Don't forget me

Don't worry you are never forgotten. President Uchtdorf recently gave a talk about a flower called a forget me not. He related it to the women and instead of me talking about it here it is.

http://lds.org/general-conference/2011/10/forget-me-not?lang=eng

Enjoy the article. I know what is said in this article is true.

THE PRESENTS!!!!

With Christmas right around the corner another aspect of Christmas is the presents. It is a time of giving. You buy something for another person and give it to them. Or you make something special for an individual and give it to them. This is all great. Here is a question, have you ever considered what the greatest gift ever given? Take a while to think about it. .................................................... OK ready its The Savior. Yes the Son of God was the greatest gift ever given. He was given to the world to redeem the people. He was given to the world because of the love of our Father in Heaven. He is and always will be the greatest gift. So when Christmas is here remember Jesus Christ who is why we celebrate Christmas.

The Lights

Another aspect of Christmas is all the Christmas lights you see around towns. Well try thinking about it this way. Jesus Christ is known as the light of the world. When He was born a star was shown in the sky. A light. There are many things that relate to him that are lights. In the Book of Mormon found in Helaman chapter 14 Samuel the Lamanite says there will be one day as if there was no night. So as you go around looking at the lights on houses and trees try thinking of it as the light of Christ.

It's approaching

With the Christmas season soon upon us let's reflect back to Christ. In the world today there is not much seen in the world about our Savior. In front yards you see inflatable Santa's, Snowmen, and other joy's of Christmas. However Christmas is to celebrate the birth of the Son of God. So as you go these next couple of weeks getting ready for Christmas remember that we celebrate the Christ Child. Remember what He has done for you. I know that He was born of the virgin Mary. I know He grew and did what He did for us because He loves us. I know that He lives.

The Bible and the Book of Mormon

The Bible and the Book of Mormon are both books of scriptures and they both teach of the Savior.

Here is the link to read it what Elder Callister on of the Seventy said about this two amazing book.
http://lds.org/general-conference/2011/10/the-book-of-mormon-a-book-from-god?lang=eng

Then here is the video.

Enjoy everyone.

Don't worry not forgotten

I didn't post anything last week. I wanted to write and say it has not been forgotten. I will have something later in the week.

Thanksgiving

It being Thanksgiving I thought I would do something a little different. I want to say Happy Thanksgiving. It being Thanksgiving people always seem to remember what they are thankful for mostly on this day. As the days come after Thanksgiving try and remember what you are thankful for just as much as you do on this Holiday. Remember smile and be thankful it a wonderful time to.

Reptence is a divine gift

Don't worry you can repent. Why? Well let Elder Christofferson tell you why and how

Here is the link to the talk.  http://lds.org/general-conference/2011/10/the-divine-gift-of-repentance?lang=eng

Here it is the talk in video.

Enjoy.

LOOK UP!!!!

When life gets down look up. Why? Elder Cook of the Seventy tells why.

http://lds.org/general-conference/2011/10/it-is-better-to-look-up?lang=eng

Enjoy everyone and always look up.

For the Children

Parents and Parents to be. Children are really important. Why well listen to what an Apostle of the Lord has to say.

http://lds.org/general-conference/2011/10/children?lang=eng

Not only read it but listen to it.

I hope you enjoy and I know that children are important. Why else would one of the Lord's Apostles talk about them.

Daughter to Father

I have already posted this talk in video. I thought I would post it in words since it is that good. Enjoy. I know it can help because I look at my family and my sisters and dad. It truly is good.

http://lds.org/general-conference/2011/10/love-her-mother?lang=eng

You matter to him

 Here is the talk by President Uchtdorf. This is a good one.

http://lds.org/general-conference/2011/10/you-matter-to-him?lang=eng

Here is the talk in a video.

Enjoy

You are always watched

This one is to the youth. Youth that belong to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, you are always watched. It may not seem like it but you are. Some look at how you talk, walk dress, or even for the young women what you put in your purse. This video is from  Quentin L. Cook an Apostle of the Lord. He tells of an experience that was told to him. Even though this is about a young women young men you are not off the hook you can relate it to you also.

https://lds.org/youth/video/the-lost-purse?lang=eng

The Scriptures

The best book in the world is the scriptures. Let an apostle of the Lord tell you about them.
Elder Scott puts it great.
http://lds.org/general-conference/2011/10/the-power-of-scripture?media=video&lang=eng

So keep reading your scriptures and you will love them. They are the great.

