Wednesday, March 12, 2014

Vitamin Jesus!



When we are.... Sick, Depressed, Stressed, Down, Overwhelmed, Confused, Upset the list can go on and on. What do we do? Well we try all sorts of things home remedies, extra sleep, happy thoughts, trips to Disneyland(at least that's what my family does)... but I think and have come to learn there is one Cure-All: Vitamin Jesus!

Why do we need vitamin Jesus? Well we are lost without it.  We need it to feel happy successful and purposeful. Would we get very far without it? No. We would feel alone and downtrodden.  Completely without purpose in life. In the Book of Mormon we find a reference to why we need vitamin Jesus in our lives Alma 36:13-19

13 Yea, I did remember all my sins and iniquities, for which I  was

tormented with the pains of hell; yea, I saw that I had rebelled
against my God, and that I had not kept his holy commandments.

14 Yea, and I had murdered many of his children, or rather led them away unto destruction; yea, and in fine so great had been my
iniquities, that the very thought of coming into the presence of my
God did rack my soul with inexpressible horror.

15 Oh, thought I, that I could be banished and become extinct both soul and body, that I might not be brought to stand in the presence of my God, to be judged of my deeds.

16 And now, for three days and for three nights was I racked, even
with the pains of a damned soul.

17 And it came to pass that as I was thus racked with torment, while I
was harrowed up by the memory of my many sins, behold, I remembered
also to have heard my father prophesy unto the people concerning the
coming of one Jesus Christ, a Son of God, to atone for the sins of the
world.

18 Now, as my mind caught hold upon this thought, I cried within my
heart: O Jesus, thou Son of God, have mercy on me, who am in the gall
of bitterness, and am encircled about by the everlasting chains of
death.

19 And now, behold, when I thought this, I could remember my pains no
more; yea, I was harrowed up by the memory of my sins no more!

How do we get Vitamin Jesus?

Alma was nice enough to tell us how he got his. He said "I remembered...the coming of one Jesus Christ..." (17).

That seems so simple but time and time again we don't always get enough.  Are we doing are best? Are we keeping the commandments? Are we praying? Are we reading are scriptures? Are we coming to church? If we are doing OUR best he will make sure we enough.  Vitamin Jesus multiplies inside of you when you try your best.  He makes up the difference because the primary thing in Vitamin Jesus is love because of love He fortifies, He gives immunity, He strengthens, He
Cares!  None of us can do it alone we need Him. I know that I have seen this principle work in my own life I know as I try my hardest The Lord makes up for what I can't do. Let's each try to let Him work a little more in our lives everyday and I know the good will start to flow even more. I love my Savior.  He lives. He loves US and He always will. I know the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints and the Book of Mormon are true. There principles continually change me.  I say these things in the name of Jesus Christ, Amen.