Saturday, November 30, 2013

So it Is

So it is that time passes
From bitter lessons that impart
Healing comes from trespasses
As the worst of feelings depart

When hearing "I'm sorry!"
Is simply not enough
Stay the path of harming
Look forward and look up

For, for every sin and distress
Christ was raised before God and man
Torn and worn in nakedness
He forgave. He the great I AM

The Timing of the Lord

killing jesus bill o reilly

Thankfully King Herod
Was the last one to hear
That the new born babe,
Long promised of, lay near

At day eight He was circumcised
In the way of the Jews
At day forty He was recognized
And Herod heard not the news

It was when the wise men
Came bearing gifts for this king
That he learned what grieved him
For naught for him did they bring

King Herod was just hours late
When he killed children on that day
Warned in a dream, they did not wait
The holy family'd left right away

The timing of the Lord
Teaches faith and uplifts
The escape, they could afford
Due to the wise men's gifts

Prayer is the Promised Source of Help


Prayer is the promised source of help,

When you want to improve your life.

Self control comes and emotional health,

As you confront stress with God's light.




Then, not depleted in a state of alarm,

Those outbursts and binges become less.

You are saved from doing yourself more harm,

For prayer does both enrich and bless.






Moment of reflection: People turn to prayer 'as a coping response to the high demands in life' and are rewarded with increased strength and ability to resist temptation, researchers said

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2515637/Does-prayer-help-resist-temptation-Talking-God-boosts-self-control-emotional-stability-claims-study.html#ixzz2m96sCQPS
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Friday, November 29, 2013

Confirming Truth

No one should have the burden
Of knowing everything
Let truth speak to your bosom
Then, see what prayer will bring

Hospital for Sinners

The church is true
Despite all of its members
Here is the truth:
It's a hospital for sinners

  1. Quote by Abigail Van Buren: The church is a hospital for ...

    www.goodreads.com/...the-church-is-a-hospital-for-sinners-not-a-museum
    Abigail Van Buren — ‘The church is a hospital for sinners, not a museum for saints.’

For Help




We put our limitations first
Knowing ourselves and our worst
We acknowledge that we are weak
And in prayer, for help, we seek
Then our burdens are made light
We are reminded of our best
And we no longer feel to fight
As it is through love we are blessed

A Glimmer of Hope

A glimmer of hope
Almost raised me from the dead
So buried, alone...
Till, to the Lord, I was led!


Keep Your Ears Open

Keep your ears open
And your mouth shut
You just might know, then
Trouble's next stunt

Be Bold

Be bold
Say what you believe
Don't fold
Speak up, let light lead

Just state
"This is truth. I know!"
Don't wait
You have faith to show

Stay on the Lord's Side

Stay on the Lord's side
You will win every time
For then, you've insight
To see through what does try

Regroup

Regroup, reset,
Re-energize
That peace be set
Before your eyes

  1. For Peace at Home by Elder Richard G. Scott | Conference Talks!


  2. Many voices from the world in which we live tell us we should live at a frantic pace. There is always more to do and more to accomplish. Yet deep inside each of us is a need to have a place of refuge where peace and serenity prevail, a place where we can reset, regroup, and reenergize to prepare for future pressures.”

Live in His Light

Do as the Savior would
Live in His light
Christ centered, see the good
Through Him made bright

A Church Still Stood

The warning scared
The scope, the breadth
No one was spared
From looking at death

Those who could, ran
For the hills, high
"Grab what you can!"
No one asked why

The water came
Then it rose more
Buildings were claimed
As the waves tore

There was no choice
To swim or sink
Each made no noise
Too numb to think

Hands were held up
In the swift swell
What floats will help
Each to himself

Then, the course stayed
Soon they could stand!
These were the saved
In a wet land

Now to survive...
What did they need?
Help would arrive
First, who did bleed?

