tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-50243866088307552132024-02-18T21:47:27.635-08:00Ginger: The Spice of LifeI am a missionary for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. I am serving in the Canada Winnipeg Mission. Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07326151489535346679noreply@blogger.comBlogger64125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5024386608830755213.post-53846094908798161352017-04-08T08:50:00.001-07:002017-04-08T08:50:35.373-07:00I have been Changed for Good. Howdy!<br />
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So... here we are again... haha :) </div>
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Life is getting real! I cannot believe that 18 months ago I began a wonderful journey as a missionary for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. </div>
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And its amazing to see where I am now because of everything that I have experienced on my mission. </div>
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But I don't want this to be about me or about how much I love Canada (although I do LOVE IT! :D) </div>
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I want to take this time to share about the power of change. </div>
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There is a strength beyond our own that we can reach to for help. There is a knowledge and goodness that seems just a little to far for us, but something that I know is possible to find! </div>
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Through the power of the Atonement of Jesus Christ and the wonderful powers of heaven with us, anything is attainable. We have the ability to change and grow to reach our grandest dreams and turn them into a reality. </div>
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This is because we have a loving Father in Heaven who provided this for us. If we turn to the Savior and give our whole hearts and souls to Him we can and will be changed.<br />
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I belief there is within each of us the desire to improve and progress. This comes from the Light of Christ that each of us have been blessed with. Even with that the motivation to change is hard, because change can be scary.<br />
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We can be changed for good! :D And it will be a good change! </div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07326151489535346679noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5024386608830755213.post-61209229439084908342017-03-18T12:39:00.002-07:002017-03-18T12:39:28.013-07:00Safety in the StormHello There!!!<br />
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So I'm doing better at posting!<br />
I just had a thought come to me about storms in life and how we can find safety.<br />
There are some pretty crazy storms we face in life, even more than just the physical storms of floods, tornadoes, hurricanes, fires, blizzards, etc. We face storms in life of pain, hurt feelings, offence, anger, moving, depression, anxiety, death of a loved one, and the list could go on!<br />
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I know for myself I have often questioned the "why?" for the trials or storms that I have faced. I've thought many times that maybe what I was given was to much and that I should give up. Or have asked why it is that me and family was given such hard battles to fight. We look straight into the rain and the wind that whips around us and get discouraged about the trials we face.<br />
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And as I have asked these questions I have been drawn again and again to the Saviour Jesus Christ, because it is <i>only</i> through Him that my family and I have been able to come out on top again and again in the trials we have faced.<br />
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There is a line that says, "from the strongest winds grow the strongest trees,"<br />
I see my life and my experiences as a testimony of that.<br />
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I know there is a way that we can all in the end come through our storms smiling and asking "That's it?" We are so much stronger than we think, and that is because of Jesus Christ. </div>
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Never get discouraged because of the trials that you face. God gives some of His toughest warriors the hardest battles. </div>
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Last night at a supper appointment with a member, Sister Varey said this, <b>"There is no use in giving up, if we give up Satan wins." </b></div>
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The Safety in the Storm is found through Jesus Christ's restored gospel, it is found through His Atonement, and if we endure to the end we will have peace and safety. </div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07326151489535346679noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5024386608830755213.post-20607606351603214492017-03-04T12:47:00.000-08:002017-03-04T12:47:24.274-08:00Road LifeHello again!!<br />
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I am SOooo sorry I have been terrible at blogging lately! But I promise I am still alive and kicking!<br />
So I actually wasn't going to post today.... eeek! haha but then a thought came to my mind, so I'm going to run with it and see how it goes! Please bear with me and don't judge me to harshly because of it. :)<br />
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So I've posted a lot in the past about the decisions we have in life, choices we make, and how things change over time.<br />
My thoughts today come in part from those previous thoughts, and also the check points a long the way.<br />
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Our Heavenly Father gives us many things to guide us a long our path of life. Like street signs they point us in the direction that we want to go. And if we follow them will be blessed to reach our destination.<br />
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These streets signs are only one point of the equation though. Without a map or a destination they are meaningless. We will get somewhere, and we may seem some beautiful sights a long the way, But with out knowing where we are headed we'll just be stuck.<br />
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What are the tools that our Heavenly Father has given to us to use? </div>
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What our destination is ultimately tells us how we use the tools we've been given. If our desire is to return to our Heavenly Father then we are going to search our map and find the best way possible there. If we are simply desiring to go to the dump, we don't even need the map. We might as well follow the crowd. </div>
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07326151489535346679noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5024386608830755213.post-43184154872796435682017-02-17T13:15:00.000-08:002017-02-17T13:15:02.604-08:00The Time to ChangeHey Hey!!<br />
Its me!! :) Imagine that! ;) haha<br />
Sorry, a little bit on the tired side! But its great!<br />
So in the last year or so there has been a new emphasis for missionaries to Teach Repentance and Baptize Converts.<br />
The first training on this came out last January in a worldwide missionary broadcast. Follow-up training was just given in another missionary broadcast given about two and a half weeks ago.<br />
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It has been some incredible training! I have loved the things I have learned! :)<br />
As I have reflected on this past year and the things I have learned/taught about Teaching Repentance and Baptizing Converts I have been amazed at the things I have learned.<br />
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I've been pondering lately about repentance.<br />
It has been amazing for me to learn more and more about this important step in the Gospel of Jesus Christ.<br />
When I was little repentance scared me, well it terrified me really. It just seemed so scary!! Like a big looming storm cloud.<br />
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I have come to learn how wonderful it is, It is so freeing to Change. :)<br />
Repentance is simply change. Changing who we are now into something more.<br />
We have the power given to us to choose. We are agents unto ourselves. NOT objects to be acted upon.<br />
I think about kids and how willing they are to learn! Its amazing! I think all to often we neglect the childlike qualities that help us to repent.<br />
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I know that while it can be hard to repent, It really does bring lasting peace and happiness. Even in the simplest of ways we can be blessed immensely by our Heavenly Father.<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07326151489535346679noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5024386608830755213.post-65799160068733451282017-02-01T12:04:00.002-08:002017-02-01T12:04:50.244-08:00Follow the Prophet!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Oh dear, oh dear!! It seems I've done it again.... I've let nearly a full month pass by without posting. :( ahh!!!!! Time goes by to quickly on a mission.<br />
I have learnt so many wonderful things over the past month and there is no way I could make one post about it... or it would be about 12 pages long.<br />
The Struggle is Real!<br />
But seriously, I do want to share a bit about what I have learnt recently.<br />
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In my mission I have been called as a Sister Training Leader, where I get to help supervise, support, and train the sisters in the mission. Its hard sometimes, but it is so much fun too!!!<br />
As part of it, we work with the other leadership in the mission to plan and present training. Recently, we created a document to help motive, inspire, and direct the work of the missionaries serving here.<br />
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We have had an amazing opportunity as we watched the Worldwide Missionary Broadcast it was incredible to hear the council from the Missionary Executive Council on how to further missionary work worldwide. As we watched it together, our thoughts kept being drawn back to the document we had created.<br />
It is amazing to see how much better life is <i>when we follow the council of the prophets!! </i><br />
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Its kind of a no-brainer, but it is true!!! As we discussed the broadcast afterwards, we noted about how can continually follow the guidance brings blessings and miracles.<br />
We have seen throughout the mission how the document created has truly inspired us all to work harder everyday.<br />
I testify that as we not only sustain, but follow the guidance of the prophets and apostles we've been blessed with then we WILL be blessed beyond belief.<br />
<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07326151489535346679noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5024386608830755213.post-76479821581082074002017-01-11T09:53:00.000-08:002017-01-11T09:53:08.425-08:00Justice, Grace, Mercy, and possibly Nemo. <br />
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So I'm trying to get back into the swing of posting more often again.... haha :) Thankfully when its to cold to go out and work it gives me lots of time to think about what I can post! :)<br />
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I had another brilliant thought in the midst of my Atonement study this morning. I find it funny how one can know and have a understanding of something through out a life time, but until one takes the time to ponder, pray, and seek deeper understanding does it really hit home.<br />
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This scripture blew me away this morning. I have thought a lot about the laws of Justice, Grace, and Mercy throughout my mission and have really tried to obtain a better understanding of them. This verse pulled everything together for me. </div>
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Without a law with a fixed punishment, we cannot have the law of justice. If there was no justice or no law it would be following closer to Satan's plan, we wouldn't have any choices to make. </div>
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By the laws of justice we cannot make it to live with our Heavenly Father again. This is because of the fallen world that we live in. It is impossible for us, on our own to <i>earn </i> or <i>work</i> our way back. "You just can't Nemo!" (haha sorry) </div>
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BUT thankfully because of the Atonement of Jesus Christ we have not only the possibility, but the ability as well to receive forgiveness and strength; the affects of both mercy and grace. </div>
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If it was not for the Atonement there would be NO way for us to overcome the affects of our fallen state. </div>
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I am SOOO incredibly grateful for the Atonement and for everything that we are able to obtain because of it. There is nothing that we have or can receive, excepting through it. </div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07326151489535346679noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5024386608830755213.post-33346852231994324802017-01-06T13:44:00.000-08:002017-01-06T13:44:12.621-08:00The PlanHi-ya!!<br />
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So I had a different post that I was going to do..... but then it wasn't working out. So now yous get this one... haha :)<br />
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So the Canada Winnipeg Mission has been doing a fairly intense and in depth study of the Atonement of Jesus Christ lately. I have LOOOOVVVEDD it! It has been so so so so wonderful to learn more about the differing aspects of the Atonement of Jesus Christ.<br />
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One of my favourite talks that we've read with it is <i>The</i> <i>Master Healer</i> by Carole M. Stephens. I especially enjoyed the connection she drew between the Doctrine of Christ and the Atonement. </div>
