Having recently returned from serving an LDS mission, the last 18 months of my life I ate, drank, lived, and breathed the Gospel of Jesus Christ. I have never experienced so much joy as I did during those 18 months. Each day I reflect on those experiences, the lessons learned, and principles learned. I try to apply them and do my very best.
The first few months of being home, I felt a loss of purpose in all aspects of my life. I reflected on things that my mission president said to me before I left about "Spiritual Bananas . He told me that the experiences that I had on my mission are wonderful and sacred and that I would think of them often....they would be a springboard for the rest of my life, but that just as bananas grow old....so would these experiences if I didn't continue to have more spiritual experiences.
So this brought up the question for me, "Have I been having spiritual experiences since I've been home?" I think of all the moments when the Spirit enters my heart and I hold my breath for fear of losing the sweet peace, warmth, and stillness that comes. The answer, YES! I am. I realize that life is so so good and that even though 100% of my time isn't being spent preaching the Gospel, Heavenly Father still loves me and is happy with me . I now find myself seeking out those added moments of peace, warmth, and stillness.
I plan to use this blog to share spiritual experiences that I have each day and I have decided to name it "Following the Light". Christ said, "I am the light and the life of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life." I know that this is true and that Christ is the perfect example. He is the Light that I want to follow, that I am going to follow forever. I know as I, and each of you, follow Him we will receive added light into our lives and that it will fill us completely. He is my light and my life.
I have thought a lot about light and the symbolism behind it. I could share my own thoughts, but I feel like Elder David A. Bednar explains very well:
