The Slurpee Scripture

There were some tears this week. Mostly because we have this twisted tradition where we make missionaries who are leaving get up and bear their testimony in front of other missionaries even though we know the only thing they will manage to do is cry and choke out some incoherent words about how sad they are to leave and how the Gospel is TRUE and how Jesus loves everyone and how they CANNOT BELIEVE THEY'RE LEAVING. Yep, that happened. To me. It was good.

We had stake conference this week and the visiting general authority shared his favorite scripture. The Slurpee scripture! "If Alma wanted to get a slurpee, where would he go? 7-11! (*cough* and 12)"

Alma 7:11-12

"And he shall go forth, suffering pains and affliction and temptations of every kind; and this that the word might be fulfilled which saith he will take upon him the pains and the sicknesses of his people. And he will take upon him death, that he may loose the bands of death which bind his people; and he will take upon him their infirmities, that his bowels may be filled with mercy, according to the flesh, that he may know according to the flesh how to succor his people according to their infirmities."

To me, everything in the Gospel comes back to this. Jesus Christ literally has experience everything we have felt, and he did it because he loves us, and so that he can help us. He did it so that we can live again. No blessing can compare to everything that the Savior of the world has done for us!

Much love,

Sister Daelemans