Better late than never -1/6/2014

Thanks mom for your wonderful example and always reading the words of the modern prophets! Isn't it so amazing that we have such gifts as modern day prophets and apostles! Every day we have the opportunity to just go out and do it. Some times we are super hesitant on doing what the Lord would ask us because like Naaman, we feel that we would do the big stuff, but the little stuff we can't bring our selves to do. I've always found it humourous - our human nature that is - that we will claim that if the chance came we would die for Christ and the Church like Peter or Paul, Abinidai  or Joseph Smith...but doesn't it take more courage to live for Christ and the Church? Like Naaman, are we so willing to do the big things - to take the special calling of Bishop or Relief Society President, to preach to the mass - but not do the little things. From small and simple things comes the great moments of life. I love the fact that we as members of the Church understand that to some degree. As missionaries, we have the opportunity every day to do the small things, follow the little promptings, and see the results. Some times, I don't always follow them...probably more often than i would wish this is the case, and even when I do, not much happens at times. But it is in the seemingly mundane deeds of the 'average' disciple, that the miraculous work and glory of our Heavenly Father is brought about. So as a missionary, it gives me comfort to know that, yes, every thing that I do will not have an immediate result, but that I can be diligent in doing much good  and "not be weary in well doing" (Galatians 6:9). I love what the Lord revealed to the Prophet Joseph Smith in section 123 of the Doctrine and Covenants in regards to our duties to God:

It is an imperative duty that we owe to God, to angels, with whom we shall be brought to stand, and also to ourselves, to our wives and children...to the widows and fatherless...to all the rising generation, and to all the pure in heart—

For there are many yet on the earth among all sects, parties, and denominations, who are blinded by the subtle craftiness of men, whereby they lie in wait to deceive, and who are only kept from the truth because they know not where to find it—

Therefore, that we should waste and wear out our lives in bringing to light all the hidden things of darkness, wherein we know them; and they are truly manifest from heaven—These should then be attended to with great earnestness.

And then the words for every faithful member doing their duty with seemingly little to show:

 ...Let no man count them as small things; for there is much which lieth in futurity, pertaining to the saints, which depends upon these things. You know, brethren, that a very large ship is benefited very much by a very small helm in the time of a storm, by being kept workways with the wind and the waves. Therefore, dearly beloved brethren, let us cheerfully do all things that lie in our power; and then may we stand still, with the utmost assurance, to see the salvation of God, and for his arm to be revealed

And by His marvelous and merciful grace, all we can do will be strengthened, enhanced, and made sufficient

I love you Mom!

Elder Claypool 

1/6/2014

Hi everyone,

Thank you so much for your uplifting letters always! You are absolutely right that I need to stay focused on the work, and you can be the one counting how many days until I come home.  

Sometimes it's not so easy to keep focused, but Heavenly Father really helps me. He really is so merciful. I am so impressed at your inspired letter again, because the last few days I have been studying about grace and just how grace works. I never really understood it,  and never really realized that the main reason that I was trying and trying and it never seemed like I could keep up was because I was relying too much on myself. 

I'll give some thought to your High Council message again, but my first and foremost advice is that to strengthen your faith in Christ, you have to just do it. When I say do it, I mean that you really have to live the Gospel of Jesus Christ to its fullest. 

For me on my mission, the times that I have been closest to Christ is when I follow his counsel, try to do as He would do, and really focus on Him and learn of Him. 

In the book Doctrine and Covenants it sums it perfectly "Learn of me, listen to my words, walk in the meekness of my Spirit, and you shall find peace in me" (D&C 19:23). Peace is what we are all seeking, isn't it? Isn't that why we have faith in Christ? But we can't do it without the word of Christ to get us there. Christ says, speaking of grace as it would have it, "I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing..."

So, What does it mean to abide in Him? John describes the answer in 1 John 2:3-6: "And hereby we do know that we know him, if we keep his commandments. But whoso keepeth his word, in him verily is the love of God perfected: hereby know we that we are in him. He that saith he abideth in him ought himself also so to walk, even as he walked."

And What does it mean for Him to abide in us? Let's read further in Christ's sermon on grace...

