Monday, April 17, 2017

Preparatory state

Hello dear friends and family! 
This past week in our reading, there were a couple of verses that really stood out to me in Alma chapter 42. Verses 10 and 30 hit me kind of hard with principles that I haven't thought about for awhile. Verse 10 is kind of fuerte (I am not sure what a good word for that in English is... but I guess it means kind of blunt or strong?) It says, "this probationary state became a state for them to prepare; it became a preparatory state". It made me think about how important it is to be striving to prepare to meet our Heavenly Father and Savior one day. This is the time right now that we have to prepare and we aren't going to get this time back! In my mind I related it to finals week (right now) because everyone here at BYU is so stressed and frantically running around trying to get all the assignments and extra credit and tests done. And not to mention studying for the actual finals! AHH! But everyone is so focused and is preparing everyday a little bit more for finals. I thought about what that might be like if we took that same motivation and energy that we have to prepare for finals and used it to prepare for the day that we will meet our maker. Wouldn't that be wonderful?? It's hard because that day seems so far away! But we need to strive to have an eternal perspective and try each day to prepare a little bit more and a little bit better to become like our Savior, Jesus Christ. And to do this we can follow the counsel in verse 30 where it says, "have full sway in your heart". if we can let our Savior, Jesus Christ, and the Gospel have full sway in our hearts that we might almost even burst, then we will want to become better each day and share that conviction with our people! In Relief Society this past week, our teacher taught about how neat it is to relate this to wildfires... when a wildfire is SUPER hot it just can't contain itself and starts spitting out chunks of fire around it. That's what we should be doing too... we should be on fire with the love and light of Christ and the Gospel that we just can't even contain it and we start spreading it all around us! 
I am so grateful for this Easter season when everyone is so focused on our Savior, Jesus Christ! Wouldn't it be wonderful if we could strive to focus on Him THIS MUCH throughout the entire year?! I think that would be a pretty amazing gift to give Him. And not only would it be neat, but we would truly be living covenants that we have made at Baptism to take His name upon us. I know that I can do a better job at striving to be more like Him and think about Him throughout my everyday life and do as He would.

Monday, April 10, 2017

Himni and Helaman

Hello Friends and Family!
Ethan and I read in the middle of Alma this week and I found some really neat insights that helped strengthen my testimony. I wanted to share something interesting from Alma 31 verses 6-7:
During these verses I thought about the conversations and thoughts that must have been going on when Alma decided to leave to go teach the gospel. He took with him Ammon, Aaron, Omner, Shiblon and Corianton. BUT he left Himni and Helaman there in the land of Zarahemla. If I were to be Himni and Helaman I of course would say "Yes Alma I will do whatever is needed of me" and then in my mind I would be complaining "But I really want to go with all my friends and family and go teach the gospel!!! I want to be a missionary too!!!" However, they didn't whine and complain, but they willingly stayed back to fulfill their callings and do what the Lord needed them to do to build up His church in different (but just as important) areas of the land. I thought about this a lot and how sometimes we want to do the thing that everyone else is doing and we want to go with our friends and be with our family doing what seems to be the "fun" thing or the "cool" thing that the "group" is doing. But that's not always what the Lord needs us to do. I thought about this in relation to two aspects of my life...
First, I thought about how I had to come home from my mission after only 9 1/2 months due to a stress fracture in my hip causing me not to be able to walk. In my mind I thought "Why? Why do I have to come home? I want to go out and serve with and like all of my friends" But reading this verse (and reflecting on my experiences and how grateful I am that it lead me to get married to my BEST FRIEND) I realized how important it is to go where the Lord needs us even if it isn't necessarily what we had in mind.
Second, I also thought about how this might relate to motherhood for me one day. I might feel like some days are long and I might think it would be nice to just go be with my friends or go to school or work or something. And again, reading this verse I thought of how special it will be to have an opportunity to raise some of Heavenly Father's special children and fulfill and sacred calling. And this I can do by following the example of Himni and Helaman. I am grateful for their examples and for the scriptures that open up the doors to so much personal revelation.
Hope you all have a great week!

