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 […]
Leaving the church doesn’t necessarily mean leaving the gospel. There are many people out there with bright, deeply spiritual feelings who don’t fit in at church, or don’t attend church, or who have stepped away from church or otherwise. To them I say, “I understand.” I know what being shunned feels like. I know the […]
No one is perfect. My trial of MS is sometimes gut-wrenching and I’ve cried a lot because things have been so hard to bear. I’ve put on a brave face and have tried to act like everything is fine and all the while have suffered in silence. My suffering reminds me of these words: Where […]
April 19, 2020 Certain things caused expectation, disappointment and sadness today. The melancholy feeling stayed in my heart and I felt life getting complicated. “I just want to let it all go and be with my Lord” I thought and longed for the simplicity of just Him and me. YEARS AGO: Exasperated and close to […]
I know in whom I trust. My God is my support. He has and does lead me through afflictions. Many times he fills me with his love, even unto tears. He knows the feelings of my heart. He enlightens my mind with many thoughts. As I ponder, study or pray he surrounds me with His […]
“Haters are gonna hate” is true because hate is a mindset just like kindness, compassion and love. Just because haters are loud doesn’t mean there’s more of them than good people it just means that they’re loud. Ignore haters and do what feels right in the heart! Many people don’t like the scriptures because they […]
Overcoming the world: Progression not perfection. I can only progress and be “Perfect in Christ” in an imperfect world.
I love the advice to build my life on a solid foundation. Things in the world constantly shift but my life doesn’t shift when I remember what makes me solid and immovable.
In Nephi’s mighty vision of seeing what his father saw Nephi said, “As I sat pondering in my heart I was caught away in the spirit of the Lord” … “The spirit said Look! And I looked…” I love the holiness of this account that as Nephi pondered he saw things in his mind’s eye. […]
I can’t help it. On my YouTube app were recommended videos of several suggestions that I quickly opened then closed in order to watch them later. My YouTube History page had at least 20 videos and as I perused what to watch the one that caught my eye was a virtual concert. The concert was lovely […]
I love uplifting messages. (When I listen for something uplifting I hear it.) To me, anyone can say something inspiring when I’m open to receiving it. “When the student is ready the teacher appears.” Today I was uplifted by three messages at church: When someone asks for my opinion but I don’t know what to […]
I love the personal prayer inherent in this spiritual song, written many years ago: I Want Jesus to Walk with Me I want Jesus to walk with me. I want Jesus to walk with me. All along my pilgrim journey, Lord, I want Jesus to walk with me. In my trials, Lord, walk with me. […]
A common phrase is “Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven” and many of the rich read those words and think, “I’m not poor so I guess I’m not going to heaven” and they shrug off religion. But I say that the rich need Jesus, too. Jesus didn’t say […]
I’ve absolutely loved watching YouTube clips of East Idaho News giving away gifts from Secret Santa. Some people are so blown away by the gifts they are given that they cover their mouths and humbly say, “Are you serious?…For me?” and sometimes they’re brought to tears. Today I was in my bathroom doing my hair […]
I love President Nelson’s final counsel of the October 2021 General Conference to make time for the Lord. He mentioned that even though many things are out of our control we do control our time. He said: “My brothers and sisters, I plead with you to make time for the Lord! Make your own spiritual […]
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 […]
I always feel extra close to the Lord on Sunday and am enlightened and illuminated, and think of eternity. The first thought in my mind today was part of the hymn The Light Divine: The light of God rests on the face of brook and flow’r and tree and kindles in our happy hearts the […]
Having the faith to move mountains for others is easy because I’d gladly help move mountains for them. Helping others is noble but so is increasing my own faith. The idea of having faith isn’t selfish by thinking of myself but is trusting by relying on the Lord and letting Him into my life to […]
I love the inspirational words of President Monson’s talk “Stand in Holy Places” and have watched this talk at least 50 times. one thing that strikes me is how faith and trust go hand in hand. (I have faith that it can happen and then trust that it WILL happen.) President Monson never mentioned faith but several times he mentioned […]
Sometimes I feel inadequate and worry, then my thoughts get away from me and I begin feeling anxious. What can I do to calm down and refocus when I feel anxious? The Lord helps me through the example of others in the scriptures: Nephi worried: Even though the Lord had been so very good to […]
The 23rd Psalm means so much to me while having MS. During the first couple of years of having MS my world was greatly shaken up. I felt very transparent and that people could see right thru me. All my skills had left me and I became like a child who had aged 40 years. […]
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 […]
From President Nelson’s April 2021 General Conference address I heard “increase your faith” but in reading the words of his talk I realized that it’s about increasing my faith in Jesus Christ; that Christ is the foundation of all belief; that Christ is the conduit of divine power; that Christ has the power to cleanse, heal, […]