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 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 the […]
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 […]
President Nelson said: Faith in Jesus Christ is the greatest power available to us in this life. All things are possible to them that believe. And he also said: Your growing faith in Him will move mountains—not the mountains of rock that beautify the earth but the mountains of misery in your lives. Having faith […]
While watching my favorite General Conference talk, Stand in Holy Places by President Monson, inspiration told me that having faith in the Lord meant trusting Him. President Monson never mentioned faith but several times he mentioned trusting the Lord and following His inspiration: I am always humbled and grateful when my Heavenly Father communicates with […]
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.” Jesus Christ is called the Firstborn Son because He was the FIRST to rise from 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, […]
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 […]
Trials, challenges and suffering are so very hard to bear. Sometimes nothing comforts the hole in my heart because I want back what used to be in the hole or want the hole to go away. I think of the Savior when he said, “I will not leave you comfortless: I will come to you.” […]
I know, with all of my heart, that as I link arms with the Lord and pray for Him to be in my life that He will be there. It’s not a matter of me having the courage or strength to fight my battles alone but of me knowing that with Him in my life […]
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.
I love that beginning in my youth I was taught to strive for perfection, that one day I’d receive all good things and to work toward getting the eternal. I love that my life has a purpose and second best isn’t good enough. Moroni said, “Come unto Christ, and be perfected in him, and deny […]
This song was part of my church’s Seminary theme “Not of the World” in 1984. (I loved that seminary year and the cassette tape my teacher gave to me!) Words never go out of style and the following well-said words spoke to me then and they speak to me now. Click here to listen to […]
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 […]
What I love about my church (The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) is that it doesn’t dwell on problems but focuses on the potential of what could be. Surely there are problems in life but my focus is twofold. First, overcoming my challenges through faith in Jesus Christ and being improved on the […]
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 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 […]
In 3rd Nephi 8, in the year that Jesus Christ died, (and I’d venture to say at the very time) a great storm arose followed by silence and then darkness that was so thick there could be no light. The scriptures say the mists covered the land so much that people could feel the darkness. […]
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 […]