Humility!!!

         The Christlike Attribute this week is Humility!! Humility is willingness to submit to the will of
the Lord and to give the Lord the honor for what is accomplished. A Scripture I love about this is when Jesus is in the Garden Atoning for our sins. (Mathew 26:39) The opposite of humility is pride. To be prideful means to put greater trust in oneself than in God or in His servants. It also means to put the things of the world above the things of God. Prideful people take honor to themselves rather than giving God the glory.
        As a missionary there has been times that I have been Humbled. This is a hard job and it really requires the Lord's help. As a 20 year old man doing missionary work it is really tough. I know why the Lord calls such young men to do his work. It is because we are so inexperienced, and we have to rely on the Lord and the Holy Ghost to lead us and help us. (D&C 12:8) There have been times where I forget to recognize the Holy Ghost and I think that it was because of something I thought of or something I said to help the person out. Which yes I was the one who said it but it's not me doing the thinking there. It was the Holy Ghost giving me thoughts, and the Holy Ghost telling me what to say. I love these scriptures that talk about the Holy Ghost. (D&C 100:5-8).
         I Know that those Scriptures are true. I know that as we Humble ourselves before the Lord that he will bless us with the Spirit and with the Spirit we can do all things. I Know that this church is true and I love being a missionary. There is no better calling or job in the world than being a missionary! I will end with my favorite scripture on Humility. (D&C 112:8)

Patience!!!!

The Christlike Attribute for this week is Patience! Patience is the capacity to endure delay, trouble, opposition, or suffering without becoming angry, frustrated or anxious. When we are patient we are able to hold up under pressure and are able to face adversity calmly and hopefully. Everyday there are things that will test our patience. Some of them are traffic (especially for me), relationships, work, and pretty much all aspects of life.

A quote that I love about Patience is from President Thomas S. Monson, it says "Life is full of difficulties, some minor and others of a more serious nature. There seems to be a unending supply of challenges for one and all. Our problem is that we often expect instantaneous solutions to such challenges, forgetting that frequently the heavenly virtue of patience is required."

One of my favorite stories from the scriptures is found towards the end of Mosiah. It is when the people of Alma are being persecuted. We learn from Mosiah 24:15, that they submited cheerfully and with patience to all the will of the Lord. That is amazing. They were going through a very hard time, and they turned to the Lord and exercised patience.

When we are going through hard times in our life we need to be patience. Because everything will all work out. Heavenly Father knows everything and he will be able to bless us in his own time. I hope we can all have a little more Patience in our lives.

Here is a link to President Uchtdorf's Talk from the video. Continue in Patience.

Charity and Love!!!

Charity and Love is the Christlike Attribute this week.A man once asked Jesus, “Which is the great commandment in the law?” Jesus replied: “Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. This is the first and great commandment. And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself” (Matthew 22:36–39).  Some of my favorite scriptures on Charity are Moroni 7:44-48. I especially like verse 47, it kind of gives a definition of Charity. It says, "Charity is the pure love of Christ." So how can we gain more charity for people? Well in verse 48 it says, "pray unto the Father with all energy of heart, that ye may be filled with this love."  As you follow this counsel and strive to do righteous works, your love for all people will increase, especially those among whom you labor. This was one of my favorite songs as a kid. It is "Love One Another"

 

I just want to end with saying that Charity is something we will always be working at. But I know that as we serve our brothers and sisters that we will grow to love them more. And Charity, like faith, leads to action. You will develop charity as you look for opportunities to serve others and give of yourself. I Bare my Testimony that the Church is True and that as we continue to look for ways to serve others that we will become more Charitable and be blessed!

Virtue!!!!

 The Christlike Attribute for this week is Virtue. What is Virtue? In the Dictionary it says that Virtue is; moral excellence; goodness; righteousness. So what does it mean to have Virtue or be Virtuous? To me I think of Virtue as having your thoughts and actions clean. There is a quote from Preach My Gospel that I like it says, "What you choose to think and do when you are alone and you believe no one is watching is a strong measure of your virtue." I think that is awesome. Sometimes we think that is okay to do something when no one is around. But something that is always quoted is "God is always watching." There is something else that Preach My Gospel says, "Your mind is like a stage in a theater; in the theater of your mind, however, only one actor can be on stage at a time. If the stage is left bare, thoughts of darkness and sin often  enter the stage to tempt. But these thoughts have no power if the stage of your mind is occupied by wholesome thoughts, such as a memorized hymn or verse of scripture that you can call upon in a moment of temptation. By controlling the stage of your mind, you can successfully resist persistent urges to yield to temptation and indulge in sin." This is so true. As a missionary satan works very hard on us to have bad thoughts and not be virtuous. But I have learned that if I sing a hymn or think of a scripture that the bad thought goes away. We always need to keep our thoughts clean. The Following is a Video of a song called " Guardians of Virtue" It is a Young Woman song and the message it contains is awesome!

 

I just want to end with 2 quotes. The first is from our current Prophet, and the second one is from our last Prophet. 

"You will need [courage] to be chaste and virtuous. You live in a world where moral values have, in great measure, been tossed aside, where sin is flagrantly on display, and where temptations to stray from the strait and narrow path surround you. Many are the voices telling you that you are far too provincial or that there is something wrong with you if you still believe there is such a thing as immoral behavior.

"Isaiah declared, 'Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness' (Isaiah 5:20).

"Great courage will be required as you remain chaste and virtuous amid the accepted thinking of the times."

Thomas S. Monson, "May You Have Courage," Ensign, May 2009, 125

"Supernal blessings are promised to those who walk in virtue before the Lord and before all men.

"How wonderful are the ways of our Lord. How glorious His promises."

Gordon B. Hinckley, "A Tragic Evil among Us," Ensign, Nov. 2004, 62

I end with my testimony that I know that this Church is True. That Joseph Smith Restored Christ True Church back to the earth. I know that as we keep ourselves Virtuous that we will be blessed. And as we strive to be more Virtuous the more we will become like our Savior Jesus Christ.