It moves forward

In the most recent General Conference President Monson announced a really amazing change. Here is the link with the video and so you can read it.

http://www.lds.org/general-conference/2012/10/welcome-to-conference?lang=eng&media=video

I think this is one of the most amazing things ever. The Lord knows his people. It is time for the work to move forward. This is a spiritual call to arms. The call has been made. The Lord wants us out there to spread His word. All worthy 18 young men and 19 young women should consider this. The work is great. The experence is like no other. The memories are great. The time is now.

It happens and it's ok

With everything going on today, wars and violence there is a way to live in it. In the most recent Ensign there was a really good article on this subject. Please take the time to read it. It was very enlighting to me.

https://www.lds.org/liahona/2012/09/how-disciples-of-christ-live-in-times-of-war-and-violence?lang=eng

I know that even though it's not the best right now we can still live through all these things happening. God will help us and protect us. We must do as He ask though.

Importance of the Sacred Grove

What is so important about the Sacred Grove in Palymra, NY? Those who are members of the Church very well know the importace of it. It is not just a grove of trees, it is a Sacred Grove of trees. God the Father and Jesus Christ did appear to Joseph Smith. Here is an article found in the Feburary 2009 Ensign. It is about the Sacred Grove and hearing and heeding the message from it. It is entilted Hearing and Heeding the Message of the Grove.

https://www.lds.org/ensign/2009/02/hearing-and-heeding-the-message-from-the-grove?lang=eng&query=hearing

I hope you enjoyed the article. I know that what happened there is impotant. It did happen and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints is the true church. Chirst is the head of the Church. He knows each and everyone of us. I know He lives.

One strong testimony

I was reading in a past issue of the Ensign. I found this article in the December 2007 issue. It is from Elder Neal A. Maxwell. He was a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles until he passed away. I hope you all enjoy the article

http://www.lds.org/ensign/2007/12/jesus-of-nazareth-savior-and-king?lang=eng

I want to add my testimony to Elder Maxwell's. I know that He lives. Every thing that Elder Maxwell said in this article I echo. I know that He did what He did for us because He loves us.

Where did they all go

In the Book of Mormon we have what we call the pride cycle. What is it you may ask. Well it is a cycle where the people are good, they are blessed and they go wicked. It then starts off again over and over throughout the whole Book of Mormon.

Here is an example. Dinosaurs. How? Well over time the Dinosaurs evolved and got big. One that comes to mind is a T-Rex. They are pretty big. We then have the small ones. Over time they just stayed small and adapted to life. As they evolved the big ones and to look more for food. Over time the food ran out. There was also a climate change. This all effected everything. Eventually the Dinosaurs died out. The little ones are still around today. You can see them in Alligators, Frogs, these are only a few. There are not the same of course but mammals came from mammals. They adapted to their surroundings and became what we have today.

So you can see the cycle right? They started out then they evolved and eventually they die out. Pride cycle good (start out), blessed (evolved), and wicked (die out). Lets not let this happen to us. Keep obeying the commandments. Do all that is asked of us by God. As we do we will be blessed but we will have to recognize it and do all that we can to stay away from becoming wicked. I know that it is possible.

Follow that Prompting

Who has ever had bed bugs. From what I hear the U.S or maybe the country is getting hit with them pretty bad right now. Those of you who have gotten bed bug bites know they can be pretty annoying. Well we can also relate them to the Gospel. When you get bed bug bites they can itch and itch and itch. Imagine this is like the Spirit or Holy Ghost. The Spirit is there to help us and to warn us in times of need and trial. It will warn us with a prompting and it will help us the same way. So you does this relate you ask. Well the itch is like the prompting. The itching is almost always there, but unlike the spirit you can ignore the itching because the bite will get bigger. However the Spirit you shouldn't ignore. Always strive to follow the Spirit. As you do you will be protected.

Speak

I was reading the Book of Mormon this morning and this scripture really spoke to me. It is found in 2 Nephi 25:26 and it reads...

26 And we ^atalk of Christ, we rejoice in Christ, we preach of Christ, we ^bprophesy of Christ, and we write according to our prophecies, that our ^cchildren may know to what source they may look for a ^dremission of their sins.

This scripture says it all. This is what we as members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints belive and do. Christ central to everything we do. His name is in our name of the Church. We belive that He did suffer for us. He came to save us from our sins. Jesus Christ is everything. I know that He lives. I know that He did all that He did because He loves us. There is no doubt in my mind about any of this.