Well, this is quite saddening. I had my first breakdown on Friday morning so hopefully, I can keep it together this week.
In Alma 26:23-24 it says
23 Now do ye remember, my brethren, that we said unto our brethren in the land of Zarahemla, we go up to the land of Nephi, to preach unto our brethren, the Lamanites, and they laughed us to scorn?
24 For they said unto us: Do ye suppose that ye can bring the Lamanites to the knowledge of the truth? Do ye suppose that ye can convince the Lamanites of the incorrectness of the traditions of their fathers, as stiffnecked a people as they are; whose hearts delight in the shedding of blood; whose days have been spent in the grossest iniquity; whose ways have been the ways of a transgressor from the beginning? Now my brethren, ye remember that this was their language.
That was kind of how I felt coming to the Italy Rome mission. A young 19-year-old Mormon girl trying to preach the gospel to the Catholic capital of the world. I felt like Ammon and his brothers who wanted to go teach the Lamanites (a people they had been in conflict with forever), pretty crazy idea to some, but they wanted to go because they knew that they could help bring a knowledge of the truth to them. And then they could partake of the same happiness Ammon and his brothers were experiencing.
I have not been a perfect missionary and am not a perfect person for going on a mission, but I do feel like I have been able to grow closer to my Savior and develop a few of His attributes. To Heavenly Father it doesn’t really matter about numbers and baptisms. He loves all of His children and all He wants is for them to be able to return to Him and receive His eternal glory.
Ok, my thoughts are so scattered, but I wanted to tell you about what my name tag means to me. It’s super special to be able to look at that little piece of black plastic because my name is right above GESÙ CRISTO. That is so special to me because, in life, that is my goal, to BECOME like Him. It is such an honor and a great responsibility to be a missionary and to have SORELLA GOCHNOUR right next to the name of the Savior. For these past 18 months, I have been able to represent Him here in Italy. I was sent to be a rescuer to Be like the Savior for these people. In Preach My Gospel it says, “you need to BE a Christlike missionary, not just do missionary things.”
This life is about becoming. I am grateful that I get to have my name close to the Savior and I hope that I will be able to ALWAYS remain close to Him. I dread the day when I don’t get to wake up and put my name tag on. I don’t get to wear that thing that PHYSICALLY states that I AM A DISCIPLE OF JESUS CHRIST. But I thoroughly believe that you don’t need a name tag to be a disciple of Jesus Christ.
This life is about becoming. I am grateful that I get to have my name close to the Savior and I hope that I will be able to ALWAYS remain close to Him. I dread the day when I don’t get to wake up and put my name tag on. I don’t get to wear that thing that PHYSICALLY states that I AM A DISCIPLE OF JESUS CHRIST. But I thoroughly believe that you don’t need a name tag to be a disciple of Jesus Christ.
I have grown an indescribable love for these people, for this culture, for the language, for the food, for this lifestyle. It pains me to say goodbye and it’s quite funny because I feel like I am living in a chiasmus. There are several in the Book of Mormon, but before my mission, I was a little bit scared and sad to leave my loved ones and now I am experiencing the exact same thing. My missionary friends and this ward and all of these people have become my family, that I now have to leave! I will miss this country dearly.
I know that Joseph Smith is a prophet of God and I know that the church of Jesus Christ has been restored again on this earth, along with the power of God to help us be guided to know the path we should follow on this earth. I know the Book of Mormon is the word of God and was given to us to gain a testimony for ourselves of these things.
D&C 100:4 says,
4 Therefore, I, the Lord, have suffered you to come unto this place; for thus it was expedient in me for the salvation of souls.
Heavenly Father sent me here because he knew that it was the best way for me to help His children come to know Him.
I love you all and I will see you soon
Mi mancherai Italia
Con amore
Sorella G ♥️🇮🇹
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ReplyDeletePreziosa sorella in Cristo,if you really love GOD and Truth,it is important you too come to know a well known documented and verified truth(even though,cheaters try to deny it by telling silly lies);that is the book of Mormon is totally worthless(Never a Tribe of Israel went to the Americas to give birth to the Natives-the DNA test denies it-... and far less THE LORD JESUS. Truly,the so called original manuscript with the "pearl of great price" were mere lists of obituaries written in the old language of Egypt,which J. Smith had purchased in a library and not discovered in a wood,... and the "apostles" in Salt Lake know it well;by the way,'cause Smith with his brother Hyrum were Freemasons,many rituals followed in the temples come from masonry). We have,already,a perfect testament,which you can find it in the GOSPEL(Galatians 1,6-9,Jude 3-4). May the Grace and the Love of our Heavenly Father find a warm welcome in your soul,so that his Holy Spirit can protect you from deception,sin and hell(Luke 12,1-12);until the day-if,you turn to the Lord JESUS to get his personal revelation with his forgiveness and holy freedom;and,so,to taste his fellowship with his peace and mercy- you too 'll enter the joy of Paradise. Nell'amore di GESU` e della verita`
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