Stake Conference

So today we had Stake Conference, it was life changing.  Best Stake Conference I've ever been to.  Crazy how a mission changes a person... Before, I probably would have enjoyed it, but would I have been changed?  I don't know.. probably not.. But today was so great.  So inspiring.

I was listening like a good kid and I found myself actually interested in what the people were saying, I was engaged in the talks.  That feeling can only be described as a gift of the Spirit.  I was listening and I thought, wow, Stake Conference is almost as good as General Conference... and then, it hit me... We go to church every week... why?  If its not all really good stuff, why don't we just have Stake Conference and General Conference every week?  Well, we don't, because, we have Sacrament Meeting every week... and that is the MOST important meeting in the church.

I sometimes try to remember my baptism, how I felt, what I was thinking, etc, but I can't remember.  Everyone told me to write down my feelings but I was a prideful eight year old and chose not to.  Now I regret it. But not too much.. Maybe I don't remember how I felt when I got baptized, but I remember how I felt last week when I participated in the Sacrament.  And that was awesome.  I think we take advantage of Sacrament Meeting sometimes and don't give all of our attention to what is going on.  We don't prepare ourselves well enough and we have just another experience... But each week, each Sunday, we can be completely clean.

That's a promise for everybody if we are doing our part.  We obviously have to repent first, but during the Sacrament Prayer isn't the time to repent.. it's during the week while we are making mistakes.

Church isn't for perfect people.  It's for the people that do need help.

Moroni 8: 8 Listen to the words of Christ, your Redeemer, your Lord and your God. Behold, I came into the world not to call the righteous but sinners to repentance; the whole need no physician, but they that are sick

I know that this is the only true church.  I know that because Christ died and suffered for us, we don't have to go through all that if we will just repent and follow Him.  He has set the path, and it isn't a path of laziness.  It requires all of our efforts.  It requires even more commitment.  I love this gospel.  I love consecration.  I know Christ lives.  In the name of Jesus Christ. Amen.