Tasting the Light that leads to Goodness
Happy Conference Weekend!
I hope you have all made the time to listen and ponder the words of God through his holy mouth pieces as they have been asked to prepare and deliver messages that are needed for us today. I am excited for the coming hours, days, weeks, and months to study, ponder, and apply their counsel in more depth.
It has been another busy week. I am trying to figure out this new routine. It has been kind of crazy with the Queen away, but she will be home soon and we will continue to adjust the routine.
My thoughts have been crazy this week in many aspects. And then to have conference messages added this weekend only makes it harder to focus on the directions I should be going. However, I am reminded to just take it one day, one task, one priority at a time. It will happen.
Pondering -
Alma 32:35-36
"O then, is not this real? I say unto you, Yea, because it is light; and whatsoever is light, is good, because it is discernible, therefore ye must know that it is good; and now behold, after ye have tasted this light is your knowledge perfect?"
"Behold I say unto you, Nay; neither must ye lay aside your faith, for ye have only exercised your faith to plant the seed that ye might try the experiment to know if the seed was good."
I love how these verses going hand in hand with the messages of this weekend. We have been asked to exercise our faith, to plant more seeds, to modify the ways in which we apply the gospel of Jesus Christ in our lives. We have not been asked to change the gospel, but the way we apply it to our lives. The changes will require us to stretch our faith and step from possible routines we have become accustom too. The question is? Do they produce light? The fruit is long from being harvested, but the light of goodness is there. Can you taste, feel, and bask in the light of goodness that these new applications will take us?
That is what we are being asked to do. That is what we are asked to do every day. Plant seeds of faith in the commandments, laws, ordinances, recommendations, and counsels of God through his mouth pieces. We may not see, feel, understand, or taste of the harvested fruit right now, but ask do they lead to goodness and light? Do they protected us from darkness and paths that may possibly lead to darkness? Then why wouldn't we plant them, exercise them, and apply them to our lives?
We must not lay aside the practice of faith. We must include the Lord in our lives everyday, discuss our needs, our righteous desires, and wants to do good in daily pray. We must promise/covenant to personally do, that we might intern be blessed from the promise/covenant that the Lord makes to bless us with seeing, feeling, understanding, and someday harvested fruit.
This has been on my mind a great deal lately. I have found myself more inclined to covenant on a regular basis to make changes, commit to do more, and live more worthily of his promised blessings. I invite you to do the same.
Our week -
The Queen continues her assignment in the islands. It has been an interesting adventure for her. We have shared bits and pieces of it from her hotel room. There have been many days and nights that I have found myself longing to call or receive that all from her, if nothing else, to just see her face.
The Professor is slowly getting into the groove. She has added to her plate this year. In addition to the new class schedule, she has taken on the challenge of mentoring lead. It has opened many possible opportunities. We look forward to hearing how they may pan out.
Tall Man, Ehl-Bo, and Lego have been busy. Life gets that way. We think of and pray for them often.
Puddin and Lady Hawkins are pretty much in the same boat. I shared last week that Puddin moved to the next level of academy acceptance. The interview went well. Now we just wait. Lady Hawkins is hot and heavy into studies and work. They are in our thoughts and prayers as well.
SnackPack has learned that online is not as fun and as productive as it sounds to be. He is having to force himself to be involved. We will see what next semester brings. Work is good. Adventures are great. He has been in and out of testing. Some are good and other not so much. He is taking them all one day and task at a time.
I hope you have all made the time to listen and ponder the words of God through his holy mouth pieces as they have been asked to prepare and deliver messages that are needed for us today. I am excited for the coming hours, days, weeks, and months to study, ponder, and apply their counsel in more depth.
It has been another busy week. I am trying to figure out this new routine. It has been kind of crazy with the Queen away, but she will be home soon and we will continue to adjust the routine.
My thoughts have been crazy this week in many aspects. And then to have conference messages added this weekend only makes it harder to focus on the directions I should be going. However, I am reminded to just take it one day, one task, one priority at a time. It will happen.
Pondering -
Alma 32:35-36
"O then, is not this real? I say unto you, Yea, because it is light; and whatsoever is light, is good, because it is discernible, therefore ye must know that it is good; and now behold, after ye have tasted this light is your knowledge perfect?"
"Behold I say unto you, Nay; neither must ye lay aside your faith, for ye have only exercised your faith to plant the seed that ye might try the experiment to know if the seed was good."
I love how these verses going hand in hand with the messages of this weekend. We have been asked to exercise our faith, to plant more seeds, to modify the ways in which we apply the gospel of Jesus Christ in our lives. We have not been asked to change the gospel, but the way we apply it to our lives. The changes will require us to stretch our faith and step from possible routines we have become accustom too. The question is? Do they produce light? The fruit is long from being harvested, but the light of goodness is there. Can you taste, feel, and bask in the light of goodness that these new applications will take us?
That is what we are being asked to do. That is what we are asked to do every day. Plant seeds of faith in the commandments, laws, ordinances, recommendations, and counsels of God through his mouth pieces. We may not see, feel, understand, or taste of the harvested fruit right now, but ask do they lead to goodness and light? Do they protected us from darkness and paths that may possibly lead to darkness? Then why wouldn't we plant them, exercise them, and apply them to our lives?
We must not lay aside the practice of faith. We must include the Lord in our lives everyday, discuss our needs, our righteous desires, and wants to do good in daily pray. We must promise/covenant to personally do, that we might intern be blessed from the promise/covenant that the Lord makes to bless us with seeing, feeling, understanding, and someday harvested fruit.
This has been on my mind a great deal lately. I have found myself more inclined to covenant on a regular basis to make changes, commit to do more, and live more worthily of his promised blessings. I invite you to do the same.
Our week -
The Queen continues her assignment in the islands. It has been an interesting adventure for her. We have shared bits and pieces of it from her hotel room. There have been many days and nights that I have found myself longing to call or receive that all from her, if nothing else, to just see her face.
The Professor is slowly getting into the groove. She has added to her plate this year. In addition to the new class schedule, she has taken on the challenge of mentoring lead. It has opened many possible opportunities. We look forward to hearing how they may pan out.
Tall Man, Ehl-Bo, and Lego have been busy. Life gets that way. We think of and pray for them often.
Puddin and Lady Hawkins are pretty much in the same boat. I shared last week that Puddin moved to the next level of academy acceptance. The interview went well. Now we just wait. Lady Hawkins is hot and heavy into studies and work. They are in our thoughts and prayers as well.
SnackPack has learned that online is not as fun and as productive as it sounds to be. He is having to force himself to be involved. We will see what next semester brings. Work is good. Adventures are great. He has been in and out of testing. Some are good and other not so much. He is taking them all one day and task at a time.
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