Brain dump

Fasting is a service. We give money from our fast to do charity work for others.

Veil is thin, our ancestors are learning and choosing, there is no greater feeling of the love when they choose to acceptvthe gospel.

We do not always get clear cut answers. Sometines I talk so much that I am unable to get a moment on until we arexquiet and pondering things like acriptures.

Things unfold that are no surprise to God.

Grew alot from serving a mission. It is hard to do when doing so goes against things taught by the Lord.

People of Africa are asked to fast even though they do not have much.  When someone asked about they said it is going well, they start on Friday snd end Sunday night. The response was I think you got it wrong, it is inly two MEALS. They responded with affirmation yes. That is what we are doing.

We need to be long suffering with our children.

With the atonements help we can do anything.

If fasting isn't  a sacrifice it likely isn't doing you a spiritual good.

Book of Mormon is the word of God.

Book of Mormon is without a doubt a work of God. He knows this because of reading it daily. The book is  to be understood spiritually that is how it gives its true gift. Not intellectual.

There is nothing we can do to not be loved by the savior.

"If I stood here and told the things I was thankful for I would use all of your time."

Thankful for the truth.  Included Joseph Smith and Book of Mormon, if we live by it, it will help us be happier.

When we attend church we can proudly say that there is no other place that we would like to be.

It is far  more important to live like him and follow his example, than to literally walk where Jesus walked.

Jonah avoided what he was asked to do.
God did not let him "run away".

Maybe it is better to not be a smarty pants because then you can recognize truth via the spirit.

Study and pray and never stop and never give up, ever.

We can be comforted  through prayers. (Even squirrel mating season).

Why were families writen in Bibles?

Everyone has a stumbling block in searching out their ancestors.

Mental troubles maybe not able to baptize him. His struggle was with physical limitations. He asked,"Where are you?"

If the Book of Mormon is true, then Joseph Smith is prophet and everything is true.

WIIFM- how can I apply this, to me?
Moses 1:39 not just about us.

Hell is where you meet the person you could have been.

Immortality - would be damnation, inable to progresss.

Only top of Celestial Kingdom  get to creation.

We know things but never asked why.

Ask ourselves where are we? Are we on track?

As missionaries were not allowed to preach but help.

Story of woman who had her children ripped  from her arms during the Tsunami. She was asked do you think you will ever see them again.

You can know, you get so far away from what you once knew so you need faith.

In bhudist faith can you be taught in between reincarnations?

We have the potential to become like God

What is the Holy Ghost. Light of the Holy Ghost convincing witness that something is true. The gift of Holy Ghost stays with us.

It will show you all things that you should do.

We go to places and we need to ask for directions.

Spirit continually guides us and if we are humble he will lead us home.

We are likely going ask difficult questions.

The answers we get are clear and need to be humbly and instantly followed. Holy Ghost is completely honest and gives us tailored customized instructions.

Sometimes we fail to be honest but the holyGhost tells us,what we need to hear. When we do one thing we will be able or fit to do more.

Sacrament is time to review what we need to do to achieve our goals.

When you are prompted DO it, you will recieve more and be given a greater ability  to make correct choices.

We are shown things but we,need sufficient faith to do the thing.

We will need to go beyond the grave to achieve perfection.

A time the spirit told me to get under the bed and get my son, when he refused to climb out and I could not get him, so I prayed to know what to do. Then although I doubted it,  I did it.

Things will work out. Have faith. Things work  out very strangely sometimes.

Calling put me way out of my comfort zone.