My Testimony of the Book of Mormon

This has been the first time I have read threw the book all the way, I would try to read it but I always stop around the time I got to Alma
As I'm preparing for my mission I know I need to read it and understand and teach from it as much as I can, so I started in the fall and wanted to be done with reading it before the new year.

I was going good and then.. days went by without reading it I would read for couple of days and then just stop for a week or two then read, then stop and so on, I got way behind to the point of asking myself
"Do I want to finish before the end of the year?"
Yes, I wanted to read it before the end of the year, I wanted to gain my own testimony of the book, so last week I told myself I will read 50 pages per day.

I read the 50 pages in one sitting, I didn't know how much time it would take me in the day to read the 50 pages. Yesterday I looked at the clock, I started reading at 7:30pm, I got done with the 50 pages at 11:40pm... with having dyslexic it is harder for me, I would read and mix up words that weren't even there, if I didn't mix up the words then I just didn't understand what I had just read I went back two or three verse or even more and re-read what I have already read, doing that every so often it takes time but I wanted to read 50 pages per day.

Friday and Saturday were amazing, I read out loud to myself and I wasn't stuttering a whole lot, barely anything, reading out loud at least for me I learned more, at some parts of the Book Of Mormon my voice began to get emotional, as I read on during Friday and Saturday I was prompted from the Holy Ghost to mark some verses so I'll be able to go back and re-read them

3rd Nephi 12:15-16: Behold, do men light a candle and put it under a bushel? Nay, but on a candlestick, and it giveth light to all that are in the house; Therefor let your light so shine before this people, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father who is in heaven."

To me that really stood out, we need to be the light, we need to be the example to others, we are their light, let us shine forth!

3rd Nephi 15:9: Behold, I am the law, and the light, Look unto me, and endure to the end, and ye shall live; for unto him that endureth to the end will I give eternal life

How can I put it any clearer, we endure to the end and we will have eternal life, I loved this and how much I felt I needed to mark it for some reason.

Now go to chapter 27:16-17 I was prompted to mark this one as well, I know why now
"And it shall come to pass, that whoso repenteth and is baptized in my name shall be filled; and if he will endure to the end, behold, him will I hold guiltless before my Father at that day when I shall stand to judge the world. And he that endureth not unto the end, the same is he that is also hewn down and cast into the fire, from whence they can no more return, because of the justice of the Father"

We need to repent, if we do not repent we will be cast into the fire of hell and we cannot return from there, repent, repent. be saved, no one is perfect on this earth, we make mistakes but we can repent and become worthy again.

Moroni 7:11-12:
For behold, a bitter fountain cannot bring forth good water; neither can a good fountain bring forth bitter water; wherefore, a man being a servant of the devil cannot follow Christ; and if he follow Christ he cannot be a servant of the devil. Wherefore, all things which are good cometh of God; and that is evil cometh of the devil; for the devil is an enemy unto God and fighteth against him continually, and inviteth and entiecth to sin, and to do that which is evil continually"

The devil wants us on his side, our life's will be miserable, if he has us in his grasp.

Another one I was prompted to mark was Moroni 7:43
"And again, behold I say unto you that he cannot have faith and hope, save he shall be meek, and lowly of heart"
That reminded me of
"Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart; and ye shall find rest unto your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light- Matthew 11:28-30"

Christ is meek and lowly in heart, to have faith and hope.. we need to be meek and lowly in heart as-well  let starts now.
As I was reading Moroni chapter 8, more then half of that chapter I took it to heart and thought that what I will be doing on my mission,
 After reading the chapter I had a prompting  to replace the "My beloved son, Moroni" to "My beloved son, Michael"
The  feeling of the spirit... overcame me and it was a feeling I'll never forget.
I'll go back to it many times, and once I get my mission call I'll go back and re-read it, same as when I'm on my mission.

I find it very funny, how the day after I finished  the book of Mormon, I got on a game that I haven't played in for a year and the server I joined,  some people were bashing my religion and the book of Mormon, I fine this funny because Satan will not stop to lead us away from the church, we have to be stronger then he is.

The Book of Mormon is true, I have gain my own testimony of it, this church is the true church. I know that God lives and he sent his beloved son  to die for our sins.
If you are ever having doubts, read the Book of Mormon and pray.


Endure to the end, stay strong in the Gospel and you won't regret it

Trek-The Rescue Through Christ

Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart; and ye shall find rest unto your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light- Matthew 11:28-30



As I met my trek family I was glad I knew at least someone in it
When we started to trek all was well for me, just the path seem forever when you try looking up and see companies way ahead of you and they weren't even done trekking for the day
As we stop for lunch, there was an reenactment.. something the man said made me realize deep down how hard the  pioneers went threw.. "I was only allow to have 17 pounds of supplies to bring with me, do you know how much 17 pounds is?, that's my set of scriptures, a violin and a change of clothes"
When I heard this.. I tired not to cry thinking of how hard they went threw, I had never really thought of it to much.

When we got to our camp site later that day.. I was so exhausted and my feet were in so much pain, I pulled off my shoes and saw a couple of blisters.. I went to get them bandaged up, I told my family about it and the next day we took some more stops for my feet.. I felt like I was a burden to my family

If I wasn't pushing the handcart I would fall behind of my family because I would take fewer steps the pain was just so much... when I was pushing the handcart I tired to think of how pioneers had done it, and that  helped  with the pain somewhat
When we stop for lunch for the 2nd day, it was a nice rest.. but when it was time to start trekking after 30mins... I just couldn't I was in pain by just standing up, when I was helping  gather  our supplies to put in our handcart I told my Pa that I was sorry but I cannot finish the last couple of miles for today, I stopped  the tears before they came.. I didn't want anyone to see me like this...
I was then driven to base camp, the whole time I looked out the window of the truck... my hat down so no one could see me... I was to ashamed with myself.
Before leaving to head up to camp with the cooks, I helped clean the buckets that lunch was in.. I felt good for helping them.

Later in the evening, there was a program leading up to getting a letter from home from your parents.. mine was by my mom and I loved every bit of it.. it almost made me cry while I read it... tonight while I read it tonight it did made me cry.. and I love it even more..
That night when I got in my tent to sleep... I begged, I pleaded with my Father in Heaven, I told him I need the strength to finish the trek in the morning, I could not finish it on my own.. with tears in my eyes for the first time at trek.. I finished my prayer, asking and pleading for him to watch over the women in my company, that they would be able to do the women pull in the morning, without much difficultly..

When I woke up the next day.. I could hardly stand up in my tent without falling.. I took my bucket and walk towards the medical tent where they bandage my feet.. a priest from my ward saw me walking and took my bucket we walked to the medical tent together.. once there he took my meal supplies and went and got my breakfast for me.. the person bandaging up my feet is an Brother from my ward, I was glad he was working on my feet, we talked about how trek been going so far

It was then time for my company to start trekking we were the first to start that day.. my feet were still in pain, once we were a half of a mile into trekking the pain went away and did so for a long time, I was able to keep up with my family this time
Once we got to the women pull... all the young men went ahead of them to the top of the hill.. where we had a short lesson, while trekking up the hill I talked to my Pa and someone else who was walking with us.. I said "Why can't the men help the women?" the man said to me "Why?, you feel sorry for them and want to help them?" I said yes..  the man said "Good, you're suppose to feel that way" and he smiled. it was hard not to cry again here..
Once they got to the top the young men were allow to help push the rest of the way, once my company got there I started to push along with them

We all rest for a little bit then we had the chance of taking off our shoes and wearing potatoes sacks to get a feel of what the pioneers had to go threw, I was taking mine off and my Ma, some trek sisters and others were worried for me, even my own sister from my company.. but I did it for the half of a mile, I fell behind of course walking on the dirt with rocks and no shoes with blisters.

After lunch we headed onward!, onward every onward, now I began to fall behind, my feet were in pain from the blisters yet again.. when I fell behind my family yelled my name and I started to run to them, passing other families in my company, me and my Pa running to catch up.. our family stop for me.. this happened a couple more times and each time it did more and more people would shout and cheer me on.. it felt amazing to do that, once we got to eye view to Zion I took my family flag, waved it high in the air and we all ran into Zion!
Later that evening we had testimony meetings as a company... such a powerful meeting it was, I got up bored my testimony, on prayer and I testify of it.. my old stake  1st or 2nd counselor  (My stake slip last year) thanked me for sharing my testimony... I really enjoy that night. I'm glad I went on trek.. was a testimony builder for me, every single time I looked down at my bandaged feet.. I thought of the pioneers and the frostbit they suffer threw.
Readers, endure to the end, stay strong in the gospel and you won't regret it