So thoughout these sections I had a thought of being compled to be humble in my mind. It is something that they talk about in the Book of Mormon a lot, but just reading though these sections it sat on my mind.
What would you be like if the savoir was right next to you?
Would you wear what you are wearing? Saying the things you say? Doing the things you are doing?
It really gets me thinking about all the things in the Book of Mormon, where the people would be blessed and take advantige of it and fall away. Or the people that they wanted a sign to know that those things are true, or the people that wouldn't know the savior unless he showed them and told them that he was the Christ.
I know there is time and time again that I have had to be complled to be humble, that there are times that I do doubt the blesssing of my Heavenly Father. I know that it is the wrong thing to do. I think thats why I love my relationship Heavenly Father so much, where he really knows me. He knows what I am going to do and how I am going to act. He knows how stubborn of a spirit I am, and he always is spiritally slapping me in the face telling me I know I am doing wrong and I need to be doing what is right. I love my relationship with him. He has blessed me with so much. My tallents and my abillities, I love my PB, it has taught me so much of who I am that I didn't even know I was. There are things about me, tallents I didn't know were mine to be embraced and I have really learned to embrace them.
When I start to doubt, I lose the spitit. I lose the faith and am left in the dark. I hate it, and I feel alone. I am left alone. When you doubt the Lord can't give you those blessings. Then the trials get harder, because you lose the help from your Heavenly Father. You cannot doubt, I know that I need his help, and that is the hardest thing for me to stop doubting and to always remember.
I love my Heavenly Father. I know he loves me. I don't want to always be compled to be humble any more. I know that I need to be standing stronger. I want to be able to tell that Christ is right by me, to be able to tell who he is just by seeing him and know that it is him and not have to have him tell me or have him proove it to me. I want to know that these things are true without proof. I never want to lose the faith and knowledge that I have. I don't want to lose what I have, and take advantige of the blessing that the Lord has given me. I don't want to be like those people in the scriptures that fall away and then loose it all and get proven they are wrong and so they then go back. I want to stay on the path I am.
I know this was a different and kinda short post. But it really is what I was thinking about this whole time reading. I know that the church is true. I know the scriptures are true. I want to always have the Lord with me.
"Doubt not, Fear not"
Sunday, January 31, 2010
Thursday, January 28, 2010
Section 42
So I feel like I waited to long to do this blog. I read it today durring my time between my two classes, but I goofed off when I got home, so lets see how much I have retained from reading.
This section hit parts of my testimony.
I LOVE how it talked about missionary work. I just had a friend who just YESTERDAY reported into the MTC. I am so proud of him. in verse 6 "...ye shall go forth in the power of my Spirit, preaching my gosple two by two, in my name lifting up your voices..." Missionary work is so importent. I'm not sure how many people know this but on my dads side of the family, his family was the first to join the church. Yea, from what I have seen, they aren't all perfect (you can tell from my dad) but they started something. His parents let the missionarys into their home and they joined the church. We don't need to look at how active the family is. My grandma has basicly fished our geneology for that side of the family, and me and my brothers and cousins have done the temple work. So from two missionarys, we have saved many people, and done the work they didn't have the chance to on this earth. Becuase of those missionary's that knocked on my father's family door, I am a memeber of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and I have no clue where I would be without it, most diffenitly not here typing this blog.
I love how it mentions that we are to teach from the bible and the book of mormon. It says right there that we read, study, and believe in the words of both books as many people believe we do not. AND I am pretty excited to start my study of the bible, I have been failing on my personal scripture study lately, I need to start back up, sry that really doesnt have much to do with the topic, but I am excited.
"prayer of faith; and if ye receive not the spirit ye shall not teach." I think that is just a really good and importent reminder that we need to be teaching by the spirit, not by us, but that the spirit is the best teacher and that we need it in all that we do and say. With the spirit it will help carry out message out to the hearts of those we are teaching. Again I cannot wait till section 88, i think in an earlier blog I said 118, that is on of the verses so I appologize for the confusion, it is section 88 that I LOVE (along with the whole gosple and teachings I have here to read!!).
And of course another reminder about repenting. We are told some of the commandments that we are to obey, and about repentice and as long as we repent we can be forgiven. BUT here they go a step fearther. It talks about repentince process a little bit, and disaplinary councials. That when you do some things, it takes more then just a prayer to fix, that sometimes you need help from higher authorities, like your bishop.
Blessings. I had my first blessing of healing in, many years. So it had a little verse on that and then went on about having faith. If you don't have the faith to be healed, you wont be, that yes you are getting a blessing from the Lord, but you have to have faith or it wont help. Heavenly Father is big on the you gotta have faith in me and that I can help you or I wont help you just to prove I can. So if you want his help, you gotta have faith in him. It seems like an easy concept, but for a lot of people it is hard. I mean look at exsamples in the bible and the book of mormon. The people wouldn't believe until they had a sign or something, they are constintly complelled to be humble. I am not saying that I am perfect, Heavenly Father, I am sure, has a fun time with me. He knows me so well. I am sure him and I would joke around all the time before I came to Earth, so he is now having his fun with me, but he knows that I can do it, or he wouldn't have me doing this.
Bishops store house, tithing/fast offerings. I know they are put to the best use they can get. I pay mine, yea what little I have, becuase even though I have nothing, I have more then some do. And I give that offering so that someone else may see another day. Because I know somehow, I will, Heavenly Father wont take anyone out of this world until they have compleatetd their task for being here. I know FOR A FACT that I will be on this earth until my work is done, and I know I have a work, I am not fully sure what he has planed but, I have been told and promised things for "when [I] have finshed [my] work on the earth".
I have a strong testiomony and a firm belife in the things in the section. I know that this church is true. And everyday my testimony grows stronger and stronger, my candle burns brighter and brighter. I hope it never stops.
This section hit parts of my testimony.
I LOVE how it talked about missionary work. I just had a friend who just YESTERDAY reported into the MTC. I am so proud of him. in verse 6 "...ye shall go forth in the power of my Spirit, preaching my gosple two by two, in my name lifting up your voices..." Missionary work is so importent. I'm not sure how many people know this but on my dads side of the family, his family was the first to join the church. Yea, from what I have seen, they aren't all perfect (you can tell from my dad) but they started something. His parents let the missionarys into their home and they joined the church. We don't need to look at how active the family is. My grandma has basicly fished our geneology for that side of the family, and me and my brothers and cousins have done the temple work. So from two missionarys, we have saved many people, and done the work they didn't have the chance to on this earth. Becuase of those missionary's that knocked on my father's family door, I am a memeber of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and I have no clue where I would be without it, most diffenitly not here typing this blog.
I love how it mentions that we are to teach from the bible and the book of mormon. It says right there that we read, study, and believe in the words of both books as many people believe we do not. AND I am pretty excited to start my study of the bible, I have been failing on my personal scripture study lately, I need to start back up, sry that really doesnt have much to do with the topic, but I am excited.
"prayer of faith; and if ye receive not the spirit ye shall not teach." I think that is just a really good and importent reminder that we need to be teaching by the spirit, not by us, but that the spirit is the best teacher and that we need it in all that we do and say. With the spirit it will help carry out message out to the hearts of those we are teaching. Again I cannot wait till section 88, i think in an earlier blog I said 118, that is on of the verses so I appologize for the confusion, it is section 88 that I LOVE (along with the whole gosple and teachings I have here to read!!).
