Weighing the options outside of high school
I thought of a mission or a career path
To bring a scale out... who would I fool?
My eternal future does not require math
Nor would I use sole reasoning to decide
For things of the spirit require confirmation
Prayerfully seeking the Holy Ghost to guide
This is the truest meaning of seeking higher education
If Jesus were just a good man with wonderful advice
Then, any path as a good person would suffice
But He is the Son of God, who laid His life down to submit
To all that is required to provide for us the atonement
A mission field to proclaim His gospel!
I want to be a part of His holy plan
As through the spirit all things are possible
I will prepare to serve and teach who and where I can
[Verse 1] Weighing the options outside of high school I thought of a mission or a career path To bring a scale out... who would I fool? My eternal future does not require math Nor would I use sole reasoning to decide For things of the spirit require confirmation Prayerfully seeking the Holy Ghost to guide This is the truest meaning of seeking higher education [Pre-Chorus] If Jesus were just a good man with wonderful advice Then, any path as a good person would suffice But He is the Son of God, who laid His life down to submit To all that is required to provide for us the atonement [Chorus] I want to be a part of His high and holy plan A mission field, I’ll go where I can As through the spirit all things are possible I will prepare to serve and teach who and where I can (High and holy plan) (Who and where I can) [Verse 2] A mission field to proclaim His gospel! I want to be a part of His high and holy plan As through the spirit all things are possible I will prepare to serve and teach who and where I can [Bridge] Prayerfully seeking the Holy Ghost to guide My choices, my steps, my open hands If Jesus were just a good man with wonderful advice I’d still be searching for a greater plan [Chorus] I want to be a part of His high and holy plan A mission field, I’ll go where I can As through the spirit all things are possible I will prepare to serve and teach who and where I can (High and holy plan) (Who and where I can)
Elder Cook spoke to BYU Idaho students October 25 and shared a personal story. His older brother shared his testimony and reasoning for going on a mission when their father was pressuring him to continue his path for medical school. This was a tough decision, I am sure he did not want to displease his father.
"As we reasoned it out we concluded: If Jesus Christ was a great man but not divine, if the Book of Mormon had wonderful counsel but was not the Word of God, or, if Joseph Smith was a wonderful teacher but not a prophet, then dad was right— one could do more good by going to medical school. But, if Jesus Christ is divine the Son of God and the Savior of the world, if the Book of Mormon is the Word of God, and if Joseph Smith is the prophet of the Restoration, then it would be more important to accept the call and proclaim the gospel."
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