¨He Sendeth Rain On The Just And On The Unjust.¨

Conference Week! This week was so great wasn´t it, we had great speakers, interesting stories, and advice that we can use right now so make our lives better. 

I would like to touch on a few things that were mentioned this conference, and also few conferences back.

1) Elder Bednar, is an amazing leader isn´t he. As we ended the talks this conference with his talk on why we as members are so eager to share ou gospel with our neighbors.

First, what does it mean to be a neighbor, and who is our neighbor, someone who lives next door, in the same community, in the same neighborhood?” Jesus was once asked a provocative question by a lawyer: “Who is my neighbour?” (Luke 10:29). He responded with the parable The Good Samaritan. Everyone is our neighbor, so we must treat everyone the same. We must take care of those who lack what we have.

2) From a good amount of people, including the Prophet, we were guided, and commanded again, to take care of the poor, and the needy, of whom we are usually both poor in the world, and also in spirit. And again, told that we need to search out and find them, for we know not their lives, and we cannot judge.

3) The Higher Law of Christ taught the following:

45 That ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven: for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust.

46 For if ye love them which love you, what reward have ye? do not even the publicans the same?

47 And if ye salute your brethren only, what do ye more than others? do not even the publicans so?

48 Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect.

So what do all these points have in common? We learn we must all be missionaries, we must care for the poor, and we ought to treat all equally, and become perfect. Everything points to becoming like Christ, for every single person, rich, poor, gringo, or Chilean, we must share what we have with all, we cannot be a judger of persons, for we do not have all the pieces of the puzzle. We are taught that only God knows, and we must do our best.

I love how Jesus taught about how God sendeth the rain on the just and on the unjust. We all recieve many things, good and bad, but everyone receives. We as members, and nonmembers need to reach out, and to share what we have. Like the little boy in Elder Bednar´s story, we have something sweet to share, and everyone ought to try it.

I love what DAVID B. HAIGHT said in the conference of April 1987, that ´´Deep inside the human soul is a longing to be identified with and involved in something really important. There comes a time in our lives when we are spiritually prepared and ready to be lifted from comfortable and sometimes mundane activities and to make a major decision to respond to a call from our prophet that will en noble our souls as well as bless others.¨

We all have desires to share, and so why do we not just do it!!! Share share share! Because believe it or not, what you have is even better, when others have the same thing!

Hope you all are well, miss you all lots, special thanks for the peanut butter powder I got this last week, it is amazing haha! Talk to you all in a week!

Elder Siaosi