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<|12||12|||12|>Una<> <|13||13|||13|>gran<> <|14||14|||14|>multitud<> <|15||15|||15|>seguía<> al <|16||16|||16|>Salvador<> <|17||17|||17|>cuando<> <|18||18|||18|>ministraba<> en las <|19||19|||19|>costas<> del <|20||20|||20|>mar<> <|21||21|||21|>de<> <|22||22|||22|>Galilea<>, y para <|23||23|||23|>que<> <|24||24|||24|>más<> gente <|25||25|||25|>pudiera<> <|26||26|||26|>oírlo<>, se <|27||27|||27|>subió<> a la <|29||29|||29|>barca<> de <|28||28|||28|>Pedro<> <|30||30|||30|>y<> <|31||31|||31|>pidió<> que lo alejaran <|32||32|||32|>un<> <|33||33|||33|>poco<> <|34||34|||34|>de<> la <|35||35|||35|>orilla<>. Al <|36||36|||36|>concluir<> Sus palabras, le <|37||37|||37|>dijo<> a <|38||38|||38|>Pedro<>, <|39||39|||39|>quien<> <|40||40|||40|>había<> estado <|41||41|||41|>pescando<> <|42||42|||42|>toda<> la <|43||43|||43|>noche<> <|44||44|||44|>sin<> <|45||45|||45|>éxito<>, que se adentrara <|46||46|||46|>en<> el <|47||47|||47|>lago<> <|48||48|||48|>y<> arrojara las <|49||49|||49|>redes<> <|50||50|||50|>en<> <|52||52|||52|>aguas<> más <|51||51|||51|>profundas<>. <|53||53|||53|>Pedro<> <|54||54|||54|>obedeció<>, <|55||55|||55|>y<> <|56||56|||56|>atrapó<> <|57||57|||57|>tantos<> <|58||58|||58|>peces<> <|59||59|||59|>que<> las <|60||60|||60|>redes<> se <|61||61|||61|>rompieron<>; luego <|62||62|||62|>llamó<> a <|63||63|||63|>sus<> <|64||64|||64|>compañeros<>, <|65||65|||65|>Santiago<> <|66||66|||66|>y<> <|67||67|||67|>Juan<>, <|68||68|||68|>para<> que <|69||69|||69|>fueran<> a <|70||70|||70|>ayudarlo<>. <|71||71|||71|>Todos<> <|72||72|||72|>estaban<> <|73||73|||73|>sorprendidos<> por la gran <|74||74|||74|>cantidad<> <|75||75|||75|>de<> <|76||76|||76|>peces<> <|77||77|||77|>que<> <|91||91|||91|>habían<> <|78||78|||78|>atrapado<>. <|79||79|||79|>Jesús<> le <|80||80|||80|>dijo<> a <|81||81|||81|>Pedro<>: "<|83||83|||83|>No<> <|82||82|||82|>temas<>; <|84||84|||84|>desde<> <|85||85|||85|>ahora<> serás pescador de <|86||86|||86|>hombres<>". <|87||87|||87|>Lucas<> <|89||89|||89|>nos<> <|88||88|||88|>dice<>: "Y <|90||90|||90|>cuando<> <|92||92|||92|>trajeron<> a <|94||94|||94|>tierra<> las <|93||93|||93|>barcas<>, <|95||95|||95|>dejándolo<> <|96||96|||96|>todo<>, le <|97||97|||97|>siguieron<>" 1 . Así se <|98||98|||98|>convirtieron<> en <|100||100|||100|>discípulos<> del <|99||99|||99|>Señor<>.
<|12||12|||12|>A<> <|13||13|||13|>large<> <|14||14|||14|>crowd<> <|15||15|||15|>followed<> the <|16||16|||16|>Savior<> <|17||17|||17|>as<> He <|18||18|||18|>ministered<> by the <|19||19|||19|>shore<> of the <|20||20|||20|>Sea<> <|21||21|||21|>of<> <|22||22|||22|>Galilee<>. So <|23||23|||23|>that<> <|24||24|||24|>more<> <|25||25|||25|>could<> <|26||26|||26|>hear<> Him, He <|27||27|||27|>got<> into <|28||28|||28|>Peter<>'s fishing <|29||29|||29|>boat<> <|30||30|||30|>and<> <|31||31|||31|>asked<> to be taken <|32||32|||32|>a<> <|33||33|||33|>little<> way out <|34||34|||34|>from<> the <|35||35|||35|>shore<>. After He had <|36||36|||36|>finished<> speaking, He <|37||37|||37|>told<> <|38||38|||38|>Peter<>, <|39||39|||39|>who<> <|40||40|||40|>had<> <|41||41|||41|>fished<> <|42||42|||42|>all<> <|43||43|||43|>night<> <|44||44|||44|>without<> <|45||45|||45|>success<>, to go out <|46||46|||46|>in<> the <|47||47|||47|>lake<> <|48||48|||48|>and<> let down his <|49||49|||49|>nets<> <|50||50|||50|>in<> the <|51||51|||51|>deep<> <|52||52|||52|>water<>. <|53||53|||53|>Peter<> <|54||54|||54|>obeyed<>, <|55||55|||55|>and<> he <|56||56|||56|>caught<> <|57||57|||57|>so<> many <|58||58|||58|>fish<> <|59||59|||59|>that<> the <|60||60|||60|>nets<> <|61||61|||61|>broke<>. Peter <|62||62|||62|>called<> to <|63||63|||63|>his<> <|64||64|||64|>partners<>, <|65||65|||65|>James<> <|66||66|||66|>and<> <|67||67|||67|>John<>, <|68||68|||68|>to<> <|69||69|||69|>come<> and <|70||70|||70|>help<>. <|71||71|||71|>All<> <|72||72|||72|>were<> <|73||73|||73|>amazed<> at the <|74||74|||74|>number<> <|75||75|||75|>of<> <|76||76|||76|>fish<> <|77||77|||77|>that<> were <|78||78|||78|>caught<>. <|79||79|||79|>Jesus<> <|80||80|||80|>said<> to <|81||81|||81|>Peter<>, "<|82||82|||82|>Fear<> <|83||83|||83|>not<>; <|84||84|||84|>from<> <|85||85|||85|>henceforth<> thou shalt catch <|86||86|||86|>men<>." <|87||87|||87|>Luke<> then <|88||88|||88|>tells<> <|89||89|||89|>us<>, "<|90||90|||90|>When<> they <|91||91|||91|>had<> <|92||92|||92|>brought<> their <|93||93|||93|>ships<> to <|94||94|||94|>land<>, they <|95||95|||95|>forsook<> <|96||96|||96|>all<>, and <|97||97|||97|>followed<> him." 1 They <|98||98|||98|>became<> the <|99||99|||99|>Lord<>'s <|100||100|||100|>disciples<>.
Las <|101||101|||101|>palabras<> <|102||102|||102|>discípulo<> <|103||103|||103|>y<> <|104||104|||104|>disciplina<> <|105||105|||105|>proceden<> <|106||106|||106|>de<> la <|107||107|||107|>misma<> <|109||109|||109|>raíz<> <|108||108|||108|>latina<> <|110||110|||110|>discipulus<>, <|111||111|||111|>que<> <|112||112|||112|>significa<> <|113||113|||113|>alumno<>. Ese término <|114||114|||114|>resalta<> la <|115||115|||115|>práctica<> <|116||116|||116|>o<> el <|117||117|||117|>ejercicio<>. La autodisciplina <|118||118|||118|>y<> el autodominio <|119||119|||119|>son<> <|122||122|||122|>características<> <|120||120|||120|>constantes<> y <|121||121|||121|>permanentes<> de los <|123||123|||123|>seguidores<> <|124||124|||124|>de<> <|125||125|||125|>Jesús<>, <|126||126|||126|>como<> lo <|127||127|||127|>demostraron<> <|128||128|||128|>Pedro<>, <|129||129|||129|>Santiago<> <|130||130|||130|>y<> <|131||131|||131|>Juan<>, <|132||132|||132|>quienes<> "<|133||133|||133|>dejándolo<> <|134||134|||134|>todo<>, le <|135||135|||135|>siguieron<>".
The <|101||101|||101|>word<> for <|102||102|||102|>disciple<> <|103||103|||103|>and<> the word for <|104||104|||104|>discipline<> both <|105||105|||105|>come<> <|106||106|||106|>from<> the <|107||107|||107|>same<> <|108||108|||108|>Latin<> <|109||109|||109|>root<>?<|110||110|||110|>discipulus<>, <|111||111|||111|>which<> <|112||112|||112|>means<> <|113||113|||113|>pupil<>. It <|114||114|||114|>emphasizes<> <|115||115|||115|>practice<> <|116||116|||116|>or<> <|117||117|||117|>exercise<>. Self-discipline <|118||118|||118|>and<> self-control <|119||119|||119|>are<> <|120||120|||120|>consistent<> and <|121||121|||121|>permanent<> <|122||122|||122|>characteristics<> of the <|123||123|||123|>followers<> <|124||124|||124|>of<> <|125||125|||125|>Jesus<>, <|126||126|||126|>as<> <|127||127|||127|>exemplified<> by <|128||128|||128|>Peter<>, <|129||129|||129|>James<>, <|130||130|||130|>and<> <|131||131|||131|>John<>, <|132||132|||132|>who<> indeed "<|133||133|||133|>forsook<> <|134||134|||134|>all<>, and <|135||135|||135|>followed<> him."
¿En <|136||136|||136|>qué<> <|137||137|||137|>consiste<> <|139||139|||139|>el<> <|138||138|||138|>discipulado<>? <|140||140|||140|>Básicamente<> en <|141||141|||141|>obediencia<> al <|142||142|||142|>Salvador<>, aunque <|143||143|||143|>incluye<> <|144||144|||144|>muchas<> <|145||145|||145|>cosas<>, como la <|146||146|||146|>castidad<>, <|147||147|||147|>el<> <|148||148|||148|>diezmo<>, la <|151||151|||151|>noche<> de <|150||150|||150|>hogar<> para la <|149||149|||149|>familia<>, la <|152||152|||152|>obediencia<> a <|153||153|||153|>todos<> los <|154||154|||154|>mandamientos<> o <|155||155|||155|>el<> <|156||156|||156|>despojarse<> de cualquier <|157||157|||157|>cosa<> <|158||158|||158|>que<> <|160||160|||160|>no<> <|159||159|||159|>sea<> <|161||161|||161|>buena<> <|162||162|||162|>para<> <|163||163|||163|>nosotros<>. <|164||164|||164|>Todo<> <|165||165|||165|>en<> la <|166||166|||166|>vida<> <|167||167|||167|>tiene<> <|168||168|||168|>un<> <|169||169|||169|>precio<>. Si se tiene en cuenta la <|171||171|||171|>gran<> <|172||172|||172|>promesa<> del <|170||170|||170|>Salvador<> de <|180||180|||180|>recibir<> <|173||173|||173|>paz<> <|174||174|||174|>en<> <|175||175|||175|>esta<> <|176||176|||176|>vida<> <|177||177|||177|>y<> la <|179||179|||179|>vida<> <|178||178|||178|>eterna<>, el <|181||181|||181|>discipulado<> <|182||182|||182|>es<> <|183||183|||183|>un<> <|184||184|||184|>precio<> que vale la pena <|185||185|||185|>pagar<>; <|186||186|||186|>es<> <|187||187|||187|>un<> <|188||188|||188|>precio<> que <|189||189|||189|>no<> podemos darnos el lujo de no <|190||190|||190|>pagar<>. En <|191||191|||191|>comparación<>, los <|192||192|||192|>requisitos<> del <|193||193|||193|>discipulado<> <|194||194|||194|>son<> <|195||195|||195|>mucho<> <|196||196|||196|>menos<> <|197||197|||197|>que<> las <|199||199|||199|>bendiciones<> <|198||198|||198|>prometidas<>.
