Hope is Amazing!

Lately I've been thinking and asking Myself what is hope? well to me the word hope means to have an assurance that something will happen by faith. According to "True to the Faith" hope is Misunderstood to a lot of people  like I hope the weather will change today or I hope a friend will come over today, but to the gospel it means sure, unwavering, and active. When we have hope we trust in his promises. According to the scriptures the prophet Moroni taught " Whoso Believeth in god might with surety hope for a better world, yea, even a place at the right hand of God, which hope cometh of faith, maketh an anchor to the souls of men, which would make sure and steadfast, always abounding in good words, being led to glorify God"(Ether12:4). This Scripture is really good on hope and faith because its saying we can't have Hope without Faith and we can't have Faith without Hope. Hope in the  Websters Dictionary says that 1. A desire supported by confidence of its fulfillment  2. That which is desired 3. Expectation, confidence. I was thinking about another anime that I watch its called Fullmetal Alchemist the two main Characters are Edward Eleric and Alphons Eleric and they have a hope that they will  be able to return their bodies back to normal with the philosophers stone but first they hope they can find it first. President James E. Faust taught: " Hope is the Anchor of our souls... " Hope is trust in Cods Promises, faith that if we act now, the desired blessings will be fulfilled in the future.... " The unfailing source of our hope is that we are sons and daughters of god and that his son, the Lord Jesus Christ, saved us from death". As you strive in the Cospel , you grow in your avility to' abound in hope, Through the power of the Holy Ghost"(Romans 15:13). With hope you can find joy  in your life. i say these things in the name of Jesus Christ Amen.

 

Seminary Can Change Lives

Lately I have been thinking about seminary because we were called to be seminary teachers in the belfry area. When we got called I was thinking back to the time I went to seminary and I remembered what I learned in seminary and what I can take with me into my every day life and what I can teach other people. When I was in seminary it help prepare me for my mission that I'm on today because it taught me a lot about the scriptures and how to apply them into my own life and to help my investigators and also less actives about how important the scriptures are. There are Eight ways that you can make your seminary experience better then you think it is:

1. Know why you go: Take some time and think of why you go to seminary. Why do your parents, priesthood leaders, and the prophet encourage teenagers to attend? What are the promised blessings?
2. Invite a friend: Ask your friends if they are going to take a seminary class this year. If they aren't planning on it or aren't sure, invite them to go to seminary. you both will be blessed and have better year together.
3. Be Prepared:Do you Know what you'll be studying that day? Have you read ahead? Have you prayed for answers to the questions you have? If you show up with a question in mind and desire to learn, it will surprise you what you can get out of class.
4. Make Time: Do not let home work, sports teams, or school clubs push seminary aside. Make time for seminary no matter what. The lord has promised that when we put spiritual things first, our temporal needs are met.
5. Participate: Participate in seminary activities such as scripture mastery, personal scripture reading, class discussions, and writing in your journal throughout the year. You will always get more out of seminary when you actively participate.
6. Apply It: Make a plan for how you'll apply what you're learning. What you learn won't your life unless it becomes part of your life.
7. Think about it: Take time to stop and think about what you have learned. Write it down. Look back at old journal entries and see how your testimony has grown since you began.
8. Have fun!: Get to know your teacher and the other students in your class and help everyone have a good time learning together.