REMEMBER THIS...

Hey everyone!

Well, the day has officially arrived. April 17th marks my ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY of being a Missionary! As I have pondered and reflected on the past year, all that I have been able to comprehend in my mind is: ASDFLIUHADFIJSDFHALSDIJFHNSDKLJFHA;SOIDFHA;ODJSFHSODJFH;ASOIDJHF;SDKIJFH;SIDFH;KSADJHFAS;DKJH;AISUDHF;ASDJHA;KSDJFH

WHERE IS TIME GOING?!

 

It seriously just feels like yesterday that I was set apart as a Missionary and before entering the MTC thinking to myself, "I don't feel any different now..." But man, that changed REAL quick once I began throwing myself into the work. Now I can't even remember what it feels like to be a "Normal" person ;)

 

So for this special occasion I thought that I would share with everyone some of the things that I have learned in the past 12 Months. On the very last page of Preach My Gospel there is a section called "Remember This..." that kind of sums up everything that is in PMG. After most of the meetings and conferences I've had on my mission I will go through my notes and pick out the things that I want to remember/apply and title it "Remember This..."

 

So here is "Sister Morgan's Mission-Remember This..."

• ALWAYS carry hand sanitizer with you everywhere you go. Don't forget to "gel in and gel out".
• 6:30 am is still way too early to be getting up & it is possible to be crying for your bed @ 9:00 pm.
• Morning studies can be a Spiritual Feast! Make the most of those 2 hrs!
• When people stare at you @ Walmart, smile just in case they want to post a picture of 2 white girls in dresses on "The People of Walmart" website. They are helping you spread the Gospel!
• Keep your planner close to hand so you can write down all of the funny quotes your investigators say.
• Always have a prayer in your heart. Prayer is WORK but it is "the means of obtaining the highest of all blessings. Pray like everything depends on God and then get up from your knees and work like everything depends on you.
• The Atonement or At-one-ment is a continual process of becoming at one with Christ! And the Sacrament or Sacra-ment is a sacred action that allows us to be spiritually cleansed and united with Christ.
• God gives us talents to bless the lives of everyone we come in contact with! If you hide your talents away, He WILL take them away from you. So get to sharing!
• Your calling gives you Authority, but your Covenants give you Power!
• Put Sarcasm on the "altar of sacrifice". Develop "compassionate communication" and share Christ's love through your words and deeds!
• Receving Personal Revelation is not always an easy walk in the park. It takes patience, gratitude, and keeping an open heart & mind to whatever God's answer is. Personal revelation is most likely not going to be like flipping on a light switch. It is more like walking towards a light during a foggy day where all you can see is a few steps in front of you!
• The Bible AND the Book of Mormon work hand-in-hand and BOTH contain the fullness of Jesus Christ's Gospel.
• Find the good in everyone you meet. INCLUDING your companions...especially when you are getting annoyed at them. 
• In order to become a true Disciple of Christ, you must give God the only thing He hasn't already given you-your HEART!
• As Disciples of Christ, how can we expect NOT to experience some of the hardships, temptations, and rejections that Christ experienced? Pick up your Cross and follow Him!
• LOVE everyone as Christ would. Give your heart to the area. To your investigators. To your Members. But most importantly, to the Lord.
• The best way to share the Gospel is to LIVE the Gospel! That is what will bring true happiness and JOY in your life-despite your circumstances.
• Alma 26:12 (my favorite scripture)-Humility is the KEY to receving God's strength. It is only through Christ's Atonement that weak things can be made strong
• THIS IS THE LORD'S WORK-NOT MINE

I am truly SO grateful for everything the Lord has taught me this past year. I know that my testimony of this Gospel has truly been strengthened in so many different ways and that these things are helping me to lay a secure and firm foundation in Christ. I can't wait to see what else the Lord has in store for me these next 6 months!

 

xoxo Sister Morgan