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. […]
This Is My Beloved Son With expression 1. Jesus entered Jordan’s waters When His work had just begun. God the Father spoke from heaven: “This is My Beloved Son. Hear Him!” 2. Nephites gazing into heaven Saw their white-robed Savior come. And they heard the Father witness: “This is My Beloved Son. Hear Him!” 3. […]
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 “Witnesses of Christ | A Christmas […]
I love the uplifting messages said at church. (If I listen for something uplifting I’ll hear it.) Speakers in my ward are just ordinary members who are asked to speak in Sacrament Meeting and are given topics to focus their messages. A great result of the Covid-19 pandemic is that Sacrament Meeting in my ward […]
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 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.” 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, […]
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 […]