I am so grateful for my mission. I can't believe how many things I
have learned and am learning right now. At the beginning of my mission,
I was very obedient.... almost too obedient. Kinda like a pharisee. Now
I realize that there is so much more to living the gospel than just
exact, blind obedience ( although obedience is still essential ). I
have learned that Love is really what matters. I find it really
interesting that when Jesus was asked how to obtain eternal life by a
Doctor of the Law, he didn't respond, "well you have to keep this
commandment, and this commandment, and be baptized, and so on and so
on", but rather he said that if we would Love God with all our Might,
and love our Neighbor as ourself, that we would have eternal life. I
have really come to realize on my mission that everything depends on
your heart, and how much love you have for God and your fellowman. Once
we have this kind of love, everything else falls into place and we will
be obedient and keep the commandments because we WANT to. It is all
about a change of heart, a change of nature.
When we are worthy and clean before
God, everything else will fall into place. When we put God first, everything
else will just work out somehow. When we "let virtue garnish our thoughts
unceasingly" and strive to be worthy before God, we can be confident
knowing that our conscience is clear and that God is pleased with our
efforts.
I love you all,
Hurrah pour L'Israël!! - Elder
Brockbank
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