A church still stood
They could get dry
They'd gratitude
They did not die

Some sang the hymns
While others prayed
Faith did not dim
And here they stayed

They would rebuild
On higher ground
Hope in them filled
They had been found












Be Rich in Contentment

Be grateful. Be rich
In contentment
Recognize that which
From God is sent

Offer up one tenth
Of all that you gain
Giving thanks often
For what you obtain

The Windows of Heaven
"A subtle but significant blessing we receive is the spiritual gift of gratitude that enables our appreciation for what we have to constrain desires for what we want. A grateful person is rich in contentment. An ungrateful person suffers in the poverty of endless discontentment."
—David A. Bednar, "The Windows of Heaven"
Topics: Gratitude

Comfort Quilt

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Oh what comfort
One quilt can give
Soft warmth offers
New hope to live

From loving hands
To the destitute
From those who can
Comes comfort's rescue


Jesus Cleanses the Temple



This is meekness-
To do the Father's will
Without 'meanness'
His message to instill
The call to repentance
The pricking of the heart
To right one's own conscience
A change of course to start

The Happy Home

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I live in a happy home
Where God's Spirit dwells
Where each one is filled with hope
And gratitude swells

Sister Esplin said some children don’t have the “ideal family” with a father and a mother living together, but “when we live the gospel in whatever circumstance we may be in, we can be happy.” 
As long as families live the principles found in the proclamation on the family things will work out, she said. “There is always hope.”

Leaders Say 2014 Primary Theme Teaches "Families Are Forever"

  By Sarah Jane Weaver, Church News assistant editor
  • 27 NOVEMBER 2013

Tuesday, November 26, 2013

Selfless Grace


A man born of a "sinful curse"
Was well rejected from the start
Blind...his parents were thought much worse
But the Lord knew of their good hearts

One day He walked near the sightless man
And put clay to what was useless there
He showed the blind man his value and
The cleansing water reflected his pure care

For... the first thing that he gazed upon
Was his own happy shimmering face
The miracle attracted quite a throng
This because of Christ's selfless grace


Sunday, November 24, 2013

Grateful Trust

A prayerful life
Is our key to light
Which brightens us
With grateful trust

Eternal Pleasure

Selfishness- the cause of sin
Is but the smaller picture
Be thankful, and live to serve
This brings eternal pleasure

SAVIOR OF THE WORLD, California Citrus Heights Stake


Make your home beautiful
Like a cloth carefully sewn
From all sides let it be full
Of faithfulness you've shown

Let naught a flaw be hidden
But corrected, to restitch
Doing as the Lord biddeth
That your life be full and rich

In Agony He Fulfilled His Mission

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In agony He knelt and wept
For God's commandments that weren't kept
Man's careless sins both large and small
Our precious Lord redeemed them all

His loving sacrifice divine
Absolved men's sin- yes, yours and mine
The earth received each drop He spilled
His sacred mission was fulfilled

Pondering the sacrament meeting and He Died the Great Redeemer Died
I started writing and Rick finished it.  ( I only wrote one line about the earth...)
It was a beautiful and bonding experience!

Friday, November 22, 2013

Flying with Love

My mom shared such an inspiring story of the family flying a kite for Betty who was dying of cancer.  I thought I would share my thoughts.  God bless.

The kite went high and danced about. 
It brought her joy to see them out. 
She knew they flew it just for her. 
A tender moment to offer. 
It lifted her spirit to see it soar. 
To wonder on life and look up once more.  
The sky was full of light, the breeze- fresh air.  
And the tender mercy of God was there! 

National Day of Prayer to Strengthen the Fight Against Pornography

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In the fight against pornography
For inspiration, we pray
To help both those who are struggling
And those who are suffering this day

Tuesday, November 19, 2013

Every Man May Improve


Every man may improve
Talents given to share
Even an hundred fold, proof
God's unseen hand is there

"And all this for the benefit of the church of the living God, that every man may improve upon his talent, that every man may gain other talents, yea, even an hundred fold, to be cast into the Lord’s storehouse, to become the common property of the whole church—Every man seeking the interest of his neighbor, and doing all things with an eye single to the glory of God."

Monday, November 18, 2013

The Closer You Look the Less You See

The closer  you are
The less you will see
A call takes you far...
You miss FAMILY!

Call Faith Near

Do not fear
Persevere
Faith is light
Call it near

Struggling to Know What to DO

Ofttimes while struggling
To know what to do
I fast and start seeking
The scriptures anew

I leave a page open
And wonder what I've found
Then, I find quite often
New thoughts linger around

Impressions

There are times when I ask
"What would God have me know?"
And though much time may pass
Impressions build and grow

A Sense of Humor

A sense of humor
Is an escape valve
From the most bitter
Feelings you may have


Saturday, November 16, 2013

Gift to the Savior


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Starting today, I will pray
And reach out to just 'one'
To share the Lord's love this way-
As my gift to the Son

Put Your Trust in the Lord
"We are simply asking all members to pray, knowing that if every member, young and old, will reach out to just 'one' between now and Christmas, millions will feel the love of the Lord Jesus Christ. And what a wonderful gift to the Savior."
—M. Russell Ballard, "Put Your Trust in the Lord"
Topics: work of salvation

Thursday, November 14, 2013

See Others as They May Become - Thomas S. Monson - October 2012 General ...