Stand in Holy Places

The best way to put this is by President Monson. He talked about this recently in General Conference for the Church so here are his words

http://lds.org/general-conference/2011/10/stand-in-holy-places?lang=eng

And then here is the video.

Hope everyone enjoys and I know that Thomas S. Monson is a prophet of God and he does get the direction for the Church.

Honesty-why have it?

Why have honesty? Let the words of an apostle of the Lord tells us why in this video.

http://lds.org/pages/mormon-messages-gallery?lang=eng#honesty-you-better-believe-it%21

This is why we should have honesty. It will get us farther in life than cheating or lying will. So be honest and everything will go well.

There is always time to do good

Just like the title says there is always time to do good. Sometimes it comes in a crisis just like it is portrayed in this video. As you watch this video see how the family was blessed and how even though the people of the community weren't members of our faith helped the family.
http://lds.org/pages/opportunities-to-do-good?lang=eng

This is a very touching story. Please don't wait until the last minute to help. Always look for those opportunities to do good. If the community would of waited until the last minute this little girl wouldn't of made it and she would not be here today. You will be amazed what helping someone can do. They will feel better and you will feel good. So please look for an opportunity to do good.

Ensign to the Nations

Being a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day saints there are buildings we build called temples. There truly are the house of God. They are all over the world and they will continue to be built all over the world. Here is a video of why we as members of our faith build temples.

http://lds.org/pages/mormon-messages-gallery?lang=eng#why-mormons-build-temples

I hope you enjoy. This truly is true and please listen with an open heart.

Daughter to Father

This one is dedicated to my dad and sisters. This talk helps fathers know how they can help their daughters.

Our True Identity

Don't let others tell you who you are. You will look at ads magazines and tv and say I wish I looked like that. Well you are you and that's all that matters. President Dieter F. Uchtdorf tells a story that really puts this into percepitve. Here it is

https://lds.org/youth/video/our-true-identity?lang=eng#our-true-identity

Enjoy and know it comes from a prophet of God and it really makes you feel better.

The power of God

God does have his power here on the earth. That power is the Priesthood and it is held by worthy male members of his church. The priesthood can work many miracles and do many things if the person holding it has the faith and is worthy for example here is a talk given by Elder Holland of the Seventy...

http://lds.org/pages/mormon-messages-gallery?lang=eng

Enjoy and see how the priesthood was used and the faith that was required. I know it works and the priesthood is the power and authority to act in Gods name.

Diligence

In the manual we have as missionaries one of the chapters is titled Christlike Attributes. One of the Christlike Attributes is Diligence. It helps us improve ourselves to be more diligent. One of the lines in there says continue until all you have done, even when you are tired. This can help a lot. As a missionary you go go go all the time in the Lord's errand. Sometimes you get in and you are so tired you don't want to do anything. However you come in and do what else is needed. Being diligent has helped me because it helps me with the work I do as a missionary and when I get to the point of when you are tired I keep going because I know when I do the Lord is proud and happy of me. So next time when you have had a long day remember that as you keep going the Lord will be proud of you and happy for the effort you put in to do the best you can.

Reptance of Godly Sorrow

There is a difference between worldly sorrow and godly sorrow. Wordily sorrow is more of dang I got caught. Well I will wait and maybe try again sometime. So you feel sorry for your actions. However Godly sorrow is much more and the best way to explain it is in this video.

I hope you enjoy. It really puts into perspective of what repentance is.

How a sting can change your life

Here is a video from Elder Keaton of the Seventy. He relates how a sting of a scorpion can affect your life and relates it to the Atonement. It's a really powerful story pay close attention to it and you will learn from it.

https://lds.org/youth/video/sting-of-the-scorpion?lang=eng

I know that the Atonement works and it will and can help you. The power of the Atonement is spectacular let it work its power in your life. I know it will help.   