And of course another reminder about repenting. We are told some of the commandments that we are to obey, and about repentice and as long as we repent we can be forgiven. BUT here they go a step fearther. It talks about repentince process a little bit, and disaplinary councials. That when you do some things, it takes more then just a prayer to fix, that sometimes you need help from higher authorities, like your bishop.
Blessings. I had my first blessing of healing in, many years. So it had a little verse on that and then went on about having faith. If you don't have the faith to be healed, you wont be, that yes you are getting a blessing from the Lord, but you have to have faith or it wont help. Heavenly Father is big on the you gotta have faith in me and that I can help you or I wont help you just to prove I can. So if you want his help, you gotta have faith in him. It seems like an easy concept, but for a lot of people it is hard. I mean look at exsamples in the bible and the book of mormon. The people wouldn't believe until they had a sign or something, they are constintly complelled to be humble. I am not saying that I am perfect, Heavenly Father, I am sure, has a fun time with me. He knows me so well. I am sure him and I would joke around all the time before I came to Earth, so he is now having his fun with me, but he knows that I can do it, or he wouldn't have me doing this.
Bishops store house, tithing/fast offerings. I know they are put to the best use they can get. I pay mine, yea what little I have, becuase even though I have nothing, I have more then some do. And I give that offering so that someone else may see another day. Because I know somehow, I will, Heavenly Father wont take anyone out of this world until they have compleatetd their task for being here. I know FOR A FACT that I will be on this earth until my work is done, and I know I have a work, I am not fully sure what he has planed but, I have been told and promised things for "when [I] have finshed [my] work on the earth".
I have a strong testiomony and a firm belife in the things in the section. I know that this church is true. And everyday my testimony grows stronger and stronger, my candle burns brighter and brighter. I hope it never stops.
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
Sections 29-41
This group for some reason seemed a little on the harder side for me to read. I think that there was just so much information I just got over loaded. They are mainly short sections but I had a really hard time focusing today.
There has been a lot in the past reading groups about repentince .. I am now starting to sound really reptitive by talking about that. It is really importent though. These words are for us, and that is something that the poeple of our generation need to hear. We have been told to preach repentince to the world. That is something that we need to know in this time of day. We need not to be procrastinating the day of our repentince.
We are reminded that as long as we repent we can continue being blessed. And the warning of the trails and had times that are ahead for those who dont repent. It was also a "wow" moment to sit there and read what will happen to the sinners in the last days.
Speaking of the last days it talked about the signs that we will have for those days. The sun stops giving light, the moon blood red, wars and roomers of war, and a few other things. It reminded me of a song that we sang last winter in choir. It was something that sister Ashby wrote herself, the words she did take, I think she said, from the D&C most likely these sections. It really was a great song, we hated it while we were learning it, but once we started singing it the true meaning came out to us. It is crazy sometimes how the spirit works.
These section talk a lot about missionary work. So havesting the feild, preaching repentince.
Also fearing. You cannot have faith and also be in fear. When you fear you loose all your faith. Fear is being in compleat darkeness and thinking you have no way out, you let the devil in when you fear. But with the faith, you know everything will be ok, so why fear, you have no reason too. You cannot fear and have faith at the same time. When you let fear in you let all your faith go gone. (in my blog "Erin's Escape" I wrote a blog on this. I think I titled it Faith vs Fear, or something like that)
They also talk about remeber who you savior is.
34:1. ...hearken and hear and behold what I, the Lord God, shall say unto you, even Jesus Christ your Redeemer; 2 The light and the life of the world, a light which shineth in darkness and the darkness comprehendeth it not; 3 Who so loved the world that he gave his own life, that as many as would believe might become the sons of God. Wherefore you are my son; 4 And blessed are you because you have believed;
He is my light and my life. I would be lost without him. I know in the dark I can call upon him and in the dark he will lead me out.
There has been a lot in the past reading groups about repentince .. I am now starting to sound really reptitive by talking about that. It is really importent though. These words are for us, and that is something that the poeple of our generation need to hear. We have been told to preach repentince to the world. That is something that we need to know in this time of day. We need not to be procrastinating the day of our repentince.
We are reminded that as long as we repent we can continue being blessed. And the warning of the trails and had times that are ahead for those who dont repent. It was also a "wow" moment to sit there and read what will happen to the sinners in the last days.
Speaking of the last days it talked about the signs that we will have for those days. The sun stops giving light, the moon blood red, wars and roomers of war, and a few other things. It reminded me of a song that we sang last winter in choir. It was something that sister Ashby wrote herself, the words she did take, I think she said, from the D&C most likely these sections. It really was a great song, we hated it while we were learning it, but once we started singing it the true meaning came out to us. It is crazy sometimes how the spirit works.
These section talk a lot about missionary work. So havesting the feild, preaching repentince.
Also fearing. You cannot have faith and also be in fear. When you fear you loose all your faith. Fear is being in compleat darkeness and thinking you have no way out, you let the devil in when you fear. But with the faith, you know everything will be ok, so why fear, you have no reason too. You cannot fear and have faith at the same time. When you let fear in you let all your faith go gone. (in my blog "Erin's Escape" I wrote a blog on this. I think I titled it Faith vs Fear, or something like that)
They also talk about remeber who you savior is.
34:1. ...hearken and hear and behold what I, the Lord God, shall say unto you, even Jesus Christ your Redeemer; 2 The light and the life of the world, a light which shineth in darkness and the darkness comprehendeth it not; 3 Who so loved the world that he gave his own life, that as many as would believe might become the sons of God. Wherefore you are my son; 4 And blessed are you because you have believed;
He is my light and my life. I would be lost without him. I know in the dark I can call upon him and in the dark he will lead me out.
Sunday, January 24, 2010
Sections 25-28
So in section 25 I got a slap in the face. I have a tendincy lately to be reading something and question and then find out that I cannot have an answer because it has to do with something in the temple. I cannot compalin any more. I just can't. I am not supposed too.
4 Murmur not because of the things which thou hast not seen, for they are withheld from thee and from the world, which is wisdom in me in a time to come.
Heavenly Father has blessed me with something so importent, but even though I think that I have the right to know, I guess I am not ready to know for that reason. It will come in time, and when I do get to that time, it will be the time that I am supposed to know what those things mean.
So for all of us, we shouldn't be mad that we don't know something, everything will work out, in the Lords time. He knows when we are supposed to know. I need to prove myself worthy, we all need to prove ourselves worthy and we will find out what we need to know.
We need to set some time apart for study and prayer in our lives. Not just some little studying but DEVOTATED studying. We will learn so much from that. Open study with prayer and stop and ponder and close with prayer. We need that habbit to learn more and well it ties in with the above .. the more we work so we can stand taller and have the more knowledge then the closer we get to who we are supposed to be.
