Our Eyes Betray Us

Our eyes betray us
As they cannot hide
Thoughts and emotions
That circle inside

Thinking about a wonderful poem and the comments he offers to explain it. It is wonderful!
http://kevinkrogh.com/poetry.php?id=16 a poem in one of his novels: The Doll in McCallaway’s Store

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Reflect your moment
With a song
Let your lungs open
And be strong

God Will Make a Way

Always remember

God will make a way

For any endeavor

If you have the faith

If it is a righteous thing

That offers up light

Blessings He will bring

For growth and insight

God will make a way

In all things He is strong

Although we are weak

He will help us along

We can endure
If we have faith

His path is sure 
He is the Way

My Tongue was Bleeding

My tongue was bleeding
I bit it so hard
As you were speaking
I hid it, on guard

Your words, though true
Were quite unpleasant
What good would it do
To call you a pheasant?


Bite your tongue!

Fig. an expression said to someone who has just stated an unpleasant supposition that unfortunately maybe true. Mary: I'm afraid that we've missed the plane already. Jane: Bite your tongue! We still have time. Mary: Marry him? But you're older than he is! Sally: Bite your tongue!

See also: bite

McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

What Does the Bible Say About Taming Your Tongue?

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Love is a Force

Love is a force
Driven in service
Setting a course
Unto our purpose

Come What May

Come what may
In truth, we will love it!
All is okay
When we have the Lord's Spirit!

Don't Accept Hopelessness

Go to a mountain
And shout, "God is real!"
Be free of doubt and
Feel the Lord heal

Do not accept
Feeling low and lost
Rise up, wind swept
No matter what the cost

Faith is a verb
Requiring action
Seek out God's word
Through interaction

Choose faith over doubt, choose faith over fear, choose faith over the unknown and the unseen, and choose faith over pessimism.

Faith—the Choice is Yours

RICHARD C. EDGLEY

First Counselor in the Presiding Bishopric

Ensign, October 2010

Reprove with Sharpness

Reproves with sharpness,
Which is clarity.
Seek the good and harness
Hope and charity.

And...know in the end
The problem is the solution
For blessings oft descend
As you clear up a confusion

Reprove - Scriptures - The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

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D&C 84: 87, (D&C 84: 117) the Lord sends elders out to reprove the world. D&C 121: 43,reproving with sharpness when moved upon by Holy Ghost.

Life is Governed

Life is governed
By rules of law
Be one that's turned
To good, to God

Remember

Remember that part

That touched your heart?

May it always stay

And brighten your way

May you walk from this meeting

With new thoughts for greeting

Whispering peace to you

Of things which your should do

To edify

Teach and enlarge

To testify

That God is in charge

Patriarchal Blessing

Let it be a star
That is never far
Guiding you each day
Showing who you are

It will see you through
All you need to do
Through your darkest night
You will still know light

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Prayer is the Key

The Spirit of the Lord
Rested upon me
And warmly offered
Thoughts for opening...

Prayer is the key
To the scriptures
Therein to see
Heaven's treasures

Ending the Fight

Sitting face to face
With our noses pressed
We found the best place
To put our fight to rest

Hope Travels in the Heart

Pinholes Into Heaven, by Joni Hilton

Hope penetrates the heart
Through pinholes into Heaven
Brightening where we'd fall apart
If to despair we would cave in

Look up and find these rays
Offering love from on high
Be one who continually prays
And see beyond what does try

I love this title!

Look to God and Live

Moral disarray
Grows in the twilight of our day
Those who repent and pray
Will find a gloriously brighter way!

Reaffirm your faith
Reassert your hope
Remember more to pray
And seek for the Lord's help

Look to God and Live

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"In words of one syllable, we need to turn to God. We need to reaffirm our faith, and we need to reassert our hope. Where necessary we need to repent, and certainly we need to pray. It is the absence of spiritual fidelity that has led us to moral disarray in the twilight of the twentieth century."

—Jeffrey R. Holland, "Look to God and Live"
Topics: Faith, Hope, Repentance, Prayer

Upon the Cross

Upon the cross He hung for us
And suffered there in pain
In agony and loneliness
The Father's will to gain

Upon the cross He offered up
Prayers in our behalf
Unto the Father, as the Son
And Savior of all man

Upon the cross, He selflessly
Did all that was required
Showing goodwill ceaselessly
We should be so inspired!

Christ Overrules our Fears

Christ overrules our fears
Offering us His guidance
His timing is not ours
He assures at every instance

Christ Overrules Our Fears

"To not take counsel from our fears means that faith in the Lord Jesus Christ overrules our fears and that we can press forward with a steadfastness in Him. To not take counsel from our fears means that we trust in God's guidance, assurance, and timing in our lives."