Prophets live!!!!

As we see throughout the Bible there have been many prophets, Abraham, Issac, Moses. Well also shown throughout the Bible they have been rejected. Even Jesus Christ. Well today we have a prophet and this video shows many good doctrines related to this and really explains it better than I can.

I hope you enjoy the video.

He will remember you even when you're having a hard time

Some of my favorite scriptures are in the Doctrine and Covenants. The first one I am going to focus on is Section 121. A little background. Joseph Smith is in Liberty Jail. This is one of the hardest time Joseph went through. When we think or hear his name many things come to mind. For me it is he was a great man and he did a lot. This puts into perspective that he was normal man and he did have trials and struggles like everyone does. These next verses are Joseph's

 1 O God, ^awhere art thou? And where is the pavilion that covereth thy ^bhiding place?

 2 ^aHow long shall thy hand be stayed, and thine eye, yea thy pure eye, behold from the eternal heavens the wrongs of thy people and of thy servants, and thine ear be penetrated with their cries?

 3 Yea, O Lord, ^ahow long shall they suffer these wrongs and unlawful ^boppressions, before thine heart shall be softened toward them, and thy bowels be moved with ^ccompassion toward them?

 4 O Lord God ^aAlmighty, maker of ^bheaven, earth, and seas, and of all things that in them are, and who controllest and subjectest the devil, and the dark and benighted dominion of Sheol—stretch forth thy hand; let thine eye pierce; let thy ^cpavilion be taken up; let thy ^dhiding place no longer be covered; let thine ear be inclined; let thine ^eheart be softened, and thy bowels moved with compassion toward us.

 5 Let thine ^aanger be kindled against our enemies; and, in the fury of thine heart, with thy ^bsword ^cavenge us of our wrongs.

 6 Remember thy ^asuffering saints, O our God; and thy servants will rejoice in thy name forever.

And these next ones are what the Lord answers back to him.

7 My son, ^apeace be unto thy soul; thine ^badversity and thine afflictions shall be but a ^csmall moment;

 8 And then, if thou ^aendure it well, God shall exalt thee on high; thou shalt triumph over all thy ^bfoes.

 9 Thy ^afriends do stand by thee, and they shall hail thee again with warm hearts and friendly hands.

16 ^aCursed are all those that shall lift up the ^bheel against mine ^canointed, saith the Lord, and cry they have ^dsinned when they have not sinned before me, saith the Lord, but have done that which was meet in mine eyes, and which I commanded them.

So as you read these they can relate back to you. Just because they were given to Joseph Smith doesn't mean they don't have meaning to you. These verses have helped me in more ways than I can count. I know they can help you. You will probably so no they won't but give no don't give them a chance read them they will help.  That is one of the amazing things about the Lord. Most no not most all of His counsel He gives can relate to anyone who listens and reads it.  The Lord loves all His children. I know that. I have seen and witnessed that love He has for all His children and these verses will help.

When it rains it pours

So serving in New York this last 7 months I have come to realize that something happens here a lot. It rains. Being from where I am from I don't usually experience rain. The earth always looks so clean and new after it rains. This got me thinking about repentance. Sure you do things bad all the time, but through the love of our Savior He forgives us. We just have to repent. It is like this, the sins we commit make us really dirty and muddy and nasty. Then as we repent it rains and sometimes pours. We then become clean. Repentance is amazing and can help anyone. So if you ever feel like you can't be forgiven remember that you can and it might be hard but it is worth it.

It doesn't take eloquence to be a powerful missionary or speaker

I was going to write on this topic but then I remembered a video that I saw and this video has impacted me greatly. It is the Prophet Brigham Young telling how he was converted. Here it is

So for those of you who have a hard time speaking in front of others. Remember someone who had a hard time speaking in front of people because of his sweet testimony he helped a powerful man like Brigham Young come into the Gospel of Jesus Christ. I know that no matter how eloquent you are your testimony will help someone. So never let the chance go to bear your testimony. It will help someone.