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She said, "<span style="color: #20124d;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "open sans" , "zoram" , "noto sans" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif;">As we increase our understanding of the doctrine of Christ, we soon discover that we are developing a deeper understanding of “the great plan of happiness.”</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "open sans" , "zoram" , "noto sans" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif;"> </span><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: "open sans" , "zoram" , "noto sans" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif;">We also recognize that our Savior, Jesus Christ, is at the very heart of the plan.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #20124d;">When we learn how to apply the doctrine of Christ to our individual circumstances, our love for our Savior grows." </span></div>
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<a href="https://media.ldscdn.org/images/media-library/inspirational-picture-quotes/inspirational-picture-quotes-by-topic/personal-righteousness-picture-quotes/meme-monson-essential-plan-savior-jesus-1843330-gallery.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Text quote by Thomas S. Monson reading “Essential to the plan is our Savior Jesus Christ” framed by illustrated flowers." border="0" height="320" src="https://media.ldscdn.org/images/media-library/inspirational-picture-quotes/inspirational-picture-quotes-by-topic/personal-righteousness-picture-quotes/meme-monson-essential-plan-savior-jesus-1843330-gallery.jpg" width="255" /></a><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: inherit;">A few months back Elder Keetch, of the Seventy, came and visited the mission. It was glorious!! One of the things he talked about was drawing nearer to our Heavenly Father and to Christ.<br />He mentioned how we draw nearer to God by praying and literally speaking with Him. While we draw nearer to Christ by <i>being like Him.</i> </span><br />
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<span style="color: #20124d;">It is true that the center of God's great and eternal plan for us is Jesus Christ. He should not just be the center of the plan but the center of our lives and WHO we become. </span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07326151489535346679noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5024386608830755213.post-18610839087933837882016-12-09T15:09:00.003-08:002016-12-09T15:09:40.787-08:00Scriptures, Lion King, and ChristmasHi-ya!!! :)<br />
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So I've been trying to think about what to share on here today and I was drawn back a personal study that I am doing currently, and also a favouite quote from The Lion King movie.... haha :)<br />
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I have been studying the things that God has commanded us to remember in the Book of Mormon. The many promises and commandments that He has given us.<br />
The Lion King quote is "Simba, Remember who you are."<br />
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There are a lot of things that we are suppose to remember in life, like our name, birthday, locker number and combination, phone number, favourite food (for password questions.....it's a struggle) and the list can go on and on.<br />
Elder Holland taught us about one of the most important things that we need to remember,<br />
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With all the packages and wrappings, treats and cocoa, and traveling and cooking; it gets easy to let things slide. We say we will <i>remember</i> it, but how often is it just remembered on Christmas Eve right before sending the kids off to bed (even though we all know they don't actually sleep). </div>
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There is so much more to remembering than a few crazy last minutes. </div>
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We can only TRULY <i>Remember</i> the reason for the season, IF we work hard at it every single day. </div>
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Check out Mormon.org for some ideas on how you can #LIGHTtheWORLD and Remember Him! :) </div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07326151489535346679noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5024386608830755213.post-38674172919397382252016-12-02T14:35:00.000-08:002016-12-02T14:35:05.390-08:00Christmas Round 2!Hi-ya!!! <div>
So its kind of been forever since I've blogged and I apologize! But life has been crazy with lots of super fun road trips and meetings. Its been a wonderful couple of weeks! :) </div>
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So to just go at things, I just have to say that I LOVE CHRISTMAS!! Literally everything about it!! It is one of my favourite times of the year. </div>
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There is so much to do, making goodies, wrapping presents, visiting family, and the like. </div>
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I think what has made me love Christmas even more is the time that I've had to be able to spend Christmas as a missionary. </div>
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It is an incredible experience to be able to share the message of our Saviour Jesus Christ each day of the year, but there is something so powerful about being able to do it during the Christmas season. </div>
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And it is because the message that we truly share is that to us:</div>
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A Saviour was born. A Saviour lived. A Saviour died. And A Saviour lives again. </div>
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Jesus Christ is our Saviour and He did so many things for us. One of the most incredible things that He did was in establishing His church so that we would know what to look for and how to recognize Him.</div>
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I testify that the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is His church, it is God's church, once again established on the earth. </div>
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This Christmas take the time to share not only the gift of our Saviour Jesus Christ, but also the continual gifts that He gives us through the restored gospel. </div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07326151489535346679noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5024386608830755213.post-74345564589452984972016-11-15T14:47:00.000-08:002016-11-15T14:47:32.853-08:00Happiness and Service Hey, Hey!<br />
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So, I have been studying a lot of different things in the past little while. Happiness and Joy keep coming up in my studies!<br />
What? Why would that be? Missionaries are suppose to be serious... ;) haha Well we are, when we are suppose to be, but I have never associated with a happier group of people. Its amazing. I was reading the other day a talk given by one of the members of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles President Russell M. Nelson titled "Ask the Missionaries! They can Help You!" While reading this talk, which you can access <a href="https://www.lds.org/general-conference/2012/10/ask-the-missionaries-they-can-help-you?lang=eng">HERE</a>, I got a bit freaked out. Because I'm a missionary and I would freak out trying to answer some of the questions he gives.<br />
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And this is why missionaries are such a happy and crazy group to be with.<br />
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Every question, trial, or problem we face in life can be resolved with a greater understanding of God's plan for us, the gospel of Jesus Christ, and especially the Atonement of Jesus Christ.<br />
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So today's post is a little bit of deeper self refection, and I hope it comes out the way I want it to. So please bear with me. :)<br />
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So imagine with me:<br />
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You are driving in the car with your friends have a wonderful time. You are currently on your way up to a 3 night camping trip.<br />
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Life is <i>exciting!!!</i><br />
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And then it happens.<br />
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You round the corner, not speeding, but going just slightly to fast; screech, crash, and screams are heard. The back end of the car runs into the barrier, keeping the car from going off the cliff.<br />
Your friend, who is driving, regains control of the car and pulls over to the side of the road.<br />
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You pause. Your heart is beating faster than it ever has before. You look around at your friends in tears, everyone is shaken, but ok.<br />
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As I have pondered this I have had a couple of thoughts, the main one being, would I have been prepared? </div>
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If I had been called upon at that moment to meet my Father in Heaven, would I have been ready? 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border: 0px; font-family: "palatino" , "palatino linotype" , "pahoran" , "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 18px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" wrapper="31">would </span><span class="chunk hl-pink 14789409014747266332" id="chunk250032" node="250032" paranum="25" style="background-position: 0px 0px; border: 0px; font-family: "palatino" , "palatino linotype" , "pahoran" , "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 18px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" wrapper="32">ask, </span><span class="chunk hl-pink 14789409014747266332" id="chunk250033" node="250033" paranum="25" style="background-position: 0px 0px; border: 0px; font-family: "palatino" , "palatino linotype" , "pahoran" , "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 18px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" wrapper="33">can</span><span class="chunk hl-pink 14789409014747266332" id="chunk250034" node="250034" paranum="25" style="background-position: 0px 0px; border: 0px; font-family: "palatino" , "palatino linotype" , "pahoran" , "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 18px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" wrapper="34"> ye </span><span class="chunk hl-pink 14789409014747266332" id="chunk250035" node="250035" paranum="25" style="background-position: 0px 0px; border: 0px; font-family: "palatino" , "palatino linotype" , "pahoran" , "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 18px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" wrapper="35">feel </span><span class="chunk hl-pink 14789409014747266332" id="chunk250036" node="250036" paranum="25" style="background-position: 0px 0px; border: 0px; font-family: "palatino" , "palatino linotype" , "pahoran" , "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 18px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" wrapper="36">so </span><span class="chunk hl-id-60301287 hl-pink 14789409014747266332" id="chunk250037" node="250037" paranum="25" style="background-position: 0px 0px; 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<span style="background-color: white;">Do we do all we can to follow the example of our Saviour, Jesus Christ? In doing all we can do, we are able to be so incredibly blessed. There are so many good things coming to us. It is a difficult journey, but with continued faith it is all able to work out, with and in the Lord's timing. </span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07326151489535346679noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5024386608830755213.post-24247919353681951652016-11-03T16:09:00.000-07:002016-11-03T16:09:39.055-07:00Reasons for Hope Hi there!!! :)<br />
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So the last couple of weeks, my companion and I have had some interesting encounters with several individuals. Many times over this scripture has come into my mind; <a href="https://www.lds.org/scriptures/nt/1-pet/3?lang=eng">1 Peter 3:15</a><br />