Monday, April 3, 2017

Patience and Trust in the Lord

Hello friends and family! This week was very eye opening for me. I spent a lot of time in the ER and at doctor's appointments. As I was going through this horrible pain, Ethan and I came across a verse that struck me very strongly in our daily scripture study. Alma 26:27. I really think this verse is a powerful example of the people going against their enemies even when they are scared and feel like they won't succeed, but the Lord does a wonderful job at comforting his people in times of trial and affliction as long as they will turn to Him as the people in this verse demonstrated with great courage...   "Now when our hearts were depressed, and we were about to turn back, behold, the Lord comforted us, and said: Go amongst thy brethren, the Lamanites, and bear with patience thine afflictions, and I will give unto you success." 

I love that verse and realized that when I feel like I want to give up during trials, tribulations and afflictions that if we will just turn to the Lord and bear with patience our afflictions then He is going to give us "success". I felt that a lot in this past week as I dealt with this health challenge and tried to figure out what was going on. Sometimes I got a little depressed at times and wanted to "turn back" and wished the problems would just go away. But as we were reminded by this verse and so many general conference talks... that when we are patient and rely on the Lord through hard times and continue with faith in doing the little things, everything will work out in the end however the Lord needs it to in order for us to grow and progress in His timing! 

Friday, March 24, 2017

Women, The Unsung Heroes

I was reading all about Alma this week and I was especially intrigued by a certain occurrence at the end of his words and the beginning of the sons of Mosiah. I am so grateful for what Brother Griffin has been teaching us, because it is thanks to him that I was able to realize this. He has been teaching us that we should make the stories come to life. We can try and imagine what is going on in the lives of these Book of Mormon Characters. Often times it is what isn't been said or told that is important in understanding what is going on in their lives. 
This insight comes from the second to last verse in the fifteenth chapter of Alma. After leaving Ammonihah they are now going to the land of Sidom. At the end of the chapter it explains what Amulek has now gone through. He has lost everything that used to be important to him and some things that are still important to him. He  even lost his family. Imagine being in that situation. He is now realizing that he has nothing, not even a home to go to. I imagine him with his head down wondering what to do and where to go. Then Alma his kind companion invites him to his own home where he will always be loved and taken care of. Then I thought about the wife of Alma who must have been there when they walked in the door. She must have been so glad to see her husband. As I thought about his wife I realized how long Alma might have been gone. And how often he was called away to do his duties as a prophet. Then It dawned once that his wife was raising a future prophet and future missionaries and the work she was doing could be seen as just as important as Alma her husbands. Women play such an important role in the church and home and they are often overlooked. I want to give a shout out to the women of the church and for their faithfullness and willing work as mothers of Zion! 

Fighting off Satan

Hi friends and family! Ethan and I had a great week reading more about Alma and Amulek! Alma 11:23 was a verse that really stood out to me this week in my studies.  "Now Amulek said: O thou child of hell, why tempt ye me? Knowest thou that the righteous yieldeth to no such temptations?" Now, I know this isn't the "happiest" of verses. But I think it is a neat verse to think of in relation to satan. It's really like Zeezrom is playing devil's advocate here and Amulek is speaking back to him as if he were speaking to satan. It made me think about all of the times when we are tempted throughout our lives... everyday temptations and fiery darts of the adversary are thrown at us! What are we doing to combat those?? I think it would be so neat if we could stand up to Satan just like Amulek stood up to Zeezrom and tell Satan that we aren't going to yield to such temptations because we are trying to lead righteous lives! Sometimes I wonder "why isn't it that easy??" and then I have to stop myself and think... well maybe it is. If we will but do the small and simple things daily (scriptures, prayers, service, etc) then it will be a little bit easier to stand up to Satan and recognize those weaknesses and temptations in our own lives. Now, that doesn't mean that the temptations will leave forever... but it just means that we will get a little bit better at fighting them off because we will recognize that we have the Lord on our side! I had a sort of hard week thinking about weaknesses and how I am not doing 'enough'. And when I read this verse I realized that all of those negative thoughts are coming from Satan. I set a goal for myself to be better at standing up to him and "fighting him off" by telling him that I will not yield to such temptations/thoughts because I am trying to live a righteous life by following my Heavenly Father and Savior, Jesus Christ.

