P's husband got baptized!!! We completed their family. :) He was having some doubts that he wasn't ready but we convinced him to come to the church and talk to us. After a small counseling session and his interview, he was ready to be baptized. After he came out of the water he was glowing! They had to do it a second time though and he was so confused and his face dropped a little. I'm just going to remember his first reaction....
Our bishop talked to the ward council yesterday about the life of Christ and certain things Christ practiced in his life. Many of you can think of all the things Christ did and the doctrine he practiced, but one thing the bishop said that I've never thought of is that Christ studied. In Matthew 4 it explains the account of Christ being tempted by satan just after he finishes his 40 day fast. The savior uses scripture twice in this encounter. We often wish and try to develop attributes of Christ in our own lives. We want to be patient, kind, meek, humble, charitable, etc. However, we forget a key attribute which is also the way we can develop all of these things: STUDY of the scriptures. Why are we so easy to forget the word of God? Especially when we are promised so many blessings from them. If we are not reading and pondering scripture everyday we are doing ourselves a huge disservice. I am slightly peeved at myself that I have waited this long to receive a testimony of the scriptures... Don't be as dumb
as me! Read, ponder, and pray.
10 Then saith Jesus unto him, Get thee hence, Satan: for it is
written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou
serve.
11 Then the devil leaveth him, and, behold, angels came and ministered unto him.
This is my favorite part of the story. Christ received strength from the scriptures and was not affected by the taunting of the adversary. We are able to receive the same blessing and protection when we
indulge ourselves in study of the scriptures.
That is all.
Con amor, Hermana Jorgensen
at the zoo on p-day
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