Scripture Sunday

I Stand All Amazed

My heart is heavy.  There has been much distress around me - from the news to people I am acquainted with, that shocks and saddens me.  In times of great distress I turn music that uplifts my soul.  Today I was searching for that one song that could enlighten my mind and came across... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X90AbQRL-8U… Continue reading I Stand All Amazed

Scripture Sunday

The Road to Wholeness

We are all travelers on the road to wholeness.  We are all moving, forward or backward, learning who we are and what we want to become.  To achieve wholeness is to overcome the "natural man" and to fulfill our greatest potential. The road to wholeness is traveled one step at a time.  Each step, no… Continue reading The Road to Wholeness

Scripture Sunday

First Important Lesson – I am a Child of God

When my children were little... and fussy... and worried... and anxious... I'd hum a little tune that always made them feel better. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JOrcqqpHCt8 As small children their sweet little souls knew it and believed it with great fervor! "Lead me, guide me, walk beside me..." "I am a child of God" is the first religious… Continue reading First Important Lesson – I am a Child of God

Scripture Sunday

The Parable of the Flying Cheerleader

It is football season and what better time would there be then now to share the Parable of the Flying Cheerleader. Life as a teenager is like being a flyer on a cheer leading team.  Let me explain.   Spectators are always impressed with the stunts cheer leading teams perform at fall football games.  This… Continue reading The Parable of the Flying Cheerleader

Scripture Sunday

Feasting on the Words of Power

This weekend is a feast... a FEAST for the soul! It is General Conference weekend for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.  In our church we have a world-wide conference twice a year that is broadcast for Temple Square in Salt Lake City, Utah.  The prophet, the twelve apostles and others called by… Continue reading Feasting on the Words of Power

Scripture Sunday

You are Mine

I have to admit, I am complete confused by women I hear or see complaining about the messages church leadership sends to women in the church.  I LOVE what I learn in meetings and in conference!  Take yesterday at the General Women's Conference. I came away with a great reminder to  remember who I am,… Continue reading You are Mine

Scripture Sunday

Oneness is not just for Buddhists

I am a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.  I am also a student of all that is good.  I love to read and see how religions from around the world reflect my own faith in the Lord, Jesus Christ. Today I read the conference talk given in the April 2017… Continue reading Oneness is not just for Buddhists

Scripture Sunday

Glory of Truth Enlightened

D&C 93:36 "The glory of God is intelligence, or, in other words, light and truth." I've heard this scripture for most of my life.  It is the motto of the university I attended and graduated from. Intelligence usually is coupled with gathering of information... learning... thinking.  God wants us to learn.  He wants us to… Continue reading Glory of Truth Enlightened

Scripture Sunday

Do You Hear the Crickets Sing?

There is a time in every single one of our lives when we all realized we have learned to hear the crickets. Crickets are messengers.  Near my home, crickets are a signal that summer is ending soon, that fall is approaching.  Their cheerful little chirps add to magical late summer evenings. (I read that their… Continue reading Do You Hear the Crickets Sing?

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Another Testament of Jesus Christ

Today I finished reading "The Book of Mormon: Another Testament of Jesus Christ".  This is not the first time I have read this book.  However, this is the first time I have read it in 65 days - the time it took Joseph Smith to translate the gold plates. I usually read the Book of… Continue reading Another Testament of Jesus Christ