“Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost:  Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world. Amen.” [Matt. 28]

Matthew’s concluding verses speak of the powerful admonition given by the Lord to His disciples before returning to God the Father.  The eleven disciples witnessed Christ’s ascension and heard His admonition to “go ye therefore“.  We likewise as disciples [followers] of Jesus Christ are responsible for fulfilling our Savior’s plea to “teach all nations” and baptize them in His name and with His authority and power [priesthood].

What Shall We Teach?

The Lord taught us what to teach, “to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you”. Key in this particular verse of scripture [v. 20] is the word “you”, for it is mentioned twice in reference to our Lord’s admonition.  If we are too teach others to observe all the things we have been commanded then we are responsible for 2 things.

1. Obtain His Word – Revelation to Hyrum Smith [Joseph's brother] teaches us a valuable lesson about fulfilling Christ’s command.  First, before we strive to declare the words of the Lord we must obtain it.  “…First seek to obtain my word” is the revelation Hyrum received in the Doctrine and Covenants [D&C 11:21] which I believe applies to us today as well.  We must first learn to understand God’s plan for us before we can adequately have our mouths filled with the spirit.  Think of it this way… if we have not understood what Christ has commanded of us, how can we teach others to observe all things?
2. Live His Word – Observing the word of the Lord in your life requires others to be able to see Christ’s commandments bless your life.  The only way this happens is if you are living the gospel according to Christ’s teachings.  To share the gospel we must not only learn it, but strive to live it to the best of our abilities.

Today I finally decided to share my knowledge with the world.  You see I have been blessed with two important elements of knowledge that help guide my life.  Both are passions for me, but one is definitely more significant than anything I have ever know.  The other is my hobby, work, and creative canvas.  BloggingMormon.com is the merging of these two important parts of my life to help the lives of others throughout the world.

My First Love

The Gospel of Jesus Christ is the most important thing in my life.  I try daily to follow the admonition of Paul [Philip. 4: 8] by living a life of honesty, truth, chastity, virtue, benevolence and doing good to all men.  My life centers on the Savior, Jesus Christ, and tries to be worthy of His divine gift – Atonement – in my behalf.  I know my efforts to find peace in this life, through faith in my Messiah, will greatly enlarge my joy and happiness in the world to come.  Indeed, Christ’s grace is sufficient to save all mankind.

I believe there is no greater work on earth then bringing every man, woman, and child to the knowledge of the great Plan of Happiness provided by our Eternal and Heavenly Father, through Jesus Christ.  My hope is by sharing my love of the Savior and knowledge of His teachings through this blog, and by helping as many others do the same, I can be an instrument in bring souls to Christ that they might know He is “the way, the truth, and the life” [John 14: 6].

My sincere desire is to help others follow the counsel of the Lord’s prophets and apostles by becoming involved in the online conversation about the gospel of Jesus Christ.  Through the medium of blogging and social media I have found a wonderful resource to express opinions, thoughts and profound truths.  I hope to share with all of you the techniques and methods for doing the same, so that we might be apart of Christ’s admonition to His disciples “Go ye therefore, and teach all nations..” [Matt. 28: 19].