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Maseeh mein Abhilaasha Rakho
October 2016


Maseeh mein Abhilaasha Rakho

Hum Maseeh mein abhilaasha rahate hain jab hun vishwaasi hokar aur saaodhaani se sewa karein bina koi shikaayat kare aur khushi bhare hriday se, dil se prathna kare, aur yogyatha se bhaag le.

Mere priye bhaaiyon aur bahanon, aaj main Girjaghar ke jwaan logon jismein humare aschariye prachaarakhein bhi shaamil hain se baatein karna chahata hoon. Sahi mein, bhaaiyon aur bahanon jo abhi bhi jawaan hai ko sunne ke liye amantrith kiya jata hai.

Pichle August 21, ko Pradhaan Russell M. Nelson ne sundar Sapporo Mandir samarpit kiya tha- Japan ka teesra mandir. Sapporo Mandir Dakshin Japan mein Hokkaido naamak sthaan par banaya gaya hai. Utah ki tarah, Hokkaido sakriye, mehanti, purwajon dwara taeyaar hua tha.

1876 mein, ek jaanemaane shikshak Dr William Clark1 namak ko Hokkaido mein aakar shiklaane ke liye amantirith kiya gaya.Wah Japan mein sirf ant mahinon tak raha, parant uuske Isaai kaarye uske jawaan Isaai-dharam na maanewaalon vidhyaartiyon par khatam na hone waala ahesaas choda. Jaane se pahale, usne apne vidhyaartiyon ko ek antim sandesh diya jo ab is samay par bahot hi khaas hai. 2 Usne kaha, “Ladkon, abhilaasha rakho!” — “Maseeh ke liye abhilaasha rakho.” 3 Uska agya “Maseeh ke liye abhilaasha rakho” aaj ke Antim-din Santon ke liye sidhe humesha faeslon ko banane mein madad karega.

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Dr. William Clark

“Maseeh mein abhilaasha” rakhne ke kya matlab hai? Maseeh mein abhilaasha rakhne ka matlab hai Uske kaarye mein prerit, kendirith, aur smarpit rahana. Maseeh mein abhilaasha rakhne ka matlab hai ki hum jannta ki mul ke liye chune gaye hain. Maseeh mein abhilaasha rakhne ka matlab hai ki hum apne wards aur shaakaoun mein vishwaasi hokar aur saaodhaani se sewa karein bina koi shikaayat kare aur khushi bhare hriday se.

Duniyabhar mein humare sewa pradaan karety hue prachaarkon jo Maseeh ke achche abhilaashi hai ke sundar udhaaran hai. Kuch saal pahale, Bahan Yamashita aur maine Japan Nagoya Mission mein saat sewa pradaan kiya tha. Humare prachaarakhein Maseeh mein bahot hi abhilaashi the. Un prachaarakhon mein se ek jawaan ladka Elder Cowan namak tha.

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Elder Cowan Pradhaan aur Bahan Yamashita ke saath

Elder Cowan ke paas dahina paer nahi tha kyunki yuva mein ek saikil ki durghatna hui thi. Mission par kuch saftha baad hi, maine uske saathi se ek fone kol prapt kiya. Elder Cowan ki jodh kar rakhne waali taang dut gaya tha jab wah sykil chala raha tha. Hum use ek achche sudhaar chamta waale ke paas le gaye, aur waha ek akele kamre mein, maine uske paer ko pahali baar dekha. Maine jaana ki usne kitna peeda ko sah hoga. Uska judh kar rakhne waala paer teek ko gaya tha, aur wah apne kendra ko waapis chala gaya.

Phirbhi, haftey bittey gaye, judh kar karkhne waala paer baar baar tutta gaya. Kendra medikil salahakaar ne salaha diya ki Elder Cowan ko waapis ghar bhej diya jaye taaki use dusra mission diya jaye. Maine is salaha ka virodh kiya kyunki Elder Cowan ek mahaan prachaarak tha, aur uske paas ek shaktishaaly ikcha tha Japan mein rahene ka. Dhire se, Elder Cowan apne sharirik chamta ko kho diya. Is ke bawajood, wah barbaraya aur shkaayat nahi kiya.

