Our fourth Sunday lesson was I Believe in Angels by Elder Carlos A Godoy. Here are some highlights, the same highlights we posted on our bulletin boards in the church. I will include a link to the video recording at the end of this post!

I Believe in Angels

By Elder Carlos A. Godoy Of the Presidency of the Seventy

President Gordon B. Hinckley taught: “It is not an easy thing to make the transition incident to joining this Church. It means cutting old ties. It means leaving friends. It may mean setting aside cherished beliefs... In so many cases it means loneliness and even fear of the unknown...” (“There Must Be Messengers,” Ensign, Oct. 1987).

As I was trying to adjust to my new life (as a member of the church), a new culture, and new friends, I felt out of place... I knew the Church was true, but I had a hard time feeling part of it.

I am sharing these experiences with you...to send a message to all members of the Church. We should remember that it is not easy for new converts, returning friends, and those with a different lifestyle to instantly fit in. 

The Lord is aware of the challenges they face, and He is looking for angels willing to help. The Lord is always looking for willing volunteers to be angels in others’ lives.

Would you be willing to be one of these angels? To be an emissary, sent from God, from this side of the veil, for someone He is worried about? He needs you. They need you.

If you look around, you will find many in need of an angel’s help. These people may not be wearing white shirts, dresses, or any standard Sunday attire. They may be sitting alone sometimes feeling as if they are invisible... but they are there, and they are trying.

Some may be wondering, “Should I keep coming back? Should I keep trying?” Others may be wondering if one day they will feel accepted and loved. Angels are needed, right now; angels who are willing to leave their comfort zone to embrace them; “[people who are] so good and so pure that angelic is the only word that comes to mind [to describe them]” (Jeffrey R. Holland, “The Ministry of Angels,” 30).

When it comes to your happiness and salvation, it is always worth the effort to keep trying. 

Brothers and sisters, I believe in angels! We are all here today, a giant army of angels set apart for these latter days, to minister to others as extensions of the hands of a loving Creator. I promise that if we are willing to serve, the Lord will give us opportunities to be ministering angels. He knows who needs angelic help, and He will put them in our path.

VIDEO LINK