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<span style="color: #351c75;">"<span class="verse" style="background: 0px 0px rgba(255 , 255 , 255 , 0.00784314); border: 0px; font-family: "palatino" , "palatino linotype" , "pahoran" , "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 18px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="chunk hl-id-98961164" id="chunk140000" node="140000" paranum="14" style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" wrapper="0">15 </span></span><span class="chunk" id="chunk140001" node="140001" paranum="14" style="background: 0px 0px rgba(255 , 255 , 255 , 0.00784314); border: 0px; font-family: "palatino" , "palatino linotype" , "pahoran" , "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 18px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" wrapper="1">But </span><span class="chunk" id="chunk140002" node="140002" paranum="14" style="background: 0px 0px rgba(255 , 255 , 255 , 0.00784314); border: 0px; font-family: "palatino" , "palatino linotype" , "pahoran" , "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 18px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" wrapper="2">sanctify</span><span class="chunk" id="chunk140003" node="140003" paranum="14" style="background: 0px 0px rgba(255 , 255 , 255 , 0.00784314); border: 0px; font-family: "palatino" , "palatino linotype" , "pahoran" , "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 18px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" wrapper="3"> the </span><span class="chunk" id="chunk140004" node="140004" paranum="14" style="background: 0px 0px rgba(255 , 255 , 255 , 0.00784314); border: 0px; font-family: "palatino" , "palatino linotype" , "pahoran" , "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 18px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" wrapper="4">Lord </span><span class="chunk" id="chunk140005" node="140005" paranum="14" style="background: 0px 0px rgba(255 , 255 , 255 , 0.00784314); border: 0px; font-family: "palatino" , "palatino linotype" , "pahoran" , "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 18px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" wrapper="5">God </span><span class="chunk" id="chunk140006" node="140006" paranum="14" style="background: 0px 0px rgba(255 , 255 , 255 , 0.00784314); border: 0px; font-family: "palatino" , "palatino linotype" , "pahoran" , "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 18px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" wrapper="6">in </span><span class="chunk" id="chunk140007" node="140007" paranum="14" style="background: 0px 0px rgba(255 , 255 , 255 , 0.00784314); border: 0px; font-family: "palatino" , "palatino linotype" , "pahoran" , "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 18px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" wrapper="7">your </span><span class="chunk" id="chunk140008" node="140008" paranum="14" style="background: 0px 0px rgba(255 , 255 , 255 , 0.00784314); border: 0px; font-family: "palatino" , "palatino linotype" , "pahoran" , "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 18px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" wrapper="8">hearts: </span><span class="chunk" id="chunk140009" node="140009" paranum="14" style="background: 0px 0px rgba(255 , 255 , 255 , 0.00784314); border: 0px; font-family: "palatino" , "palatino linotype" , "pahoran" , "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 18px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" wrapper="9">and </span><span class="clarityWord" style="background: 0px 0px rgba(255 , 255 , 255 , 0.00784314); border: 0px; font-family: "palatino" , "palatino linotype" , "pahoran" , "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 18px; font-style: italic; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="chunk" id="chunk140010" node="140010" paranum="14" style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" wrapper="10">be</span></span><span class="chunk" id="chunk140011" node="140011" paranum="14" style="background: 0px 0px rgba(255 , 255 , 255 , 0.00784314); border: 0px; font-family: "palatino" , "palatino linotype" , "pahoran" , "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 18px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" wrapper="11"> ready </span><span class="chunk" id="chunk140012" node="140012" paranum="14" style="background: 0px 0px rgba(255 , 255 , 255 , 0.00784314); border: 0px; font-family: "palatino" , "palatino linotype" , "pahoran" , "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 18px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" wrapper="12">always </span><span class="chunk" id="chunk140013" node="140013" paranum="14" style="background: 0px 0px rgba(255 , 255 , 255 , 0.00784314); border: 0px; font-family: "palatino" , "palatino linotype" , "pahoran" , "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 18px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" wrapper="13">to </span><span class="clarityWord" style="background: 0px 0px rgba(255 , 255 , 255 , 0.00784314); border: 0px; font-family: "palatino" , "palatino linotype" , "pahoran" , "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 18px; font-style: italic; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="chunk" id="chunk140014" node="140014" paranum="14" style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" wrapper="14">give</span></span><span class="dontHighlight" style="background: 0px 0px rgba(255 , 255 , 255 , 0.00784314); border: 0px; font-family: "palatino" , "palatino linotype" , "pahoran" , "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 18px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span><span class="chunk" id="chunk140015" node="140015" paranum="14" style="background: 0px 0px rgba(255 , 255 , 255 , 0.00784314); border: 0px; font-family: "palatino" , "palatino linotype" , "pahoran" , "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 18px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" wrapper="15">an </span><span class="chunk" id="chunk140016" node="140016" paranum="14" style="background: 0px 0px rgba(255 , 255 , 255 , 0.00784314); border: 0px; font-family: "palatino" , "palatino linotype" , "pahoran" , "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 18px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" wrapper="16">answer</span><span class="chunk" id="chunk140017" node="140017" paranum="14" style="background: 0px 0px rgba(255 , 255 , 255 , 0.00784314); border: 0px; font-family: "palatino" , "palatino linotype" , "pahoran" , "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 18px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" wrapper="17"> to </span><span class="chunk" id="chunk140018" node="140018" paranum="14" style="background: 0px 0px rgba(255 , 255 , 255 , 0.00784314); border: 0px; font-family: "palatino" , "palatino linotype" , "pahoran" , "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 18px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" wrapper="18">every </span><span class="chunk" id="chunk140019" node="140019" paranum="14" style="background: 0px 0px rgba(255 , 255 , 255 , 0.00784314); border: 0px; font-family: "palatino" , "palatino linotype" , "pahoran" , "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 18px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" wrapper="19">man </span><span class="chunk" id="chunk140020" node="140020" paranum="14" style="background: 0px 0px rgba(255 , 255 , 255 , 0.00784314); border: 0px; font-family: "palatino" , "palatino linotype" , "pahoran" , "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 18px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" wrapper="20">that </span><span class="chunk" id="chunk140021" node="140021" paranum="14" style="background: 0px 0px rgba(255 , 255 , 255 , 0.00784314); border: 0px; font-family: "palatino" , "palatino linotype" , "pahoran" , "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 18px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" wrapper="21">asketh </span><span class="chunk" id="chunk140022" node="140022" paranum="14" style="background: 0px 0px rgba(255 , 255 , 255 , 0.00784314); border: 0px; font-family: "palatino" , "palatino linotype" , "pahoran" , "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 18px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" wrapper="22">you </span><span class="chunk" id="chunk140023" node="140023" paranum="14" style="background: 0px 0px rgba(255 , 255 , 255 , 0.00784314); border: 0px; font-family: "palatino" , "palatino linotype" , "pahoran" , "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 18px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" wrapper="23">a </span><span class="chunk" id="chunk140024" node="140024" paranum="14" style="background: 0px 0px rgba(255 , 255 , 255 , 0.00784314); border: 0px; font-family: "palatino" , "palatino linotype" , "pahoran" , "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 18px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" wrapper="24">reason </span><span class="chunk" id="chunk140025" node="140025" paranum="14" style="background: 0px 0px rgba(255 , 255 , 255 , 0.00784314); border: 0px; font-family: "palatino" , "palatino linotype" , "pahoran" , "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 18px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" wrapper="25">of </span><span class="chunk" id="chunk140026" node="140026" paranum="14" style="background: 0px 0px rgba(255 , 255 , 255 , 0.00784314); border: 0px; font-family: "palatino" , "palatino linotype" , "pahoran" , "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 18px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" wrapper="26">the </span><span class="chunk" id="chunk140027" node="140027" paranum="14" style="background: 0px 0px rgba(255 , 255 , 255 , 0.00784314); border: 0px; font-family: "palatino" , "palatino linotype" , "pahoran" , "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 18px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" wrapper="27">hope</span><span class="chunk" id="chunk140028" node="140028" paranum="14" style="background: 0px 0px rgba(255 , 255 , 255 , 0.00784314); border: 0px; font-family: "palatino" , "palatino linotype" , "pahoran" , "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 18px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" wrapper="28"> that </span><span class="chunk" id="chunk140029" node="140029" paranum="14" style="background: 0px 0px rgba(255 , 255 , 255 , 0.00784314); border: 0px; font-family: "palatino" , "palatino linotype" , "pahoran" , "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 18px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" wrapper="29">is </span><span class="chunk" id="chunk140030" node="140030" paranum="14" style="background: 0px 0px rgba(255 , 255 , 255 , 0.00784314); border: 0px; font-family: "palatino" , "palatino linotype" , "pahoran" , "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 18px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" wrapper="30">in </span><span class="chunk" id="chunk140031" node="140031" paranum="14" style="background: 0px 0px rgba(255 , 255 , 255 , 0.00784314); border: 0px; font-family: "palatino" , "palatino linotype" , "pahoran" , "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 18px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" wrapper="31">you </span><span class="chunk" id="chunk140032" node="140032" paranum="14" style="background: 0px 0px rgba(255 , 255 , 255 , 0.00784314); border: 0px; font-family: "palatino" , "palatino linotype" , "pahoran" , "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 18px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" wrapper="32">with </span><span class="chunk" id="chunk140033" node="140033" paranum="14" style="background: 0px 0px rgba(255 , 255 , 255 , 0.00784314); border: 0px; font-family: "palatino" , "palatino linotype" , "pahoran" , "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 18px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" wrapper="33">meekness</span><span class="chunk" id="chunk140034" node="140034" paranum="14" style="background: 0px 0px rgba(255 , 255 , 255 , 0.00784314); border: 0px; font-family: "palatino" , "palatino linotype" , "pahoran" , "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 18px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" wrapper="34"> and </span><span class="chunk" id="chunk140035" node="140035" paranum="14" style="background: 0px 0px rgba(255 , 255 , 255 , 0.00784314); border: 0px; font-family: "palatino" , "palatino linotype" , "pahoran" , "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 18px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" wrapper="35">fear</span><span class="chunk hl-id-98961164" id="chunk140036" node="140036" paranum="14" style="background: 0px 0px rgba(255 , 255 , 255 , 0.00784314); border: 0px; font-family: "palatino" , "palatino linotype" , "pahoran" , "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 18px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" wrapper="36">:"</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.00784314);">This scripture has come to mean a lot to me. Especially as I am sharing the gospel each and every day. </span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.00784314);">We have to be ready and prepared to show and share what we believe. One night while my companion and I were walking a man stopped us, to talk, which rarely happens! It was a miracle! We were really able to help him and brighten his day. When we called and talked with him a couple of days later, he said that things had really changed around for him. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.00784314);">Well, a HUGE miracle occurred! Last night again while we were walking around and talking with people, we met the same man! He said something very touching, "If you ever wonder if what you do matters or changes people, know that it helped to change me." </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.00784314);">In the smallest of ways, with the simplest of testimonies we are able to stand as witnesses and disciples of our Saviour, Jesus Christ and help lift our brothers and sisters around us. </span><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07326151489535346679noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5024386608830755213.post-13965988880138557002016-10-27T15:08:00.000-07:002016-10-27T15:08:22.427-07:00Truth, Tap, and my Foundation. Hi-ya!!<br />
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So thoughts, and lots of them!!<br />
I have been thinking a lot about how the Holy Ghost works with us and for us.<br />
The power of the Holy Ghost is incredibly powerful.<br />
One of the main roles of the Holy Ghost is to teach us what is true. He helps us better know the way that our Father in Heaven would have us go.<br />
