Awesome Revelations

Sunday was like totally an awesome day for me. In the morning we had fast and testimony meeting and although I was considering getting up, I didn't, but that's not the awesome part. During young womens we split up into our classes on fast and testimony Sundays. So this week it was just me and Olivia (who was holding the new baby) and Sister Wright. We were focusing our lesson around one verse, which was 2 Nephi 31:20. It says:"Wherefore, ye must press forward with a steadfastness in Christ, having a perfect brightness of hope, and a love of God and of all men. Wherefore, if ye shall press forward feasting upon the word of Christ, and endure to the end, behold, thus saith the Father: Ye shall have eternal life."So, what we did was looked at how we do each one of the things listed in this verse and the one that we really ended up focusing on... well we focused on a few, but the big one for me was "having a perfect brightness of hope." Sister Wright asked us how we can have a perfect brightness of hope when God commands us to be perfect and we know we are sinners and everything. Olivia brought up the atonement first, which of course would be the first thing that I think most people would think of. I thought of something different though. I thought of something sort of related to what Braden was taking about while we were in Arizona. I thought about the commandments given to Adam and Eve in the garden and sort of compared it to our situation. Of course, Adam and Eve didn't have "feelings" while they were in the garden so it's a bit different and I might not be right on a few other things but whatever. Anyway, they were given two commandments and it was not possible for them to follow both. They decided to partake of the tree of knowledge of Good and evil, thus being able to experience "life" and have children. Anyway, they did that and it was for a good cause. If it wasn't for that, all of us wouldn't be here and the plan wouldn't be able to go forth. So, even though they may not have completely known what would come to pass from it, much good DID come to pass. Anyway, that's like us because although we are not perfect and won't be in this lifetime, there is a reason for that. We learn and grow from our trials and mistakes and we will be better people because of it. The eternal consequences way outweigh the mortal consequences. Anyway, I hope that made sense......

Also on Sunday I went to a cottage meeting at the Williams' house. We first talked about why the church is named The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints and then we watched Finding Faith in Christ.