A Wonderful Celebration
Today is Christmas Day, a day to open presents and remember the gift Christ gave us! Thank you God for sending your Son to be our Savior! It’s no secret that I love Jesus Christ; I celebrate His birth today!
All Things Safely Gathered In
I just watched the Face to Face program with Elder Gerrit W. Gong and absolutely love the new children and youth program in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The Church focuses on the successful achievements of children and youth in four areas (Spiritual, Social, Physical, Intellectual) and encourages them to become their […]
Seeing Miracles in My Life
I totally believe all the words of the prophets in the scriptures. I believe God keeps his promises, no matter how long it takes, and that those promises will be extended to me. I believe the words of the Lord’s servants and strive to obey them. I know that teachings from the scriptures and spiritual […]
Trap of Defeat: Thinking of Myself
Thinking of myself makes me sad but thinking of others changes my focus and makes me happy. What I know is that when I do things for others I feel happy but when I think of myself for some reason I think of what I lack, or what could be better but isn’t, or what […]
Trap of Defeat: Then Don’t
In my heart I know what’s good and what isn’t but even so sometimes I don’t want to do what’s good because I know it’ll be hard. At those times I need a pep talk that pumps me up but instead my mind tells me, “then don’t.” What I’ve learned is that every time I […]
Pain and Joy
“Yea, I say unto you, my son, that there could be nothing so exquisite and so bitter as were my pains. Yea, and again I say unto you, my son, that on the other hand, there can be nothing so exquisite and sweet as was my joy.” -Alma 36:21 I relate to this statement so […]
Music, Good Music
I love good music, it has surrounded me my entire life! Three albums shaped my life as an impressionable young person and I’m forever grateful for them. I’ve always had music in my mind and these albums (made in my youth and young adult years) were the most important music to me back then: First, […]