Not as hard as it seems

Many people say and even I have said it. Why is this so hard? Well because we make it harder than it has to. I know with me that most of the things I have asked that I have made them harder than they have been. I remember when I would get on the roof and help my dad with our air conditioner and I didn't understand it he would tell me you are making this harder than it seems. As I learned to listen to him and figure it out I realized that it really wasn't that hard it was easy. Well that is how it is with the Savior. We go through hard times in our life and ask why is it so hard. The is a scripture in Matthew Chapter 11 the last 3 verses 28-30. This scripture has really stuck out to me lately and I know that if you take the time to read it it will help you when you are going through hard times. It says...

27 All ^athings are delivered unto me of my Father: and no man knoweth the Son, but the Father; neither ^bknoweth any man the Father, save the Son, ^cand he to whomsoever the Son will ^dreveal him.

 28 ¶^aCome unto me, all ye that ^blabour and are heavy laden, and I will give you ^crest.

 29 Take my ^ayoke upon you, and ^blearn of me; for I am ^cmeek and ^dlowly in ^eheart: and ye shall find ^frest unto your souls.

 30 For my yoke is ^aeasy, and my burden is light.

The last verse says it all I know that his yoke is easy and his burden is light. I have seen it in my life just recently. His love for all of us in amazing and I know that He loves all of us. So next time you what to ask yourself why is my life so hard remember this scripture.

Keep it balanced

There is another story in this months Ensign. It is by Elder L. Tom Perry. He tells us how important it is for our lives to be balanced. So instead of me writing on and on here is the link to his article called The Tradition of a Balanced, Righteous Life. I hope you enjoy the article.

Family

I found a good video on lds.org. It is one of our Apostles Elder M. Russel Ballard talking on family. Here is the link. I hope everyone enjoys it. It is a really powerful message.

An amazing story

So I was reading the Ensign for the month of August and I came upon this really great story. I don't know a good way to describe it so I will let you read it for your self. As you read look for the hand of God in it. He was there through out this man's life in the story.

Its called The Lord Was Always There

I hope you enjoy the story.

Change

So as missionaries we get moved about every six weeks. Some don't, some will stay in one place for up to 9 months sometimes. That is somewhat of the life of a missionary. For some people change is not easy. That is how it was with me my first time I was in an area for about 4 months. I had met many people and made friends with them. I had planted my roots in that area. So when I got the call to go to another area I was pretty devastated. It was hard for me Like I said before change is not easy for some people and it wasn't with me. I did not know what I was going to do. It was really hard at first. I was not functioning to the best of my ability. I was still trying to figure out why I got moved. As time went on I did figure out why I was moved. As I turned to the Lord for help he made the change easier for me. Now that I have been moved again it was a whole lot easier. I was not in the area as long. I did not meet that many people who I was friends with. I did meet some and I made friends with them. I think as you go on and as people go on sometimes change will be made easier or again it will be hard all depending on how you are and what you do. So as you go through change for those that it is not easy for turn to the Lord and He will make it easier for you. For those who change is easy, help make it easier on those who it is hard for. Do what ever you can to help. Talking from experience it will make the change so much easier when it comes.

Heart and now healed

So the other day I cut my finger really bad. As I was going throughout the day I was getting kinda frustrated because the finger I cut was my pointer finger and I realized how important that finger could really be. It then got me thinking how can I relate this to the Gospel of Jesus Christ. This is what I came up with. There are many who walk away from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (I will mention it now as the church). They go through life feeling like something is missing. Maybe feeling like something is gone. As they go through life yeah its a happy life but there is always something gone. Maybe down the road they realize that what is gone is the church. They then could start trying to come back or just keep going through life without the church. Some do choose to come back and when they do they feel complete. What was gone is now healed. I know the finger thing is kinda gross to some people but it is amazing how one thing can make you think and try to relate it to the Gospel of Jesus Christ. I hope that this helps.

Patience

So this has been on my mind for a long time now. Patience some have lots some have some and some don't really have any at all. Sometimes having lots of patience is really important. While I have been serving my mission I have learned a lot of patience. There are people who you have to have tons of patience for. If you don't have that patience you can possible push them away from learning about Jesus Christ. There is always a way to learn more patience. Sometimes it is with a new missionary companion. There are some things you don't agree with them on. Or sometimes it is something they do. You just have to tell yourself don't worry about it doesn't mean anything in the long run. So when you are getting frustrated because something is taking to long remember you are learning patience and it will help you out in the future.