<|136||136|||136|>What<> <|137||137|||137|>is<> <|138||138|||138|>discipleship<>? <|139||139|||139|>It<> is <|140||140|||140|>primarily<> <|141||141|||141|>obedience<> to the <|142||142|||142|>Savior<>. Discipleship <|143||143|||143|>includes<> <|144||144|||144|>many<> <|145||145|||145|>things<>. It is <|146||146|||146|>chastity<>. <|147||147|||147|>It<> is <|148||148|||148|>tithing<>. It is <|149||149|||149|>family<> <|150||150|||150|>home<> <|151||151|||151|>evening<>. It is <|152||152|||152|>keeping<> <|153||153|||153|>all<> the <|154||154|||154|>commandments<>. <|155||155|||155|>It<> is <|156||156|||156|>forsaking<> <|157||157|||157|>anything<> <|158||158|||158|>that<> <|159||159|||159|>is<> <|160||160|||160|>not<> <|161||161|||161|>good<> <|162||162|||162|>for<> <|163||163|||163|>us<>. <|164||164|||164|>Everything<> <|165||165|||165|>in<> <|166||166|||166|>life<> <|167||167|||167|>has<> <|168||168|||168|>a<> <|169||169|||169|>price<>. Considering the <|170||170|||170|>Savior<>'s <|171||171|||171|>great<> <|172||172|||172|>promise<> for <|173||173|||173|>peace<> <|174||174|||174|>in<> <|175||175|||175|>this<> <|176||176|||176|>life<> <|177||177|||177|>and<> <|178||178|||178|>eternal<> <|179||179|||179|>life<> in the life to <|180||180|||180|>come<>, <|181||181|||181|>discipleship<> <|182||182|||182|>is<> <|183||183|||183|>a<> <|184||184|||184|>price<> worth <|185||185|||185|>paying<>. It <|186||186|||186|>is<> <|187||187|||187|>a<> <|188||188|||188|>price<> we cannot afford <|189||189|||189|>not<> to <|190||190|||190|>pay<>. By <|191||191|||191|>measure<>, the <|192||192|||192|>requirements<> of <|193||193|||193|>discipleship<> <|194||194|||194|>are<> <|195||195|||195|>much<>, much <|196||196|||196|>less<> <|197||197|||197|>than<> the <|198||198|||198|>promised<> <|199||199|||199|>blessings<>.
Los <|200||200|||200|>discípulos<> <|201||201|||201|>de<> <|202||202|||202|>Cristo<> <|203||203|||203|>reciben<> el <|204||204|||204|>llamamiento<> <|205||205|||205|>no<> <|206||206|||206|>sólo<> de <|207||207|||207|>abandonar<> las <|209||209|||209|>cosas<> del <|208||208|||208|>mundo<>, <|210||210|||210|>sino<> de <|211||211|||211|>llevar<> la <|212||212|||212|>cruz<> <|213||213|||213|>diariamente<>. <|214||214|||214|>Llevar<> la <|215||215|||215|>cruz<> <|216||216|||216|>significa<> <|217||217|||217|>obedecer<> <|218||218|||218|>Sus<> <|219||219|||219|>mandamientos<> <|220||220|||220|>y<> <|221||221|||221|>edificar<> <|222||222|||222|>Su<> <|223||223|||223|>Iglesia<> <|224||224|||224|>en<> la <|225||225|||225|>tierra<>, así como tener <|226||226|||226|>dominio<> de uno mismo 2 . <|227||227|||227|>Jesús<> <|228||228|||228|>de<> <|229||229|||229|>Nazaret<> <|231||231|||231|>nos<> <|230||230|||230|>enseñó<>: "<|232||232|||232|>Si<> <|233||233|||233|>alguno<> quiere <|234||234|||234|>venir<> en pos de mí, <|236||236|||236|>niéguese<> a sí <|237||237|||237|>mismo<>, <|238||238|||238|>tome<> <|239||239|||239|>su<> <|240||240|||240|>cruz<> cada <|241||241|||241|>día<>, <|242||242|||242|>y<> <|243||243|||243|>sígame<>" 3 . "Y <|235||235|||235|>el<> que <|244||244|||244|>no<> <|245||245|||245|>lleva<> <|246||246|||246|>su<> <|247||247|||247|>cruz<> <|248||248|||248|>y<> <|249||249|||249|>viene<> en pos de <|250||250|||250|>mí<>, no puede <|251||251|||251|>ser<> <|252||252|||252|>mi<> <|253||253|||253|>discípulo<>" 4 .
The <|200||200|||200|>disciples<> <|201||201|||201|>of<> <|202||202|||202|>Christ<> <|203||203|||203|>receive<> a <|204||204|||204|>call<> to <|205||205|||205|>not<> <|206||206|||206|>only<> <|207||207|||207|>forsake<> the pursuit of <|208||208|||208|>worldly<> <|209||209|||209|>things<> <|210||210|||210|>but<> to <|211||211|||211|>carry<> the <|212||212|||212|>cross<> <|213||213|||213|>daily<>. To <|214||214|||214|>carry<> the <|215||215|||215|>cross<> <|216||216|||216|>means<> to <|217||217|||217|>follow<> <|218||218|||218|>His<> <|219||219|||219|>commandments<> <|220||220|||220|>and<> to <|221||221|||221|>build<> up <|222||222|||222|>His<> <|223||223|||223|>Church<> <|224||224|||224|>on<> the <|225||225|||225|>earth<>. It also means self-<|226||226|||226|>mastery<>. 2 As <|227||227|||227|>Jesus<> <|1420||1420|||1420|><|228||228|||228|>of<><> <|229||229|||229|>Nazareth<> <|230||230|||230|>instructed<> <|231||231|||231|>us<>, "<|232||232|||232|>If<> <|233||233|||233|>any<> man will <|234||234|||234|>come<> after me, let <|235||235|||235|>him<> <|236||236|||236|>deny<> <|237||237|||237|>himself<>, and <|238||238|||238|>take<> up <|239||239|||239|>his<> <|240||240|||240|>cross<> <|241||241|||241|>daily<>, <|242||242|||242|>and<> <|243||243|||243|>follow<> me." 3 "And whosoever doth <|244||244|||244|>not<> <|245||245|||245|>bear<> <|246||246|||246|>his<> <|247||247|||247|>cross<>, <|248||248|||248|>and<> <|249||249|||249|>come<> after <|250||250|||250|>me<>, cannot <|251||251|||251|>be<> <|252||252|||252|>my<> <|253||253|||253|>disciple<>." 4
La <|254||254|||254|>letra<> <|255||255|||255|>de<> <|256||256|||256|>una<> <|257||257|||257|>hermosa<> <|259||259|||259|>canción<> de la <|258||258|||258|>Primaria<> <|260||260|||260|>resuena<> en <|261||261|||261|>todo<> aquel <|262||262|||262|>que<> <|263||263|||263|>sigue<> al <|264||264|||264|>Maestro<>:
The <|254||254|||254|>words<> <|255||255|||255|>of<> <|256||256|||256|>a<> <|257||257|||257|>beloved<> <|258||258|||258|>Primary<> <|259||259|||259|>song<> <|260||260|||260|>resonate<> with <|261||261|||261|>all<> <|262||262|||262|>who<> <|263||263|||263|>follow<> the <|264||264|||264|>Master<>:
<|265||265|||265|>Consideremos<> <|266||266|||266|>algunas<> <|267||267|||267|>de<> las <|268||268|||268|>cosas<> que hizo <|269||269|||269|>Jesús<> y <|270||270|||270|>que<> <|271||271|||271|>nosotros<> <|272||272|||272|>podemos<> <|273||273|||273|>imitar<>:
Let us <|265||265|||265|>consider<> <|266||266|||266|>some<> <|267||267|||267|>of<> the <|268||268|||268|>things<> <|269||269|||269|>Jesus<> did <|270||270|||270|>that<> <|271||271|||271|>we<> <|272||272|||272|>can<> all <|273||273|||273|>emulate<>.
<|274||274|||274|>Jesús<> "<|275||275|||275|>anduvo<> <|277||277|||277|>haciendo<> <|278||278|||278|>bienes<>" 6 . <|280||280|||280|>Todos<> <|279||279|||279|>podemos<> <|281||281|||281|>hacer<> <|282||282|||282|>algo<> <|283||283|||283|>bueno<> <|284||284|||284|>cada<> <|285||285|||285|>día<>, <|286||286|||286|>por<> <|287||287|||287|>un<> <|288||288|||288|>familiar<>, un <|289||289|||289|>amigo<> <|290||290|||290|>o<> <|291||291|||291|>hasta<> <|276||276|||276|>por<> <|292||292|||292|>alguien<> <|293||293|||293|>desconocido<>, <|294||294|||294|>si<> tan sólo <|295||295|||295|>buscamos<> <|296||296|||296|>esas<> <|297||297|||297|>oportunidades<>.
<|274||274|||274|>Jesus<> "<|275||275|||275|>went<> <|276||276|||276|>about<> <|277||277|||277|>doing<> <|278||278|||278|>good<>." 6 We <|279||279|||279|>can<> <|280||280|||280|>all<> <|281||281|||281|>do<> <|282||282|||282|>something<> <|283||283|||283|>good<> <|284||284|||284|>every<> <|285||285|||285|>day<>?<|286||286|||286|>for<> <|287||287|||287|>a<> <|288||288|||288|>family<> member, a <|289||289|||289|>friend<>, <|290||290|||290|>or<> <|291||291|||291|>even<> <|292||292|||292|>a<> <|293||293|||293|>stranger<>?<|294||294|||294|>if<> we will <|295||295|||295|>look<> for <|296||296|||296|>those<> <|297||297|||297|>opportunities<>.
<|298||298|||298|>Jesús<> <|299||299|||299|>fue<> el <|300||300|||300|>Buen<> <|301||301|||301|>Pastor<> <|302||302|||302|>que<> <|307||307|||307|>cuidaba<> de <|304||304|||304|>Su<> <|305||305|||305|>rebaño<> <|306||306|||306|>y<> se <|303||303|||303|>interesaba<> por las ovejas <|310||310|||310|>perdidas<> 7 . <|311||311|||311|>Podemos<> <|312||312|||312|>buscar<> a las <|308||308|||308|>personas<> que <|309||309|||309|>están<> <|313||313|||313|>solas<> <|314||314|||314|>o<> a <|315||315|||315|>los<> <|316||316|||316|>menos<> <|317||317|||317|>activos<> <|318||318|||318|>y<> ofrecerles nuestra amistad.
<|319||319|||319|>Jesús<> <|320||320|||320|>tuvo<> <|321||321|||321|>compasión<> <|322||322|||322|>por<> <|323||323|||323|>muchas<> personas, <|324||324|||324|>incluso<> por <|325||325|||325|>un<> <|326||326|||326|>pobre<> <|327||327|||327|>leproso<> 8 . <|328||328|||328|>Nosotros<> <|329||329|||329|>también<> <|330||330|||330|>podemos<> <|331||331|||331|>ser<> compasivos. <|333||333|||333|>En<> el <|334||334|||334|>Libro<> <|335||335|||335|>de<> <|336||336|||336|>Mormón<> se nos <|332||332|||332|>recuerda<> que debemos "<|338||338|||338|>llorar<> <|339||339|||339|>con<> <|340||340|||340|>los<> <|341||341|||341|>que<> <|342||342|||342|>lloran<>" 9 .
<|298||298|||298|>Jesus<> <|299||299|||299|>was<> the <|300||300|||300|>Good<> <|301||301|||301|>Shepherd<> <|302||302|||302|>who<> <|303||303|||303|>watched<> over <|304||304|||304|>His<> <|305||305|||305|>sheep<> <|306||306|||306|>and<> had <|307||307|||307|>concern<> for <|308||308|||308|>those<> that <|309||309|||309|>were<> <|310||310|||310|>lost<>. 7 We <|311||311|||311|>can<> <|312||312|||312|>seek<> out the <|313||313|||313|>lonely<> <|314||314|||314|>or<> <|315||315|||315|>those<> who are <|316||316|||316|>less<> <|317||317|||317|>active<> <|318||318|||318|>and<> befriend them.
<|319||319|||319|>Jesus<> <|320||320|||320|>had<> <|321||321|||321|>compassion<> <|322||322|||322|>on<> <|323||323|||323|>many<>, <|324||324|||324|>including<> <|325||325|||325|>a<> <|326||326|||326|>poor<> <|327||327|||327|>leper<>. 8 <|328||328|||328|>We<> <|329||329|||329|>too<> <|330||330|||330|>can<> have compassion. We <|331||331|||331|>are<> <|332||332|||332|>reminded<> <|333||333|||333|>in<> the <|334||334|||334|>Book<> <|335||335|||335|>of<> <|336||336|||336|>Mormon<> that we <|337||337|||337|>are<> "to <|338||338|||338|>mourn<> <|339||339|||339|>with<> <|340||340|||340|>those<> <|341||341|||341|>that<> <|342||342|||342|>mourn<>." 9
<|343||343|||343|>Jesús<> <|344||344|||344|>dio<> <|345||345|||345|>testimonio<> <|346||346|||346|>de<> <|347||347|||347|>Su<> <|349||349|||349|>misión<> <|348||348|||348|>divina<> <|350||350|||350|>y<> <|351||351|||351|>de<> la <|354||354|||354|>gran<> <|355||355|||355|>obra<> de <|352||352|||352|>Su<> <|353||353|||353|>Padre<>. En cuanto a <|356||356|||356|>nosotros<>, <|358||358|||358|>todos<> <|357||357|||357|>podemos<> "<|337||337|||337|>ser<> <|359||359|||359|>testigos<> <|360||360|||360|>de<> <|361||361|||361|>Dios<> en <|362||362|||362|>todo<> <|363||363|||363|>tiempo<>" 10 .
<|343||343|||343|>Jesus<> <|344||344|||344|>bore<> <|345||345|||345|>witness<> <|346||346|||346|>of<> <|347||347|||347|>His<> <|348||348|||348|>divine<> <|349||349|||349|>mission<> <|350||350|||350|>and<> <|351||351|||351|>of<> <|352||352|||352|>His<> <|353||353|||353|>Father<>'s <|354||354|||354|>great<> <|355||355|||355|>work<>. For our part, <|356||356|||356|>we<> <|357||357|||357|>can<> <|358||358|||358|>all<> "stand as <|359||359|||359|>witnesses<> <|360||360|||360|>of<> <|361||361|||361|>God<> at <|362||362|||362|>all<> <|363||363|||363|>times<>." 10
<|364||364|||364|>Jesús<> <|365||365|||365|>invitó<> "a los <|366||366|||366|>niños<> <|367||367|||367|>venir<> a [<|368||368|||368|>Él<>]" 11 . <|369||369|||369|>Nuestros<> <|370||370|||370|>hijos<> <|371||371|||371|>necesitan<> <|372||372|||372|>nuestra<> <|373||373|||373|>atención<> <|374||374|||374|>y<> <|375||375|||375|>amor<>, así como <|376||376|||376|>nuestro<> <|377||377|||377|>cuidado<>.
<|364||364|||364|>Jesus<> <|365||365|||365|>invited<> "the little <|366||366|||366|>children<> to <|367||367|||367|>come<> unto [<|368||368|||368|>Him<>]." 11 <|369||369|||369|>Our<> <|370||370|||370|>children<> <|371||371|||371|>need<> <|372||372|||372|>our<> <|373||373|||373|>attention<> <|374||374|||374|>and<> <|375||375|||375|>love<> as well as <|376||376|||376|>our<> <|377||377|||377|>care<>.
Los <|378||378|||378|>verdaderos<> <|379||379|||379|>seguidores<> del <|380||380|||380|>Salvador<> <|381||381|||381|>deben<> <|382||382|||382|>estar<> <|383||383|||383|>preparados<> <|384||384|||384|>para<> dar la <|385||385|||385|>vida<>, <|386||386|||386|>y<> <|387||387|||387|>algunos<> han <|388||388|||388|>tenido<> el <|389||389|||389|>privilegio<> de <|390||390|||390|>hacerlo<>. En <|391||391|||391|>Doctrina<> <|392||392|||392|>y<> <|393||393|||393|>Convenios<> se <|395||395|||395|>nos<> <|394||394|||394|>aconseja<>:
<|378||378|||378|>True<> <|379||379|||379|>followers<> of the <|380||380|||380|>Savior<> <|381||381|||381|>should<> <|382||382|||382|>be<> <|383||383|||383|>prepared<> <|384||384|||384|>to<> lay down their <|385||385|||385|>lives<>, <|386||386|||386|>and<> <|387||387|||387|>some<> <|388||388|||388|>have<> been <|389||389|||389|>privileged<> to <|390||390|||390|>do<> so. The <|391||391|||391|>Doctrine<> <|392||392|||392|>and<> <|393||393|||393|>Covenants<> <|394||394|||394|>counsels<> <|395||395|||395|>us<>:
"<|396||396|||396|>Ningún<> <|397||397|||397|>hombre<> <|398||398|||398|>tema<> dar <|399||399|||399|>su<> <|400||400|||400|>vida<> <|401||401|||401|>por<> <|402||402|||402|>mi<> <|403||403|||403|>causa<>; <|404||404|||404|>porque<> <|405||405|||405|>quien<> dé <|406||406|||406|>su<> <|407||407|||407|>vida<> <|408||408|||408|>por<> <|409||409|||409|>mi<> <|410||410|||410|>causa<>, la <|411||411|||411|>hallará<> de <|412||412|||412|>nuevo<>.
"Let <|396||396|||396|>no<> <|397||397|||397|>man<> be <|398||398|||398|>afraid<> to lay down <|399||399|||399|>his<> <|400||400|||400|>life<> <|401||401|||401|>for<> <|402||402|||402|>my<> <|403||403|||403|>sake<>; <|404||404|||404|>for<> <|405||405|||405|>whoso<> layeth down <|406||406|||406|>his<> <|407||407|||407|>life<> <|408||408|||408|>for<> <|409||409|||409|>my<> <|410||410|||410|>sake<> shall <|411||411|||411|>find<> it <|412||412|||412|>again<>.
"<|413||413|||413|>Y<> el <|414||414|||414|>que<> <|416||416|||416|>no<> <|415||415|||415|>esté<> <|417||417|||417|>dispuesto<> a dar <|418||418|||418|>su<> <|419||419|||419|>vida<> <|420||420|||420|>por<> <|421||421|||421|>mi<> <|422||422|||422|>causa<> <|424||424|||424|>no<> <|423||423|||423|>es<> <|425||425|||425|>mi<> <|426||426|||426|>discípulo<>" 12 .
"<|413||413|||413|>And<> <|414||414|||414|>whoso<> <|415||415|||415|>is<> <|416||416|||416|>not<> <|417||417|||417|>willing<> to lay down <|418||418|||418|>his<> <|419||419|||419|>life<> <|420||420|||420|>for<> <|421||421|||421|>my<> <|422||422|||422|>sake<> <|423||423|||423|>is<> <|424||424|||424|>not<> <|425||425|||425|>my<> <|426||426|||426|>disciple<>." 12
<|428||428|||428|>En<> el <|429||429|||429|>libro<> <|430||430|||430|>de<> <|431||431|||431|>Hechos<> <|427||427|||427|>leemos<> el <|432||432|||432|>relato<> sobre <|434||434|||434|>Esteban<>, el <|433||433|||433|>discípulo<> <|435||435|||435|>que<> <|436||436|||436|>era<> "<|437||437|||437|>lleno<> <|438||438|||438|>de<> <|439||439|||439|>gracia<> <|440||440|||440|>y<> de <|441||441|||441|>poder<>, [y] <|442||442|||442|>hacía<> <|443||443|||443|>grandes<> <|446||446|||446|>prodigios<> <|445||445|||445|>y<> <|444||444|||444|>señales<> <|447||447|||447|>entre<> el <|448||448|||448|>pueblo<>" 13 . <|449||449|||449|>Esteban<> se <|450||450|||450|>encontró<> con <|451||451|||451|>un<> <|453||453|||453|>grupo<> <|452||452|||452|>hostil<> <|454||454|||454|>en<> <|455||455|||455|>Jerusalén<> <|456||456|||456|>que<> <|459||459|||459|>lo<> <|458||458|||458|>acusó<> <|457||457|||457|>falsamente<> <|460||460|||460|>de<> <|461||461|||461|>blasfemia<> <|462||462|||462|>aun<> cuando <|463||463|||463|>fue<> <|464||464|||464|>transfigurado<> <|465||465|||465|>delante<> de <|466||466|||466|>ellos<>. <|467||467|||467|>Esteban<> <|468||468|||468|>testificó<> <|469||469|||469|>de<> la <|470||470|||470|>divinidad<> del <|471||471|||471|>Salvador<> <|472||472|||472|>y<> <|473||473|||473|>cuando<> <|474||474|||474|>llamó<> a la <|477||477|||477|>multitud<> al <|475||475|||475|>arrepentimiento<>, <|476||476|||476|>varios<> <|478||478|||478|>lo<> atacaron. "<|479||479|||479|>Pero<> Esteban, <|481||481|||481|>lleno<> del <|483||483|||483|>Espíritu<> <|482||482|||482|>Santo<>, puestos los ojos <|484||484|||484|>en<> el <|485||485|||485|>cielo<>, vio la <|486||486|||486|>gloria<> de <|493||493|||493|>Dios<>, y a <|490||490|||490|>Jesús<> que <|480||480|||480|>estaba<> a la <|492||492|||492|>diestra<> <|487||487|||487|>de<> <|488||488|||488|>Dios<>" 14 . <|489||489|||489|>Y<> cuando <|491||491|||491|>estaba<> a punto de <|495||495|||495|>morir<> a causa de que lo <|494||494|||494|>apedreaban<>, las <|496||496|||496|>últimas<> <|497||497|||497|>palabras<> que salieron de sus <|498||498|||498|>labios<> <|499||499|||499|>fueron<>: "<|500||500|||500|>Señor<>, <|501||501|||501|>no<> les tomes en cuenta <|502||502|||502|>este<> <|503||503|||503|>pecado<>" 15 .
We <|427||427|||427|>read<> <|428||428|||428|>in<> the <|429||429|||429|>book<> <|430||430|||430|>of<> <|431||431|||431|>Acts<> the <|432||432|||432|>account<> of the <|433||433|||433|>disciple<> <|434||434|||434|>Stephen<>, <|435||435|||435|>who<> <|436||436|||436|>was<> "<|437||437|||437|>full<> <|438||438|||438|>of<> <|439||439|||439|>faith<> <|440||440|||440|>and<> <|441||441|||441|>power<>, [and] <|442||442|||442|>did<> <|443||443|||443|>great<> <|444||444|||444|>wonders<> <|445||445|||445|>and<> <|446||446|||446|>miracles<> <|447||447|||447|>among<> the <|448||448|||448|>people<>." 13 <|449||449|||449|>Stephen<> <|450||450|||450|>encountered<> <|451||451|||451|>a<> <|452||452|||452|>hostile<> <|453||453|||453|>audience<> <|454||454|||454|>in<> <|455||455|||455|>Jerusalem<> <|456||456|||456|>who<> <|457||457|||457|>falsely<> <|458||458|||458|>accused<> <|459||459|||459|>him<> <|460||460|||460|>of<> <|461||461|||461|>blasphemy<> <|462||462|||462|>even<> though he <|463||463|||463|>was<> <|464||464|||464|>transfigured<> <|465||465|||465|>before<> <|466||466|||466|>them<>. <|467||467|||467|>Stephen<> <|468||468|||468|>testified<> <|469||469|||469|>of<> the <|470||470|||470|>divinity<> of the <|471||471|||471|>Savior<>, <|472||472|||472|>and<> <|473||473|||473|>when<> he <|474||474|||474|>called<> them to <|475||475|||475|>repentance<>, <|476||476|||476|>several<> in the <|477||477|||477|>crowd<> turned on <|478||478|||478|>him<>. "<|479||479|||479|>But<> he, <|480||480|||480|>being<> <|481||481|||481|>full<> of the <|482||482|||482|>Holy<> <|483||483|||483|>Ghost<>, looked up stedfastly <|484||484|||484|>into<> <|485||485|||485|>heaven<>, and saw the <|486||486|||486|>glory<> <|487||487|||487|>of<> <|488||488|||488|>God<>, <|489||489|||489|>and<> <|490||490|||490|>Jesus<> <|491||491|||491|>standing<> on the <|492||492|||492|>right<> hand of <|493||493|||493|>God<>." 14 Even as he was <|494||494|||494|>stoned<> to <|495||495|||495|>death<>, the <|496||496|||496|>last<> <|497||497|||497|>words<> on Stephen's <|498||498|||498|>lips<> <|499||499|||499|>were<> "<|500||500|||500|>Lord<>, lay <|501||501|||501|>not<> <|502||502|||502|>this<> <|503||503|||503|>sin<> to their charge." 15
<|504||504|||504|>En<> los <|505||505|||505|>primeros<> <|506||506|||506|>días<> <|507||507|||507|>de<> la <|508||508|||508|>Iglesia<> <|509||509|||509|>en<> <|510||510|||510|>México<>, <|511||511|||511|>dos<> <|512||512|||512|>fieles<> <|513||513|||513|>líderes<> <|514||514|||514|>que<> <|515||515|||515|>eran<> <|516||516|||516|>discípulos<> <|517||517|||517|>de<> <|518||518|||518|>Cristo<> se <|519||519|||519|>convirtieron<> en <|520||520|||520|>mártires<> a causa <|521||521|||521|>de<> <|522||522|||522|>su<> <|523||523|||523|>creencia<>. Sus nombres <|524||524|||524|>eran<> <|525||525|||525|>Rafael<> <|526||526|||526|>Monroy<> <|527||527|||527|>y<> <|528||528|||528|>Vicente<> <|529||529|||529|>Morales<>.
<|504||504|||504|>In<> the <|505||505|||505|>early<> <|506||506|||506|>days<> <|507||507|||507|>of<> the <|508||508|||508|>Church<> <|509||509|||509|>in<> <|510||510|||510|>Mexico<>, <|511||511|||511|>two<> <|512||512|||512|>faithful<> <|513||513|||513|>leaders<> <|514||514|||514|>who<> <|515||515|||515|>were<> <|516||516|||516|>disciples<> <|517||517|||517|>of<> <|518||518|||518|>Christ<> <|519||519|||519|>became<> <|520||520|||520|>martyrs<> because <|521||521|||521|>of<> <|522||522|||522|>their<> <|523||523|||523|>belief<>. The two whose lives <|524||524|||524|>were<> taken were <|525||525|||525|>Rafael<> <|526||526|||526|>Monroy<> <|527||527|||527|>and<> <|528||528|||528|>Vicente<> <|529||529|||529|>Morales<>.
