Christ never faileth

Just wanted to post the encouragement I shared with my beautiful missionaries this week.

Baylee suggested studying Charity and guess what!  We talked about that in RS at Grammy's ward on Sunday.  I was marking all kinds of scriptures to share with you, but one really stood out.  And not because of what we discussed at that time, but a note I had made from another time.  Moroni 7:46.  The note was to replace the word 'Charity' with 'Christ'.  It makes it so much more.

"Wherefore, my beloved brethren, if ye have not "Christ", ye are nothing, for "Christ" never faileth.  Wherefore, cleave unto "Christ", which is the greatest of all..."

I think it speaks for itself.

Lauren Sharp had a great quote from Sister Chieko Okasaki, former RS General Presidency, on her facebook post the other day. This is just part of it:

"...He knows all that. He’s been there. He’s been lower than all that. He’s not waiting for us to be perfect. Perfect people don’t need a Savior. He came to save his people in their imperfections. He is the Lord of the living, and the living make mistakes. He’s not embarrassed by us, angry at us, or shocked. He wants us in our brokenness, in our unhappiness, in our guilt and our grief.

You know that people who live above a certain latitude and experience very long winter nights can become depressed and even suicidal, because something in our bodies requires whole spectrum light for a certain number of hours a day. Our spiritual requirement for light is just as desperate and as deep as our physical need for light. Jesus is the light of the world. We know that this world is a dark place sometimes, but we need not walk in darkness. The people who sit in darkness have seen a great light, and the people who walk in darkness can have a bright companion. We need him, and He is ready to come to us, if we’ll open the door and let him.”

Keep the Savior first and foremost in all your thoughts, words and actions.  Love as He loves, not only others, but yourself.  Do what he would do.  If the Savior stood beside you (and He does, constantly) what would you say, do, be?  This is truly a good thing for all of us to remember, especially me.

I also wanted to share this amazing song from the Seminary program when I was in High School.  It has a lot more meaning to me now that my daughters are serving.