There is nothing in this world
That can bring more happiness
And comfort than to know God's word
Has born a special witness
Labor long that it may stay
Ever strong and deep within
Think of others in this way
And share what you've been given
There is absolutely nothing in this world that will provide more comfort and happiness than a testimony of the truth. Although to varying degrees, I believe every man or young man here tonight has a testimony. If you feel that you do not yet have the depth of testimony you would wish, I admonish you to work to achieve such a testimony. If it is strong and deep, labor to keep it that way. How blessed we are to have a knowledge of the truth.

We have the responsibility to look at our friends, our associates, our neighbors this way. Again, we have the responsibility to see individuals not as they are but rather as they can become. I would plead with you to think of them in this way.

Brethren, the Lord told us something about the importance of this priesthood that we hold. He told us that we receive it with an oath and a covenant. He gave unto us the instruction that we must be faithful and true in all that we receive, and that we have the responsibility to keep this covenant even unto the end. And then all that the Father has shall be given unto us.

Her Smile Lives on Still

Struggling to overcome 
She slipped beyond the veil
Her loss has been profound
But her smile lives on still


Brothers and sisters, six months ago as we met together in our general conference, my sweet wife, Frances, lay in the hospital, having suffered a devastating fall just a few days earlier. In May, after weeks of valiantly struggling to overcome her injuries, she slipped into eternity. Her loss has been profound. She and I were married in the Salt Lake Temple on October 7, 1948. Tomorrow would have been our 65th wedding anniversary. She was the love of my life, my trusted confidant, and my closest friend. To say that I miss her does not begin to convey the depth of my feelings.

“I Will Not Fail Thee, nor Forsake Thee”

  October 2013 

Tuesday, November 12, 2013

The Abolitionists

The abolitionists
Are fully aware
Child trafficking exists
Almost everywhere

Monsters conspire new ways to take
Innocence... at any cost
The young are used in films they make
But, soon they will get caught!

Children, we did not know...
Nor did we hear you pray
But, now we do and so
We'll fund your rescue today

America, the Dream Goes On - Mormon Tabernacle Choir



God bless America 
as the land of the free.  
We need a miracle 
to keep our liberty.

Great finale with the eagle!  I have never heard this song. Love it! Having had our parks closed for a time makes me appreciate them all the more.
Maybe this song can stir patriotism. Please share it with a friend.  

Monday, November 11, 2013

Tito

After ten years in jail
For but his belief
When his faith almost failed
Hope came of release

A Christian cellmate...
A name that he knew...
Friends... it is not too late!
His ill health helped, too!

Fifteen years in all
Till he was set free
This was a miracle
The church his family...

He started a new life
To live without fear
Sustained in Christ's light
And was full of good cheer

He learned patience in trial
Hope's influence is great
Receiving help all the while
Yes! Great things await

Then, was it by chance?
That a cousin found him
A changed circumstance
His father's days grew thin

Could he come say goodbye?
His father now sought truth
For Christianity, a sign
Tito's coming was his proof!

The father who once had claimed
His son was dead in his home
Was no longer ashamed
But sought to know his son's hope!


  1. LDS Living - My Name Used to Be Muhammad: One Man's …

    ldsliving.com/story/73825-my-name-used-to-be-muhammad-one-mans...
    But The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints teaches that these things ... I chose Tito, the Italian ... Mohammed was guided and wrote things so …12375
  2. He changed his name to Tito (Italian version for Titus)-Titus was an early Christian leader, a companion of Paul the Apostle, mentioned in several of the Pauline epistles. He is believed to be a gentile converted by Paul to Christianity and, according to tradition, was consecrated by him as Bishop of the Island of Crete. Titus brought a fundraising letter from Paul to Corinth, to collect for the poor in Jerusalem. Later, on Crete, Titus appointed presbyters in every city and remained there into his old age, dying in the city of Candia (modern Heraklion).[1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Titus_(biblical)

A Coyote Around the Corner

In the front of my house
With my aged dog at my side
Deaf, she did not arouse
To the coyote quick to hide

Knowing that my nearly blind, deaf dog won't run off in her graying years, I let her roam (she loves to smell and leave her scent) when I get the mail. I guess this is a lesson on always using a leash with your dog. The coyote barked low around the corner. Sara was oblivious. She notices when I slap my leg and knows I am calling her. We went inside.

