Wednesday, August 21, 2013

In Him is No Darkness at All

Preach My Gospel, our guide as missionaries for the Lord, is full of absolutes. In the first chapter, which
discusses our purpose as missionaries, it lists a number of them:

  • "The gospel of Jesus Christ as restored through the Prophet Joseph Smith will bless their families, meet their spiritual needs, and help them fulfill their deepest desires."
  • "Only the gospel will save the world from the calamity of its own self-destruction."
  • "Those who exercise faith in Christ, repent of their sins, and are baptized in Christ’s name can be sanctified by the Holy Ghost. If they endure to the end, they will stand spotless before Christ at the last day and will enter into the rest of the Lord. Christ will hold them guiltless before the Father. He will be their Mediator and Advocate."
Therein lies the beauty of the gospel of Jesus Christ. It takes out the doubt. Are we still human, with human stress? Absolutely. But the difference is that we have answers.

Paul described this sense of serenity as being "illuminated... which hath great recompence of reward" (Hebrews 10:32, 35).

Illuminated. I love that word. When we are walking with the Savior, following in His footsteps, we can see more clearly. Moroni encouraged us to "Come