We need to teach by the spirit but not take what we are told as commandment. He is guiding us and helping us for us. If we learn something to teach, teach it BY the spirit. The spirit is the best teacher, and we should let it into our lives and grow and enjoy what peace it brings. I LOVE THE SPIRIT. My blessing has so much to do with the spirit and it blows my mind how much I need the spirit in my life and how empty I feel when I dont have it. It also reminds me of my EFY interview, the question I had, basicly asked why do we need an envornment of revaltion. We need the spirit to learn. (when we get into D&C 118, I CAN'T WAIT .. it is what I call the education section and it is one of my FAVS.!!!) If we don't have the spirit then we wont really get what we are leaning and it wont be that big of an impact. Have you ever had those OMGsh moments were things click? I know that it was once I finally let the spirit into my life and that is what helps me grasp those concepts I cannot understand or reach.
THE ARMOR OF GOD
27:15-18
15 Wherefore, lift up your hearts and rejoice, and gird up your loins, and take upon you my whole armor, that ye may be able to withstand the evil day, having done all, that ye may be able to stand.
-put on the armor and do all that you can .. you have to put it all on, you just cant try a little and have just part of the armor on, you arn't doing all you can, if you do this you will be able to withstand satan.
16 Stand, therefore, having your loins girt about with truth, having on the breastplate of righteousness, and your feet shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace, which I have sent mine gangels to commit unto you;
-STAND UP FOR WHO YOU ARE, don't just sit there and chill out. Stand for truth, stand for righteousness, know what you are standing for. I know there have been times that I don't fully know what I am standing up for, and people wont buy that, you need to KNOW the gospel.
17 Taking the shield of faith wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked;
-Hold that sheild up. Keep the faith that the Lord is there for you, he will protect you, and with your faith, satan can't touch you.
18 And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of my Spirit, which I will pour out upon you, and my word which I reveal unto you, and be agreed as touching all things whatsoever ye ask of me, and be faithful until I come, and ye shall be caught up, that where I am ye shall be calso. Amen.
-Keep the spirit with you at all times.
When you wear the armor of God, you WILL be protected. .. but you need it ALL!
The last thing I want to share is in these sections it mentions music.
25:12 For my soul delighteth in the song of the heart; yea, the song of the righteous is a prayer unto me, and it shall be answered with a blessing upon their heads.
The hymns are not just words we are singing. Hymns are testimonies. Everytime I sing I am singing to my Heavenly Father. Hymns are prayers of the heart, and are treated as so by Heavenly Father. There have been times of me laying in bed and I am just singing my prayer instead of talking it. Heavenly Father loves music, he is the one who gave it to us. He doesn't care if you are good or bad, he doesn't, it is the message that is being sent. Are you singing praises to him? or are you singing the things of the world? That is what you have to pay attention to. I could go on for HOURS on my testimony on music. But for now just know that music was given to us by Heavenly Father, he commanded Emma to make the first hymn book that we might sing unto him. And again, he doesn't care how we sound as long as it is a song from the heart, our testimony, that we know the words we are singing are true.
4 Murmur not because of the things which thou hast not seen, for they are withheld from thee and from the world, which is wisdom in me in a time to come.
Heavenly Father has blessed me with something so importent, but even though I think that I have the right to know, I guess I am not ready to know for that reason. It will come in time, and when I do get to that time, it will be the time that I am supposed to know what those things mean.
So for all of us, we shouldn't be mad that we don't know something, everything will work out, in the Lords time. He knows when we are supposed to know. I need to prove myself worthy, we all need to prove ourselves worthy and we will find out what we need to know.
We need to set some time apart for study and prayer in our lives. Not just some little studying but DEVOTATED studying. We will learn so much from that. Open study with prayer and stop and ponder and close with prayer. We need that habbit to learn more and well it ties in with the above .. the more we work so we can stand taller and have the more knowledge then the closer we get to who we are supposed to be.
We need to teach by the spirit but not take what we are told as commandment. He is guiding us and helping us for us. If we learn something to teach, teach it BY the spirit. The spirit is the best teacher, and we should let it into our lives and grow and enjoy what peace it brings. I LOVE THE SPIRIT. My blessing has so much to do with the spirit and it blows my mind how much I need the spirit in my life and how empty I feel when I dont have it. It also reminds me of my EFY interview, the question I had, basicly asked why do we need an envornment of revaltion. We need the spirit to learn. (when we get into D&C 118, I CAN'T WAIT .. it is what I call the education section and it is one of my FAVS.!!!) If we don't have the spirit then we wont really get what we are leaning and it wont be that big of an impact. Have you ever had those OMGsh moments were things click? I know that it was once I finally let the spirit into my life and that is what helps me grasp those concepts I cannot understand or reach.
THE ARMOR OF GOD
27:15-18
15 Wherefore, lift up your hearts and rejoice, and gird up your loins, and take upon you my whole armor, that ye may be able to withstand the evil day, having done all, that ye may be able to stand.
-put on the armor and do all that you can .. you have to put it all on, you just cant try a little and have just part of the armor on, you arn't doing all you can, if you do this you will be able to withstand satan.
16 Stand, therefore, having your loins girt about with truth, having on the breastplate of righteousness, and your feet shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace, which I have sent mine gangels to commit unto you;
-STAND UP FOR WHO YOU ARE, don't just sit there and chill out. Stand for truth, stand for righteousness, know what you are standing for. I know there have been times that I don't fully know what I am standing up for, and people wont buy that, you need to KNOW the gospel.
17 Taking the shield of faith wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked;
-Hold that sheild up. Keep the faith that the Lord is there for you, he will protect you, and with your faith, satan can't touch you.
18 And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of my Spirit, which I will pour out upon you, and my word which I reveal unto you, and be agreed as touching all things whatsoever ye ask of me, and be faithful until I come, and ye shall be caught up, that where I am ye shall be calso. Amen.
-Keep the spirit with you at all times.
When you wear the armor of God, you WILL be protected. .. but you need it ALL!
The last thing I want to share is in these sections it mentions music.
25:12 For my soul delighteth in the song of the heart; yea, the song of the righteous is a prayer unto me, and it shall be answered with a blessing upon their heads.
The hymns are not just words we are singing. Hymns are testimonies. Everytime I sing I am singing to my Heavenly Father. Hymns are prayers of the heart, and are treated as so by Heavenly Father. There have been times of me laying in bed and I am just singing my prayer instead of talking it. Heavenly Father loves music, he is the one who gave it to us. He doesn't care if you are good or bad, he doesn't, it is the message that is being sent. Are you singing praises to him? or are you singing the things of the world? That is what you have to pay attention to. I could go on for HOURS on my testimony on music. But for now just know that music was given to us by Heavenly Father, he commanded Emma to make the first hymn book that we might sing unto him. And again, he doesn't care how we sound as long as it is a song from the heart, our testimony, that we know the words we are singing are true.
Tuesday, January 19, 2010
Section 20-24
I want to do this one a little differently.
20 is one of the confusing chapters for me, due to the fact that there is SOOO much in it. I know it speaks of so much of the priesthood that I just dont fully understand. All the many offices and what they do, I can't speerate it in my head enough to understand it.
But after reading those sections I just feel prompted to share my testimony on the atonement. It was on my mind the whole time that I was reading the sections.
No one is perfect.
I'm not perfect.
I have felt the atonement in my life.
Without that blessing I dont know where I would be.
