An Apostle of the Lord

What an amazing week this last week has been! Elder Bodily and I were privileged to be able to hear words from one of the Prophets, Seers, and Revelators on this earth, Elder D. Todd Christopherson; an Apostle of the Lord.

Our mission was able to get together this last Friday and listen and learn from the wise, and spirit-filled, words of Elder Christopherson. What a wonderful opportunity it was! Whenever I have imagined these men, these Apostles, I have always imagined them having been given something more than the rest of us humans have -an extra gene or chromosome or something!- but, being able to hear his words and be in his presence, I realized that he is a child of God, on earth for the same reasons as I am, and has been called to a High and Holy Calling. He wasn't given anything special; no special powers or automatic Faith and perfect knowledge. He had to gain it all, just like I am, to be where he is!

"In a way, that's the goal of our lives; to submit our will to his."

One of the most powerful things I was able to learn from him, or to be clearer, that he said and the Spirit bore witness to, was about the power of the Atonement of Jesus Christ. The infinite power of the Atonement of Jesus Christ.

Now this is the commandment: Repent, all ye

ends of the earth, and come unto me and be baptized

in my name, that ye may be sanctified by the

reception of the Holy Ghost, that ye may stand

spotless before me at the last day.

~3 Nephi 27:20

The Atonement of Jesus Christ does much more than forgive us of our sins. Through the Holy Ghost and the Power of the Atonement the stains on our souls are completely removed; as if nothing ever happened. Kinda Awesome in my opinion.

Use this Gift! Every single day!