"...If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you" (John 15:5-7). 

We must have his words abiding in us at all times if we are to strengthen our faith in him. Ultimately it comes down to the same three things that the Lord himself said to Joseph Smith in the cited revelation above: We must learn of him from the scriptures, we must listen to his words (And I would add to this that we follow the Spirit - see Mosiah 3:19 - focusing on the importance of following the Spirit to become like Christ), and walking as he would walk. This has worked for me to strengthen my testimony of our Savior.  

Even by grace are we prepared to do the work that the Lord would have us do! (see D&C 88:78-80)

I love you! 

Elder Claypool

Ukraine 

Dec 30, 2013 - Happy New Year!!!

Family,

Thanks so much for the email! Since I am repenting, I will be better and answer your questions first ;)

The chicken and steak both turned out really well I thought and was almost completely eaten up! The chicken was better by far. Whether or not everyone liked it I can't really say...but they must have been hungry enough to eat it all ;) The Nutcracker was just phenomenal and full of majestical magic to say the least. I had never seen it before, but to hear the music and the dances were just phenomenal!

Yes, I play the piano quite often and have gotten better I think...it's my singing that I haven't had much practice with...I'll have to work on that talent some more ;) The Chopin piece that I played was for a classical music night in our branch called "Grand Waltz Brilliante" and was probably the most classical music-y thing that I've ever played in my life. It was super fun, but I definitely needed to practice to perform it ;)

New investigator wise, we were able to have one new investigator named Volodia who is just so incredible! He is super humble, from humble circumstances, reads the Bible in his free time, and is just super tender hearted. He came to church on Sunday for the first time and said that he felt like he had come home. He's had a pretty rough life so far by personal choice and by circumstances, but he is finding the Gospel and it is healing his heart. It must have been pretty fun for him too on Sunday during combined third hour to listen to Elder Harrison and my lesson on the importance of missionary work.  Well, as the Brethren have said, retention begins from the first lesson. He even agreed to share the Gospel with his brother! :) He, Michael, and Nicholai are our progressing investigators right now and they are doing just wonderful! Keep praying for them and that we will be able to find even more who are ready! Especially pray for Michael who has known the church now for 15 years, still hasn't been baptized and is slowly but surely progressing to membership. We helped him put on his tie this last Saturday at our Christmas party and he said "I guess I can look like a real mormon tonight!" This man was very hardened and cruel in his attitude about life before we came and out of the blue today he sent us a text saying "Have a great day!" in English and in French. He just needs to get over his hurdle and jump with two feet in to active membership. ;) Nicholai is a wonderful man seeking truth...and he learns by the Spirit and will be a wonderful Elder's Quorum President someday! So all in all, our investigators, though small in number, are doing well. We have a few other investigators, but they are not progressing nearly as well as these three. The work is so sweet! And moreso than anything else, it feels so amazing to lay down in bed at night and just know that you represented Jesus Christ with honor today. What tender feelings to feel while speaking with our Father in Heaven in prayer. That is true happiness.

