Final Words :)

My Book of Mormon teacher gave us one last assignment for the semester. We were each to pretend we were writing a letter to our posterity and family and tell them our final words. If you were gone tomorrow, what would you want your loved ones to know?

This is a bit long but this is what I wrote:

I have witnessed great miracles in my day, many with my family and very personal ones in my own life.  Through every trial, I have never been alone. I was not forgotten. My Savior is with me always. I testify that God’s timing is perfect, because He knows us personally and He knows what will serve us best. This semester has been a semester full of depression and ups and downs. I changed the words to a scripture a bit but this is what it says. “Now when my heart was depressed, and I was about to turn back, behold, the Lord comforted me, and said: Go amongst thy brethren, and bear with patience thine afflictions, and I will give unto you success”(Alma 26:27). Christ has always stepped in when He knows it will best serve me and then His blessings become clear. Every time this happens, I re-remember that His timing truly is best.

I have felt a lot of pain and confusion in my life, but I have never been alone. I testify that the Atonement is real, it is infinite and it is for you and me. Use it, it is a gift. Our Savior suffered all for every one of us, not just so we can repent, but also so He could comfort us in our pains and sorrows. We are never alone when we have Christ. The story of Moroni is very inspiring. When I studied him I was filled with awe at his faith and trust he had in God. He never wavered even though he had so many reasons he could have given up! His people were all destroyed. All of his family and friends were dead and he was left alone, for around 40 years! He more than anyone, could have justifiably given up on his faith so that the Lamanites would not try to kill him. But he didn’t. He fulfilled the work that God needed him to do and never stopped till he was finished abridging the Book of Mormon. His story is so inspiring to me because it gives me assurance that I can make it through any trials I face. I know that only through Christ and the hope of the gospel can I get through this life.

            Mormon 8: 34-35 says “Behold, the Lord hath shown unto me great and marvelous things concerning that which must shortly come, at that day when these things shall come forth among you. Behold, I speak unto you as if ye were present, and yet ye are not. But behold, Jesus Christ hath shown you unto me, and I know your doing.” Do not take lightly the Book of Mormon. It tells of our day. Through studying the Book of Mormon daily we can learn what we need to do in order to make it through these last days. I know that if you will study that book diligently every day, you will be safe and strong in a world of increasing chaos. Follow the Prophets and Apostles. They are men of God and will never lead you astray. “Whether by mine own voice or by the voice of my servants, it is the same” (D&C 1:38). 

The most important thing I want to leave with you is the importance of the Temple. When Christ came to visit the America’s He came to His temple. The people were all gathered there. It makes sense that they would congregate at God’s house in anticipation of Christ’s visit. Take advantage of the Temple, it is the house of God. The ordinances performed there are vital to your spiritual well being. Only through the temple can we receive all the Blessings that God has in store for us.

Always strive to be worthy to enter the Holy Temple and I promise you that you will have great joy throughout your life and for eternity. As promised by Moroni in the last chapter in the Book of Mormon “if ye shall ask with a sincere heart, with real intent, having faith in Christ, he will manifest the truth of it unto you, by the power of the Holy Ghost.” We can know for ourselves if the teachings from the gospel and the scriptures are true. This I know and testify in the name of our Savior and Redeemer Jesus Christ.

What do you want to leave your posterity? Live your life in such a way that when you enter God's Kingdom He will be able to say "Well done, Thou good and faithful servant". <3