hey sorry i am writing a day late. yesterday we had a meeting that lasted all day we got back at 10 45 just in time to get ready for bed and go to sleep, because we had to travel 2 hours to get back home. it was really good, though i learned a lot. President Martinez talked about revelation and how we receive it. its interesting to think that in DC 76 15 20, DC 138 13 and 1 Nefi 11 they are all amazing revelations that prophets had, one by Joseph F Smith about the spirit world by Joseph Smith about the 3 kindoms of glory and one by Nefi about the vision of his father, and they all start the same way. they were all pondering and meditating the scriptures. that really is the key to our lives receiving communication in our lives from our loving Heavenly Father to make sure that we are doing all we can and if our life is in order. There is a quote by Joseph Smith that says that salvation is impossible without revelation. that is so true. without it we can not know the will of God for us indivually, obviously we have prophets to lead and guide us but as Elder Oaks talked about i think 2 conferences ago about the two different lines of revelation personal and through church leaders, and they both are so important and we need both. so i thought that was really cool and i learned a lot about revelation, and really if we are not reaching what we want in life to go to the Lord humbly in prayer and try to figure out why things arent happening and what we need to do better. so that was really good. this week was really good a lot of people are progressing and doing really well. the only bad think is we had so many members that were going to leave with us this week and then they all bailed throughout the week, but this week we are going to try to do better with that. this week i was reading Jacob 5 and its so interesting, there is no way that Joseph Smith could have written that chapter. in the end it talks about the last time that the Lord works in his vineyard, it says that his workers are few but they were obedient to all his commandments and worked diligently, with all their strength and that the Lord worked with them. i know that is true, i know that the Lord is working every day to prepare more people to accept the truth, BUT we are the main source that prepares the people. as it says in 2 Nefi 32 3 angles talk through the power of the Holy Ghost, so we can act as angles when we talk through the power of the Holy Ghost and help Heavenly Father prepare more people to receive the truth. when someone rejects the gospel it is only because they dont understand it. if they really understood all the blessings they would leave everything behind and really do whatever it takes to receive these blessings. that is our job to help them understand, and we do that by speaking the words of the Holy Ghost and letting him testify of what we have said. well sadly today i dont have a lot of time but love you all thanks for everything
Elder Brimhall
