This week was fast! It fills like just yesterday I was writing an email to send out to everyone! This week has been a good one. We were able to visit quite a few people. One of the people was a potential who had been contacted once and never taught. We decided to stop by when we were driving around out in the sticks. To get to her house, there was a super, super steep hill. It was very uneven and Sandy. It was a miracles we made it over the hill. Thanks to our Rav 4 and 4 wheel drive we made it! I had drank a bunch of water before and had to go to the bathroom super bad. We went and met Ashley. She was very sincere and willing to listen and wanting to learn. We had a good hour discussion. After I asked if I could use the restroom. On my way out, I saw her son trying to solve a Rubik cube. I was able to solve it and get to know him better. They really wanted us to come back and visit and they showed us all their animals. They have 80 chicks and 2 baby ducks. We got to hold them and it was awesome. They are planning on getting some pigs and some other animals. It was good to be able to open up more with them and talk to them one on one and build a friendship. It was awesome. We also had branch conference this week. We got trained on ministry visits and the importance of helping those in the branch progress and advance in the church. It was cool to see how closely it relates to missionary work.
In my personal study, I was reading in Moroni 7: 12-13
12 Wherefore, all things which are good cometh of God; and that which is evil cometh of the devil; for the devil is an enemy unto God, and fighteth against him continually, and inviteth and enticeth to sin, and to do that which is evil continually.
13 But behold, that which is of God inviteth and enticeth to do good continually; wherefore, every thing which inviteth and enticeth to do good, and to love God, and to serve him, is inspired of God.
Something that caught my attention was the inviteth and enticeth. We each have agency and have the ability to choose for ourselves. Satan can invite and entice us to sin and he does with everything and anything he possibly can. His goal is to make us miserable. He however can't force us to do anything because he has no power over us.
God does the exact same thing. He invites us to do good. He invites us to follow his commandments. God can't force us to make any of those decisions. He pleads with us and wants us to follow him but it's up to our choice.
We get all these invitations through our life to either follow Satan or God. Like many ad's Satan can make things look super good and enjoyable but in the end, we will end up waiting our money and wanting a refund. God however has never tried to trick people into following him. He however is the product that has perfect 5 star reviews, no complaints, and in the end we get more than what we ever invested. ETERNAL LIFE WITH GOD! His product has a life time warranty. No matter how much we damage or break his product (commandments) from miss use, he will always as we promise to do better and read the instructions and use the resources (scriptures, prophets, family....) he has provided we will Receive a new tool with no questions asked.
What do we choose to purchase? Of the 2, God's gifts and blessings are where I want to invest my talents, money, and life. I know that as we remain cautious to Satan's invitations though they may be tempting, and strive to always follow God and choose him we will be blessed immensely. Following God can only bring joy. Following Satan will only bring heartache and misery.
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