Can a person also be deaf and blind to danger? Who is there to warn us? What signals will we know to recognize?


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_VzejqXYYCk&feature=youtube_gdata_player

For Mankind's Destiny

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For mankind's destiny-
All marriages between 
A man and a woman,
Are central to God’s plan 
Having all come from Heaven
This grand foundational doctrine
Populates the world with love
For children come from above
This makes sacred the word marriage
Holy, for the home to cherish

http://www.mormonnewsroom.org/article/church-responds-to-inquiries-on-enda--same-sex-marriage
Mormon Family — The concept of a united family that lives and progresses forever is at the core of Latter-day Saint doctrine. Within families led by a father and a mother, children develop virtues such as love, trust, loyalty, cooperation and service.http://www.mormonnewsroom.org/blog/mormon-images-available-for-use
Mormon Temple Marriage — Members of the Church believe that marriages performed in temples are "sealed," or blessed to last for eternity. The concept that the family unit can continue beyond the grave as a conscious, loving entity, with the marriage partnership and parent-child relationships intact, is a core belief of members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.http://www.mormonnewsroom.org/blog/mormon-images-available-for-use

Sunday, November 10, 2013

Love is Possible

It is possible to do everything 
Out of Christ-like love, that is pure
To find joy in others is exciting!
From what ails us, this is the cure

Truly love can uplift
Till the soul is carried away
We are spiritually fit
When love lights each step of the day
Is it possible to study because we love the Lord and His children? Is it possible to be motivated by love when we take a test, read a chapter in a textbook, complete an assignment, or answer a question in class? Is it possible to love someone who has wronged us? Can love be our only motive?“Now, when I think of the success of these my brethren my soul is carried away, even to the separation of it from the body, as it were, so great is my joy” (Alma 29:16).
When others’ needs start to matter more than our own, and when others’ successes are more exciting to us than our own, we are beginning to experience the kind of love that our Father in Heaven and our Savior have for us. It is a love without dimension. It has no boundaries, no limitations. It is pure. It is infinite. It is eternal. Oh, how I want to have more of this kind of love for others.
March 08, 2011
BYU Devotional
What If Love Were
Our Only Motive?


Russell T. Osguthorpe

The Earth Seeks a Cleansing Breath

The whole of humanity suffers
When evil and darkness reigns
It veils us from what God offers
And the Earth demonstrates her pains

Demonstrations, floods, famines,
Pestilence, tempests, death,
Fires, and upheavals happen
As the Earth seeks a cleansing breath

The Light of Christ is life
For the Earth and all therein
Naught can live without light
As we all come from Heaven

Pondering Visions of Glory



A Thanksgiving Toast

A Pioneer Thanksgiving: A Story of Harvest Celebrations in 1841

Home cooking...the family
Warmly gathers close
Giving thanks happily
In prayer, and then the toast:

"For all the years we've known,
For all our kin before,
For the many ways we've grown,
We give thanks to the Lord!"

What better book to turn our hearts to years passed and the many blessings we've enjoyed for generations? God Bless. This book shares games, recipes and crafts from our ancestors of the past.

Wednesday, November 6, 2013

I Will Give Myself to Him

http://www.youtube.com/v/MU8mKZqfAWs?version=3&autohide=1&showinfo=1&autoplay=1&attribution_tag=xteimWQ7G_okilanHJX5gw&autohide=1&feature=sharehttps://www.lds.org/broadcasts/watch/ces-devotionals/2013/11?lang=eng&vid=No matter how high your hopes are
The Lord's plans for you are higher
Believe. You are meant to go far
May His will be your desire

I have always wondered what the song of redeeming love will be.  Here are a few of the things that Elder

Russell T. Osguthorpe had to say:

The song of redeeming love
strengthens us continually in His mercy and infinite love
is rejoicing in the atonement of Jesus Christ and of surrendering to God's will
is a song of feelings that can play in our hearts over and over again- (without notes or lyrics)
is the expression of gratitude that is constantly changing
is the acknowledgement of blessings and divine protection from what would pull us down

when will we sing it?
when we need to do something difficult
when we allow truth to find us
when we need to enlarge our soul
when we feel forgiven
when we feel His love