Thank you so much for your message from the general conference talk.  This week was a big repenting week for me because I had let myself slack even more than before and needed to get back up on my feet and do His work. Thankfully, God is so merciful. I wasn't doing anything hugely wrong, I just wasn't doing "all that I could". I was willingly choosing not to do enough of the work of the Lord although it was there before me. I got lazy and just wasn't representing Jesus Christ as I was called to do. With the holidays, we were busy with many other things, and missionary work got put on the back burner of my thoughts. Thoughts of home, future, and family filled my thoughts, - they were all good thoughts of course, but they took me out of Ukraine, and out of my mission. This resulted in my drive to do missionary work decreasing, and me actually doing the work with all my heart, might, mind, and strength, decreasing. It wasn't just this week that such feelings occurred, but that they all sort of culminated this week. It all led to me sitting on a bus reading Jesus the Christ choosing to ignore the promptings to talk with the man sitting next to me while we drove all the way down to another city for zone conference. While I was reading, the Lord in his tender, but firm way called me to repentance. Reading about Peter and the Savior's conversation on the shores of Galilee in the end of the Gospel of John helped me to realize that like the fisherman, I was doing it all my own way and was not catching any happiness. The Savior was coming and trying to tell me to cast my net on the right side, or to do it His way. I was choosing to resist...and I realized that the reason behind it was just that my love for the Lord and those around me had been placed on the backburner. So, realizing that I really did love the Lord and that I was to change -especially that I was not going to end my mission this way - I decided to talk to him. He was a wonderful man, and not much came from the short conversation we were able to have, but it was the start of my repentance process. That night in my prayers, I had a pretty intense conversation with my Heavenly Father seeking forgiveness and committing again to serve him. With such a renewal of covenant, I slept pretty well that night. The next day was the real blessing however: it was the day I would prove to the Lord my committment. So, I talked with people and declared the Gospel with more heart than the day before, and I started to feel those familiar feelings of joy...then came zone conference. I want to now say again and again that I have a firm testimony of the Love of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ and our Father in Heaven. As I sat at the conference, the spiritual thought was all about the covenant we make as missionaries to represent Jesus Christ in signing our acceptance letter. I have covenanted with the Prophet of God and with God himself in the life before and this life again that I would serve, and I am a covenant keeper. This moved me one step farther and I knew more of what I needed to do: Make representing the Lord my first priority. Then President Lochhead stood up with his presentation entitled: "How to be a Real Missionary."  He is awesome and inspired. As soon as the title of his message popped up on the screen, the words of Isaiah and an overwhelming spirit arose in my heart:
"Shall...the lawful captive [be] delivered?" (Isaiah 49:24). I was most definitely a lawful captive in the sense that I had chosen against the light I had received to not do that which I knew to be true. I was, by law, a captive of my own conscious choice. And yet, in this moment of my repentance, the Lord's words, again quoting the words of Isaiah and answer this question arose: "The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me...he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives..to set at liberty them that are bruised (Luke 4:18)" In this moment when I was a lawful captive of my own poor choice, the Lord in his immense mercy forgave my choices and helped me to move forward.

I testify that He is merciful. I testify that He is so patient with each one of us. I testify that there is no chance we have strayed too far or fallen too low to turn to him, repent, and return to the blessings we can have. Jesus Christ is our Savior. Believe Him, not just in him, but believe Him and that he can do what He says He can. In the words of Alma the Younger while in his repentance process:

And it came to pass that as I was thus racked with torment, while I was harrowed up by the memory of my many sins, behold, I remembered also to have heard my father prophesy unto the people concerning the coming of one Jesus Christ, a Son of God, to atone for the sins of the world.

 18 Now, as my mind caught hold upon this thought, I cried within my heart: O Jesus, thou Son of God, have mercy on me, who am in the gall of bitterness, and am encircled about by the everlasting chains of death.

 19 And now, behold, when I thought this, I could remember my pains no more; yea, I was harrowed up by the memory of my sins no more.

 20 And oh, what joy, and what marvelous light I did behold; yea, my soul was filled with joy as exceeding as was my pain!

 21 Yea, I say unto you, my son, that there could be nothing so exquisite and so bitter as were my pains. Yea, and again I say unto you, my son, that on the other hand, there can be nothing so exquisite and sweet as was my joy. (Alma 36:17-21)

I am here as a representative of Jesus Christ. I testify that He and only He can remove those feelings that we feel constantly of guilt, imperfection, failure, and 'lawful captivity.' If we turn to Him, He will give us joy more than words can express.

Turn to Him.

I love you. Thanks for never giving up on me! You can count on a more diligent and dedicated Elder Claypool from here on out!

Elder MaKade C Claypool
Ukraine Donetsk Mission

Dec 23, 2013 - Merry Christmas!!!

Dec. 23, 2013

Merry Christmas everyone from the beautiful country of Ukraine! 

I feel super privileged to spend another Christmas here in this very special land where, unlike anywhere else in the world, we celebrate Christmas twice! Because of cultural traditions, Christmas has always been celebrated on the 7th of January here in Ukraine and usually in the Church we celebrate on the 25th of December. So between the two days turns into just one big Christmas! Regardless of how you celebrate, when, or with whom, I wanted to add my person witness and message about the One that we remember in this Christmas season. 

