The joy of the Gospel, El gozo el evangelio

This week we have been reading in the last chapters of 1^st 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!