Families can be together forever. God intends family relationships to last much longer than just this life. Let us do our part to be worthy of such a blessing.
Showing posts with label Love. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Love. Show all posts
Wednesday, July 13, 2011
A scary threat!!
In our world to day Satan is working so hard to destroy the family in any way he can. One of Satan's most effective tools is pornography. We have been counseled by prophets for over a decade to avoid the stain and addictive grasp of pornography. This video wraps it up.
Thursday, March 3, 2011
Seeking a more meaningful life?
In the situations I have found myself lately, I've been brought to ponder about our ability to make correct choices and move forward with those decisions.
What are we capable of as the children of God?
This is the beginning of a new day. God has given me this day to use as I will. I can waste it---or use it for good, but what I do today is important, because I am exchanging a day of life for it! When tomorrow comes, this day will be gone forever, leaving in its place something that I have traded for it. I want it to be gain, and not loss; good, and not evil; success, and not failure, in order that I shall not regret the price I have paid for it.
There is only one day that you and I have to live for, and that's today. There is nothing we can do about yesterday except repent, and there may be no tomorrow. The thing for us to do when we arise from our beds as God gives us a new day, is to take whatever comes to our hands, and do it to the best of our ability.
Life is 10% what happens to us and 90% what we decide to do about it.
Elder Uchtdorf illustrates well what our potential is when he gave this talk to a large group of women. Apply its meaning to you! less than two minutes long!
This life is the time for men to prepare to meet God; yea, behold the day of this life is the day for men to preform their labors. (Alma 34:32)
We need to be pro-active. 'Doers of the word and not hearers only.' Nobody can think straight who does not work. Idleness warps the mind. Thinking without constructive actions becomes a disease. I have generally found that a man who is good at an excuse is good at nothing else.
May we each use this priceless gift of agency or the ability to choose and do with it what our Father in Heaven would have us. Decide now that you are not going to be a consumer, or an onlooker, but a producer. Decide not to be a sheep, or a hireling, but a shepherd. I know that as we each do this, the world will become a better, happier place. True happiness comes from righteous action! The most happiness we can attain in this life can only come to a life that is founded upon the principles of the restored gospel of Jesus Christ.
(quotes used from "The Missionaries Little Quote Book")
Wednesday, March 2, 2011
Is Jesus the Christ?
The world we live in is so hectic and chaotic. So many are seeking for answers, solutions, and happiness in the things of the world. Promises of quick fixes to often very deep problems attract the vast majority of society. Each solution that the world has to offer is always temporary. With any problem any of us may face, no matter how great or small, there is always one eternal answer and solution we can each rely fully upon. Jesus Christ the Messiah.
Who is Jesus Christ and why is He important to us?
The words of the First Presidency and the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles states it best.
“He was the Great Jehovah of the Old Testament, the Messiah of the New. Under the direction of His Father, He was the creator of the earth. ‘All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made’ (John 1:3). Though sinless, He was baptized to fulfill all righteousness. He ‘went about doing good’ (Acts 10:38), yet was despised for it. His gospel was a message of peace and goodwill. He entreated all to follow His example. He walked the roads of Palestine, healing the sick, causing the blind to see, and raising the dead. He taught the truths of eternity, the reality of our premortal existence, the purpose of our life on earth, and the potential for the sons and daughters of God in the life to come.
“We solemnly testify that His life, which is central to all human history, neither began in Bethlehem nor concluded on Calvary. He was the Firstborn of the Father, the Only Begotten Son in the flesh, the Redeemer of the world.
“He rose from the grave to ‘become the firstfruits of them that slept’ (1 Corinthians 15:20). As Risen Lord, He visited among those He had loved in life. He also ministered among His ‘other sheep’ (John 10:16) in ancient America. In the modern world, He and His Father appeared to the boy Joseph Smith, ushering in the long-promised ‘dispensation of the fulness of times’ (Ephesians 1:10).
“Of the Living Christ, the Prophet Joseph wrote: ‘His eyes were as a flame of fire; the hair of his head was white like the pure snow; his countenance shone above the brightness of the sun; and his voice was as the sound of the rushing of great waters, even the voice of Jehovah, saying:
“ ‘I am the first and the last; I am he who liveth, I am he who was slain; I am your advocate with the Father’ (D&C 110:3–4).
“Of Him the Prophet also declared: ‘And now, after the many testimonies which have been given of him, this is the testimony, last of all, which we give of him: That he lives!
“ ‘For we saw him, even on the right hand of God; and we heard the voice bearing record that he is the Only Begotten of the Father—
“ ‘That by him, and through him, and of him, the worlds are and were created, and the inhabitants thereof are begotten sons and daughters unto God’ (D&C 76:22–24).
“We declare in words of solemnity that His priesthood and His Church have been restored upon the earth—‘built upon the foundation of … apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the chief corner stone’ (Ephesians 2:20).
“We testify that He will someday return to earth. ‘And the glory of the Lord shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together’ (Isaiah 40:5). He will rule as King of Kings and reign as Lord of Lords, and every knee shall bend and every tongue shall speak in worship before Him. Each of us will stand to be judged of Him according to our works and the desires of our hearts.
