Week 38 4/22 KIDNAPPED!

Buenas Tardes!

The mission decided to kidnap my son Elder Flores and send him to Palao. But luckily a gringo got off the bus to replace him. Elder Hedges from Huntsville is my comp for this change. He has 6 months in the mission and is super awesome.

This week we finished off the lessons with Harley and she is going be baptized this Saturday. 

I wrote a little letter about receiving revelation for ya'll.

The scripture that changed the world... James 1:5

5 If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him. 

Many of you may be thinking of the importance this scripture carries in our church. If it wasn't for this scripture Joseph Smith would of never asked God which church he should of joined, he would of never seen God the Father and Jesus the Christ, and he would of never received the authority of God or even restored the church and Gospel of Jesus Christ. Despite James 1:5 meaning the restoration of the only true church on the earth, it means a lot more to me than that, it means that Jesus Christ died and was resurrected on the 3rd day, that He guides not only the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, but our lives too through Personal revelation. Even though that we have a beloved prophet, Russell M. Nelson, that receives revelation for the entire earth, we too need personal guidance.

That's why God has sent the Holy Ghost, John 14:26. As I imagine all of you reading this email have been conferred the most valuable gift, the Holy Ghost. After having hands laid upon your head and hearing the precious words, "Receive the Holy Ghost", you offcially had the right to the his power, protection, and guidance.

As a missionary, I thrive off the personal and general revelation to guide this work here in Perú. In order to do so, I am required to constantly keep myself physically and spiritually prepared.

Therefore I want to write how  I have learned to be more susceptible to his whistperings. 

Keep the Commandments and your covenants

Alma 7:23

23 And now I would that ye should be humble, and be submissive and gentle; easy to be entreated; full of patience and long-suffering; being temperate in all things; being diligent in keeping the commandments of God at all times; asking for whatsoever things ye stand in need, both spiritual and temporal; always returning thanks unto God for whatsoever things ye do receive.  

Be Humble

Moroni 8:26

26 And the remission of sins bringeth meekness, and lowliness of heart; and because of meekness and lowliness of heart cometh the visitation of the Holy Ghost, which Comforter filleth with hope and perfect love, which love endureth by diligence unto prayer, until the end shall come, when all the saints shall dwell with God. 

 

Partake of the Sacrament

DC 20:77,79

77 O God, the Eternal Father, we ask thee in the name of thy Son, Jesus Christ, to bless and sanctify this bread to the souls of all those who partake of it, that they may eat in remembrance of the body of thy Son, and witness unto thee, O God, the Eternal Father, that they are willing to take upon them the name of thy Son, and always remember him and keep his commandments which he has given them; that they may always have his Spirit to be with them. Amen. 

79 O God, the Eternal Father, we ask thee in the name of thy Son, Jesus Christ, to bless and sanctify this wine to the souls of all those who drink of it, that they may do it in remembrance of the blood of thy Son, which was shed for them; that they may witness unto thee, O God, the Eternal Father, that they do always remember him, that they may have his Spirit to be with them. Amen.

 

ASK

Matthew 7:7-8, 

7 ¶ Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you: 8 For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.

3 nephi 18:18-21   18 Behold, verily, verily, I say unto you, ye must watch and pray always lest ye enter into temptation; for Satan desireth to have you, that he may sift you as wheat. 19 Therefore ye must always pray unto the Father in my name; 20 And whatsoever ye shall ask the Father in my name, which is right, believing that ye shall receive, behold it shall be given unto you. 21 Pray in your families unto the Father, always in my name, that your wives and your children may be blessed.

Search

1 nephi 10:19

19 For he that diligently seeketh shall find; and the mysteries of God shall be unfolded unto them, by the power of the Holy Ghost, as well in these times as in times of old, and as well in times of old as in times to come; wherefore, the course of the Lord is one eternal round.  

Ponder

1 nephi 11:1

1 For it came to pass after I had desired to know the things that my father had seen, and believing that the Lord was able to make them known unto me, as I sat pondering in mine heart I was caught away in the Spirit of the Lord, yea, into an exceedingly high mountain, which I never had before seen, and upon which I never had before set my foot. 

THE ANSWER

Bible Dictionary

Revelation from God to his children, through the Holy Ghost or other means such as visions, dreams, or visitations makes possible daily guidance attainable.

Holy Ghost

Moroni 10:5

5 And by the power of the Holy Ghost ye may know the truth of all things.

DC 8:2-3

2 Yea, behold, I will tell you in your mind and in your heart, by the Holy Ghost, which shall come upon you and which shall dwell in your heart. 3 Now, behold, this is the spirit of revelation; behold, this is the spirit by which Moses brought the children of Israel through the Red Sea on dry ground. 

Helaman 5:30

30 And it came to pass when they heard this voice, and beheld that it was not a voice of thunder, neither was it a voice of a great tumultuous noise, but behold, it was a still voice of perfect mildness, as if it had been a whisper, and it did pierce even to the very soul— 

 DC 9:8

8 But, behold, I say unto you, that you must study it out in your mind; then you must ask me if it be right, and if it is right I will cause that your bosom shall burn within you; therefore, you shall feel that it is right.