Share the Gospel Online with Respect

 The Spirit is the Greatest Teacher

“We simply need to have a conversation, as friends in the same room would have, always guided by the prompting of the Spirit and constantly remembering the Atonement of the Lord Jesus Christ, which reminds us of how precious are the children of our Father in Heaven.” 

While reading Elder Ballard's talk I was inspired by this quote. I am no where near perfect, (surprise, surprise  and I sometimes struggle with how I should share the gospel with people, especially online. I can barley continue a text conversation let alone an online discussion. Elder Ballard offers some great words of wisdom in his talk by telling me to just pretend that I am talking to them face to face, and to still show them respect. 

Respect, that is key.

Respect for there religion. Respect for there conviction and understanding. Respect for there curiosity and wanting to know the truth. No one will want to ask you questions if they don't feel that mutual respect. 

As always  it is important to take certain precautions online and always listen to the spirit. The spirit is the real teacher. He can communicate in every tongue and to every heart. He can reach inside and allow all people of every race to feel united in one solemn cause. We are all children of a Loving Heavenly Father who loves us and wants us to enjoy everything this earth life has to offer. Using the internet as a tool to help spread this significant message of His love is a blessing.

Because I am already online posting about sharing the Gospel, I would just like to take advantage of technology and share with you what I feel.  I am so grateful for the gospel of Jesus Christ and for the power of prayer. So many times this past week I have been praying about things that didn't seem very important to anyone, but me. Some might call it being selfish and I don't blame them, but Heavenly Father answered each one of those small prayers. As I was reflecting on this I was reminded of a quote that I had heard from my bishop. "If it is important enough to matter to you, then it is important enough to matter to him."

 I just want to let you all know that no matter what is currently going on in your life, whether it is stress from homework, or a job, Heavenly Father is aware of you and he cares. He cares when you stub your tow and you have an unpleasant second of pain. He cares when red punch spills all over your clean white shirt. He cares for the people starving in Africa who don't even have a tooth brush. He cares for the men in the military that wake up every morning knowing that at any second they could be meeting there maker. 


The bottom line is no matter the difficulty of the trial, he cares, and he wants to know about it. So pray. No matter how you feel pray. Relating back to the quote from Elder Ballard's talk I just want to say that I think it is important to pray and share your feelings with Heavenly father so that Heavenly father can share his feelings with you. Then you can give back to the community and share with others the things you know to be true!

TTFN(: