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Ordinances and Covenants Give Us Strength
There is strength in our ordinances! There is strength in our covenants! There is strength in pressing forward through trials! There is strength in exercising faith through our temptations! Hold on and Press Forward! "After the Saviour received the ordinance of...
People Over Problems
It’s easy to get bogged down in judgment of others! The Atonement allows for our sins to be forgiven, we should allow that the Atonement will cover the mistakes of others and that they are learning, just as we are. Forget the errors of others and love them! Treat them...
If It’s Important to You, It’s Important to Him!
If you diligently seek Him, and strive to have the Holy Spirit to be with you! Your desires will align with God’s, and yet, He will bless you in ways you didn’t know you needed! Pray to Him, tell Him when you’re happy, sad and frustrated, He wants to hear from you and...
No One Makes Us Mad… We Choose
I can’t speak for others, but I know when I am short-tempered, it’s often due to my own lack of focus! I’m often not doing the right things, and my frustration is due to not being aligned with the Spirit! "No one makes us mad. Others don't make us angry. There is no...
In Times of Distress
The covenants we make will give us strength and keep us protected, but we must keep our end of the deal, and keep it perfectly! We can’t receive a full blessing with a half-effort! "In times of distress, let your covenants be paramount and your obedience be exact." -...
Powerful Spiritual Medicine
Repentance is a lot like rain. Both have a negative connotation but both couldn’t be more necessary in our lives. They are a gift from a loving Heavenly Father to help cleanse, refresh and strengthen us! Because of repentance and rain, life begins anew, cleansed from...
Pray for Courage
Sincerely praying every day will help us to be better today, but we can also pray for courage for future days when we might be struggling. "Pray for the courage not to give up!" -Russell M. Nelson Becoming True Millennials - Russell M. Nelson ~Todd...
He Continues to Offer His Hands
Just think about it! Despite our shortcomings, our loving Heavenly Parents and our Saviour are always beckoning is to come unto them and be better. They are waiting to embrace us with love. Jesus is the personification of love and selflessness. He just wants us to...
Maybe It Is Stretching
Sometimes, the best answer we could receive is no answer at all. We must learn to be ok with working things out for ourselves. God trusts us to sort it out, we need to trust ourselves to work it out. "When you feel blocked or limited, maybe it is stretching, I have...
Podcast – Come Follow Me with a Young Family
Come Follow Me with a Young Family Podcast by: Elk Valley Latter Day Saint In this post, I share some of the insights that I have learned about our efforts in implementing the Come Follow Me program with my family. The good, the bad and the hungry. I shared these...
He Lives
This hymn struck a chord with me this Easter morning. “I know that my Redeemer lives. What comfort this sweet sentence gives! He lives, He lives who once was dead. He lives, my ever living Head. He lives to bless me with his love. He lives to plead for me above. He...
The Lord Desires… to Enliven Us
The Saviour lived and died for us all! He experienced trials, struggles and trauma. He felt the good and the bad. He experienced life! Through His atonement, death, and resurrection, He made it possible for us to overcome our own trials. I love Him! "It is one thing...
Your Good Example
Never underestimate the power of a righteous example. We can help lead and guide others by our example and willingness to share the Gospel. "Your good example will help others to find their way in a darkening world." - Ardeth G. Kapp Stand for Truth and Righteousness...
Righteous Intentional Parenting
Time is finite and the window in which to teach our children that we love them and that God loves them is small! Make them and their progression a priority in your life! "No other work transcends that of righteous, intentional parenting!" - Russell M. Nelson The...
My Experiences with Come Follow Me
A few months ago, I was tasked with sharing some things in Stake Conference that my family has been doing with the Come Follow Me program. I wrote down some experiences, added some thoughts and quotes I’ve bumped into and came up with a tidy little talk to share. I...
The Price You Must Pay is Worth It
Could not love this quote more. We must do whatever is required to know God! We must re-evaluate our lives and remove the things that take us away from Him! He loves us, it’s time for us to love Him back! "Why would you ever turn away from the only Saviour who has all...
We Don’t Know All Things
I am a child of God, Rich blessings are in store, If I but learn to do His will, I’ll live with Him once more! "We don't know the meaning of all things, but we know that God loves us, and that is sufficient enough to get us by and through anything." - Neal A. Maxwell...
The Joy of Trying Again
Luckily, the trials of life are such that we can often learn from our mistakes and try again. I’m grateful our failures are not counted, but our successes. "One of God's greatest gifts to us is the joy of trying again, for no failure ever need be final." - Thomas S....
We Choose God
Obedience is trust! Trust that what we are doing is correct and provides safety. As much as I want to rationalize something, God can see the bigger picture and I trust that He will lead me where I need to be! I will be obedient to Him and His commandments. It is a...
Something We Cannot Do
Just like each flower is different and beautiful, we are all unique and special. We need to follow the source of light and push to become better and we will become more than we ever thought we could be. "We will never be prompted by the Holy Ghost to do something we...
