I live by the lesson that the Lord taught me while in Romania.
My mission did not change my life....
the Gospel has changed my life!
18 Months came so fast. Some days I felt like the days would last forever and before I knew it my time was painfully short. Now, I'm back. I'm on American soil. I'm back to English. My life is no longer "Sora Remsberg." I was so excited to come home. I was so excited to see my family, to hug my family, to laugh with my family, to love all over them. I am so blessed and I couldn't have done it without their love, support, and prayers.
I quickly want to write down some of the things that the Lord taught me while serving His children in Romania:
- Doctrine and Covenants 18 - Sometimes that one soul is our own and it is just as important and worth saving than any other soul!
- You cannot change others, but you can change yourself.
- We get the choice to be happy. Everyday we have to choose happiness.
- People are attracted to the gospel. People are attracted to us when we worthily live the gospel
- My testimony has not gown while on my mission, it has just been engraven deeper into my heart. My testimony became as living testimony as I saw the gospel change my life and others lives.
- We do not have to convince or force anyone to join the church...when they are ready, they are ready!
- I have a lifetime of work to do
- Prayer is essential to life and changes our thoughts, attitudes and our relationship with our Father in Heaven.
- As you grow closer to the Lord and search Him out, you inevitable change. You want to change.
- Christ and Heavenly Father must be at the foundation of every relationship.
- We have the capacity and it is our responsibility to love everyone of God's children.
- The Lord knows who you need in your life. God's plan is always the best, maybe not the easiest, but always the best.
- Sometimes what matters most is what you do when no on else is watching
- Life is supposed to be fun. Enjoy it!
- Generosity of spirit. Be happy for others successes, goals and dreams
- Our differences make us unique. Our differences are needed in the world!
- Complaining and gossip only bring loneliness.
As this part of my life comes to a close I want to bear my testimony. I miss "Sora Remsberg" but as the days go by I realize that the name is only gone, but the person I became is still there and I have a lifetime of work to do.
I know without a shadow of a doubt that The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is true. It is the most correct church and God's church on the earth today. It has the authority of God, restored through the prophet Joseph Smith. The Book of Mormon is the keystone of our religion, as Joseph Smith said, and is evidence that God loves us. The miracles and blessing that come from it are innumerable. I know that God loves me. I know that he knows me. I know that he only wants me to be happy and that I can find happiness through His gospel. I know that Jesus Christ is my brother. I know that His Atonement is the greatest gift and tool we can use here on this earth in order to be happy and to one day return to live with Heavenly Father again. I know that I can be together with my family for eternity because of the Atonement and the saving ordinances performed in the temple. How blessed we are to have the gift of prayer. I know that there is no other form of communication that can bring more answers and quicker feelings of comfort and love than when you earnestly go to your Heavenly Father in prayer. I never really understood it when people would say the church is a living church. In my own way I now understand. The church lives on through us, through me. I know that I have the wonderful blessing to forever wear Christ's name and be his example.
Stiu fara nici-o indoiala ca Biserica lui Isus Hrisos a Sfintilor din Zilele din Urma esta adevarata. Este cea mai corecta biserica si biserica Domnului aici pe pamant. Ea are autoritate lui Dumnezeu care a fost restaurata prin intermedial Joseph Smith. Cartea lui Mormon este cheia de bolta a religiei noastre si esta o dovada ca Dumnezeu ne iubeste. Binecuvantarile care vin de la ea sunt multe si fara de sfarsit. Stiu ca Dumnezeu ma iubeste. Stiu ca el ma cunoaste. Stiu ca numai vrea sa fiu fericita si ca pot gasi acea ferecire prin evanghelia lui. Stiu ca Isus Hristos este fratele meu. Stiu ca ispasirea lui este cel mai mare dar si cel mai mare instrument pe care putem sa o folosim aici pe pamant sa fim fereciti si sa ne intoarem intr-o zi in prezenta lui Dumnezeu. Stiu ca familii sunt eterne datorita Ispasirii lui Isus Hristos si legamintele pe care le facem la templu. Cate binecucantati suntem sa avem darul rugaciunii. Stiu can nu este un alt mod de comunicare care pot aduce atat de mult respunsuri si care pot aduce un sentiment de alinare she iubire decat atunci cand te rogi sincer lui Dumnezeu. N-am inteles nici-o data ce inseamna o biserica vie. Acum, in felul meu, inteleg. Biserica traieste prin noi, prin eu! Stiu ca am o oportunitate minunata de a porta numele lui Isus Hristos pentru totdeuna si sa fiu exemplu lui.
