Will you be in such a place that angels can enter?

 

“Some of the most heart-wrenching, discouraging events in our lives from which we long to be set free are actually designed to prepare us with the very skills and understanding God needs us to have. As we draw closer to the Lord and put our total trust in Him, in His power, and in His timing, we can leave our fires of affliction more pure, more refined, and with more skills and understanding.”  

 

Wendy W. Nelson

 

“How different our lives are when we really know what is deeply important to us, and keeping that picture in mind, we manage ourselves each day to be and to do what matters most.”

 

“Life is a competition... not with others, but with ourselves. We should seek each day to live stronger, better, truer lives; each day to master some weakness of yesterday, each day to repair a mistake, each day to surpass ourselves.”

 

David B. Haight

 

“We were made with a purpose, and that purpose is to be an instrument in God’s hands and do something to help a troubled world or at least a troubled individual. The goods of heroism are within us all. Most often it doesn’t take much a willingness to accept our part in making things better, a simple desire to help others and look for the good. That positive energy and action can truly change the world in the way most real change happens: one person at a time.”

 

Lloyd D. Newell

 

God will give you the strength to carry on, just trust in him, and you will fulfill your destiny. If you can do what you can, then God will do what you can't. Find friends that will support you, and take steps, be determined, and all will work out. A season of grace is just around the corner. Just believe.

 

Angela Neik

 

Often it’s the deepest pain which empowers us to grow into our highest self.

 

 

When you go to your knees God will help you stand up to anything.

 

 

Sandwiched between their “once upon a time” and “happily ever after,”

they all had to experience great adversity.

 

Dieter F. Uchtdorf

 

Rejoice because your names are written in Heaven.

 

Rejoicing in hope; patient in tribulation; continuing instant in prayer. 

 

Romans 12:12

 

For as the new heavens and the new earth, which I will make, shall remain before me,

 

saith the Lord, so shall your seed and your name remain.

 

Isaiah 66:22

 

One of the things that intrigues me most about the Doctrine and Covenants is how many chapters are devoted to answering the concerns of an individual. My son, Orson… Behold, I say unto you, my servants Ezra and Northrop… Hearken unto the voice of the Lord your God, while I speak unto you, Emma Smith, my daughter… It’s almost as if they were receiving letters from home.  Personal.  Individual.  Filled with love, appreciation, and advice. If He knew each of these people so well, then how well must He know us? Our names. Our pursuits. Even the silent ponderings of our mind and heart.  The questions we may have never even uttered out loud.  The longing.  The hope.  The worry. Through these chapters we come to better understand how the Lord might speak to each of us and how involved He is in the tiny details of our life. One of my favorite examples of His knowing is found in D&C 35:3-4…“Behold, verily, verily, I say unto my servant Sidney,  (I know you by name…) I have looked upon thee and thy works.  (I am watching over you daily…) I have heard thy prayers, (Both those uttered aloud, and those uttered silently, continually in your heart…) and prepared for thee a greater work. Thou are blessed, for thou shalt do great things.” I learn, as I read this, that He knows my name, that He watches over me, and that He hears my prayers.  But there is more…I am led to believe that He has prepared a great work for each of us…that He will bless us to do great things.Emily Freeman

“I testify to you that God has known you individually … for a long, long time. He has loved you for a long, long time. He not only knows the names of all the stars, He knows your names and all your heartaches and your joys!”

Neal A. Maxwell

What does the Lord expect us to do? He expects us to play our part in the final scenes prior to His coming. He expects us to prove ourselves worthy to return and live with Him. He expects us to become like Him. I love the words in the hymn the choir just sang: “But undaunted, still he trusted In his Heav’nly Father’s care.” To be undaunted means unshaken in purpose, resolutely courageous.  Each of us will play an important part…The Lord will strengthen you for yours. He may even send His holy angels to tutor you. Now the challenge is this, Will you be in such a place that angels can enter? Will you be still enough to hear? Will you be undaunted and trust?

Each of you has a part to play in this great and marvelous work. The Savior will help you. He will lead you by the hand. He knows you by name. I so testify, in the sacred name of Jesus Christ, amen.

Elaine S. Dalton