Thursday, March 24, 2011

White Jumpsuit

A while back Sister Winder and I were sick.. We had what i like to call the Black Death. So decided to be productive and get on facebook and look up some good articles to share. We The Devil is real good and knows just how to get us... Just as I was looking at these pictures there I see it.. Climbing. I know of all the things. I started thinking about how much I missed Climbing, and then I started thinking about how much i missed Backpacking and rafting and boating and all that stuff we can't do as missionaries. I started wishing that I was there, with Chalky hands ready to go.. But just then I clicked on a fellow Missionaries Facebook, and the first thing I saw was a small little family all dressed in white.

All those things I had previously felt I was missing out on seemed not that important. Yes I do Love climbing, and yes I do miss it but there is something so powerful in seeing God's children in those white jumpsuits with smiles on their faces. Nothing can compare.

These wonderful people are making a promise with god to follow Christ. They have Prayed and worked with god and are now starting to make their families last not only through this life but forever!

 I Feel like alma when he says:

9I know that which the Lord hath commanded me, and I glory in it. I do not glory of myself, but I glory in that which the Lord hath commanded me; yea, and this is my glory, that perhaps I may be an instrument in the hands of God to bring some soul to repentance; and this is my joy.
 10And behold, when I see many of my brethren truly penitent, and coming to the Lord their God, then is my soul filled with joy; then do I remember what the Lord has done for me, yea, even that he hath heard my prayer; yea, then do I remember his merciful arm which he extended towards me.

I love those white jumpsuits, and i pray for more pictures with wonderful sons and daughters coming to God and wearing those Jumpsuits!

I love these people so much and I know that Heavenly Father loves them! and they can feel that love and you can see the joy in their faces!

I would Give up all things, (including climbing) to help many come to know their savior more and to change their lives to follow him!

1 comment:

  1. I love white jumpsuits too! More people need to wear them. I was showing my nephew a picture of TOny's baptism, and he said, "Why is he getting baptized? He's OLD!" How special these wonderful people are that choose to follow their Savior's example and be baptized - whatever age!

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