Brain dump

The worst part about a talk is right before it, the best part is right after it is over.

I realized while a boy was confirmed his blessing was in French and I thought distinctly that was evidence that it was not for me beyond what I got out of it. God understands whatever language we use. I do not think that words are needed to communicate.

The first french fry was not made in France but out of Greese (so were dads sort of)

Our husband is much like our dad because of our expectations, I suspect much expectation is modeled after our relationship with our heavenly Father.

Stripling warriors had fathers, too altjough we usually only talk about their mothers, like in mother's day talks.

I was just thinking that same thought, that there are things that parent only wants to do for their child, but if we pray and have faith it will be done, and story shared of blessing of a father it is clear that God gives much better blessings than the things that would be done or given otherwise.

Who knew that our trip will have been so spiritual, that we would need to reprove so often with sharpness.

Story about father seeing a man who needed a coat and gave it although it was brand new.

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Gave confidence and apologized.

QUESTION: when Alma,baptized how did he get authority?

by their works that they have received of the Spirit of Christ unto the remission of their sins,

Some hold on to their sins because of guilt that tears at their faith, and they doubt it is that easy to be baptized. I wonder if baptism truly is that simple for those who truly need it.

An old cathedral in France that had a font so it showed that the new means of baptism was adopted but not originally done.

Baptism by the proper authority. Mosiah 18 he baptized himself, but how was this decided, likewise what was the authority of John.

Went from obstinance to recognition of th

Without us there would be no fathers.

We can save the world by saving our home ***this always upset me because it does not work unless eveetyone does it. Do our part and trust that others will do it, too but if we do not save the world, at least we did our part.

We never kniw what Jesus will return, but we want to be doing our best.

We made the covenants at baptism and if we keep them it would save the world from self-destruction.

"The Lord expects us to live the gospel in every aspect."

We all have and need heroes, the scriptures

We need the WHOLE armor of God. Perhaps remind children to put it on when they go away...

We are harder on ourselves that what we actually deserve most of the time.

"Are we there yet?" We joke about kids asking that on a trip, but life is a trip and we are supposed to endure to the end...

Living the gospel is like the story of Moses asking people to look upon the staff and be saved, but many would not because it is too simple.

True freedom lies in obedience.

Commandments are not a suggestion.

The way God judges us may well be very much like how I appear indifferent. I am not indifferent at all I just do not deem some things on a scale that requires interaction or rebuttal on my part.

Story of the tree that could have been corrected at an earlier point, but could not be corrected now without a huge ordeal being done....the principle was that little things, maybe even simple things done now, will help us from needing greater methods to be put into use then.

A small gesture can lead to tremendous consequences.

"By Small and Simple means are GREAT things brought to pass."

We, by living the gospel as our faith dictates, might become heroes to save others.

If we covenant to help build zion, a great way to do such is to live the gospel.