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In the Book of Mormon the last prophet, Moroni, as his closing testimony to us states, <span style="color: #351c75;">"<a href="https://www.lds.org/scriptures/bofm/moro/10?lang=eng#d"><span style="font-family: Palatino, Palatino Linotype, Pahoran, Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background: 0px 0px rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.00784314); border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-style: initial; font-size: 18px;"> </span></span><span class="verse" style="background: 0px 0px rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.00784314); border: 0px; font-family: Palatino, "Palatino Linotype", Pahoran, Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 18px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="chunk" id="chunk40000" node="40000" paranum="4" style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" wrapper="0">5 </span></span><span class="chunk" id="chunk40001" node="40001" paranum="4" style="background: 0px 0px rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.00784314); 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font-size: 18px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" wrapper="4">power </span><span class="chunk" id="chunk40005" node="40005" paranum="4" style="background: 0px 0px rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.00784314); border: 0px; font-family: Palatino, "Palatino Linotype", Pahoran, Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 18px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" wrapper="5">of </span><span class="chunk" id="chunk40006" node="40006" paranum="4" style="background: 0px 0px rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.00784314); border: 0px; font-family: Palatino, "Palatino Linotype", Pahoran, Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 18px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" wrapper="6">the </span><span class="chunk" id="chunk40007" node="40007" paranum="4" style="background: 0px 0px rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.00784314); border: 0px; font-family: Palatino, "Palatino Linotype", Pahoran, Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 18px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" wrapper="7">Holy </span><span class="chunk" id="chunk40008" node="40008" paranum="4" style="background: 0px 0px rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.00784314); border: 0px; font-family: Palatino, "Palatino Linotype", Pahoran, Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 18px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" wrapper="8">Ghost </span><span class="chunk" id="chunk40009" node="40009" paranum="4" style="background: 0px 0px rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.00784314); border: 0px; font-family: Palatino, "Palatino Linotype", Pahoran, Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 18px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" wrapper="9">ye </span><span class="chunk" id="chunk40010" node="40010" paranum="4" style="background: 0px 0px rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.00784314); border: 0px; font-family: Palatino, "Palatino Linotype", Pahoran, Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 18px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" wrapper="10">may </span><span class="chunk" id="chunk40011" node="40011" paranum="4" style="background: 0px 0px rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.00784314); border: 0px; font-family: Palatino, "Palatino Linotype", Pahoran, Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 18px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" wrapper="11">know</span><span class="chunk" id="chunk40012" node="40012" paranum="4" style="background: 0px 0px rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.00784314); border: 0px; font-family: Palatino, "Palatino Linotype", Pahoran, Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 18px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" wrapper="12"> the </span><span class="chunk" id="chunk40013" node="40013" paranum="4" style="background: 0px 0px rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.00784314); border: 0px; font-family: Palatino, "Palatino Linotype", Pahoran, Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 18px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" wrapper="13">truth</span><span class="chunk" id="chunk40014" node="40014" paranum="4" style="background: 0px 0px rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.00784314); border: 0px; font-family: Palatino, "Palatino Linotype", Pahoran, Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 18px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" wrapper="14"> of </span><span class="chunk" id="chunk40015" node="40015" paranum="4" style="background: 0px 0px rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.00784314); border: 0px; font-family: Palatino, "Palatino Linotype", Pahoran, Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 18px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" wrapper="15">all </span><span class="chunk" id="chunk40016" node="40016" paranum="4" style="background: 0px 0px rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.00784314); border: 0px; font-family: Palatino, "Palatino Linotype", Pahoran, Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 18px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" wrapper="16">things."</span></a></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.00784314);">This scripture has come to mean a lot to me in my life. I know that the Holy Ghost has been able to teach me the truth of ALL things. It is only through the Holy Ghost that I am able to stand daily and bare witness of the love that our Saviour Jesus Christ has for each of us. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.00784314);">But what is so wonderful about it is that the Holy Ghost will help us in many simple ways as well. When I was attending University, I was taking a tap class. I love dancing! But I had never taken tap or done a tap dance before. I could pretend, but it was terrible! Towards the end of the semester we were learning a new combination, and I was struggling with it. I could not for the life of me figure it out. So I prayed. I asked my Heavenly Father for help in being able to do the combination. The next day, I was able to figure out what I was doing wrong and how it was that I needed to fix it, in order to be able to do the combination. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.00784314);">It seems like such a little thing, but it has meant the world to me. To know that in the simplest of things, God cares and will help in every way. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.00784314);">This experience has helped me solidify my testimony and foundation of the gospel of Jesus Christ. The prophet <a href="https://www.lds.org/scriptures/bofm/hel/5?lang=eng">Helaman</a> said, <span style="color: #351c75;">"...</span></span><span style="color: #351c75;"><span class="chunk hl-id-44115452" id="chunk110006" node="110006" paranum="11" style="background: 0px 0px rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.00784314); border: 0px; font-family: Palatino, "Palatino Linotype", Pahoran, Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 18px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" wrapper="6">remember </span><span class="chunk" id="chunk110007" node="110007" paranum="11" style="background: 0px 0px rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.00784314); border: 0px; font-family: Palatino, "Palatino Linotype", Pahoran, Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 18px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" wrapper="7">that </span><span class="chunk" id="chunk110008" node="110008" paranum="11" style="background: 0px 0px rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.00784314); border: 0px; font-family: Palatino, "Palatino Linotype", Pahoran, Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 18px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" wrapper="8">it </span><span class="chunk" id="chunk110009" node="110009" paranum="11" style="background: 0px 0px rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.00784314); border: 0px; font-family: Palatino, "Palatino Linotype", Pahoran, Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 18px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" wrapper="9">is </span><span class="chunk" id="chunk110010" node="110010" paranum="11" style="background: 0px 0px rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.00784314); border: 0px; font-family: Palatino, "Palatino Linotype", Pahoran, Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 18px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" wrapper="10">upon </span><span class="chunk" id="chunk110011" node="110011" paranum="11" style="background: 0px 0px rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.00784314); border: 0px; font-family: Palatino, "Palatino Linotype", Pahoran, Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 18px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" wrapper="11">the </span><span class="chunk" id="chunk110012" node="110012" paranum="11" style="background: 0px 0px rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.00784314); border: 0px; font-family: Palatino, "Palatino Linotype", Pahoran, Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 18px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" wrapper="12">rock</span><span class="chunk" id="chunk110013" node="110013" paranum="11" style="background: 0px 0px rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.00784314); border: 0px; font-family: Palatino, "Palatino Linotype", Pahoran, Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 18px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" wrapper="13"> of </span><span class="chunk" id="chunk110014" node="110014" paranum="11" style="background: 0px 0px rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.00784314); border: 0px; font-family: Palatino, "Palatino Linotype", Pahoran, Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 18px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" wrapper="14">our </span><span class="chunk" id="chunk110015" node="110015" paranum="11" style="background: 0px 0px rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.00784314); border: 0px; font-family: Palatino, "Palatino Linotype", Pahoran, Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 18px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" wrapper="15">Redeemer, </span><span class="chunk" id="chunk110016" node="110016" paranum="11" style="background: 0px 0px rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.00784314); border: 0px; font-family: Palatino, "Palatino Linotype", Pahoran, Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 18px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" wrapper="16">who </span><span class="chunk" id="chunk110017" node="110017" paranum="11" style="background: 0px 0px rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.00784314); border: 0px; font-family: Palatino, "Palatino Linotype", Pahoran, Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 18px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" wrapper="17">is </span><span class="chunk" id="chunk110018" node="110018" paranum="11" style="background: 0px 0px rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.00784314); border: 0px; font-family: Palatino, "Palatino Linotype", Pahoran, Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 18px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" wrapper="18">Christ, </span><span class="chunk" id="chunk110019" node="110019" paranum="11" style="background: 0px 0px rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.00784314); border: 0px; font-family: Palatino, "Palatino Linotype", Pahoran, Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 18px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" wrapper="19">the </span><span class="chunk" id="chunk110020" node="110020" paranum="11" style="background: 0px 0px rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.00784314); border: 0px; font-family: Palatino, "Palatino Linotype", Pahoran, Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 18px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" wrapper="20">Son </span><span class="chunk" id="chunk110021" node="110021" paranum="11" style="background: 0px 0px rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.00784314); border: 0px; font-family: Palatino, "Palatino Linotype", Pahoran, Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 18px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" wrapper="21">of </span><span class="chunk" id="chunk110022" node="110022" paranum="11" style="background: 0px 0px rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.00784314); border: 0px; font-family: Palatino, "Palatino Linotype", Pahoran, Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 18px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" wrapper="22">God, </span><span class="chunk" id="chunk110023" node="110023" paranum="11" style="background: 0px 0px rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.00784314); border: 0px; font-family: Palatino, "Palatino Linotype", Pahoran, Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 18px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" wrapper="23">that </span><span class="chunk" id="chunk110024" node="110024" paranum="11" style="background: 0px 0px rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.00784314); border: 0px; font-family: Palatino, "Palatino Linotype", Pahoran, Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 18px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" wrapper="24">ye </span><span class="chunk" id="chunk110025" node="110025" paranum="11" style="background: 0px 0px rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.00784314); border: 0px; font-family: Palatino, "Palatino Linotype", Pahoran, Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 18px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" wrapper="25">must </span><span class="chunk" id="chunk110026" node="110026" paranum="11" style="background: 0px 0px rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.00784314); border: 0px; font-family: Palatino, "Palatino Linotype", Pahoran, Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 18px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" wrapper="26">build </span><span class="chunk" id="chunk110027" node="110027" paranum="11" style="background: 0px 0px rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.00784314); border: 0px; font-family: Palatino, "Palatino Linotype", Pahoran, Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 18px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" wrapper="27">your </span><span class="chunk" id="chunk110028" node="110028" paranum="11" style="background: 0px 0px rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.00784314); border: 0px; font-family: Palatino, "Palatino Linotype", Pahoran, Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 18px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" wrapper="28">foundation</span><span class="chunk hl-id-44115452" id="chunk110029" node="110029" paranum="11" style="background: 0px 0px rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.00784314); border: 0px; font-family: Palatino, "Palatino Linotype", Pahoran, Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 18px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" wrapper="29">;..."</span></span></div>
