In the scriptures its says it talks alot about Faith and Hope and if you have this enormous amount of Faith then great things will happen. Now I dont know about the rest of you but I always had trouble figuring out what the heck the Difference is between them.... In Primary we learn the song "faith is like a little seed if planted it will grow. faith is a swelling within your heart when I do right I know!" that's great and all but it still doesn't help me! so I decided to ask in one of my Zone training meetings thinking I was the only Missionary that needed help with this distinction and I got answers like "Faith is an Action word" and "Well they are pretty much the same." and just answers you would hear in Seminary (so all of those of you who think that Missionaries have this bank of knowledge sorry to burst that perseption for ya) But they werent really helpful because I could hope that I would walk on water I think that would be the coolest thing ever .. but do I have the faith that I will thats what I wanted to know How do I know that I have the faith enough for miracles?? So I decided I was just going to studdy harder than I had before in my life because Our investigator wanted to know the difference as well. I remember when I had this question with my trainor and she chuckled and said it will be a good study I think she studied it for like a week if not longer. So I grabbed my scriptures and my PMG and I just tore into it I prayed like crazy before hand and all through out studding. I came to the scripture 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 seen, which are true. And this didnt really help me because it says its the same thing.... so in PMG in Christ Like attributes under Hope it says "Hope is an abiding trust that the Lord will fulfill His promises to you." so Hope is Trusting the Lord!!!! Okay now we are getting somewhere. When we have Hope in something We are Trusting in the Lord to give us those promises and then we are lead to act... Through those actions we are showing Faith because we are more then just trusting we know... But wait what about that scripture about the perfect Knowledge thing? Alma 32:34" And now, behold, is your knowledge perfect? Yea,your knowledge is perfect in that thing, and your faith is dormant; and this because you know, for ye know that the word hath swelled your souls, and ye also know that it hath sprouted up, that your understanding doth begin to be enlightened, and your mind doth begin to expand." BOOM! Faith is Knowledge in the things that we hoped for! and we show our Faith by acting or doing that which the Lord would have us do. lets take a for instance with me and the Atonement. I Hoped that the Atonement would work for me so then trusting the Lord that I would be forgiven I act in faith and I ask for Forgiveness then When I receive that Forgiveness I have a Perfect Knowledge that the Atonement always works! I know its just a little thing but it shows the principle! I love you all so much and I cant wait until next week! Happy Thanksgiving!
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Sincerely Sister Prather
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