The Cupcake Bus

Today is Sister Barnes brithday! She is a sister missionary that lives in the same apartment we do. Birthdays have a way of making you think about time, and how it passes so quickly. It may cause you to reflect on what you've done with time so far, and how you can better use your time to do things that will last.

How I use my time now will affect my future-

How does God want us to use our time? In Alma 34:32 we are taught that now is the time for us to prepare to meet our Heavenly Father, which gives us a purpose to life.  If we spend our time doing what God wants, will we eventually be blessed? There are countless scriptures and testimonies of prophets that help us understand that if we keep the commandments, we will prosper in the land (see 1 Nephi 2:20, Alma 37:13, Alma 50:20, 2 Nephi 1:9, and for a longer list, click here). Our job is to exercise faith and experiment on their words. This is how we gain our own testimony (or knowledge Christ's gospel).

It's our tesimony to you that if you use your time the way God commands, you will be blessed. Greater happiness comes as we live the commandments and follow the living prophet, Thomas S. Monson. Pray and ask Heavenly Father his will concerning your life, and He will answer. God loves you. You are His child and He wants you to be happy.

Picture taken while on our travels -  (c) February 16, 2011