It's obvious that the second coming of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ is going to be soon. The work is being hastened in preparation at breakneck speed. There is no time to waste. If your life is not in order, I highly suggest you do what you need to do to get it in order pronto. Before it's too late.
President Nelson explained that the gathering of Israel, which we've heard about our whole lives as members of the church, is basically doing missionary work. Helping others to take steps towards making covenants with God and receiving essential ordinances for salvation. Basically helping people progress towards baptism into the Lord's true church and to receive essential temple ordinances.
President Nelson said:
“There is nothing of greater consequence. Absolutely nothing,”
“This gathering should mean everything to you. This is the mission for which you were sent to earth.”Those are very powerful words from our living prophet of God. As members of the Church we have a great responsibility to share the gospel with others. As president Nelson said, there is nothing of greater consequence.
President Nelson went on to give the youth five things to do that will help them change themselves and change the world by helping to gather Israel.
Without elaborating, these five things are:
1 -- Go on a seven-day social media fast.
2 -- For three weeks in a row make a weekly sacrifice to the Lord.
3 -- Keep on the covenant path.
4 -- Pray daily that all of God's children might receive the blessings of the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
5 -- Stand out and be different from the world.
To elaborate on a couple of points. President Nelson gave the example of a golfer going without his weekly golf game and instead doing baptisms in the Temple. For number two. He and Sister Nelson both urged those who have wandered off the covenant path to not waste one more minute. He pleaded with those who have wandered to repent and return. Sister Nelson said talk to your bishop tonight. It is that important and that urgent.
We are here on earth to receive a body, be tested -- which often times includes learning to control our bodies and their appetites, and to keep our covenants. And for those who haven't made covenants yet, it is our responsibility to help them along the path to making and keeping those covenants. So they can also progress towards exaltation.
I hope we will listen to our living prophet and heed his counsel. He counseled us that there is nothing of greater consequence than the gathering of Israel and that we were sent to earth to fulfill the mission of gathering Israel.
Let us all join the Lord's battalion in helping our fellow man to receive the blessings of the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
That's my two cents.
It was a very powerful devotional!
ReplyDeleteThe spirit of truth was there in abundance. We are definitely in the last days before the second coming of the Savior. He is coming, and I'm pretty excited about it!