How Latter-day Saint Missionaries are like Jedi As a missionary we often would talk about how Missionaries were like the Jedi, it was even brought up in a Zone Conference, one of the Assistants said, “President Wilkey is like Yoda, listen to him”. At lunch, everyone talked about how Missionaries are like Jedi. Here …
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I’ve decided to start sharing dedicatory prayers from the Temples I’ve visited. The first one I would like to highlight is the San Diego California Temple. The San Diego Temple is one of the three temples everyone says are the most majestic, the three being Salt Lake City, San Diego, and Washington DC. I was …
Here is the picture of the Month for May! And the quote to go with it. “The temple is concerned with things of immortality. It is a bridge between this life and the next. All of the ordinances that take place in the house of the Lord are expressions of our belief in the immortality …
7 Ways to Come “Pre-Trained” for Your Mission. A Mission Prep Guide! As a trainer on my mission, I often talked with other trainers about how training was going. We would share ideas and talk about how our missionaries were doing. Oftentimes 1-2 trainers per flight group would say something like, “It is super …
5 Types of Letters That Missionaries Love Getting! As a missionary, a good letter will boost your spirits, and encourage you to keep going when it is hard. As I was writing the article “5 things to avoid writing you missionaries about” I started to think, what type of letters did I love to get? …
Pure Hearts, Clean Hands, and Temple Altars. As I was reading about the Temple this quote hit me, I love that everything we do in the Temple is focused on eternity, and because He lives, and wants us to live with Him again. Enjoy this quote. “In the first recorded revelation of this, the last …
True Repentance Learning to use the atonement of Jesus Christ Daily Repentance means to turn, or to return. “True Repentance” is permanently turning away from sin, and doing what we must, so we can return to our Father. Sin being the major obstacle that prevents us from being reunited with our Father. Due to our …
Charity Learning to Love like God A look into the Christlike Attribute of Charity What is Charity? Charity is the pure love of Christ (Moroni 7:47). It is the motivating power behind the Atonement. It is the reason our Father sent His Son Jesus Christ to earth. It was out of love, for us. Charity is the …
Finding the “Perfect” Spouse. During Elders Quorum on Sunday we talked about “marriage” and looking for your spouse. We talked about how the doctrine of “the one” or “soul mates” is false. We talked about many uplifting things but this quote stuck out to me. So I am sharing it here for you. “There is …
“Finishers Wanted” Being a “Finisher in the Gospel. I love the Prophet. I was listening to some old General Conference addresses by him (like 40+ years old), and this one struck a cord with me. Below are 6 things he outlines to be a “finisher” in the Gospel. “1. The Mark of Vision. It has …