Brain dump

Fourth of July is a time to be thankful for our country.

Forefathers were inspired. Even on our coins it says in God we trust.

"If only I sat on the stand I would bear my testimony."

"I think 'Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star' was the star that shined when Jesus was born."

Every good thing that has happened in my life IS a result of my decision to be baptized.

The country was prepared as a place where the gospel could be restored.

Greatful to be a member of this church, even though I am not as much of a scholar as other people who know that they are right.

Youth are the future of the church, but not only the church but of the nation. And they felt the spirit and things clicked when they were taught about realizing what an anchor a belief in Christ can be in their lives. This is such a good thing.

Use the sacrament as a weekly time designated to review the week and how to make it better.

God might wonder why the opportunities and blessings He gives us as trials when they are meant to be blessings.

Think, as we review things, how infinitly aware of us Our God is. ***It actually scares,me at times when I start to doubt that Heavenly Father is behind things.

GIFTS OF THE SPIRIT -how and why and the imitation of such.

D&C 46

Gift of Tongues - not something that just instantly allowed you to speak and somehow know the language, but lasy was blessed with gift of tongues, she could not ever speak, but could communicate with the spirit.

It is important to remember it is for the Lord's purposes not personal ambition. See D&C 6:7

To become like Heavenly Father includes knowing everything.

It is possible to know things but cannot explain them.

Always learning but never learn things.

Gift given to know that Jesus Christ was the savior and Son on God:
16 Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you

67 Then said Jesus unto the twelve, Will ye also go away?
68 Then Simon Peter answered him, Lord, to whom shall we go? thou hast the words of eternal life.
69 And we believe and are sure that thou art that Christ, the Son of God.

At times we must have more faith, and to be calmed and assured. a priesthood blessing can solve that.

I am thinking about the fact that the same people who were in that same story my father read about as a child and it so greatly affected him...those same people are causinging miracles in his own family, now.

*** We need to pray to recognize our gifts and try to use them to magnify God.

We have gifts do that all mankind may be benefitted.

We can pray for a gift to recieve and develop that gift. "Seek earnestly to get the best gifts." Charity ought to be sought for.

Satan can imitate these gifts... makes me think of the time my neighbor asked me about the people that were performing miracles.

We can be given callings to develop our talents.

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Think of your talents and how you can use them to serve and help others.

Don't  try to be like someone else, comparing is the worst thing to depress you and make you feel untalented because there will always be someone greater and lesser.

Our gifts are supposed to be used for his purposes, like David Archuleta when he lost the big worldly competition, but the Lord had uses of his talent and he likely improved more lives than the winner dude. Through his mission...

Each has different talents and together they work well.

Wierd that Lord uses lessons at church to focus on the thing we are learning. The lady who had been praying to know her talents and then we are having a lesson in RS and in SS on talents. Also,  I heard a guy from a story in the Ensign who heard a song exactly the things he needed to hear at that time.

Our Pat. Blessing tells us about our talents. Regarding that, it  tells me directly that my greatest talent is achieving the desire of my heart... so, I suppose that Heavenly Father must have alot of faith in me to trust that I will desire the right things. My greatest desire has remained a desire, does that mean the desire is not right, or it reminds me how I am also to keep eternal perspective and will not be answered in a way I understand or like, but will be in a way I think best...so, maybe I will wait... I certainly will not stop believing it is a true communication from God.

It is important to express gratitude for our gifts.