Saturday, March 18, 2017

"Pride is the root of all sin"

Hey friends! This week Ethan and I read in the beginning chapters of Alma. Alma 5 is one of my favorite chapters EVER! I love all of the questions that Alma uses and it really does feel like a self reflection/evaluation that I get to take every time I come to this chapter. My dad always said to read this chapter carefully because these are good questions that could be on the "final exam" when we get to heaven one day :) The verse that really hit me this time was Alma 5:12. The very beginning of the verse says, "And according to his faith there was a mighty change wrought in his heart." I loved this image in my mind! I thought about the difference between faith and temptations. If we let our faith start to grow within us then we ACT upon it, it will lead to eternal happiness and righteousness. However, if we let temptation sink into our hearts and ACT on that, then it leads to sin. Ethan and I were talking about this after I shared it with him and he said something that really struct me, "pride is the root of all sin". So if pride is the action of temptation which leads to acting and sin, then in order to truly act on our faith... that means we need to get rid of our pride!!! And let me tell you, that is NOT an easy thing to do! This is something that I think I can work on, we probably all can. I want to try to not be so critical of others and stop thinking that I can do things on my own or that I did a great job at certain things.... because in reality I didn't, or I don't, and I never will without the help of my Heavenly Father and Savior. Without them, I am nothing and I need to remember to humble myself enough to recognize their hands in all things! I am so grateful for the insights found in the scriptures that push me to be better and better everyday! 
Alma 7:17 "And now because your faith is strong concerning that... which I have spoken, great is my joy," I love that he says that his joy is great because of others.  This is a true principal of the gospel. We will find the most joy from focusing on those around us. As college students it can be very easy to focus on ourselves always and the things that we love to do. The principle that Alma lived and taught is that true joy comes from giving to and serving those around us. 
This  week at one point I was very focused on myself and all of the things that were going wrong in my life and how I was a hard day. I was thinking about how I didn't really feel happy in that moment. It seemed to linger with me all day long. I started to ask myself why I wasn't feeling happy, when usually I do feel happy. I then tried to change my mindset and give more to my wife and those around me and I learned that I was happier when I was giving and serving her and others. It seems like we have heard it all our lives but it is true that you can start to feel complete and joyful when you start to let go of yourself. College students can learn this by giving to their neighbors or trying specifically to make someone else day better. Whatever it is there are always different ways that we can each serve others and find true happiness. 

Monday, March 13, 2017

Pre-General Conference

Hi Everyone! Ethan and I finished Mosiah this week and started on to Alma. I found so many neat insights even just in Alma Chapter 1. I wanted to share verse 26 with you and a message to get us all a little more excited and ready for conference coming up so soon! Alma 1:26...
26 And when the priests left their labor to impart the word of God unto the people, the people also left their labors to hear the word of God. And when the priest had imparted unto them the word of God they all returned again diligently unto their labors; 

(That's just the first half of the verse). For me conference always helps me to remember what is most important and to prioritize my life making the Gospel and words of living prophets and Apostles come first. I am grateful for the example of the priests teaching true doctrine and the people being so willing to stop all of their labors to listen to what they had to say. Also, after General Conference I always have a hard time getting back into the swing of things and doing "real life" again... I just wish that we could all be gathered like that to hear what the Lord has to tell us EVERYDAY. But I love the example of the people in this chapter who realized the importance of returning to their labors after they had heard the word of God. It made me think about what I can do to better take the words from conference and apply them into my everyday lives. I am so grateful that we have a living Prophet on the earth today, President Thomas S. Monson and I know that He truly speaks the word of God. And as we listen to His words (and all the other leaders of the church) then we will find true happiness. 

Saturday, March 4, 2017

Satan's False Support

I have been thinking a lot about the Atonement lately especially since my sweet visiting teacher's came over to talk to me about Christ's enabling power through the Atonement. It made me think about our Savior's love for each one of us and how we are enabled to rise above all the filthiness in the world. We can be enabled to overcome hardships or weaknesses we are trying to overcome. When I was reading in Mosiah 11, verse 6 and 7 really stood out to me....

 Yea, and thus they were supported in their laziness, and in their idolatry, and in their whoredoms, by the taxes which king Noah had put upon his people; thus did the people labor exceedingly to support iniquity.
 Yea, and they also became idolatrous, because they were deceived by the vain and flattering words of the king and priests; for they did speak flattering things unto them.
Satan is the one who will support us in our laziness and in our weaknesses. If we feel like there is a weakness or hardship that we can't overcome, then that is Satan trying to get us down and trying to make us feel justified in feeling that way by "supporting us". However, the support coming from Satan is coming in the wrong way. We need to instead turn to the support, love and encouragement that comes from our Savior, Jesus Christ. We need to use HIS enabling power to overcome those things in our lives and know that nothing holds us back from allowing His love and power to come into our lives! 

