Brain dump

Cycles of nations recorded in the scriptures. You can see so much of what is happening today through  reading them.

Life is perfect for none of us, so charity is important.

"We wanted for everyone to have the same" this reminds me of the temple where we appear as equals.

It is important to be willing to do things although we do not even know the why. There was a story about being ill and not wanting to listen to a prompt which seemed meaningless, but she got to ease a woman's sorrow and worry,  which thing she would have done if asked, but instead she was just asked to empty the trash outside which actually she was not inclined to do.

When moving a piano, merely needed to lift where they stood, and it was easy to do the grear feat, because each did their part, which individually seemed small, but collectively was great!

When home from mission NJ MBA in Africa he said that he was blinded by our white shining faces.

Told story of how we should stay where we are and build up the kingdom there.

We are missionaries to help others do what they could not do for themselves.

"What you make for dinner is a reservation" Jay Pratt

Going to the sun high way.

Hotel that you must hike 11 miles to.

Being honest is more than telling what is true it is what you portray.

It is important to be true to God, cause it hurts us and others.

Do not need to remember well, to be honest.

Being honest might cause problems, but the problems are less than what problems might happen if we were dishonest.

How much would things cost if everyone was honest.

We always make excuses for things to cover up our dishonesty.

If you cannot afford to give a big tip, you cannot afford to eat out.

It is easier to choose less choices for doing what is right.

Telling a lie to cover a lie is never going to lead to a good end. Story about a boy caught cheating, given an F then lied to mom and said that he was wrongfully accused.

Being honorable brings peace of mind.

Call sisters on wednesday for Visiting teaching.

When we heal the outward  the reward turns inward. But when we are concerning ourselves with spiritual healing. We must turn outward, and think more of others.

Easier to find ourselves because there is so much more of us to find.

When a woman was diagnosed she said, "did you hear that? (Pause) He just said I am one in a million." The duagnosis was not positive at all.

When we serve it is directly related to love.

When we serve, it is the holy ghost that gets us there. D&C 11:12 do not delay when prompted. It will never be convenient if it is service.

When we seeve ithers we draw cliser to the Lord, you do not go alone.

If you serve even the least ye are serving God.

If kids must work, as leaders must do it, too.

When we get to go serve others in a mission, you get to meet with and serve the Lord, himself.

As a mother it makes God so happy to see that soneone is doing that he is not able to help the asker. She shared the story of her child paying alone and when someone plays with him, she is so happy.

Brain dump

Return missionary from Ohio, Cincinnati.

Twisting metal metaphor for the Lord molding us into a work of art.

There are periods of growth followed by periods of stagnation, and this appears very disheatening to missionaries.

We are greatly blessed with so many eases of life. The many temples are one such blessings.

Those who do not have the ideal. Might not even get it in this life.

If life were fair, none of us could achieve a happy eternal life. It is possible through the atonement.

Our prayers are surely heard and shall be fufilled according to d&c 90.

Love is two part. We feel love and then we have to demonstrate it. If a man says that he loves God but hates his neighbor, then he is a liar.

When we have charity we are filled with good feelings for all people.

Faith unfeigned? It is more important than we see at face value. How do you know that someone will turn to God when they need it? It is important to make that decision early in life...you will have a better chance at enduring.

“The nearer we get to our heavenly Father, the more we are disposed to look with compassion on perishing souls; we feel that we want to take them upon our shoulders, and cast their sins behind our backs” words of Joseph Smith

Love others like ourselves, anything that persuades us to do that comes from God.

Service is never convenient, so do not wait for an opportune time.

Placing others first at all times and having compassion. This is charity.

We have been commanded to love others. How does this apply to visiting and home teaching?

When Enos prayed, he was  blessed to genuinely love others.

We cannot love everyone. So what of those who beg, and are dishonest? We can pay a fast offering, because the church  is run by God, and he knows best how to succor his people.