—David A. Bednar, "Christ Overrules Our Fears"
Topics: Fear, Faith

Testimony of the Book of Mormon

Solace can be found,
As you read and pray,
In God's truths be bound
All will be okay

Fix your eyes and honor
Upon The Book of Mormon
With faith in Heavenly Father
Feel a sense of order

In this travail of life
Your heart and mind won't fail
If you hold on through strife
To this book preserved so well

The Task Ahead

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The task that lies ahead
Widens much with need
A humble prayer is said
And the Spirit does lead

Ultimately, we
Must submit our will
God's mighty power to see
His works to fulfill

A Christian

A Christian has faith
in the Lord Jesus Christ
And believes in grace
And in doing what's right

A Christian clothes
The naked and feeds
The hungry and knows
Those who've varied needs

The Upside

We have the promise
That Jesus will be with us;
His Spirit to guide
With healing to witness.

He sees the upside
Where there is hope.
Where there is hardship
He offers His help.

The Battle Plan- Get Back on Your Feet

Get back on your feet
The laborer imparts
There'll be no defeat
If we've fire in our hearts

Who has a solution?
Something to offer?
Any contribution,
For support or humor?

Any battle plan
Is more than goals
It is action and
The stirring of souls

One Stayed Behind

Among all the shepherds on the hill
With their nightly duties to fulfill
One stayed behind, to watch the sheep
As responsibilities never sleep

Angels had announced the Lord had come
Upon the earth the birth of God's own son
This shepherd pondered all then seen and heard
And prayerfully, he treasured every word

No One is Immune

No one is immune
From becoming infirm
Though weakness does loom
We can be steadfast and firm

We need not worry or fear
But serve with all our might
Seeking the Spirit near
And sharing of Christ's light

He left His footprints to follow
In the sands along the seashore
Preserving us with His matchless power
Teaching the meek He is the Savior

As recorded in the second chapter of the book of Mosiah, “I am like as yourselves, subject to all manner of infirmities in body and mind; yet I have been chosen … and consecrated by my father, … and have been kept and preserved by [the Lord’s] matchless power, to serve you with all the might, mind and strength which the Lord hath granted unto me” (Mosiah 2:11). Despite any health challenges that may come to us, despite any weakness in body or mind, we serve to the best of our ability. I assure you that the Church is in good hands. The system set up for the Council of theFirst Presidency and Quorum of the Twelve assures that it will always be in good hands and that, come what may, there is no need to worry or to fear. Our Savior, Jesus Christ, whom we follow, whom we worship, and whom we serve, is ever at the helm.

As we now go forward, may we follow His example. He left His footprints in the sands of the seashore, but He left His teaching principles in the hearts and in the lives of all whom He taught. He instructed His disciples, and to us He speaks the same words, “Follow thou me” (John 21:22). May we ever be found doing so.

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Look what's coming to town!

The Setting Sun

The wide western sky
Dusted the setting sun
And it not being shy
Touched each speck, one by one

Some became red
Others, a soft pink
Their colors spread
Then fled in a blink

Reality Check

Reality check...
The stupor of thought
Our paths to inspect,
Through faith, to be taught

Come What May

Come what may
We will love it
As we pray
We do naught but profit

Clouds may stay
And darkness come
Still we pray
For what we may become

May light's rays
Shine in our midst
Brightening days
As new faith we enlist

A Riddle

I followed a noisy duck one day

Who splashed at me as though in play

From the water’s deep, I never rose

Now, what am I, do you suppose?

I am but his shadowy reflection
Stillness is required for a close inspection
Though silent, I am a friend to have around
As from a path of light I am always found !

These Blooms By Rick Miller

These blooms will wilt and fade away
Their lovely fragrance will not stay
But do not fret and please don't sigh,
My love for you will never die.

My Heart

My heart, full, with love

Is warmly complete

With what heaven's made of

And smiles with each beat

If I Could Dream

If I could dream
The wish of my heart
Light would beam
Close by and impart

The love of God
Would come to my room
Brightening all
And my heart would bloom

Give, Said the Little Stream - Mormon Tabernacle Choir

Happily water fills and flows
Giving life where ever it goes
Bringing beauty where there is drought
That is us when we've good works about

Peculiar

To be but common

Is to be of the world

With pride the lawman

As sin is unfurled

To be singular, peculiar

Is to be especially unique

Set apart, spectacular

As God's selfless and meek

Peculiar

Synonyms 

1. eccentric, bizarre. See strange. 2. extraordinary, singular, exceptional. 5. individual, personal, particular,special, unique.

Antonyms 
2, 5. common.

Topical Guide: Peculiar People

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Ex. 19: 5	ye shall be a peculiar treasure unto me
Deut. 14: 2	Lord hath chosen thee to be a peculiar people unto himself

With the Peace of Christ

With the peace of Christ
All is easier
Filling us with Light
He helps us see what's pure

The Holy Ghost My Friend and Companion

With my thoughts in a quiet place
The Holy Ghost, my friend
Speaks to me in a still small voice
What I need most, in the end

Sometimes I hear warm words of comfort
Or I see something as through a urim and thummim
I confide to Him my dreams and secrets...
For He knows me inside and out as my companion

Due Diligence

The inquiry is initiated
The mind becomes prepared
The quest is then evaluated
As with the Lord it is shared

Gladys Knight - If I Could

If I could shelter you from pain
Then I would, but what would you gain?
Learn from me and take each your path
With this message: Love is where it's at!

