12th October 2015
These last almost 6
months have been crazy exciting, exhausting, Frustrating and probably every
other emotion you could think of.
These Last few months have taught me some of the most Basic Truths of the
Gospel, I will now proceed to share with you some of them.
1) Satan Does not take a rest on you.
To Explain this I will use a parable of Sorts
The tortoise a slow moving creature was challenged to race by a hare. The Hare
fast and quick thought that this was going to be easy, the tortoise could never
beat this fast moving hare. The race started and the Hare took off leaving the
tortoise behind to slowly race after it, the Hare knowing that the Tortoise was
slow decided that He could take a nap. So he did.
While the Tortoise raced slowly behind the Hare Slept, and Slept, And Slept.
Upon arriving at where the Hare was sleeping the Tortoise decided to carry on
and let his rival sleep while he went to gain the glory. Still the Hare Slept
and Slept and Slept.
A passerby who knew of the race walked past the Hare and Woke him up, and said
"Why are you not in the race?"
"I am" said the Hare, "And I am quite a fair way in front of the
Tortoise for you know he moves slow"
"Yes that is true but look here,... Can you not see the Tortoise tracks
which are before your eyes?"
The Hare realising his mistake quickly raced off to try and catch up, but
unfortunately he came to see that the Tortoise had attained the glory that was
to be his. And this because he decided to stop for a while on the side of the
road. Whilst the race continued on.
Now let me liken this story to that Of Lehonti in the Book Of Mormon.
If you are not familiar with that name then I will explain.
Lehonti was a Lamanite that did not want to go to war. Remember Amilickiah?
Well this guy Riled (Bought to anger) the King of the Lamanites to declare war
on the Nephites. There was however those that did not want this, instead they
joined together and camped on the top of a Hill proclaiming this Lehonti as
their Leader.
Amilickiah Wanted to have the whole army to go against the Nephites so he
devised a plan.
He sent ambassadors to Lehonti saying, come down the mountain, I want to talk
with you.
Lehonti said no
Again Amilickiah said come down the mountain, I want to talk with you
Lehonti again said no
Amilickiah decided then to go up the mountain, when he had reached halfway he
said come down the mountain, I want to talk with you, you can even bring
your guards with you
Lehonti this time Agreed
Amilickiah gave him a plan that would give Lehonti charge of the whole army,
however Amilickiah's condition was that he would be second in command. Lehonti
Agreed
Back in these times If you wanted to be Number One when you were Number Two
then you did it the easy way. You Poison them by degrees so that they die.
We can apply this to our spiritual life.
When our spiritual life is poisoned by degrees our light gets duller and
becomes less bright than what God wants your light to be.
I now Implore you as Jesus did in the Sermon on the mount.
LET YOUR LIGHT SO SHINE before men that they may see your good
works AND GLORIFY YOUR FATHER WHICH IS IN HEAVEN
Taking the bold words we can see God's true purpose for us, in the things that
we need to do.
2) Even when the work is hard it becomes easier when we focus on the saviour.
We may get distracted by the things of this world but remember the story of
Peter walking on the water, all we simply have to do is to ask our Saviour and
Redeemer for the help to pull us out of Life's stormy seas.
3) Choose the right
In all times , In all things, In all places, we are Children of a Loving
Heavenly Father who has sent us here to Earth to learn for ourselves through
our own experience the divinity and grace that we are offered through the
Saviours Atonement, It is not there only to fix our mistakes but also to
improve ourselves. We are in a refiner's fire that is continuously moulding our
lives
I share these things in the name of Jesus Christ Amen.
I thank all of you for the things which you have done and contributed to my
life in whatever way you have.
Elder Jackson
Fankhauser.
