Sharing really is caring!

       Hello there one and all! Today I wanted to share something with you that I hope you in turn will share with others. And yes I know it is hard to get on the computer and do a simple thing like sharing a post. :) But I feel that it is something important enough that I should share it with you.
       So to get to the point, I wanted to first share a brief article talking a little about sharing the Gospel and yes for those of you who are not of the L.D.S. faith, you can take part in this, too. In fact anyone can take part in sharing the Gospel of Jesus Christ. 
       How can we share the Gospel light? Well in the next several links you will see a few ways of how to share the Gospel of Jesus Christ. And with these links have come several major changes that can lead to better spread of God's love for those around you. The first link is: Centering on Christ. This better explains how to center your faith and trust in Christ and in His atonement. With this explanation I wanted to briefly talk about the Role of the atonement in my life and how it has given me a new sense of love and of gratitude for the Gospel. And then I will talk more about how to share the Gospel.
       So, in my life I have experienced many things, like my cancer, hardships in my family, suffering, death of loved ones and many other things. Now although the Atonement may seem solely for repenting of our sins. It is meant for much more than just mistakes or sin. If you remember, Christ suffered for all (Doctrine and Covenants 19:16+17), now that means two things. 1. meaning He suffered for everyone and 2. meaning He suffered all things, (which I believe includes all sin and any pain we experience.)
       So it makes the atonement a little more personal and can help with much more than we may realize. So an example from my life, I feel, best explains how the Atonement has helped heal my pain and sorrow: When I was about 14 years old, my eyes were really bad and since my Chemo and Radiation therapy, my eyes developed cataracts that caused my eyesight to become horribly unclear and cloudy. So I decided to do an operation for my eyes so that they could get better.
       Now I knew it would be tough and that there were risks to doing the surgery but I knew that if I had faith, and did my part to get better, then God could help restore my eyesight. So I went through with the surgery and although it was hard my eyesight got better. Bu it did take some time and effort on my part to improve my sight and it still takes time and attention, but it is much better than it once was. Now I know that God helped improve my eyesight and I know it was no coincidence that I was able to get better.
       But how does it relate to the Atonement? Well think of it like this: Let's say I stubbed my toe and it caused me some pretty bad pain. Well in reality Christ suffered for that exact pain, now it may seem funny but it's true. That whatever pain, emotion, trial, tribulation, stumbling block, etc., that we go through, Christ can relate to and with that He can give us comfort and love through the Atonement. So how does this apply? Well, if you know that Christ has experienced the same pain, the same agony, the same exact thing, then you can realize that He can succor your pain and can help you through any problem, including repenting of our sins. Through repentance and forgiveness of our sins we can become closer to our Heavenly Father. And any pain or heartache that we might have had from that sin or from the sins of others can be swallowed up in Christ and we can then feel peace and joy in our hearts knowing that we have become clean and pure through Christ.. 

       Now back to sharing the Gospel. So how can we share this message? How can we spread it forth? well here are a few more links that I think can help answer those questions: Social Media , Blogs :) and Mormon Profiles.

Now in addition to those resources there are a couple things I think we can also do to share the Gospel, namely:

1. Share your testimony where ever you go. This may be through example, word, deed or action.
2. Share any inspirational messages that have touched your life and feel that can touch the lives of others.
3. Share personal experiences. When helping or supporting others who are in need, these special experiences can help others relate the things you have learned to their own lives and situations, giving them a foundation to rely on when facing difficulties in life.
4. Be an example. Live what you teach and do your best, which is your personal best, to be Christ-like and loving to those around you. 
5. "Seek to understand, then to be understood." (The Seven Habits for Highly Effective People. By Stephen R. Covey)  Simply put. When talking to those of other faiths, seek to understand the other person before trying to be understood. This can help strengthen friendships and mutual understanding.
6. Be accurate in your statements and make sure that what you are saying is backed up by solid, true evidence. 
7. Go to the Source for knowledge. Whenever you share the gospel, the best thing to do is to use quotes and statements that come from a solid, foundation of knowledge i.e. a talk from Conference, a Prophet of God, or from the Bible and Book of Mormon. These sources are immutable and have the power to teach and testify of the truthfulness of the Gospel of Jesus Christ.  

       So, what can we learn from all of this? Well, if you want to share the Gospel, you can. And not only can you share the Gospel but you can share your witness of it and what you believe about. As I mentioned before, be an example and do your best to reflect what you believe. As you do, you can become "...an example of the believers." 1 Timothy 4:12

      I encourage all to be an example and to share the gospel via the web, by example and by word. I promise that you will be blessed for your efforts and can inspire and encourage others to come unto Christ through your example. I know this work is of God and know that the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is the true church upon the earth today and I am grateful to be a part of this Glorious work, and do so humbly testify of these things, in the name of Jesus Christ, Amen.