Hello!!
This week was full of miracles and wonderful moments!
As a Sister Training Leader in Kirtland we get to plan and present training meetings for the missionaries serving in at the Historic Kirtland Visitors' Center. This past Friday we decided to do a special training and utilize the N. K. Whitney Store. I wish I could take you all through the tour and let you feel the Spirit that is in that building, but I'll just have to try to explain it. We decided to do a silent tour of the store. We had scriptures and quotes throughout the entire store that focused on our purpose as missionaries and how we can be better servants for Jesus Christ. Sister Janairo and I were the last to go through the Spirit was so strong. There is something so amazing about that place.
The questions and quotes we used were directed towards us missionaries, but it can apply to anyone really. So I wanted to share them all with you.
Here they are....
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“Behold, I say unto thee . . . thou art called to GO TO THE OHIO.”
D&C 39: 14
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“We can become better acquainted with Heavenly Father through prayer.
Personal ministry can answer prayers. We can offer a daily prayer that
enlists the help of the Lord Jesus Christ as we ask:
‘Help me to be the answer to someone’s prayer today.’
The Lord consistently answers this prayer as we tune our eyes and ears
to discerning the needs of those around us.”
SISTER BONNIE D. PARKIN
Think of a time when you have been the answer to someone’s
prayer or when someone has been the answer to yours. What does it mean to you that God
At times sends His answers through others — and especially through His missionaries?
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“Ministering involves extending charity
—that pure love of Christ—
to others,
one person at a time.
By doing so, we offer a kind, generous, peaceful, and pure heart. Opportunities to minister may come within the formal stewardship of a calling or assignment, or they may come as we spontaneously extend ourselves to someone in need.”
SISTER BONNIE D. PARKIN
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“Thy Strength is in me”
“Fear not, I am with thee; oh, be not dismayed,
For I am thy God and will still give thee aid.
I'll strengthen thee, help thee, and cause thee to stand,
Upheld by my righteous, upheld by my righteous,
Upheld by my righteous, omnipotent hand.”
For I am thy God and will still give thee aid.
I'll strengthen thee, help thee, and cause thee to stand,
Upheld by my righteous, upheld by my righteous,
Upheld by my righteous, omnipotent hand.”
HOW FIRM A FOUNDATION — HYMN 85
What can you accomplish with the Lord’s guidance and love?
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“[Wait] patiently on the Lord, for your prayers have entered into the ears of the Lord . . . and are recorded with this seal and testament—the Lord hath sworn and decreed that they shall be granted.”
D&C 98: 2
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“Draw near unto me and I will draw near unto you; seek me diligently and ye shall find me; ask, and ye shall receive; knock, and it shall be opened unto you.”
D&C 88: 63
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“Therefore,
sanctify yourselves
that your minds become
single to God,
and the days will come that you
shall see him;
for he will unveil his face unto you,
and it shall be
in his own time, & in his own way,
& according to his own will.”
D&C 88: 68
How can you be worthy to receive these sacred promises?
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“Be still and know that I am God.”
D&C 101: 16
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“The Prophet Joseph was in an adjoining room . . . and came in with that Revelation in his hand. Out of the twenty-two members that were there assembled, all used tobacco more or less, except two. Joseph read the Revelation and when they heard it
they all laid aside their pipes and use of tobacco”
Zebedee Coltrin — Site guide, page 66
Write down what you are willing to change to truly
dedicate and consecrate your mission to the Lord?
Will you live what you wrote?
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“I can do ALL things through Christ which strengtheneth me.”
Philippians 4: 13
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Sorry if they were too large to see, but I just felt like sharing. This place is so wonderful. There is a feeling here that makes us want to be better. I am so grateful to my call to serve in this wonderful place and I am grateful for the people I have been able to meet. Most importantly, I am so grateful for the opportunity I have to share my testimony every single day of my Savior. I know that He lives and I know that He loves every single one of us. There is nothing we can do that will make Heavenly Father stop loving us. His love is perfect and eternal. We can all throw our "pipes" away. We can change. We can choose to follow Jesus Christ and be a true disciple for Him. And the wonderful thing about it all, is that it's possible. We can change. We can be better. We can have our burdens lifted through Jesus Christ and we can see His light enter into our lives. No matter how dark it may seem -- there is no darkness too dark that Christ's light cannot overcome. All we have to do it allow Him in.
I hope you know I love you all and I know that God loves you.
Have a blessed day!
Sister Eleena Burns
7800 Kirtland-Chardon Road
Kirtland, Ohio 44094
