The mirror shows me the reflection of my true self. For my entire life I’ve only ever seen myself as a good person. I’m grateful for only ever seeing my goodness; I’m thankful that no matter what happens to me I won’t be defeated. (“You can’t make me less than beautiful because I was born […]
We have different beliefs but in talking about Jesus why waste time trying to prove if my Jesus or your Jesus are the same person? The real question is do we both believe in what Jesus taught? (Love God; Love your neighbor; Be kind; Repent; Turn to Jesus, follow him and rest from your troubles; […]
After waking from my nap the question of, “Will you face you trials with fear or with faith?” crossed my mind. My mind’s eye saw my body and it occurred to me that I know what it’s like to have extreme swelling; what having the worst monthly “lady time” of my life is like; how […]
The lumbar support in my new recliner is excellent! I’m thankful because the lumbar support in my last chair was awful and probably broken; for five years I put up with feeling an uncomfortable bar in my back! Why did I wait so long to replace it? I’m gonna say because I’m human and sometimes […]
For me, 2007 was a year of great learning: November 11, 2007 I have been praying every morning and centering myself spiritually. As I am kneeling, before I begin to pray, I think about Heavenly Father and how he feels about me. I reflect and this helps me to center and realize reality. Then I […]
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 don’t have fearful, small-minded thinking but know that all things are possible to those who believe in their dreams. I have faith and trust in good outcomes. My goal is being my best self and believing that great actions bring great rewards. I’m willing to do what it takes to have what I want. […]
I love this miraculous biblical account of faith: And a certain woman, which had an issue of blood twelve years, And had suffered many things of many physicians, and had spent all that she had, and was nothing bettered, but rather grew worse, when she had heard of Jesus, came in the press behind, and […]
Climb every mountain, Search high and low, Follow every byway, Every path you know. Climb every mountain, Ford every stream, Follow every rainbow, ‘Til you find your dream. A dream that will need All the love you can give, Every day of your life For as long as you live. Climb every mountain, Ford every […]
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 […]
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 […]
Every good idea starts with faith, then it hopes for it and does what it takes to get it, then when it is accomplished it rejoices. Faith believes. Faith states “I can have my dreams” and knows it’s possible. Hope determines and perseveres. Hope is resolve in the pep talk that says, “I can do it! I WILL do […]
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 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 […]
What does 100% faith look like: It looks like believing in possibilities (not just wishing) and doing what it takes to make dreams come true. It looks like miracles. It looks like, when feeling the spirit, knowing that they feel it, too. It looks like doing hard things, and giving all. It looks like coming […]
I love the statement, “It’s a consider the lilies moment” and that it implies having complete faith and trust in God doing right by me; He knows what I need before I ask. 100% faith and trust in God is knowing that He gives me the best and that He blesses me, as I ask […]
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 […]
At the last General Conference (April 2021) President Nelson called for us to increase our faith. He said, Through your faith, Jesus Christ will increase your ability to move the mountains in your life, even though your personal challenges may loom as large as Mount Everest. I’ve always had faith in Jesus Christ and believe […]
President Nelson said at the last General Conference (April 2021): The Lord does not require perfect faith for us to have access to His perfect power. But He does ask us to believe. I’m not sure anyone can have perfect faith in this life: Power to create worlds; Power to manipulate physical things but I […]
Sadness crossed my heart when knowing that MS stopped me from making me or my home look pretty. Me not improving was greatly on my mind and then it hit me that I have greatly improved. “I may not have physically improved” I told myself “but my character has improved in many, many ways.” That […]
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 wrote this over 7-1/2 years ago but feel to share it today: Saturday, August 10, 2013 My Testimony of Belief For five years I said, “I will accept this trial if it’s God’s will.” I had a priesthood blessing once, the first year I got sick, but never even considered being healed because if […]
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 […]