Called to Serve: Week 78 Charity from True to the Faith

Monday 4/25/2017

We went to a lunch at a buffet for Elder Lindsey to start the day. Our activities haven't been too good lately so we went to the Orange PDay. They had some good sports going. We had time to stop by the Canyon before we did some finding to finish our night off.

Tuesday

In the morning we helped do some service moving with the truck Elders. We stopped at the mission office and helped do some car inspections that are getting ready for sale. We had dinner with the Jensens at Angelo's. We ended with Ward council, they discussed a self reliance program the stake is staring. We exchanged at the end of the night. I stayed in the area with Elder Dube.

Wednesday

We were able to do a little finding before we had service at Mary's Kitchen. We were able to go to Mary's with the Tongans. After we went back out to do some finding. We met John who is less active. He told us about his experience with scammers from Ghana. That was triggered from Elder Dube being from Zimbabwe. We got dinner from Sister Heafele. After we did some walking around and talked with some people at the park next to the church. We exchanged back at the end of the night.

Thursday

Our day started with Zone training. It was a pretty good zone training. We talked about improving our teaching. After we got Panda with most of the zone. We went and did finding down Harbor where the Disney goers are. We tried to see a few more people that weren't home before the end of the night.

Friday

In the morning during studies we did a temporary exchange. I went with Elder Hansen to get some medication. Elder Christensen was sick. We had apartment inspections from the zone leaders. We did some finding before dinner with the Morales. After we went and tried to see some people. We got some food for the elders from the Samoan sisters their ward was throwing a party at the church. The Samoans have some really great gatherings.

Saturday

We started our day of service at a rally for the love Anaheim day of service. We went as a district to a aquaponics farm. They grow food through a system of ponds and raised beds. It is an interesting thing. We helped plant a whole bunch of palm trees. They are using them to make shade. The service lasted a while. He had to go get trees a few times we were planting them all before we could come back. We went to Fullerton where we had a big lunch with all of the other cities. There was a few different zones of missionaries. We hit sonic up after. We went and did some finding after dinner. We were able to see the Para family they have been hard to catch. We reviewed the restoration with them.

Sunday

It was a good Sunday more summer sales people have showed. They have added well to the ward. They had a combined 5 Sunday meeting on service with the Samoans. After church we had a linger longer which went well. We tried some contacting to finish off our Sunday.

Charity from True to the Faith

Charity is “the pure love of Christ,” or “everlasting love”

Jesus Christ is the perfect example of charity. In His mortal ministry, He always “went about doing good,” teaching the gospel and showing tender compassion for the poor, afflicted, and distressed. His crowning expression of charity was His infinite Atonement. He said, “Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends” (John 15:13). This was the greatest act of long-suffering, kindness, and selflessness that we will ever know. With an understanding of the Savior’s enduring love, you can exercise faith and repent of your sins, confident that He will forgive you and strengthen you in your efforts to live the gospel.

The Savior wants you to receive His love, and He also wants you to share it with others. He declared to His disciples: “A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another. By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another” (John 13:34–35). In your relationships with family members and others, look to the Savior as your example. Strive to love as He loves, with unfailing compassion, patience, and mercy.

As you continue to receive the Savior’s perfect love and as you demonstrate Christlike love for others, you will find that your love increases. You will experience the joy of being in the Lord’s service. The Holy Ghost will be your constant companion, guiding you in your service and in your relationships with others. You will be prepared to meet the Lord at the Judgment, when He will reward you according to your dedication to His work. Mormon taught:

“If ye have not charity, ye are nothing, for charity never faileth. Wherefore, cleave unto charity, which is the greatest of all, for all things must fail

“But charity is the pure love of Christ, and it endureth forever; and whoso is found possessed of it at the last day, it shall be well with him.

“Wherefore, my beloved brethren, pray unto the Father with all the energy of heart, that ye may be filled with this love, which he hath bestowed upon all who are true followers of his Son, Jesus Christ; that ye may become the sons of God; that when he shall appear we shall be like him, for we shall see him as he is; that we may have this hope; that we may be purified even as he is pure” (Moroni 7:46–48).