Taught by: Barbara Neuenswander
“Make up your minds to live humbly and in such a way that you will always have the Spirit of the Lord to be your friend.”
In 1864 in a mission to the Hawaiian Islands, a boat he was on capsized. When they found him "his body was stiff, and life apparently extinct." The two other missionaries with him administered to him on the way to the shore. They tried all known efforts to revive him.
“After working over him for some time, without any indications of returning life, the by-standers said that nothing more could be done for him. But we did not feel like giving him up, and still prayed and worked over him, with an assurance that the Lord would hear and answer our prayers.
“Finally we were impressed to place our mouth over his and make an effort to inflate his lungs, alternately blowing in and drawing out the air, imitating, as far as possible, the natural process of breathing. This we persevered in until we succeeded in inflating his lungs. After a little, we perceived very faint indications of returning life. A slight wink of the eye, which, until then, had been open and death-like, and a very faint rattle in the throat, were the first symptoms of returning vitality. These grew more and more distinct, until consciousness was fully restored.”
“After working over him for some time, without any indications of returning life, the by-standers said that nothing more could be done for him. But we did not feel like giving him up, and still prayed and worked over him, with an assurance that the Lord would hear and answer our prayers.
“Finally we were impressed to place our mouth over his and make an effort to inflate his lungs, alternately blowing in and drawing out the air, imitating, as far as possible, the natural process of breathing. This we persevered in until we succeeded in inflating his lungs. After a little, we perceived very faint indications of returning life. A slight wink of the eye, which, until then, had been open and death-like, and a very faint rattle in the throat, were the first symptoms of returning vitality. These grew more and more distinct, until consciousness was fully restored.”
“We did not only what was customary in such cases, but also what the Spirit seemed to whisper to us.”2
The Holy Ghost can help us perform more than we are able, and can be our constant guide and companion.
Sometimes the spirit speaks to us through ideas.
Sometimes it's a uneasy feeling that something is not right.
The Holy Ghost won't give us the answers unless we've studied first, or studied it out in our hearts.
The Holy Ghost can bring us happiness and peace of mind.
Message from President Zollinger-
Women bring unmatched gifts and talents into this world and are severely unappreciated. God was not done with creation till woman was made. The nurturing and caring of women makes sister missionaries very effective tools and makes us perfect for motherhood. Your husbands need your loving and caring encouragement, often repeatedly. Women make the world a friendlier place.
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