The Atonement

The Atonement is very important. It has much effect in all of our lives. It helps us through many things and Elder C. Scott Grow of the Quorum of the Seventy puts it in perfect perceptive.

The Miracle of the Atonement

The video of the talk

Enjoy the wonderful words.

To Be or Not To Be

Here is another talk it was really good one. It is by Elder Lynn G. Robbins of the Quorum of the Seventy. It is called What Manner of Men or Women ought ye to be.

Here it is in words for you to read please read it.
Here is the video. Enjoy. Please watch it.

Tithing

Yes the title does say tithing. It is very important. Throughout the scriptures you see a lot of instances of tithing. How about another talk this one is about... yep tithing. It is from Elder Carl B. Pratt of the Quorum of the Seventy. So here is his talk in words It is titled The Lord's Richest Blessings.


Here it is in video.  Enjoy them both.

Christ coming with healing on His wings

There are many prophecies of Jesus Christ and many on His crucifixion. He did this all because He loves us. There is a scripture that I want to focus on it is in The Book of Mormon in 2nd Nephi chapter 25 verse 13 and it says...

 13Behold, they will ^acrucify him; and after he is laid in a ^bsepulchre for the space of ^cthree days he shall ^drise from the dead, with healing in his wings; and all those who shall believe on his name shall be saved in the kingdom of God. Wherefore, my soul delighteth to prophesy concerning him, for I have ^eseen his day, and my heart doth magnify his holy name.

So yeah it pretty much says it all. Christ is the only one who can save mankind. It is because of what He went through that we can be saved. He will come again and it will be with healing on His wings. No one can save mankind. Only Christ can save mankind.

Just because you sin doesn't mean you are bad

I read this article in the Ensign this morning. The Ensign is a magazine that The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints puts out every month with stories in it that are good and help the members of the Church. It is on Pornography and how the individual went through the repentance process. It is a good story. Just because someone relapses doesn't mean that the person can't over come the addiction again. There is always room to make your life better. Here is the article it is called I Desperately Wanted to Stop. I hope you enjoy the article

Lord watches out for his fold

So I know what happened in Joplin Missouri was a while ago but someone helped me with this idea. There is many things to look for in all the destruction many look at the bad and few look at the good. Many ask this question why do bad things happen to good people? It is because everyone needs bad things to happen to them to make them humble again. Anyways, like I was saying there are many things to look for in destruction. Look for the good. Sure there were many people who died but there was also many who survived. That is always good. The people in Joplin became closer because of this. The city was united. So as you can tell the Lord was watching out for his fold. He protects the righteous. I don't know if those who died were all bad people sometimes good people have to die because they are needed somewhere else. The Lord loves everyone and as seen recent he protected those in Joplin Missouri so look for the good and the Lord always protects those of his fold. So stay happy when something bad happens there is always good in the end.

Trials

Here is another talk. This one is by Paul V. Johnson of the Seventy. His talk was very good.

Again here it is in words.

And now in video.

I hope you all enjoy

Another Talk

So I know I have done a few of this talks but as I was reading them I felt like I needed to post this one. So like before I will give it in words and video form.

First here are Bishop H. David Burton's talk in words

Now here is his talk in video.

Enjoy!

Tight like a dish

There are a people in the Book of Mormon known as the Jaredites their history is an interesting one. I will not go into their history. I want to talk about something they did. They were crossing the wilderness. They come to this huge body of water. I don't know where it was or what body of water. It could of been any body of water. So when they get to this water the Lord tells them to build barges. So they do and one phrase in there is like unto a dish. This is found in the Book of Ether Chapter 2 verse 17 and it says...


17And they were built after a manner that they were exceedingly^atight, even that they would hold water like unto a dish; and the bottom thereof was tight like unto a dish; and the sides thereof were tight like unto a dish; and the ends thereof were peaked; and the top thereof was tight like unto a dish; and the length thereof was the length of a tree; and the door thereof, when it was shut, was tight like unto a dish.


