Those who follow Christ will have peace and live in peaceful ways. They won’t fight and only goodness will be in their hearts. They will be Zion. Be holy. Be strong and not part of the world. Focus on what’s most important, eternity. Shift from temporal to eternal reality. Turn from money as most important […]
In my formative late teenage and early young adult years metaphysical “spirituality “ came into my life and caused me to wonder about believing in my childhood beliefs. I was already not attending church because of not fitting in as a teenage and young, single mother. I wanted to be with my church friends but […]
The stories of Joseph, son of Jacob (Israel), and Moses are incredible tales of God’s power to do miracles in our lives. Because of the miracle of Joseph God’s people were saved, then because of the miracle of Moses God’s people were saved, again. Trials are part of life but the power of God can […]
I love the vivid beauty of these well-said words: “For by the water ye keep the commandment; by the Spirit ye are justified, and by the blood ye are sanctified.” Moses 6:60 I wish everyone saw beauty like me but I know that this is true: “But the natural man receiveth not the things of […]
The poem from long ago was written thirty years ago when I was 21 years old. I was working full-time and absolutely LOVED my job and co-workers!! I had a four year old son, my own apartment, my own car, my own “stuff” and was a single mom. We all want people who will believe […]
The Lord has been greatly in my mind in 2020. He’s the constant companion who comforts, strengthens and always helps me. My arrogant self used to think my good, wise or inspiring thoughts came from me until one day when realizing, “I’m not that smart!” (At the moment when the truth hit me I knew […]
The year 2020 stopped many things around the world! At first I wanted life to resume so I could continue living normally but now that it’s been a while and I’ve adjusted to the “new normal” how could I ever go back? Losing old ways was painful, and irritating, and hard but now new ways […]
I love the new normal of doing many things virtually! Thanks to virtual happenings my presence isn’t required to participate in activities such as concerts. It’s so great that I can support organizations in other places and virtually attend their performances as if I were there. I gladly support what interests me and am happy […]
The adversary – the destroyer – tells my mind bummer lies. “I am alone” he whispers and when thinking about it I feel sad in realizing that no one ultimately cares about me. The lie continues with, “I may be married, have children and friends at church but they only care for a while.” Then […]
The more my ability decreases the further my gratitude increases. My latest gratitude is for basic things like sight, sound, touch, taste and smell. In all the ways my abilities have decreased in the last few years, since driving again my driving ability has never diminished and I can still take myself on rides which […]
Take heed that ye do not your alms before men, to be seen of them: otherwise ye have no reward of your Father which is in heaven. Therefore when thou doest thine alms, do not sound a trumpet before thee, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may have glory […]
I love paper–the tangible; –the way paper feels in my hands; –the real thing I can touch. I love technology, too–the ease of doing things; –my study is endless; –I never thought I’d say this but I love the cloud, Wifi and streaming services! At first I thought it was too good to be true […]
The Lord’s Grace is sufficient for me whether it’s forgiving my sins, helping me deal with my weaknesses or purifying me to be like Him. His Grace (power) is real and has worked many times in my life.
A friend said to me once, “I do not believe that the only people in heaven are Mormons.” I agree, because it’s not about being Mormon but about being a true follower of Jesus Christ. There are various faiths that make us who we are, but regardless of our differences we Christians are united in […]
To me, testimony meeting is a time for me to bear my testimony of Jesus Christ and how my life is great with Him in it. I was born in 1968 and have been a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints all of my life. As a child I learned scripture […]
My ward’s church service begins at 9:00am and is also broadcast to all ward members via video conferencing. (I’m thankful for the remote meeting!! Physically attending church is hard for me but I’m very grateful to attend church each week in the next best way.) Today I got up at 7:55am and got ready for […]
I have always loved going to church. Somehow, as a youth, it brought normalcy to my crazy life! We moved many times when I was young and for about five years (5th to 9th grade) I would begin school in one place and finish school in another. (Except for 8th grade when I lived in […]
What an awesome weekend I just had! It was General Conference weekend and President Nelson spoke four times! I loved all of his remarks and recorded as much as I could: PRESIDENT RUSSELL M. NELSON Welcoming Remarks Unusual times can bring unusual ways. Ponder the Lord’ promise: “Whosoever will may lay hold upon the word […]
A thought crossed my mind just now: The Last days – The.End.Of.The.World – take a minute and think about that. Two things: All the last days prophecies in the scriptures from the time of human beginnings to now are being realized! (Prophecies from thousands of years ago – said by Isaiah, Nephi, Old Testament Prophets, […]
Home church, what a special time for me! I felt such an outpouring of the spirit today during my little one person meeting and it did my heart so good. I know the Lord was happy that my faith caused me to actually have church by myself, and I know He led me in what […]
My first thought this morning was a line from the hymn Jesus of Nazareth, Savior and King “ Life evermore we’ll know through thee, our friend.” I was in a spiritual frame of mind. A bit later I felt to have church, but since attending physical church isn’t an option today with the COVID-19 craziness […]
How can I not love this song? It’s all about taking action: Having faith in Jesus Christ; Standing for Him even when others don’t; Believing He’ll guide me; Sure that He’ll ease my burdens; Trusting that He’ll bless me; Going where He wants me to go; Doing what He wants me to do; Accepting that […]
I’m a pretty positive person. I don’t think bad thoughts or let myself get distracted by unfairness and become depressed, but with COVID-19 greatly affecting my life I’m challenged with focusing on goodness because the ‘natural man’ in me wants to complain and dwell on the worst. I constantly have to snap myself back to […]
Here I sit in my reclined chair doing things on my iPad. I’m content even though my life is reigned in from doing anything but sitting. My attitude is, “It is what it is“ and “So be it.” My mood is always within my control – no matter my circumstances – and with that in […]
I live above the clouds, in a place that has perpetual blue skies and sunshine. With this setting in mind consider this scripture: And he shall be as the light of the morning, when the sun riseth, even a morning without clouds; as the tender grass springing out of the earth by clear shining after […]