The Day Has Come

In light of a recent revelation from one of my companions, I think the day has come. It's time to share my thoughts on The Lion King. Stay tuned ;)

This week was really fun. We had zone conference and focused a lot on member work (again) and the sacrament. The APs bore their testimonies of Christ and then read the sacrament prayers while everyone closed their eyes. They told us to listen to it as if it were the first time hearing it. The spirit was incredibly powerful. This Sunday was one of the most rejuvenating Sundays I've ever had. 

Our guy on date for baptism, Julio, moved his date up! He is the sweetest old man, so eager to learn and to understand. We've got some amazing members in our ward who are becoming friends to him. It's really heartwarming to see. Everytime I've introduced an investigator to someone at church, they ask where they're from and then say where they're from. I think they find a lot of comradery from being not from the US. It's the funniest interaction. 

OKAY. LION KING TIME. Skip to the pictures if you don't want it. So, we were taking a lap around the church and one of my companions says: who know who the worst Disney villain is? And in my head I think ERNESTO DE LA CRUZ because I've put a lot of thought into why he's a great representation of the devil and also told my MTC president all of it over lunch in the MTC. But nope, my comp says Timon and Pumba are the worst Disney villains. And I'm thinking huh? But she goes:

"They made Simba forget who he was."

And my mind was BLOWN because I love Lion King and used it to teach a Sunday school class once. One of my favorite parts is when Mufasa speaks to Simba from the clouds and tells Simba he forgot about his dad. And Simba denies it, but Mufasa says "you forgot who you are, and so you have forgotten me."

When we forget our eternal identity, we forget God. If we don't remember that we valiantly fought to come to earth, that we promised to serve others and to grow into the divine beings we can become, we lose sight of God. And when we forget our potential, we reject our relationship to God, and His plan for us. We forget Him. 

And even though we've spent this earth life in the jungle like Simba, and even though Satan, like Timon and Pumba, are trying to make us forget who we are, we can and will return to Pride Rock. Our Heavenly Father knows who we are, and He is telling us, like Mufasa told Simba, that we are the "sons (and daughters) of the one true king," and thus have infinite potential and worth. So remember who you are. And let that knowledge guide you. 

Until next time,

Hermana Ebbert 

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