..I feel like I am repeating things that I wrote in my last entry and I am sorry about that. It is just the atonement is something that is huge in my life. I know that my savior died for me. He gave his life so that I might live. He faced every trial that we would. He even had to face temptaion. The devil came to him and tried to get him to follow and deny who he was. But Christ basicly said Get thee hence Satin. One of my favorite lines. I often say that to myself in my mind when I am feeling pressured. I know that with the Lord on my side that he will always be there for me. That if I pray and work with him that I will not be tested above my capibillity to do things.
With the atonement, I am able to have my garmets red as scarlet and have them be washed to as white as snow again. The thoughts and feelings of hating myself start to go away.
Though the atonement isnt just when you want to repent, it is like an everyday way of life. Every thought and action and deed. In every trail, or sickness, you have the atonement. I have a savoir that I can go to in anything and everything and ask for help. I can feel his love. I wake up every morning and am so thankful for the atonement and the gift of life that I have to be here and learning. And even though I mess up (sometimes more then others) I know that my Heavenly Father loves me and he is there and wants me to come to him and remember him.
20 is one of the confusing chapters for me, due to the fact that there is SOOO much in it. I know it speaks of so much of the priesthood that I just dont fully understand. All the many offices and what they do, I can't speerate it in my head enough to understand it.
But after reading those sections I just feel prompted to share my testimony on the atonement. It was on my mind the whole time that I was reading the sections.
No one is perfect.
I'm not perfect.
I have felt the atonement in my life.
Without that blessing I dont know where I would be.
..I feel like I am repeating things that I wrote in my last entry and I am sorry about that. It is just the atonement is something that is huge in my life. I know that my savior died for me. He gave his life so that I might live. He faced every trial that we would. He even had to face temptaion. The devil came to him and tried to get him to follow and deny who he was. But Christ basicly said Get thee hence Satin. One of my favorite lines. I often say that to myself in my mind when I am feeling pressured. I know that with the Lord on my side that he will always be there for me. That if I pray and work with him that I will not be tested above my capibillity to do things.
With the atonement, I am able to have my garmets red as scarlet and have them be washed to as white as snow again. The thoughts and feelings of hating myself start to go away.
Though the atonement isnt just when you want to repent, it is like an everyday way of life. Every thought and action and deed. In every trail, or sickness, you have the atonement. I have a savoir that I can go to in anything and everything and ask for help. I can feel his love. I wake up every morning and am so thankful for the atonement and the gift of life that I have to be here and learning. And even though I mess up (sometimes more then others) I know that my Heavenly Father loves me and he is there and wants me to come to him and remember him.
Thursday, January 14, 2010
Section 17-19
These sections had two major themes but one that really hit home for me. The atonement and trusting in the Lord.
17:2 And it is by your faith that you shall obtain a view of them.
Praying with true intent and hoping and having faith that the Lord will help is one of the most importent things that we always have to remember that we need to do.
18: 4 For in them are all things written concerning the foundation of my church, my gospel, and my rock. 5 Wherefore, if you shall build up my church, upon the foundation of my gospel and my rock, the gates of hell shall not prevail against you. 6 Behold, the world is ripening in iniquity; and it must needs be that the children of men are stirred up unto repentance, both the Gentiles and also the house of Israel.
His rock is my salvation. Trusting upon his wordis what I have to live for. I need him every hours of my life in all that I do. As I build my faith upon his rock, his gosple, I will feel his strength to over come everything that I am faced with in my life. To always remember that he has atoned for me, that I will always though my faith have a way back to him.
He went though so much for me.
19:20 Wherefore, I command you again to repent, lest I humble you with my almighty power; and that you confess your sins, lest you suffer these punishments of which I have spoken
He came to this eath and suffered ALL things. Suffered everything for me. Every pain that I have felt, every mistake that I have made, he went though it, one drop of blood for each of my deeds, thoughts, words, actions, things. The fact that he suffered and bleed and died FOR ME, that I might be able to come to the world and make mistakes and be forgiven for them. He made it possible that I can return to live with my Heavenly Father again when my life here is done AS LONG AS I follow the commandments and be who he wants me to be AND to use the atonement. My life is known, every mistake, they know I am going to make, BUT it is up to ME to use the atonement, to ask for the help, Heavenly Father wants to forgive me, I just need to take what he has given me and ASK for the forgiveness. Sometimes I feel like I use it to much but at the same time, I know that he wants me to.
Remember to pray. And how to pray. Remember to always go to Heavenly Father.
19:28 And again, I command thee that thou shalt pray vocally as well as in thy heart; yea, before the world as well as in secret, in public as well as in private. 38 Pray always, and I will bpour out my Spirit upon you, and great shall be your blessing.
He wants to hear from us. Open your heart and pray. In public (as in church or dinner or something like that) AND in private (your personal prayers) I remember sitting in church and being asked who wants blessings, we would all raise our hands and then they would call on one of us to say the prayer.
My prayers, I thanks the Lord first for everything, pour out my heart in gratitude to my Lord, Then I will ask for forgiveness for mistakes that I have made, thoughts, actions, words, deeds, pleed for forgiveness. After that I will ask the Lord for blessings for others, and then for myself. I try not to be a repeat prayer. I talk to the Lord like he was there with me. Tell him about my day and how wonderful it was, and how I struggled and my hopes and fears. I don't know what I would do without the strength I get from my Heavenly Father.
I'm sry I don't know whats wrong today. I am just not feeling well and veary stressed, so I am sry that this isnt that great of a blog post. But remember how much your Heavenly Father loves you, so he sent his son and he doesnt ask much of us but to do simple things like follow the commandments, repent and pray. Yes there are others but those are some importnet ones.
I know the church is true.
<3 Erin Christina
17:2 And it is by your faith that you shall obtain a view of them.
Praying with true intent and hoping and having faith that the Lord will help is one of the most importent things that we always have to remember that we need to do.
18: 4 For in them are all things written concerning the foundation of my church, my gospel, and my rock. 5 Wherefore, if you shall build up my church, upon the foundation of my gospel and my rock, the gates of hell shall not prevail against you. 6 Behold, the world is ripening in iniquity; and it must needs be that the children of men are stirred up unto repentance, both the Gentiles and also the house of Israel.
His rock is my salvation. Trusting upon his wordis what I have to live for. I need him every hours of my life in all that I do. As I build my faith upon his rock, his gosple, I will feel his strength to over come everything that I am faced with in my life. To always remember that he has atoned for me, that I will always though my faith have a way back to him.
He went though so much for me.
19:20 Wherefore, I command you again to repent, lest I humble you with my almighty power; and that you confess your sins, lest you suffer these punishments of which I have spoken
He came to this eath and suffered ALL things. Suffered everything for me. Every pain that I have felt, every mistake that I have made, he went though it, one drop of blood for each of my deeds, thoughts, words, actions, things. The fact that he suffered and bleed and died FOR ME, that I might be able to come to the world and make mistakes and be forgiven for them. He made it possible that I can return to live with my Heavenly Father again when my life here is done AS LONG AS I follow the commandments and be who he wants me to be AND to use the atonement. My life is known, every mistake, they know I am going to make, BUT it is up to ME to use the atonement, to ask for the help, Heavenly Father wants to forgive me, I just need to take what he has given me and ASK for the forgiveness. Sometimes I feel like I use it to much but at the same time, I know that he wants me to.
Remember to pray. And how to pray. Remember to always go to Heavenly Father.
