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 […]
The world has become like the times of Enoch, but in the worst times Zion was formed and God’s people became holy. Forsaking worldliness is easy because the worse the times are the better good people become. I see so clearly the tug of worldliness and those not watching out falling in line with the […]
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 […]
My mood is up to me – no matter what. Sometimes life can be hard and the things I face can really get me down. My trials can bring me to sorrow and despair, but Eerk! Stop! Reality check! Here’s me counseling myself in a positive way: “Everyone goes through hard times, not just me. […]
My reoccurring thought right now is “I’ve got peace like a river, I’ve got peace like a river, I’ve got peace like a river in my soul” and I know that complete peace is a great blessing. My Lord is with me and I feel peace.
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 […]
Experienced just now: Bad feeling in my heart: Disappointment. Bad thought in my mind: I’m not important and am unloved. Another bad feeling in my heart: Sadness. Good thought in my mind: All the words to I Know That My Redeemer Lives: I Know That My Redeemer Lives I know that my Redeemer lives. What […]
In the last twelve years I’ve known, intimately, that if I don’t move fast I get left behind. People want to keep their pace and if I’m slow it cramps their style. That means me having no friends and doing things alone, at my own pace. That’s just how life is and for me it […]
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 […]
These words run through my mind this morning and are my greatest wish for the world: A Gaelic Blessing Deep peace of the running wave to you. Deep peace of the flowing air to you. Deep peace of the quiet earth to you. Deep peace of the shining stars to you. Deep peace of the […]
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 […]
Spiritual things are the center but it’s up to me to start from the center or start my day somewhere else and wander throughout the day on “strange paths.” At one time I felt melancholy and then thought, “Read the scriptures and be not moved.” At another time I felt gloomy and sad thoughts ran […]
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. […]
Is every church meeting supposed to be special? Should I feel the spirit EVERY time? Yes! Church is a spiritual time that benefits each attendee as every musical piece and every spoken word successfully uplifts, edifies and strengthens everyone’s testimony of the Savior. In the scriptures the Lord told Peter, “When thou art converted, strengthen thy […]
The conversation was informative and enjoyable but then it took an unexpected turn. Later my thoughts wandered to thinking about the unexpected turn which led to unhealthy paths of thought. “Think about something else” was profoundly there and so in my mind I though uplifting words. I kept thinking good things and never thought anything […]
Think about it… Why is there so much emphasis on hating ourselves, and having low self confidence, and feeling not good enough? I’m gonna go out on a limb and not mince my words but speak directly and honestly. Because the adversary hates us because of our goodness. (He is the liar that was cast […]
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 […]
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 […]
I was at my limit. No one except the Lord knows just how hard MS is on me physically, mentally and emotionally and so I prayed, “Lord, I need you. I need to know that you are there.” Immediately the thought in my mind was: I’ve been with you your entire life and I’m with […]
The inevitability of these times has been predicted in the scriptures for more than 1,000 years, nevertheless it doesn’t take away from it the fact that some things still suck a big fat hairy toe! The good news is me choosing my focus, which transcends life’s unfairness to focus on what’s in my power to […]
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 […]
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 […]