by Sherri Jorgensen | Aug 2, 2019 | -Come, Follow Me, -Come, Follow Me Weekly Challenge, -Sherri Jorgensen, Come Unto Christ Artwork, Doubt, Fear, Happiness, Joy, Peace, Trials
As we finish up Acts with the Come, Follow Me Bible study, we see that Paul’s ministries were full of much affliction. In fact, he faced constant persecutions that resulted in continuous beatings, stoning, and imprisonment. He faced all of this while trying to follow...
by Sherri Jorgensen | Jul 25, 2019 | -Sherri Jorgensen, Applying the Scriptures to Our Lives, Awake and Arise, Book of Mormon, change the world, Come Unto Christ Artwork, commitment, Consecration, Conversion, Courage, Covenants, Disciple, Discipleship, Distractions, Divine Nature, Drawing on the powers of heaven, Endure to the end, Example, Faith, faithful followers, Fold of God, Forgiveness, gathering, gathering Israel, Genealogy, God, God's Love, Gospel, Grace, greatest work, Happiness, Heavenly Father, Holy Ghost, Humility, Jacob, Jesus Christ, Joy, Keep the Commandments, Life of Wilson and Sarah Conover, Light of Christ, light the world, Lost Ten Tribes, Ministering, Miracle, Missionary Work, Obedience, Ordinances, Overcoming the World, Parenting, Path, Plan of Salvation, Power of God, Prayer, Pre-existence, Press Forward, Redeemer, Repentance, restoration, Righteousness, sacrifice, Satan, Savior, Scriptures, Temple Work, Tender Mercies, Trust, Unity, Virtue, Work
“The parable…recorded by Jacob in chapter five of his book, is one of the greatest parables ever recorded. This parable in and of itself stamps the Book of Mormon with convincing truth. No mortal man, without the inspiration of the Lord, could have written such...
by Sherri Jorgensen | Jul 25, 2019 | -Sherri Jorgensen, attitude, Blessings, Burdens, Come Unto Christ Artwork, Courage, Desire, Effort, Eternal Life, Eternity, Happiness, Joy, Trials
James 1:2 My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into many afflictions; This is actually the Joseph Smith translation, where the word temptations is replaced with afflictions. I feel like this is an important understanding. We are to withstand and turn away from...
by Todd Bruce | Jul 23, 2019 | Atonement, Be Better, Child of God, Covenants, D. Todd Christofferson, Elk Valley Latter Day Saint, Family, God's Love, good choices, Happiness, Individual Worth, Jeffrey R. Holland, Joy, Kindness, Neal A. Maxwell, Neil L. Anderson, Overcoming the World, perspective, Press Forward, Repentance, Stiving for Perfection, You Matter
Repentance isn’t the backup plan, it is the plan! Make any effort required to have the Holy Ghost in your life. As you do so, you will move closer to your Heavenly Father and that includes repenting of things that hinder your ability to grow! “When we sin,...
by Sherri Jorgensen | Jul 6, 2019 | -Sherri Jorgensen, Applying the Scriptures to Our Lives, Book of Mormon, Celestial Kingdom, Come Unto Christ Artwork, Contention, Family, Family Home Evening, God's Love, Home, Home Teaching, Joy, Kindness, Parenting, positive thinking, Power of God
Contention has a way of seeping into homes and marriages. There can be complete peace, and then one bad day or one offense can send the mood into a whirlwind of negativity. This can be a difficult situation when you are the one who is trying to keep the peace,...
by Todd Bruce | May 30, 2019 | Be Better, Elk Valley Latter Day Saint, Ezra Taft Benson, God's Love, Gordon B. Hinckley, Joy, life, Overcoming the World, Press Forward, Scriptures
Take time out to laugh. Be with people who make you happy. We are not simply meant to come to mortality in order to get a body and be tested. Just don’t become so enamoured with chasing happiness and fun that we forget to focus on things that matter most. But still,...
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