Currently, we live in a special time in the history of mankind. There has never been a time so blessed than our day (to say the least of which I have the opportunity to write to you all so easily!), but, regardless of where we are, this also seems to be one of the hardest times of human history. Throughout the world the cultural, political, ethnic, and religious power struggles fill the headlines, - and to add to this, our already difficult lives are often coupled with emotional, physical, and spiritual struggles within the precious unit of the family as well as in our personal hearts. What is to be done?

In this warm season of Christmas-giving, there seems to be a shelter from the surroundings - a blanket that covers the dirt and darkness that at times seems to be in our lives. Our families are together, our focus is on others, and life seems just a little sweeter in this time of the year. But how can we get it to last? How can that peace that we feel so abundantly this Christmas season abound throughout the whole year - The spirit of love, self-sacrifice, and service? I think we know that answer, and I would submit that in making the reason for the season the focus of our lives, we can maintain such peace throughout our entire lives - in our world, our families, and in our hearts.

What is that reason? It is the Babe in Bethlehem, the Boy of Nazareth, the Messiah, the Savior of the World - Jesus the Christ. 

Of Him, the prophet Isaiah wrote: 

For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given...and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace" (Isaiah 9:6). 

He is truly the Savior of the World and the Prince of Peace. I love that title of all the titles given to Him: The Prince of Peace. Of the Mission of our Savior the prophet Isaiah continues:

The Spirit of the Lord God is upon [Him}; because the Lord hath anointed [Him} to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent [Him] to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound;...

 to comfort all that mourn;...

to give unto them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; (Isaiah 61:1-3)

In our lives today I can think of no greater answer to all our lack of peace in the world than the Savior Jesus Christ. These are blessings we all seek: our broken hearts healed, liberty from our mistakes and sins, hope when all seems lost, comfort, beauty, joy, praise, and good tidings that soothe us to our core. There is no medication that can do what he can. There's no person that can council as He can. There is no one that loves us more than He does, and there is certainly no one that can bring that sought-after peace into our lives than he, who is the prince of peace:

O how beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him that bringeth good tidings, that is the founder of peace, yea, even the Lord, who has redeemed his people; yea, him who has granted salvation unto his people; (Mosiah15:18; The Book of Mormon)

So how do we do it? How do we take what our Lord and Savior did for each of us, and apply it into our lives that the healing, the comforting, and uplifting may occur. Again, we turn to the words of the great Prophet Isaiah: 

...every one that thirsteth, come ye to the waters, and he that hath no money;come ye, buy, and eat; yea, come, buy wine and milk without money and without price. 

 Wherefore do ye spend money for that which is not bread? and your labour for that which satisfieth not? hearken diligently unto me, and eat ye that which is good, and let your soul delight itself in fatness. 

 Incline your ear, and come unto me: hear, and your soul shall live; (Isaiah 55:1-3)

He simply invites us all to come unto Him. 

Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.

 Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls. 

For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light. (Matthew 11:28-30)

And again the same words are repeated in his ministry to the people of the Book of Mormon:

Have ye any that are sick among you? Bring them hither. Have ye any that are lame, or blind, or halt, or maimed, or leprous, or that are withered, or that are deaf, or that are afflicted in any manner? Bring them hither and I will heal them, for I have compassion upon you; my bowels are filled with mercy. And it came to pass that when he had thus spoken, all the multitude, with one accord, did go forth with their sick and their afflicted, and their lame, and with their blind, and with their dumb, and with all them that were afflicted in any manner; and he did heal them every one as they were brought forth unto him... 

...And they did all, both they who had been healed and they who were whole, bow down at his feet, and did worship him; and as many as could come for the multitude did kiss his feet, insomuch that they did bathe his feet with their tears. (3 Nephi 17:6-10)

This is my testimony to the world: Come unto to Christ and He can heal us. He is the Prince of Peace. Learning of Christ, acting as He would act, and listening to His spirit, we come to know Him - a knowledge that is unparralleled with any ointment, medication, or counsel in improving our lives. In this Christmas season, I would encourage all to make this next year dedicated to truly coming to Him - coming to know Him, to know of Him, and to have others know Him by you. He is the answer. 