19:28 And again, I command thee that thou shalt pray vocally as well as in thy heart; yea, before the world as well as in secret, in public as well as in private. 38 Pray always, and I will bpour out my Spirit upon you, and great shall be your blessing.
He wants to hear from us. Open your heart and pray. In public (as in church or dinner or something like that) AND in private (your personal prayers) I remember sitting in church and being asked who wants blessings, we would all raise our hands and then they would call on one of us to say the prayer.
My prayers, I thanks the Lord first for everything, pour out my heart in gratitude to my Lord, Then I will ask for forgiveness for mistakes that I have made, thoughts, actions, words, deeds, pleed for forgiveness. After that I will ask the Lord for blessings for others, and then for myself. I try not to be a repeat prayer. I talk to the Lord like he was there with me. Tell him about my day and how wonderful it was, and how I struggled and my hopes and fears. I don't know what I would do without the strength I get from my Heavenly Father.
I'm sry I don't know whats wrong today. I am just not feeling well and veary stressed, so I am sry that this isnt that great of a blog post. But remember how much your Heavenly Father loves you, so he sent his son and he doesnt ask much of us but to do simple things like follow the commandments, repent and pray. Yes there are others but those are some importnet ones.
I know the church is true.
<3 Erin Christina
Tuesday, January 12, 2010
Sections 4, 6-9, 11-16
I am LOVING the way that Brother Kinghorn is having us read the D&C. I have been making connections and kinda blowing my mind. I read the same thing over and over and over again in these sections. In fact all of them are tired to each other in some form or another.
Section 4
1 Now behold, a marvelous work is about to come forth among the children of men. 2 Therefore, O ye that embark in the service of God, see that ye serve him with all your heart, might, mind and strength, that ye may stand blameless before God at the last day. 3 Therefore, if ye have desires to serve God ye are called to the work; 4 For behold the field is white already to harvest; and lo, he that thrusteth in his sickle with his might, the same layeth up in store that he perisheth not, but bringeth salvation to his soul; 5 And faith, hope, charity and love, with an eye single to the glory of God, qualify him for the work. 6 Remember faith, virtue, knowledge, temperance, patience, brotherly kindness, godliness, charity, humility, diligence. 7 Ask, and ye shall receive; knock, and it shall be opened unto you. Amen.
I shared this with you because you see forms of these 7 verses all though the sections that were assigned for the reading. The fact that things were repeated a number of times did not make it annoying but got me more and more excited as I read. There is a reason and perpose for things to be repeated. They are immportent. They are things that we need to know. We need to remember and always keep with us those lessons and words. Everything that follows comes from just all the sections infor put together.
What a MARVELOUS work that has come forth. This church, these books, all that we do in our lives. We have emabarked in the service of our God. I know that I serve him with all my heart, might, mind and strength, I long to stand blameless in the last days.
The feild is white and ready to harvest .. the people are ready for the word of God, we are missionarys and are to be spreading the word all over.
faith, hope, charity, love, faith, virtue, knowledge, temperance, patience, brotherly kindness, godliness, charity, humility, diligence. Keep these in your lives.
Ask and you shall recive, knock and it shall be opened unto you. IF you ask heavenly father for help, he will help you. Heavenly Father will never leave you hanging as long as you go to him.
I love these sections because in ever section it gives you more info and helps you grow in different ways. They dont say the SAME thing, but tell mose on different verses. If we inquire to know and if we desire, the Lord will make the means. Due to the leangth and info in these sections I can't really say everything I want to. But there is SOOOO much I encourage you all to read them.
The themes in these sections hoping and praying and searching with all you heart, mind, might, and strength. asking with faith, and keeping faith in your life and never fearing. Following the spirit and knowing and listioning to what and how it is guiding you. The Lord is out light in the darkness, we need to build our lives up his word, his rock, his church, his gosple. The priesthood, oh and do I LOVE the priesthood, I LOVE reading about it, it really is one of the the greatest girfs God gives, I love it and am blessed beyond belife by it.
I will close this by just sharing some of my favorite verses.
6:13 If thou wilt do good, yea, and hold out faithful to the end, thou shalt be saved in the kingdom of God, which is the greatest of all the gifts of God; for there is no gift greater than the gift of salvation
This is what helps me hold on. This helps me get through anything and everything. It is a reminder to me to be who I am supposed to be, be who God wants me to be.
6:33-37 (these ones relates to the one above. I just love the wording, the hope it brings into my heart and a smile to my face. A reminder and a prompting. there were the fear not verses. There is no need to fear when God is there with you at all times.)
33 Fear not to do good, my sons, for whatsoever ye sow, that shall ye also reap; therefore, if ye sow good ye shall also reap good for your reward. 34 Therefore, fear not, little flock; do good; let earth and hell combine against you, for if ye are built upon my rock, they cannot prevail. 35 Behold, I do not condemn you; go your ways and sin no more; perform with soberness the work which I have commanded you. 36 Look unto me in every thought; doubt not, fear not. 37 Behold the wounds which pierced my side, and also the prints of the nails in my hands and feet; be faithful, keep my commandments, and ye shall inherit the kingdom of heaven. Amen.
11:9 Say nothing but repentance unto this generation. Keep my commandments, and assist to bring forth my work, according to my commandments, and you shall be blessed.
It is a theme in a few sections. Declairing repentince unto the people. What a joy it is to me to know that I can repent and be forgiven. That even though I mess up, I am not screwed over for my life. The atonement is such an amazing thing. Preach repentince so that all may return to live with our father in Heaven.
I think I hit all the themes, at least I hope I did.
I know that this book is true, and the words are for us to grow and learn. I know that the church is true. I know it with all my heart.
<3 Erin Christina
Section 4
1 Now behold, a marvelous work is about to come forth among the children of men. 2 Therefore, O ye that embark in the service of God, see that ye serve him with all your heart, might, mind and strength, that ye may stand blameless before God at the last day. 3 Therefore, if ye have desires to serve God ye are called to the work; 4 For behold the field is white already to harvest; and lo, he that thrusteth in his sickle with his might, the same layeth up in store that he perisheth not, but bringeth salvation to his soul; 5 And faith, hope, charity and love, with an eye single to the glory of God, qualify him for the work. 6 Remember faith, virtue, knowledge, temperance, patience, brotherly kindness, godliness, charity, humility, diligence. 7 Ask, and ye shall receive; knock, and it shall be opened unto you. Amen.
I shared this with you because you see forms of these 7 verses all though the sections that were assigned for the reading. The fact that things were repeated a number of times did not make it annoying but got me more and more excited as I read. There is a reason and perpose for things to be repeated. They are immportent. They are things that we need to know. We need to remember and always keep with us those lessons and words. Everything that follows comes from just all the sections infor put together.
What a MARVELOUS work that has come forth. This church, these books, all that we do in our lives. We have emabarked in the service of our God. I know that I serve him with all my heart, might, mind and strength, I long to stand blameless in the last days.
The feild is white and ready to harvest .. the people are ready for the word of God, we are missionarys and are to be spreading the word all over.
faith, hope, charity, love, faith, virtue, knowledge, temperance, patience, brotherly kindness, godliness, charity, humility, diligence. Keep these in your lives.
Ask and you shall recive, knock and it shall be opened unto you. IF you ask heavenly father for help, he will help you. Heavenly Father will never leave you hanging as long as you go to him.
