Best two years of your life!

Two missionaries returned form their mission about a week ago. They had the opportunity to talk in Sacrament. The first talk given was by Rex Wilson. These are my notes I took while listening, you know its not every day we get a return missionary, so full of the Gospel. His talk was on how we can lose our lives for the Lord. Matthew 16:6. Lose our self completely, forget our troubles and serve the Lord. How to lose yourself: 1) Obedience 2) Diligence. Small things should never be ignored. Is our heart perfect towards God? How can we perfect ourselves? When God gives us an assignment we must obey! Can we be found with a perfect heart? Can others see a difference in us on a day to day basis? Are we giving our lives to the Savior? Change provides joy. Salvation is not a cheap experience, it does not come easy. He loves us, that is why He gave us hard things to do.... Our next talk was given by our other return missionary Blake Russ. His talk was on Adversity, here are my notes from his talk: Adversity comes to all of us, no matter what your status is here on Earth. How are we going to deal with adversity? It can either bring us closer to the Lord or it can lead us away. We are happy when we follow the Gospel righteously. Our greatest adversity is when their is contention in the home. We must sacrifice... After he was done with his talk he bore his testimony in Spanish, it was beautiful beyond description... When they were finished with their talks I didn't want sacrament to end, I felt peaceful. After Sacrament it was the same, crazy and hectic. For the past few weeks I have been feeling down. I knew that I went through my hardships for a reason. That Sunday I was so full of the Spirit. Others were feeling down, and out of place, confused, and what not. At the end of the day I gave them all a hug and told them that everything is OK, and that we are going through these trials for a reason. We will become stronger in the end.