Brain dump

Prayer is how we talk to God, scripture is how he answers.

As a missionary never left without a challengel without a scripture and prayer.

We ought to set aside a regular time without interference to read our scriptures.

Nothing more important to give our children read scriptures. They will eternally benefit from it.

Do not waste time on frivolous things. Words of a prophet.

The Lord will promise to bless us when we try to follow his will.

Story of Alma the younger

Youth sang

We were saved for this day... We will stand in Holy places and will not be nice.

Brother Rosser wanted to move to a place where there were more little children.

Prayer is the way we align our will with our Father in Heaven.

Our scripture is of Alma teaching his son Helaman.

Things that we are told to pray for are mostly giving thanks.

Story told about a job change, that required a test after 14 weeks or training and studying. He had a 50% chance of passing from results of practice tests. So he realized that his future depended on this test so he fasted and prayed. He dreamed that he was going to take the test. And he was told so that he wouldn't stress, and he was even told that he would get the score he got but he still stressed.

You already know that you are supposed to go on a mission, but asked anyway. Same thing when he met his wife and children, but sometimes it is to reaffirm our own thoughts.

When Joseph prayed, he did all of the work before he prayed. Then, he prayed and was answered, but would he have been answered without the previous work to know, well, is was weeking information in the bible in the first place that lead him to have the confidence to ask.

Nephi prayed to ask for strength to get free when his brothers tied him up, but not in the way that we imagine, it was just that his bands losened enough to escape.

Anna had a stroke and told that if she smoked again she would die. She went to the temple but ended up dying anyway (this would make a great movie). The moral was that answers do not always come how we expect.

Answers do not always come while we are praying.

Sometimes changes just come and we just must change with them.

Choir sings song again.

Measure of a man song by youth as advertisement for upcoming musical fireside. What is in the heart, leaving they said "look! They have food."

Visiting teaching conference.

Next week is conference.

Ephraim hanks what brother Benedict has gained. Sis. Benedict mentioned how she always thinks about what he resource he is and she isn't taking advantage of it.

If no one had journaled and preserved Family History this movie would not exist.

Should have 1 gallon of water per person per day.

Just as much sugar in the beats that fell off the cart. So, take note of who is not here, they have as much value and need to be with us.

Parable again about the sheep. And caring enough to seek put the lost sheep.

Is each person under your care fully active, then if you are prompted act, the Lord will help.

If you rescue God's children, he will rescue ours.

If we work to help the one we are prompted to then, the one our heart aches for.

I used to hate to have visiting teachers cause I did not believe that it was God's assigning the friend.

The beauty of Visiting teaching is seeing lives change, it really can.

She was sick and did not want to be seen. But, her by came anyway.

Pray before and there it will make all of the difference.

I have enough faith that I know that I can cash in on this one. If I obey promptings about others Heavenly father will bless my kids, including the ones in TN.