<|530||530|||530|>Durante<> la <|532||532|||532|>revolución<> <|531||531|||531|>mexicana<>, <|533||533|||533|>Rafael<> <|534||534|||534|>Monroy<> <|535||535|||535|>era<> el <|536||536|||536|>presidente<> <|537||537|||537|>de<> la <|538||538|||538|>pequeña<> <|542||542|||542|>Rama<> <|539||539|||539|>San<> <|540||540|||540|>Marcos<>, <|541||541|||541|>México<>, <|543||543|||543|>y<> <|544||544|||544|>Vicente<> <|545||545|||545|>Morales<> <|546||546|||546|>era<> <|547||547|||547|>su<> <|548||548|||548|>primer<> <|549||549|||549|>consejero<>. El 17 de <|550||550|||550|>julio<> de 1915, ambos <|551||551|||551|>fueron<> <|552||552|||552|>apresados<> por los <|553||553|||553|>zapatistas<> y se les <|554||554|||554|>dijo<> que <|555||555|||555|>serían<> <|556||556|||556|>liberados<> en cuanto <|557||557|||557|>entregaran<> <|558||558|||558|>sus<> <|559||559|||559|>armas<> <|560||560|||560|>y<> <|561||561|||561|>renunciaran<> a <|562||562|||562|>su<> <|563||563|||563|>extraña<> <|564||564|||564|>religión<>. El <|565||565|||565|>hermano<> <|566||566|||566|>Monroy<> les <|567||567|||567|>dijo<> a <|568||568|||568|>sus<> <|569||569|||569|>captores<> <|570||570|||570|>que<> <|571||571|||571|>no<> <|572||572|||572|>tenían<> <|573||573|||573|>armas<> <|574||574|||574|>y<> <|575||575|||575|>sacó<> una <|578||578|||578|>Biblia<> y un <|579||579|||579|>Libro<> <|576||576|||576|>de<> <|580||580|||580|>Mormón<> del <|577||577|||577|>bolsillo<>, y <|581||581|||581|>agregó<>: "<|582||582|||582|>Caballeros<>, <|583||583|||583|>éstas<> <|584||584|||584|>son<> las <|585||585|||585|>únicas<> <|586||586|||586|>armas<> que <|587||587|||587|>llevo<> conmigo; <|588||588|||588|>son<> las <|589||589|||589|>armas<> <|590||590|||590|>de<> la <|591||591|||591|>verdad<> <|592||592|||592|>contra<> el <|593||593|||593|>error<>".
<|530||530|||530|>During<> the <|531||531|||531|>Mexican<> <|532||532|||532|>Revolution<>, <|533||533|||533|>Rafael<> <|534||534|||534|>Monroy<> <|535||535|||535|>was<> the <|536||536|||536|>president<> <|537||537|||537|>of<> the <|538||538|||538|>small<> <|539||539|||539|>San<> <|540||540|||540|>Marcos<> <|541||541|||541|>Mexico<> <|542||542|||542|>Branch<>, <|543||543|||543|>and<> <|544||544|||544|>Vicente<> <|545||545|||545|>Morales<> <|546||546|||546|>was<> <|547||547|||547|>his<> <|548||548|||548|>first<> <|549||549|||549|>counselor<>. On <|550||550|||550|>July<> 17, 1915, they <|551||551|||551|>were<> <|552||552|||552|>apprehended<> by the <|553||553|||553|>Zapatistas<>. They were <|554||554|||554|>told<> they would <|555||555|||555|>be<> <|556||556|||556|>spared<> if they would <|557||557|||557|>give<> up <|558||558|||558|>their<> <|559||559|||559|>weapons<> <|560||560|||560|>and<> <|561||561|||561|>renounce<> <|562||562|||562|>their<> <|563||563|||563|>strange<> <|564||564|||564|>religion<>. <|565||565|||565|>Brother<> <|566||566|||566|>Monroy<> <|567||567|||567|>told<> <|568||568|||568|>his<> <|569||569|||569|>captors<> <|570||570|||570|>that<> he did <|571||571|||571|>not<> <|572||572|||572|>have<> any <|573||573|||573|>weapons<> <|574||574|||574|>and<> simply <|575||575|||575|>drew<> <|576||576|||576|>from<> his <|577||577|||577|>pocket<> his <|578||578|||578|>Bible<> and <|579||579|||579|>Book<> of <|580||580|||580|>Mormon<>. He <|581||581|||581|>said<>, "<|582||582|||582|>Gentlemen<>, <|583||583|||583|>these<> <|584||584|||584|>are<> the <|585||585|||585|>only<> <|586||586|||586|>arms<> I ever <|587||587|||587|>carry<>; they <|588||588|||588|>are<> the <|589||589|||589|>arms<> <|590||590|||590|>of<> <|591||591|||591|>truth<> <|592||592|||592|>against<> <|593||593|||593|>error<>."
Al <|594||594|||594|>no<> <|596||596|||596|>encontrar<> <|595||595|||595|>arma<> alguna, ambos <|597||597|||597|>hermanos<> <|598||598|||598|>fueron<> <|599||599|||599|>cruelmente<> <|600||600|||600|>torturados<> <|601||601|||601|>para<> <|602||602|||602|>obligarlos<> a <|603||603|||603|>confesar<> <|604||604|||604|>dónde<> <|606||606|||606|>ocultaban<> las <|605||605|||605|>armas<>. <|607||607|||607|>Pero<> <|608||608|||608|>no<> las había. <|609||609|||609|>Fueron<> <|610||610|||610|>escoltados<> a las <|611||611|||611|>afueras<> del <|612||612|||612|>pueblo<>, <|613||613|||613|>donde<> <|614||614|||614|>sus<> <|615||615|||615|>captores<> <|617||617|||617|>los<> <|616||616|||616|>sujetaron<> a <|618||618|||618|>un<> <|619||619|||619|>fresno<> <|620||620|||620|>frente<> a un <|623||623|||623|>pelotón<> <|621||621|||621|>de<> <|622||622|||622|>fusilamiento<>. El oficial a <|624||624|||624|>cargo<> les <|625||625|||625|>ofreció<> la <|626||626|||626|>libertad<> <|627||627|||627|>si<> <|628||628|||628|>renunciaban<> a <|629||629|||629|>su<> <|630||630|||630|>religión<> <|631||631|||631|>y<> se <|632||632|||632|>unían<> a los <|633||633|||633|>zapatistas<>, a lo que el <|634||634|||634|>hermano<> <|635||635|||635|>Monroy<> <|636||636|||636|>contestó<>: "<|637||637|||637|>Mi<> <|638||638|||638|>religión<> vale <|639||639|||639|>para<> <|640||640|||640|>mí<> más <|641||641|||641|>que<> la <|642||642|||642|>vida<>, <|643||643|||643|>y<> no puedo <|644||644|||644|>renunciar<> a <|645||645|||645|>ella<>".
Se les <|646||646|||646|>comunicó<> <|647||647|||647|>que<> iban a <|648||648|||648|>ser<> <|649||649|||649|>fusilados<> <|650||650|||650|>y<> se les <|651||651|||651|>preguntó<> si <|652||652|||652|>tenían<> alguna <|656||656|||656|>petición<>. El <|654||654|||654|>hermano<> <|655||655|||655|>Rafael<> <|653||653|||653|>pidió<> <|657||657|||657|>que<> le <|658||658|||658|>permitieran<> <|659||659|||659|>orar<> <|660||660|||660|>antes<> de <|661||661|||661|>ser<> <|662||662|||662|>ejecutado<>. <|663||663|||663|>Allí<> mismo, <|664||664|||664|>en<> <|665||665|||665|>presencia<> <|666||666|||666|>de<> <|667||667|||667|>sus<> <|668||668|||668|>ejecutores<>, se <|669||669|||669|>arrodilló<>, <|670||670|||670|>y<> con <|671||671|||671|>una<> <|672||672|||672|>voz<> <|673||673|||673|>que<> <|674||674|||674|>todos<> <|675||675|||675|>pudieron<> <|676||676|||676|>oír<>, <|677||677|||677|>pidió<> a <|678||678|||678|>Dios<> que <|681||681|||681|>protegiera<> <|680||680|||680|>y<> <|679||679|||679|>bendijera<> a <|682||682|||682|>sus<> <|684||684|||684|>seres<> <|683||683|||683|>queridos<>, así como a su <|685||685|||685|>pequeña<> <|686||686|||686|>rama<> <|687||687|||687|>que<> iba a <|688||688|||688|>quedar<> <|689||689|||689|>sin<> <|692||692|||692|>su<> <|690||690|||690|>líder<>. Al <|691||691|||691|>término<> <|1420||1420|||1420|>de<> la <|693||693|||693|>oración<>, <|694||694|||694|>empleó<> las <|695||695|||695|>palabras<> del <|696||696|||696|>Salvador<> <|697||697|||697|>cuando<> fue <|698||698|||698|>colgado<> <|699||699|||699|>en<> la <|700||700|||700|>cruz<> <|701||701|||701|>y<> <|702||702|||702|>rogó<> <|703||703|||703|>por<> <|704||704|||704|>sus<> <|705||705|||705|>ejecutores<>: "<|706||706|||706|>Padre<>, <|707||707|||707|>perdónalos<>, <|708||708|||708|>porque<> <|710||710|||710|>no<> <|709||709|||709|>saben<> lo <|711||711|||711|>que<> <|712||712|||712|>hacen<>" 16 . Entonces el <|714||714|||714|>pelotón<> de <|713||713|||713|>fusilamiento<> <|715||715|||715|>disparó<> contra los <|716||716|||716|>hermanos<> <|717||717|||717|>Monroy<> <|718||718|||718|>y<> <|719||719|||719|>Morales<> 17 .
When <|594||594|||594|>no<> <|595||595|||595|>arms<> were <|596||596|||596|>found<>, the <|597||597|||597|>brethren<> <|598||598|||598|>were<> <|599||599|||599|>cruelly<> <|600||600|||600|>tortured<> <|601||601|||601|>to<> <|602||602|||602|>make<> them <|603||603|||603|>divulge<> <|604||604|||604|>where<> <|605||605|||605|>arms<> were <|606||606|||606|>hidden<>. <|607||607|||607|>But<> there were <|608||608|||608|>no<> arms. They <|609||609|||609|>were<> then <|610||610|||610|>taken<> under guard to the <|611||611|||611|>outskirts<> of the little <|612||612|||612|>town<>, <|613||613|||613|>where<> <|614||614|||614|>their<> <|615||615|||615|>captors<> <|616||616|||616|>stood<> <|617||617|||617|>them<> up by <|618||618|||618|>a<> large <|619||619|||619|>ash<> tree in <|620||620|||620|>front<> <|621||621|||621|>of<> a <|622||622|||622|>firing<> <|623||623|||623|>squad<>. The <|624||624|||624|>officer<> in charge <|625||625|||625|>offered<> them <|626||626|||626|>freedom<> <|627||627|||627|>if<> they would <|628||628|||628|>forsake<> <|629||629|||629|>their<> <|630||630|||630|>religion<> <|631||631|||631|>and<> <|632||632|||632|>join<> the <|633||633|||633|>Zapatistas<>, but <|634||634|||634|>Brother<> <|635||635|||635|>Monroy<> <|636||636|||636|>replied<>, "<|637||637|||637|>My<> <|638||638|||638|>religion<> is dearer <|639||639|||639|>to<> <|640||640|||640|>me<> <|641||641|||641|>than<> my <|642||642|||642|>life<>, <|643||643|||643|>and<> I cannot <|644||644|||644|>forsake<> it."