"When we feel strength to do something difficult, we will sing the song [of redeeming love] in our heart. … Each time we sing it, we will be giving our will to him, the only gift we have to give him. He will not only accept this gift. He will expand it and deepen it. He will cause us to feel more capable. He will increase our capacity to love and be loved. He will lead us out of darkness into light. He will heal and help us in ways that will permit us to forgive and be forgiven."http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865589811/I-will-give-myself-to-him-says-Russell-T-Osguthorpe-during-CES-devotional.html?pg=all'I will give myself to him,' says Russell T. Osguthorpe during CES devotional
“Our will is the collective force of our desires or motives,” he said. “Our will underlies all of our actions. So how do we go about strengthening our will? How can we give our will to the Lord?" It is through knowing what the Lord desires an individual to do and then acting on that knowledge that they are able to strengthen their will, said Brother Osguthorpe. “Sometimes actions matter more than words.”

Providing

Provide for yourself and family
As a duty and an honor
With self-respect reach out  happily
In the work of Heavenly Father

Opportunities to Do Good
"All people are happier and feel more self-respect when they can provide for themselves and their family and then reach out to take care of others."
—Henry B. Eyring, "Opportunities to Do Good"
Topics: spiritual self-reliance

Tuesday, November 5, 2013

Suffer the Little Children to Come unto Me



Receive children
Into your heart
They're of Heaven
Love will impart

  1. Matthew 19:14 - The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints

    www.lds.org/scriptures/nt/matt/19.14?lang=eng
    14 But Jesus said, a Suffer little b children, and forbid them not, to come unto me: for of such is the kingdom of heaven.

    Bible video

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Be strong in heart.
Faith builds upon hope.
Love will impart
Miracles for home




Sunday, November 3, 2013

Paint a Picture in Your Mind

Paint a picture in your mind
Of Christ's ultimate embrace
Forgiveness and love to find
As His scars you then, do trace

Paint this picture in rich color
With His blood, in crimson red
Paint, too, glory and honor
For how perfectly He led.

The Canvas

Painting and writing on my life's canvas
I pointed them to the Lord, my new compass
I added up quickly all the sins I had done
And sought to learn from them one by one

The Lord took the painting and placed it in the light
He erased sin's and  pains and pointed me aright
He made me new and wonderful, my life in His embrace
I saw a series of blessings, that brought me before His face. 








If- The Cycle of Light and Love

If  you want to talk to God
Pray with all your might
If you wish to hear from Him
Read His words of light

If you find yourself in need
Be His hands and serve
Humbly follow Him, in deed
Listen and discern

Have faith, all the while
In this cycle of light and love
Our upwards spiral
Towards Heavenly Father above

This is a cycle
to talk-pray
to hear-read
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The Captain of the Soul- Invictus/ The Soul's Captain by Elder Orson F. Whitney

Invictus by William E. Henley
Out of the night that covers me,
Black as the Pit from pole to pole,
I thank whatever gods may be
For my unconquerable soul.
In the fell clutch of circumstance,
I have not winced nor cried aloud.
Under the bludgeonings of chance
My head is bloody, but unbowed.
Beyond this place of wrath and tears
Looms but the Horror of the shade,
And yet the menace of the years
Finds, and shall find, me unafraid.
It matters not how strait the gate,
How charged with punishments the scroll,
I am the master of my fate:
I am the captain of my soul.

The Soul's Captain [The Answer]
by Elder Orson F. Whitney
of the Quorum of the Twelve
Art thou in truth? Then what of him
Who bought thee with his blood?
Who plunged into devouring seas
And snatched thee from the flood?
Who bore for all our fallen race
What none but him could bear.
The God who died that man might live,
And endless glory share?
Of what avail thy vaunted strength,
Apart from his vast might?
Pray that his Light may pierce the gloom,
That thou mayest see aright.
Men are as bubbles on the wave,
As leaves upon the tree.
Thou, captain of thy soul, forsooth
Who gave that place to thee?
Free will is thine — free agency
To wield for right or wrong;
But thou must answer unto him
To whom all souls belong.
Bend to the dust that head "unbowed,"
Small part of Life's great whole!
And see in him, and him alone,
The Captain of thy soul

He's Been There Before

He's Been There Before by Elder Troy Whittle
The alarm bell rings at 6:30, I stumble to my feet
I grab my companions bedding and pull off his sheets
A groan fills the room, is it already time to arise?
It seems like just a second ago I was able to shut my eyes

The morning activities follow- study, prayer and such
When it's time to leave the apartment, you feel you haven't accomplished much
"We have a super day planned," My comp. says with a grin
I lowly utter a faithless breath, "Yeah, if anyone lets us in."