 I want to focus on tight like unto a dish. We should have our lives like this the best we can. I am not telling you you have to live like this but try. If we have our lives like this it will be better. If they are tight like a dish it is harder for bad things to enter in out lives. Just imagine what you would consider bad. Maybe it could become 10 times worse. If our lives are not in order than they could fall apart because we are not focused and we are letting this all happen. Try to keep you life like that of the Jaredite barges tight like unto a dish. It will be really helpful. 

Desire

I don't know how to say it as well as Elder Dallin H. Oaks of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. So I will post his talk in video and words like I did before.

This is Dallin H. Oaks talk on desire

And here is his talk in video.

I hope you all enjoy it.

Sin

Ok so this thought came to me a few weeks ago. It is kinda weird so bare with me. Imagine you are in the shower and you turn up the hot water. As it gets hotter you say ahh now that feels better. Sometimes you say it is too hot. Well that is how sin can be. You always say oh just a little bit more it won't hurt anyone. This is how sin works oh a little more won't hurt, just a little more. This happens until you are so far in that it is hard to turn around and come back. But it is possible. There is something always in the way that tempts you to do sin. It is hard but when you beat the temptation it is really worth it and you will feel better afterwords. So when sin comes don't give in and you will be all the better.

Hope

I can't say it as good as Elder Steven E. Snow of the Presidency of the Seventy can. So here is his talk in words and video.

Steven E. Snow's talk in words is first.

Now for his talk that he gave.

I hope you all enjoy them.

Lost Sheep

You see this mentioned when Jesus Christ teaches a lot in the New Testament. Well its not a lot but it is one of the most famous parables that He gave. It is found in Luke Chapter 15 verses 4-7 and it says

4What man of you, having an hundred sheep, if he lose one of them, doth not leave the ninety and nine ^ain the wilderness, and go after that which is ^blost, until he find it?

 5And when he hath found it, he layeth it on his shoulders, rejoicing.

 6And when he cometh home, he calleth together his friends and neighbours, saying unto them, Rejoice with me; for I have found my sheep which was lost.

 7I say unto you, that likewise ^ajoy shall be in heaven over one ^bsinner that ^crepenteth, more than over ninety and nine just persons, which need no repentance.

 So if we have a friend who has gone astray we should really go and help them the best we can because the Lord would really like that. We should do the best we can to bring that lost one back to the ninety and nice that are waiting. Like it says in verse 7 the joy shall be good because that one was saved. So try your best to save that one and rejoice when it happens. Do your best that you can it may take years for them to come back or a few months or weeks. Whatever the time it will be well worth it.

Baptism

Baptism is really important. It is one major thing that members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day saints do. Why is it important? Jesus Christ answered the question himself.

5Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be ^aborn of ^bwater and of the ^cSpirit, he cannot ^denter into the kingdom of God.

This is found in John chapter 3 verse 5. Another one is found in the Book of Mormon in Mosiah chapter 18 verse 13

  13And when he had said these words, the ^aSpirit of the Lord was upon him, and he said: Helam, I baptize thee, having ^bauthority from the Almighty God, as a testimony that ye have entered into a ^ccovenant to serve him until you are dead as to the mortal body; and may the Spirit of the Lord be poured out upon you; and may he grant unto you eternal life, through the redemption of Christ, whom he has prepared from the ^dfoundation of the world.

Instead of Helam your name would go there if you are being baptized. So both of this scriptures have one thing in common yes baptism but entering into the kingdom of God. It is said two different ways one is eternal life. This is why we are baptized it is so we can have eternal life is the kingdom of God. Baptism is only one part but it is a very important part. Always remember that.

Something Cool

So I know I already posted something for today. But I found this awesome video. It has a really powerful message. It's amazing what a single invite to come to church can do.

Repentance

Why is this important? Well it is a very important step for many things and it also helps in many things. Say you screw up real bad. Now sure there's nothing you can do about it because you can't go back and undo it. So this is where repentance comes in. You admit that you did something wrong. So you are feeling bad about it right. Well through certain process in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day saints you will be able to repent of what you did. I am not going to go into major detail about them. Through this process you are able to feel better about yourself. You are also able to make amends with the Lord for what you did. Everything will be made better through repentance.

