The Zone Leaders chose to teach about becoming the kind of missionary who is an effective missionary.
Unleashing the Dormant Spirit
--F. Enzio Busche
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Embrace this day with an enthusiastic welcome,
no matter how it looks. The covenant
with God to which you are true enables you to become enlightened by him, and
nothing is impossible for you.
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When you are physically sick, tired, or in
despair, steer your thoughts away from yourself and direct them, in gratitude
and love, toward God.
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In your life there have to be challenges. They will either bring you closer to God and
therefore make you stronger, or they can destroy you. But you make the decision which road you
take.
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First and foremost, you are a spirit child of
God. If you neglect to feed your spirit
you will reap unhappiness. Don’t permit
anything to detract you from this awareness.
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You cannot communicate with God unless you have
first sacrificed your self-oriented natural man and have brought yourself into
the lower levels of meekness, to become acceptable for the Light of Christ.
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Put all your frustrations, hurt feelings, and
grumblings into the perspective of your eternal hope. Light will flow into your soul.
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Pause to ponder the suffering Christ felt in the
Garden of Gethsemane. In the awareness
of the depth of gratitude for him, you appreciate every opportunity to show
your love for him by diligently serving in his Church.
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God knows that you are not perfect. As you suffer about your imperfections, he
will give you comfort and suggestions of where to improve.
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God knows better than you what you need. He always attempts to speak to you. Listen, and follow the uncomfortable
suggestions that he makes to us—everything will fall into its place.
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Avoid any fear like your worst enemy, but
magnify your fear about the consequences of sin.
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When you cannot love someone, look into that
person’s eyes long enough to find the hidden rudiments of the child of God in
him.
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Never judge anyone. When you accept this you will be freed. In the case of your own children or
subordinates, where you have the responsibility to judge, help them to become
their own judges.
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If someone hurts you so much that your feelings
seem to choke you, forgive and you will be free.
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Avoid at all cost any pessimistic, negative, or
criticizing thought. If you cannot cut
them out, they will do you harm. On the
road toward salvation, let questions arise but never doubts. If something is wrong, God will give you
clarity but never doubts.
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Avoid rush and haste and uncontrolled
words. Divine light develops in places
of peace and quiet. Be aware of that as
you enter places of worship.
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Be not so much concerned about what you do, but
do what you do with all your heart, might, and strength. In thoroughness is satisfaction.
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You want to be good and to do good. That is commendable. But the greatest achievement that can be
reached in our lives is to be under the complete influence of the Holy
Ghost. Then he will teach us what is
really good and necessary to do.
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The pain of sacrifice lasts only one
moment. It is the fear of the pain of
sacrifice that makes you hesitate to do it.
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Be grateful for every opportunity to serve. It helps you more than those you serve.
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And finally, when you are compelled to give up
something or when things that are dear to you are withdrawn from you, know that
this is your lesson to be learned right now.
But know also that, as you are learning this lesson, God wants to give
you something better.
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