From the Mouth of Babes

November 14, 2016

Hello Everyone!

This week I've been wondering what it means to " KNOW" Jesus Christ. So I'm opening it up to you! What does it mean? How can we truly know Jesus Christ? Why should we?  Take your time and ponder these questions. 

As I asked myself these three simple questions I started to wonder how it really is that we come to know Him. I don't think I've ever had this big " Ah Ha " moment most people have. But as I came across Elder Bernard's talk from this last conference, he said,

"A grand objective of mortality is not merely learning about the Only Begotten of the Father but also striving to know Him. Four essential steps that can help us come to know the Lord are exercising faith in Him, following Him, serving Him, and believing Him." (Ensign, Nov 2016)

I can be totally honest and say that I was awe struck by his simple, and obvious answer. Why wouldn't he go into deeper doctrine? Well I guess it comes back to what I said a little bit last week which is the beauty of this gospel isn't so much in what people call the  deep doctrine. It's in the simplicity of it .

I know that it is as we exercise faith in Him, follow Him, and believe Him that we will better appreciate the relationship we have with Him. We will have a greater desire to know Him. After all, we love those whom we serve, don't we?

I just wanted to share an experience from this week. One of our investigators and his kids received blessings from the Elders. After a few days we asked them how they felt about the blessing, and Aba, who is only 9 years old said, "I felt like God was standing in front of me telling me exactly what I needed to hear." 

Who would have thought that would come out of a child's mouth? I sure didn't. I mean, I expected something along the lines of, "It felt good."  I learn so much from our investigators.  

I just want you all to know that I know the priesthood is the power of God, and it's been restored to the earth. I'm SO grateful for it and the blessings that come from it. 

I love you all!

Love,

Sister Scherzinger