Perth, Australia Temple
The last couple of weeks at church, we have talked about how declaring our testimony, or beliefs, of the gospel can help bring others unto Christ, which is what our church aims to do.
Of course many of us are afraid to share our testimony to people who are not members of the church, in case we scare people away, or offend them in some way.
But I am going to take this chance here, to say I wish everyone could learn about our church and become members! So I will share my testimony with you:
I believe in Christ, and I believe in the Bible. I know that The Apostles whom lived on the earth in Jesus' time, eventually died and the priesthood was lost to the world. But in 1820, a 14 year old boy,
called Joseph Smith, was trying to find out which church to join, so he prayed in the woods,
and was visited by God and Jesus Christ,
and told to not join any of the churches,
and told to not join any of the churches,
but to restore the priesthood to the earth and call this church
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.
Joseph Smith was lead to a site, by the angel Moroni, where ancient scripts were buried, and he was able to translate them into modern English.
These scripts told of those men before the coming of Christ that prophesised about his coming, and tried to establish the church throughout the world. The translation of these ancient scripts are now what are known as the Book of Mormon, which was finally published in 1830, ten years after Joseph Smith's first vision.
There are so many wonderful lessons in the Book of Mormon, that remind us to be good and kind, and to not let pride build us up and take over our lives. The stories and messages are so good you can read them again and again and again! Pick a question you have about your life, and you can open to a page and will find the answer to your question! This is not magic, it is simply good sense and God's love.
Joseph Smith
If you, like Joseph Smith, are searching for happiness, for a way to turn over a new leaf, and start afresh, this is the way of getting there. Some missionaries once said to me, " So how is your life going, do you think you could come to church?" At the time I answered " No, my life is good and everything is fine, " to which one of the missionaries then asked:
"But could your life be better? "
Undeniably it could, it can always be better, and the things we learn at church help us to become better people when we are reminded of what God would have us do.
Could your life be better?
Don't be afraid to find out what our church can offer you.
without even entering it's door. But it is a very nice feeling to do that too!
Love and prayers to you for your spiritual journey!
xx