I love these sections because in ever section it gives you more info and helps you grow in different ways. They dont say the SAME thing, but tell mose on different verses. If we inquire to know and if we desire, the Lord will make the means. Due to the leangth and info in these sections I can't really say everything I want to. But there is SOOOO much I encourage you all to read them.
The themes in these sections hoping and praying and searching with all you heart, mind, might, and strength. asking with faith, and keeping faith in your life and never fearing. Following the spirit and knowing and listioning to what and how it is guiding you. The Lord is out light in the darkness, we need to build our lives up his word, his rock, his church, his gosple. The priesthood, oh and do I LOVE the priesthood, I LOVE reading about it, it really is one of the the greatest girfs God gives, I love it and am blessed beyond belife by it.
I will close this by just sharing some of my favorite verses.
6:13 If thou wilt do good, yea, and hold out faithful to the end, thou shalt be saved in the kingdom of God, which is the greatest of all the gifts of God; for there is no gift greater than the gift of salvation
This is what helps me hold on. This helps me get through anything and everything. It is a reminder to me to be who I am supposed to be, be who God wants me to be.
6:33-37 (these ones relates to the one above. I just love the wording, the hope it brings into my heart and a smile to my face. A reminder and a prompting. there were the fear not verses. There is no need to fear when God is there with you at all times.)
33 Fear not to do good, my sons, for whatsoever ye sow, that shall ye also reap; therefore, if ye sow good ye shall also reap good for your reward. 34 Therefore, fear not, little flock; do good; let earth and hell combine against you, for if ye are built upon my rock, they cannot prevail. 35 Behold, I do not condemn you; go your ways and sin no more; perform with soberness the work which I have commanded you. 36 Look unto me in every thought; doubt not, fear not. 37 Behold the wounds which pierced my side, and also the prints of the nails in my hands and feet; be faithful, keep my commandments, and ye shall inherit the kingdom of heaven. Amen.
11:9 Say nothing but repentance unto this generation. Keep my commandments, and assist to bring forth my work, according to my commandments, and you shall be blessed.
It is a theme in a few sections. Declairing repentince unto the people. What a joy it is to me to know that I can repent and be forgiven. That even though I mess up, I am not screwed over for my life. The atonement is such an amazing thing. Preach repentince so that all may return to live with our father in Heaven.
I think I hit all the themes, at least I hope I did.
I know that this book is true, and the words are for us to grow and learn. I know that the church is true. I know it with all my heart.
<3 Erin Christina
Sunday, January 10, 2010
Sections 3, 5, and 10
So there 3 sections fit together so well. I know why Brother Kinghorn had us read them together rather then going in order fo the book. It helps put a story together.
In my life right now I am not feeling the best about things, and you will probly be able to tell by the things that stood out the most for me.
A breif over look of the 3 sections is in section 3 it talks about you are blessed with many things but if you brake the commandments they will be taken away. In section 5 Josephs gift was taken away for the mistake of him giving away the translated plates after being told no and so he was punished for braking the commandments. In section 10 it talks about Anti mormon littuiture and what has happened because of it. My favorite part of these 3 sections is the fact that NO MATTER WHAT WE DO we will always be fore given AND that it is more proof that the church is SOOOOOOO true. Why else would satan try so hard to make people believe that it is all lies. Our church gets bashed so much more and harder then any other church out there. Sometimes it is hard to want to stand up for what you believe in. BUT I will stand up in the last days and proclaim my love and I will not fall away, I cannot live without this gosple.
Now, into the scriptures.
Section 3
1. The works, and the designs, and the purposes of God cannot be frustrated. -- such a great start to the section. Opens it up for what the section is truly about. the section goes on 2 For God doth not walk in crooked paths...his paths are straight, and his course is one eternal round. 3 Remember, remember that it is not the work of God that is frustrated, but the work of men. You can try as you might to destory and bring down what the Lord has brought to the earth and the knowlege we have but you cant, the only one that will get messed up is that of man and that of satan. For you cannot frustrate the Lords work.
Three of my favorite verses is 8-11.
8 Yet you should have been faithful; and he would have extended his arm and supported you against all the fiery darts of the adversary; and he would have been with you in every time of trouble. 9 Behold, thou art Joseph, and thou wast chosen to do the work of the Lord, but because of transgression, if thou art not aware thou wilt fall. 10 But remember, God is merciful; therefore, repent of that which thou hast done which is contrary to the commandment which I gave you, and thou art still chosen, and art again called to the work;
11 Except thou do this, thou shalt be delivered up and become as other men, and have no more gift.
I take that and I put it into my life and me in the situation. Heavenly Father will always be there for you, as long as you have faith and intrust in him. "In ever time of trouble" The arm of the Lord will be there. BUT if we are not aware in our lives of all that is going through. And again BUT God is merciful and as long as we repent of what we have done that is against to what we should be doing we will be alright. BUT if we do not repent then we will be just like all other men in the end and we will lose all our blessing that we have been promised...AND I'm sry but I REALLY want those blessing i have been promised ^_^
Sadly there was a part that I did not fully understand. What is it saying and meaning in verses 16-20.
....Maybe I will find out in class....
Section 5
2. ...you should stand as a witness of these things --- and that I will!!!
5 Verily, I say unto you, that woe shall come unto the inhabitants of the earth if they will not hearken unto my words; 6 For hereafter you shall be ordained and go forth and deliver my words unto the children of men.
I know that I have been called to help in the gathering of people again. I hear the words and I am trying to do my best to be that daughter of God that I am supposed to be. I do not want to be part of that woe that will happen, I dont know about you but I really want to be on the happy side of things.
IN the next 3 verses I want to share I want you to ponder on what it is saying. Realate it to you, and your life. I do believe strongly that this is talking a lot about our time and what our world is like in the HERE and NOW.
8 Oh, this unbelieving and stiffnecked generation—mine anger is kindled against them. 9 Behold, verily I say unto you, I have reserved those things which I have entrusted unto you, my servant Joseph, for a wise purpose in me, and it shall be made known unto future generations; 10 But this generation shall have my word through you;
I will share my testimony with those around me and stand tall in holy places to help spead the word of God.
And I have to share the verse that is happy and the one that is bad. The next cuple go back and forth with what happens when you do what is right and do what is wrong.
16 And behold, whosoever believeth on my words, them will I visit with the manifestation of my Spirit; and they shall be born of me, even of water and of the Spirit— 19 For a desolating scourge shall go forth among the inhabitants of the earth, and shall continue to be poured out from time to time, if they repent not, until the earth is empty, and the inhabitants thereof are consumed away and utterly destroyed by the brightness of my coming. 21 And now I command you, my servant Joseph, to repent and walk more uprightly before me, and to yield to the persuasions of men no more; 22 And that you be firm in keeping the commandments wherewith I have commanded you; and if you do this, behold I grant unto you eternal life, even if you should be slain.
Learn, grow, fall, but always remeber who you are and get back up and repent and live your life and use the things that we have been given so that we might return to live with our Father in heaven again. I know that the atonement have been a huge part of my life and will continue to be, I hate to admit it, but well, I am human and I mess up, a lot.
