Lots of crazy, crazy things happened this week, but to keep it short: my companion is going to Lima this week, we have an awesome family who we are teaching...who probably will never come back to church because of a CRAZY testimony meeting, and we played missionary mafia. I have never learned so much about the culture of the mission in a 30 minute-block of time.
Admist all of the craziness, I did run into some great stories. I did intercambios with an awesome elder, Elder Benalcazar (who also wants a Book of Mormon in Japanese, just throwing that out there, Mom) who studied part of the story of Captain Moroni with me. Captain Moroni is one of my favorite leaders in the Book of Mormon who just seems to always be 2 steps ahead of the enemy. His story is crazy, crazy good, and I will leave you all to read it (from Chapters 43-60 in the book of Alma). However, I want to share one part from my study...when Captain Moroni raised the famous "Title of Liberty."
Captain Moroni saw that his great enemy was growing in strength, but also turning the hearts of Moroni`s friends against God and against the government. So, Moroni took action:
"And it came to pass that he rent his coat; and he took a piece thereof, and wrote upon it—In memory of our God, our religion, and freedom, and our peace, our wives, and our children—and he fastened it upon the end of a pole.
And he fastened on his head-plate,
and his breastplate, and his shields, and girded on his armor about his loins;
and he took the pole, which had on the end thereof his rent coat, (and he
called it the title of liberty) and he bowed himself to the earth, and he
prayed mightily unto his God for the blessings of liberty to rest upon his
brethren, so long as there should a band of Christians remain to possess the land"
Moroni decided that the best course
of action was to change the vision of the people. They could only see the
iniquity and the temporary pleasures of revolt and anarchy. However, Moroni
knew that true happiness and freedom existed in the family, with God, and in
trusting in the law of the land. Therefore he created a title to literally
raise the vision of his people. I hope we can all see the Gospel as this title.
The Gospel improves our eternal happiness through families, God, and obedience,
and if we keep our vision fixed on this higher plane of existence, we will find
a greater sense of joy, purpose, and faith.
The Book of Mormon is the best. I am so glad everyone in my family is serving the Lord in different ways and that we are all enjoying the miraculous power of the Book of Mormon. I pray that you all can come to "feast upon the words of Christ" for quite truly "(they) will tell you all things what ye should do." It is the best book in the world, and I am so grateful to be a member and a missionary for the church of God established nuevamente on the earth in these latter days.
I love you all and pray the best for everyone.
¡ Cuídense!
- Elder Dax Rich
The Book of Mormon is the best. I am so glad everyone in my family is serving the Lord in different ways and that we are all enjoying the miraculous power of the Book of Mormon. I pray that you all can come to "feast upon the words of Christ" for quite truly "(they) will tell you all things what ye should do." It is the best book in the world, and I am so grateful to be a member and a missionary for the church of God established nuevamente on the earth in these latter days.
I love you all and pray the best for everyone.
¡ Cuídense!
- Elder Dax Rich
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