We contacted a woman the other day who informed us quickly that she already had her religion. She informed us that she gets up extremely early and walks a long way to get her church. She explained that we have to sacrifice in order to show our devotion to God. We shared a small message with her and invited her to attend church with us on Sunday. Oddly enough, she lives less than five minutes from the chapel where we meet. I´ve been thinking a lot about that encounter this week. We can learn from the scriptures that obedience is greater than sacrifice. We can sacrifice all that we have, but it will all be in vain if we are not being obedient. We are blessed to live in a time where, as members of the church, we aren´t required to sacrifice much physically, such as the pioneers years ago. Many of us live down the road from a chapel. Our lives are not threatened as we choose to live what we believe. We are so blessed. However, the standards that the Lord expects from us have not changed.....and will not change. He expects obedience. Obedience to the standards that He has set clearly and openly in front of us. One of my favorite scriptures is simple and well known. John 14:15 states that if we love God, we will keep His commandments. It´s not a complicated concept, there aren´t any hidden loop-holes, ´´ifs´´ or ´´buts´´. If we love God we will keep His commandments. Obedience is the first law of heaven, and we must learn to allow it to govern us as well here on the earth.
My dear family, I want you all to know that I KNOW that this gospel is true. I know that as we live the gospel we will be filled with joy. I know it because I have felt it. I have felt it so strongly that it is impossible for me to deny it. I invite you all to partake of the same joy :) I love you all and miss you!
Go Forward With Faith,
Hermana Falslev :)
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