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I know that my testimony of the Saviour has been helped so much and it has come through the Holy Ghost teaching me the truth. And that because it happened for me, it can happen for everyone. God's love is REAL and we can learn of it through the Holy Ghost as we build our foundation. </div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07326151489535346679noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5024386608830755213.post-57298549122925839062016-10-22T14:06:00.001-07:002016-10-22T14:06:24.657-07:00Char-i-tyHi-ya!<br />
So this week in Relief Society we had a wonderful lesson about Charity..<br />
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Charity is something that we talk a lot about as missionaries. It is something that is discussed quite in depth in the scriptures. Charity incompasses so much! There is so much covered within charity, and with it, it changes so much.<br />
1 Corinthians 13 talks ALL about charity! And I LOVE IT!!! I just wanted to share what is said in the first three verse:<br />
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<span style="color: #351c75;"><span class="verse" style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">"1 </span>Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not charity, I am become <span class="clarityWord" style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; font-style: italic; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">as</span> sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #351c75;"><span class="verse" style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">2 </span>And though I have <span class="clarityWord" style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; font-style: italic; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">the gift of</span> prophecy, and understand all mysteries, and all knowledge; and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, and have not charity, I am nothing.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #351c75;"><span class="verse" style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">3 </span>And though I bestow all my goods to feed <span class="clarityWord" style="background: 0px 0px; border: 0px; font-style: italic; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">the poor,</span> and though I give my body to be burned, and have not charity, it profiteth me nothing."</span></div>
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<span style="color: #351c75;">Charity is so important in everything we do. Charity is everything. It truly is the pure love that is found in our Saviour Jesus Christ. </span></div>
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Why does Charity have the power that it does?</div>
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This is something that I have been thinking a lot about.... which is why I started this post on Tuesday... and its now Saturday.... haha :) ya..... </div>
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Anyways, charity has the power it does because of the love that is described in John 3:16, </div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07326151489535346679noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5024386608830755213.post-52039289221001373592016-10-11T10:17:00.001-07:002016-10-11T10:17:19.514-07:00The Who I am ChallengeHello again!!! :)<br />
As always I am so incredibly grateful to be able to use technology in sharing the joy of the gospel!! :) It could not be better.<br />
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This morning while I was studying I read an amazing scripture and I am so grateful for it!<br />
It is found in <a href="https://www.lds.org/scriptures/nt/rom/1?lang=eng">Romans 1:16</a> which says,<br />
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.00784314);"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I love Paul's faith and courage in this verse. He knows who he is and what he stands for and he won't let others lead him away from the conversion that he had. </span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.00784314);"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I know in my life I have not always been the best at sharing what it is that I believe. But I am so grateful that now as a missionary I get to do it each and everyday. </span></span></div>
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As the focus of our lives is on our Saviour we are filled with happiness. Turning to Christ brings the most incredible change in our lives! I am forever grateful to my Saviour for making me who I am today. </div>
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And I am disciple of Jesus Christ, and I am not ashamed of the Gospel that I share! :)</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07326151489535346679noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5024386608830755213.post-49011314915383269012016-09-29T13:48:00.001-07:002016-09-29T13:48:35.024-07:00New Beginnings and Old TimesHello There!!!<br />
I am sooo sorry that it has been so long since I've been on the blog! It has been pretty insane the last little while. Things are settling in more now, so I am really excited to be posting today! :)<br />
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Going with the title today, tomorrow marks one year since I began my mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.<br />
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It has certainly been a crazy and miracle filled year!<br />
Also, I am blessed to currently be training a new missionary. She has been out for one month. She describes the last month as, "A roller-coaster of emotions."<br />
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The experiences I recall as I look back upon the last year, and for her the last month, are entertaining for sure. It has also been incredible for me to see the growth that can happen in a short period of time for an individual as we draw nearer to Christ.<br />
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I was reading today a talk by President Dieter F. Utchdorf of the First Presidency of the church. The talk is titled He Will Place You on His Shoulders and Carry You Home, which you can access <a href="https://www.lds.org/general-conference/2016/04/he-will-place-you-on-his-shoulders-and-carry-you-home?lang=eng">HERE</a>.<br />
This talk is incredible! I love in it how he talks about how obedience brings about faith and by faith we are able to be changed. He says,<br />
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The light of the gospel comes through obedience to the commandments. Wherever we are on our journey; whether we are experienced travelers or beginners we all have to do the same things to progress. We all need to keep the commandments and we will be blessed in the gospel. </div>
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Through the new beginnings we can have faith and hope. And as we reflect on the old times we will be filled with joy, if we have done what we needed to. </div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07326151489535346679noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5024386608830755213.post-74067336450194325792016-09-09T13:12:00.000-07:002016-09-09T13:12:24.051-07:00Choose to ObeyHello!!<br />
It is truly a beautiful day!!<br />
I wanted to talk, again (sorry!), about choices.<br />
I know I seem to talk about it a lot, but it is SO important! There are so many choices that we face everyday. If we do not understand the consequences of our choices, our ability to choose wisely and righteously will be lessened.<br />
Today I wanted to talk about a choice we really only need to make once in our lives, but it will affect us for the rest of our lives.<br />
<i><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">This is the choice to keep the commandments of God. </span></i><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">This is the single most important choice of our lives. Everything we do stems from this choice. If we want to be happy, we choose to follow the commandments <a href="https://www.lds.org/scriptures/bofm/mosiah/2?lang=eng">(Mosiah 2:41)</a>. If we want to be free from... well anything, then we choose to follow Christ, by keeping the commandments <a href="https://www.lds.org/scriptures/bofm/2-ne/2?lang=eng">(2 Nephi 2:27).</a> If we want to know who we are and where we are going, we simply to ask God, and keep the commandments in faith <a href="https://www.lds.org/scriptures/nt/rom/8?lang=eng">(Romans 8:16)</a>. </span><br />
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It can be difficult to follow the commandments, especially to follow them willingly. However, I know how incredibly rewarding it is to do so. To truly give it all over to God and obey His commandments. Then in the end we have the assurance that we will recieve the greatest blessings and joy available to us; living with our Heavenly Father, Jesus Christ, and our families for eternity.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07326151489535346679noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5024386608830755213.post-56820826124860515602016-08-31T15:57:00.001-07:002016-08-31T15:57:14.365-07:00Thankful for a Prophet's VoiceHi There!!<br />
Wowza! The last little bit has just been crazy for us! Lots of traveling! But it has been so worth it and I have learned a lot!! :)<br />
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Today I wanted to share some of my thoughts on one of my favourite people in the history of the world!<br />
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This is the Prophet Joseph Smith. </div>
My dear companion and I have been listening today to different talks about his life. It is amazing to know that such a man, as he, lived. A man so concerned with the welfare of his soul and humility enough to <i>ask</i> God where the truth was to be found. And then, the spiritual strength to endure through all that he was called to endure in his mortal life.<br />
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As a prophet called of God some would think that his life would have been easier. On the contrary his life was anything but easy. Many times he was wrongly accused and imprisoned, beaten, tarred and feathered, and drive from his home. And through it all, although he sometimes struggled, he remained faithful to the truths that he had learned from his Father in Heaven.<br />
One of my favourite verses of scripture is found in Doctrine and Covenants 122:7-8,<br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">These verses mean the world to me. I doubt that I will ever be called upon to suffer as Joseph did, or to even endure half of the things listed in verse seven. BUT through what I do go through I, have the promise that Christ knows <i>exactly</i> how I feel. He knows <i>exactly</i> what I am experiencing. And He knows <i>exactly</i> how to help. </span><br />
And the BEST part is, that this is not a promise just for me, or for some random person along the way. This is a promise for <b>ALL </b>of us as children of God.<br />
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I am incredibly grateful to the Prophet Joseph Smith and all that he taught us about moving forward with faith. Through trials and test we can truly feel our Saviour there with us. I know that this is true. I have felt it so many times in my life. I also know that Joseph Smith was a prophet of God. He was truly called to restore the many truths that had been lost.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07326151489535346679noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5024386608830755213.post-66130892687108704702016-08-16T13:00:00.000-07:002016-08-16T13:00:19.923-07:00The Parable of the PizzaHi-ya!<br />
So first off, please don't laugh to hard at the ensuing story. And I promise it will all make sense in the end. :)<br />
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So once upon a time Sister Smith and her companion decided they wanted to make pizza for dinner. So they did... or they attempted to.<br />
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Their hopes for a delicious pizza were crushed.<br />
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But there is a lesson to be learned, and not just a cooking lesson.<br />
A lesson on FAITH and on CHRIST.<br />
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Through the scriptures we learn how true faith in centered on Jesus Christ and His Atonement. And that as we learn to apply the Atonement we are able to be forgiven, recieve the help and strength that we need, and be with our families again.<br />
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In our desire for a quick meal we failed to think thoroughly about the decisions we were making. This is like us in life in sooo many ways. We get busy, distracted, and have differing desires and we fail to think about the consequences our choices have on us in our lives.<br />
When this happens, like our pizza, we begin to fall, to get caught in the traps of Satan. And Life is No fun!<br />
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With in these traps, we are faced with another choice, to remain where we are, or to look for help and relief through Jesus Christ. I love this quote by Sister Beck:<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07326151489535346679noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5024386608830755213.post-64260672781320129762016-08-09T14:43:00.000-07:002016-08-09T14:43:41.498-07:00Heading Down the Path of LifeHi there!<br />
I'm pretty excited to post today! :) Its just been a glorious day!<br />
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So today I wanted to share some thoughts I had while listening to a talk with my wonderful companion in the car. :) (Super fun eh?)<br />
This talk has been kind of eyeopening for me. In it the speaker was describing how the limitations we have are the ones we place upon ourselves.<br />
This really hit home.<br />
There are many things that I know that I want to accomplish in life, many things I know I can accomplish in life, and many fears I have in working to accomplish them.<br />
This has lead to me to think of one of my favourite scripture heros, Ammon the son of Mosiah.<br />
