Humbly overcoming the Pride - in may fashions
GOOOOD MORNING!
What a wonderful day to be live. I hope you are all well, on the mend, or doing what you need to do to get there.
It has been a super adventurous week. We have been east, we have been west. We have traveled north and south. But nothing we did went as planned this week, but I will get to that later.
Verses of Ponder: Alma 32:14-16
"And now, as I said unto you, that because ye were compelled to be humble ye were blessed, do ye not suppose that they are more blessed who truly humble themselves because of the word?"
"Yea, he that truly humbleth himself, and repenteth of his sins, and endureth to the end, the same shall be blessed - yea, much more blessed than they who are compelled to be humble because of their exceeding poverty."
"Therefore, blessed are they who humble themselves without being compelled to be humble; or rather, in other words, blessed is he that believeth in the word of God, and is baptized without stubbornness of heart, yea, without being brought to know the word, or even compelled to know, before they will believe."
How many times a week are we humbled? How does it happen? Did someone point out a mistake you make, correct a spelling error, or maybe it was your grammar? Did your boss sit down with you and suggest a different way of doing something? Did you get the job or promotion you wanted or were you turned down? Did someone you were guarding score? What was it? Or did you read something this week about a family member, friend, community member, ancestor, celebrity, historic figure, or event that sparked a desire within you to change, to be better, to improve, to overcome, and lift the ground you stand in?
Often times we only think of being humble as a religion thing, but it applies to all we do in life. If what we repent of, temporally and spiritually, makes us better than we were yesterday, then we are turning from sin. Being compelled to be humble, regardless of the circumstance, is never easy. Overcoming the pride within, recognizing our weaknesses, whether pointed out or discovered, is probably the most challenging stumbling block we face. The opposite of being humble leads to deceit, depression, anger, contempt, jealousy, finger pointing, idleness, rebellion, and so much more. Can you see it?
However, if we are strive to be humble, regardless of how we get there, we will be blessed for our efforts. That is the promise. It process of being humble is not always fun or easy, but in the end it is worth it. Sometimes we see immediate change. Sometimes we stumble or fall while trying to be better, the important thing is that we continue moving towards that better. As we do so, we overcome those things that turn us from God and move toward being more Godlike.
There are some great resources in this months Ensign that may help us be more humble, help us overcome the challenges of being humbled, and overall lead us to being the best we can be.
As we do so, we can be baptized on a daily basis by the Holy Ghost when we submit to God's will, little by little, without stubbornness of heart. I encourage you to put off the natural man and be humble, meek, and submissive in all things. The blessings await you.
Our week -
The Queen and I started the week with a short hop eastward. We arrived to our destination in the wee hours of Monday. We had only been a sleep for an hour or two, when we received word that Lego was making his grand entrance to mortality with waterworks. From that moment, our vacation plans changed for an even better adventure.
It took most of the day, but we were able to make diversions, modifications, and alternate travel plans to return back to where we started. We have been so blessed and excited to be with this little man.
When we were not at the hospital, we were filling our time with mini adventures. At one point we found ourselves in the very place that started our eternal journey some 31 years ago. It was fun to be back and be reminded of the wonderful miracles that happened that day, in the same rooms, with those who have passed and those who were not yet with us.
The Professor was elated after moments of reflections to see the silver lining in some of coming challenges. If those challenges/changes were not taking place, she would not have been able to fall in love with a little auburn fohawk as quickly as she did.
We were happy to help her in some of her bucket list accomplishments this week as well.
Tall Man celebrated another year successfully. Ehl-Bo learned that she can do hard things, as if she didn't know that before. And they both became proud parents of a beautiful baby boy. His arrival did not come without a roller coaster of stress, emotion, challenge and more, but we would not trade it for anything. Congratulations!
We were blessed with the opportunity to see Puddin and Lady Hawkins several times this week. It has been more than a blessing to share with them. Work is busy. Puddin continues looking for mini/odd jobs to bring in a little extra cash. Lady Hawkins not only worked at her new job, but was interviewed and awarded another that starts a week from tomorrow. We are excited to hear the adventures it will bring them both.
SnackPack has ridden his own roller coaster over the past several weeks. There have been lots of ups and downs, backwards and forwards, but he keeps hanging on. He has enjoyed catching up with old and new friends. By the end of the week we learned that he will be starting a new adventure in the work place that looks to be a better fit for some of his life goals. Super excited for him!