If what you did wasn't a major screw up you are able to repent through prayer. You ask the Lord for forgiveness and if He does forgive you it will be good. Use prayer if what ever you did was not a huge screw up and if it is a huge screw up then hopefully you can go through the process of repentance.

So I am using screw up but it could mean anything and this was the only word I could think of at the time.

Fiery Darts of the Wicked- Using the Sheild of Faith

So I thought I would focus on a part of what I wrote about last time. Just like the title says I what to write about the Fiery Darts of the Wicked. The scripture says

 16Above all, taking the shield of ^afaith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery ^bdarts of the wicked.

 Just like last time this is found in Ephesians 6 but I am only using one verse it is Verse 16. Faith is very important. We use it everyday in our life. Ok so this has probably been used before but you have faith that the sun will come up tomorrow. So faith is extremely important you always need it. It doesn't matter what it is. I have faith that Jesus Christ lives. That is one major aspect of faith. This draws my mind to a another scripture in is found in The Book of Mormon in the Book of Ether Chapter 12 verse 6

^afaith is things which are ^bhoped for and ^cnot seen

So this is only part of the scripture but this is the one part that came to my mind. It says it all what faith is in those 10 simple words.

Now the fiery darts of the wicked could come from anywhere. It could be a simple thought of hey take the candy no one will know that you did it there are tons more. Hey take that toy car your friend has tons more he will not notice that one is missing. Or it could be going out and staying out late and deciding to do something that you know is wrong. Or it could be something really bad. I don't know just imagine something really bad or what you consider something bad in your mind. These can all be considered fiery darts of the wicked. That is why you need the shield of faith. It is a major protection to you. It may be needed to be used in a minutes notice. So always have your shield ready. Never leave it behind because you will need it when you are least expecting to use it. That is when Satan always gets you is when you think you will not need it the most.

The Armor of God

There is this well known scripture in the Bible in the New Testament. It reads as follows

11Put on the whole ^aarmour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.

 13Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand.

 14Stand therefore, having your loins ^agirt about with ^btruth, and having on the ^cbreastplate of ^drighteousness;

 15And your feet shod with the preparation of the gospel of ^apeace;

 16Above all, taking the shield of ^afaith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery ^bdarts of the wicked.

 17And take the helmet of ^asalvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God:

It is found in Ephesian 6 Verses 11, 13-17. Everyone of these pieces we need. Sure they are outdated in our times, but back in New Testament times they were the best of what was there. If it helps imagine more modern equipment. Anyways we can not just of one piece we need all of them. If you have everything but not the breastplate it wouldn't really work would it. You really need the sword because that is one of the most important pieces. It really helps because many people don't like or know the word of God. You need that to help you spread the word of God. The shield, everyone needs a shield, it helps in many things. So if you have the whole armor you are going to be alright. Always strive to have the whole armor never just have bits and pieces of it.

Hope you like the video it helps drive home the point.

Immersion

For some reason this topic has been on my mind for a while I don't know why. So I decided to start studying this for a little while. This is what I came up with. Immersion represents the death and burial of Christ. When we as members of this church talk about immersion it is usually about baptism. So as I was studying it a little bit I came upon this scripture

51They are they who received the ^atestimony of Jesus, and ^bbelieved on his name and were ^cbaptized after the ^dmanner of his burial, being ^eburied in the water in his name, and this according to the commandment which he has given—

I want to focus on the part were it starts at and. So we believe on Christ. So we are baptized by someone who can do the baptism. This is after the manner of his burial as it says. So the immersion like I said before is in the manner of his burial. Why? I don't know this is the way it was set up and this is the way us as members follow it. We follow it because Christ said to.

