Where Can I Turn

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Some of my notes from the General RS broadcast on Sept 29th, 2012.  Sister Reeves addressed:

We are never alone, we are His daughters.

Remember the story from the scriptures of when Lazarus dies and Martha seeks out the Lord to help.  Even though our loving Saviour knew He was going to raise Lazarus from the dead and that His dear friend's were going to see their brother again, He felt of their pain and

HE WEPT WITH THEM.

He wept because He knows us and loves us!

 

He feels the depth of our suffering.

He has taken upon Him the pain and infirmities of His people.

If you desire a witness of this, cast your thoughts at a time you have suffered and called upon Him. Pour out your heart and seek Him.

Trust in Him and have faith.

You WILL feel His love and comfort!

 

Our children are also His. We must help them to know this.

Does your soul not long to be with Him? To be embraced by His loving arms again?

He has not forgotten you, He will carry you through those moments

if you let Him.

 

Search the scriptures for solace and help. He will answer your prayers.

Do not forget that He has engraven us on the palm of His hands.

Feel and see for yourself, then help others to do the same.

"Be Still, My Soul"

Never Alone

You'll Never Walk Alone

When you walk through the storm
Hold your head up high
And don't be afraid of the dark
At the end of the storm is a golden sky
And the sweet silver song of the lark

Walk on, through the wind
Walk on, through the rain
Though your dreams be tossed and blown
Walk on, walk on, with hope in your heart
And you'll never walk alone
You'll never walk alone

Walk on, walk on, with hope in your heart
And you'll never walk alone
You'll never walk, you'll never walk alone

Be Happy

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Some of my notes from the General RS broadcast on Sept 29th 2012: Sister Stephens discussed;

 

It's time to be wide awake in our duties. Let us put on the armour of light by bearing one another's burdens, mourn with those that mourn, comfort those that need comforting, and stand as a witness of God in all places.

 

What is the desire of your heart?

 

When we make and keep our sacred covenants, we are showing our commitment to God.  We should stay in check with the conditions of our hearts. By so doing we can feel the promptings of the spirit. The Savior can feel our adversity because He suffered it for us. And only He can give us rest.

 

If we don't prepare spiritually we wont be able to help others and we might let down those that are following our example such as family, friends, or even our children. Being spiritually aware, we will be able to strengthen our homes.Continually striving will prepare us as we wait upon the Lord.

We can use our agency to learn. Every sacrifice and effort will be well worth the effort in the next life.

Be quick to observe, see and need and act! 

Be steadfast and immovable;

Increase your faith and begin TODAY!



Converted

The challenge has been given to us by our Missionaries to convert ourselves and draw nearer to Christ,  so that we can be ready to bring others closer to our Savior.  We have been asked to voluntarily dedicate our time and talents or anything we can to help build up God's Kingdom. We need to first start with converting ourselves. Making sure we fully understand the plan of salvation and eternal happiness. That we have a testimony of the gospel and the love of our Heavenly Father and Savior, Jesus Christ and his great atoning sacrifice.  We need to be sure our hearts are in the right place so that we can receive guidance and instruction through the Holy Ghost of whom we can reach out to and bring the gospel to.  There are many out there, and even around us, that are in need of this truth. I know that if we are truly focused on drawing nearer to our Savior, then we will be led to those who need this gospel.  If we pray and ask our Heavenly Father who we can help, He will answer, but we need to be ready! Now is the time. 

 

Our family has decided to get up earlier in the morning and do our scripture reading before getting ready for school. This way we are starting our day with putting the important things first. We used to read in the evening before bed, but sometimes it would get missed due to various evening activities.  It's only been a few days now but already we have seen a difference.  We are all happier throughout the day, the kids aren't at each other as soon as they get home from school, the parent's aren't nagging the kids to get their homework done, and we don't have as much contention.  We can feel the spirit more in our home now than we had before as well.  We have also decided to do a different challenge each week that gets us involved in thinking about other people around us.  We are starting a prayer list so we can pray for those in need and know how we can best help them and be there for them. These are just a few ways that we feel will help us draw closer to our Savior.

 

I encourage you to sit down with your family and decide what you can do to become converted and draw closer to our Savior. And help bring the gospel to others. 

Weekly Challenge

My sister and her dear friend came up with a great idea that I have just started with my family and I  want to start here as well.  It is a weekly challenge that each of us can do to reach out to others and help bring us closer to our Savior.

This week we are writing a thank you/uplifting note to our mail-woman. She is the nicest lady and we want to do something out of the ordinary for her to lift her up and brighten her day. I challenge each of you who read this to make a card for your mailman and put it in your mailbox sometime this week. Feel free to report back or leave a comment here about your experience. I'll be sure to share ours as well.

I CAN

I Won't Give Up

 

He wont give up, don't you give up either!

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These are some of my notes from the General RS broadcast on Sept 30th 2012.  I loved the theme of each talk and how they connected together. From Sister Burton's I gathered;

Is the doctrine of Christ in our hearts?

We need to be sure we understand the doctrine of the atonement of Jesus Christ.

Our role as women is to strengthen our families, support & support our Priesthood leaders. BUT, how can we strengthen others when OUR faith is not increased?

 

Without the understanding of the eternal plan of happiness, we wont understand or have the strength we need to get through the difficulties of life.

 

She compared us to a $20 bill. A new $20 bill gets scattered about and used and worn, to the point where it will eventually be crumbled and wrinkled. Regardless of it's condition or where it's been, it is still worth the full 20 dollars. The same is for us. No matter our background, where we've been or what we do or how torn down we feel, to our Father in Heaven we are still of infinite worth! We are His daughters and He loves us and know what we are capable of.

 

The enemy(Satan) knows when to attack us, but our Savior is mighty to save us! The atonement makes it possible for us to overcome any obstacle we face. He can live in us and empower us, if we so choose. The atonement is the greatest evidence we have of the love that our Savior has for each of us. When we have the understanding of the atonement in our hearts we can become who our Heavenly Father would want us to be.