Being Sanctified

Hey Fam,

I was studying how to truly sanctify myself so I studied all I could about it and then I wrote my own little talk on it, this is what I came up with.

“Our success as missionaries is measured primarily by our commitment to find, teach, baptize, and confirm people, and help them become more faithful members of the church," (PMG pg 10).
Also, "We show our love for the Lord and gratitude for his Atonement by bringing souls unto him." (PMG pg 11)

Sanctification is the key to both!!

First, in order to be sanctified we have to understand our personal worth. D&C 123:16-17 "A very large ship is benefited very much by a very small helm in the time of a storm, by being kept work ways with the wind and the waves."

In a foreign country where there are millions of people, just being 19+ years old, learning a new language, I'd say we are a pretty small helm on a very large boat. But our will, kept in line with the Lord's will, we will become a great benefit to this boat.

Now we know our worth, we need to figure out how to be a benefit to the boat. It's all through sanctification!

In order to understand sanctification we need to understand the ordination of baptism.

What is baptism?

The Bible dictionary says: Baptism- from a Greek word meaning immersed! Immersed means fully into, immerged, not one hair out of the water…Immersed!

What does baptism symbolize?

Bible dictionary says- symbolized death, burial, and resurrection, and can only be done by immersion. Any other method is not baptism!

Luke 12:50- We have a baptism to be baptized with and oh how straightened we have to be as missionaries to accomplish it!

This baptism to be baptized with is SANCTIFICATION!

We must be immersed in the work, fully immersed not a hair out of the water.

Like the Bible dictionary says baptism is a symbolism of death. We in essence come on our mission and give up our old life to the Savior, we need to be buried with the Savior in the work, then we shall be resurrected walking in a newness of life.

Romans 6:4- Therefore we are buried with him by baptism into death. As Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in a newness of life.

This is how we know if we've been sanctified and a successful missionary in the sight of God. We will literally walk in a newness of life. It won’t be easy, our faith will be tested, Satan will tempt us with all he's got, and we may sometimes feel there is no way out. But, if we remember the words from D&C 122:7, "know thou, my son, that all these things shall give thee experience, and shall be for thy good!" Also 1 Peter 1:7- "That the trial of your faith being much more precious than of gold that perisheth, though it be tried with fire, might be found unto praise and honour and glory at the appearing of Jesus Christ."

We will be tried, but it's through those trials we will be sanctified with the Savior.

1 Peter 5: 7-10
7- "Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you.
8- Be Sober, be Vigilant: Because your adversary the devil, as a roaring Lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:
9-Whom resist steadfast in faith, knowing that the same afflictions are accomplished in your brethren that are in the world.
10- But the God of all grace, who has called us unto His eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after that ye have suffered a while, make you perfect, stablish, strengthen, settle you."

Through sanctification we will walk in a newness of life and be a true disciple of Jesus Christ.
D&C 121: 45-46- Lets join the ranks of God, be sanctified, and help our brothers and sisters through charity receive the blessing of this gospel.

As Jeffery R. Holland stated, "Welcome to the Apostolic Work"!!