope they treat you well................ DEAD"
Tomorrow is mothers day and seeing as I won't be online tomorrow I wanted ya'll to have a chance to read this blog for tomorrow. I realize I could postpone this post so it posts on Sunday but as I contimplated life liberty and this blog I realized that you need it now! Tomorrow... Mothers Day... I get the chance to talk in my new branch out here in Leitchfield KY... Renamed Middle of Nowhere KY! I'd like to share with ya'll a the gist of what I will speak on tomorrow... MOTHERS... okay that's the gist. Hope ya'll liked my blog...
Imagine if that really is all I typed. Oh... How boring would this post have been minus that really cool picture inspired after my mom... but really now let me share with ya'll a little of what I will talk about in my talk tomorrow! It's my hope that as you read this you too can learn what I have learned. First I will talk about the great Nature of the women as a mother, then I will talk about their great potential, before relating it to the males in the room. I will conclude by speaking about how we all can better our lives.
There is nothing more important than the mother in the house. Yes fathers are great, but nothing is more touchign than a hug from a mother, a lesson from that mother, or even punishment. Great things come from mothers. This is the case because of their natural ability to nurture. All females have this gift from birth! To nurture. God has created them this way to help us crazy males out and to raise kids so perfectly. They all have a devine nature to nurture and accomplish it so well!
Now every female has this devine nature to nurture, however not all live up to their potential. All females have great potential to do many great things. It's the women that keeps males alive. They are the back bone and the head in a relationship. Man without women is nothing. I wish more and more people would realize the great potential of a women. Maybe then men would respect them more! Let me allude back to a previous post... the mountain analogy... Each women's potential is at the top of the mountain, they must constantly climb up in order to truly reach that end goal, and once they reach a certain point of potential they quickly realize they have a bigger mountain to climb. Men and women are constantly climbing to higher potential!
Males don't feel left out here... You are important as well, but as I have mentioned we are nothing without the women! We must learn from them. We can try our hardest to do as they do be someone of virture and charm. The more and more we embrace our own femine traits the better off we will be in raising the best family possible. I'm not saying forget who you are and be a female, I'm saying learn to love as a mother loves. Learn to climb with them and to be there as support. To truly climb that mountain with respect!
Finally I've told you what to do, but how??? The answer might seem simple but that's because it is! GOD has set forth a plan that men can love and women can nurture, and together great things can be brought forth. In order to learn best for ourselves, we must 1. Learn faith. 2. Repent when we mess up. 3. be baptized and remember our promises to GOD when we are. 4. receive the gift of the Holy Ghost by the laying on of hands, and 5. NEVER GIVE UP keep doing as Christ would want you to do... keep climbing!
To begin read a couple of quotes from some TV shows on Jiminy Cricket:
What's Jiminy Cricket doing here? -Lost
I don't need Jiminy Cricket sitting on my shoulder
-Greek on ABC
Jiminy Cricket... That's one big Jiminy Cricket!!!! So now As Lost puts it "What's Jiminy Cricket doing here[on this blog?] Why exactly would I be talking about Jiminy Cricket at this point in time???? HMMMMmmmm maybe it's because I'm wearing a really cool tie with Crickets on it... maybe that's it... This is normally when I'd put a picture of the cool tie... and since Elder Dye conveniently has his camera and since we just took a picture in the library I can now show you Jiminy... that's what I named the tie!!! So please stare into the beauty of Jiminy...
No you can't have him... But any who lets get to the point... Did you know that Jiminy Cricket was initially a word used as a preventative of saying Jesus Christ too much. WOW that's cool I never knew that either tell Wikipedia told me so and Wikipedia is never wrong. Plus there is some other websites out there to verify it so I believe little Miss Wiki this time!!! Well I think it's really convenient that Jiminy Cricket in the movie Pinocchio is suppose to be the conscious and the one that leads Pinocchio on all his many adventures. Isn't that what Christ is for us... the one that leads us on all our great adventures. I know that Christ is there to lead us down a path that brings pure happiness... He is our flawless Jiminy Cricket... JIMINY CRICKET! So when times are rough remember you have your own J.C.... Jesus Christ!!! In the end it's true "[We] don't need Jiminy Cricket sitting on [our] Shoulder" but we do need Christ!
Today I will be writing something I have learned from someone else on my mission for tired of me Tuesday. So stick in there and bare with me as I try to explain to the best of my ability the lesson of "The Mountain!" A lesson of humility, of perseverance, and love. So imagine in your head that there is a mountain... if you are having a hard time imagining then here's a picture to help you out!
