We ate at Bishop Christensen's house last night and as we were talking about the baptism, his wife made a very interesting comment that really caused me to ponder. She said something along the lines of, "it is so great to be a part of someone's conversion and see the power of Jesus Christ working in someones life, but it can be a problem. We see the change in someone else and think, 'Wow the Atonement is real', but we don't apply it to ourselves. We see the change but we don't think to apply the same power in our own life, to our own challenges." When she said that, it went straight to my heart. That is one thing, that as a missionary, (to quote myself) we have "a front row seat to the greatest show on Earth", but if we fail to get up out of our front row seat and apply that same power to our own life then it will never change us. We will stay the same even though we have a front row seat because of our own lack of application and effort. Please, don't just sit there and watch the gospel change others, change yourself too! The power of Jesus Christ is available to all who really want the change. Act on the words of our prophet,
"Follow the example of the Prophet Joseph. Find a quiet place where you can regularly go. Humble yourself before God. Pour out your heart to your Heavenly Father. Turn to Him for answers and for comfort.
Pray in the name of Jesus Christ about your concerns, your fears, your weaknesses—yes, the very longings of your heart. And then listen! Write the thoughts that come to your mind. Record your feelings and follow through with actions that you are prompted to take." -President Russell M. Nelson
-Hermana Zimmerman
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