He's loving life, enjoying his dad's praise and love. He gets this totally awesome coat for no reason other than his dad thinks he's great. His brothers get ticked because he's favored and literally sell him to the gypsies (boy, if I had a dollar for every time I was threatened with that as a kid!). He tries to be a nice guy, gets a sweet gig cleaning house for the captain of Pharaoh's guard, but his boss's wife tries to put the moves on him and he gets framed and thrown in prison. While in jail, Joseph relies on God to interpret the dreams of some of the other prisoners, which gets Pharaoh's attention. Joseph gets an even sweeter gig as "Pharaoh's Number Two" and eventually saves a bunch of people from famine, including all Egypt and his brothers who'd tried to kill him, returning their spite with kindness, and everyone lives happily ever after!
Pretty great, right?
You know, each of us has a story. We, like Joseph, go through ups and downs along the journey--we've all got "prison cells" in our lives as well as times when we're on top of the world! It's up to us to make those "rags" moments into "riches" moments. Jesus can help with that. He's restored information about who we are, why we're here, and how we can overcome through a prophet--a man who speaks with God and can help us find God's will in our lives (like Joseph! he was a prophet, did you know that?).
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| From rags... |
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Click around the links on my blog (especially the links to my facebook page and mormon.org)--it's my privilege as a missionary to help people find God's strength and love in their lives. There are resources to help you out.
Much Love,
Elder Spendlove
Great blog Elder!!
ReplyDeletevery good Elder Spendlove! I really like the pictures! great story!!
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