Sadly sometimes we might stumble but thanks to repentance we can climb right back up to where we were. Eventually we hit a point where there is nothing else we can do. This is where Christ's atonement helps us to fulfill our entire desire, through Baptism and the Holy Ghost we can truly continue to climb to the highest height. Finally as we continue to endure anything our ultimate treasure and happiness will arrive at the top of the mountain. But life would be just too simple if there was just one mountain... no there's much more than just one trial. Once we get to the top we can see that right behind that mountain is a bigger mountain waiting for us to climb. All eventually leading back to our Heavenly Father. All we have to do is have faith, repent, be baptized, receive the gift of the Holy Ghost and endure to the end, and Christ will supply the rest.... so Keep on climbing!
Today was a special day for me as I sat in meetings and learned of the Doctrine of Christ. I learned more than just the basics and I truly wanted to share with you what I further learned about my family! As I sat and listened I came to two conclusions. One that the Doctrine of Christ is essential to be a part of us, and two that along with the Doctrine of Christ comes the necessity to love and cherish those around us, to ultimately encourage those. That's when the spirit struck me so hard to a recognation to why I love my family so much.
I don't share this to brag but I know that now my father is the perfect example of Christ's Doctrine. I have been able to see such a huge change in my dad from when he wasn't as embedded in Christ's gospel as he is now. I have recognized that he depicts perfectly what it means to have faith. He once taught me so perfectly the meaning of faith when he said "Walk as if Jesus is standing right behind you, because He is." Never has any single line meant so much to me. My dad just gleams faith and I love it. Not only that but he's been through so much. I don't know of any man I have ever met that has been through as much as he has. Who has had to repent of somethings, but yet keeps pushing... now let's be serious who doesn't have to go through some trials here and there, but no, my Dad has gone through so much. I know he understands what it means to follow christ and to repent and be baptized (see 2 Nephi 31:11) I know my father knows what it means to have the spirit. He spreads that spirit and joy to me whenever he has the chance to teach me what he has experienced. My daddy and first favorite friend has taught me truly what it means to endure to the end.
He's gone through hell and back so that I don't have to. He knows what it is like to truly understand what I have gone through and he is always there for me! Likewise we all have a figure even better than my dad... and that's hard to believe who depicts all this and even more: Jesus Christ, He has done more than we can ever imagine for us and will always be there for us. I realize not everyone can have such an amazing father as I do, but we must realize that we can all have the peace and safety that can be found in Christ. In living as my dad does, His doctrine! Then on the other side of my family is my loving mother who doesn't have a mean bone in her body. So full of so many Christ-like attributes. Her charity and love sticks out so much to me so I'd like to tell you what makes that so important to me. As a missionary we are asked to Love everyone. As a human God commands us to love one another. Sometimes this just seems so hard. With all the turmoil people sometimes do to us how can we love them. I myself have found out that it's easy to say I love you but it's hard to be one who always loves. My mom has been such a perfect example of one who loves those she even doesn't know. I'm embarrassed to admit but many times she is more concerned for those I'm teaching than I am. This gives me one of the greatest example of how to be the love that I ought to be. Lynn G. Robbins puts the importance of being and doing into great retrospect in this last general conference when he says
"May your efforts to develop Christlike attributes be successful so that His image may be engraven in your countenance and His attributes manifest in your behavior."
This is our goal that we might be the Christ-like attributes that Christ was. Now my mom is not perfect but she depicts greatly some of the most important Christ-like attributes, however just like everyone can't have the father I got lucky to have, neither can everyone have the mother, However once again remember: WE ALL HAVE CHRIST. What better example than Christ to be a great depiction of Christ-like attributes. We can look at great role models that we have in life and they are just that GREAT, but Christ is and will always be the perfect role model. Strive in everyday life to live his gospel and be as he is. Or as Christ states it in Mathew
"Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect."
I encourage you to look for those opportunities to share Christ's Gospel, to honestly seek out service and charity and truly be as Christ would be!
There is now officially going to be a set schedule for a couple of the days of the week Tuesdays will for now on be "Tired of me Tuesday" in which I will post a blog entry from someone else. Today is from my Sister who is serving her mission in Atlanta Georgia. Recently I got an email from her in which I would like to share with ya'll!
"Good news! We have the Truth!-I have never before appreciated this more than when I went to another churches services right before conference. They are great people. They are doing much good with what they have but my heart longs for what they do not have. Temples to bind families, the Book of Mormon, The authority called the Priesthood, A prophet that communes with God....I feel so blessed to have the Whole truth! I felt the feelings of having the full truth at General Conference. My favorite talk was Elder Holland's because if taught me to treat everyone like they want the full truth and are not members- YET.
More information for the coming week:
Monday: "Musical Monday"
Tuesdays: "Tired of me Tuesday"
Fridays: "Fun Friday"
