77-7/29/24 REpresenting Christ

77-7/29/24 REpresenting Christ.

 It was so much fun to have everyone together this past weekend. This coming week we’ll have our Miles back! There are no words to express the excitement we are all feeling! 


As I think about Miles coming home, memories of finishing my mission come flooding back. Those of you who have served remember the joy and satisfaction of completion, but also the heartache of leaving people you likely wouldn’t see again, as well as the difficulty of removing  your name tag you were so honored to wear. Representing the Savior, wearing His name on your chest, there was really nothing like it, and it brought a sense of sadness to take it off that final time.


But the good news is, and Miles will find this out very quickly, that we really don’t remove Him from out lives. We literally have taken His name upon us. Though it is in a different capacity, his power, direction in our lives can be ever present, just like those days in the mission field. 


I listened a talk given by Sister Anette Dennis’s this past week from April Conference called: Put Ye On the Lord Jesus Christ. I love the scripture she quoted from Romans: “The night is far spent, the day is at hand: let us therefore cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armour of light. … Put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ.”


She related this scripture to our garments, and the sacred promises made by our Heavenly Father to those who faithfully wear these garments and honor their covenants.


She said: “The garment of the holy priesthood is deeply symbolic and also points to the Savior.

I am so grateful for the privilege of wearing the garment of the holy priesthood to remind me that the Savior and the blessings of His infinite Atonement constantly cover me throughout my mortal journey. It also reminds me that as I keep the covenants I have made with God in the house of the Lord, I have symbolically put on Christ, who Himself is an armor of light. He will protect me from evil, give me power and increased capacity, and be my light and guide through the darkness and difficulties of this world.”


Though we no longer wear the name badge, we still represent Him in the form of our discipleship. So my invitation this week is to ponder on how the Savior “covers” you, or envelopes your life, and how you in turn completely take His name upon you.


I love you all like crazy. We will have all our children together this weekend and your mama and I couldn’t possibly be happier and more proud of each and every one of you! 


Love, 


Dad

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