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God intends for us to outgrow ourselves
This quote is a favorite of mine from the movie, Joseph Smith: The Prophet of the Restoration. "Some small creature made that shell,... layer by layer until they finally outgrew it. Maybe God intends for us to outgrow ourselves too."What a great analogy to apply...
If ye love me
From my journal back on September 4, 2016. This class was just amazing. As I was teaching my class I was blessed with the companionship of the Holy Ghost and as I taught them, the Holy Ghost literally filled my mouth with what to say. I was enjoying it so much because...
Alexa: You have magic that is all your own
My cousin, Ethan, sent me this picture that he made on the computer. I thought that he did an awesome job and so I decided to make a picture quote out of it. Thanks Ethan!
Doctrine and Covenants 19:38
Doctrine and Covenants 19:38Pray always, and I will pour out my Spirit upon you, and great shall be your blessing--yea, even more than if you should obtain treasures of earth and corruptibleness to the extent thereof....
Gifts of the Spirit – The Countenance of Christ
I have been listening to the Infinite Atonement on my Deseret Bookshelf Plus app. I am on my second book with my 30 Day Trial and I am loving it (get your free 30 day trial here). Anyway, I loved this quote by Hugh Nibley as he was discussing the gifts of the...
Starve your distractions
There are many things in life that are good, but the problem is that they distract us from what is even better and ultimately best. We all have the same 24 hours in the day. Let's focus those 24 hours on only the best of desires, thoughts, and actions, that will help...
A good name is greater than riches
Our integrity and good name is more valuable than riches. Let us never be found in public or private doing anything that would tarnish our good name. Let our name be our legacy, not our wallet or worldly possessions, for we can not take them with us to the next life,...
Freedom to choose what we ought
We all have free agency or the freedom to choose for ourselves. What we do with that free agency makes all the difference in the world and defines our character. Decide today not to compromise your values or your success by doing those things that we like rather than...
Train up a child in the way he should go
Proverbs 22:6Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.What a comforting scripture. Sometimes raising children can be quite frustrating, challenging, and scary, especially in these times. As we draw closer to Christ and...
Hope in Christ
I went back and made 6 picture quotes for a talk I put together back in March of 2007. Here is the talk. Hope in Christ An Anchor to the Soul, Sure and Steadfast I was asked to help put together some of my thoughts on Hope in Christ because my wife's...
Doctrine and Covenants 19:17-19
Doctrine and Covenants 19:17-1917 But if they would not repent they must suffer even as I;18 Which suffering caused myself, even God, the greatest of all, to tremble because of pain, and to bleed at every pore, and to suffer both body and spirit--and would that I...
Confidence
Some days we might not feel like a lion, but we should still put those feelings behind us and act the part. When we generate confidence in our lives we will be surprised and pleased with the outcome.Image by Ben Torode: https://flic.kr/p/SQZFvf
Never be a prisoner of your past
Lucifer compared to a fisherman
Here is my weekly picture quote for Sunday School class."Like the fly fisherman who knows that trout are driven by hunger, Lucifer knows our “hunger,” or weaknesses, and tempts us with counterfeit lures which, if taken, can cause us to be yanked from the stream of...
The Critical Importance of the Book of Mormon in our lives!
"Now when Jesus heard these things, he said unto him, yet lackest though one thing: sell all that thou hast and distribute unto the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, follow me." - Luke 18:22I have pondered this story many times. Contemplating how...
The Law for the Wolves
"NOW this is the law of the jungle, as old and as true as the sky,And the wolf that shall keep it may prosper, but the wolf that shall break it must die.As the creeper that girdles the tree trunk, the law runneth forward and back;For the strength of the pack is the...
Doctrine and Covenants 19:16-17
Doctrine and Covenants 19:16-1716 For behold, I, God, have suffered these things for all, that they might not suffer if they would repent;17 But if they would not repent they must suffer even as I; https://www.lds.org/scriptures/dc-testament/dc/19?lang=eng
Happy Easter – He is risen – He lives
Today, on this Easter Sunday, let our hearts run over with gratitude to our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Because of him, we can be forgiven and live again with our Father in Heaven. Death has no victory, and if we will but believe on Him and do as He did, we too...
This is My Beloved Son
This is the weekly scrioture for my Sunday School class. Joseph Smith—History 1:17When the light rested upon me I saw two Personages, whose brightness and glory defy all description, standing above me in the air. One of them spake unto me, calling me by name and...
Happy is the man with his quiver full of children
"Lo, children are an heritage of the LORD: and the fruit of the womb is his reward." Psalms 127:3Merriam-Webster defines heritage as: "property that descends to an heir" https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/heritageThus, our children are the property of God, and...
