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Anything is possible
"With self-discipline most anything is possible." Theater Roosevelt
Turn on Your Brights: Come Follow Me Weekly Challenge (Mathew 5, Luke 6)
This winter has been excessive, with temperatures extremely low, and snow fall extremely high. These conditions make one of my jobs--chauffeur--difficult and cold. Last night I was shuffling kids around, and as the sun went down, my lights never appeared to come on. I...
Become Extraordinary
Christ works the most miraculous wonders through ordinary people. I believe it’s because being ordinary keeps us willing to listen, respond and change. Through the simple acts of ordinary people, extraordinary events take place, miracles happen, and generations are...
The Book of Mormon is For US
Ezra Taft Benson was relentless in teaching the importance of the Book of Mormon in our lives. He taught that they were specifically written and saved for us by the hand of of the Lord. “The Book of Mormon was meant for us. It was written for our day” -Ezra Taft...
Becoming Fishers of Men
Becoming converted to the Gospel of Jesus Christ is not often a result of any dramatic or fantastic circumstance. Oh, there is Saul and Alma the Younger and other similar stories, but these are the exceptions to the rule. In all reality, becoming converted takes time...
Heavenly Father Loves Me
This reminds me of Lion King when Mufasa appears to Simba and tells him that he is more than he has become. Huge manifestations like that would be nice but they are the exception. God works through each of us, helping one another. Help others to remember who they are!...
Just Keep Trying
No. Matter. What. Just Keep Trying! "Just Keep Trying!" - Jeffrey R. Holland For Times of Trouble - Jeffrey R. Holland ~Todd @elkvalleylatterdaysaint
Generals in the Lord’s Battalion: Alma 60 (Applying the Scriptures to Our Lives)
President Russell M. Nelson is inviting us all to enlist in the Lord’s battalion. Our role as parents is excitingly important. We are the Generals; the ones responsible to properly train and equip the soldiers. The battle is real, the enemy is vicious and ruthless....
Come, Follow Me- John 2-4
The slideshow below is adapted from the Come, Follow Me for Primary manual. It is intended to help us teach our young children in the home. You can find the original source here,...
The Holy Ghost Prepares Us For Danger Ahead
Luke was watching a news basketball video. They were talking about Andre Drummond from the Pistons, and how he got two woman pregnant in one summer. This caught Luke’s attention. He decided he wanted to look it up. As he was typing it, he had a feeling he shouldn’t...
The Choices We Make are Critical
We are a result of the choices we make, we are what we do! If we want to be better, be better! Through effort, through prayer and with our Saviour’s help, we can become the kind of person we were meant to be. "The choices we make are critical -- they are the key to...
Podcast – Truth and the Plan – Dallin H. Oaks
Lesson - Truth and the Plan by Dallin H. Oaks Podcast by: Craig Conover Every month I will post a new lesson. If you like the lesson and it brought you closer to Christ, then please SUBSCRIBE and share this lesson with you friends and family. Read the whole lesson...
He Trusts You
When you are not receiving an answer to your prayers, sometimes it’s a test to see if you will do what’s right! You know what to do! You got this! Keep praying and keep moving forward! "Maybe He just trusts you to do what's right." - David A. Bednar Power to Become -...
D&C 14:7
We live in a wondrous age. With all the wonderful things there are in the world, let’s not forget why we’re here. Let’s be found keeping the commandments and enjoying to the end. "And, if you keep my commandments and endure to the end you shall have eternal life,...
What Do I Need To Do?
Instead of dwelling on what is going wrong and others shortcomings, let’s focus on how we can help things to be better. We don’t need to be a Bishop, or in Ward Council to be a leader and help others. "Lord what do I need to do to be part of the solution?" - Larry Y....
Lesson: Truth and the Plan By Dallin H. Oaks
https://youtu.be/W6kzhwRd5SE Lesson: Truth and the Plan By Dallin H. Oaks There is so much goodness in this talk, I am excited to jump into it. I would like to first start with this amazing Mormon Message to the youth by Dieter F. Uchtdorf, just to help set the stage....
Come Follow Me Weekly Challenge: Conversion Journey (John 2-4)
John 2:11 This beginning of miracles did Jesus in Cana of Galilee, and manifested forth his glory; and his disciples believed on him. John 3:5 Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he...
13 Things to Remeber As You Conquer the World
Things to remember as you conquer the world: Moses gave us the Ten Commandments, not the Ten Suggestions. Habits, good or bad, are first like cobwebs, then like chains. There is no right way to do a wrong thing. Don’t be a legend in your own mind. Don’t be a self-made...
John 4:14
John 4:14 But whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst; but the water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life.
