Let Them Eat Cake

When Marie Antoinette, Queen of France was told that the common people had no bread to eat, she replied, "Let them eat cake!"  Of course, they didn't have any cake either. 

Jesus Christ tells us, "I am the bread of life: he that cometh to me shall never hunger;"  (John 6:35). 

How can we have the bread of life that is as sweet and delicious to us as chocolate cake?

When we learn about the Gospel of Jesus Christ we are spiritually fed.  When we teach the gospel of Jesus Christ, we are teaching people how to fill their lives with rich spiritual power.  It's like being filled with rich chocolate cake. 

Sister Franson and I have been teaching a wonderful family:  Yevette and Charles.  We just love them!  Yesterday was our P-day AND Yevette's birthday.  We decided to surprise her by making a cake. 

 Just like a cake takes many different ingredients, so does teaching the gospel.  First, you need the right tools.  With a cake you need a bowl, a mixer, measuring cups, a pan, an oven, and a spatula.  Then you have ingredients.  Flour, sugar, eggs, butter, frosting, and sprinkles.  But even then it's not enough.  You must DO something in order for the cake to be made.  You have to add the ingredients together; mix, stir, blend, whisk, pour, and cook.

It's similar when teaching the gospel of Jesus Christ.  The tools you need consist of a Mission President, a Mission Call, an airplane ticket, MTC training, and a companion.   Then you have to get the ingredients; scriptures, Preach My Gospel manual, words of the Modern Prophets, a planner, and a journal.  Then, you must pray, study, search, teach, practice teaching, attend meetings, fellowship those around you and talk to everyone in order to be successful in teaching the gospel. 

There is no greater joy in life than sharing something with everyone that means everything to you.  That's how I feel about the gospel.  I love cake, and I want to share it with everyone!  But I have something much greater to offer-knowledge of the Living Christ and His True Church on the earth today. 

Sister Franson, Sister Valentine, Charles, Yevette, and Elder Lund

This is something I've been able to share with Charles and Yevette.  We have become life-long friends while we've learned and felt the spirit together.  They have both chosen to follow our Savior Jesus Christ by getting baptized by someone holding the Priesthood Authority of God.  I am so proud of their examples.  I am so happy to have them in my life.  As we celebrate their upcoming baptism, they are preparing by using the tools they've been given to learn every day about the gospel.