This poem was written about the coming end to my service as a full-time missionary. I have two months left and it is starting to feel real. However, I wrote it to also double as an end to this life. I find that the most growth comes in those moments where we evaluate where we are and create a vision of where we want to go. I want to be faithful to what I know and believe in to the very end of my life, always being found in the service of others.
Is is really my time,
Oh, Lord must I go?
At the end of the road,
Do my efforts now show?
Did I labor with all
My heart and my might
Or was I distracted
And lost out on light?
Did I keep all my cov'nants
Or just see the rules?
Did I learn from His wisdom
Or seek to please fools?
Did I trust in my Savior?
Did I truly become?
When I struggled within
To His feet did I run?
Did I make my Lord proud?
When I see him again
Will I praise Him aloud
Or hide shameful in sin?
Now I look back and see
Through the course of my days
He saved my poor soul
In a number of ways.
No words can express
The thoughts of my heart.
He whispers to me
"You've finished your part."
There's really no ending
It's time to move forward
To another beginning
So keep looking onward.
Yes, I'm ready to go
My departure is near
And the love of my Lord
Erases all fear.
I have fought a good fight
While my Lord kept me safe.
I have finished my course
I have kept strong the faith.
2 Timothy 4:16-17
D&C 4:2
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Monday, December 1, 2014
Monday, December 23, 2013
What Shall We Give?
So this last week has been great! A lot of
people have been asking if it is hard to be away from family at
Christmas time. While I love you all dearly, it has amazed me how
wonderful this Christmas has been so far. It is so nice to be away from
all of the commercial distractions and just be able to focus on the true
meaning of Christmas.
There have been so many people giving us little gifts and packages. As missionaries, we move around so much, we can't take much with us. So, it has been so much fun to look around to see who needs uplifting and a sign of care. While I have not been physically with my earthly family, I have rarely felt so close to my Elder Brother, my Savior, Jesus Christ and to our Heavenly Father as I have this Christmas.
Monday, Sister Asay and I organized a group of missionaries to go caroling at a nursing home. It was such an amazing experience. During our singing, I felt inspired to go around and talk to each person individually. There was one woman in particular that I met. Her name is Gene. She was so appreciative of our visit that she began to cry as she expressed her thanks. It was such a blessing to be able to see how our influence affected another soul so greatly. We went back to see her on Friday and plan to make our visits a regular occurrence. If you ever need upliftment in your life, go and help someone else.
This last week, I have been thinking about a scene from a movie called The Restoration. In it, there is a scene where Joseph Smith and some others are helping an older woman with some things. She says to Joseph, "It is awfully kind of you to help, but I still don't agree with your religion." Joseph stops, looks at her and just says, "Ma'am, that is my religion." Lately, I have been trying to be better at living that religion. I know that the gospel of Jesus Christ is patterned after the way He lived His life: losing Himself in the service of others.
As we celebrate Christmas this year, I hope you will join with me in remembering the true meaning of Christmas.
Don't forget that as fun as Santa Clause is, he is also a representation of the Savior. He is meant to remind us of the gifts that Christ has given us; thereby, prompting us to give good gifts to others.
I love you and your Savior, Jesus Christ loves you. May you always find joy in the service of others. <3
There have been so many people giving us little gifts and packages. As missionaries, we move around so much, we can't take much with us. So, it has been so much fun to look around to see who needs uplifting and a sign of care. While I have not been physically with my earthly family, I have rarely felt so close to my Elder Brother, my Savior, Jesus Christ and to our Heavenly Father as I have this Christmas.
Monday, Sister Asay and I organized a group of missionaries to go caroling at a nursing home. It was such an amazing experience. During our singing, I felt inspired to go around and talk to each person individually. There was one woman in particular that I met. Her name is Gene. She was so appreciative of our visit that she began to cry as she expressed her thanks. It was such a blessing to be able to see how our influence affected another soul so greatly. We went back to see her on Friday and plan to make our visits a regular occurrence. If you ever need upliftment in your life, go and help someone else.
This last week, I have been thinking about a scene from a movie called The Restoration. In it, there is a scene where Joseph Smith and some others are helping an older woman with some things. She says to Joseph, "It is awfully kind of you to help, but I still don't agree with your religion." Joseph stops, looks at her and just says, "Ma'am, that is my religion." Lately, I have been trying to be better at living that religion. I know that the gospel of Jesus Christ is patterned after the way He lived His life: losing Himself in the service of others.
As we celebrate Christmas this year, I hope you will join with me in remembering the true meaning of Christmas.
Don't forget that as fun as Santa Clause is, he is also a representation of the Savior. He is meant to remind us of the gifts that Christ has given us; thereby, prompting us to give good gifts to others.
I love you and your Savior, Jesus Christ loves you. May you always find joy in the service of others. <3
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