We Are All Advocates!

Today in church one of the speakers turned to Doctrine and Covenants section 110. I decided to turn to it and follow along with him. As I did so I looked on the other page and read verse 4 in section 110. It reads, "I am the first and the last; I am he who liveth, I am he who was slain; I am your advocate with the Father." I started thinking about the last part where is says, 'I am your advocate with the Father.' In this section the Lord appears through visions to Joseph Smith and Oliver Cowdery to accept the Kirtland Temple as his house. The Lord, Jesus Christ tell us that he is our 'advocate' with the Father. This got me thinking about how we are all advocates. Aren't we all an advocate in at least one way, if not more? I would say yes, and hope that we all are. So, what is the definition of advocacy? Merriam-Webster's Dictionary says that advocacy is the act or process of supporting a cause or proposal. Now, think about what you are an advocate for. What should you be an advocate for or you should be advocating? These are some things that came to my mind as I thought about this question; I am an advocate for children, families, eternal marriage between a man and a women, and I am an advocate for the gospel. There are many more but these are just a few that I put down. The next question I'm quessing would be how are or can we be advocates? This can be as simple as living what you believe, keeping your standards high, being an example to others, and can go as big as developing public organizations to help advocate and raise awareness. Start small and go from there. As a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints we are are all to be advocates for the church. Some are set apart especially for this purpose. They would be those missionaries who are set apart to serve full time missions. However, we are told countless times that ever member is a missionary! Being a missionary is being an advocate for the gospel and the Lord. Share what you have to offer. It is too special to keep to ourselves. Others need and want to hear and listen to what we have to offer them. It is important that we advocate for what we believe in. If its advocating for children, families, eternal marriage between a man and a women, and the gospel we ALL need to make sure that we are doing our part to help advocate these purposes.

Peace Yo! :)










P.S. A song that has just been stuck in my head for awhile goes along great with this. It is called 'Dirty Dishes' by Scotty McCreery. (yes, those of you who know me know I don't really like country but this song is just too good!)

Here is a link to the song with the lyrics. :)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xSNwrHY_Loo