The Worth of Every Soul is Great in the Eyes of God . . .

My Dear Brethren in the Lord,

Many are called, but few are chosen. Why are they not chosen? Cause they aren't as awesome as this brotherhood. Too bad. Lol! You all know I'm the most humble person any of you have ever seen, right?
Anyway, the real point for the day truely isn't that far off from the first paragraph--okay, well, the first sentence, or so. I gave a lesson in church yesterday, from the Gospel Principles manual. The lesson was on Sacrifice. I firmly believe that I discovered--or was lead to discover--some great things concerning the children of God that surround me, and also many of you.
In the Joseph Smith movie that is about an hour long, at visitors centers, that is pretty new as of a few years ago, there is a part that really did happen historically, which had a deep impression on me, and helped my view of missionary work even more. These people were saying terrible, awful things which Joseph, and many others were chained as prisoners. Eventually, Joseph stood, and rebuked them in the name of Christ. It was the famous one where he says, "Silence! Silence ye fiends of the infernal pit!..." and then it continues. You should read, the whole quote to truely understand, but after he rebukes them, he turns to the men that were imprisoned with him, and says, "The worth of every soul is great in the eyes of God". It stuck with me, and I've tried to remember that when I talk to people on the streets, however, today there is a different lesson to be learned from this, mixed with the lesson on Sacrifice.
The worth of every soul is great in the sight of God. He has a work for each of us. Every one of us has an unimaginable potential, as sons and daughters of the living God. Every one of us has the potential to be a great instrument in the hands of our Father, and the hands of our Savior. And how many of us are living up to the potential, and allowing God to mold us to His desire? I know I am not wholly. Are you? Should we not sacrifice every sin, and lay aside the things of the world which do occupy our attention? Should we not do all things we do because it will bring us closer to God? Which things have real value to us? Which things ought to have real value to us?
I think Captain Moroni set a perfect example for which things should have real value to us. It says, in paraphrase, that they (the Nephites) fought for their God, their wives, their children, their country, and their freedom. As well, I would suppose that you should include all of your loved ones, since many of us do not have wives and children, though some do. Also, many of you are not my family biologically, but you are my brothers and sisters in Christ. That is also worthy of fighting for.
Brethren, this world is at war, though it is not all with the sword. However, the casualties are worse in this war, than they are in a war with weapons. It is not merely the lives of people being lost, but the souls of our brothers and sisters. How great of a work we are involved in, cause we are rescuers of these souls!
Anyway, I do not wish to play preacher, but brethren, let's lay aside the things which ought to be laid aside, and sacrifice the one thing we have to give to the Lord. Only our will is really ours. It is also the hardest thing to do. I have never been good at it, and I can only hope I ever will be. Still, I wonder how many souls we can bring to the Kingdom of God together. I wonder what amazing things God has planned for each of us. I do not see why we cannot be great in the hands of God, like Alma, or the Sons of Mosiah. Let's do this. Love you all! Sorry if you feel preached at, but I love you anyway.
Love, Chris