27 But if he deny this he will break the covenant which he has before covenanted with me, and behold, he is condemned. 24 Behold, I say unto him, he exalts himself and does not humble himself sufficiently before me; but if he will bow down before me, and humble himself in mighty prayer and faith, in the sincerity of his heart, then will I grant unto him a view of the things which he desires to see. 28 And now, except he humble himself and acknowledge unto me the things that he has done which are wrong, and covenant with me that he will keep my commandments, and exercise faith in me, behold, I say unto him, he shall have no such views, for I will grant unto him no views of the things of which I have spoken. 35 And if thou art faithful in keeping my commandments, thou shalt be lifted up at the last day. Amen.
One day all things will make sence. We just have to be careful of the choices we make. We have to always remeber who we are. To pray in the way that we are asked to and we will always be helped, that we may reach the last days and walk tall and be lifted in the last day.
Section 10
This section talks about Anti-mormon littuature. There is just SOOOO much in this section to share. Really this is a testimony to me proving the church has to be true.
10 And, behold, Satan hath put it into their hearts to alter the words which you have caused to be written, or which you have translated, which have gone out of your hands. 14 Verily, I say unto you, that I will not suffer that Satan shall accomplish his evil design in this thing. 28 Verily, verily, I say unto you, wo be unto him that lieth to deceive because he supposeth that another lieth to deceive, for such are not exempt from the justice of God. 32 And, behold, they will publish this, and Satan will harden the hearts of the people to stir them up to anger against you, that they will not believe my words. 33 Thus Satan thinketh to overpower your testimony in this generation, that the work may not come forth in this generation.
----anti mormon crap may have been something that turned my dad away from the church and satan might have gotten hold onto my heart to take my dad more and more away from the church, BUT I will always stand strong. I will never let satan take hold of my heart and led me away I will always be trying to spread the word of God. Also, no one who leaves the church can go through the Book of Mormon, they have to go around it, there is no way to prove using the Book of Mormon that it is not true.
43 I will not suffer that they shall destroy my work; yea, I will show unto them that my wisdom is greater than the cunning of the devil. 69 And now, behold, whosoever is of my church, and endureth of my church to the end, him will I establish upon my rock, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against them. 70 And now, remember the words of him who is the life and light of the world, your Redeemer, your Lord and your God. Amen.
I know that this church is True.
But what I don't understand is that in verse 45 it talks about two parts of nephi, and that the first half will be published but what about the 2nd half.
So I know that these words are true. I know that if I will falter that I can be forgiven, and if I keep the Lord with me in all things then I can be protected and helped, that no trial will be to hard for me as long as I have the Lord in my life. I love this church. I know that the church is true, I will forever stand up for it and never deney the truth of it. Satan pull at me everyday, I feel it, there are things that I fall in, but knowing what I know I know that I can always return the arms of my savor and recive the blessings and promises that have been promised to me. I love the church and I know that I would not be alive right now if it is not for these things that I know.
<3 Erin Christina
In my life right now I am not feeling the best about things, and you will probly be able to tell by the things that stood out the most for me.
A breif over look of the 3 sections is in section 3 it talks about you are blessed with many things but if you brake the commandments they will be taken away. In section 5 Josephs gift was taken away for the mistake of him giving away the translated plates after being told no and so he was punished for braking the commandments. In section 10 it talks about Anti mormon littuiture and what has happened because of it. My favorite part of these 3 sections is the fact that NO MATTER WHAT WE DO we will always be fore given AND that it is more proof that the church is SOOOOOOO true. Why else would satan try so hard to make people believe that it is all lies. Our church gets bashed so much more and harder then any other church out there. Sometimes it is hard to want to stand up for what you believe in. BUT I will stand up in the last days and proclaim my love and I will not fall away, I cannot live without this gosple.
Now, into the scriptures.
Section 3
1. The works, and the designs, and the purposes of God cannot be frustrated. -- such a great start to the section. Opens it up for what the section is truly about. the section goes on 2 For God doth not walk in crooked paths...his paths are straight, and his course is one eternal round. 3 Remember, remember that it is not the work of God that is frustrated, but the work of men. You can try as you might to destory and bring down what the Lord has brought to the earth and the knowlege we have but you cant, the only one that will get messed up is that of man and that of satan. For you cannot frustrate the Lords work.
Three of my favorite verses is 8-11.
8 Yet you should have been faithful; and he would have extended his arm and supported you against all the fiery darts of the adversary; and he would have been with you in every time of trouble. 9 Behold, thou art Joseph, and thou wast chosen to do the work of the Lord, but because of transgression, if thou art not aware thou wilt fall. 10 But remember, God is merciful; therefore, repent of that which thou hast done which is contrary to the commandment which I gave you, and thou art still chosen, and art again called to the work;
11 Except thou do this, thou shalt be delivered up and become as other men, and have no more gift.
I take that and I put it into my life and me in the situation. Heavenly Father will always be there for you, as long as you have faith and intrust in him. "In ever time of trouble" The arm of the Lord will be there. BUT if we are not aware in our lives of all that is going through. And again BUT God is merciful and as long as we repent of what we have done that is against to what we should be doing we will be alright. BUT if we do not repent then we will be just like all other men in the end and we will lose all our blessing that we have been promised...AND I'm sry but I REALLY want those blessing i have been promised ^_^
Sadly there was a part that I did not fully understand. What is it saying and meaning in verses 16-20.
....Maybe I will find out in class....
Section 5
2. ...you should stand as a witness of these things --- and that I will!!!
5 Verily, I say unto you, that woe shall come unto the inhabitants of the earth if they will not hearken unto my words; 6 For hereafter you shall be ordained and go forth and deliver my words unto the children of men.
I know that I have been called to help in the gathering of people again. I hear the words and I am trying to do my best to be that daughter of God that I am supposed to be. I do not want to be part of that woe that will happen, I dont know about you but I really want to be on the happy side of things.
IN the next 3 verses I want to share I want you to ponder on what it is saying. Realate it to you, and your life. I do believe strongly that this is talking a lot about our time and what our world is like in the HERE and NOW.
8 Oh, this unbelieving and stiffnecked generation—mine anger is kindled against them. 9 Behold, verily I say unto you, I have reserved those things which I have entrusted unto you, my servant Joseph, for a wise purpose in me, and it shall be made known unto future generations; 10 But this generation shall have my word through you;
I will share my testimony with those around me and stand tall in holy places to help spead the word of God.
And I have to share the verse that is happy and the one that is bad. The next cuple go back and forth with what happens when you do what is right and do what is wrong.
16 And behold, whosoever believeth on my words, them will I visit with the manifestation of my Spirit; and they shall be born of me, even of water and of the Spirit— 19 For a desolating scourge shall go forth among the inhabitants of the earth, and shall continue to be poured out from time to time, if they repent not, until the earth is empty, and the inhabitants thereof are consumed away and utterly destroyed by the brightness of my coming. 21 And now I command you, my servant Joseph, to repent and walk more uprightly before me, and to yield to the persuasions of men no more; 22 And that you be firm in keeping the commandments wherewith I have commanded you; and if you do this, behold I grant unto you eternal life, even if you should be slain.
Learn, grow, fall, but always remeber who you are and get back up and repent and live your life and use the things that we have been given so that we might return to live with our Father in heaven again. I know that the atonement have been a huge part of my life and will continue to be, I hate to admit it, but well, I am human and I mess up, a lot.
