Letter to the Class

Image Class, What a wild year huh? We have seen how the New Testament is full of miracles, such as the birth of Christ and the resurrection of Christ. We have seen how Christ pulls us from the chaos that threatens to follow us as water did to Peter when he followed his Savior walking on the sea. We have learned to build upon rocks and that our foundation is vital. We  learned that when we lack wisdom God with us to teach us. We learned that God has been with us the whole time and that He has lead us away from cheep imitations and encouraged us to keep an armor about us, that war, pestilence famine and death to our bodies, minds and spirits threaten us but we know who will succeed and we are on His side. We learned this year what faith is, a deep abiding trust and with that trust we know that the Redeemer will pull us from our chaotic life and rescue us from moment that threaten to drowned and overwhelm us.  I am so glad I was your teacher. In teaching you I got to know how

Image Class,  I said last week I would talk about the Horseman of the Apocalypse, so let's discuss them. First before we start, I want you to know we will discuss how they affect us personally. The horsemen are like Jacob 5 in the Book of Mormon (story about the vineyard) both big picture and personal. The horsemen affect us collectively and personal.  War Horsemen - Satan is still at war with us and his sword of lies (opposite of the sword of truth we use in our armor of God) is beating constantly against our testimony of Jesus Christ the Savior of the world. The horsemen will do anything to beat your shield of faith through family and friends to hurt you. Keep your shield up and tell the truth because the wicked take the truth to be hard (1 Nephi 16:1-3). Never be ashamed of truth and right.  Horseman of Plague  - Like fire and pressure, this horseman wants you sick of God and the Gospel. He wants you to be sick of hearing gospel truth. He wants you sick of all thing

Image Class, There is so much wrapped in the Revelation of John. First, John pointed out there is the Lord's way and then there is mimicry. The Lord held his stars in his hand to guide others like the North Star and it's surrounding constolations while Satan let them fall, left to guide no one. Another example was a comparison to a faithful woman (the church) with all of her weakness compared to the whore of the whole earth who is faithful to no one. Now there is a ton of layers, tokens and symbols but I want to stick to the first principles and ordinances of the gospel.  Focusing on the Articles of Faith let's look at the Revelation. When we were first introduced to the Gospel we loved it unconditionally. We saw purpose and direction, now it's been a few years, at time we have thought things were cooler than the gospel. Now that comes from little faith. Remember that faith is the trust between you and Christ. That requires a strong belief in someone you don

image Class,  Love is a hard thing to be when trial and difficulty fight us. Some parts of our own country are hard on us because we are different in every way. For those times we are like the glass bottles of Glass Beach CA that started as a dump with sharp edges. Water washing in and out with sand changed sharp broken glass into soft pebbles that is now enjoyed. Love changes us as sharp and as bitter as we can be. With gentle clashing the rough hatred and desire for sin can become the love that we so desire to become. The Savior said 'What mater of men aught we to become? Even as He is." The Savior is love and light. He is a beacon that leads us and a helping hand that lifts us up.  Some may say that we are too different, color, politics, religion, culture etc., but consider this, a choir has success because of its ability to harmonize. They do not sing the same note, their notes are not always at the same time, pitch and tone are different but when you listen t