Merry Christmas to you all and may we take faith in the words of the Angel Gabriel along with the host of angles heralding the birth of our Savior: 

Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people. Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men. (Luke2:10-14)

Come unto Him.

Elder MaKade Claypool

Ukraine Donetsk Mission

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Dec 16, 2013

Dec 16, 2013

Dear all,

Thank you so much for your advice, love, prayers, and support! It is truly inspiring to receive the advice of a father and mother on the earth, and I bet that it is pretty inspiring to give it too. I'm grateful for it!

Yep, the last few chapters have begun and are flying by. I was so blessed to be able to serve with Elder Ellsworth this last transfer and unfortunately we had to be split up because we were doing too good together (I'm just kidding, it's because the Lord needed us to work with others).

I had a pretty long week of travel from one end of the mission to the mission office and back in the period of about 48 hours...I was tired. But it gave a lot of time for pondering about how I can best give myself now on my mission and to improve.

Our little branch in Sumy is absolutely incredible and moving forward at speeds that must be discerned with spiritual eyes, but still forward!

My new companion is an incredibly humble man from Rwanda. He was baptized in southern Ukraine while he was studying. He's a recent convert of about 2 years, but has a huge testimony, great light in his eyes, and a fire to do the work. It's so humbling some times when we see what the Lord trusts us with, but we keep moving forward.

We were able to see huge progress on our ward council this week which is huge! And on top of all of these blessings, a dear friend that I met at BYU, who is currently serving here in our mission, is now in Sumy in our district! It is something that we have been waiting for since the pre-earth life that is finally coming to fruition.

Mission life is absolutely incredible and full of incredible gratitude that just pours over me every day! I really do love my mission and love to give myself completely to the Lord!

I love you!

Elder Claypool

Dec. 9, 2013

Good morning Mom!

I'm glad to see that not only the season of Christmas, but the season of winter is being celebrated back home too! We've been able to listen to Christmas music and see the Christmas decorations go up one by one here and there. It really is a wonderful season to help us keep our baptismal covenants to always remember the Savior. I have found so much joy the last month being able to come closer to my Savior just by studying about him. It's an indescribeable blessing! I would encourage you to make your study specifically on the Savior at least until Christmas. I realize that studying the Book of Mormon and other scripture is so important, and when you add a purpose to your study -for example to come to better know Christ - then all of the sudden we feel the Spirit pouring into our hearts and allowing us to truly hunger and thirst after righteousness. The snow is just gorgeous here too and not too cold! 

This is me infront of the statue of Schevchenko. He was an incredible poet and wonderful man that fought with the word for his country. 

This is the main street of quite, calm, little Sumy. Did you know though how historical the city actually is? Rokmoninov, Bartnyansky, and many other very world-famous composers and poets lived in this city at one time or another. 

We were able to have an evening of classical music where many members, missionaries, and even people from the community were able to perform. It was a huge success and definitely enjoyable! Russian classical and Ukrainian classical music is just moving to say the least. I was able to play a piece from Chopin that was...well, I'm grateful for Heavenly Father's help, because there would be no way that I could play that one on my own ;)

 

I'm here on my mission now and I hit my 6 months left mark...how sad….time has been flying so incredibly fast that I can barely hold to it.

 

These last 10 weeks have passed so quickly that I can barely imagine how fast the next will fly. It's been kind of thought-provoking to look back over the last few weeks and just see what we've done...and yet not see enough progress ( I wish we could do more). It's not a question of gratitude, because I am super grateful for all that has happened...but I feel that I haven't been able to give the Lord very much in return for all that He has given me...kind of that feeling of not really contributing. It's hard not to feel this and it's in part because I can always work harder, or serve better than I serve...so, I'm searching for what I need to improve on and do better for the next transfer...

 

I'll be serving with a new companion.  He is from Rwanda. He has a really rough background from what I have heard and was baptized only a year ago.  But, the Lord is extending the call and I need to respond. Any ideas of how I can better give myself to the Lord and be more helpful to His work? I realize that the missionary that I am isn't a bad one, and that I have a lot of wonderful abilities that the Lord has given me but I wish I could do more. I have done some good...but in me there is an insatiable desire to do more...to not have those feelings of regret that I could have brought to pass the work with more diligence.  Any patriarchal advice?

