Tuesday, April 21, 2009

Acts 1-3

A sincere testimony of Jesus Chris changes everything about us.

Acts 2:

36 Therefore let all the house of Israel know assuredly, that God hath made that same Jesus, whom ye have crucified, both Lord and Christ.

37 Now when they heard this, they were pricked in their heart, and said unto Peter and to the rest of the apostles, Men and brethren, what shall we do?

38 Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost

41 Then they that gladly received his word were baptized…

45 And sold their possessions and goods, and parted them to all men, as every man had need.

When we gain a true testimony of Christ, we have a deep desire to become like him. We know that he, being a god and having power over life and death, served everyone around him. No one was above or below him. He loved all as he loved himself and he strove to serve His father in heaven by serving us. Once we understand these things, we will strive daily to serve the Lord by serving and aiding those around us.

Said Elder L. Tom Perry in his article “Called to Serve” of the May 1991 Ensign, “The discipline contained in daily obedience and clean living and wholesome lives builds an armor around you of protection and safety from the temptations that beset you as you proceed through mortality.”

Q: How can we apply examples of Christ’s mortal ministry into our daily lives in a way that will consciously help build our “armor”?

1 comment:

chris said...

Sorry about the blue underlining. I copied and pasted from lds.org and couldn't get it to disappear.