<|645||645|||645|>They<> were then <|646||646|||646|>told<> <|647||647|||647|>that<> they were to <|648||648|||648|>be<> <|649||649|||649|>shot<> <|650||650|||650|>and<> <|651||651|||651|>asked<> if they <|652||652|||652|>had<> any <|653||653|||653|>request<> to make. <|654||654|||654|>Brother<> <|655||655|||655|>Rafael<> <|656||656|||656|>requested<> <|657||657|||657|>that<> he be <|658||658|||658|>permitted<> to <|659||659|||659|>pray<> <|660||660|||660|>before<> he <|661||661|||661|>was<> <|662||662|||662|>executed<>. <|663||663|||663|>There<>, <|664||664|||664|>in<> the <|665||665|||665|>presence<> <|666||666|||666|>of<> <|667||667|||667|>his<> <|668||668|||668|>executioners<>, he <|669||669|||669|>kneeled<> down <|670||670|||670|>and<>, in <|671||671|||671|>a<> <|672||672|||672|>voice<> <|673||673|||673|>that<> <|674||674|||674|>all<> <|675||675|||675|>could<> <|676||676|||676|>hear<>, <|677||677|||677|>prayed<> that <|678||678|||678|>God<> would <|679||679|||679|>bless<> <|680||680|||680|>and<> <|681||681|||681|>protect<> <|682||682|||682|>his<> <|683||683|||683|>loved<> <|684||684|||684|>ones<> and care for the <|685||685|||685|>little<> struggling <|686||686|||686|>branch<> <|687||687|||687|>that<> would be <|688||688|||688|>left<> <|689||689|||689|>without<> a <|690||690|||690|>leader<>. As he <|691||691|||691|>finished<> <|692||692|||692|>his<> <|693||693|||693|>prayer<>, he <|694||694|||694|>used<> the <|695||695|||695|>words<> of the <|696||696|||696|>Savior<> <|697||697|||697|>when<> He <|698||698|||698|>hung<> <|699||699|||699|>upon<> the <|700||700|||700|>cross<> <|701||701|||701|>and<> <|702||702|||702|>prayed<> <|703||703|||703|>for<> <|704||704|||704|>his<> <|705||705|||705|>executioners<>: "<|706||706|||706|>Father<>, <|707||707|||707|>forgive<> them; <|708||708|||708|>for<> they <|709||709|||709|>know<> <|710||710|||710|>not<> <|711||711|||711|>what<> they <|712||712|||712|>do<>." 16 With that the <|713||713|||713|>firing<> <|714||714|||714|>squad<> <|715||715|||715|>shot<> both <|716||716|||716|>Brother<> <|717||717|||717|>Monroy<> <|718||718|||718|>and<> Brother <|719||719|||719|>Morales<>. 17
<|733||733|||733|>Hace<> <|720||720|||720|>unos<> <|721||721|||721|>años<> <|722||722|||722|>viajé<> a <|723||723|||723|>México<> <|724||724|||724|>para<> <|725||725|||725|>reorganizar<> <|726||726|||726|>una<> <|728||728|||728|>presidencia<> de <|727||727|||727|>estaca<>. <|729||729|||729|>Mientras<> <|730||730|||730|>dirigía<> las <|731||731|||731|>entrevistas<> tuve el <|732||732|||732|>privilegio<> de <|734||734|||734|>conocer<> a <|735||735|||735|>uno<> <|736||736|||736|>de<> los <|737||737|||737|>descendientes<> <|738||738|||738|>de<> <|739||739|||739|>Rafael<> <|740||740|||740|>Monroy<>. <|741||741|||741|>Quedé<> <|742||742|||742|>impresionado<> por su fuerte <|744||744|||744|>testimonio<> y <|745||745|||745|>su<> grado de <|746||746|||746|>dedicación<> al <|747||747|||747|>Evangelio<>. <|748||748|||748|>Cuando<> le <|749||749|||749|>pregunté<> <|750||750|||750|>qué<> <|751||751|||751|>había<> <|752||752|||752|>pasado<> con el <|753||753|||753|>resto<> <|754||754|||754|>de<> los <|756||756|||756|>descendientes<> del <|743||743|||743|>hermano<> <|755||755|||755|>Monroy<>, me <|757||757|||757|>dijo<> <|758||758|||758|>que<> <|759||759|||759|>muchos<> <|760||760|||760|>habían<> <|761||761|||761|>sido<> <|762||762|||762|>misioneros<> <|763||763|||763|>y<> que <|764||764|||764|>seguían<> <|765||765|||765|>fieles<> <|766||766|||766|>en<> la <|767||767|||767|>Iglesia<>.
<|720||720|||720|>Some<> <|721||721|||721|>years<> ago I <|722||722|||722|>went<> to <|723||723|||723|>Mexico<> <|724||724|||724|>to<> <|725||725|||725|>reorganize<> <|726||726|||726|>a<> <|727||727|||727|>stake<> <|728||728|||728|>presidency<>. <|729||729|||729|>As<> I <|730||730|||730|>conducted<> the <|731||731|||731|>interviews<>, I was <|732||732|||732|>privileged<> to <|733||733|||733|>become<> <|734||734|||734|>acquainted<> with <|735||735|||735|>one<> <|736||736|||736|>of<> the <|737||737|||737|>descendants<> <|738||738|||738|>of<> <|739||739|||739|>Rafael<> <|740||740|||740|>Monroy<>. I <|741||741|||741|>was<> very <|742||742|||742|>impressed<> with the depth of this <|743||743|||743|>man<>'s <|744||744|||744|>testimony<> and <|745||745|||745|>his<> <|746||746|||746|>commitment<> to the <|747||747|||747|>gospel<>. <|748||748|||748|>When<> I <|749||749|||749|>asked<> him <|750||750|||750|>what<> <|751||751|||751|>had<> <|752||752|||752|>happened<> to the <|753||753|||753|>rest<> <|754||754|||754|>of<> Brother <|755||755|||755|>Monroy<>'s <|756||756|||756|>descendants<>, he <|757||757|||757|>said<> <|758||758|||758|>that<> <|759||759|||759|>many<> of them <|760||760|||760|>have<> <|761||761|||761|>been<> on <|762||762|||762|>missions<> <|763||763|||763|>and<> <|764||764|||764|>continue<> <|765||765|||765|>faithful<> <|766||766|||766|>in<> the <|767||767|||767|>Church<>.
<|768||768|||768|>En<> los <|769||769|||769|>primeros<> <|770||770|||770|>días<> <|771||771|||771|>de<> la <|772||772|||772|>Iglesia<>, hubo <|773||773|||773|>otros<> <|774||774|||774|>discípulos<>, además de <|775||775|||775|>José<> <|776||776|||776|>Smith<> y de su hermano <|777||777|||777|>Hyrum<>, que <|778||778|||778|>también<> dieron <|779||779|||779|>su<> <|780||780|||780|>vida<> <|781||781|||781|>por<> el <|782||782|||782|>Evangelio<> <|783||783|||783|>de<> <|784||784|||784|>Jesucristo<>. La <|785||785|||785|>fidelidad<> <|786||786|||786|>de<> <|787||787|||787|>Edward<> <|788||788|||788|>Partridge<>, el <|789||789|||789|>primer<> <|790||790|||790|>obispo<> <|791||791|||791|>de<> la <|792||792|||792|>Iglesia<>, <|793||793|||793|>es<> <|794||794|||794|>evidente<> <|795||795|||795|>en<> <|796||796|||796|>Doctrina<> <|797||797|||797|>y<> <|798||798|||798|>Convenios<> 18 . El 20 de <|799||799|||799|>julio<> de 1833, <|800||800|||800|>Edward<> <|801||801|||801|>estaba<> <|802||802|||802|>sentado<> en <|803||803|||803|>casa<> <|804||804|||804|>con<> <|805||805|||805|>su<> <|806||806|||806|>débil<> <|807||807|||807|>esposa<>, <|808||808|||808|>que<> <|809||809|||809|>acababa<> de <|810||810|||810|>dar<> a luz. <|811||811|||811|>Tres<> <|812||812|||812|>integrantes<> de un populacho <|813||813|||813|>irrumpieron<> en la casa y <|815||815|||815|>lo<> <|814||814|||814|>arrastraron<> a la <|816||816|||816|>calle<> <|817||817|||817|>y<> <|818||818|||818|>luego<> a la <|819||819|||819|>plaza<>, <|820||820|||820|>donde<> <|821||821|||821|>ya<> se <|822||822|||822|>encontraba<> <|823||823|||823|>Charles<> <|824||824|||824|>Allen<>. <|825||825|||825|>Una<> <|826||826|||826|>turba<> <|827||827|||827|>de<> unas 300 personas <|828||828|||828|>exigió<>, a través de un <|829||829|||829|>portavoz<>, <|830||830|||830|>que<> <|831||831|||831|>Edward<> <|832||832|||832|>y<> <|833||833|||833|>Charles<> <|834||834|||834|>renunciaran<> a <|835||835|||835|>su<> <|836||836|||836|>fe<> <|837||837|||837|>en<> el <|838||838|||838|>Libro<> <|839||839|||839|>de<> <|840||840|||840|>Mormón<> <|841||841|||841|>o<> <|842||842|||842|>abandonaran<> el <|843||843|||843|>condado<>. <|844||844|||844|>Edward<> <|845||845|||845|>Partridge<> <|846||846|||846|>respondió<>: "<|847||847|||847|>Si<> he de <|848||848|||848|>sufrir<> <|849||849|||849|>por<> <|850||850|||850|>mi<> <|851||851|||851|>religión<>, <|853||853|||853|>no<> <|852||852|||852|>es<> <|854||854|||854|>más<> de lo <|855||855|||855|>que<> <|856||856|||856|>otros<> <|857||857|||857|>han<> sufrido <|858||858|||858|>antes<> que <|859||859|||859|>yo<>. <|861||861|||861|>No<> <|860||860|||860|>soy<> <|862||862|||862|>consciente<> <|863||863|||863|>de<> <|864||864|||864|>haber<> <|865||865|||865|>ofendido<> a nadie <|866||866|||866|>en<> este <|867||867|||867|>condado<>, por lo que <|868||868|||868|>no<> <|869||869|||869|>admito<> que deba <|870||870|||870|>irme<>. No <|871||871|||871|>he<> <|872||872|||872|>hecho<> <|873||873|||873|>nada<> que resulte ofensivo. <|874||874|||874|>Si<> <|875||875|||875|>ustedes<> <|877||877|||877|>me<> <|876||876|||876|>lastiman<>, <|878||878|||878|>estarán<> <|879||879|||879|>lastimando<> a <|880||880|||880|>un<> <|882||882|||882|>hombre<> <|881||881|||881|>inocente<>". <|884||884|||884|>Entonces<> el <|883||883|||883|>populacho<> <|885||885|||885|>embadurnó<> a <|886||886|||886|>Edward<> <|887||887|||887|>y<> a <|888||888|||888|>Charles<> <|889||889|||889|>de<> <|891||891|||891|>pies<> a <|890||890|||890|>cabeza<> <|892||892|||892|>con<> brea <|893||893|||893|>caliente<> que <|894||894|||894|>tenía<> carbonato de <|895||895|||895|>potasio<>, <|896||896|||896|>un<> <|899||899|||899|>ácido<> que <|898||898|||898|>deshace<> la <|897||897|||897|>carne<>, <|900||900|||900|>y<> <|901||901|||901|>luego<> les <|902||902|||902|>lanzaron<> <|903||903|||903|>plumas<> <|904||904|||904|>que<> se <|905||905|||905|>pegaron<> a la brea 19 .
