by Elder Neil L. Andersen
“This is going to hurt a little bit,” is what we could have been told before we left our pre-mortal home to come to earth. Pain is part of growth it will happen. Continue reading
overcoming
The distraction plan
I knew the date was coming. For two years, I was aware of the day. It caused no small amount of worry, pondering, and contemplating. This was going to be a difficult day. But it was two years away so I could put it to the back of my mind. Continue reading
Give Me a Moment
If it’s all the same to you
I think I’ll wallow a bit.
This is more than I can handle,
I’m just not very fit. Continue reading
Pulling Through
A short thought on overcoming:
You find that one truth to hold onto and hold onto it tight. Even if that truth is a mere hope in your heart. You hold onto it and let it pull you through your mist. When you get to the other side you can look back and say, “It is no longer a hope because I know it is truth. It has become my truth.”
General Conference thoughts: Stand Up Inside and Be All In
Elder Gary B. Sabin
Not sure how many ways they can say it. It’s basically the same message of ‘how to be a disciple in our day and age.’ A handy reference guide for us. Continue reading
Pausing on the Path
I have no additional comment regarding this meme. This quote by Elder Ballard is a new favorite of mine.
General Conference thoughts: Confide in God Unwaveringly
by Ulisses Soares
The other prevalent theme I noticed at conference? Overcoming. Continue reading
General Conference thoughts: Trust in the Lord and Lean Not
by Bonnie H. Cordon
I like to take road trips. Sometimes as I’m driving down the road I think of how little effort it takes to change a lane. First, I see a car ahead that I am gaining on. Then with little perceived motion I change lanes. Sometimes it seems little more than a thought that moves the car into the other lane. Now, if that road splits and I stay in the other lane I could end up in a different destination than the other lane would take me. Continue reading
Stronger than Today
You are stronger than today
so don’t let it knock you down.
But if you do fall
get up, stand up, adjust your crown. Continue reading
I Am a Child of God
Donald L. Hallstrom
Knowing I am a child of God is a most extraordinary piece of knowledge that is often taken for granted. Knowing this one thing can help me get through any mist of darkness that falls in my path.
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