Sunday, November 14, 2010

I’m a cry baby

I decided that today. It’s not necessarily a bad thing. I say it because I think the past month…maybe longer, I haven’t been able to go to church without SOMETHING making me just bawl.

Today it was sacrament meeting. It was the Primary Program. I’ve never cried for a primary program before. But I did today. You could really feel the spirit through them very very strong today.

I was teary eyed the entire time, but when it really hit was when Faith got up to sing. Faith is my friend Emily’s little sister – she was born blind. She has an amazing voice and often sings solos, but today was a special one. She sang the primary song “I’ll Walk With You” which if you don’t know it, is about how people may be different, but I”LL be the person to not treat you different…I”LL be your friend. It just touched my heart because here you have Faith, who has always been blind and who is such an example to everyone she meets, singing this song. Yes, I bawled.

Then it hit me again hard at the end….when they got up to sing “I know that my Redeemer Lives" They sang this version, which I love:

It didn’t help that one of the little boys standing in the front singing was crying. He must’ve been only 5 or 6, and he was up there rubbing his eyes with his fists as he was singing, trying to keep from crying.

 

I know that my redeemer lives. He does live. He lives and comforts me, heals me, blesses me, protects me, guides me, loves me, carries me, counsels me.

He is my Savior, whom I owe my entire life too.

I love Him with all of my heart.

Tuesday, November 2, 2010

Great Quote…

A friend had this as his status on Facebook today…needless to say I copied it Smile It is an AMAZING quote and really makes you think.
"My great concern is not whether you have failed, but whether you are content with your failure."

It helps me, at least, to realize what’s more important in life….dwelling on failing, or being ok with it, learning from it, and moving on.

Monday, November 1, 2010

Friday, October 22, 2010

Mormon Messages

I just love these. Every other day or so, I get on to youtube and watch more of them. I’m sure everyone is getting annoyed on facebook of the youtube links I keep posting, but I don’t care. They are great messages and everyone needs to here them. Here are a few of my favorites:

 

Visit the Mormon Messages Youtube channel HERE

Thursday, September 16, 2010

Institute - How I love Thee

I can't even begin to describe how much I love institute. I mean really, it's just not long enough each week. My class is tiny, only 6 kids this last time and I knew every single one of them except one. But it is SO spiritual. I gain SO many insights, promptings, teachings, knowledge, everything, from just an hour and a half. And I wish it was longer than that. Really, the time flies.

We were studying the first five chapters of D&C today - focusing on missionary work but more importantly, missionary work in the family - including ancestors. We talked about the hearts of the children turning to their fathers - The keys Elijah reveals to us, basically chapter 2 and chapter 4.

If it weren't so late and I weren't so exhausted, I would be explaining a lot more in detail about the class. Maybe i'll add more tomorrow - but I just had to write this down while I still remembered this feeling fresh in my mind. Really, surrounding yourself in the Gospel of Christ brings the most joy you will ever feel.

Go to institute. You. Will. Love. It.

Monday, September 13, 2010

My Daily Feast

As I'm sure to many of you out there as well, I at times have a difficult time reading the scriptures. Not that it's difficult to DO it, but that it's difficult sometimes to understand and comprehend what is going on. There are days that I read my scriptures, but feel as though I haven't gained as much as I would have liked because I didn't fully understand everything. So I added a new thing to my daily study to help keep me uplifted throughout the day - listening to conference talks. At least one a day, often more (such as the three I listened to today)

They are straightforward, from modern day prophets and apostles, easy to understand. It's still God's doctrines, principles, etc. just in plainer words for our generation that's not quite as educated. :) Here were two from today that I loved.

http://new.lds.org/general-conference/2010/04/continue-in-patience?lang=eng#

http://new.lds.org/general-conference/2010/04/the-rock-of-our-redeemer?lang=eng