Lynne's Scripture Journal D&C

April 5, 2018 Section 88:70-91 Zion’s Camp My Personal, Callings, Draw Near Unto Me, Missionary Work Is Work,   I started reading today, with the prayer that I might be a better senior missionary here. I am doing many things right, but I feel frustration with some of my reactions. This is a missionary situation where I am available 24/7—and that is how it should be. But there are times when I find myself, after several 24/7 days, beginning to shut down. I am noticing my lapses in memory more—in fact, everyone is noticing them more which is actually good – for when the missionaries realize my memory is not good, then they are so kind about providing what I can’t find in my brain right then. I love their help and thank them for it. I’m reasonably okay about this, as this is an aging process—and probably a stress problem—and I do accept this as normal aging patterns and sweet care from the young missionaries. But then there are the times when fatigue hits ha...

June 19, 2017 Section 43:11-35 Missionary Work Is Work, The Lord’s Work is Work The student manual has some very interesting comments on verses 12-14. “ The Saints were counseled that if they desired to receive the mysteries and glories of the kingdom, they should help support Joseph and his family that he might spend his time doing what only he could do—fulfilling his prophetic calling….The Saints were somewhat helpful. However, Joseph did not receive enough to support his family….The process of translation was slowed and efforts to prepare a manuscript for press were delayed. As a result he was unable to finish his translation [of the New Testament], even though the Lord had instructed that it be published….The neglect by the early Saints of this counsel was very costly in knowledge and spiritual blessings.” I wonder how many blessings I miss when I receive a prompting and then decide--based on my own reasoning-- that doing that might impose on someone else or not be so help...