Saturday, February 25, 2017

I thought about King Benjamin and the way that he showed true humility in all that he did. He is a wise leader and ruled out of love and patience for the people! He constantly told them that all he was doing was for them not for himself. This is a prominent example to me when I look at the scriptures and see that those in positions of power are often driven by the idea of more power and more for themselves. Selfishness becomes the dominating characteristic of the ruler. In Mosiah 2:12 He states that he has suffered for their sakes. That is true humble leadership in seeing it as a burden and not as an honor or crown. 
The people loved and listened to him because they knew that he was someone who loved them and worked for their well being. The people we are called to serve are the same. They will turn their backs to us if we are prideful and come off as someone who is more worried about their own image. Where as when we are patient and willing to give all of our hearts to those around us we are blessed beyond measure. Humility is one of the Christlike attributes that I admire most in others. It is so hard to truly acquire, but it is so welcoming when it is there. It is a beautiful thing to have. 

Serve where you are!

Ethan and I started in Mosiah this past week and I always love reading and learning about what King Benjamin said to the people. This time around as we were studying, Mosiah 2:17 really struck me. I know this is a verse that we read a lot and don't pay a lot of attention to because it is shared frequently. But as I was reading it this time, I saw it in a new light. That morning I had been listening to a recording of Sister Linda K Burton as she talked about the importance of teaching our children about service. Sister Burton said that serving doesn't mean "doing more", but it simply means lifting where we already stand. The whole day I thought about how I can better look outside of myself and serve those around me. I tried really hard this week to simply serve in the circumstances I am placed in and love every minute of it. I didn't have to bake a cake and spend 2 hours serving at a hospital or something extravagant like that. As college students, we don't have time for that! But I was able to find ways to serve in my everyday routine. I felt SO much happier and closer to my Heavenly Father and Savior because I felt like I was able to help accomplish a little bit of their work! I know that service, and teaching the importance of service in our homes, will bring joy in our lives, in others' lives, and especially to our Heavenly Father and Savior, Jesus Christ.

Monday, February 20, 2017

Jacobs Parable

This week Allie and I were reading in Jacob, when we came to the very large Chapter 5. I wanted to try and find something that I could apply to my life. When I read verse 15 it caught my attention, it says, "and it came to pass that a long time passed away, and the Lord of the vineyard said unto his servant: Come, let us go down into the vineyard, that we may labor in the vineyard." The Lord of the vineyard was not working in the lives of those trees everyday forcing them to do what he thought they should do. Rather he nurtures them and tries to direct them in a pattern of growth that he knows will bring good fruit. Then he waits and lets them grow. Our Father in Heaven and Savior do the same for us. They will come and show us and send help from those around us to show us how best we can find peace and happiness. However, they honor our agency and will let us decide what to do with that help and guidance. Then when we are in need of some help because our fruit has turned bad, They will prune us and graft in good fruit. This is not a pleasing or easy process, but it is a process that will bless us in the long run. My patriarchal blessing teaches me that some of my trials will be my greatest blessings. That is what this parable means to me. It shows me that we have a Father and Savior who love us dearly and are willing to let us grow and experience life and see the wonders of choosing the right. I love to read this parable and feel of the love that our Savior has for us!


Esta semana Allie y yo estábamos leyendo en Jacob, cuando llegamos al gran capítulo 5. Quería tratar de encontrar algo que pudiera aplicar a mi vida. Cuando leí el versículo 15 me llamó la atención, dice: "Y sucedió que pasó mucho tiempo, y el Señor de la viña dijo a su siervo: Ven, bajemos a la viña, para que podamos Trabajo en la viña ". El Señor de la viña no estaba trabajando en la vida de esos árboles todos los días forzándolos a hacer lo que él pensaba que debían hacer. Más bien los nutre e intenta dirigirlos en un patrón de crecimiento que sabe que traerá buen fruto. Luego espera y los deja crecer. Nuestro Padre Celestial y Salvador hace lo mismo por nosotros. Ellos vendrán y nos mostrarán y enviarán ayuda de quienes nos rodean para mostrarnos cuál es la mejor manera de encontrar paz y felicidad. Sin embargo, honran a nuestra agencia y nos dejaron decidir qué hacer con esa ayuda y guía. Entonces, cuando necesitamos ayuda, porque nuestro fruto se ha vuelto malo, nos podarán e injertarán en buen fruto. Esto no es un proceso agradable o fácil, pero es un proceso que nos bendecirá en el largo plazo. Mi bendición patriarcal me enseña que algunas de mis pruebas serán mis mayores bendiciones. Eso es lo que significa esta parábola para mí. Me muestra que tenemos un Padre y un Salvador que nos aman mucho y están dispuestos a dejarnos crecer y experimentar la vida y ver las maravillas de elegir el derecho. ¡Amo leer esta parábola y sentir del amor que nuestro Salvador tiene para nosotros!

