The Lord Always Knows Best

One day Elder Trout and myself felt inspired to go and vist a couple of less active members.  As we tried each house we would find no one home. After this happening a couple of times we ended up with an individual whom we were lacking the house number on their address. We walked to a members home to find out the specific home for this less active.  We knocked on the members door and no one answered.  In frustration we decided to knock all of the doors on the street to find whom we were looking for.  The first house told us to come back.  A little ways down we knocked on another house to which a young mother and her daughter answered the door.  They were excitted to learn more about Christ's message about families.  We taught them a little and set up a return appointment.  By the time we were done talking to them we did not have time to try the other doors on the other side of the street to find the initial person whom we were looking for.  On the way to our next appointment we talked to a man in his garage who had just lost a son.  We were able to direct him to Christ and resources which could help him understand why and give him comfort.

The Lord taught me alot through this experience.  He did not want us to go over there because of that less active member whom we were looking for.  He had others in mind , so from now on when something does not go the way that I thought it would or should I am going to strive to have faith to allow the Lord to accomplish what he had in mind for everything happens for a reason.  We all have the opportunity to allow Heavenly Father to use us to help others around us.  How grateful I am for that.  There are numberless blessings waiting in the wings of our lives just waiting to come on stage.  It is our job to give the stage to them by our faith produced actions.

Hidden Blessings

The other day Elder Trout and myself were walking down a street.  We saw a rough looking man with a beard, long hair, and his leather on out in his front yard clipping his bushes.  We decided to go over and talk to him.  When he saw us coming he rolled his eyes.  We still went up and talked to him.  After a little while of talking to him a lady from an upstairs apartment came out on the balcony and started to tell us that she had a really old Book of Mormon.  The second we started talking to this women the man went inside.  We continued to talk about this Book of Mormon that she had, and at the end she said we could come back. 

I was taught a lot through this experience.  By opening up our mouths to this man the lord guided us to someone else who was ready to hear the gospel.  That is sometimes how it works.  Once we are obedient the Lord then proceeds to bless us in the best way possible.

Nephi was asked by God to go with his brothers back to the city Jerusalem and some how get some records from a man named Laban. When Nephi was told this commandment he said, "I will go and do the things which the Lord hath commanded, for I know that the Lord giveth no commandments the children of men, save he shall prepare a way for them that they may accomplish the thing which he commandeth them."

I love how Nephi writes this before he goes to get the brass plates.  He did not write it after the miracle and trial of his faith.

The Lord does provide a way that everything he commands us will happen if we have faith.  The Lord only asks that which will help us to become a more joyful  son or daughter of him.