Dobara, mujhe salaha mili ki Elder Cowan ko us sthaan par sewa pradaan karne ka mauka mile jaha use sykil nahi chalani pade. Maine is stithi par gaor kiya. Maine Elder Cowan aur uske aane waale jiwan ke bare mein socha, aur maine us stithi par prarthna kiya. Maine chaap mehsoos kiya ki, ha, Elder Cowan ko waapis ghar jana chahiye aur dobara niyukti ke liye rukhna chahiye. Maine usko fone kiya aur apne prem aur chinta ko aur use apne faesle ko batlaya. Usne jawaab mein kuch bhi nahi kaha. Maine use sirf fone mein rotey hue sunna. Maine kaha, “Elder Cowan, tumhe mujhe abhi hi jawaab nahi dena hai. Main tumhe kal fone karunga. Kripa mere sifaarish ko sachche prarthna ke saath karna.”

Jab maine use dusre subeh fone kiya, usne mujhe batlaya ki wah meri salaha vinamrata se manega.

Uske saath mere antim vaartalaabh ke dauraan, maine use yah swaal pucha: “Elder Cowan, kya tumne apne mission par jaane ke prachaar fom par ikcha zihir kiya tha ki jaha tumhe sykil na chalani pade?”

Usne kaha, “Ha, Pradhaan maine kiya tha.”

Maine jawaab diya, “Elder Cowan, tumhe Japan Nagoya Mission par niyukti pradaan hui thi jaha tumhe sykil chalana padta. Kya tumne apne stake pradhaan ko yah batlaya tha?”

Main uske jawaab par aschariye mein pad gaya. Usne kaha, “Nahi, maine nahi batlaya. Maine faesla kiya ki agar waha wahi sthaan hai jaha Prabhu mujhe niyukti kiya hai, main gim jaunga aur apne sharir ko sykil chalane ke liye taeyaar karunga.”

Humare jaanch ke ant mein, usne mujh se apne khaon mein asoon bhar kar yah swaal pucha, “Pradhaan Yamashta, main Japan kiyo aya? Main yaha kiyo hoon?

Maine uske bina koi rukaawat ke jawaab diya, “Elder Cowan, main ek kaaran jaanta hoon ki tum yaha aye. Tum yaha mere madad ke liye aye. Maine yah jana hai ki maine bahot hi mahaan veyakti ke saat sewa pradaan kya hai mujhe tumhe jaane ke liye asirwaad prapt hua hau.”

Main Elder Cowan ko uske priye ghar waapis jaane se ko batlane mein khush hoon aur use ek dusra sewa ke liye niyukt kiya gaya jaha use uske istamaal ke liye kaar mila. Main sirf Elder Cowan ke liye khush nahi hoon parantu duniyabhar ke sabhi prachaarakhon ke liye jo bina koi fus-fusaahas ya shikaayat ke sewa kartein hain. Dhanyewaad, elders aur bahnon, tumhare vishwas ke liye, tumhare dhyaan, aur tumhare Maseeh mein shaktishaaly abhilaasha ke liye.

Mormon ki Pustak mein kai kaahaniyon hai ukne bare mein jo Maseeh mein abhilaashi the. Alma the Younger jab ek jawaan ladka tha ne Girjaghar aur uske sadesyon ka bura kiya tha. Baad mein uske hriday mein bahot hi badlaao aya tha aur ek shaktishaaly parchaarak ki tarah sewa kiya tha. Wah Prabhu ki maarg par chala tha, aur usne apne saathiyon ko asirwaad diya tha jab wah unke saath sewa kar raha tha. Prabhu ne use shakti diya tha, aur wah apne musibaton mein safal hua tha.

