It will stand.... encompassed by the light

 

“My little seven-year-old niece was showing her younger brother, age four, a picture of Mary and the Baby Jesus. The little boy looked and looked at the picture, then asked, “Where is Joseph?” His sister pondered for a few minutes and then said, “Oh, he’s taking the picture!”

 

Andrew Burstein

 

“Recently a father and his small daughter got on a plane and couldn’t sit together. The little girl sat on the aisle, and a big heavy man sat by the window next to her. She asked him, “What do you know about the Mormons?” He didn’t think much harm could come from talking to a little girl, so he said, “Not very much. Why?” She asked, “Would you like to know more?” In the interest of pursuing a conversation with this little girl, he said, “Yes.” She said, “Wait a minute, and I will get my dad.”

 

Elder S. Dilworth Young

 

“Where doubt is, there faith has no power” Joseph Smith

“…I turn to the first verse of the first chapter of the book of Job, [Job 1:1] which reads: ‘There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job; and that man was perfect and upright, and one that feared God, and eschewed evil.’  Job’s life was not serene. Beset by problems, bereft of his possessions, grief-filled by the loss of his family, and tortured with pain, he rejected the invitation to ‘curse God.’ Rather, from the depths of his noble soul came the magnificent declaration of testimony: ‘I know that my redeemer liveth.’”

Thomas S. Monson

 

 

“Having noticed the great blessings, privileges, powers and exaltations that are placed within the reach of man, through the atonement of Jesus Christ, it next becomes our duty to enquire what is required of man to place him in possession of them.”

  John Taylor

 

“Almost a century ago President George Q. Cannon of the First Presidency taught the Saints: ‘If any of us are imperfect, it is our duty to pray for the gift that will make us perfect. … No man ought to say, ‘Oh, I cannot help this; it is my nature.’ He is not justified in it, for the reason that God has promised to give strength to correct these things, and to give gifts that will eradicate them.’

(Millennial Star, Apr. 1894)  Dallin H. Oaks

 

 

“The Savior’s atonement reminds us that real freedom is freedom of attitude. One may be bound in chains, whipped, enslaved, or mocked. He may lose freedom of movement, expression, and religion. But there is one freedom that no man on earth has power to control or to confiscate each person’s freedom to determine his reaction or response to a given circumstance.”

Carolyn G. Depp

 

“Spiritual maturity is understanding that we cannot blame anybody else for our actions. Some factors may make it harder for us to perform according to God’s plan for us, but being accountable for how we use our agency means being answerable for our own behavior.”

Elaine Cannon

 

 

“Power is most safe with those who are not in love with it!”

Neal A. Maxwell

 

“By our very endowment as children of an Eternal Father, we have had implanted within our souls the urgency to be free. It is natural for us to want to be accountable for our own fates, because there is a whispering within us confirming that this accountability is absolutely essential to the attainment of our eternal destiny.”

Dean L. Larsen

 

“God the Father is merciful and has infinite love for you despite your faults.

Only the voice of Satan will cause you to feel of no value.”

Anthony D. Perkins

 

“Every person born into the world comes from the presence of God. We all saw him in that eternal world. We heard his voice. He taught us his laws. We learned about Christ and chose to follow him when he was chosen to be our Savior and Redeemer. We understood and knew the gospel plan and shouted for joy at the privilege of getting our mortal bodies as part of that great plan of salvation.”

Bruce R. McConkie

 

“Wait until you have searched and researched and have obtained wisdom to understand what we preach. …

If it is the work of God, it will stand

Brigham Young

 

 

05.21.14 - Crazy
- Emily Freeman 
Yep, it’s crazy over here.  Last week of school for Grace… and trying to make Ian and Megan (Seniors) still go to school every day because they don’t finish until next week. You know how it is. And mixed in with all of the craziness I am working on a huge project that you are going to be so excited about.  It’s so big I almost can’t wrap my brain around it. But it’s good. Really good. Sometime this month I am going to tell you all about it…every last detail. But for now can you be really patient with us?  We are burning the candle at both ends, and the beauty of that is that we are surrounded by light.  I feel that light encompassing everything. And I am so immensely grateful.

“Those who walk in faith will feel their lives encompassed with the light and blessings of heaven. They will understand and know things that others cannot.”Joseph B. Wirthlin