Why Are We Here?

 Wow, there were some things that happened this week that hit me like a brick wall. You see a lot in the office. But it helped me reflect on my life, and I am grateful for that. Hi everyone, Love you all, hope you're doing just fantastic.

This week has been ... interesting. But also fantastic, especially in the area. The office was crazy.. It's always something new. We had conferences and some emergencies in the office that we had to deal with, (some fires to put out). Elder Garrido and I almost missed our conference with the President because of it, but we made it just in time. 


Giuliano is sooooo close to His baptism, he is prepping, doing everything, and really changing through the teachings he is applying. It really has inspired me.


We found a couple families that are really quite interested, we'll see how it goes. One of them, we've just had one lesson, but heard the son is just reading the Book of Mormon like someone binging The Mandalorian. So I'm super excited.


There's been lots of rain this week, I've been drenched and have run through so many puddles  ... I Love it!


Also, something else I really love and my spiritual note of something I've gradually been reflecting on and learning this week...

I love coming to understand the Doctrine of Christ. As we come to really understand his Doctrine, it leads us to understanding the principles Christ has taught, and how to apply His teachings really, truly in our lives. As we come to learn the Doctrine of Our Divine Identity and understand that God is Our Loving Heavenly Father, we will see why we should follow the principles Christ has taught, to love and follow Him. Then we take action, apply this. How do we show our Love for and Follow Him? One way we can apply this knowledge is by giving our all to live His commandments with exactness. why, what, how. 

Many times in our lives, I know especially for me, we get caught up in the action, the application. I'm going to Church every sunday or I'm reading my scriptures or I'm not lying, just not giving all the truth, so I'm keeping this commandment. But if we understood better why we should live this way, it changes everything. As we understand that God Reveals His Teachings to Us Through Prophets (including prophets in the scriptures and living), we might take a different look at why we are invited to read the Book of Mormon each day by the prophet, because He has something he wants to reveal to us or to help someone else in their journey in this life. But if we just read because we should read every day, it's good, but it will not affect the change that God is trying to show and give us in our lives. It applies to repentance daily, to going to the Temple, to keeping the Word of Wisdom, to everything we do. And sometimes we miss the point, sometimes we are ignorant, choose to be ignorant, or just caught up in checking off the To-Do/Not-to-Do, and miss the blessing of what Christ has taught us, what He wants us to understand. And oh boy, we are all witnesses of it.

I know Christ lives, I know that He loves us, and has given us His doctrine to help guide us in this life, give us our why?. I know that His atonement was required for us, so that we can overcome and change in this life, because we are imperfect. As we apply His atonement in our lives, as we come unto Him in prayer and whatever other method necessary, with a broken heart with a desire to change and a spirit that is willing to accept His will, learn, and grow -- He can Change us. I know because I have seen it. 

I hope that made some-ish sense. I'm still working on grasping it completely, but the basics that Christ teaches us, how it can answer everything that we need to have answered in this life, will never stop to amaze me. 
I love you all!