<|768||768|||768|>In<> the <|769||769|||769|>early<> <|770||770|||770|>days<> <|771||771|||771|>of<> the <|772||772|||772|>Church<>, <|773||773|||773|>other<> <|774||774|||774|>disciples<> in addition to <|775||775|||775|>Joseph<> <|776||776|||776|>Smith<> and <|777||777|||777|>Hyrum<> Smith <|778||778|||778|>also<> laid down <|779||779|||779|>their<> <|780||780|||780|>lives<> <|781||781|||781|>for<> the <|782||782|||782|>gospel<> <|783||783|||783|>of<> Jesus <|784||784|||784|>Christ<>. The <|785||785|||785|>faithfulness<> <|786||786|||786|>of<> <|787||787|||787|>Edward<> <|788||788|||788|>Partridge<>, the <|789||789|||789|>first<> <|790||790|||790|>bishop<> <|791||791|||791|>of<> the <|792||792|||792|>Church<>, <|793||793|||793|>is<> <|794||794|||794|>noted<> <|795||795|||795|>in<> the <|796||796|||796|>Doctrine<> <|797||797|||797|>and<> <|798||798|||798|>Covenants<>. 18 On <|799||799|||799|>July<> 20, 1833, <|800||800|||800|>Edward<> <|801||801|||801|>was<> <|802||802|||802|>sitting<> at <|803||803|||803|>home<> <|804||804|||804|>with<> <|805||805|||805|>his<> <|806||806|||806|>frail<> <|807||807|||807|>wife<>, <|808||808|||808|>who<> had <|809||809|||809|>just<> <|810||810|||810|>given<> birth. <|811||811|||811|>Three<> <|812||812|||812|>mobsters<> <|813||813|||813|>burst<> in and <|814||814|||814|>dragged<> <|815||815|||815|>him<> into the bedlam of the <|816||816|||816|>street<> <|817||817|||817|>and<> <|818||818|||818|>then<> into the <|819||819|||819|>square<>, <|820||820|||820|>where<> they had <|821||821|||821|>already<> <|822||822|||822|>taken<> <|823||823|||823|>Charles<> <|824||824|||824|>Allen<>. <|825||825|||825|>A<> <|826||826|||826|>mob<> <|827||827|||827|>of<> about 300 <|828||828|||828|>demanded<> through their <|829||829|||829|>spokesman<> <|830||830|||830|>that<> <|831||831|||831|>Edward<> <|832||832|||832|>and<> <|833||833|||833|>Charles<> either <|834||834|||834|>renounce<> <|835||835|||835|>their<> <|836||836|||836|>faith<> <|837||837|||837|>in<> the <|838||838|||838|>Book<> <|839||839|||839|>of<> <|840||840|||840|>Mormon<> <|841||841|||841|>or<> <|842||842|||842|>leave<> the <|843||843|||843|>county<>. <|844||844|||844|>Edward<> <|845||845|||845|>Partridge<> <|846||846|||846|>responded<>: "<|847||847|||847|>If<> I must <|848||848|||848|>suffer<> <|849||849|||849|>for<> <|850||850|||850|>my<> <|851||851|||851|>religion<>, it <|852||852|||852|>is<> <|853||853|||853|>no<> <|854||854|||854|>more<> <|855||855|||855|>than<> <|856||856|||856|>others<> <|857||857|||857|>have<> done <|858||858|||858|>before<> me. <|859||859|||859|>I<> <|860||860|||860|>am<> <|861||861|||861|>not<> <|862||862|||862|>conscious<> <|863||863|||863|>of<> <|864||864|||864|>having<> <|865||865|||865|>injured<> anyone <|866||866|||866|>in<> the <|867||867|||867|>county<> and therefore will <|868||868|||868|>not<> <|869||869|||869|>consent<> to <|870||870|||870|>leave<>. I <|871||871|||871|>have<> <|872||872|||872|>done<> <|873||873|||873|>nothing<> to offend anyone. <|874||874|||874|>If<> <|875||875|||875|>you<> <|876||876|||876|>abuse<> <|877||877|||877|>me<>, you <|878||878|||878|>are<> <|879||879|||879|>injuring<> <|880||880|||880|>an<> <|881||881|||881|>innocent<> <|882||882|||882|>man<>." The <|883||883|||883|>mob<> <|884||884|||884|>then<> <|885||885|||885|>daubed<> <|886||886|||886|>Edward<> <|887||887|||887|>and<> <|888||888|||888|>Charles<> <|889||889|||889|>from<> <|890||890|||890|>head<> to <|891||891|||891|>foot<> <|892||892|||892|>with<> <|893||893|||893|>hot<> tar <|894||894|||894|>containing<> <|895||895|||895|>pearl<> ash, <|896||896|||896|>a<> <|897||897|||897|>flesh<>-<|898||898|||898|>eating<> <|899||899|||899|>acid<>, <|900||900|||900|>and<> <|901||901|||901|>then<> they <|902||902|||902|>threw<> <|903||903|||903|>feathers<> <|904||904|||904|>that<> <|905||905|||905|>stuck<> to the burning tar. 19
Años más <|913||913|||913|>tarde<>, el <|906||906|||906|>profeta<> <|907||907|||907|>José<> <|908||908|||908|>Smith<> <|909||909|||909|>describió<> la <|911||911|||911|>muerte<> de <|910||910|||910|>Edward<>, a la edad de 46 <|912||912|||912|>años<>, con <|914||914|||914|>estas<> <|915||915|||915|>palabras<>: "<|916||916|||916|>Perdió<> la <|917||917|||917|>vida<> <|918||918|||918|>en<> las <|920||920|||920|>persecuciones<> de <|919||919|||919|>Misuri<>, <|921||921|||921|>y<> su <|924||924|||924|>sangre<>, junto con la <|923||923|||923|>de<> otros, <|922||922|||922|>será<> <|925||925|||925|>demandada<> de las <|927||927|||927|>manos<> de <|926||926|||926|>sus<> enemigos" 20 . <|928||928|||928|>Edward<> <|929||929|||929|>Partridge<> <|930||930|||930|>dejó<> <|931||931|||931|>un<> <|932||932|||932|>legado<> <|933||933|||933|>que<> <|934||934|||934|>perdura<> <|935||935|||935|>en<> <|936||936|||936|>una<> <|937||937|||937|>numerosa<> <|938||938|||938|>y<> <|939||939|||939|>recta<> <|940||940|||940|>posteridad<>.
The <|906||906|||906|>Prophet<> <|907||907|||907|>Joseph<> <|908||908|||908|>Smith<> <|909||909|||909|>characterized<> <|910||910|||910|>Edward<>'s <|911||911|||911|>death<> a few <|912||912|||912|>years<> <|913||913|||913|>later<> at age 46 in <|914||914|||914|>these<> <|915||915|||915|>words<>: "He <|916||916|||916|>lost<> his <|917||917|||917|>life<> <|918||918|||918|>in<> consequence of the <|919||919|||919|>Missouri<> <|920||920|||920|>persecutions<>, <|921||921|||921|>and<> he is <|922||922|||922|>one<> <|923||923|||923|>of<> that number whose <|924||924|||924|>blood<> will be <|925||925|||925|>required<> at <|926||926|||926|>their<> <|927||927|||927|>hands<>." 20 <|928||928|||928|>Edward<> <|929||929|||929|>Partridge<> <|930||930|||930|>left<> <|931||931|||931|>a<> <|932||932|||932|>legacy<> <|933||933|||933|>that<> <|934||934|||934|>lives<> on <|935||935|||935|>in<> <|936||936|||936|>a<> <|937||937|||937|>large<> <|938||938|||938|>and<> <|939||939|||939|>righteous<> <|940||940|||940|>posterity<>.
Sin <|944||944|||944|>embargo<>, a la <|941||941|||941|>mayoría<> <|942||942|||942|>de<> <|943||943|||943|>nosotros<> <|946||946|||946|>no<> se nos <|945||945|||945|>requiere<> <|947||947|||947|>morir<> <|948||948|||948|>por<> la <|949||949|||949|>Iglesia<>, <|950||950|||950|>sino<> <|951||951|||951|>vivir<> <|952||952|||952|>por<> <|953||953|||953|>ella<>. Para <|954||954|||954|>muchos<>, llevar <|958||958|||958|>cada<> <|959||959|||959|>día<> <|956||956|||956|>una<> <|955||955|||955|>vida<> <|957||957|||957|>cristiana<> puede llegar a <|960||960|||960|>ser<> <|961||961|||961|>más<> <|962||962|||962|>difícil<> <|963||963|||963|>que<> entregar la <|964||964|||964|>vida<>. <|966||966|||966|>Durante<> la <|967||967|||967|>guerra<> <|965||965|||965|>aprendí<> <|968||968|||968|>que<> <|969||969|||969|>muchos<> <|970||970|||970|>hombres<> <|971||971|||971|>eran<> <|972||972|||972|>capaces<> <|973||973|||973|>de<> <|974||974|||974|>grandes<> <|975||975|||975|>actos<> <|976||976|||976|>de<> <|977||977|||977|>desinterés<>, <|978||978|||978|>heroísmo<> <|979||979|||979|>y<> <|980||980|||980|>nobleza<> <|981||981|||981|>sin<> <|982||982|||982|>importarles<> su <|983||983|||983|>vida<>. <|984||984|||984|>Pero<> al <|985||985|||985|>término<> de la guerra, <|986||986|||986|>y<> tras haber <|987||987|||987|>regresado<> a <|988||988|||988|>casa<>, <|989||989|||989|>no<> eran capaces de <|990||990|||990|>soportar<> las <|992||992|||992|>cargas<> <|993||993|||993|>de<> la <|994||994|||994|>vida<> <|991||991|||991|>cotidiana<> <|995||995|||995|>y<> se <|996||996|||996|>convirtieron<> en <|997||997|||997|>esclavos<> del <|998||998|||998|>tabaco<>, el <|999||999|||999|>alcohol<>, las <|1000||1000|||1000|>drogas<> <|1001||1001|||1001|>y<> la <|1002||1002|||1002|>inmoralidad<>, lo <|1003||1003|||1003|>que<> al <|1004||1004|||1004|>final<> <|1006||1006|||1006|>los<> <|1005||1005|||1005|>llevó<> a <|1007||1007|||1007|>perder<> la <|1008||1008|||1008|>vida<>.
For <|941||941|||941|>most<> <|942||942|||942|>of<> <|943||943|||943|>us<>, <|944||944|||944|>however<>, what is <|945||945|||945|>required<> is <|946||946|||946|>not<> to <|947||947|||947|>die<> <|948||948|||948|>for<> the <|949||949|||949|>Church<> <|950||950|||950|>but<> to <|951||951|||951|>live<> <|952||952|||952|>for<> <|953||953|||953|>it<>. For <|954||954|||954|>many<>, <|955||955|||955|>living<> <|956||956|||956|>a<> <|957||957|||957|>Christlike<> life <|958||958|||958|>every<> <|959||959|||959|>day<> may <|960||960|||960|>be<> even <|961||961|||961|>more<> <|962||962|||962|>difficult<> <|963||963|||963|>than<> laying down one's <|964||964|||964|>life<>. I <|965||965|||965|>learned<> <|966||966|||966|>during<> a time of <|967||967|||967|>war<> <|968||968|||968|>that<> <|969||969|||969|>many<> <|970||970|||970|>men<> <|971||971|||971|>were<> <|972||972|||972|>capable<> <|973||973|||973|>of<> <|974||974|||974|>great<> <|975||975|||975|>acts<> <|976||976|||976|>of<> <|977||977|||977|>selflessness<>, <|978||978|||978|>heroism<>, <|979||979|||979|>and<> <|980||980|||980|>nobility<> <|981||981|||981|>without<> <|982||982|||982|>regard<> to <|983||983|||983|>life<>. <|984||984|||984|>But<> when the war was <|985||985|||985|>over<> <|986||986|||986|>and<> they <|987||987|||987|>came<> <|988||988|||988|>home<>, they could <|989||989|||989|>not<> <|990||990|||990|>bear<> up under the <|991||991|||991|>ordinary<> daily <|992||992|||992|>burdens<> <|993||993|||993|>of<> <|994||994|||994|>living<> <|995||995|||995|>and<> <|996||996|||996|>became<> <|997||997|||997|>enslaved<> by <|998||998|||998|>tobacco<>, <|999||999|||999|>alcohol<>, <|1000||1000|||1000|>drugs<>, <|1001||1001|||1001|>and<> <|1002||1002|||1002|>debauchery<>, <|1003||1003|||1003|>which<> in the <|1004||1004|||1004|>end<> <|1005||1005|||1005|>caused<> <|1006||1006|||1006|>them<> to <|1007||1007|||1007|>forfeit<> their <|1008||1008|||1008|>lives<>.