Alma ne apne putra Helaman ko yah salaha diya:

“Jo koi bhi Parmeshwar mein apna vishwaas dikhlayega, to wah unki sahayeta unki pareshaanion, aur unke dukhon, aur unke kashton mein .   …

“…  Parmeshwar ke aagyaoun ka palan karo. …

“Apne sare karmon mein Prabhu se salaha lo, aur achcha karne ke liye Wah tumhe nirdesh dega.” 4

Humare dusre putra apne yuva mein Girjaghar se dur the. Jab wah 20 ka hua, uske saath ek anubhao hua jisne use uske jiwan ko badal diya. Uske parivaar aur Girjaghar ke sadesyon ke prem, prarthnaon, aur madad ke saath, aur khaaskar Prabhu ke daya aur mahima ke saath, wah Girjaghar waapis aya.

Baad mein use Washington Seattle Mission mein swa karne ki niyukti prapt hui. Usne bahot hi nirasha jhela tha. Pahale teen mahinon ke sabhi raaton ko, wah baatrom mein jaata aur rota. Elder Cowan ki tarah, usne socha ki, “Main yah par kyun hoon?”

Ek saal sewa karne ke baad, humne ek email prapt kiya jo humare prarthna ka jawaab tha. Usne likha: “Abhi main Parmeshwar aur Ishu ke sahi prem ko jaan gaya hoon. Main puraane bhavishyevaktaaoun ki tarah banne ke liye bahot mahUsneenat karunga. Bhale hi main bahot hi mushkilon se guzar raha hoon, main bahot khush hoon. Ishu ki ewa karna sab se achcha karye hai. Yaha par is se aschariye aur kuch bhi nahi hai. Main bahot khush hoon.”

Usne Alma ki tarah mehsoos kiya: “Aur oh, maine kitna adhbhudh anand aur prakaash dekha; ha, jitna atyaadhik peeda meri aatma mein thi utna hi anand meri aatma mein bhar gaya!” 5

Hum apne iwan mein anubhaon se guzar tey hain, parantu agar hum Maseeh mein abhilaasha rakhenge, hum Us par dhyaan dhaal sakenge aur unke saath khush rahenge. Humare Mukhtidata ek Mahaan uddhaaran hai. Usne apne pavitra sewa ko jana tha aur Parmeshwar ke Pita ke saath aagyakaari tha. Yah ek mahaan chunaao hai har saftha Uske mahaan uddhaaran ko yaad karna jab hum prabhubhoj letein hain.

Mere priye bhaaioyn aur bahanon, hum Maseeh ke liye abhilaasha rakhtein hain jab hum vishwaasi ki trah sewa kartein hain, vinamrata se swikaar, anant tak daya kartein, humesha prarthna kartein, aur laayak se letein hain.

Main aasha karta hoon ki hum Maseeh ke liye abhilaasha rakhenge jab hum apne musibaton aur nayaye ko shaanti aur vishwaas se swikaar karenge aur khushi prapt karenge humare banaye hue vaadon mein.

Main gawahi deta hoon ki Prabhu tumhe jaantein hain. Wah tumhare peeda aur chintaaoun ko jaanta hai. Wah tumhare Uski sewa karne ki bakti ki ikchaaoun ko jaanta hai aur, yah, kaarye ko bhi. Wah tum maarg aur asirwaad de jab tum yah karo. Ishu Maseeh ke naam se, amen.

Vivran

  1. William Smith Clark (1826–86) was a professor of chemistry, botany, and zoology and served as a colonel during the American Civil War. He was a leader in agricultural education and president of Massachusetts Agricultural College. (See “William S. Clark,” wikipedia.com.)

  2. Statue located at Sapporo Hitsujigaoka Observation Hill.

  3. William S. Clark, in Ann B. Irish, Hokkaido: A History of Ethnic Transition and Development on Japan’s Northern Island (2009), 156.

  4. Alma 36:3; 37:35, 37.

  5. Alma 36:20.