Communicating with the Holy Ghost

This week was neat to read through Jacob, Enos, Jarom and Omni with Ethan. I think it was definitely inspired by our Heavenly Father to have multiple people keeping a record to one day become the Book of Mormon because we can learn so many unique things from each person writing. I loved in Jarom 1:4 when he says, "And as many as are not stiff-necked and have faith, have communion with the Holy Spirit, which maketh manifest unto the children of men, according to their faith". This scripture left me to ponder on how we can communicate with the Holy Ghost... or I guess How we can communicate with our Heavenly Father and Savior through the Holy Ghost as well?? This verse gives us the answers! We need to have faith. And not just any kind of faith, but faith in our Savior, Jesus Christ. Then, we need to unstiffen our necks. What does that mean?! I think Jarom was helping us to understand that we need to let go of our pride, humble ourselves and be willing to listen and actually ACT on the things that the Holy Ghost is trying to communicate to us. I know that as we have faith and learn to be humble that Heavenly Father will be able to show and tell us things through the Holy Ghost that we didn't know before in order to help us become who He needs us to be. But, it is up to us to CHOOSE to let the Holy Ghost INTO our hearts. He can come UNTO our hearts but once He is there then we need to open up and let him in.


Friday, February 10, 2017

Testify of Christ

I figured we should start differentiating between who is who when we are writing. Sooooo this is Allie :) This week I loved reading in 2 Nephi 25. One of my favorite verses of all time is in this chapter... verse 26. It says, " And we talk of Christ, we rejoice in Christ, we preach of Christ, we prophesy of Christ, and we write according to our prophecies, that our children may know to what source they may look for a remission of their sins". 

I know that our Savior Jesus Christ is who we are to focus on everyday of our lives. I am grateful for the constant reminder in the scriptures that help us to focus on our Savior in all that we do. I also like that it says we are to talk, rejoice, preach, prophesy and write about our Savior that our children can know who they are to look to in all things. I just wrote a paper for class about how we can teach our children about how lead righteous lives in a morally degrading world. I believe that this is one of the best ways we can do it! If we teach our children (or future children) about our Savior, they will be able to feel His presence in their lives and be strong in fighting the fiery darts that Satan sends. 

Thursday, February 2, 2017

The Will of God

I love reading about our Savior, Jesus Christ, and how we can better follow Him and be His disciples while we are here on the earth. In 2 Nephi 10, verse 24, it says, "Wherefore, my beloved brethren, reconcile yourselves to the will of God, and not to the will of the devil and the flesh; and remember, after ye are reconciled unto God, that it is only in and through the grace of God that ye are saved." 

I loved reading this and being reminded that we need to be willing to humble ourselves enough to surrender our worldly wants and desires and try to "reconcile" ourselves to God's will and what He is asking of us. It might seem hard to do or we might not want to do it, but it is going to bless us so much more than doing what we wanted in life. Our Heavenly Father loves us and has a plan for us. If we will trust Him and strive to follow Him and the example of His son, Jesus Christ then their paths will allow us to better become who God needs us to be to accomplish His work on the earth. I think the key though is to have a willing heart. Just like if you were to play the "jello/museum" game with someone where you shape them into something and then you all go around and see the different "sculptures" in the room (maybe I am spending too much time learning how to be an elementary school teacher haha). BUT. It works for this analogy. When you are "sculpting" someone into something, but they aren't willing to hold the shape that you are turning them into, then it's not going to work... they aren't going to look like what the "master" wanted them to look like. It will be the sculpture's own idea of what they wanted to be. It is the same way with Heavenly Father. We have our agency and can choose the kind of person we want to be. However, if we will let Him and our Savior into our lives and make the decisions WITH them, then we will start to recognize the blessings that come from reconciling ourselves to God's will. 