<|1009||1009|||1009|>Algunos<> <|1010||1010|||1010|>pueden<> <|1011||1011|||1011|>decir<>: "<|1012||1012|||1012|>Soy<> <|1013||1013|||1013|>una<> <|1015||1015|||1015|>persona<> <|1014||1014|||1014|>sencilla<>, desconocida y poco importante. <|1016||1016|||1016|>Soy<> <|1017||1017|||1017|>nuevo<> <|1018||1018|||1018|>en<> la <|1019||1019|||1019|>Iglesia<> y <|1020||1020|||1020|>mis<> <|1021||1021|||1021|>talentos<> <|1022||1022|||1022|>y<> <|1023||1023|||1023|>habilidades<> <|1024||1024|||1024|>son<> <|1025||1025|||1025|>limitados<>. Hay <|1027||1027|||1027|>poco<> que pueda <|1026||1026|||1026|>aportar<>". <|1028||1028|||1028|>O<> tal vez <|1029||1029|||1029|>digan<>: "<|1030||1030|||1030|>Soy<> muy <|1031||1031|||1031|>viejo<> <|1032||1032|||1032|>para<> <|1033||1033|||1033|>cambiar<>. <|1035||1035|||1035|>Ya<> <|1034||1034|||1034|>he<> <|1036||1036|||1036|>vivido<> la <|1037||1037|||1037|>vida<>. ¿Por qué <|1038||1038|||1038|>debería<> <|1039||1039|||1039|>hacerlo<>?". <|1041||1041|||1041|>Nunca<> <|1040||1040|||1040|>es<> <|1042||1042|||1042|>demasiado<> <|1043||1043|||1043|>tarde<> <|1044||1044|||1044|>para<> <|1045||1045|||1045|>cambiar<>. El <|1046||1046|||1046|>discipulado<> <|1047||1047|||1047|>no<> significa <|1048||1048|||1048|>cargos<> <|1049||1049|||1049|>importantes<>, <|1050||1050|||1050|>riqueza<> ni un <|1052||1052|||1052|>conocimiento<> <|1051||1051|||1051|>avanzado<>. Los <|1053||1053|||1053|>discípulos<> <|1054||1054|||1054|>de<> <|1055||1055|||1055|>Jesús<> <|1056||1056|||1056|>procedían<> <|1057||1057|||1057|>de<> orígenes muy <|1058||1058|||1058|>variados<>. Sin <|1059||1059|||1059|>embargo<>, el <|1060||1060|||1060|>discipulado<> sí <|1061||1061|||1061|>requiere<> que <|1062||1062|||1062|>erradiquemos<> la <|1063||1063|||1063|>transgresión<> <|1064||1064|||1064|>y<> <|1065||1065|||1065|>disfrutemos<> de lo <|1066||1066|||1066|>que<> el <|1067||1067|||1067|>presidente<> <|1068||1068|||1068|>Spencer<> <|1069||1069|||1069|>W<>. <|1070||1070|||1070|>Kimball<> <|1071||1071|||1071|>llamó<> "el <|1072||1072|||1072|>milagro<> del <|1073||1073|||1073|>perdón<>" 21 . <|1074||1074|||1074|>Eso<> <|1076||1076|||1076|>sólo<> se <|1075||1075|||1075|>obtiene<> por <|1077||1077|||1077|>medio<> del <|1078||1078|||1078|>arrepentimiento<>, por el <|1079||1079|||1079|>cual<> <|1080||1080|||1080|>abandonamos<> el <|1081||1081|||1081|>pecado<> <|1082||1082|||1082|>y<> <|1083||1083|||1083|>decidimos<> <|1084||1084|||1084|>cada<> <|1085||1085|||1085|>día<> <|1086||1086|||1086|>ser<> <|1087||1087|||1087|>seguidores<> <|1088||1088|||1088|>de<> la <|1089||1089|||1089|>verdad<> <|1090||1090|||1090|>y<> la <|1091||1091|||1091|>rectitud<>. <|1092||1092|||1092|>Jesús<> <|1093||1093|||1093|>enseñó<>: "¿<|1094||1094|||1094|>Qué<> <|1095||1095|||1095|>clase<> <|1096||1096|||1096|>de<> <|1097||1097|||1097|>hombres<> <|1098||1098|||1098|>habéis<> de <|1099||1099|||1099|>ser<>? En verdad os <|1100||1100|||1100|>digo<>, <|1101||1101|||1101|>aun<> <|1102||1102|||1102|>como<> <|1103||1103|||1103|>yo<> <|1104||1104|||1104|>soy<>" 22 .
<|1009||1009|||1009|>Some<> <|1010||1010|||1010|>may<> <|1011||1011|||1011|>say<>: "I <|1012||1012|||1012|>am<> <|1013||1013|||1013|>a<> <|1014||1014|||1014|>simple<> <|1015||1015|||1015|>person<>. I have no stature or position. I <|1016||1016|||1016|>am<> <|1017||1017|||1017|>new<> <|1018||1018|||1018|>in<> the <|1019||1019|||1019|>Church<>. <|1020||1020|||1020|>My<> <|1021||1021|||1021|>talents<> <|1022||1022|||1022|>and<> <|1023||1023|||1023|>abilities<> <|1024||1024|||1024|>are<> <|1025||1025|||1025|>limited<>. My <|1026||1026|||1026|>contribution<> is <|1027||1027|||1027|>little<>." <|1028||1028|||1028|>Or<> they may <|1029||1029|||1029|>say<>: "I <|1030||1030|||1030|>am<> too <|1031||1031|||1031|>old<> <|1032||1032|||1032|>to<> <|1033||1033|||1033|>change<>. I <|1034||1034|||1034|>have<> <|1035||1035|||1035|>already<> <|1036||1036|||1036|>lived<> my <|1037||1037|||1037|>life<>. Why <|1038||1038|||1038|>should<> I <|1039||1039|||1039|>try<>?" It <|1040||1040|||1040|>is<> <|1041||1041|||1041|>never<> <|1042||1042|||1042|>too<> <|1043||1043|||1043|>late<> <|1044||1044|||1044|>to<> <|1045||1045|||1045|>change<>. <|1046||1046|||1046|>Discipleship<> does <|1047||1047|||1047|>not<> come from <|1048||1048|||1048|>positions<> of <|1049||1049|||1049|>prominence<>, <|1050||1050|||1050|>wealth<>, or <|1051||1051|||1051|>advanced<> <|1052||1052|||1052|>learning<>. The <|1053||1053|||1053|>disciples<> <|1054||1054|||1054|>of<> <|1055||1055|||1055|>Jesus<> <|1056||1056|||1056|>came<> <|1057||1057|||1057|>from<> <|1058||1058|||1058|>all<> walks of life. <|1059||1059|||1059|>However<>, <|1060||1060|||1060|>discipleship<> does <|1061||1061|||1061|>require<> us to <|1062||1062|||1062|>forsake<> evil <|1063||1063|||1063|>transgression<> <|1064||1064|||1064|>and<> <|1065||1065|||1065|>enjoy<> <|1066||1066|||1066|>what<> <|1067||1067|||1067|>President<> <|1068||1068|||1068|>Spencer<> <|1069||1069|||1069|>W<>. <|1070||1070|||1070|>Kimball<> has <|1071||1071|||1071|>called<> "the <|1072||1072|||1072|>miracle<> of <|1073||1073|||1073|>forgiveness<>." 21 <|1074||1074|||1074|>This<> can <|1075||1075|||1075|>come<> <|1076||1076|||1076|>only<> <|1077||1077|||1077|>through<> <|1078||1078|||1078|>repentance<>, <|1079||1079|||1079|>which<> means that we <|1080||1080|||1080|>forsake<> <|1081||1081|||1081|>sin<> <|1082||1082|||1082|>and<> <|1083||1083|||1083|>resolve<> <|1084||1084|||1084|>each<> <|1085||1085|||1085|>day<> to <|1086||1086|||1086|>be<> <|1087||1087|||1087|>followers<> <|1088||1088|||1088|>of<> <|1089||1089|||1089|>truth<> <|1090||1090|||1090|>and<> <|1091||1091|||1091|>righteousness<>. As <|1092||1092|||1092|>Jesus<> <|1093||1093|||1093|>taught<>, "<|1094||1094|||1094|>What<> <|1095||1095|||1095|>manner<> <|1096||1096|||1096|>of<> <|1097||1097|||1097|>men<> <|1098||1098|||1098|>ought<> ye to <|1099||1099|||1099|>be<>? Verily I <|1100||1100|||1100|>say<> unto you, <|1101||1101|||1101|>even<> <|1102||1102|||1102|>as<> <|1103||1103|||1103|>I<> <|1104||1104|||1104|>am<>." 22
<|1105||1105|||1105|>Muchos<> <|1106||1106|||1106|>creen<> <|1107||1107|||1107|>que<> el <|1108||1108|||1108|>precio<> del <|1109||1109|||1109|>discipulado<> <|1110||1110|||1110|>es<> <|1111||1111|||1111|>demasiado<> <|1112||1112|||1112|>alto<> <|1113||1113|||1113|>y<> <|1114||1114|||1114|>gravoso<>. <|1115||1115|||1115|>Para<> <|1116||1116|||1116|>algunos<> <|1117||1117|||1117|>significa<> renunciar a <|1118||1118|||1118|>demasiado<>, <|1119||1119|||1119|>pero<> la <|1120||1120|||1120|>cruz<> <|1122||1122|||1122|>no<> siempre <|1121||1121|||1121|>es<> tan <|1123||1123|||1123|>pesada<> como <|1124||1124|||1124|>parece<>. Por <|1125||1125|||1125|>medio<> de la <|1126||1126|||1126|>obediencia<> <|1127||1127|||1127|>desarrollamos<> <|1128||1128|||1128|>más<> <|1129||1129|||1129|>fuerza<> <|1130||1130|||1130|>para<> <|1131||1131|||1131|>llevarla<>.
<|1105||1105|||1105|>Many<> <|1106||1106|||1106|>think<> <|1107||1107|||1107|>that<> the <|1108||1108|||1108|>price<> of <|1109||1109|||1109|>discipleship<> <|1110||1110|||1110|>is<> <|1111||1111|||1111|>too<> <|1112||1112|||1112|>costly<> <|1113||1113|||1113|>and<> too <|1114||1114|||1114|>burdensome<>. <|1115||1115|||1115|>For<> <|1116||1116|||1116|>some<>, it <|1117||1117|||1117|>involves<> giving up <|1118||1118|||1118|>too<> much. <|1119||1119|||1119|>But<> the <|1120||1120|||1120|>cross<> <|1121||1121|||1121|>is<> <|1122||1122|||1122|>not<> as <|1123||1123|||1123|>heavy<> as it <|1124||1124|||1124|>appears<> to be. <|1125||1125|||1125|>Through<> <|1126||1126|||1126|>obedience<> we <|1127||1127|||1127|>acquire<> much <|1128||1128|||1128|>greater<> <|1129||1129|||1129|>strength<> <|1130||1130|||1130|>to<> <|1131||1131|||1131|>carry<> it.
"<|1132||1132|||1132|>Venid<> a <|1133||1133|||1133|>mí<> <|1134||1134|||1134|>todos<> los <|1135||1135|||1135|>que<> <|1137||1137|||1137|>estáis<> trabajados <|1136||1136|||1136|>y<> <|1138||1138|||1138|>cargados<>, <|1139||1139|||1139|>y<> <|1140||1140|||1140|>yo<> os <|1141||1141|||1141|>haré<> <|1142||1142|||1142|>descansar<>.
"<|1132||1132|||1132|>Come<> unto <|1133||1133|||1133|>me<>, <|1134||1134|||1134|>all<> ye <|1135||1135|||1135|>that<> labour <|1136||1136|||1136|>and<> <|1137||1137|||1137|>are<> heavy <|1138||1138|||1138|>laden<>, <|1139||1139|||1139|>and<> <|1140||1140|||1140|>I<> will <|1141||1141|||1141|>give<> you <|1142||1142|||1142|>rest<>.
Our <|1173||1173|||1173|>true<> claim <|1174||1174|||1174|>as<> <|1175||1175|||1175|>disciples<> comes when we <|1176||1176|||1176|>can<> <|1177||1177|||1177|>say<> <|1178||1178|||1178|>with<> <|1179||1179|||1179|>certainty<> <|1180||1180|||1180|>that<> <|1181||1181|||1181|>His<> <|1182||1182|||1182|>ways<> have become <|1183||1183|||1183|>our<> <|1184||1184|||1184|>ways<>.
Las <|1185||1185|||1185|>bendiciones<> del <|1186||1186|||1186|>discipulado<> <|1187||1187|||1187|>están<> al alcance de <|1188||1188|||1188|>todo<> el <|1189||1189|||1189|>que<> <|1190||1190|||1190|>esté<> <|1191||1191|||1191|>dispuesto<> a <|1192||1192|||1192|>pagar<> el <|1193||1193|||1193|>precio<>. El <|1194||1194|||1194|>discipulado<> da <|1195||1195|||1195|>sentido<> a <|1196||1196|||1196|>nuestra<> <|1197||1197|||1197|>vida<> para <|1198||1198|||1198|>que<>, en <|1216||1216|||1216|>vez<> de <|1199||1199|||1199|>vagar<> sin rumbo, <|1200||1200|||1200|>caminemos<> con firmeza <|1201||1201|||1201|>por<> el <|1205||1205|||1205|>sendero<> <|1202||1202|||1202|>estrecho<> <|1203||1203|||1203|>y<> <|1204||1204|||1204|>angosto<> <|1206||1206|||1206|>que<> <|1208||1208|||1208|>nos<> <|1207||1207|||1207|>lleva<> de regreso a <|1209||1209|||1209|>nuestro<> <|1211||1211|||1211|>Padre<> <|1210||1210|||1210|>Celestial<>. El <|1212||1212|||1212|>discipulado<> <|1214||1214|||1214|>nos<> <|1213||1213|||1213|>brinda<> <|1215||1215|||1215|>consuelo<>, <|1218||1218|||1218|>paz<> <|1217||1217|||1217|>de<> <|1219||1219|||1219|>conciencia<> <|1220||1220|||1220|>y<> <|1221||1221|||1221|>gozo<> al <|1222||1222|||1222|>servir<>, lo <|1223||1223|||1223|>cual<> <|1225||1225|||1225|>nos<> <|1224||1224|||1224|>ayuda<> a <|1226||1226|||1226|>ser<> <|1227||1227|||1227|>más<> <|1228||1228|||1228|>como<> <|1229||1229|||1229|>Jesús<>.
