It through Plainness
Good Morning All -
It is my hope and prayer that this message finds you all well this good day. What a wonderful day it is. Regardless of where you are, what you are experiencing; it is a day that has been given to you to accomplish, learn, and do. May you have the strength and faith to do so.
My thoughts of pondering for the next several weeks will come from 2 Nephi 31. I start with the first three verses. As I have pondered these verses this week, I have been remind of several things.
First - God has called prophets to lead, guide, counsel, and direct His children upon the earth. Nephi was one of those prophets. His words of counsel were not only to the people of his day, but ring true today as well. The words which we have, are those that he, through the wisdom and foresight of our Heavenly Father, felt would suffice for our individual circumstances and lives.
Second - God knows us. He knows us better than we sometimes know ourselves. He knows where we have been, what we are doing and struggling with, and what we have the potential and ability to accomplish. For this reason, He has given us access to Him, through the words of prophets as well as through personal revelation of the Holy Ghost.
Third - The doctrine of Jesus Christ is a MUST. If we are not making it apart of our lives, we need to repent, NOW, and make it a part of our lives! It is the path that leads us home.
Fourth - The doctrine is plain and simple. Sometimes so simple that we make it hard. But we should be finding delight in the plainness. It is through the plainness that He reveals to us, individually, those things that we have, should, and can do. It is this plainness that bring LIGHT to our lives. It removes darkness, fear, and doubt. It is through His doctrine that He speaks to our own individual UNDERSTANDING. He speaks to us according to the first three items I have mentioned.
As I have pondered these things and more this week, I have reflected upon the importance of making them an everyday necessity. We have been reminded again and again throughout conference weekend of the necessity of knowing His words, His counsel, His direction for us; that we might see, by His light, where we have come from, where we are, and where we can go.
That being said, if you are not making His words, in all their forms, a part of your everyday lives, I invite you to do so. As part of this invitation, I would like to incorporate more than just a few verses of scripture so my message. All the conference talks are not readily available to us. (I will send them to those who may not have access). I would invite you to start this week with the first presidency. Since President Monson was not able speak to us, he spoke through his counselors. Let's start with those words of instruction from President Eyring. He spoke twice. "The Lord Leads His Church" and "Fear Not to Do Good". Make them part of your study this week. Don't just read them, but apply them. Find those key statements that speak to you, copy and paste them where you can see them over and over again for the next 6 months. Hear Him as He speaks to you individually.
On with the week -
It has been an average week. The Queen and I did our best to fall back into a normal routine after being off for week. Due to some circumstances beyond our control, it did not go as smoothly as we thought it would have. But that is what next week is for right?
The Professor did pretty much the same. She was hampered by a small head cold, but did her best to endure. There were minor adjustments made each day.
Tall Man and Ehl-Bo joined us for dinner this week. One of the many adventures they had was brakes and rotors. I look forward to hearing how it all turned out. I know there were bumps in the road, but such is life.
Puddin and Lady Hawkins flew down again this weekend amid the whirlwind of events taking place in their lives. It was good to visit with them and their friends.
Yesterday we had the opportunity of participating in the fourth family service project of the year. We had a blast getting together, getting dirty, cleaning up, eating, playing, and working together. We made great head way on winterizing Grandma and Grandpa's yard and more.
It is my hope and prayer that this message finds you all well this good day. What a wonderful day it is. Regardless of where you are, what you are experiencing; it is a day that has been given to you to accomplish, learn, and do. May you have the strength and faith to do so.
My thoughts of pondering for the next several weeks will come from 2 Nephi 31. I start with the first three verses. As I have pondered these verses this week, I have been remind of several things.
First - God has called prophets to lead, guide, counsel, and direct His children upon the earth. Nephi was one of those prophets. His words of counsel were not only to the people of his day, but ring true today as well. The words which we have, are those that he, through the wisdom and foresight of our Heavenly Father, felt would suffice for our individual circumstances and lives.
Second - God knows us. He knows us better than we sometimes know ourselves. He knows where we have been, what we are doing and struggling with, and what we have the potential and ability to accomplish. For this reason, He has given us access to Him, through the words of prophets as well as through personal revelation of the Holy Ghost.
Third - The doctrine of Jesus Christ is a MUST. If we are not making it apart of our lives, we need to repent, NOW, and make it a part of our lives! It is the path that leads us home.
Fourth - The doctrine is plain and simple. Sometimes so simple that we make it hard. But we should be finding delight in the plainness. It is through the plainness that He reveals to us, individually, those things that we have, should, and can do. It is this plainness that bring LIGHT to our lives. It removes darkness, fear, and doubt. It is through His doctrine that He speaks to our own individual UNDERSTANDING. He speaks to us according to the first three items I have mentioned.
As I have pondered these things and more this week, I have reflected upon the importance of making them an everyday necessity. We have been reminded again and again throughout conference weekend of the necessity of knowing His words, His counsel, His direction for us; that we might see, by His light, where we have come from, where we are, and where we can go.
That being said, if you are not making His words, in all their forms, a part of your everyday lives, I invite you to do so. As part of this invitation, I would like to incorporate more than just a few verses of scripture so my message. All the conference talks are not readily available to us. (I will send them to those who may not have access). I would invite you to start this week with the first presidency. Since President Monson was not able speak to us, he spoke through his counselors. Let's start with those words of instruction from President Eyring. He spoke twice. "The Lord Leads His Church" and "Fear Not to Do Good". Make them part of your study this week. Don't just read them, but apply them. Find those key statements that speak to you, copy and paste them where you can see them over and over again for the next 6 months. Hear Him as He speaks to you individually.
On with the week -
It has been an average week. The Queen and I did our best to fall back into a normal routine after being off for week. Due to some circumstances beyond our control, it did not go as smoothly as we thought it would have. But that is what next week is for right?
The Professor did pretty much the same. She was hampered by a small head cold, but did her best to endure. There were minor adjustments made each day.
Tall Man and Ehl-Bo joined us for dinner this week. One of the many adventures they had was brakes and rotors. I look forward to hearing how it all turned out. I know there were bumps in the road, but such is life.
Puddin and Lady Hawkins flew down again this weekend amid the whirlwind of events taking place in their lives. It was good to visit with them and their friends.
Yesterday we had the opportunity of participating in the fourth family service project of the year. We had a blast getting together, getting dirty, cleaning up, eating, playing, and working together. We made great head way on winterizing Grandma and Grandpa's yard and more.
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