Kristy, Brian, and Mary are all teaching at the DanceCore Studio
rolling down the hill
Monday, August 30, 2010
Thursday, August 19, 2010
Friday, August 13, 2010
Paul Cardall | Living for Eden: Gracie's Theme from the Celebrate Life Concert
Beautiful. Just beautiful.
Tuesday, August 10, 2010
Presidet Gordon B. Hinkley said it this way: "You can be a leader. You must be a leader...in those causes for which the Church stands...The adversary of all truth would put into your heart a reluctance to make an effort. Cast that fear aside and be valiant in the cause of truth and righteousness" (Church News, September 21, 1996, 3 as cited by Dew).
When life throws you lemons, or possibly a rock, you thank Heavenly Father you're alive.
When I got back from walking this morning I found our passenger window broken in the van. We think a rock from Ammon road kicked back and shattered it.
Friday, August 6, 2010
Cute!
Bug just said a prayer with the words "I'm thankful for the spirit in my heart..."
So precious!
So precious!
God wants a Powerful People
These passages from Sheri Dew's book "God wants a Powerful People" filled me with peace as I was reading it yesterday. So, I'm sharing my peace! :)
"If your faith is wobbly, if you're not sure the Lord will come to your aid, experiment. Put Him to the test. A great place to start is the scriptures, for as Jacob wrote: "We search the prophets, and we have many revelations...and having all these witnesses we obtain a hope, and our faith becometh unshaken" (Jacob 4:6).
"It is not not possible to sin enought to be happy. It isn't possible to buy enought to be happy, or to entertain or indulge or pamper ouselves enought t be happy. It is not possible to hide enough or run far enough away from trials and troubles to be happy. Happiness and joy come only when we are living up to who we are. King
benjami understood this and taught it clearly when he admonished us to "consider on the blessed and happy state of those that keep the commandments of God. For...they are blessed in all things,...and if htey hold out faithful to the end...they may dwell with God in a state of neverending happiness" (Mosiah 2:41).
"Satan likely bristles at this principle, for happines is something the ultimate narcissist will never experience. I have never met anyone who was happier because he was immoral, or because he was addicted to something, or because he was dishonest and compromised his integrity. The Lord has blessed us with covenants that keep us on the straight and narrow path because this "road less traveled" is actually the easier road. It is so much easier to be righteous than to sin, so much easier to deal with a clear conscience that one ravaged by guilt, so much easier to feel peace of mind and heart when we are living up to who we are rather than coping with the emotional and spiritual ravages of regret, knowing we have lived beneath our divine nature.
"The happiest people I know are those who repent regularly and obey. And a major reason fr their happiness is that they have increased confidence in approaching and petitioning the Lord and increased access to His power."
"If your faith is wobbly, if you're not sure the Lord will come to your aid, experiment. Put Him to the test. A great place to start is the scriptures, for as Jacob wrote: "We search the prophets, and we have many revelations...and having all these witnesses we obtain a hope, and our faith becometh unshaken" (Jacob 4:6).
"It is not not possible to sin enought to be happy. It isn't possible to buy enought to be happy, or to entertain or indulge or pamper ouselves enought t be happy. It is not possible to hide enough or run far enough away from trials and troubles to be happy. Happiness and joy come only when we are living up to who we are. King
benjami understood this and taught it clearly when he admonished us to "consider on the blessed and happy state of those that keep the commandments of God. For...they are blessed in all things,...and if htey hold out faithful to the end...they may dwell with God in a state of neverending happiness" (Mosiah 2:41).
"Satan likely bristles at this principle, for happines is something the ultimate narcissist will never experience. I have never met anyone who was happier because he was immoral, or because he was addicted to something, or because he was dishonest and compromised his integrity. The Lord has blessed us with covenants that keep us on the straight and narrow path because this "road less traveled" is actually the easier road. It is so much easier to be righteous than to sin, so much easier to deal with a clear conscience that one ravaged by guilt, so much easier to feel peace of mind and heart when we are living up to who we are rather than coping with the emotional and spiritual ravages of regret, knowing we have lived beneath our divine nature.
"The happiest people I know are those who repent regularly and obey. And a major reason fr their happiness is that they have increased confidence in approaching and petitioning the Lord and increased access to His power."
Tuesday, August 3, 2010
The Constitution is Divinely Guided
I was reading the Doctrine and Covenants this morning and both Bri and I were struck by how clear the Lord was about the Constitution.
D&C 98: 5-11
5 And that law of the land which is constitutional, supporting that principle of freedom in maintaining rights and privileges, belongs to all mankind, and is justifiable before me.
6 Therefore, I, the lord, justify you, and your brethren of my church, in befriending that law which is the constitutional law of the land;
7 And as pertaining to law of man, whatsoever is more or less than this, cometh of evil.
8 I, the Lord God, make you free, therefore ye are free indeed; and the law maketh you free.
9 Nevertheless, when the wicked rule the people mourn.
10 Wherefore, honest men and wise men should be sought for diligently, and good men and wise men ye should observe to uphold; otherwise whatsoever is less than these cometh of evil.
11 And I give unto you a commandment, that ye shall forsake all evil and cleave unto all good that ye shall live by every word which proceedeth forth out of the mouth of God.
Pray. Study the scriptures. Act on God's will.
I know this sounds like a simple antidote for the nation. It is and it isn't. Try it and you'll find out. Spread it and you'll find out.
:)
D&C 98: 5-11
5 And that law of the land which is constitutional, supporting that principle of freedom in maintaining rights and privileges, belongs to all mankind, and is justifiable before me.
6 Therefore, I, the lord, justify you, and your brethren of my church, in befriending that law which is the constitutional law of the land;
7 And as pertaining to law of man, whatsoever is more or less than this, cometh of evil.
8 I, the Lord God, make you free, therefore ye are free indeed; and the law maketh you free.
9 Nevertheless, when the wicked rule the people mourn.
10 Wherefore, honest men and wise men should be sought for diligently, and good men and wise men ye should observe to uphold; otherwise whatsoever is less than these cometh of evil.
11 And I give unto you a commandment, that ye shall forsake all evil and cleave unto all good that ye shall live by every word which proceedeth forth out of the mouth of God.
Pray. Study the scriptures. Act on God's will.
I know this sounds like a simple antidote for the nation. It is and it isn't. Try it and you'll find out. Spread it and you'll find out.
:)
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