The <|1185||1185|||1185|>blessings<> of <|1186||1186|||1186|>discipleship<> <|1187||1187|||1187|>are<> readily available to <|1188||1188|||1188|>all<> <|1189||1189|||1189|>who<> <|1190||1190|||1190|>are<> <|1191||1191|||1191|>willing<> to <|1192||1192|||1192|>pay<> the <|1193||1193|||1193|>price<>. <|1194||1194|||1194|>Discipleship<> brings <|1195||1195|||1195|>purpose<> to <|1196||1196|||1196|>our<> <|1197||1197|||1197|>lives<> so <|1198||1198|||1198|>that<> rather than <|1199||1199|||1199|>wandering<> aimlessly, we <|1200||1200|||1200|>walk<> steadily <|1201||1201|||1201|>on<> that <|1202||1202|||1202|>strait<> <|1203||1203|||1203|>and<> <|1204||1204|||1204|>narrow<> <|1205||1205|||1205|>way<> <|1206||1206|||1206|>that<> <|1207||1207|||1207|>leads<> <|1208||1208|||1208|>us<> back to <|1209||1209|||1209|>our<> <|1210||1210|||1210|>Heavenly<> <|1211||1211|||1211|>Father<>. <|1212||1212|||1212|>Discipleship<> <|1213||1213|||1213|>brings<> <|1214||1214|||1214|>us<> <|1215||1215|||1215|>comfort<> in <|1216||1216|||1216|>times<> <|1217||1217|||1217|>of<> sorrow, <|1218||1218|||1218|>peace<> of <|1219||1219|||1219|>conscience<>, <|1220||1220|||1220|>and<> <|1221||1221|||1221|>joy<> in <|1222||1222|||1222|>service<>?all of <|1223||1223|||1223|>which<> <|1224||1224|||1224|>help<> <|1225||1225|||1225|>us<> to <|1226||1226|||1226|>be<> <|1227||1227|||1227|>more<> <|1228||1228|||1228|>like<> <|1229||1229|||1229|>Jesus<>.
Gracias al <|1230||1230|||1230|>discipulado<> del <|1231||1231|||1231|>Salvador<> <|1232||1232|||1232|>llegamos<> a <|1233||1233|||1233|>comprender<> <|1234||1234|||1234|>y<> a <|1235||1235|||1235|>creer<>, <|1236||1236|||1236|>en<> <|1237||1237|||1237|>nuestra<> <|1240||1240|||1240|>mente<> <|1239||1239|||1239|>y<> en <|1252||1252|||1252|>nuestro<> <|1238||1238|||1238|>corazón<>, los <|1242||1242|||1242|>principios<> <|1243||1243|||1243|>y<> las <|1244||1244|||1244|>ordenanzas<> <|1241||1241|||1241|>salvadoras<> <|1245||1245|||1245|>de<> La <|1246||1246|||1246|>Iglesia<> <|1247||1247|||1247|>de<> <|1248||1248|||1248|>Jesucristo<> <|1249||1249|||1249|>de<> los <|1251||1251|||1251|>Santos<> de los <|1250||1250|||1250|>Últimos<> Días. Gracias al <|1253||1253|||1253|>discipulado<> <|1254||1254|||1254|>llegamos<> a <|1255||1255|||1255|>apreciar<> la <|1256||1256|||1256|>profunda<> <|1257||1257|||1257|>misión<> del <|1258||1258|||1258|>profeta<> <|1259||1259|||1259|>José<> <|1260||1260|||1260|>Smith<>, <|1262||1262|||1262|>quien<> <|1261||1261|||1261|>restauró<> dichos <|1263||1263|||1263|>principios<> <|1264||1264|||1264|>en<> <|1265||1265|||1265|>nuestra<> <|1266||1266|||1266|>época<>. Nos <|1267||1267|||1267|>regocija<> <|1268||1268|||1268|>que<> las <|1269||1269|||1269|>llaves<> del <|1270||1270|||1270|>sacerdocio<> <|1271||1271|||1271|>y<> <|1272||1272|||1272|>su<> <|1273||1273|||1273|>autoridad<> <|1274||1274|||1274|>hayan<> <|1275||1275|||1275|>pasado<> <|1276||1276|||1276|>por<> todos los <|1277||1277|||1277|>Presidentes<> <|1278||1278|||1278|>de<> la <|1279||1279|||1279|>Iglesia<>, <|1280||1280|||1280|>desde<> el <|1281||1281|||1281|>profeta<> <|1282||1282|||1282|>José<> <|1283||1283|||1283|>Smith<> <|1303||1303|||1303|>hasta<> <|1284||1284|||1284|>nuestro<> <|1285||1285|||1285|>profeta<> actual, el <|1286||1286|||1286|>presidente<> <|1287||1287|||1287|>Gordon<> B. <|1288||1288|||1288|>Hinckley<>.
<|1292||1292|||1292|>Estamos<> <|1289||1289|||1289|>agradecidos<> porque como <|1290||1290|||1290|>discípulos<> del <|1291||1291|||1291|>Salvador<> <|1293||1293|||1293|>disfrutamos<> <|1298||1298|||1298|>con<> <|1299||1299|||1299|>alegría<>, <|1300||1300|||1300|>felicidad<> <|1301||1301|||1301|>y<> <|1302||1302|||1302|>plenitud<> de <|1294||1294|||1294|>Su<> <|1295||1295|||1295|>promesa<> de "paz en <|1296||1296|||1296|>este<> <|1297||1297|||1297|>mundo<>" 24 . Gracias a <|1304||1304|||1304|>nuestro<> <|1305||1305|||1305|>discipulado<> podemos <|1306||1306|||1306|>recibir<> la <|1308||1308|||1308|>fortaleza<> <|1307||1307|||1307|>espiritual<> <|1309||1309|||1309|>que<> <|1310||1310|||1310|>necesitamos<> <|1311||1311|||1311|>para<> <|1312||1312|||1312|>enfrentar<> los <|1313||1313|||1313|>retos<> <|1314||1314|||1314|>de<> la <|1315||1315|||1315|>vida<>.
Through <|1230||1230|||1230|>discipleship<> of the <|1231||1231|||1231|>Savior<>, we <|1232||1232|||1232|>come<> to <|1233||1233|||1233|>know<> <|1234||1234|||1234|>and<> <|1235||1235|||1235|>believe<> <|1236||1236|||1236|>in<> <|1237||1237|||1237|>our<> <|1238||1238|||1238|>hearts<> <|1239||1239|||1239|>and<> <|1240||1240|||1240|>minds<> the <|1241||1241|||1241|>saving<> <|1242||1242|||1242|>principles<> <|1243||1243|||1243|>and<> <|1244||1244|||1244|>ordinances<> <|1245||1245|||1245|>of<> The <|1246||1246|||1246|>Church<> <|1247||1247|||1247|>of<> Jesus <|1248||1248|||1248|>Christ<> <|1249||1249|||1249|>of<> <|1250||1250|||1250|>Latter<>-day <|1251||1251|||1251|>Saints<>. Through <|1252||1252|||1252|>our<> <|1253||1253|||1253|>discipleship<>, we <|1254||1254|||1254|>come<> to <|1255||1255|||1255|>appreciate<> the <|1256||1256|||1256|>profound<> <|1257||1257|||1257|>mission<> of the <|1258||1258|||1258|>Prophet<> <|1259||1259|||1259|>Joseph<> <|1260||1260|||1260|>Smith<> in <|1261||1261|||1261|>restoring<> <|1262||1262|||1262|>those<> saving <|1263||1263|||1263|>principles<> <|1264||1264|||1264|>in<> <|1265||1265|||1265|>our<> <|1266||1266|||1266|>time<>. We <|1267||1267|||1267|>rejoice<> <|1268||1268|||1268|>that<> the <|1269||1269|||1269|>keys<> of the <|1270||1270|||1270|>priesthood<> <|1271||1271|||1271|>and<> <|1272||1272|||1272|>its<> <|1273||1273|||1273|>authority<> <|1274||1274|||1274|>have<> been <|1275||1275|||1275|>passed<> down <|1276||1276|||1276|>through<> the <|1277||1277|||1277|>Presidents<> <|1278||1278|||1278|>of<> the <|1279||1279|||1279|>Church<>, <|1280||1280|||1280|>from<> the <|1281||1281|||1281|>Prophet<> <|1282||1282|||1282|>Joseph<> <|1283||1283|||1283|>Smith<> to our <|1284||1284|||1284|>present<> <|1285||1285|||1285|>prophet<>, <|1286||1286|||1286|>President<> <|1287||1287|||1287|>Gordon<> B. <|1288||1288|||1288|>Hinckley<>.
We are <|1289||1289|||1289|>grateful<> that in our <|1290||1290|||1290|>discipleship<> of the <|1291||1291|||1291|>Savior<> we <|1292||1292|||1292|>come<> to <|1293||1293|||1293|>enjoy<> <|1294||1294|||1294|>His<> <|1295||1295|||1295|>promise<> of "peace in <|1296||1296|||1296|>this<> <|1297||1297|||1297|>world<>," 24 <|1298||1298|||1298|>with<> <|1299||1299|||1299|>contentment<>, <|1300||1300|||1300|>happiness<>, <|1301||1301|||1301|>and<> <|1302||1302|||1302|>fulfillment<>. <|1303||1303|||1303|>Through<> <|1304||1304|||1304|>our<> <|1305||1305|||1305|>discipleship<>, we are able to <|1306||1306|||1306|>receive<> the <|1307||1307|||1307|>spiritual<> <|1308||1308|||1308|>strength<> <|1309||1309|||1309|>that<> we <|1310||1310|||1310|>need<> <|1311||1311|||1311|>to<> <|1312||1312|||1312|>deal<> with the <|1313||1313|||1313|>challenges<> <|1314||1314|||1314|>of<> <|1315||1315|||1315|>life<>.
<|1316||1316|||1316|>Una<> <|1317||1317|||1317|>de<> las <|1318||1318|||1318|>mayores<> <|1319||1319|||1319|>bendiciones<> <|1320||1320|||1320|>de<> la <|1321||1321|||1321|>vida<> <|1322||1322|||1322|>y<> de la <|1323||1323|||1323|>eternidad<> <|1324||1324|||1324|>es<> <|1325||1325|||1325|>ser<> <|1326||1326|||1326|>contado<> <|1327||1327|||1327|>como<> <|1328||1328|||1328|>uno<> <|1329||1329|||1329|>de<> los <|1330||1330|||1330|>devotos<> <|1331||1331|||1331|>discípulos<> del <|1332||1332|||1332|>Señor<> <|1333||1333|||1333|>Jesucristo<>. <|1334||1334|||1334|>Tengo<> <|1335||1335|||1335|>un<> <|1336||1336|||1336|>profundo<> <|1337||1337|||1337|>testimonio<> <|1338||1338|||1338|>de<> <|1339||1339|||1339|>esa<> <|1340||1340|||1340|>verdad<>, de la <|1341||1341|||1341|>cual<> <|1342||1342|||1342|>testifico<> <|1343||1343|||1343|>en<> el <|1344||1344|||1344|>nombre<> <|1345||1345|||1345|>de<> <|1346||1346|||1346|>Jesucristo<>. <|1347||1347|||1347|>Amén<>.
<|1316||1316|||1316|>One<> <|1317||1317|||1317|>of<> the <|1318||1318|||1318|>greatest<> <|1319||1319|||1319|>blessings<> <|1320||1320|||1320|>of<> <|1321||1321|||1321|>life<> <|1322||1322|||1322|>and<> <|1323||1323|||1323|>eternity<> <|1324||1324|||1324|>is<> to <|1325||1325|||1325|>be<> <|1326||1326|||1326|>counted<> <|1327||1327|||1327|>as<> <|1328||1328|||1328|>one<> <|1329||1329|||1329|>of<> the <|1330||1330|||1330|>devoted<> <|1331||1331|||1331|>disciples<> of the <|1332||1332|||1332|>Lord<> Jesus <|1333||1333|||1333|>Christ<>. I <|1334||1334|||1334|>have<> <|1335||1335|||1335|>a<> <|1336||1336|||1336|>profound<> <|1337||1337|||1337|>testimony<> <|1338||1338|||1338|>of<> <|1339||1339|||1339|>this<> <|1340||1340|||1340|>truth<>, to <|1341||1341|||1341|>which<> I bear <|1342||1342|||1342|>witness<>, <|1343||1343|||1343|>in<> the <|1344||1344|||1344|>name<> <|1345||1345|||1345|>of<> Jesus <|1346||1346|||1346|>Christ<>, <|1347||1347|||1347|>amen<>.
5. "<|1356||1356|||1356|>Yo<> <|1357||1357|||1357|>trato<> de <|1358||1358|||1358|>ser<> <|1359||1359|||1359|>como<> Cristo", <|1361||1361|||1361|>Canciones<> para los <|1360||1360|||1360|>niños<>, págs. 40-41.
5. "<|1356||1356|||1356|>I<>'m <|1357||1357|||1357|>Trying<> to <|1358||1358|||1358|>Be<> <|1359||1359|||1359|>like<> Jesus," <|1360||1360|||1360|>Children<>'s <|1361||1361|||1361|>Songbook<>, 78-79.
