Friday, September 27, 2013

Love ASL! No, love the one who created it!

So I've been feeling extremely overwhelmed about having a Sign Language Mission. It is such a hard language, and so much of the church is not physical, which is what the majority of the language. What if I offend someone, and the whole deaf community doesn't like me and hates the church? Agh! I tried signing one of the articles of faith, and completely failed miserably. I was so discouraged. But I watched some LDS hymns online signed, like I believe in Christ, and from the children's hymnbook I Feel My Savior's Love. Instead of focusing on what I didn't know, I watched for what I did, and I copied the signer. And just a feeling of peace came over me.
Sidenote- I used to think having peace was one of the not-so-cool things of the Holy Ghost, just cuz its not this overwhelming feeling, and a voice or a vision or a burning of the bosom would be so cool. But yesterday in my Institute Mission Prep, Brother Evenson told us that peace was the best gift because it is the one thing that Satan is forbidden and cannot counterfeit. How cool right? The calming of the mind and of the spirit and of the heart is always a gift, and it is always from Him. We talked about how the Holy Ghost, before being baptized or away from the church, shows up in your life as lightning. Whereas, living in the gospel, its much more like having the sun out the whole time. The light of Christ is constant, and most of the time its just everpresent in your thoughts and mind. Yes, lightning seems at first more remarkable, but it is not constant, and we can't hlp lead the way for others if we constantly are waiting for "a flash."
I am so excited to Preach the Gospel of Christ. I shouldn't worry about who I'm going to teach it, or how I'm going to teach it. It is truth, and I treasure it, and people will be able to feel and sense the honest joy and happiness that the gospel has to offer. Yes, His servant will never fully be qualified to preach the message, but neither will the people receiving the message be. He knows that, and its because of our imperfectness that connects us all in our need for His grace. I can't wait.

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