D&C 60-62: Come Follow Me with Sam

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Section 60

The missionary guilt scripture :D

Section 60 starts with a tough scripture. God says He is not well pleased with people who will not open their mouths, because of fear of man, and if they are not more faithful, what they have shall be taken away.

As primarily and introvert, I struggled to open my mouth every day of the mission :D. Some days I felt like I did a great job. Some days... yeah, I had talks at night with the man upstairs.

Opening our mouths can be really difficult, and for some people it comes easier and for others it can be harder. God knows our challenges and our capabilities so I wouldn't worry too much about comparing yourself to others, but instead I would focus on asking what God wants you to do. I would also focus on having great faith so you can speak from the conviction of your personal experience, and I would encourage great love, because perfect love allows you to talk straight-forwardly with people even in hostile circumstances. In fact, I would focus on faith and love more than I would on trying to summon the courage all the time to speak, although we need the direct approach too.

Remember that the work of God will go on with or without you, but I do believe that the words you speak have a chance and making the world a better place, and when you don't speak, the world may grow a little darker, and the consequences may come.

Section 61

That's all I got for now

Section 62

See you next week or when I have more!


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