Monday, January 30, 2017


I was reading in the early and middle chapters of 2nd Nephi. The idea of the gift of Agency kept coming to mind. Jacob Recounts the Jewish History, the coming of the Savior, the Last days, and preaches repentance to his people. As I read each chapter and pondered over the things that they said and the different circumstances of each group of people I realized that everything from the beginning of time was dependent on our agency. If we could not choose there would be none of this. There would be no need for a Savior. That is why they call agency a gift. That is why we should treat it like a gift. 

I think one of the best ways we can use our agency is to repent. Repentance is a sign of humility and love for the Savior. He chose to use his Agency to redeem the world. He chose to save us all. He didn't have to do it! Just as we do not have to obey, but when we do we will be blessed. We must show our true love and give our lives to the Savior. It boils down to many small decisions in a day and all we need do is choose the hard right rather than the easy wrong.
Estaba leyendo en los primeros y medianos capítulos de 2 Nefi. La idea del don de la Agencia seguía volviendo a la mente. Jacob cuenta la historia judía, la venida del Salvador, los últimos días, y predica el arrepentimiento a su pueblo. Al leer cada capítulo y reflexionar sobre las cosas que dijeron y las diferentes circunstancias de cada grupo de personas me di cuenta de que todo desde el principio del tiempo dependía de nuestra agencia. Si no pudiéramos elegir no habría nada de esto. No habría necesidad de un Salvador. Por eso llaman a la agencia un regalo. Es por eso que debemos tratarlo como un regalo.                                              Creo que una de las mejores maneras de usar nuestra agencia es arrepentirse. El arrepentimiento es un signo de humildad y amor por el Salvador. Eligió usar su Agencia para redimir al mundo. Él eligió salvarnos a todos. ¡No tenía que hacerlo! Así como no tenemos que obedecer, pero cuando lo hagamos seremos bendecidos. Debemos mostrar nuestro verdadero amor y entregar nuestras vidas al Salvador. Se reduce a muchas decisiones pequeñas en un día y todo lo que necesitamos hacer es elegir la derecha difícil en lugar de la mala fácil.

Saturday, January 21, 2017

The joy of the Gospel, El gozo el evangelio

This week we have been reading in the last chapters of 1st Nephi, I was especially struck by a verse in chapter 21. Verse 13 begins by saying, “Sing, O heavens: and be joyful, O earth: for the feet of those who are in the east shall be established: and break forth into singing, O mountains;” I have been watching people at my job this last week. As people walk in the front doors it is so interesting to me to see the emotions that you can see at a first glance. But rarely would I say that I say that I see someone walk in with a joyful expression. Maybe this is because few people are thrilled about going to the dentist or maybe because it is kind of weird and uncommon to walk around with a huge grin on your face greeting everyone in sight. (only missionaries are allowed to do that without it being “weird”) But I wish I could ask each of them what they are really feeling in their hearts and if they feel joy often. I think as we try to keep our covenants and we strive to remember our Savior always we can have joy in our hearts and in our continence more frequently. The verse I read earlier finishes by saying, “for the Lord hath comforted his people, and will have mercy upon his afflicted.” This is the reason we have to rejoice! All we have to do is remember him and what he did for us and I would bet that we could find more joy in our lives.


Esta semana hemos estado haciendo nuestro estudio en los últimos capítulos del primer Nefi. Me llamo mucho la atención un versículo en capitulo 21. El versículo 13 empieza diciendo, “Cantad, oh cielos, y alégrate, oh tierra, porque serán asentados los pies de los que están en el oriente!” En mi trabajo esta semana, he estado mirando a las personas que entran. Es extraordinariamente interesante que cada persona viene con una emoción diferente en su cara. Pero casi nunca vienen con una cara de gozo. Quizás es porque es un pocito raro caminar con una sonrisa grande saludando a todas las personas (solo los misioneros lo hacen eso sin ser raro) Pero me gustaría preguntar a cada persona que entra a mi trabajo y preguntarles lo que realmente están sintiendo en sus corazones. Yo creo que mientras estamos tratando a guardar nuestros convenios y recordamos el Salvador siempre, podemos tener gozo en nuestros corazones. El versículo que leí antes terminé diciendo, “pues el Señor ha consolado a su pueblo, y de sus afligidos tendrá misericordia.” ¡Esta es la razón que podemos regocijar! ¡Solo tenemos que recordar al Salvador y lo que El hico para nosotros y yo diría que podríamos encontrar más gozo!