I love the visual kindness depicted in these words: He is despised and rejected of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief: and we hid as it were our faces from him; he was despised, and we esteemed him not. Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows: yet we did […]
How can the Atonement of Jesus Christ work for me if I act like I’m perfect and like I don’t need His Help? I’m imperfectly flawed and need the do-overs of repentance and the strength of Christ’s Atonement. I don’t know how Christ works His miracle of helping me, all I know is that it’s […]
With all my heart I believe that my trials can be overcome with faith in Jesus Christ by relying on his divine power and grace. The Lord wants to help me overcome (be free from) the hard things I face in life and so I let him help me. I pour my heart out to […]
At the last General Conference (April 2021) President Nelson called for us to increase our faith. He said, Through your faith, Jesus Christ will increase your ability to move the mountains in your life, even though your personal challenges may loom as large as Mount Everest. I’ve always had faith in Jesus Christ and believe […]
Why is Jesus called the “Firstborn Son”? Is it because of rank in that Jesus was God’s first spirit child? Change “firstborn” to “first fruits” which (according to Dictionary.com) means “first product or result” or “first fruit of the season.” One of the reasons Jesus Christ is called the Firstborn Son is because He was the […]
Overcoming addictions, weaknesses and sins brings me closer to Christ because by relying on his divine power of helping me become my best self I realize He is my forever friend. Overcoming my imperfections with His help is personal; my faith is between Him and me, and He is my personal Savior. THIS IS HYPOTHETICAL […]
I’m grateful to Jesus Christ for being my Savior. He loved me enough to die for me so that I could live again in heaven. This morning these words are on my mind and I share them to echo my feelings: God Loved Us, So He Sent His Son God loved us, so he sent […]
Here it is another year of my favorite holiday: Easter and here I am declaring that Christ is my Lord, my God and my King, and that He is the reason for everything that I am.
What a beautiful journal entry: September 17, 2007 Heavenly Father forgave my sins today. I felt it in my heart. I know He heard my prayers. I know he accepted my repentance. He doesn’t judge. He says, “Thy sins are forgiven thee, go and sin no more.” And so it is. I go once again […]
Stories tell of people receiving divine strength to handle unhappy things: Paul prayed three times asking the Lord to remove one of his weaknesses that gave him trouble; he called it his “thorn in the flesh.” Paul’s trouble wasn’t removed but the Lord told him, “My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is […]
God never left Jesus in His most difficult trial and He will never leave you or me. We are God’s focus. God continually watches over us so that at any moment He can help us. God didn’t put us on earth to be alone but to live life; He is always with us; we are […]
This year the Atonement of Jesus Christ hit me hard-that He: suffered for my sins in Gethsemane, died on the cross at Calvary and rose from the tomb on the third day of His death, signifying His victory over the grave-because my words cannot adequately express my gratitude for Him doing it all for me. […]
The key to improving is repentance. Repentance is acknowledging the natural man in me and asking for help for me to overcome my natural instincts and rise. Repentance is saying things like: “I’m sorry I yelled, please help me be calm and control my emotions”, or “I’m sorry I was rude to them, please help […]
This quote was on Instagram today by a well-meaning group: We need to understand that there is an opposition in all things and that the righteous choices we make are critical. -Quentin L. Cook I believe this quote was taken out of context because it implies being perfect and always making correct choices. The fact […]
I’ve felt frustrated and have cried many times. On my sad days, at evening’s end, I would think, What else can I do but go to bed, knowing that tomorrow will be better? Upon getting into bed, while holding back tears, these words repeated in my mind, I never said it would be easy I […]
I know personally that adversity brings blessings when coupled with faith. Consider the David statue and how the sculptor shaped the once block of marble into a beautiful statue and then did finishing work that completed it as a resplendent work of art. Trials are like that, they’re never fun and are often times painful. […]
Easter, my favorite day of the year! Today all Christians celebrate that Jesus Christ rose from the tomb! I’m thankful that Christ overcame death so that I, too, (and all of us) will live again eternally! Rejoice, The Lord is King! Rejoice, the Lord is King! Your Lord and King adore! Mortals, give thanks and […]
It was Sunday, early in March of 2013, and there was a special Stake Conference broadcast at church from Salt Lake City and the speakers were President Monson, Elder Oaks and other people. The meeting was electrifying as each speaker said something that touched me deeply. The most impactful moment happened during Elder Oaks’ talk. […]
I listened to a General Conference talk on YouTube while eating my lunch today and after it was over another Conference talk played and another Conference talk was queued, so I let YouTube autoplay while I went on a ride. The third talk was from Elder Jeffrey R. Holland called “Place No More for the […]
The bougainvilleas are in full bloom right now and their dark red petals look like roses. Some of the plants are bursting so much with flowers that only red is seen. The flowers remind me of this scripture, “The wilderness and the solitary place shall be glad for them; and the desert shall rejoice, and […]
I love the General Conference talk given by Elder Dieter F. Uchtdorf (Apostle) in April 2018. First Elder Uchtdorf talked about how our lives are better because of Jesus Christ. Second he talked about seeing Jesus Christ for who He truly is and beholding the man. I love these points: To find the most important day […]
2,018 years later Christians still commemorate the greatest miracle ever done by Jesus Christ-that He gave His life on Calvary and three days later rose from the tomb to break the bonds of death for everyone-that after we die we will all live again, forever. I thank Him for this wonderful gift and remember Him today.
It’s so much more rooted within me when I figure it out and realize it myself. I want them to tell me because I’m impatient-I want to know right now-but when I learn by experience the knowledge is in my heart, and it’s there because I learned it for myself. Sometimes it’s hard and I […]
I love that we celebrate Jesus Christ at Easter ever year and that Easter gives me a chance to reflect on what He means to me. Jesus Christ is my Savior and Redeemer who comforts me when I’m sad or scared. It is He who lived for me, who died for me, and who will defend me […]
Today is my favorite holiday – Easter; I love it because today commemorates the greatest miracle ever done. I celebrate the greatest gift given to me and all mankind; that Jesus Christ took on Himself everyone’s sins in the garden of Gethsemane and rose from the dead after He died on the cross. Because of […]