Ammon was one of the greatest missionaries there ever was. At the end of his mission we are able to find out why it is that he was blessed with so much success in his work.<br />
<span style="color: #351c75; font-family: inherit;"><i>Alma 26:11-12 reads, "<span style="background-color: white;"><span class="verse" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; line-height: 25.2px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">11 </span><span style="line-height: 25.2px;">But Ammon said unto him: I do not</span><span style="line-height: 25.2px;"> </span><span style="line-height: 25.2px;">boast</span><span style="line-height: 25.2px;"> </span><span style="line-height: 25.2px;">in my own strength, nor in my own wisdom; but behold, my</span><span style="line-height: 25.2px;"> </span><span style="line-height: 25.2px;">joy</span><span style="line-height: 25.2px;"> </span><span style="line-height: 25.2px;">is full, yea, my heart is brim with</span><span style="line-height: 25.2px;"> </span><span style="line-height: 25.2px;">joy, and I will rejoice in my God.</span></span></i></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;">That is the key! We have to know how we can accomplish our hopes, dreams, and desires. It is by the help of our Saviour Jesus Christ and our Father in Heaven.<br />All of us have these hopes, dreams, and desires. There are many "limitations" placed on us based how who we are, where we live, even how we dress. But I know that it is possible to achieve all that we set out to achieve as we turn to God and Jesus Christ. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;">Will it still be hard? For Sure!!<br />But it will be possible and it <i>will </i>be worth it. :)<br />Never give up on your dreams! And never forget that Heaven is on your side! I know that I would only be where I am today by the help of Christ. I know that His power is real and can truly give us the strength that we need to do all that we are called upon to do. </span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07326151489535346679noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5024386608830755213.post-31440152836028821932016-08-02T14:31:00.000-07:002016-08-02T14:31:26.779-07:00Nearer My God to TheeHi there!!<br />
I hope you have had a fabulous day! Because today has sure been fabulous here! :)<br />
And if not I hope your day gets better!<br />
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On Sunday my wonderful companion and I had the opportunity to sing with a primary girl at our church service. We chose the song <i>Nearer My God to Thee</i>. Which is a favourite of mine. :)<br />
I love the lyrics of this song, and especially in the third verse as it says,<br />
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<span style="color: #351c75;">Nearer to thee!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 20px;">I love the power in this verse. That angels are beckoning us towards God and towards Christ. It made me think of this quote from Elder </span></span><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="line-height: 20px;">Jeffrey</span></span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 20px;"> R. Holland in this last April Conference (you can get the link <a href="https://www.lds.org/general-conference/2016/04/tomorrow-the-lord-will-do-wonders-among-you?lang=eng">HERE</a>) </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">This quote really touched me. Heaven is cheering us on.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I know that I have felt the power of heaven cheering me on in my life. There have been times when I wasn't sure if I was going to be able to take one more thing. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Or I didn't think my family could take one more hit. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">And yet, we made it. </span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07326151489535346679noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5024386608830755213.post-53922387603974734242016-07-26T12:25:00.000-07:002016-07-26T12:25:05.319-07:00Like Clay on a WheelHi-ya!!<br />
I hope everyone is doing well and enjoying themselves!! :)<br />
So I found this beautiful picture quote today and I just wanted to share my thoughts on it, and possibly a fun little story. We'll see :)<br />
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There was a wonderful story shared in conference last October. You can read the full talk <a href="https://www.lds.org/general-conference/2015/10/the-joy-of-living-a-christ-centered-life?lang=eng">HERE</a><br />
But it relates how it is that we need to live a Christ-centered life, just as the clay on the potter's wheel must be centered exactly on the wheel. If it is not, the clay will fly everywhere and create a major mess.<br />
I was really touched by this. I feel like in my life I have been fairly good at centering my desires on Christ and on following Him faithfully.<br />
However, it must be <i>exact</i>. We cannot let the slightest things pull us from being centered on Christ. Whether it be fear, doubt, uncertainty, or laziness. There is no excuse good enough to keep us from following Christ.<br />
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When I was attending University I made it my goal to wake up early and study the scriptures each day for 20-30 minutes before preparing for the day and heading to class. I kind of amazed myself at my resolve to do it. As every time previously I had tried to do this I had failed.<br />
However, God helped me in achieving this goal, even with keeping up with classes and the small social life I was attempting to have. :)<br />
When I returned home at the end of my semester I was feeling pretty good and confident in my ability to continue to study daily.<br />
I failed, just as I had before.<br />
Why? Because I allowed other things, other GOOD things (Like going running) to keep me from devoting time to study.<br />
I know that there is a power that comes from giving all that we can to the Lord. As we make the necessary sacrifices to Him in order to centre our lives on Him and His teachings all things will be possible. I know this because I have seen it many, many times in my life.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07326151489535346679noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5024386608830755213.post-83660890009882475042016-07-21T14:45:00.001-07:002016-07-21T14:45:03.615-07:00Equality and ObedienceHi there!!<br />
So sorry once again that it has been a while since I have posted. Sometimes I have to many things that I want to post that I never actually get any of them posted... Awkward.... haha :)<br />
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I wanted to share my thoughts a little bit about a scripture I read recently. I think it has answers to questions that we ask, especially now-a-days.<br />
The scripture is Alma 28:13 it reads, <span style="color: #351c75;">"<span class="verse" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; font-family: Palatino, "Palatino Linotype", Pahoran, Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 25.2px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="chunk hl-id-8991014 hl-id-95696760 hl-id-34342397" id="chunk120000" node="120000" paranum="12" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border-image-outset: initial; border-image-repeat: initial; border-image-slice: initial; border-image-source: initial; border-image-width: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" wrapper="0">13</span><span class="chunk hl-id-8991014 hl-id-95696760 hl-id-34342397" node="120000" paranum="12" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border-image-outset: initial; border-image-repeat: initial; border-image-slice: initial; border-image-source: initial; border-image-width: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" wrapper="0"> </span></span><span style="background-color: white;"><span class="chunk hl-red 16059643655376326139" id="chunk120001" node="120001" paranum="12" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; font-family: Palatino, "Palatino Linotype", Pahoran, Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 25.2px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" wrapper="1">And </span><span class="chunk hl-red 16059643655376326139" id="chunk120002" node="120002" paranum="12" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; font-family: Palatino, "Palatino Linotype", Pahoran, Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 25.2px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" wrapper="2">thus </span><span class="chunk hl-red 16059643655376326139" id="chunk120003" node="120003" paranum="12" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; font-family: Palatino, "Palatino Linotype", Pahoran, Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 25.2px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" wrapper="3">we </span><span class="chunk hl-red 16059643655376326139" id="chunk120004" node="120004" paranum="12" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; font-family: Palatino, "Palatino Linotype", Pahoran, Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 25.2px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" wrapper="4">see </span><span class="chunk hl-red 16059643655376326139" id="chunk120005" node="120005" paranum="12" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; font-family: Palatino, "Palatino Linotype", Pahoran, Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 25.2px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" wrapper="5">how </span><span class="chunk hl-blue 80259134341997158080" id="chunk120006" node="120006" paranum="12" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; font-family: Palatino, "Palatino Linotype", Pahoran, Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 25.2px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" wrapper="6">great </span><span class="chunk hl-blue 80259134341997158080" id="chunk120007" node="120007" paranum="12" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; font-family: Palatino, "Palatino Linotype", Pahoran, Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 25.2px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" wrapper="7">the </span><span class="chunk hl-blue 80259134341997158080" id="chunk120008" node="120008" paranum="12" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; font-family: Palatino, "Palatino Linotype", Pahoran, Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 25.2px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" wrapper="8">inequality</span><span class="chunk hl-blue 80259134341997158080" id="chunk120009" node="120009" paranum="12" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; font-family: Palatino, "Palatino Linotype", Pahoran, Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 25.2px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" wrapper="9"> of </span><span class="chunk hl-blue 80259134341997158080" id="chunk120010" node="120010" paranum="12" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; font-family: Palatino, "Palatino Linotype", Pahoran, Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 25.2px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" wrapper="10">man </span><span class="chunk hl-blue 80259134341997158080" id="chunk120011" node="120011" paranum="12" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; font-family: Palatino, "Palatino Linotype", Pahoran, Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 25.2px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" wrapper="11">is </span><span class="chunk hl-blue 80259134341997158080" id="chunk120012" node="120012" paranum="12" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; font-family: Palatino, "Palatino Linotype", Pahoran, Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 25.2px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" wrapper="12">because </span><span class="chunk hl-blue 80259134341997158080" id="chunk120013" node="120013" paranum="12" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; font-family: Palatino, "Palatino Linotype", Pahoran, Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 25.2px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" wrapper="13">of </span><span class="chunk hl-blue 80259134341997158080" id="chunk120014" node="120014" paranum="12" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; font-family: Palatino, "Palatino Linotype", Pahoran, Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 25.2px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" wrapper="14">sin </span><span class="chunk hl-blue 80259134341997158080" id="chunk120015" node="120015" paranum="12" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; font-family: Palatino, "Palatino Linotype", Pahoran, Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 25.2px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" wrapper="15">and </span><span class="chunk hl-blue 80259134341997158080" id="chunk120016" node="120016" paranum="12" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; font-family: Palatino, "Palatino Linotype", Pahoran, Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 25.2px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" wrapper="16">transgression</span><span class="chunk hl-blue 80259134341997158080" id="chunk120017" node="120017" paranum="12" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; font-family: Palatino, "Palatino Linotype", Pahoran, Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 25.2px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" wrapper="17">, </span><span class="chunk hl-blue 80259134341997158080" id="chunk120018" node="120018" paranum="12" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; font-family: Palatino, "Palatino Linotype", Pahoran, Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 25.2px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" wrapper="18">and </span><span class="chunk hl-blue 80259134341997158080" id="chunk120019" node="120019" paranum="12" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; font-family: Palatino, "Palatino Linotype", Pahoran, Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 25.2px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" wrapper="19">the </span><span