Brain dump

Conversion means the heartfelt desire to come unto Heavenly father. Although a whole lot is not similar from person to person. It happens a cumulation of constant little things.

Joseph Smith is an example of conversion. It was not a particular event, but he was seeking to be closer to God and seeking his will. It began at an earlier age.

Are we converted to the gospel?
The more we read and study it makes us wonder if we truly are.

Story of a guy who outwardly did what  seemed to be a product of a conversion, but then a bishop wondered how he could then do an evil thing.

We do not get to choose what is right but to DO what is right.

A checklist assures you meet your goal.

When you honestly look forward to Sunday, serving others and tithing you are truly converted.

You want to share good things with others.

I know things because I prayed and now undeniably I know the church is true.

There are little things that help you convert. They are not always significant, themselves. But, together they gradually change us.

The Book of Mormon was written for us.

If someone wants to know if the church is true, then read the Book of Mormon.

The Book of Mormon can not legally be translated by other groups with other intentions.

D & C is for the whole world.

Questioning things is paramount to finding thing like d&c. Or all BoM promise.

Old man was called out for walking up to the pulpit when someone gives a prayer if you walk up during a prayer.

Ted Callister's book Christ's church.

Light mindedness should be avoided as the other extreme to being too serious.

God will not pick at our foibles in prayer, it is like facebook or txt messages we forgive others mistakes where we do not even notice them.

A son wanted his mother to remember his name so he asked her , "who am I?" She said, "That poor sap doesn't know who he is."

Not wanting to pray is like not wanting to go to the gym until you are in shape.

We absolutely need the protection for our children!!

Even stalwart examples of prayer some have not yet received a solid idea of who they are.

Stop and think about a time or instance when you absolutely knew and it was probably a feeling, but you knew it was because of prayer.

Pray for everyone! Absolutely, everyone even if you do not know them or like them.

Pray to have that thing you do not.

If you cannot love someone pray for them. Act as if you already do, not a future things.

The law is that what you put in is how you get rewarded they tend to be equal.

God if we know him well, we recognize a way he gives us things in a small not flamboyant way, like Nativity or atonement, things can happen in our heart.

All that inspires us to do good comes from God.

Braindump

Poland Warsaw mission report

Told story of dream of files with various subjects, he then realized where he was, "No one,must ever see this room," and a man instinctively read the worst files and claimed them as his own, and upon conclusion after writing his name on them said, "It is finished." This sybolizes our savior.

No one understands us... we all say this, but we have a Savior who has actually suffered as we have and knows how to "succor" us.

On a flight a man who had celebrity status was allowed to get off plane and get burgers for everyone because of this celebrity status he could do a thing for others that they could not do for themselves. This is likened to our Savior.

"Jesus chose to die for us but, he didn't have to."

Or
"Jesus chose to die for us when, he didn't have to."

Liken a package that is made for our loved ones and it actually hurts us that it has been rejected or simply never opened or recieved. This is true with our savior and his gift to us. He has suffered that we might appreciate it.

"Even as a teacher I am being schooled."

It would be hard to know what is going to happen but not tell everyone. Plus, nobody believes you.

When prophets say crazy things like that... wait, wait, that's not what I meant.

There is a formula for how the Lord brings up a prophet. It says so in 1nephi when it says he is born of goodly parents.

A prophet will be prepared by an education of knowledge of words and by trials and sacrifice.

A knowledge of wether a man must be called of God comes as a gift from God, and it is intentional that a man must recieve a testimony of a thing by asking.

Mission call to support the leadership, or else things start to go astray. Example was in Mongolia.

The promises are sealed in heaven, not when, but you surely will receive if you obey the commandment given.

When translating a scripture a whole lot of time must be taken.

It is interesting that LDS did not come up with their own translation but instead just added a new edit of parts.

RS

Womens conference this saturday.

When you feel your prayers are not being answered, count your blessings.

Ada Hinkley stepped into a family of 8 and had 5 more children, It was marveled at how outstanding she was... example of a daughter of God, one commented that she was a real example of what sort of woman we should be.

We are discussing how genders are not suppose to be equal... it has been mentioned that we are supposed to be on the same team though, I like that. The teacher used that team metaphor to talk about Eve being a helpmeet for Adam that they were to work together in the garden. But, although men may govern and provide it doesn't mean they are above us. But, Adam and Eve were equal to the point that when Eve ate the fruit, things still were worked out, he didn't  forsake her for her "failure".

That reminds me of what I was researching because of a video I was lead to watch because of visiting Tal Bachman's facebook page where a danish Journalist brought out that men needed to stop acting like women, which I thought funny cause ot is sort of a play on the who women's movement seeking equality by doing things that men do.

We should not belittle ourselves because we are daughter's of God.

It is important to keep a journal because it causes us to be more accountable to ourselves, much as prayer does, too.

True power of everything trickling down or should say up to a nation lies in a well taught child.

"Men are the head, women are the neck".

Still, the two need to agree... so both can be independent  and still get to the potential they need.

Men are not the priesthood. They do have that power, but if we are truly one, then

Brain dump

Bishop Barrus is first speaker.

We love God first.
We love our neighbors second.

Love is not motivation always though so where is it?