“We bear testimony, as His duly ordained Apostles—that Jesus is the Living Christ, the immortal Son of God. He is the great King Immanuel, who stands today on the right hand of His Father. He is the light, the life, and the hope of the world. His way is the path that leads to happiness in this life and eternal life in the world to come. God be thanked for the matchless gift of His divine Son” (Ensign, Apr. 2000, 2–3).
May I add my deepest personal thanks for a Father in Heaven who loves each of us enough that He sent his son. I testify that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of the living God and that there is no other name given under heaven whereby man can be saved in the kingdom of God. He lives!! There is eternal happiness and safety in relying on Jesus Christ and His Atonement. For this I am eternally grateful.
Who is Jesus Christ and why is He important to us?
The words of the First Presidency and the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles states it best.
“He was the Great Jehovah of the Old Testament, the Messiah of the New. Under the direction of His Father, He was the creator of the earth. ‘All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made’ (John 1:3). Though sinless, He was baptized to fulfill all righteousness. He ‘went about doing good’ (Acts 10:38), yet was despised for it. His gospel was a message of peace and goodwill. He entreated all to follow His example. He walked the roads of Palestine, healing the sick, causing the blind to see, and raising the dead. He taught the truths of eternity, the reality of our premortal existence, the purpose of our life on earth, and the potential for the sons and daughters of God in the life to come.
“We solemnly testify that His life, which is central to all human history, neither began in Bethlehem nor concluded on Calvary. He was the Firstborn of the Father, the Only Begotten Son in the flesh, the Redeemer of the world.
“He rose from the grave to ‘become the firstfruits of them that slept’ (1 Corinthians 15:20). As Risen Lord, He visited among those He had loved in life. He also ministered among His ‘other sheep’ (John 10:16) in ancient America. In the modern world, He and His Father appeared to the boy Joseph Smith, ushering in the long-promised ‘dispensation of the fulness of times’ (Ephesians 1:10).
“Of the Living Christ, the Prophet Joseph wrote: ‘His eyes were as a flame of fire; the hair of his head was white like the pure snow; his countenance shone above the brightness of the sun; and his voice was as the sound of the rushing of great waters, even the voice of Jehovah, saying:
“ ‘I am the first and the last; I am he who liveth, I am he who was slain; I am your advocate with the Father’ (D&C 110:3–4).
“Of Him the Prophet also declared: ‘And now, after the many testimonies which have been given of him, this is the testimony, last of all, which we give of him: That he lives!
“ ‘For we saw him, even on the right hand of God; and we heard the voice bearing record that he is the Only Begotten of the Father—
“ ‘That by him, and through him, and of him, the worlds are and were created, and the inhabitants thereof are begotten sons and daughters unto God’ (D&C 76:22–24).
“We declare in words of solemnity that His priesthood and His Church have been restored upon the earth—‘built upon the foundation of … apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the chief corner stone’ (Ephesians 2:20).
“We testify that He will someday return to earth. ‘And the glory of the Lord shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together’ (Isaiah 40:5). He will rule as King of Kings and reign as Lord of Lords, and every knee shall bend and every tongue shall speak in worship before Him. Each of us will stand to be judged of Him according to our works and the desires of our hearts.
“We bear testimony, as His duly ordained Apostles—that Jesus is the Living Christ, the immortal Son of God. He is the great King Immanuel, who stands today on the right hand of His Father. He is the light, the life, and the hope of the world. His way is the path that leads to happiness in this life and eternal life in the world to come. God be thanked for the matchless gift of His divine Son” (Ensign, Apr. 2000, 2–3).
May I add my deepest personal thanks for a Father in Heaven who loves each of us enough that He sent his son. I testify that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of the living God and that there is no other name given under heaven whereby man can be saved in the kingdom of God. He lives!! There is eternal happiness and safety in relying on Jesus Christ and His Atonement. For this I am eternally grateful.
Friday, February 18, 2011
The 'Action' in Love
Listen to the words of the prophet on love!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KYhDhiojBPA
"The deepest principle of the human nature is the craving to be appreciated."
-William James
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KYhDhiojBPA
"The deepest principle of the human nature is the craving to be appreciated."
-William James
Thursday, February 17, 2011
Team 'Family'
My thoughts have been on the greatness of the plan of our God. The plan of redemption. There is a comment I often make concerning heaven, "No matter how great of a place you can imagine heaven, It wont be heaven if those I love, or my family, cannot be there with me. Happiness is being with those we love. It is the hope and the knowledge that we can be with them not just for this life, but if we so choose, God has intended family relationships to last for eternity. The words of a Book of Mormon prophet Nephi express it well, "O how great the plan of our Go... who prepareth a way for our escape"(2 Nephi 9). What a wonderful time to be on the earth when God has revealed the fullness of his plan of salvation. I know it to be true. God loves us!! We each need to seek to understand the plan of salvation so we may understand the rest of the gospel(2 Nephi 12:32).
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