class="chunk hl-blue 80259134341997158080" id="chunk120020" node="120020" paranum="12" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; font-family: Palatino, "Palatino Linotype", Pahoran, Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 25.2px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" wrapper="20">power </span><span class="chunk hl-blue 80259134341997158080" id="chunk120021" node="120021" paranum="12" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; font-family: Palatino, "Palatino Linotype", Pahoran, Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 25.2px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" wrapper="21">of </span><span class="chunk hl-blue 80259134341997158080" id="chunk120022" node="120022" paranum="12" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; font-family: Palatino, "Palatino Linotype", Pahoran, Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 25.2px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" wrapper="22">the </span><span class="chunk hl-blue 80259134341997158080" id="chunk120023" node="120023" paranum="12" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; font-family: Palatino, "Palatino Linotype", Pahoran, Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 25.2px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" wrapper="23">devil, </span><span class="chunk hl-blue 80259134341997158080" id="chunk120024" node="120024" paranum="12" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; font-family: Palatino, "Palatino Linotype", Pahoran, Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 25.2px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" wrapper="24">which </span><span class="chunk hl-blue 80259134341997158080" id="chunk120025" node="120025" paranum="12" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; font-family: Palatino, "Palatino Linotype", Pahoran, Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 25.2px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" wrapper="25">comes </span><span class="chunk hl-blue 80259134341997158080" id="chunk120026" node="120026" paranum="12" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; font-family: Palatino, "Palatino Linotype", Pahoran, Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 25.2px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" wrapper="26">by </span><span class="chunk hl-blue 80259134341997158080" id="chunk120027" node="120027" paranum="12" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; font-family: Palatino, "Palatino Linotype", Pahoran, Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 25.2px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" wrapper="27">the </span><span class="chunk hl-blue 80259134341997158080" id="chunk120028" node="120028" paranum="12" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; font-family: Palatino, "Palatino Linotype", Pahoran, Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 25.2px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" wrapper="28">cunning </span><span class="chunk hl-blue 80259134341997158080" id="chunk120029" node="120029" paranum="12" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; font-family: Palatino, "Palatino Linotype", Pahoran, Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 25.2px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" wrapper="29">plans</span><span class="chunk hl-blue 80259134341997158080" id="chunk120030" node="120030" paranum="12" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; font-family: Palatino, "Palatino Linotype", Pahoran, Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 25.2px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" wrapper="30"> which </span><span class="chunk hl-blue 80259134341997158080" id="chunk120031" node="120031" paranum="12" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; font-family: Palatino, "Palatino Linotype", Pahoran, Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 25.2px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" wrapper="31">he </span><span class="chunk hl-blue 80259134341997158080" id="chunk120032" node="120032" paranum="12" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; font-family: Palatino, "Palatino Linotype", Pahoran, Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 25.2px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" wrapper="32">hath </span><span class="chunk hl-blue 80259134341997158080" id="chunk120033" node="120033" paranum="12" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; font-family: Palatino, "Palatino Linotype", Pahoran, Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 25.2px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" wrapper="33">devised </span><span class="chunk hl-blue 80259134341997158080" id="chunk120034" node="120034" paranum="12" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; font-family: Palatino, "Palatino Linotype", Pahoran, Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 25.2px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" wrapper="34">to </span><span class="chunk hl-blue 80259134341997158080" id="chunk120035" node="120035" paranum="12" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; font-family: Palatino, "Palatino Linotype", Pahoran, Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 25.2px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" wrapper="35">ensnare </span><span class="chunk hl-blue 80259134341997158080" id="chunk120036" node="120036" paranum="12" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; font-family: Palatino, "Palatino Linotype", Pahoran, Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 25.2px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" wrapper="36">the </span><span class="chunk hl-blue 80259134341997158080" id="chunk120037" node="120037" paranum="12" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; font-family: Palatino, "Palatino Linotype", Pahoran, Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 25.2px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" wrapper="37">hearts </span><span class="chunk hl-blue 80259134341997158080" id="chunk120038" node="120038" paranum="12" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; font-family: Palatino, "Palatino Linotype", Pahoran, Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 25.2px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" wrapper="38">of </span><span class="chunk hl-id-8991014 hl-id-34342397" id="chunk120039" node="120039" paranum="12" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; font-family: Palatino, "Palatino Linotype", Pahoran, Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 25.2px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" wrapper="39">men."</span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #333333; font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 25.2px;">I was really touched when I read this verse. I started to think about how unfair life is. As my dear sweet mother reminded me often as a child. </span></span><br />
<span style="color: #333333; font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 25.2px;">In many, if not most, cases of life being unfair or of there being inequality, whether supposed or not, I began to notice a pattern of truth that lead me back to this verse of scripture. </span></span><br />
<span style="color: #333333; font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 25.2px;">Inequality follows sin and transgression. </span></span><br />
<span style="color: #333333;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 25.2px;">Inequality follows the plans of the devil. </span></span><img alt="A photograph of a compass combined with a quote by President Boyd K. Packer: “We must choose who to follow.”" height="320" src="https://media.ldscdn.org/images/media-library/by-event/april-2014-general-conference/meme-packer-follow-1240656-gallery.jpg" width="320" /><br />
<span style="color: #333333;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 25.2px;">Inequality is not part of the Lord's plan. </span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 25.2px;">God has a great desire to bless each and everyone of His children. And as we read in Doctrine and Covenants 130:20-21, </span><span style="color: #0b5394;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 25.2px;">"</span><span style="background-color: white;"><a class="bookmark-anchor dontHighlight" href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="20" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; font-family: Palatino, "Palatino Linotype", Pahoran, Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 25.2px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> </a><span class="verse" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; font-family: Palatino, "Palatino Linotype", Pahoran, Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 25.2px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">20 </span><span class="chunk" id="chunk190001" node="190001" paranum="19" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; font-family: Palatino, "Palatino Linotype", Pahoran, Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 25.2px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" wrapper="1">There </span><span class="chunk" id="chunk190002" node="190002" paranum="19" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; font-family: Palatino, "Palatino Linotype", Pahoran, Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 25.2px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" wrapper="2">is </span><span class="chunk" id="chunk190003" node="190003" paranum="19" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; font-family: Palatino, "Palatino Linotype", Pahoran, Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 25.2px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" wrapper="3">a </span><span class="chunk" id="chunk190004" node="190004" paranum="19" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; font-family: Palatino, "Palatino Linotype", Pahoran, Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 25.2px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" wrapper="4">law</span><span class="chunk" id="chunk190005" node="190005" paranum="19" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; font-family: Palatino, "Palatino Linotype", Pahoran, Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 25.2px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" wrapper="5">, </span><span class="chunk" id="chunk190006" node="190006" paranum="19" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; font-family: Palatino, "Palatino Linotype", Pahoran, Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 25.2px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" wrapper="6">irrevocably </span><span class="chunk" id="chunk190007" node="190007" paranum="19" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; font-family: Palatino, "Palatino Linotype", Pahoran, Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 25.2px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" wrapper="7">decreed </span><span class="chunk" id="chunk190008" node="190008" paranum="19" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; font-family: Palatino, "Palatino Linotype", Pahoran, Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 25.2px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" wrapper="8">in </span><span class="chunk" id="chunk190009" node="190009" paranum="19" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; font-family: Palatino, "Palatino Linotype", Pahoran, Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 25.2px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" wrapper="9">heaven</span><span class="chunk" id="chunk190010" node="190010" paranum="19" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; font-family: Palatino, "Palatino Linotype", Pahoran, Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 25.2px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" wrapper="10"> before </span><span class="chunk" id="chunk190011" node="190011" paranum="19" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; font-family: Palatino, "Palatino Linotype", Pahoran, Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 25.2px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" wrapper="11">the </span><span class="chunk" id="chunk190012" node="190012" paranum="19" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; font-family: Palatino, "Palatino Linotype", Pahoran, Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 25.2px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" wrapper="12">foundations </span><span class="chunk" id="chunk190013" node="190013" paranum="19" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; font-family: Palatino, "Palatino Linotype", Pahoran, Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 25.2px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" wrapper="13">of </span><span class="chunk" id="chunk190014" node="190014" paranum="19" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; font-family: Palatino, "Palatino Linotype", Pahoran, Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 25.2px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" wrapper="14">this </span><span class="chunk" id="chunk190015" node="190015" paranum="19" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; font-family: Palatino, "Palatino Linotype", Pahoran, Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 25.2px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" wrapper="15">world, </span><span class="chunk" id="chunk190016" node="190016" paranum="19" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; font-family: Palatino, "Palatino Linotype", Pahoran, Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 25.2px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" wrapper="16">upon </span><span class="chunk" id="chunk190017" node="190017" paranum="19" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; font-family: Palatino, "Palatino Linotype", Pahoran, Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 25.2px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" wrapper="17">which </span><span class="chunk" id="chunk190018" node="190018" paranum="19" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; font-family: Palatino, "Palatino Linotype", Pahoran, Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 