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Talk on Gratitude
When I was 12 my dad and brothers went on a canoe trip. I was too young so stayed behind. I wished I could go. It was a quiet and boring 12 days in Ontario without my brothers to harass and be harassed by. When they returned, I was told of all their exploits. All the...
It Is Our Turn to Preserve the Miraculous Ancient Sacred Records: Alma 37 (Part 1) – Applying the Scriptures to Our Lives
It’s absolutely miraculous that we have the scriptures and that they have been preserved and passed down to us for generations. In fact, this may be one of the greatest miracles of all time. I was recently at our state capital, touring the 100’s of years of preserved...
Best Efforts
Put your best efforts towards the things of greatest worth! "We all know that everything of worth has a price tag. A person must pay the price if he would possess it. In all too many cases, people desire the best but they are unwilling to make a full investment...
Obedience
Obedience shows the Lord we are ready to grow! "As we obey our Heavenly Father's commandments, our faith increases, we grow in wisdom and spiritual strength, and it becomes easier for us to make right choices." - Wolfgang H. Paul ~Todd @elkvalleylatterdaysaint
Caught Living the Gospel
I love the full quote to this! The Lord knows us, and as a parent who delights in seeing their child serve another, He loves to see us serve each other! "When the Saviour comes, I so want to be caught living the Gospel. I want to be surprised right in the act of...
Look unto Christ and endure to the end
3 Nephi 15:9 Behold, I am the law, and the light. Look unto me, and endure to the end, and ye shall live; for unto him that endureth to the end will I give eternal life. There is so much power in this one single verse of scripture. We all want eternal life, let us...
18 Inspired Quotes by Thomas S. Monson: Your Celestial Journey
There will come those teaching times to each of you when you will witness the love of your mother, the strength of your father, and the inspiration of God. I have carefully chosen four action-packed objectives for your guidance and eternal joy. They are: ...
Don’t let fear stop you
Don’t ever let FEAR get in your way of accomplishing your goals and dreams.
Follow Elder Holland’s Advice and Jump into the Pool and Swim.
All my children can swim now. It’s a refreshing place to be as a momma for those pool trips and vacations to the beach. My oldest two girls got lessons...more than they needed. But as I had more kids and my life got busier....swim lessons became extinct. Every kid has...
Majority Never Rules.
In our meetings, the majority never rules! We listen prayerfully to one another and talk with each other until we are united. Then when we have reached complete accord, the unifying influence of the Holy Ghost is spine-tingling! We experience what the Prophet Joseph...
Hypocrites
Don’t judge anyone, period! No one is perfect! As the bumper sticker says, don’t judge me because I sin differently than you! Be better, try to raise others up, not tear them down! "Hypocrites in the church? Yes, and in the lodge and at home. Don't hunt through the...
Become like Him
Heavenly Father would like us to learn correct principles and then govern ourselves using those correct principles! Don’t choose the right because we are told to, but because we want to! "Our Heavenly Father's goal in parenting is not to have His children do what's...
Family: For the Strength of Youth
The family is ordained of God. Marriage between man and woman is essential to His eternal plan. … Happiness in family life is most likely to be achieved when founded upon the teachings of the Lord Jesus Christ. Being part of a family is a great blessing. Your family...
The Living Christ paragraph 8-9
The Living Christ paragraph 8-9 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...
Pray about your concerns, even the longings of your heart
Pray in the name of Jesus Christ about your concerns, your fears, your weaknesses--yes, the very longings of your heart. By President Russell M. Nelson in April 2018...
Because of Christ…
Because of Christ, we can be better! "Because of Christ we can say. 'I am not the man I was,' and start doing better ... and be the kind of man or woman that God wants us to be." - LeGrand R. Curtis Jr. ~Todd @elkvalleylatterdaysaint
Gratitude is a Catalyst
Found this quote in preparation for a talk, didn’t quote fit there, but works perfectly here! Be grateful, in all things! "Gratitude is a catalyst to all Christ-like attributes. A thankful heart if the parent of all virtues." - Dieter F. Uchtdorf ~Todd...
Seek and You Shall Find: Come Follow Me, Week 1
Week one of Come Follow Me is here!! My sister has spent hours praying and then hours working to develop a slide show to help assist us in our family learning. It’s wonderfully convenient to have the pictures available for the family to look at as we discuss what the...
16 Love Filled Quotes by Gary E. Stevenson: Shepherding Souls
We reach out in love to others because it is what our Savior commanded us to do. Isn’t it remarkable how such small efforts can have eternal consequences? This truth is at the heart of the Church’s ministering efforts. Heavenly Father can take our simple, daily...
Equal Attention
One of my favourite Christmastime quotes! Not that it’s even very Christmasy, but it denotes the value God has placed on each of us! "The same God that placed that star in a precise orbit millennia before it appeared over Bethlehem in celebration of the birth of the...
