Wow I have been thinking about religion a lot lately. I have been trying to be the best person I can be and choosing to follow the teachings of my church to the fullest is really making me a lot happier! I have made a habit of scripture study and prayer and following the promptings of my Father in Heaven. I am trying to live by the Word of Wisdom which is a guide for my temporal body and really trying to look at the world in a whole new light.
I love being able to talk about how I feel with my family. I love having conversations with Tom because he is so knowledgeable and full of faith. He had us start paying tithing again because it is something we feel is important. Everything we have is by the grace of the Lord and all he wants is for us to show our gratitude and faith by giving him 10%. All I have to do is walk into a church building and feel the warm air in the winter, the cool air in the summer and see all the beautiful accessories and know that our 10% is going to some good. Not to mention all the people it helps. The Church is one of the first ones to respond in a crisis. Haiti, Chili, Katrina....they are there to provide supplies and help.
And the Temples.....wow what a place of beauty and peace! Now I will be the first to tell you that I don't know everything there is to know about our religion, but what I do know, I know is right and true. I love the Temple, there is literally no place on Earth that has that peace and feeling of.....aahhh, it's just an experience one must have on their own to understand.
It is my hope that all my children will choose to enter the House of the Lord someday. I hope if it is what they want that they choose to do it on their own, and not because someone else says they should. I also hope that if Crystal isn't married when she is 21 that she will go on a mission and Colton will choose to go when he is 19. Tom and I are planning on doing a couples mission when he retires one day.
Now I am one of the Lords naughty children. If you would have told me 20 years ago that I would feel this way about any religion I would have told you to get the heck out of my face...only I would have said worse than heck. It's amazing how life is. I truly, truly, truly love my Savior and I know that He knows who I am and knows my struggles and joys. He is my friend, my brother and my life, I am so grateful for His sacrifice and his willingness to save a 'soul so rebellious as mine'.
I know Jordy is wanting to go to the Temple some day and I am so proud of her. She has some obstacles, but they too will work themselves out. She has a wonderful, loving husband and I am confident saying he will take her there some day with their children and what a wonderful day that will be! I will be right there beside my baby girl and be swelling with love that can't be measured. And they are re-modeling the Ogden Temple so maybe she can go to that one when it's done. I am so excited to see how it turns out!!! Going to be absolutly beautiful!!!!
So if anyone ever wants to ask me questions about my beliefs, or has something they want to discuss, I will be most willing to answer them. I will always tell the truth even if it's the hard thing to do. I am confident that people will listen to my story and know how the Lord can change your life for the better. It has made me look at my fellow man and helped me realize we are all children of a loving and graceful Father in Heaven and he loves EVERYONE! Yes it's hard to think of Him loving the 'bad' people, but even when we have bad children, don't we still love them, just don't love their actions or choices? So when I go somewhere and I feel frustrated with people, I tell myself that God loves them too and I look for something positive in them. Do they have a beautiful smile? Are they loving to their children? Do they have a nice laugh? Anything that helps me see them in a different light, the way the Lord wants me to see them. Pretty soon, you start to really like everybody. It's a nice feeling.
Thoughts for the day:
* We are all flawed in some significant way
* Why are there so many different religions?
* Why do we wish for summer only to wish for fall?
* What is the point of a mosquito? I mean really, they are useless! Gonna have to take that one up with the big guy some day.
Quote of the day:
Of course we're Christian. The very name of the church declares that. The more people see us and come to know us, the more I believe they will come to realize that we are trying to exemplify in our lives and in our living the great ideals which (Jesus Christ) taught.
Gordon B. Hinckley
I love being able to talk about how I feel with my family. I love having conversations with Tom because he is so knowledgeable and full of faith. He had us start paying tithing again because it is something we feel is important. Everything we have is by the grace of the Lord and all he wants is for us to show our gratitude and faith by giving him 10%. All I have to do is walk into a church building and feel the warm air in the winter, the cool air in the summer and see all the beautiful accessories and know that our 10% is going to some good. Not to mention all the people it helps. The Church is one of the first ones to respond in a crisis. Haiti, Chili, Katrina....they are there to provide supplies and help.
And the Temples.....wow what a place of beauty and peace! Now I will be the first to tell you that I don't know everything there is to know about our religion, but what I do know, I know is right and true. I love the Temple, there is literally no place on Earth that has that peace and feeling of.....aahhh, it's just an experience one must have on their own to understand.
It is my hope that all my children will choose to enter the House of the Lord someday. I hope if it is what they want that they choose to do it on their own, and not because someone else says they should. I also hope that if Crystal isn't married when she is 21 that she will go on a mission and Colton will choose to go when he is 19. Tom and I are planning on doing a couples mission when he retires one day.
Now I am one of the Lords naughty children. If you would have told me 20 years ago that I would feel this way about any religion I would have told you to get the heck out of my face...only I would have said worse than heck. It's amazing how life is. I truly, truly, truly love my Savior and I know that He knows who I am and knows my struggles and joys. He is my friend, my brother and my life, I am so grateful for His sacrifice and his willingness to save a 'soul so rebellious as mine'.
I know Jordy is wanting to go to the Temple some day and I am so proud of her. She has some obstacles, but they too will work themselves out. She has a wonderful, loving husband and I am confident saying he will take her there some day with their children and what a wonderful day that will be! I will be right there beside my baby girl and be swelling with love that can't be measured. And they are re-modeling the Ogden Temple so maybe she can go to that one when it's done. I am so excited to see how it turns out!!! Going to be absolutly beautiful!!!!
So if anyone ever wants to ask me questions about my beliefs, or has something they want to discuss, I will be most willing to answer them. I will always tell the truth even if it's the hard thing to do. I am confident that people will listen to my story and know how the Lord can change your life for the better. It has made me look at my fellow man and helped me realize we are all children of a loving and graceful Father in Heaven and he loves EVERYONE! Yes it's hard to think of Him loving the 'bad' people, but even when we have bad children, don't we still love them, just don't love their actions or choices? So when I go somewhere and I feel frustrated with people, I tell myself that God loves them too and I look for something positive in them. Do they have a beautiful smile? Are they loving to their children? Do they have a nice laugh? Anything that helps me see them in a different light, the way the Lord wants me to see them. Pretty soon, you start to really like everybody. It's a nice feeling.
Thoughts for the day:
* We are all flawed in some significant way
* Why are there so many different religions?
* Why do we wish for summer only to wish for fall?
* What is the point of a mosquito? I mean really, they are useless! Gonna have to take that one up with the big guy some day.
Quote of the day:
Of course we're Christian. The very name of the church declares that. The more people see us and come to know us, the more I believe they will come to realize that we are trying to exemplify in our lives and in our living the great ideals which (Jesus Christ) taught.
Gordon B. Hinckley
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