Mothers

Ok so this post has 2 reasons why I am writing it. One is on the post one of my favorites stories I left out one of the most important details. The reason none of the stripling warriors were killed is because of their mothers. Their mothers raised them. They also taught them to believe in God and to put their faith in Him. So now for the second and most important reason for this post. It is on mothers. Since Mother's day is fast approaching. I thought I would focus this one on mothers. It has been on my mind for a while now. Mothers do lots of things that kids never notice or don't seem to notice. They take time out of their day to spend with their kids. Or they will go help someone else who needs help when they could be spending time cleaning the house. Mothers never seem to get much time for themselves they are always doing something for someone else. When their kids need help they help them, when their kids get hurt them make them feel better. When their kids have a bad day at school or a bad day somewhere else they sit down with their kids and help them have a better day. This post is dedicated to all the mothers. Thank you for all that you do. Have a good mothers day this year. For all you others treat your mothers like queens for mothers day this year they will love it.

Prayer

So I have had this hymn going through my head the last couple of  days. So I thought I would write about it today. The hymn is called Did You Think to Pray? I don't remember when it started going through my head but I remember sitting down one night and humming some lines from the hymn. I said to myself hey I have been humming this song for the last couple of days. It was going through my head this morning to so here I am writing about it. I want to focus on the chorus of the song since this is the part I have been humming the most. It reads

Oh, how praying rests the weary!
Prayer will change the night to day.
So, when life gets dark and dreary,
Don’t forget to pray.

This is one of my favorite parts of the hymn. Praying does rest the weary it can help when you are feeling weary. If something is going on and you are having a bad day pray because it will not make you weary anymore since nothing will be on your shoulders at that time. The next line is not in a literal since. Your day could be as night. When you pray you will feel better and next thing you know it will be day to you. The next two lines go together.  When your life starts becoming crappy for what ever reason that day remember these two lines and pray. Prayer can help you at any time. So when you need to pray say a quick one in your heart if you can't go find a peaceful place or if you can go to a peaceful place go there and pray.

Faith

One of the major things that we here a lot about in the Church is faith. So why is it so important? It is important because it is one of the things the Church is built on. You have faith the sun is going to come up. You have faith that you will wake up in the morning. Hey you never know you always hear about people dying in their sleep. You have faith that Jesus Christ lived. So yeah you get the idea. Faith is extremely important to us as members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.

 21And now as I said concerning faith—^afaith is not to have a perfect knowledge of things; therefore if ye have faith ye ^bhope for things which are ^cnot seen, which are true.

This scripture found in the book of Alma chapter 32 says what I was saying before. I really like the phrase in it and it sums it all up perfectly. Faith is not to have a perfect knowledge of things. I have faith the Jesus Christ lived and He did perform the miracles that He did. He did live and die for us. I also have faith that He will come again.

Title of Liberty

There is this really awesome story in the Book of Mormon that many know as the Title of Liberty. It is found in Alma chapter 46 verse 12. This is a really good chapter for those who have access to a Book of Mormon. If you don't you can also find it online. Anyways it says,

12And it came to pass that he rent his coat; and he took a piece thereof, and wrote upon it—^aIn memory of our God, our religion, and freedom, and our peace, our wives, and our children—and he fastened it upon the end of a pole.

I will not say much on this because the scripture says it all pretty much. Just remember everything it says. When you are going thorough a hard time remember the Title of Liberty. That is what Moroni did when his people were going through a hard time. Many rallied to this call. Rally to this call like those did of old. Many good things will come because of this. Always remember God because he loves us and wants the best for us. The Title of Liberty will help you if you like I said earlier remember it. It has helped me in many things.

Joy

What is joy. It is happiness. I have decided not to use a scripture this time. I will just talk about joy and what I think it is. Like I said before joy is happiness. It is its own kind of happiness thought. Joy is when you get new things and you are excited about that. Lets say a book. Getting a new book can bring you joy because you have been waiting for it for months now because it is in a series and the author decided to make the series into four books. You don't know when it is coming out but you keep waiting. Then you leave for a number of years for some reason or another and you have to wait just a little bit longer. Lets say you are waiting for a new game to come out. You beat the last one in a series, but when the new one comes out you won't be able to get it because you are gone for a certain number of  years for some reason or another. When you get home thought you will be able to get it and the waiting will bring great joy. Lets see what else about joy. I guess just think of things that have brought you joy in the past that you can remember and just remember that. Next time when something good happens to you and joy comes it is because you are experiencing a type happiness.