"repent for the kingdom of heaven is at hand!"
Brothers and Sisters, like all the missionary emails you read, the work is divine and people all around the world are changing and following the example of jesus christ. i love it!
for the second time on mission i have completed reading Jesus The Christ. i have a firm testimony that it is not just a book but actually scripture sent from god. the book the second time through was sooo much better and easier to follow along. over the past 3 months of reading it ive been trying to seek this jesus, i still dont know him enough but if i hadnt read that book i would never EVER be as close to him. the knowledge i now have of his life on and off the earth, is one of my most greatest possessions, i invite all to read it, dont get scared by the number of pages or the english in the first 50 pages, THAT BOOK IS AWESOME!
something that i would love to share from my reading is in the very last chapter of the book. elder talmage explains the difference between the Kingdom of God, and the Kingdom of Heaven. something that i always thought was the same thing. he taught that the kingdom of god is actually the church of jesus christ upon the earth. and the kingdom of heaven is what we are preparing to receive if we do all that god asks, the celestial kingdom.
in the 65th section of the doctrine and covenants, verse 2 states "the keys of the kingdom of god are committed unto man on the earth, and from thence shall the gospel roll forth unto the ends of the earth..." we know those keys are the priesthood, the priesthood allows men to act in gods name and perform the ordinance which god himself commanded us to do. the priesthood is what governs the church of christ, whether is a calling or the sealing of a man and a woman, the same keys are used for the work of salvation.
in verse 6 of the same chapter it continues, "wherefore may the kingdom of god go forth, that the kingdom of heaven may come, that thou o god, mayest be glorified in heaven so on earth..." we are preparing for the kingdom of god, during the millennium christ will complete the work of the kingdom of god on the earth but we are asked to move the work forward as fast as we can, to hasten and act, for the kingdom of heaven is coming, sooner then we know... and if we and our friends are not ready we will have missed the opportunity to be apart of the kingdom of heaven! so what must we do? Repent! and help the kingdom of god spread to ALL the ends of the earth! we can do it brothers and sisters, we can have gods kingdom grow to cover the whole world but it takes one small effort at a time.
i just did the math and elder vincent, the africa west president has formed 62 STAKES in west africa in just 5 years.......... in the next few month three more stakes will be made, to have the number of stakes in west africa, 100! LETS GO TO WORK AND MAKE IT 200! so awesome!
sooo grateful for this book and i will continue to read it all throughout my life. thank you all for your prayers, but make sure you also dont just pray for the missionaries around the world, but pray for yourself to have the same experiences of missionary work in YOUR life. love you all!
something that i would love to share from my reading is in the very last chapter of the book. elder talmage explains the difference between the Kingdom of God, and the Kingdom of Heaven. something that i always thought was the same thing. he taught that the kingdom of god is actually the church of jesus christ upon the earth. and the kingdom of heaven is what we are preparing to receive if we do all that god asks, the celestial kingdom.
in the 65th section of the doctrine and covenants, verse 2 states "the keys of the kingdom of god are committed unto man on the earth, and from thence shall the gospel roll forth unto the ends of the earth..." we know those keys are the priesthood, the priesthood allows men to act in gods name and perform the ordinance which god himself commanded us to do. the priesthood is what governs the church of christ, whether is a calling or the sealing of a man and a woman, the same keys are used for the work of salvation.
in verse 6 of the same chapter it continues, "wherefore may the kingdom of god go forth, that the kingdom of heaven may come, that thou o god, mayest be glorified in heaven so on earth..." we are preparing for the kingdom of god, during the millennium christ will complete the work of the kingdom of god on the earth but we are asked to move the work forward as fast as we can, to hasten and act, for the kingdom of heaven is coming, sooner then we know... and if we and our friends are not ready we will have missed the opportunity to be apart of the kingdom of heaven! so what must we do? Repent! and help the kingdom of god spread to ALL the ends of the earth! we can do it brothers and sisters, we can have gods kingdom grow to cover the whole world but it takes one small effort at a time.
i just did the math and elder vincent, the africa west president has formed 62 STAKES in west africa in just 5 years.......... in the next few month three more stakes will be made, to have the number of stakes in west africa, 100! LETS GO TO WORK AND MAKE IT 200! so awesome!
sooo grateful for this book and i will continue to read it all throughout my life. thank you all for your prayers, but make sure you also dont just pray for the missionaries around the world, but pray for yourself to have the same experiences of missionary work in YOUR life. love you all!
elder jeppson
1-2.driving some boncu for like 40 minutes.....i dont know how the mas do it here, youll find a like 45 year old ma driving boncu all by themsleves hahahah love these strong people. some random mome called us to eat some fufu, you know we were down. hahaha
3-8. we have a member that everyone litterly calls him "french man" anyways he used to do illegal mining back in the day and so hes pretty rich hahaha so we went and did a little service at his fish hatcheries, thousands and thousands of talapia! we just enjoyed sooo much at that place! love french man! hahahaha
9.tupola bought a grill so we just enjoyin
3-8. we have a member that everyone litterly calls him "french man" anyways he used to do illegal mining back in the day and so hes pretty rich hahaha so we went and did a little service at his fish hatcheries, thousands and thousands of talapia! we just enjoyed sooo much at that place! love french man! hahahaha
9.tupola bought a grill so we just enjoyin
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