27 But if he deny this he will break the covenant which he has before covenanted with me, and behold, he is condemned. 24 Behold, I say unto him, he exalts himself and does not humble himself sufficiently before me; but if he will bow down before me, and humble himself in mighty prayer and faith, in the sincerity of his heart, then will I grant unto him a view of the things which he desires to see. 28 And now, except he humble himself and acknowledge unto me the things that he has done which are wrong, and covenant with me that he will keep my commandments, and exercise faith in me, behold, I say unto him, he shall have no such views, for I will grant unto him no views of the things of which I have spoken. 35 And if thou art faithful in keeping my commandments, thou shalt be lifted up at the last day. Amen.
One day all things will make sence. We just have to be careful of the choices we make. We have to always remeber who we are. To pray in the way that we are asked to and we will always be helped, that we may reach the last days and walk tall and be lifted in the last day.
Section 10
This section talks about Anti-mormon littuature. There is just SOOOO much in this section to share. Really this is a testimony to me proving the church has to be true.
10 And, behold, Satan hath put it into their hearts to alter the words which you have caused to be written, or which you have translated, which have gone out of your hands. 14 Verily, I say unto you, that I will not suffer that Satan shall accomplish his evil design in this thing. 28 Verily, verily, I say unto you, wo be unto him that lieth to deceive because he supposeth that another lieth to deceive, for such are not exempt from the justice of God. 32 And, behold, they will publish this, and Satan will harden the hearts of the people to stir them up to anger against you, that they will not believe my words. 33 Thus Satan thinketh to overpower your testimony in this generation, that the work may not come forth in this generation.
----anti mormon crap may have been something that turned my dad away from the church and satan might have gotten hold onto my heart to take my dad more and more away from the church, BUT I will always stand strong. I will never let satan take hold of my heart and led me away I will always be trying to spread the word of God. Also, no one who leaves the church can go through the Book of Mormon, they have to go around it, there is no way to prove using the Book of Mormon that it is not true.
43 I will not suffer that they shall destroy my work; yea, I will show unto them that my wisdom is greater than the cunning of the devil. 69 And now, behold, whosoever is of my church, and endureth of my church to the end, him will I establish upon my rock, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against them. 70 And now, remember the words of him who is the life and light of the world, your Redeemer, your Lord and your God. Amen.
I know that this church is True.
But what I don't understand is that in verse 45 it talks about two parts of nephi, and that the first half will be published but what about the 2nd half.
So I know that these words are true. I know that if I will falter that I can be forgiven, and if I keep the Lord with me in all things then I can be protected and helped, that no trial will be to hard for me as long as I have the Lord in my life. I love this church. I know that the church is true, I will forever stand up for it and never deney the truth of it. Satan pull at me everyday, I feel it, there are things that I fall in, but knowing what I know I know that I can always return the arms of my savor and recive the blessings and promises that have been promised to me. I love the church and I know that I would not be alive right now if it is not for these things that I know.
<3 Erin Christina
Thursday, January 7, 2010
Section 1 and 2
Since the is time well 2 though the D&C (i have read it once, my roommates and I are reading it and I am also reading it for class) something things have poped out at me.
in section 1, it is started off proclaiming what the book is about and "37 Search these commandments, for they are true and faithful, and the prophecies and promises which are in them shall all be fulfilled." I do know as i have studied this book, and so excited to be restuding it for a class and with my roommates that what is said IS TRUE. With all my heart.
We have the Old Testiment, the New Testiment, Another Testiment (the Book of Mormon) and then we have Our Testiment (The D&C)
I love verse 23 in section 1. "That the fulness of my gospel might be proclaimed by the weak and the simple unto the ends of the world, and before kings and rulers" It goes to show that this work will be done and you do not have to be someone GREAT AND WONDERFUL to be able to stand up for what you believe in. That verse also reminds me of "by small and simple things are great things brought to pass." So by those lowley and meek, those who have been humbled shall bring forth the greatness of the gosple all over the world. His work will be done. Just remember, Joseph Smith was just 14 when he prayed in the grove and asked which church was the right one. Anyone can be that person to take what we know and proclaime it on high to everyone so everyone can know of the truthfullness of the gosple.
Section 2 being simple and short just make me want to shout out I LOVE THE PRIESTHOOD. Really I have to post the 3 verses that is the section.
1 Behold, I will reveal unto you the Priesthood, by the hand of Elijah the prophet, before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the Lord.
2 And he shall plant in the hearts of the children the promises made to the fathers, and the hearts of the children shall turn to their fathers.
3 If it were not so, the whole earth would be utterly wasted at his coming.
If not so, the WHOLE EARTH would be UTTERLY wasted. It reminds me of a little thing that my friend Mike did once. I wish I could remember the whole thing. But it had to do with nails and trying to get them to stand up on a little container but only one nail could touch the container. Well I am not going to ruin it, but the nails symbolized parts of the gosple. And one nail was the priesthood and once you remove that one nail all the nails fall apart. That little object lession has stuck with me. Without the priesthood, nothing can be.
I am way excited about this blog. If you have anything thoughts of comments or anything to do with these sections please share. So we can all learn and grow in the gosple of our Lord and become the deciples of Christ we were born to be.
<3 Erin Christina.
in section 1, it is started off proclaiming what the book is about and "37 Search these commandments, for they are true and faithful, and the prophecies and promises which are in them shall all be fulfilled." I do know as i have studied this book, and so excited to be restuding it for a class and with my roommates that what is said IS TRUE. With all my heart.
We have the Old Testiment, the New Testiment, Another Testiment (the Book of Mormon) and then we have Our Testiment (The D&C)
I love verse 23 in section 1. "That the fulness of my gospel might be proclaimed by the weak and the simple unto the ends of the world, and before kings and rulers" It goes to show that this work will be done and you do not have to be someone GREAT AND WONDERFUL to be able to stand up for what you believe in. That verse also reminds me of "by small and simple things are great things brought to pass." So by those lowley and meek, those who have been humbled shall bring forth the greatness of the gosple all over the world. His work will be done. Just remember, Joseph Smith was just 14 when he prayed in the grove and asked which church was the right one. Anyone can be that person to take what we know and proclaime it on high to everyone so everyone can know of the truthfullness of the gosple.
Section 2 being simple and short just make me want to shout out I LOVE THE PRIESTHOOD. Really I have to post the 3 verses that is the section.
1 Behold, I will reveal unto you the Priesthood, by the hand of Elijah the prophet, before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the Lord.
2 And he shall plant in the hearts of the children the promises made to the fathers, and the hearts of the children shall turn to their fathers.
3 If it were not so, the whole earth would be utterly wasted at his coming.
If not so, the WHOLE EARTH would be UTTERLY wasted. It reminds me of a little thing that my friend Mike did once. I wish I could remember the whole thing. But it had to do with nails and trying to get them to stand up on a little container but only one nail could touch the container. Well I am not going to ruin it, but the nails symbolized parts of the gosple. And one nail was the priesthood and once you remove that one nail all the nails fall apart. That little object lession has stuck with me. Without the priesthood, nothing can be.
I am way excited about this blog. If you have anything thoughts of comments or anything to do with these sections please share. So we can all learn and grow in the gosple of our Lord and become the deciples of Christ we were born to be.
<3 Erin Christina.
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