Crosses to Bear

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Crosses are the things
Which wear us down
This heaviness brings
Us to the ground

Then, while on our knees
We feel the need to pray
And He who knows our needs
Does not take the cross away

But, what He does do
Is Help us to bear
To walk anew
And feel His kind care

Hold On to Your Values

Hold on to your values
Let them stick to you
That whatever the news
They teach you anew

What would you put as number 1?  How would you prioritize them?  How would you use each in a sentence?

1. 
   
2. Anticipation
3. Appreciation
4. Approachability
5. Approval
6. Assurance
7. Attentiveness
8. Attractiveness
9. Availability
10. Awareness
11. Awe
12. Balance
13. Beauty
14. Being the best
15. Belonging
16. Benevolence
17. Boldness
18. Bravery
19. Brilliance
20. Buoyancy
21. Calmness
22. Camaraderie
23. Candor
24. Capability
25. Care
26. Carefulness
27. Certainty
28. Challenge
29. Change
30. Charity
31. Chastity
32. Cheerfulness
33. Clarity
34. Cleanliness
35. Clear-mindedness
36. Closeness
37. Comfort
38. Commitment
39. Community
40. Compassion
41. Confidence
42. Connection
43. Contribution
44. Conviction
45. Country
46. Courage
47. Courtesy
48. Creativity
49. Curiosity
50. Decisiveness
51. Delight
52. Dependability
53. Depth
54. Desire
55. Determination
56. Devotion
57. Devoutness
58. Dignity
59. Diligence
60. Direction
61. Dreaming
62. Duty
63. Education
64. Empathy
65. Encouragement
66. Endurance
67. Energy
68. Enjoyment
69. Entertainment
70. Enthusiasm
71. Excellence
72. Expediency
73. Experience
74. Faith
75. Family
76. Fearlessness
77. Fidelity
78. Firmness
79. Fitness
80. Flow
81. Fluency
82. Focus
83. Fortitude
84. Frankness
85. Freedom
86. Friendliness
87. Friendship
88. Fun
89. Generosity
90. Gentility
91. Giving
92. Grace
93. Gratitude
94. Gregariousness
95. Growth
96. Guidance
97. Happiness
98. Harmony
99. Health
100. Heart
101. Helpfulness
102. Holiness
103. Honesty
104. Honor
105. Hopefulness
106. Hospitality
107. Humility
108. Imagination
109. Impact
110. Impartiality
111. Independence
112. Individuality
113. Industry
114. Influence
115. Ingenuity
116. Inspiration
117. Integrity
118. Intellect
119. Intelligence
120. Intimacy
121. Introspection
122. Involvement
123. Joy
124. Justice
125. Kindness
126. Knowledge
127. Leadership
128. Learning
129. Liberty
130. Love
131. Loyalty
132. Making a difference
133. Marriage
134. Mastery
135. Maturity
136. Meaning
137. Meekness
138. Modesty
139. Obedience
140. Openness
141. Optimism
142. Order
143. Organization
144. Patience
145. Passion
146. Peace
147. Perseverance
148. Persistence
149. Preparedness
150. Purity
151. Recognition
152. Recreation
153. Refinement
154. Reflection
155. Relief
156. Religiousness
157. Reputation
158. Resilience
159. Resolution
160. Resolve
161. Resourcefulness
162. Respect
163. Responsibility
164. Rest
165. Restraint
166. Reverence
167. Sacredness
168. Sacrifice
169. Saintliness
170. Self-control
171. Selflessness
172. Self-reliance
173. Self-respect
174. Sensitivity
175. Service
176. Sharing
177. Simplicity
178. Sincerity
179. Soundness
180. Spirituality
181. Steadfastness
182. Support
183. Sympathy
184. Teaching
185. Temperance
186. Thankfulness
187. Thoughtfulness
188. Trust
189. Trustworthiness
190. Truth
191. Understanding
192. Unflappability
193. Uniqueness
194. Unity
195. Usefulness
196. Valor
197. Vigor
198. Virtue
199. Vision
200. Vitality
201. Volunteering
202. Warmheartedness
203. Warmth
204. Watchfulness
205. Wholesomeness
206. Willingness
207. Wisdom
208. Wonder
209. Worthiness
210. see http://mormon.org/values
211. This list was taken from a list of more than 400 values at: http://www.stevepavlina.com/articles/list-of-values.htm

Cross Yourself

Cross yourself in all things.
Do not take the path
Where a sinful thought brings
Darkness where you're at.

Cross your fingers that you not point,
Your eyes that you not lust
Cross yourself at every joint!
Focus on Christ and trust

Contradict every dark thought
Which takes you down that path
Where, of truth, you know not
Seek light where ever you are at

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Though life halts its blush

Your love stays strong

And inspires us

To carry on

Put His Word in Your Heart

Put His word in your heart
And invite it to stay
To continually impart
And teach the golden way
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Knock and the Scriptures will Open

Ask in prayer and you will be given

What you seek to know

Knock and God's word will open

To where you'll learn and grow

7 ¶^aAsk, and it shall be ^bgiven you; ^cseek, and ye shall find; ^dknock, and it shall be opened unto you:

 8 For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that ^aseekethfindeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.