I’m a Mormon

I know It

I live it

I love it

So grateful for the Gospel of Jesus Christ and to be a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. So grateful for the leaders of the church and their inspired words.

Not so fun week

I spent this week pretty much in bed…sick. Not a very fun way to spend the week before Thanksgiving! My thankful posts took a big hit, but today, I did manage to take a picture of what I was thankful for anyway—all these items that lived on my counter and helped me find relief!

Btw…Kelly was out of town, so I didn’t get any pampering. On the bright side, I didn’t have to cook or take care of anyone but myself and drive Kelsey to school and work.

The Gospel in Action

Mormon Helping Hands :: Hurricane Sandy :: Rockaways, NY from Joshua Brown on Vimeo.

“This is really church. When the teachings of Jesus Christ sink down into your soul deep enough, you want to help your fellow men.”

I am so grateful to be a member of this church! I am grateful to be a part of a group who believes in Christ and pattern their lives after His teachings.

I wish I could be there to help!

Land of the Free, Home of the Brave

Thank you to the veterans for the duty they feel and live.

Gratitude Quotes

We can only be said to be alive in those moments when our hearts are conscious of our treasures

                  ~Thornton wilder

“As we express our gratitude, we must never forget

that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them.”

                  ~John F. Kennedy

Two quotes that have become some of my favorites for the season!

Today I am grateful for the Hymns of the church. I love music in general and the power it has in my life. Today in stake conference we say a hymn and it is one that I have sang many times. In fact I know the words by heart and can sing it without looking at the book. For some reason, the spirit taught me, like I had read the words for the first time what that song really means. The title of the song “How Firm A Foundation” gives the a clue so huge, it isn’t really a clue at all! While I sang the second verse today, I could see through the repeated words to the message that I guess was the message I needed to learn today:

As thy days, may demand so thy succor shall be

As I sat down, I whispered to Kelly, that after all the times I have sung that song, I finally got the message of that song. I love it when he is eager to hear what I want to share with him.

It matters not what difficulties I am asked to face. When I went back and looked at the other words it even says, “in every condition”. I don’t need to fear because:  His omnipotent hand will give strength, help, extend, hold up in whatever circumstance, equal to the demand that I face.

To show my gratitude for that principle and for the experience today, I am going to try my best to live in that way.

Can’t Stop At One

I have had so many gratitude thoughts already, just this morning. I decided to share the all:

Mascara—it makes a huge difference.

Weatherman predicts 10 degree drop in temps for tomorrow and again for Saturday, with near freezing at night for Sunday. Woot woot!

My husband is coming home today—early! I am grateful for that alone, but that is also why I am grateful for mascara. I haven’t worn it in a few days.

Glenn Beck made me laugh out loud this morning…and I was alone, so the laugh was purely for me. And it about politics. I haven’t laughed about politics for….well, for sure since Tuesday.

And, finally and more importantly, the blessing of scripture. I love the scriptures—particularly the Book of Mormon. Because of the recent election, I have been thinking a lot about deception and how to not only avoid it but combat it. So today, I studied about it and here is what my notebook now contains:

 

How to fight modern-day antichrists

2 Nephi 26:29

Gain can be many things, riches, power etc We must look at the "fruits" of those who we chose to follow or listen to

Alma 4:18-19

Alma's example of bearing pure testimony shows us that the only way to truly fight against modern-day antichrists is to have a testimony and to teach the gospel

Alma 1:16-17

Free society, no one is persecuted for their beliefs—same principle that we have

Jacob 7:23

We learn from this verse and from Jacob and Sherem that the scriptures will help us to not be deceived See also Elder Christophersen's talk "The Blessing of Scripture"

Jacob 7:10-11

Jacob uses the scriptures to prove Sherem's deception

Jacob 7:4

Being able to give a good speech is common thread among those Satan uses to "carefully lead down to hell"

Elder Packer-How to survive in enemy territory

You have been taught all of your lives about the gift of the Holy Ghost, but teaching can only go so far. You can and, in fact, you must go the rest of the way alone to discover within yourself how the Holy Ghost can be a guiding and protective influence.

For young men and young women, the process is the same. Discovering how the Holy Ghost operates in your life is the quest of a lifetime. Once you have made that discovery for yourself, you can live in enemy territory and will not be deceived or destroyed. No member of this Church—and that means each of you—will ever make a serious mistake without first being warned by the promptings of the Holy Ghost.

Life turns out to be a succession of trials and errors. Add “repent often” to your list of things to do. This will bring you lasting peace that cannot be purchased at any earthly price. Understanding the Atonement may be the one most important truth that you can learn in your youth.

Elder Christofferson- The Blessing of Scripture

Through the scriptures, God does indeed “show forth his power” to save and exalt His children. By His word, as Alma said, He enlarges our memory, sheds light on falsehood and error, and brings us to repentance and to rejoice in Jesus Christ, our Redeemer.

Nothing really new, just strengthening of testimony on how important the basics are. And a testimony of what we heard in conference—the Lord has called more missionaries to bear pure testimony to His children. He is using the same pattern that He used back then. He loves us. I can be a part of building His kingdom by preparing the youth, building my testimony and opening my mouth and “raising the bar” on my own life.

Pretty exciting stuff!

Sun and Son

I am grateful to the know the sun always rises—

especially after a difficult night.

The light of the new day bringing new hope for a better day.

 

 

 

I am also grateful for the Son—that He rose and lives. The Light of the World bringing hope everyday, for the rest of days. We will see loved ones again, we can receive forgiveness and hope for life with our Father and we can find the strength to endure--all because He first loved us.