To Write What You Are On Your Arm

When I started this blog I had no idea at the time that this would be as important to me as it is now, but I am thankful every day for the blessings that have been placed in my life because of it. What really inspired me to get this going was when Ian S. Ardern Of the Seventy spoke in General Conference on the Saturday afternoon session and brought up the topic of our generations obsession with technology. While listening to him, I realized that I agreed with him completely. It's sad how absorbed some of us are with our specific gadgets and to see how many people have lost control is devastating to me, based on certain situations. I've seen for myself how destructive obsessions with today's continuous trend of video games, texting, twittering and being on tumblr and facebook can be. So that's when I had the idea to start this blog and break that trend and use our forces of technology for good.

Basically what Elder Ardern was saying, was that the obsessions that have been formed have not only taken affect on our lives in a temporal way, but in a spiritual manner as well. We've allowed these obsessions to take over and become more important then the real important things in life should be. When it comes to members of the church, if you are involved with a gadget as strongly as most of the people of this generation are, not only is it blocking you from having real relationships with people face to face, but with our Father in Heaven as well. How are we going to be expected to read our scriptures, pray, be involved in our church and institute activities and keep a true relationship with the Lord if we are too worried about our phones, games etc. etc. The points that he was making really had me thinking, which was when I received the prompting to start this blog. Fortunately enough, the confidence I gained to actually start it and get it going was enforced several times before I decided to start it since I had heard of the potential use of technology and the internet being used for missionary work by missionaries themselves. 

What's making this blog of mine start to mean more and more to me, is actually seeing what other similar acts have resulted in with different people and their situations/issues. I have a very wide set family with many different interests and demographics mixed within. So to see how one family member that is involved with the LGBT [Lesbian, Gay, Bi and Trans] organization makes a stand for their beliefs then to see another dealing with Discrimination acts and organizations on the campus of their own college is actually very inspiring to me. This country that we live in, is the most amazing country to be in if you really do want to take a stand, make a change and really work on inspiring others, giving them hope, do this all through the freedom we deserve and have earned and sharing the works of your imagination. So take advantage of that with nothing but positive intent, which is what I plan on doing with this and is also why I named my blog, Revelation Revolution: Through the Eyes of a Convert. 

Although the two examples I stated above are considered to be very important situations, I have to say that sharing the restoration of the one true gospel with the rest of the world is definitely in my eyes the most important. It's above all the others, because through the gospel and its teachings all these other problems can be solved. If we all had faith, lived our lives like how Jesus taught us to and prayed to our loving Heavenly Father above, we'd all see things so differently. There would be peace and perfection throughout the land and riots and acts such as the ones that are being reported through the news everyday would never be an issue. But since not everybody knows of the love that we can receive through the church, nothing is how it should be. In a way though, that's how it's suppose to be because if there were no troubles then how would we learn and how would we prove to be worthy enough to be reunited with our Heavenly Father someday? That gives us the chance, as members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to take things into our hands and bring His Children Home. Write what you are on your arm, never be afraid to take a stand. Make these changes, follow His commandments and blessings will be added unto you. 

With faith, anything is possible. 

Alma 32:21: And now as I said concerning faith-faith is not to have a perfect knowledge of things, therefore if ye have faith ye hope for things which are not see, which are true.