Elder Pinyon mentioned a lot through the email that I have received. He even asked me nicely to put what this email says on the blog. Here's it goes.
"Preach My Gospel missionaries/members obviously must learn to teach by the power of the Spirit. Of equal importance, however, is the responsibility to help investigators learn by faith and by the power of the Holy Ghost. In this regard, you and I are much like the long, thin strands of glass used to create fiber optic cables through which light signals are transmitted over very long distances. Just as the glass in these cables must be pure to conduct the light efficiently and effectively, so we should become and remain worthy conduits through whom the Spirit of the Lord can operate. But elders and sisters, we must be careful to remember in our service that we are conduits and channels; we are not the light. “For it is not ye that speak, but the Spirit of your Father which speaketh in you” - Elder Bednar
Do you know what Fibre optic cables are??
Well if you dont, look it up on google, I just know that they are cables that we use for internet and everything. They have little bits of glass that are pure and when they arent pure they cant function properly. I would like to annalyse three different fibre optic cables today.
So the first fibre optic cable we will look at will be the ones that become dark and the colour changes. So what happens to the light when the colour isn´t pure??
It is obsorbed and it wont work because it isnt pure. What can observe this pureness in our lives to stop the spirit from working through it??
Sins!!!
What types of sins are there in life??
There are 2 types of sins. (Things we do and things we dont do)
Things we do - breaking commandments, not doing as leaders tell us to do.
Things we dont do - not talking to someone on the street, or to apply it to normal members, not doing family home evening, not saying personal and family prayers and also not sharing the gospel with friends and family.
So we can see the less pure we are the less the spirit can work through us.
So the second fibre optic cable we will look at will be ones that we put more than one or connect more cables to the big one. So an example of how this works is when you have a straw and you blow through it there is lots of pressure right?? But if we have say 10 or 20 or 30 straws and all blow through them the pressure drops!!
Just like the pressure drops, the amount of purity drops out of the fibre optic cables and if we are once again these fibre optic cables than we must be pure. What can these branching cables be that stops our purity??
being distracted, having a bad day, not being happy. and the list can get bigger. As members they can be, being angry at members of our family, Priestcraft!!! "This work is never about me and it is never about you. We need to do all in our power to fulfill our missionary responsibility and simultaneously “get out of the way” so the Holy Ghost can perform His sacred function and work. In fact, anything you or I do as representatives of the Savior that knowingly and intentionally draws attention to self—in the messages we present, in the methods we use, or in our personal demeanor and appearance—is a form of priestcraft that inhibits the teaching effectiveness of the Holy Ghost." - Elder Bednar
Now the third fibre optic cable is the pure and perfect light. What happens when we are pure and clean and have none of these branches or distractions in life??
We will be perfect tools so the perfect teacher, the Holy Ghost, can teach the people that we are bringing the gospel too. As Elder Bednar said in his talk "GET OUT OF THE WAY" when we get out of the way the Lord and the spirit can work through us.
My Prayer and Testimony is that all members will be missionaries and be these perfect fibre optic cables so that the spirit can work through them. We NEED to CHANGE NOW. CHANGE is NEEDED!!! I love you all and hope all is well.
Love Elder Pinyon
Megan can you put this on my blog please. :D thank you
The talk that I used was "Becoming a Preach My Gospel Missionary - Elder Bednar"
I can tell that Elder Pinyon has been learning heaps during his Mission so far. I always love receiving long emails and getting to read the emails is one of the greatest opportunities to feel the Holy Ghost strongly.
"Preach My Gospel missionaries/members obviously must learn to teach by the power of the Spirit. Of equal importance, however, is the responsibility to help investigators learn by faith and by the power of the Holy Ghost. In this regard, you and I are much like the long, thin strands of glass used to create fiber optic cables through which light signals are transmitted over very long distances. Just as the glass in these cables must be pure to conduct the light efficiently and effectively, so we should become and remain worthy conduits through whom the Spirit of the Lord can operate. But elders and sisters, we must be careful to remember in our service that we are conduits and channels; we are not the light. “For it is not ye that speak, but the Spirit of your Father which speaketh in you” - Elder Bednar
Do you know what Fibre optic cables are??
Well if you dont, look it up on google, I just know that they are cables that we use for internet and everything. They have little bits of glass that are pure and when they arent pure they cant function properly. I would like to annalyse three different fibre optic cables today.
So the first fibre optic cable we will look at will be the ones that become dark and the colour changes. So what happens to the light when the colour isn´t pure??
It is obsorbed and it wont work because it isnt pure. What can observe this pureness in our lives to stop the spirit from working through it??
Sins!!!
What types of sins are there in life??
There are 2 types of sins. (Things we do and things we dont do)
Things we do - breaking commandments, not doing as leaders tell us to do.
Things we dont do - not talking to someone on the street, or to apply it to normal members, not doing family home evening, not saying personal and family prayers and also not sharing the gospel with friends and family.
So we can see the less pure we are the less the spirit can work through us.
So the second fibre optic cable we will look at will be ones that we put more than one or connect more cables to the big one. So an example of how this works is when you have a straw and you blow through it there is lots of pressure right?? But if we have say 10 or 20 or 30 straws and all blow through them the pressure drops!!
Just like the pressure drops, the amount of purity drops out of the fibre optic cables and if we are once again these fibre optic cables than we must be pure. What can these branching cables be that stops our purity??
being distracted, having a bad day, not being happy. and the list can get bigger. As members they can be, being angry at members of our family, Priestcraft!!! "This work is never about me and it is never about you. We need to do all in our power to fulfill our missionary responsibility and simultaneously “get out of the way” so the Holy Ghost can perform His sacred function and work. In fact, anything you or I do as representatives of the Savior that knowingly and intentionally draws attention to self—in the messages we present, in the methods we use, or in our personal demeanor and appearance—is a form of priestcraft that inhibits the teaching effectiveness of the Holy Ghost." - Elder Bednar
Now the third fibre optic cable is the pure and perfect light. What happens when we are pure and clean and have none of these branches or distractions in life??
We will be perfect tools so the perfect teacher, the Holy Ghost, can teach the people that we are bringing the gospel too. As Elder Bednar said in his talk "GET OUT OF THE WAY" when we get out of the way the Lord and the spirit can work through us.
My Prayer and Testimony is that all members will be missionaries and be these perfect fibre optic cables so that the spirit can work through them. We NEED to CHANGE NOW. CHANGE is NEEDED!!! I love you all and hope all is well.
Love Elder Pinyon
Megan can you put this on my blog please. :D thank you
The talk that I used was "Becoming a Preach My Gospel Missionary - Elder Bednar"
I can tell that Elder Pinyon has been learning heaps during his Mission so far. I always love receiving long emails and getting to read the emails is one of the greatest opportunities to feel the Holy Ghost strongly.
Stay Tuned.
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