The power of Companionship

So today I just flipped open to one of my favorite stories in the Book of Mormon it is the story of Alma and Amulek teaching the people of Ammonihah. I started in chapter 8 were it talks about how Alma has received the holy order of God or in other words the Priesthood. The power of the priesthood is how he was called to become a prophet and being teaching. He teaches the people in Melek and everything goes as planned, he starts to teach the people and they all believe. Now this story I like to think of it as Alma is a missionary. So he just got sent to the perfect city no one rejects the teachings because they were already searching for the truth, and he was able to provide it for them. So now Alma is on what we like to call a spiritual high. This happens when everything clicks the Spirit is felt, and you know the person you are teaching is ready for baptism, you feel like nothing can get you down and you could literally teach everyone. Well Alma does baptize everyone and it seems like there is nothing left to do in Melek, so he gets transferred to another city. However this city isnt so perfect the people are wicked they havent been doing what they are suppose to and they dont listen to Alma at all. They throw him out of the city, they spit on him, and reviled him. Now I dont know about you, but I would feel pretty bad if that just happened to me and I hadnt baptized a whole city just days before. So Alma is really bummed, and he is doubting his abilities as a missionary. Thinking if he has done something wrong or was it just the city. I know I felt like this a few times on my mission. What can I do to help these people? Did I teach the lesson the wrong way? Did I not listen to the Spirit? Well what do you do when you have questions? YOU PRAY. So that is what Alma did. He prayed. However something that doesnt usually happen to an everyday missionary an angel of the Lord came down to talk to him. Now i know there were some times and there still are now that I would love to see an angel of the Lord, but I highly doubt that will happen in my life here on earth, well unless the millennium happens soon. Who knows it could. I would be a little scared if that happened though. Alma though just get praises for what he is doing right on him mission, and basically gets told to not give up and to keep trying something will happen with the people of Ammonihah. So he goes back, but this time he gets some help. He meets Amulek. A good guy in Ammonihah, who helps Alma by giving him food and rest. Well guess what they become companions because the Lord has commanded us to go preach two by two. There is also that saying that two heads are better than one. Amulek is a man on Ammonihah. He is a MEMBER of the city. The people know and trust him. So they are willing to listen to him. Just like on a mission when you bring a MEMBER from the ward, because they will always be there for when we get transferred out to another area. Well the idea of a member might not have worked out as well as they thought in the beginning because they did get arrested. However when they are in there they are able to use the power of God to show the people that they have been called on God.
Not only did I read in Alma but in the Missionary Handbook the section i read really went along with this chapter in Alma, the scripture is Helaman 3:35 which talks about fasting and praying to strengthen the faith in God. The sections tells us to focus on the mission and not learning the things of the world. I feel that can be applied to us RM at home too. Dont forget what you learned while on your mission. The Spirit that you felt and the love of Heavenly Father you have. Keep those things close and dont focus on the things that you can have because that is what the world is telling you to do. I think that is really hard. I know at work my coworkers dont have the nicest language or thought, and I have found myself every once and a while thinking like that or saying something I am not supposed to and then I fell horrible because I know that isnt what the Lord wants me to do. So no matter what the world is telling you remember you are still a representative of Jesus Christ, because you are a member of His church.
Well yesterday was only a day at work. We had to take our last assessment and I got a 100 on even though I thought I was going to fail it. Dont know how that happened. Then  we took calls in the system that we just learned. It felt like I was having mini heart attack the whole time because I thought I was going to mess something up. We are taking calls in that system all week long and I am dreading it.
However I did make a goal this week to go to the temple so hopefully that will help with my stress level.
Well I hope everyone has a great day and I will write tomorrow.
P.S. We always have the companionship of the Spirit be worthy to have it with you to guide you