We Teach about Christ

   Recently, I have begun to study the New Testament in greater detail.  In particular, I have been reading the four Gospels.  Many of my friends that are not part of the LDS faith may not know this, but we have a very firm belief in Jesus Christ.  We worship Him as our Savior and Redeemer.  We read and study the Bible often in order to learn more about Him and His plan for us.  We believe Jesus Christ to be the Son of God, the only perfect person that ever lived on the Earth.  We believe in His Atonement: He suffered, died, and was resurrected for us.  He did all of that so we could repent, be cleansed from our sins, and return to live with God again.  Our religion is based around Christ, as you can tell from the name of our church: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

   So, naturally, we believe in the Bible.  My recent studies in the New Testament have been helping me come to know Jesus Christ a little more personally.  My faith in Him has grown the more I study about Him and think about Him.  He truly was perfect, but in a different way than I had before realized.  Most people see Christ as a Being that was perfectly meek and kind.  And He is.  But there is more to Him than that.  Many people overlook and forget about the Man that threw the money-changers from the Temple on two different occasions.  He was a Man of passions.  He felt, just as we do.  Only far more tenderly.  He loves us to an extent that we cannot imagine, and yet His righteous anger can sweep the unrighteous from before His face.  He has emotions, but He is in perfect control over them. He has all power.  Including over Himself.

Jesus Calms the Storm (Picture found on lds.org)

  Learning more about the nature of Jesus Christ can translate directly into our lives.  He set the perfect example for us.  When we follow that example, we find true happiness and satisfaction in this life and in the life to come. So naturally we must learn about Him in order to follow His example.

   And for those that haven't had the opportunity to learn about Him or for those who could learn more (which is everyone), that is where missionaries come in.  We teach about Christ.  We preach the Gospel that Christ Himself taught.  We help people build their faith in Christ and learn more about Him so that they can live more like He lived.

   The message we share is important.  It is so important that Jesus Christ commanded His disciples, saying "Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost." (Matthew 28:19)  And thus we bear the good news of Jesus Christ to all we can.

   So if you want to build your faith in Jesus Christ, "Ask the missionaries!  They can help you!" (Elder Russell M. Nelson, October 2012 General Conference)