brain dump

Attending church although he was not a member of it because he knew that the things they taught and discussed were true. Finally, he knew it was the church of Jesus Christ.

We all want shout "Amen" or "hallelujah" when we hear the words of our hearts spoken by others, so Testimony is the best way to less flamboyantly express our appreciation as it bubbles up in us.

**The story of ten dollars and it's foundation for a strong testimony regarding testimony of tithing.
told by Fran Gama. It is interesting that I lack the ability to retell it as well as she had finely chosen her words. And she had expressed such admiration as she quoted Lorenzo Snow instead of paraphrasing his words. Basically, she found some needed money one morning that was neatly hidden where it was sure to be found when needed in her scriptures.

Another brilliant idea is to write down our sincere questions prior to conference to review afterwards.

The best thing about God is that He can really do all of the things he has done before.

Like the Savior, himself,  The bishop often says no words, but just puts his arm around us offering support.**I remember when a lady was kind, but although, I do not actually recall if she put her arm around me, but, I distinctly thought she was representing the Lord, and things were impressed upon my being as to never possibly be removed.

"I am grateful for all of the things that I have learned here and will be taking them back to Mongolia." This makes me think of a Honey Bee, and we are like the flower garden.

There are so many small things and most of them are miracles.

The Book of Mormon is an example of how the Lord is mindful of us no matter where we go and his timing is different than ours, but unlike us, he never forgets.

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I remember that article about  how if the government or businesses were organized like the church they would be more successful. The main idea was that if nothing else was "perfect" The order and organization of the church is and has stood the most ruthless tests of time.

Dad spoke about the differences between being a branch president and a bishop. He could feel the difference of holding keys.

remember the story about the Christus with 12 Apostles in Denmark, Peter was holding something "keys".


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A cute story was told about how the Elder's quorum is taught. To fill the time a controversial point found in the lesson is found and put out there and then just allow a discussion to ensue and the time will just melt away...

Do not reinvent the wheel in your choices but, like marriage make up your mind and then stick with it!

Hyrum knew the actual truth not speculation, and then stuck to it.

"our choice is to be bitter or better."

There was a talk mentioned that would behoove us all to look up regarding a dust cloud. Look for the biggest dust cloud and then see what caused it to find what matters most.
I thought that was brilliant, but the idea was that the biggest life-changing truths cause the biggest skirmishes. So, do not be alarmed if a thing you believe causes a lot of contention, likely it is part of the evidence that it is true. Our lesson settled on the single most important thing about Hyrum Smith was that he build his faith on a solid foundation (Jesus Christ and that his brother was but an extension) and regardless what happened then he was able to stay focused on what mattered.