Hi folks.

I will have to email you all to tell you I posted on this blog. Haha
I gave a lesson that had a good topic today. It was about baptism for the dead, and I wanted to tell you a couple of quotes that were great...

President Gordon B. Hinckley said: “That which goes on in the House of the Lord … comes nearer to the spirit of sacrifice of the Lord than any other activity of which I know. Why? Because it is done by those who give freely of time and substance, without any expectation of thanks or reward, to do for others that which they cannot do for themselves” (Ensign, Mar. 1995, 62–63).

Elder John A. Widtsoe of the Quorum of the Twelve said: “In our preexistent state, in the day of the great council, we made a certain agreement with the Almighty. The Lord proposed a plan, conceived by him. We accepted it. Since the plan is intended for all men, we become parties to the salvation of every person under that plan. We agreed, right then and there, to be not only saviors for ourselves, but … saviors for the whole human family. We went into a partnership with the Lord. The working out of the plan became then not merely the Father’s work, and the Savior’s work, but also our work. The least of us, the humblest, is in partnership with the Almighty in achieving the purpose of the eternal plan of salvation” (“The Worth of Souls,” Utah Genealogical and Historical Magazine, Oct. 1934, 189)
Think of that! We agreed to be saviors for ourselves and the whole human family in partnership with Jesus Christ! If we are true Christians who are doing good and attending the temple for those who did not have a chance to hear and embrace the gospel here on earth, we are being saviors for them in part.
I never conceived of the idea to be a savior of myself until that quote. I think it is true, through the Savior we have the priesthood restored to the earth. We can gain those saving ordinances for ourselves if we choose to do so. We can be sealed together and our children born in the covenant, we can be saviors for them (in part).
Whenever I feel sad and like life is too much for me to bear, or like I'm not good enough, I think of the Savior and his mercy for me. He said "And ye cannot bear all things now; nevertheless, be of good cheer, for I will lead you along. The kingdom is yours and the blessings thereof are yours, and the riches of eternity are yours (D&C 78:18).