It ought to be. A good servant is one who always would do more if we could.

Best motivation is live and that is service.

Service should be done so frequently so it is not a a burden.

Our prayers fund answers by way of serving others.

We demonstrate our love of God by how we serve him. And that is how we answers us. He uses us to answer others through our service to them.

Safe place to raise children is a Christ Centered home.

There is no disposition to do evil.

Service lifts us, too!

Testimony of his wife found peace in her suffering through serving others.Ordinances give us strength, they are evidence of the power of God.

Covenant is a thing we accept. It is a  blessing with conditions set by God and cheerfully we accept it.

His father was called to a position without previous communication because of his being a covenant keeping man.

An important thing to consider is that the early pioneers were treking into the unknown.

The pioneers had prophets through.

There are great blessings with ordinances and covenants.

If parents keep covenants and teach their children of them then, we will be blessed in the grandest ways. Setting that exsmple is sooo important.

We will have a greater capacity to endure the trials of life.

Opportunity to speak to Heavenly Father is what a prayer is.

You cannot offend God as much as a baby can offend their mother.

As a prayer we need consider approaching the throne of God.

In Russia they use intimate pronouns in prayer.

WHY DO WE PRAY? For strength.

We cannot pray to not be tempted. It would undermine our agency.

Satan tries to keep us from praying because he does not want us to pray.

I have had prayers answered but never even prayed I did not think...but then when I read about Praying Always, I understand that it could not be a commandment to pray always and do anything else.

Missionaries learn exactly how to pray they come closer to emulating Christ. It is something done as always.

Sometimes the most Holy Gtound has been when someone prays for the first time.

Feelings of not wanting to pray come from Satan, but the Lord wants us to pray.

Prayer should be as natural as eating and breathing.

It nourishes us like food.

When we pray at night, we sleep with God.

Praying at meals can be a reminder that we need that nourishment as much as we need food.

We need to pray to recognize and accept the Lord's hand in our life.

God knows best what we need and he sees it all.. an example is Jesus who did not want to suffer, but it was God's will.

We are promised that we shall be given knowledge.

He will draw near unto us, if we draw unto him.

Child learns the most in by the way moment.

Our father wants to be recognized, much like our father, or Heavenly father it is the same.

We learn to know God in our prayers, and we are told that we will recognize his voice....so, speak with him.

Fasting is not just going without food, cause a woman in Africa said "we do that all the time." It is fasting is when you have food, but choose not to eat it.

Braindump

I do know this , so why do I doubt this? We all need to refresh out testimony.

Are you willing to do what it takes to know?

You feel good, alot of people tell you otherwise, but is humbling to know you are doing great but you recieve no confirmation of it.

God does love us even when things do not seem to indicate it.

I pray notes to my mother through God.

I learned so much about the sort of woman she was in reading letters others had written thanking her for her service.

To remove sorrow from death is to remove love from life.

Just as we trail glory to come to this life we ought to be trailing them as we leave this life.

In all of the great stories in the scriptures, there are many "unsung heroes" such is the case with callings in the church.

"If I had been more resourceful the task would have been easier for me."

Challanges and resourcefulness were two of the three pillars on the trophy/medal.

Family history has,many phases of interest that finally ends as a disease.

Every thing was magnified with the spirit, even the snow is beautiful. -Sis Drosmlcher.

SUNDAY SCHOOL

God could not visit, but when Adam and Eve left the garden they fell and could not be in the prescence of their father, it was like a child being seperated from parents but were given the Holy Ghist to provide comfort and reassurance.

Adam and Eve testify and prophesy when the Holy Ghost falls upon them.

This account is in Moses 5 in PoGP. We are very fortunate to have that.

HolyGhost
3 pillars of Creation

HF is the architect
JC is our Savior
HG is the communicator/comforter
They together are God.

It is curious to me why Joseph Smith was not translated like Moses? Or he could see God whereas Adam could not.

Shalom - peace. "Peace I give you... "

Quote by Parley Pratt about how the Holy Ghost effects you exactly what Sister Droscher said today.

When we recall things by the spirit it is likely more "indellible" than before.

To get you where you are to where you want to be requires overcoming trials.

We all have to endure things but we get little miracles and tender mercies and we need to allow them to charge us (like a breath of air before we dive back down).

God does hear and infact answers prayers because she was trying desperately to change and have a positive.

I asked for happiness, but did not actually believe it was possible.

For getting the putside to reflect the changes that have happened internally will likely take a while.

What are the little tender mercies? They are gifts and do not just happen sporadically or at a time of no consequence. There is a talk by Bednar on it given in april 2005.

Each day look down and record the events that God had done to help us. It helps you be mindful.

When we actively look for them we see them more, we are not actually receiving more in our lives.
"We can live 1 of 2 ways. To believe everything is a miracle or nothing is."- Albert Einstein

Change to being positive is not an instant burst, but a gradual change.

God loves me for who I am and that I am trying to be better.

The most miserable people are the self centeresd ones, a way to overcome is to loose yourself in serving others.

You can choose how to be.

Improvememt is an up and down eb and flow we feel like we are doing a pretty good then we are smacked down.

Walking home, what are you going to see? Your choice what sort of trip you will have.

Men are that they might have joy.