{Letter #36} God's Work

 Hey y'all! Pretty low on time, things are going fantastic here! I know that this is God's work, and He is in every single aspect of it.

Some thoughts I wanted to share from the living Prophet's, called of God to lead His church, most recent address to all of us.

He taught:

"The Savior’s message is clear: His true disciples build, lift, encourage, persuade, and inspire—no matter how difficult the situation. True disciples of Jesus Christ are peacemakers... Contention drives away the Spirit—every time. Contention reinforces the false notion that confrontation is the way to resolve differences; but it never is. Contention is a choice. Peacemaking is a choice. You have your agency to choose contention or reconciliation. I urge you to choose to be a peacemaker, now and always... Charity is the antidote to contention. Charity is the spiritual gift that helps us to cast off the natural man, who is selfish, defensive, prideful, and jealous. Charity is the principal characteristic of a true follower of Jesus Christ. Charity defines a peacemaker."

I also wanted to put in some of the words of the ancient Prophet Mormon from the Book of Mormon. He taught:

"Pray unto the Father with all the energy of heart, that ye may be filled with this love, which he hath bestowed upon all who are true followers of his Son, Jesus Christ; that ye may become the sons of God; that when he shall appear we shall be like him, for we shall see him as he is; that we may have this hope; that we may be purified even as he is pure. Amen." (Moroni 7:48)

We can pray to become true disciples of Christ! We can pray to be filled with this love that is the pure love of Christ! As we do this we will be more unified with all those around us, and with God!

I love all of you! Let me know if there's anything I can help y'all with.

Love,
Elder Goold