Lieve vriendjes en vriendinnetjes,
Het leven is mooi, het leven is
prachtig!
Ben met een nieuwe collega Elder Cornell
en die man is tank. Heel geestelijk ingesteld en dat is geweldig om naast te
mogen lopen. Leer in deze eerste halve week al veel van alleen zijn voorbeeld.
Wil iets delen wat mijn zendingspresident deze week heeft gedeeld met mij:
Elders and Sisters,
The spirit is very sensitive to your actions and feelings. Even the Lord postponed the translation of the Book of Mormon until Joseph again was worthy of the Spirit.
Work on you companionships and make sure you are one.
I love you all.
President Mehr
Joseph Smith was Unable to Translate the Golden Plates When There was Contention with Emma
David Whitmer explains how Joseph had to be humble, contrite, free of contention and in tune with the Holy Ghost for the translators to work.
"He [Joseph Smith] was a religious and straightforward man. He had to be; for he was illiterate and he could do nothing of himself. He had to trust in God. He could not translate unless he was humble and possessed the right feelings towards everyone. To illustrate so you can see. One morning when he was getting ready to continue the translation, something went wrong about the house and he was put out about it. Something that Emma, his wife, had done. Oliver and I went up stairs and Joseph came up soon after to continue the translation, but he could not do anything. He could not translate a single syllable. He went down stairs, out into the orchard, and made supplication to the Lord; was gone about an hour--came back to the house, asked Emma's forgiveness and then came up stairs where we were and then the translation went on all right. He could do nothing save he was humble and faithful."
Elders and Sisters,
The spirit is very sensitive to your actions and feelings. Even the Lord postponed the translation of the Book of Mormon until Joseph again was worthy of the Spirit.
Work on you companionships and make sure you are one.
I love you all.
President Mehr
Joseph Smith was Unable to Translate the Golden Plates When There was Contention with Emma
David Whitmer explains how Joseph had to be humble, contrite, free of contention and in tune with the Holy Ghost for the translators to work.
"He [Joseph Smith] was a religious and straightforward man. He had to be; for he was illiterate and he could do nothing of himself. He had to trust in God. He could not translate unless he was humble and possessed the right feelings towards everyone. To illustrate so you can see. One morning when he was getting ready to continue the translation, something went wrong about the house and he was put out about it. Something that Emma, his wife, had done. Oliver and I went up stairs and Joseph came up soon after to continue the translation, but he could not do anything. He could not translate a single syllable. He went down stairs, out into the orchard, and made supplication to the Lord; was gone about an hour--came back to the house, asked Emma's forgiveness and then came up stairs where we were and then the translation went on all right. He could do nothing save he was humble and faithful."
Hoe in tune bent u met de Geest? let op
en voel. Voelt u elke dag de geest? Zo ja, dan kunt
u wonderen doen! Even a great spiritual man like Joseph Smith couldn’t do
anything: "Save he was humble and faithful". Het zelfde geldt voor u en mij.
Lobi,
Elder Thomas Bechan
Elder Thomas Bechan
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