Sunday, October 2, 2005

   Testimony
I testify that the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is our Lord and our God's one true and living Church on the earth today. I do not mean that other churches have no truth at all--many or most do. But this Church is the only one with the fulness of God's Gospel and truth.

Jesus is the Christ. He died for us that justice can be paid, so that mercy may have us--so He could redeem our souls. He was resurrected so that we will all have immortality and can have eternal salvation--a perfect, joyful eternity in God's presence, earning like wisdom and with like glory.

This all depends on us as well. Will we accept Jesus Christ's Atonement, that brings us back into spiritual alignment with Him and Heavenly Father? Will we obey as well? I hope that we will. I'll pray for you. Please pray for me, each other, and most importantly, yourselves.

And read the Book of Mormon. Accept Moroni's challenge.

And when ye shall receive these things, I would exhort you that ye would ask God, the Eternal Father, in the name of Christ, if these things are not true; and if ye shall ask with a sincere heart, with real intent, having faith in Christ, he will manifest the truth of it unto you, by the power of the Holy Ghost.
And by the power of the Holy Ghost ye may know the truth of all things.
(Moroni 10:4-5)

Then shall you know the truth. In our Lord Jesus Christ's holy name. Amen.

And please read Moroni 10 more fully and closely.

Some verses from there:
8 And again, I exhort you, my brethren, that ye deny not the gifts of God, for they are many; and they come from the same God. And there are different ways that these gifts are administered; but it is the same God who worketh all in all; and they are given by the manifestations of the Spirit of God unto men, to profit them.

9 For behold, to one is given by the Spirit of God, that he may teach the word of wisdom;

10 And to another, that he may teach the word of knowledge by the same Spirit;

11 And to another, exceedingly great faith; and to another, the gifts of healing by the same Spirit;

12 And again, to another, that he may work mighty miracles;

13 And again, to another, that he may prophesy concerning all things;

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17 And all these gifts come by the Spirit of Christ; and they come unto every man severally, according as he will.

18 And I would exhort you, my beloved brethren, that ye remember that every good gift cometh of Christ.

19 And I would exhort you, my beloved brethren, that ye remember that he is the same yesterday, today, and forever, and that all these gifts of which I have spoken, which are spiritual, never will be done away, even as long as the world shall stand, only according to the unbelief of the children of men.

20 Wherefore, there must be faith; and if there must be faith there must also be hope; and if there must be hope there must also be charity [the pure love of Christ].

Proverbs 15:16-17
Better is little with the fear [reverence, respect, honor] of the LORD than great treasure and trouble therewith.
Better is a dinner of herbs where love is, than a stalled ox and hatred therewith.
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