25.2px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" wrapper="18">all </span><span class="chunk" id="chunk190019" node="190019" paranum="19" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; font-family: Palatino, "Palatino Linotype", Pahoran, Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 25.2px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" wrapper="19">blessings</span><span class="chunk" id="chunk190020" node="190020" paranum="19" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; font-family: Palatino, "Palatino Linotype", Pahoran, Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 25.2px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" wrapper="20"> are </span><span class="chunk" id="chunk190021" node="190021" paranum="19" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; font-family: Palatino, "Palatino Linotype", Pahoran, Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 25.2px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" wrapper="21">predicated—</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #0b5394;"><a class="bookmark-anchor dontHighlight" href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="21" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border-image-outset: initial; border-image-repeat: initial; border-image-slice: initial; border-image-source: initial; border-image-width: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> </a><span class="verse" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border-image-outset: initial; border-image-repeat: initial; border-image-slice: initial; border-image-source: initial; border-image-width: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">21 </span><span class="chunk" id="chunk200001" node="200001" paranum="20" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border-image-outset: initial; border-image-repeat: initial; border-image-slice: initial; border-image-source: initial; border-image-width: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" wrapper="1">And </span><span class="chunk" id="chunk200002" node="200002" paranum="20" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border-image-outset: initial; border-image-repeat: initial; border-image-slice: initial; border-image-source: initial; border-image-width: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" wrapper="2">when </span><span class="chunk" id="chunk200003" node="200003" paranum="20" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border-image-outset: initial; border-image-repeat: initial; border-image-slice: initial; border-image-source: initial; border-image-width: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" wrapper="3">we </span><span class="chunk" id="chunk200004" node="200004" paranum="20" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border-image-outset: initial; border-image-repeat: initial; border-image-slice: initial; border-image-source: initial; border-image-width: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" wrapper="4">obtain </span><span class="chunk" id="chunk200005" node="200005" paranum="20" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border-image-outset: initial; border-image-repeat: initial; border-image-slice: initial; border-image-source: initial; border-image-width: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" wrapper="5">any </span><span class="chunk" id="chunk200006" node="200006" paranum="20" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border-image-outset: initial; border-image-repeat: initial; border-image-slice: initial; border-image-source: initial; border-image-width: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" wrapper="6">blessing</span><span class="chunk" id="chunk200007" node="200007" paranum="20" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border-image-outset: initial; border-image-repeat: initial; border-image-slice: initial; border-image-source: initial; border-image-width: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" wrapper="7"> from </span><span class="chunk" id="chunk200008" node="200008" paranum="20" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border-image-outset: initial; border-image-repeat: initial; border-image-slice: initial; border-image-source: initial; border-image-width: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" wrapper="8">God, </span><span class="chunk" id="chunk200009" node="200009" paranum="20" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border-image-outset: initial; border-image-repeat: initial; border-image-slice: initial; border-image-source: initial; border-image-width: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" wrapper="9">it </span><span class="chunk" id="chunk200010" node="200010" paranum="20" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border-image-outset: initial; border-image-repeat: initial; border-image-slice: initial; border-image-source: initial; border-image-width: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" wrapper="10">is </span><span class="chunk" id="chunk200011" node="200011" paranum="20" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border-image-outset: initial; border-image-repeat: initial; border-image-slice: initial; border-image-source: initial; border-image-width: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" wrapper="11">by </span><span class="chunk" id="chunk200012" node="200012" paranum="20" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border-image-outset: initial; border-image-repeat: initial; border-image-slice: initial; border-image-source: initial; border-image-width: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" wrapper="12">obedience</span><span class="chunk" id="chunk200013" node="200013" paranum="20" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border-image-outset: initial; border-image-repeat: initial; border-image-slice: initial; border-image-source: initial; border-image-width: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" wrapper="13"> to </span><span class="chunk" id="chunk200014" node="200014" paranum="20" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border-image-outset: initial; border-image-repeat: initial; border-image-slice: initial; border-image-source: initial; border-image-width: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" wrapper="14">that </span><span class="chunk" id="chunk200015" node="200015" paranum="20" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border-image-outset: initial; border-image-repeat: initial; border-image-slice: initial; border-image-source: initial; border-image-width: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" wrapper="15">law </span><span class="chunk" id="chunk200016" node="200016" paranum="20" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border-image-outset: initial; border-image-repeat: initial; border-image-slice: initial; border-image-source: initial; border-image-width: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" wrapper="16">upon </span><span class="chunk" id="chunk200017" node="200017" paranum="20" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border-image-outset: initial; border-image-repeat: initial; border-image-slice: initial; border-image-source: initial; border-image-width: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" wrapper="17">which </span><span class="chunk" id="chunk200018" node="200018" paranum="20" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border-image-outset: initial; border-image-repeat: initial; border-image-slice: initial; border-image-source: initial; border-image-width: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" wrapper="18">it </span><span class="chunk" id="chunk200019" node="200019" paranum="20" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border-image-outset: initial; border-image-repeat: initial; border-image-slice: initial; border-image-source: initial; border-image-width: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" wrapper="19">is </span><span class="chunk hl-id-89424505" id="chunk200020" node="200020" paranum="20" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border-image-outset: initial; border-image-repeat: initial; border-image-slice: initial; border-image-source: initial; border-image-width: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" wrapper="20">predicated."</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span class="chunk hl-id-89424505" node="200020" paranum="20" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border-image-outset: initial; border-image-repeat: initial; border-image-slice: initial; border-image-source: initial; border-image-width: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" wrapper="20"><span style="font-family: inherit;">God's desire to bless, guide, help, and direct us is always there. But it is only as we are obedient that we are able to receive those blessings. It is only by truly following God and His Son Jesus Christ that we are able to find peace in this life.<br />I know I have been able to find, peace, joy, strength, and innumerable blessings from my Father in Heaven. As I have worked on being obedient. </span></span></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit; line-height: 25.2px;">God's love is real and I testify of the reality of it. </span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07326151489535346679noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5024386608830755213.post-24650031000478104172016-07-09T14:19:00.000-07:002016-07-09T14:19:15.755-07:00Turn AroundHi Again!<br />
I just wanted to say thanks for all of the love, comments, and support I've on my blog!<br />
It means so much because it helps me know that I am making a difference in someone's day. We can be the difference to so many people. It also helps me know that I am doing what I am suppose to be doing in reaching out and sharing the gospel. Which is something I love and am so grateful for the opportunity I have to do it each and everyday as a missionary. <br />
So I wanted to share a little bit today about repentance, I don't know why. It is just what came to me today.<br />
So imagine that you are a child again. Like 5 or 6 years old. And you have your Dad's favourite whatever... lets say fishing pole. And you break it.<br />
How are you going to feel? Terrified right? So fast forward.<br />
You don't tell your Dad. Why? Because you are scared. You don't want to get in trouble, and after all it was an accident. You were just playing, having fun. But in the next few days, you start to feel guilty because you haven't told him. You are just waiting for him to find it. But also hoping that he won't find it because then you would get in trouble. So you try your very hardest to do everything he asks. To follow everything exactly and in good time. so that he will hopefully be less mad when he does find out. You walk on eggshells around him.<br />
That is not a fun feeling, eh?<br />
You want to tell him. but are scared of the consequences. There is truly one way to make this better.<br />
You have to go to him and ask for his forgiveness. Ask that he will understand that it was a mistake.<br />
The only difference in this verses your Father in Heaven is that He already knows what happened. He already knows everything that you did. And thankfully, has patience enough to wait until you come to Him seeking forgiveness, love, and healing.<br />
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<a href="https://media.ldscdn.org/images/media-library/by-speaker/president-boyd-k-packer/quote-packer-chalkboard-1173270-gallery.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="An image of a chalkboard whereon is written a quote by President Boyd K. Packer: “Just as chalk can be removed … the effects of … transgression can be erased.”" border="0" height="425" src="https://media.ldscdn.org/images/media-library/by-speaker/president-boyd-k-packer/quote-packer-chalkboard-1173270-gallery.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>
I know that our Father in Heaven has a great desire for us to turn to Him and ask Him for the things we need. If He did not then He wouldn't have sent His Son, Jesus Christ for us. And Christ would not have endured the sacrifice that He did for us. God provided a way from us from the beginning. Now the ball is in our court to do what we will, whether we choose to turn to Him or not. <br />
Repenting can be scary, it can be hard; but it is so worth it! We don't have to hold onto the feelings of guilt, shame, sorrow, or fear. We can find true and lasting healing through Christ. I know that this is true because I have felt it. It is the most incredible feeling in the world.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07326151489535346679noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5024386608830755213.post-34859905233709635702016-07-06T09:58:00.000-07:002016-07-06T09:58:23.000-07:00Prayers of FaithHi-ya!<br />
I'm so terribly sorry that it has been so long since I have posted! Crazy things have been happening with a wonderful baptism and getting transferred out of Saskatoon. Which are both happy and sad! :) Life is general is great!<br />
Today I wanted to share one of the things that helps keep me going each and everyday! And that is PRAYER!! :)<br />
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Prayer is such a wonderful thing. Why? Because we can do it at anytime and in any place that we are in. Which is kind of amazing!!<br />
I love that God, our Father in Heaven has this wonderful way for us to be able to talk to Him.<br />
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How amazing is it that we have the ability to talk to the most powerful being in the universe and have the assurance that He not only hears us, but Answers us as well! :)<br />
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I know that prayers of faith have truly brought miracles into my life. So many more miracles that I can even count. God really does hear and answer our prayers.<br />
He wants to talk with us! He wants to help us. And He does as we turn to Him in humble, heartfelt prayer! :)<br />
I know that prayer works and that it can and will bring us peace, which is something I know I need in my life daily.<br />
God loves you so much! If you doubt it, just ask Him! :)Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07326151489535346679noreply@blogger.com0