Why do I have To go to Church on Sunday?

I have been thinking about this for a while now, why do I have to go church every Sunday? Does it really matter if I'm there or not? Why so many of the people I know has gone inactive? Why?

After pondering about this, something really hard striked me about our Father in Heaven.

I've heard so many reasons of the "why" someone decided not to go church any more. But one of them that really got me was "I don't need go to church. God don't really care if I'm not there, as long as I keep worshiping from my house, that's all that really matters, because I know He loves me." You know what? There's some truth to that, the part where this person said "I know He loves me" That is true, He loves every single person on this planet. But why would God go through so much... sooo much to have His gospel restored in these latter days, if don't really matter if we are in church or not? Would not be better if He let everything  to be the same from 200 years ago?

You know, ingratitude is one of the number one feelings in this world today. Think of all the things God's chosen have to go through to have this gospel to be restored to this Earth. Look at Joseph Smith, the Pioneers, the Apostles of old... look at our Savior Jesus Christ. If our Father in Heaven don't really care having us on church every sunday, why would He sacrifice His only begotten Son? Why would He allowed such kind man as Joseph Smith, to suffer so much for the church's sake?

And that's how much it matter for all of us to be at church on sundays.

Do we have a testemony of these people who went through severe trials so we could all have what we have now? I do.

It is important that we keep worshiping God from our homes, from our cars, from anywhere, as long we don't lose sight of the importance of the Restoration. This work cost the lives of many, many wonderful people so we could all enjoy the blessings of worshiping God at His house too... every sunday.

He loves us dearly, every single one of us.

Is unbelieveble how so many go inactive for very, very foolish reasons. The church of Christ is not a chuch of the people, but the church of God. The members will never be perfect, but God himself always will.

One time, my Bishop asked the sunday school class this question "why are you guys here today?" after listining to all the anwsers, he said "you're all right. But the number one reason you are all here today is because God has pre-ordeained you, and you all here because of Him."

And he is right!!! That's why I need to be there! I love my God, and not just the people.

I'm very blessed to be part of the restored gospel... WHAT A BLESSING IT HAS BEEN IN MY LIFE!!! I'M TRUELY A HAPPY PERSON!

I'm very blessed to be in a ward full of really wonderful people, who cares about each other, but even though, if that was not case, I would still go, because all that really matters is that matters to God that I am there every sunday.

In the name of Jesus Christ,

Amen.

It really happen... it is true!