Blessing bags to give others to show love, but not enable them of their vices.

Prayer and Repentance, service is a key to loving others.

Everyone does stupid things we need to love others and ourselves and forgive, not get mad, like a guy driving the wrong direction in a parking lot it could've been us.

Anniversary has a 5 and a 4 in no particular order. Eternity is looking sort of long about now. But I was 10 when I got married, so there's that.

We are to be one with our spouse and none else. But, women take care of children and place them first cause husband can take care of them.

When you go to in laws not say, "she says..." but say, "we say..."

When married, you are a unit, and must function as one.

It is not good to be alone.

Put God first, all times. I recall a thing from the video of Gordon B. Hinkley where wife said, "I knew God would always come first, before me, and I was ok with that."

We all want things done in our time frame.

But, tell our children that if they do what the Lord commands he will prepare a way.

So, examples of people waiting.

If a thing is important and needs to be done, it reminds me of 17 miracles when Sarah Franks says to George P. ...not to even think of possibly getting married until they can do it properly.

Temple marriage is done in the presence of God. Just like there is a right and wrong way to be baptized, the same is true with marriage.

It is important to be in the right place.

But it is important to be in good places doing good things. In order to know what we think is right.

Do not be blind to what you do have.

It is better to live well by yourself.

No one else has taught me this, but I have always believed that marriage is about learning to be entirely selfless, and put another first.

Worthiness

I need to record my thoughts because they are important, but later. It was spurned by contemplation of what we studied on Sunday morning about being open to possibilities, and my conclusion as to how things are.

I hadn't read any of the previous paragraph which was written in haste to remind me of a thought I wanted to record. Instead, I want to unbiasedly, record my evolved sentiment.

In Sunday School we were being instructed by a recent convert on the word of wisdom, which was amazing, but he asked a very important question about a thing he had not considered previously about the Holy Ghost or Spirit of God. There it was clearly delineated by scripture and other such quotes that our bodies were vehicles or temples for the spirit to dwell INSIDE us. Literally.

To this point he ofcourse had not been oblivious to the existance of a noncorporeal personage of the Godhead. But, he supposed it sort of hovered and occasionally "touched" people.

Another member of this class commented about how it has been said the spitit will not be able to tarry with us at all times, yet when unable to abide in us he is always looking for a crack and wants to be with us at all times, hence  the scripture about knocking or seeking.

The lesson was about how important it is to care properly for our bodies, this was just a tangent about how sognificant keeping our vessels pure wnough for God to visit, as it were, as the song, "God is in his Holy temples" which temples were literally are.

I was thinking back on my life and how "out of it" I was. Good friends and family have both mentioned how I am not actually accountable or responsible for the choices I made then. Bad ones are easy to forgive and get over, but what about the good ones? It reminds me of my son who fears being baptized because he does not want to give up and forget things he has done, and is not able to discern which are good or bad yet. Likewise, I wonder if I am not able to tell which choices are good or bad really.

It has been put out there that you can judge, or determine the nature of a thing as good or bad by what it produces. The
example, often given is a seed. It is hard to judge much about a seed without planting it.

And I have seen a number of good things result from choices I have made, and accordingly, they were good choices, no?

But, today, as I was watching a tv show, a vilian was commented as "always making good choices." and it reminded me of "The Quest for Camelot" where Rubert sings " no, no, no. That's no good". It upset me cause I thought that was the point, so he really means that is not right in that it is not bad enough.

Um, but to make a point, We do not need to understand all things, just that if we believe and trust in God then, it us our duty not to judge things right or wrong, but to always be worthy to house the spirit of God.

Unrelated, when I was sick, doctors always asked if I was religous or something. I assumed it was from all of the people saying they prayed for me or getting blessings. I did overhear student doctors looking over my "chart". Asking if this was even really possible, it claimed I had never smoked or drank alcohol. They decided the body must,be able to do incredible things if not polutted.