Brain dump

It is of great interest to me as I  heard the choir sing a spiritual how it was commented in the film "The Mission" how the natives were naturally musically minded, and gifted. I think music and spirituality have a common strain.

How we view the temple represents how we feel about the atonement.

We are born to progress and without progressing we cannot be happy.

The Savior can and will help us reach our potential. He lived again, that alone ought to prove to us thathe has the power to do impossible things.

Cute story about what Joseph told me Lucy said to him. Later, I asked what she said to him. He told me, she smiled and said, " I like you."

A covenant is a promise made with the Lord.

Lord always blessed us when we keep his covenants.

Temple marraige helps us keep perspective through hard times. Makes you a better person.

Abrahamic covenant -  numberless descendants,through Abraham all nations will be blessed. Through the preisthood, you may recieve all of the ordinances of exhultation.

Along with the blessings we recieve as the Lord's covenant people, we have great responsibilities.

How?

New and everlasting covenant, is not really new, but it is new to the people. But, does it really distinguish from other covenants?

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Joseph Fielding Smith never asked, but willingly did all that was asked of him.

The story of breaking his leg, but continued to go to his meetings, he was very dedicated.

Sometimes we need to learn the thing that we need to change.

Talked about David Archuleta being a zone zeader and it is about serving not the calling. He was used as an example because he did not feel able to do or be a good man for such a duty but that is where we are supposed to be. This goes for any of us in any calling.

People called are just ordinary people, but all along I had felt that they were just different people, like my parents, they were just parents or people who loved the boring things.

Lesson on fish, gave fish to those kids.

Help round you out. I learned how it will be done not by happy roses, but because we must work hard is how we grow. I learned this from Sister Haidenthaler telling us about the piano calling vs. Her current ability.

Taught 10 5 year old children she thought she could not do it, but it always help, some ways we do missionary work which is all service.