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 […]
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 […]
What a beautiful journal entry: September 17, 2007 Heavenly Father forgave my sins today. I felt it in my heart. I know He heard my prayers. I know he accepted my repentance. He doesn’t judge. He says, “Thy sins are forgiven thee, go and sin no more.” And so it is. I go once again […]
Home church, what a special time for me! I felt such an outpouring of the spirit today during my little one person meeting and it did my heart so good. I know the Lord was happy that my faith caused me to actually have church by myself, and I know He led me in what […]
My first thought this morning was a line from the hymn Jesus of Nazareth, Savior and King “ Life evermore we’ll know through thee, our friend.” I was in a spiritual frame of mind. A bit later I felt to have church, but since attending physical church isn’t an option today with the COVID-19 craziness […]
I love the faith of President Thomas S. Monson and strive to have that kind of faith in my life. I love the dramatic experience he had of trusting and following inspiration in 1987 at the Frankfurt Germany Temple dedication. He was conducting a dedicatory session for the Dutch Latter-day Saints in the Frankfurt Temple […]
I’ve always done what I felt impressed to do. Whenever I felt to sing, I sang. Sometimes I made things and felt to give it to them, so I did and never felt sad but happy. Everything I’ve done has been authentic and true. I’ve never doubted the impressions in my mind but have always followed […]
“For my soul delighteth in plainness; for after this manner doth the Lord God work among the children of men. For the Lord God giveth light unto the understanding; for he speaketh unto men according to their language, unto their understanding.” –2 Nephi 31:3 This scripture says so much! It says that: The Lord teaches […]
“For the Spirit speaketh the truth and lieth not. Wherefore, it speaketh of things as they really are, and of things as they really will be.” President Nelson recently quoted that scripture and also said “Truth is truth, some things are just true.” God’s laws never change. The law of gravity, for example, just IS. […]
This thought was in my mind today when I woke up: “Only listening to the Lord is following the impressions in your heart without doubt and with complete trust.” I’m reminded of when my son, Andrew, was on his mission and he and his companion needed to visit someone in the hospital but they didn’t […]
My favorite General Conference talk is Stand in Holy Places by President Thomas S. Monson. I’ve watched this talk on YouTube several times and it hit me especially profoundly today. God’s Holy Spirit is undeniably felt as President Monson speaks. I’ve said this before but I love the end when President Monson looks right at […]
I metaphorically faced a crossroad this morning of either doubting or believing something. Worry was in my heart at the prospect of it being untrue. I felt sadness and turmoil while lying in my bed thinking about it, and the idea of it being false troubled me considerably. While lying in bed I grabbed my […]
I just watched the rebroadcast of the Sister to Sister panel discussion of women leaders in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from BYU Women’s Conference. They were General Presidents from the Primary (Sister Joy Jones), Young Women (Sister Bonnie Cordon), and Relief Society (Sister Jean Bingham) auxiliaries who answered a few submitted […]
I am truly grateful for the General Conferences of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints held twice every year on the first weekends of April and October. Each General Conference strengthens my spirituality and love for Jesus Christ as speakers share inspired messages that cause me to feel God’s Holy Spirit. My heart […]
Former Church President, Gordon B. Hinckley, said many things about having the Holy Ghost as our constant companion and receiving personal guidance (revelation) from on high. Here are a few things he said: ‘Listen for the whisperings of the Spirit in the middle of the night, and respond to those whisperings.’ I don’t know why […]
I know this is true: Never second-guess my feelings that lead me to act because my feelings will never lead me wrong. My experiences led me to it’s truth: I wondered if my decision to get Andrew in LA was wrong and that I had overstepped my bounds because it was up to him-not me-to […]
Part of the Sunday morning session and all of the Sunday afternoon session of the October 2017 General Conference just got played on my phone and everything was equally as stirring as the first time when hearing it, proving that the spirit testifies whenever truth is spoken. Well spoken words are my great appreciation as […]
My Church’s Semi-Annual General Conference (The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) was last weekend (first weekend of October and first weekend of April) and the talks and music were stirring to experience. Some speakers encouraged us to be characteristics of our best selves and others testified of God, Jesus Christ and the Scriptures. […]
When it comes down to it either I stand for what I believe or I don’t. All night long I had impressions to not do something. This morning I realized if I talk the talk I need to walk the walk. I tell others to trust their feelings and listen to their heart and I need to […]