Inspirational Powers

Thursday, October 20, 2011

Only as high as you reach

The world will provide you with stones every day.

What you build out of it, is your choice…

Wall, Road or Bridge..

You may even choose to do nothing.

At the end, the world will know you by what you did with it.

Wednesday, October 19, 2011

In my ninety-plus years, I have learned a secret. I have learned that when good men and good women face challenges with optimism, things will work out! Despite how difficult circumstances may look at the moment, those who have faith and move forward with a happy spirit will find that things always work out.

~ Gordon B. Hinckley

Of course there are times of sorrow. Of course there are hours of concern and anxiety. We all worry. But the Lord has told us to lift our hearts and rejoice. I see so many people. . .who seem never to see the sunshine, but who constantly walk with storms under cloudy skies. Cultivate an attitude of happiness. Cultivate a spirit of optimism. Walk with faith, rejoicing in the beauties of nature, in the goodness of those you love, in the testimony which you carry in your heart concerning things divine.

~ Gordon B. Hinckley

Life's real failure is when you do not realize

How close you were to success

When you gave up

To mothers, daughters, and women everywhere, let me stress the

Fact that because of your great potential and influence for good in

The lives of all of us, Satan is determined to destroy you. You

Cannot compromise with him. You must have the courage, the

Strength, the desire, and the determination to live as the Lord

Would have you live good clean lives

President N Eldon Tanner

Tuesday, October 18, 2011

Alabama Judge

Alabama
Judge

Some of you may be wondering what Judge Roy Moore has been doing since he was removed from the bench for refusing to remove the Ten Commandments from his courtroom wall. Please read the poem he wrote. It's below his picture.




The following is a poem written by Judge Roy Moore from Alabama . Judge Moore was sued by the ACLU for displaying the Ten Commandments in his courtroom foyer He has been stripped of his judgeship and now they are trying to strip his right to practice law in Alabama ! The judge's poem sums it up quite well.


America the beautiful,
or so you used to be.
Land of the Pilgrims' pride;
I'm glad they'll never see.

Babies piled in dumpsters,
Abortion on demand,
Oh, sweet land of liberty;
your house is on the sand.

Our children wander aimlessly
poisoned by cocaine
choosing to indulge their lusts,
when God has said abstain

From sea to shining sea,
our Nation turns away
From the teaching of God's love
and a need to always pray

We've kept God in our
temples, how callous we have grown.
When earth is but His footstool,
and Heaven is His throne.

We've voted in a government
that's rotting at the core,
Appointing Godless Judges;
who throw reason out the door,

Too soft to place a killer
in a well deserved tomb,
But brave enough to kill a baby
before he leaves the womb.

You think that God's not
angry, that our land's a moral slum?
How much longer will He wait
before His judgment comes?

How are we to face our God,
from Whom we cannot hide?
What then is left for us to do,
but stem this evil tide?

If we who are His children,
will humbly turn and pray;
Seek His holy face
and mend our evil way:

Then God will hear from Heaven;
and forgive us of our sins,
He'll heal our sickly land
and those who live within.

But, America the Beautiful,
If you don't - then you will see,
A sad but Holy God
withdraw His hand from Thee.

~~Judge Roy Moore~~



IN GOD WE TRUST!

Monday, October 17, 2011

hearts will be ready to receive it

"In the marvelous experience of Brigham Young in February of 1847,

when the Prophet Joseph appeared to him in a dream or vision,

Brigham pleaded to be united with the Prophet.

Brigham Young asked the Prophet if he had a message for the Brethren.

The Prophet said:

"Tell the people to be humble and faithful,

and to be sure to keep the spirit of the Lord and it will lead them right.

Be careful and not turn away the still small voice;

it will teach them what to do and where to go;

it will yield the fruits of the kingdom.

Tell the Brethren to keep their hearts open to conviction,

so that when the Holy Ghost comes to them,

their hearts will be ready to receive it.'

"The Prophet further directed Brigham Young as follows:

'They can tell the Spirit of the Lord from all other spirits;

it will whisper peace and joy to their souls; it will take malice, hatred,

strife and all evil from their hearts; and their whole desire will be to do good,

bring forth righteousness and build up the kingdom of God.'

"I testify that as we mature spiritually under the guidance of the Holy Ghost,

our sense of personal worth, of belonging, and of identity increases.

I further testify that I would rather have every person enjoy the Spirit of the Holy Ghost

than any other association, for they will be led by that Spirit to light

and truth and pure intelligence,

which can carry them back into the presence of God."

James E. Faust

Sunday, October 16, 2011

Just too cute!

Friday, October 14, 2011

"You Become What You Believe"

The desires we act on determine our changing,

our achieving and our becoming.

Dallin H. Oaks

taste the rainbow –

faith, divine nature, individual worth,

knowledge, choice & accountability, good works & integrity

In the book Daughters in My Kingdom, we read about Sister Hedwig Biereichel, a woman in Germany who suffered much sorrow and deprivation during World War II. Because of her love and charitable nature, and even in her own great need, she willingly shared her food with starving prisoners of war. Later, when asked how she was able to "keep a testimony during allthose trials," she replied in effect,

"I didn't keep a testimony through those times—the testimony kept me."

May the Sunlight of Faith ever warm your hearts.

Gordon B. Hinckley

"To those who humbly seek, there is no need to stumble or falter along the pathway leading to truth. It is well marked by our Heavenly Father. We must first have a desire to know for ourselves. We must study. We must pray. We must do the will of the Father. And then we will know the truth, and the truth will make us free."

Thomas S. Monson

"We cannot repent for someone else. But we can forgive someone else,

refusing to hold hostage those whom the Lord seeks to set free!"

Neal A. Maxwell

"There has come to you as your birthright

something beautiful and sacred and divine.

Never forget that.

Your Eternal Father is the great Master of the universe.

He rules over all,

but He also will listen to your prayers . . .

and hear you as you speak with Him.

He will answer your prayers.

He will not leave you alone."

President Gordon B. Hinckley

Remember How Merciful the Lord Hath Been

As you submit your will to God, you are giving Him the only thing you can actually give Him that is really yours to give. Don't wait too long to find the altar or to begin to place the gift of your wills upon it! No need to wait for a receipt; the Lord has His own special ways of acknowledging."

Neal A. Maxwell