Comments on: The Joyful Waters of Salvation http://roxcy.synthian.org/2006/09/27/joyful-waters/ Uplifting, edifying, and enriching reading by and for Latter-day Saint Women Tue, 06 Jan 2009 09:38:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.4 by: Stephanie http://roxcy.synthian.org/2006/09/27/joyful-waters/#comment-6510 Sat, 30 Sep 2006 22:43:29 +0000 http://roxcy.synthian.org/2006/09/27/joyful-waters/#comment-6510 Thank you for sharing this beautiful story. I loved it. It reminded me too that we can not rely on other people's testimonies to get us through no matter how much we want to... we must come to our own knowledge of the truthfulness of the gospel in order to make it on our own. I am so glad your companion was able to lean on you for support and for help and she was able to carry that through until her own testimony bloomed and then she could soar on her own..trusting in the Savior alone. And now she too will be able to help someone else because she has truly become converted. Thank you for sharing this beautiful story. I loved it. It reminded me too that we can not rely on other people’s testimonies to get us through no matter how much we want to… we must come to our own knowledge of the truthfulness of the gospel in order to make it on our own. I am so glad your companion was able to lean on you for support and for help and she was able to carry that through until her own testimony bloomed and then she could soar on her own..trusting in the Savior alone. And now she too will be able to help someone else because she has truly become converted.

]]> by: Mary A http://roxcy.synthian.org/2006/09/27/joyful-waters/#comment-6486 Thu, 28 Sep 2006 22:42:35 +0000 http://roxcy.synthian.org/2006/09/27/joyful-waters/#comment-6486 Alli, thank you for this inspiring post! It has helped me already! You have made some great points, and I liked the idea of studying the gospel by subject, as well as reading straight through. That is something I need to spend more time doing. Alli, thank you for this inspiring post! It has helped me already! You have made some great points, and I liked the idea of studying the gospel by subject, as well as reading straight through. That is something I need to spend more time doing.

]]> by: RoAnn http://roxcy.synthian.org/2006/09/27/joyful-waters/#comment-6482 Thu, 28 Sep 2006 04:19:52 +0000 http://roxcy.synthian.org/2006/09/27/joyful-waters/#comment-6482 Thanks for this wonderful post, Alli. The image you evoked when you wrote that "I saw my dear friend, my companion, take the message of the gospel of Jesus Christ off of her back and put it into her heart," is such an effective one. I could picture her eternally unfinished 10,000 page checklist that was weighing her down eventually burned up into a weightless flame that brings light and warmth to her life. Your mission president was surely inspired when he sent this Sister to you early on in her mission. Thanks for this wonderful post, Alli. The image you evoked when you wrote that “I saw my dear friend, my companion, take the message of the gospel of Jesus Christ off of her back and put it into her heart,” is such an effective one. I could picture her eternally unfinished 10,000 page checklist that was weighing her down eventually burned up into a weightless flame that brings light and warmth to her life.

Your mission president was surely inspired when he sent this Sister to you early on in her mission.

]]> by: Michelle http://roxcy.synthian.org/2006/09/27/joyful-waters/#comment-6478 Wed, 27 Sep 2006 18:22:06 +0000 http://roxcy.synthian.org/2006/09/27/joyful-waters/#comment-6478 I love the reminder to find the joy. The gospel is a message of JOY! Thanks, Alli! I love the reminder to find the joy. The gospel is a message of JOY! Thanks, Alli!

]]> by: Naiah http://roxcy.synthian.org/2006/09/27/joyful-waters/#comment-6477 Wed, 27 Sep 2006 18:19:07 +0000 http://roxcy.synthian.org/2006/09/27/joyful-waters/#comment-6477 <em>"I do not think that conversion is a one-time event in life, but rather a consistent effort to understand and apply."</em> Exactly! It's not a moment; it's a process--eternal progression. (I am just now making this connection...) This life is where we *continually* work to convert from our initial "natual man" selves to more capable, compassionate, Christlike selves. It's amazing how many changes of heart one can have, from the big 180-degree changes like your companion had to the minor course-adjustments of a fraction of a degree that occur every time we refine our understanding of a gospel principle through our own prayer/contemplation/study/discussion/etc. Anytime we think of 'who we are' in a given moment, it is nothing short of a snapshot, as we are constantly chaging, refining, and growing. It's important to monitor our change, and take steps (as you and your companion did) to be sure that the growth and change turns us in the right direction. Fascinating. We are dynamic beings! “I do not think that conversion is a one-time event in life, but rather a consistent effort to understand and apply.”

Exactly! It’s not a moment; it’s a process–eternal progression. (I am just now making this connection…) This life is where we *continually* work to convert from our initial “natual man” selves to more capable, compassionate, Christlike selves.

It’s amazing how many changes of heart one can have, from the big 180-degree changes like your companion had to the minor course-adjustments of a fraction of a degree that occur every time we refine our understanding of a gospel principle through our own prayer/contemplation/study/discussion/etc.

Anytime we think of ‘who we are’ in a given moment, it is nothing short of a snapshot, as we are constantly chaging, refining, and growing. It’s important to monitor our change, and take steps (as you and your companion did) to be sure that the growth and change turns us in the right direction.

Fascinating. We are dynamic beings!

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