Katelyn Elgaaen in Utica New York: November 13, 2017 Servant of the Lord in Sun or.....or Wind

A small miracle that I have noticed this week was when Sister Vest and I decided to knock on a few doors before going to deliver some groceries to a less active.

Elder Clark of the seventy came and did a half mission Conference that lasted basically all day on Thursday. I learned many things from him, and also received an increased desire to serve the Lord to my best ability.

He started the conference by reading D&C 43:8-10,

"8 And now, behold, I give unto you a commandment, that when ye are assembled together ye shall instruct and edify each other, that ye may know how to act and direct my church, how to act upon the points of my law and commandments, which I have given. 9 And thus ye shall become instructed in the law of my church, and be sanctified by that which ye have received, and ye shall bind yourselves to act in all holiness before me— 10 That inasmuch as ye do this, glory shall be added to the kingdom which ye have received. Inasmuch as ye do it not, it shall be taken, even that which ye have received."

When we gather as saints we are to increase our understanding and build up each other. It is an experience of the spirit to go and edify. If you go to a meeting ready to be taught then the Holy Ghost will bless and teach you. When you learn new things you are making a covenant with the Lord when you commit to act on impressions that you receive (that is why you should never go to a meeting without paper an pen to record those thoughts)

There was 5 attributes that help us know the Lord's work:

Faith in Jesus Christ

Faith is a gift. it is a willingness to act, and brings with it a power to accomplish hard things.

Obedience
Obedience is a commandment and if we are Exactly obedient we put ourselves in a place to be blessed. We want to become like Christ- He was not sort of perfect... you either obey, or you don't. And to start off being exactly obedient you have to win the battle of the morning. Establishing obedience in the small helps you gain obedience over all. As you are exactly obedient you will be worthy of His spirit.

Holy Ghost

Love

Love is a gift. When you have faith, you look into the future and act obediently to receive an increase of love.

Work- Effectively and hard.

Trust Christ and go out with faith. Establish a life where you have; vision for the future, goals (that reflect the desires of our hearts), plans, action, and accountability (the mission is the MTC for life!).

We must live our lives on the Frontier or where we are not comfortable. We have places in our callings that we can to with ease- but when it starts to get out of our box of comfort- that is where the Lord is working.

I hope that as we all go through out this week we will be able to understand better the situations that we are placed in and strive to edify each other, showing; faith, obedience, the spirit, love, and effective work. I know that as we do, things might seem uncomfortable- but the Lord will not leave us comfortless. He will be working along side us.