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 […]
Sometimes we feel small. We compare ourselves to the world’s standards and wonder when we’ll become our best selves. We get lost in the shifting ideals of change that surround us. But when we remember our purpose we have peace. Listen to this song and remember the purpose of life. To Be Like Him By […]
Nothing is too big for the Lord, He does whatever He wants with his creations! Miracles happen everyday (the Atonement, answered prayers) and God’s power is amazing!! God is a God of miracles! How grateful I am for the wonder, majesty and good impact they have on my life. Wonderful: great, extraordinary admirable, amazing, awesome, […]
God is mightiest of all. Satan uses fear to hold me down so that he seems mighty, but now that I no longer partake in anything scary I see Satan for who he is; that he’s very influential but that he cannot change me, I must do that. Satan’s magic trick of controlling me through […]
I love this journal entry that I wrote almost thirteen years ago and wanted to share it with you today: August 27, 2006 “By small and simple things are great things brought to pass” (Alma 37:6) That statement has been in my mind since yesterday, after I read it in Alma. It’s the little things […]
My favorite General Conference talk is Stand in Holy Places by President Thomas S. Monson. I’ve watched this talk on YouTube several times and it hit me especially profoundly today. God’s Holy Spirit is undeniably felt as President Monson speaks. I’ve said this before but I love the end when President Monson looks right at […]
Most people didn’t revere Jesus until He was dead; during His lifetime most people hated Him. Upon studying His life is when people revered Him. Studies revealed that: Jesus was sinless; Jesus’ disciples taught His words and those words were recorded and are called scripture; Prophets testified of Christ’s infinite Atonement and that made us […]
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 am truly grateful for the General Conferences of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints held twice every year on the first weekends of April and October. Each General Conference strengthens my spirituality and love for Jesus Christ as speakers share inspired messages that cause me to feel God’s Holy Spirit. My heart […]
I felt bummed and thought bummer things. Only listen to the Lord repeated again and again in my mind and I thought ya but He’s not talking, the adversary is. Then it occurred to me, the adversary’s voice is very pronounced in your mind because you listen to him all the time. The Lord’s voice […]
Former Church President, Gordon B. Hinckley, said many things about having the Holy Ghost as our constant companion and receiving personal guidance (revelation) from on high. Here are a few things he said: ‘Listen for the whisperings of the Spirit in the middle of the night, and respond to those whisperings.’ I don’t know why […]
In my dream early this morning was a thought: My eyes have shifted to see the entire spectrum in my mind. (It’s like the time in the mall when looking at a picture of an optical illusion of a 2D repetitive pattern hiding a 3D image and my eyes shifted and I saw the Looney Tunes […]
Some people don’t believe in God or the unseen. Many people only believe in who they are naturally and they only put their trust in their intellect, knowing that their success happens because of them. I respect all people, even when we disagree, and have no doubt in our right to believe what we do. I hope for friendship and […]
God’s living Prophet on the earth today is Russell M. Nelson. After him another Prophet will be called, in the Lord’s orderly way, and in this final dispensation we will never be without God’s Prophet on the earth. As Neil L. Andersen said at the April 2018 General Conference, “The prophet is a watchman on the tower, protecting us […]
An interesting article on an internet website relayed 12 millennial’s opinions of their belief in spirituality but not religion. A lot of them referred to religion as negatively confining but spirituality as positively personal and loving. I can see truth in many of their opinions because most religions do divide instead of bring together. Many […]
My Church’s Semi-Annual General Conference (The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) was last weekend (first weekend of October and first weekend of April) and the talks and music were stirring to experience. Some speakers encouraged us to be characteristics of our best selves and others testified of God, Jesus Christ and the Scriptures. […]
All I can do is be myself and be an example of love. I talk about Heavenly Father and that He’s in my life but I won’t tell anyone else what to do. Every person must choose to have Heavenly Father in their life, like I did. All I can do is what’s in my […]
How can I not bear my testimony on Fast Sunday when love is in my heart for Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ because of all they’ve done for me? My testimony is reflected in this statement by C.S. Lewis: “Imagine yourself as a living house. God comes in to rebuild that house. At first, perhaps, […]
I am not a Prophet of God and I don’t claim to be one. But I do claim my testimony of Jesus Christ and knowing the goodness of God. I love the testimony of the Prophet, Alma, and liken it to myself by asking myself his questions, and making his statements according to my time: […]
How true: “Naked came I out of my mother’s womb, and naked shall I return thither: the Lord gave, and the Lord hath taken away; blessed be the name of the Lord.” What a righteous example is Job. Do we praise the Lord even when He takes away what we love? -He took away my […]
My feelings were sad all day. Yesterday, the all too familiar voice in my mind whispered to me something that I told myself wasn’t true but a small part of me believed it, and it made me sad. Today, bummer thoughts were in my mind all day and said damning things and by evening time I’d had it. […]
I believe that in pre-earth life (our first estate) our task was to choose Heavenly Father’s plan. Our choice became a war in heaven and one-third of the heavenly hosts chose to not follow God and they got cast out: “And his tail drew the third part of the stars of heaven, and did cast […]
The Lord taught me a very personal lesson today and I understood it perfectly. Since being a teenage girl I’ve tried very much to make my appearance acceptable to others. From hair and nails to clothes and shoes I’ve worn what was in fashion, what magazines said the trends were, what clothing stores displayed, and […]
Nephi called the Lord “The rock of my righteousness” and I agree. The Lord is my protector, my anchor, my strength, and the reason for who I am. Following His example has made me strong; in the midst of this tumultuous world I feel calm and peace because He’s the Prince of Peace and I […]
This is easier said than done: “And why take ye thought for raiment? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin: And yet I say unto you, That even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. Wherefore, if God so clothe the […]