 

:) Love you! 

Elder Claypool

Happy Thanksgiving! Dec 2,2013

Happy Thanksgiving!

We were able to have a wonderful thanksgiving and finally the snow is starting to come down! President and Sister Lochhead did a wonderful job and we were lucky enough to have them at out thanksgiving feast. We all traveled down to Kharkov this last week for a few days to be their for a zone conference and thanksgiving. There are so many things that happened, both explainable and unexplainable that just made me sit on my knees, washed over with gratitude to my heavenly Father and all those that he has sent me. I've eaten way too much the last few days...but Sister Lochhead's pies are pretty good...not as good as yours of course, but they come close. One of the most rewarding things to see was to be able to sit and talk with President Lochhead in our interview. We have a super wonderful relationship and I am so eternally grateful for that. This work really is the work of the Lord and all need to jump with two feet in! It's the best thing to do possible! As for our area, we are having to move on from investigators that aren't progressing, but at the same time, we are seeking to find new investigators and to strengthen the branch. It helps that me and my companion are having a wonderful time together! One of the most rewarding things of this week and of this Thanksgiving season that I am grateful for more than anything else is my testimony of the Savior Jesus Christ. I have met all sorts of people that believe in Jesus Christ, don't believe in him, count him as a good example, see no point in learning of him, and those who sincerely know/are coming to know him. Not long ago, I realized that my personal relationship with the Savior was quite weak and need to be strengthened. I studied about him. I sought to act as he would act, and I listened to His Spirit. This last week when Sister Lochhead was testifying of Jesus Christ, the Spirit resounded in my own heart giving me a reaffirmation of what I had been coming to know in the past few weeks. My testimony has strengthened so greatly! I really only have God to thank for that. Like Peter, though still not perfect with many frailties and faults in my future, I can stand and say with head held high and Jesus really is the Christ. He is my personal Savior, and I am coming every day closer to him. As Elder Holland has said, Seek to develop a life-long love-affair with the live of the Savior. This is my quest in pursuit of holiness: follow my Savior. We really can trust him completely! In order to do that though, we need that confirmation of the Spirit that he really is who he says he is. 

I'm am grateful that my Savior out of personal choice gave himself a sacrifice for my sins. I am grateful and know that Jesus Christ, the Savior of the world, is our perfect and only example to return to our Father and reach all the happiness our souls are crying out for. There is power in the words with the Father has been recorded to say through the dispensations of time: "This is my Beloved Son, Hear Him!" Christ really is the way to happiness and the way to all that our Father would have us do. Learn of Him. Listen to His Spirit, and walk in the meekness of his ways. In doing this you too will have peace in him as I'm starting to find!

 Everything is going fairly well with the branch (group of members in our area) and is moving forward in all reality. I really am gaining an even stronger testimony of the power of the Fast.

We were privileged to have President Lochhead in our branch this week and his wife to give a wonderful training from the Work of Salvation broadcast.  So amazing! It then led perfectly into our branch council where we more fully talked about our plans to move forward the work of salvation in our city of Sumy. We don't have ward council very often here, but it was a tender mercy to see just how much a single Fast could bring a spirit into the room and allow us to really move the work forward.

We are in need of finding new investigators, so keep praying for us. Great news is the less-actives are beginning to come back to church and the branch is starting to catch fire. We just need to keep flaming it!

Thank you for your prayers! My calling is going well in the branch serving as Elder's Quorum President. To answer your question, yes, I am using the handbook, but of course can use it better.

One of the brethren in our quorum is a deaf man and so I'm trying to pick up a little Russian Sign Language...guess my sign language at SCC wasn't perfectly preparatory to being able to communicate with him, but at the very least, I'm familiar with the governing principles. The Lord prepares us to serve.  Keep praying for all of us.

I love you. Go to the temple and do some work for me ;) It will be wonderful to go back to the temple together as we did almost 2 years ago!
Keep carrying your Christ-like light to all the world, for he really is The Light and Life of the World.

Elder Claypool