I'm not sure we deserve all these blessings. Our time has not been wasted if we have done some good along our path that brings honor and glory of our Father and His Son, our Savior Jesus Christ, helping to bring to pass the immortality and eternal life of His children.
We would be surprised by the lives of others we touch because we do not realize we are making a difference. How many times have we met "kindred" spirits who we have loved, baptized and rejoiced with while watching a glorious change take place in their lives. The great reunion yet to come will be after we have subdued the earth and completed our work in mortality. We will have gained our glorified resurrected bodies and stand in the presence of "the noble and great ones" we knew in our preexistence. The veil of forgetfulness will have been taken from our eyes and we will know who we are in this great plan of our Father.
When I meet missionaries serving with full purpose of heart I know their spirit has been touched by the Master and they possess that divine spark of deity in order to serve Him. We need to do everything we can to lift the eternal spirit to a higher plateau. Our Savior would have us seek pearls of great price while Satan would have us become garbage collectors. I have learned that it is an ongoing diligence to rid ourselves of excess baggage as we go through our lives and this can only be accomplished by the renewal of our covenants each Sunday at the table of the Lord as we accept His gift, after bringing our gift of a broken heart and contrite spirit.
One of the great missionary actions that I retain in my memory was almost undetected as a group leader paused to answer the request for a priesthood blessing following a meeting in our home. We were grateful to serve as stake missionaries along with the full time missionaries. We loved being with them. Is it any wonder that we could hold an early morning meeting and serve breakfast or an afternoon meeting with lunch. We also had our own success as we held discussions with Michael, our son Mark's friend, in our home. We drove Michael to Salt Lake where we attended General Conference just before his baptism. Mark baptized Michael and a year later Michael was called to serve his mission in Japan, Mark to Holland, nephews Rodney and Steve to Japan. For Christmas, we made jerky and airmailed 8 ounces to each one. [Michael now serves in his ward as an assistant to his High Priest Group Leader. Mark is 2nd Counselor in his Bishopric.]
Thank you again for many pleasant memories. We are grateful to have met each one of you at these crossroads in our lives. We are all partakers of this promise: "And if it so be that you should labor all your days in crying repentance unto this people, and bring, save it be one soul unto me, how great shall be your joy with him in the kingdom of my Father! And now, if your joy will be great with one soul that you have brought unto me into the kingdom of my Father, how great will be your joy if you should bring many souls unto me! (D&C 18:15-16). Keep up the good work! We would love to hear from you.
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Del & Kay Standage (not verified) Says:I'm not sure we deserve all these blessings. Our time has not been wasted if we have done some good along our path that brings honor and glory of our Father and His Son, our Savior Jesus Christ, helping to bring to pass the immortality and eternal life of His children.
We would be surprised by the lives of others we touch because we do not realize we are making a difference. How many times have we met "kindred" spirits who we have loved, baptized and rejoiced with while watching a glorious change take place in their lives. The great reunion yet to come will be after we have subdued the earth and completed our work in mortality. We will have gained our glorified resurrected bodies and stand in the presence of "the noble and great ones" we knew in our preexistence. The veil of forgetfulness will have been taken from our eyes and we will know who we are in this great plan of our Father.
When I meet missionaries serving with full purpose of heart I know their spirit has been touched by the Master and they possess that divine spark of deity in order to serve Him. We need to do everything we can to lift the eternal spirit to a higher plateau. Our Savior would have us seek pearls of great price while Satan would have us become garbage collectors. I have learned that it is an ongoing diligence to rid ourselves of excess baggage as we go through our lives and this can only be accomplished by the renewal of our covenants each Sunday at the table of the Lord as we accept His gift, after bringing our gift of a broken heart and contrite spirit.
One of the great missionary actions that I retain in my memory was almost undetected as a group leader paused to answer the request for a priesthood blessing following a meeting in our home. We were grateful to serve as stake missionaries along with the full time missionaries. We loved being with them. Is it any wonder that we could hold an early morning meeting and serve breakfast or an afternoon meeting with lunch. We also had our own success as we held discussions with Michael, our son Mark's friend, in our home. We drove Michael to Salt Lake where we attended General Conference just before his baptism. Mark baptized Michael and a year later Michael was called to serve his mission in Japan, Mark to Holland, nephews Rodney and Steve to Japan. For Christmas, we made jerky and airmailed 8 ounces to each one. [Michael now serves in his ward as an assistant to his High Priest Group Leader. Mark is 2nd Counselor in his Bishopric.]
Thank you again for many pleasant memories. We are grateful to have met each one of you at these crossroads in our lives. We are all partakers of this promise: "And if it so be that you should labor all your days in crying repentance unto this people, and bring, save it be one soul unto me, how great shall be your joy with him in the kingdom of my Father! And now, if your joy will be great with one soul that you have brought unto me into the kingdom of my Father, how great will be your joy if you should bring many souls unto me! (D&C 18:15-16). Keep up the good work! We would love to hear from you.
Our love to you all,
Del & Kay
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