Sister Elizabeth Pears
Called to Serve as Messanger of Truth
To Love the People of the World
To Pursue Truth in All Forms
Willingly ~ Faithfully ~ Serving Him ~ In All Things
And To Quickly Come Home To My Dear Friend Susan Who Is Going To Miss Me Like Mad
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Onward, ever onward, As we glory in His name;
Forward, pressing forward, As a triumph song we sing.
God our strength will be; Press forward ever,
Called to serve our King.
Called to know the richness of His blessing-
Sons and daughters, Children of a King-
Glad of heart His holy name confessing,
Praises unto Him we bring.
Onward, ever onward, As we glory in His name;
Forward, pressing forward, As a triumph song we sing.
God our strength will be; Press forward ever,
Called to server our king!
I consider myself so blessed to be a member of The Church Of Jesus Christ Of Latter-Day Saints. Living in Utah all of my life I haven't gotten much guff for my beliefs.
I know that will change though, as I go out into the world to serve the Lord and to tell people of the goodness of God and this Gospel of which I have had the privilege to know of my whole life.
I will go and stand as a witness of God at all times, and in all things, and in all places, striving to live with the values I have been taught throughout my life, which are: Faith, Divine Nature, Individual Worth, Knowledge, Choice and Accountability, Good Works and Integrity.
For More information on the LDS Church Please Visit their website at WWW.LDS.ORG There is so much to learn there.
I've put a few of my thoughts down in Essay form I hope that someone will get something out of it...... so without further ado...
By Elizabeth Pears
Age: 20
Going on a mission has never really been that much of a priority for me until about 18 months ago while my sister was on her own mission in Georgia. I would read her letters and remember thinking that I would like to be there some day. She has always set such a good example for me, and right now she’s probably just thinking I’m trying to copy her..... and she’s probably right.
But I have my own reasons for going on a mission. In my Patriarchal Blessing it says that “I will be a member of that royal priesthood of God – not as a priesthood holder, but as a worker… to battle the forces of evil and to bring to pass righteousness.” Now what does it mean? I think that maybe it means to serve a mission, but then again it could mean something completely different. Ever since I decided to do this I have thought very deeply about it and have come to the conclusion that maybe it is what I’m supposed to do.
All my life I have gone through little spurts of ‘is it true? And isn’t it true?’ And I’ve prayed. A lot. And the thought always comes to mind that ‘With all of the trials and hardships the church and its people have been through it has to be true!’ Why would the world and Satan be so against a religion if it weren’t true? So yes. I’ve been through my trials and I’ve had my share if temptations… But THE CHURCH IS TRUE.
I need to share that with people. I need to let others know what I know. Let them know that I KNOW this is the true church. I KNOW that Jesus is my Savior and Redeemer and through him I’ll be able to live with my family and those I love for eternity. I KNOW how important the atonement is in my life; I use it daily as I strive to be a better person. I KNOW President Hinckley is a Prophet of God who lives today. If we can all follow his teachings and his example I know we can make it through anything.
I get so upset with the fact that there are so many people out in the world who have never had the chance to hear the gospel. What blessings are they missing out on!? It’s hard to fathom life without the church and without the many, many blessings I have in my life because of it. What a difference having the Priesthood in a home makes. Could you imagine a life with out Christ? Neither could I.
Jessica gave me a book for Christmas last year called Hope For the Flowers it’s about two little caterpillars, Yellow and Stripe, were looking for their place in the world and trying to get to the top of a huge caterpillar pillar. They go through a lot of trials before one of them discovers that to become something more… or to become a butterfly you have to give up everything you thought was important to you and learn to fly. I have interpreted it my own way and think that Yellow was being a missionary, and she had something wonderful that she wanted to share with Stripe so she did. In turn Stripe took the message to others and it just keeps going on and on. That’s just the way I see it though.
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1 Nephi 13:37
And blessed are they who shall seek to bring fourth my Zion at that day,
for they shall have the gift and the power of the Holy Ghost; and if they endure
unto the end they shall be lifted up at the last day, and shall be saved in the everlasting kingdom of the Lamb; and who so shall publish peace, yea, tidings of great joy, how beautiful upon the mountains shall they be.
