Letter to the Class

Image Brothers and sisters, I came home from the temple today still reflecting on the things I learned. As I am at home I am pondering and asking myself where did I improve? Where did my testimony improve? I read the chapters over and over to show you. There was blessing the children and the people, and giving them the sacrament, the very things that we have today. The church was the same yesterday, today, and forever. Policy and customs have changed, but the gospel has been the same all the time.  Have you ever been in a meeting where you wanted the speaker to keep going, but it was over? Have you ever wanted to shake their hand or speak with them to learn more? The meeting with the Savior must have been like this moment. Here, the promised Messiah was before their faces, and He was more than what they had expected or read in the scriptures.  Brothers and sisters, the time is now that we need to study our scriptures about the Savior. When we hear talks or attend Conference

image Brothers hers and sisters, I want to start with thoughts on the Redeemer. Brad Wilcox, in an interview with Hank Smith and John Bytheway, pointed out three Jesus', a Jesus of mercy, a Jesus of justice, and a Jesus of choice. The first one is the one we hope for in our weaknesses because he knows us in all of our experiences here on Earth. Second, we are horrified because we have a kert (short-sighted) version of the Savior that fails to see all of us. We fear He will be our judge, jury, and executioner with no love for us; He is the one who loves justice and wants to be our mediator before the Father. The last is the most surprising; the Jesus of choice. This version lets us choose our path. Nevertheless, He showed us the path He took so that we would never sell ourselves short. Bruce R. McKonkie , in 1985, in his last testimony, said... “And as pertaining to Jesus Christ, I testify that he is the Son of the Living God who was crucified for the sins of the world.