We love you all. Have an amazing week.
What a wonderful day to be live. I hope you are all well, on the mend, or doing what you need to do to get there.
It has been a super adventurous week. We have been east, we have been west. We have traveled north and south. But nothing we did went as planned this week, but I will get to that later.
Verses of Ponder: Alma 32:14-16
"And now, as I said unto you, that because ye were compelled to be humble ye were blessed, do ye not suppose that they are more blessed who truly humble themselves because of the word?"
"Yea, he that truly humbleth himself, and repenteth of his sins, and endureth to the end, the same shall be blessed - yea, much more blessed than they who are compelled to be humble because of their exceeding poverty."
"Therefore, blessed are they who humble themselves without being compelled to be humble; or rather, in other words, blessed is he that believeth in the word of God, and is baptized without stubbornness of heart, yea, without being brought to know the word, or even compelled to know, before they will believe."
How many times a week are we humbled? How does it happen? Did someone point out a mistake you make, correct a spelling error, or maybe it was your grammar? Did your boss sit down with you and suggest a different way of doing something? Did you get the job or promotion you wanted or were you turned down? Did someone you were guarding score? What was it? Or did you read something this week about a family member, friend, community member, ancestor, celebrity, historic figure, or event that sparked a desire within you to change, to be better, to improve, to overcome, and lift the ground you stand in?
Often times we only think of being humble as a religion thing, but it applies to all we do in life. If what we repent of, temporally and spiritually, makes us better than we were yesterday, then we are turning from sin. Being compelled to be humble, regardless of the circumstance, is never easy. Overcoming the pride within, recognizing our weaknesses, whether pointed out or discovered, is probably the most challenging stumbling block we face. The opposite of being humble leads to deceit, depression, anger, contempt, jealousy, finger pointing, idleness, rebellion, and so much more. Can you see it?
However, if we are strive to be humble, regardless of how we get there, we will be blessed for our efforts. That is the promise. It process of being humble is not always fun or easy, but in the end it is worth it. Sometimes we see immediate change. Sometimes we stumble or fall while trying to be better, the important thing is that we continue moving towards that better. As we do so, we overcome those things that turn us from God and move toward being more Godlike.
There are some great resources in this months Ensign that may help us be more humble, help us overcome the challenges of being humbled, and overall lead us to being the best we can be.
As we do so, we can be baptized on a daily basis by the Holy Ghost when we submit to God's will, little by little, without stubbornness of heart. I encourage you to put off the natural man and be humble, meek, and submissive in all things. The blessings await you.
Our week -
The Queen and I started the week with a short hop eastward. We arrived to our destination in the wee hours of Monday. We had only been a sleep for an hour or two, when we received word that Lego was making his grand entrance to mortality with waterworks. From that moment, our vacation plans changed for an even better adventure.
It took most of the day, but we were able to make diversions, modifications, and alternate travel plans to return back to where we started. We have been so blessed and excited to be with this little man.
When we were not at the hospital, we were filling our time with mini adventures. At one point we found ourselves in the very place that started our eternal journey some 31 years ago. It was fun to be back and be reminded of the wonderful miracles that happened that day, in the same rooms, with those who have passed and those who were not yet with us.
The Professor was elated after moments of reflections to see the silver lining in some of coming challenges. If those challenges/changes were not taking place, she would not have been able to fall in love with a little auburn fohawk as quickly as she did.
We were happy to help her in some of her bucket list accomplishments this week as well.
Tall Man celebrated another year successfully. Ehl-Bo learned that she can do hard things, as if she didn't know that before. And they both became proud parents of a beautiful baby boy. His arrival did not come without a roller coaster of stress, emotion, challenge and more, but we would not trade it for anything. Congratulations!
We were blessed with the opportunity to see Puddin and Lady Hawkins several times this week. It has been more than a blessing to share with them. Work is busy. Puddin continues looking for mini/odd jobs to bring in a little extra cash. Lady Hawkins not only worked at her new job, but was interviewed and awarded another that starts a week from tomorrow. We are excited to hear the adventures it will bring them both.
SnackPack has ridden his own roller coaster over the past several weeks. There have been lots of ups and downs, backwards and forwards, but he keeps hanging on. He has enjoyed catching up with old and new friends. By the end of the week we learned that he will be starting a new adventure in the work place that looks to be a better fit for some of his life goals. Super excited for him!
We love you all. Have an amazing week.
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