A good meeting

SSG Morales gave the message during our meeting today. He talked about faith, and his own faith journey. He quoted his father, who was quoting someone else: “It is a lot easier to deny the unknown than to recognize our ignorance.” He quoted Joseph Smith, who said, “Faith is the principle of action and power.” SSG Morales, an avid gym-rat, said, “faith is like a muscle; [it gets stronger when we exercise it].” He quoted Richard G. Scott: “Faith and character are intimately related….One serious act of disobedience breaks trust and undermines our character.”
A few scriptures quoted by SSG Morales:

Hebrews 11:1 Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.

Alma 32:21 And now as I said concerning faith—faith is not to have a perfect knowledge of things; therefore if ye have faith ye hope for things which are not seen, which are true.

Ether 12:6 And now, I, Moroni, would speak somewhat concerning these things; I would show unto the world that faith is things which are hoped for and not seen; wherefore, dispute not because ye see not, for ye receive no witness until after the trial of your faith.

After SSG Morales’ message, Roger, then I, bore testimonies. Though there were only 5 of us in attendance, the Spirit was very present during the meeting; we all felt the love of God, and of each other. We all expressed gratitude for the opportunity to meet together in remembrance of the atonement of Jesus Christ, to give thanks to God for the gift of his Son.
I remember thinking how glad I was that we get to hear from members of the congregation during our church meetings. These are opportunities for members to express their faith in a very personal way, for the benefit of all, as all come from different walks of life. God speaks through all of us, if we will yield to the promptings of the Holy Ghost. I was glad SSG Morales shared his inspired message; we never know how long each of us gets to stay put. Our Alamo support chaplain just got transferred to another base.
Glad to be here at Alamo; life is good. Have a blessed Sunday, a wonderful day of rest.

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Sign on the Troop Medical Clinic