The older I get the more I understand reality isn’t necessarily real. At least, my reality may not be your reality. My reality is processed through my filters and spits out as as my perception of reality. While we may find others that share similar filters, no two filters truly process the same. Here is an example of how our perception influences our reality.
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General Conference thoughts: Gather Together in One All Things in Christ and One in Christ
by Elder David A. Bednar
and Elder Ulisses Soares
We have been taught and now is the day for us to apply our learning. As we take all that we have and live those truths we point our souls to Christ. Faith is more than a to-do list (although that is a place to start), it is a way of life. All gospel truths come together to form us – followers of Christ. As we apply those truths and live by them and just live them they become part of us and we become the disciples we have the potential to become. Continue reading
General Conference thoughts: Prepare to Meet God
by Elder Quentin L. Cook
If I remember correctly, I was a missionary when I first heard or at least understood the three-fold mission of the church. Perfect the saints, missionary work, temple work. I think the wording is a little different today but the objective is still the same. Continue reading
General Conference thoughts: With One Accord
by Reyna I. Aburto
As I mentioned before, there were two vocabulary words stressed this conference. They actually go hand in hand. One is ministering and the other word is unity or a variation of it. In other words, unity is being stressed at a time when division and rifts are occurring in nations, communities, and even homes. We are falling apart and our division will destroy nations, communities, and even homes. Continue reading
Rescue in Unity
By Elder Chi Hong (Sam) Wong
“We all have work, let no one shirk…” (Put Your Shoulder to the Wheel, Hymns)