With the word of God and my faithful Schwinn, we ride off in the street prepared to
Face another day of humidity and heat
It's 9:30 in the evening, the day is almost through
My champion and I are riding home not accomplishing what we thought to do

We ride up to the mailbox, hoping to receive a lot
Only to look inside and hear my echo reverberate "air Box"
We go up to our apartment, the day is now complete
The only thing to show for our work is a case of blistery feet

It's past 10:30 p.m. My companion is fast asleep,
Silence engulfs me all about and I begin to weep
In the midst of sadness, I kneel down to pray
I need to talk to father, but I'm not sure what to say

"Oh, Father" I begin, "What happened to us today?
I thought we'd teach somebody, but everyone was away
My hands, my aching hands- worn, hurt and beat;
If our area was any smaller, we'd have knocked every street"

"Why on missions are the days so much alike?
The only difference about today was the flat tire on my bike
Will you send some cooler weather? The heat is killing me
I sweat so bad, it gets in my eyes, it's very hard to see"

"Why do I have to wear a helmet, isn't your protection enough?
People always laugh at me, and call me stupid stuff
Please send us investigators so I may give them what they lack
I want to give them Books of Mormon, the weight of them hurts my back"

"And what about my family: They don't have much to say
I'm sick of not hearing from home day after day after day
Oh Father, Why am I here am I just wasting time?
Sometimes I just want to go home, I'm sorry but that's on my mind"

"My companion, Heavenly Father, what are you giving me?
"The way he rides his bicycle, I don't think he can see
Now you have it, I can't go on, I don't know what to do
That, my Father in Heaven, is the prayer I have for you"

My prayer now finished, I stand up, then jump right into bed
I need my rest for tomorrow, we have another long day ahead
Sleep start to overtake me, I seem to drift away
Then it seems a vision takes me to another time in another day

I'm standing alone on the hill. The view is very nice
A man walks to wards me and says, "My name is Jesus Christ"
Tears of joy well up inside, I fall down to His feet
"Arise," He states, "Follow me to the shade. You and I need to speak"

My attention's towards my Savior, total and complete
He says, "Your mission is similar of what happened to me
I understand how you feel, I know what you're going through
In fact, it would be fair to say I've felt the same as you"

"I even know how you felt when no one listened to you
At times I felt not quite sure what else I could do
I know you don't like to ride a bicycle, for you a car would be sweet
Just remember the donkey I rode wasn't equipped with 21 speeds"

"I understand you don't like sweating, in fact it's something you hate
I remember when I sweat blood from ev’ry pore, oh the agony was great!
I see you don't like your companion- you'd rather have someone else-
I once had a companion named Judas who sold my life for wealth"

"It's hard to wear a helmet and have people make fun of you
I remember when they put thorns on my head and called me King of the Jews
So you feel burdened down by the weight of your pack
I recall how heavy the cross was when they slammed it on my back"


"Your hands hurt from tracting and knocking on doors all day
I guess when they pounded nails into mine, I ached in a similar way
It's hard not to hear from home when your family's not there to see
I lost communication on the cross and cried, "Father, why hast Thou forsaken me?"

"We have a lot in common, but there's a difference between us you see
I endured to the end and finished my mission, so follow and do like me"
He embraced me with His arms and His light filled me with His love
With tears in my eyes I watched as He went back to the Father above

I stood with awe and wonder when a beep rang in my head
I listened and heard the alarm, then realized I was in my bed
My companion let out a groan, "6:30 already, no way!"
I sat up and said, "Come on, I'll even carry your scriptures today!"

No matter what we go through, when we feel we can't take more
Just stop and think about Jesus Christ, He's been there before
By Elder Troy Whittle
Texas Houston Mission

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints

These poems are my own thoughts and impressions as I study the gospel of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter- Day Saints

I encourage you to read from the Book of Mormon and the standard works, and listen to modern day prophets, also, that your mind and heart might be touched.

Kelly Miller

153 Countries Visited! June 2015


Global Statistics
Visits from 153 countries registered.
No.CountryDate of Last VisitPercent & Number of Visits ↓
1
United States
June 15, 2015
82.86%25,281
2
United Kingdom
June 14, 2015
2.61%795
3
Canada
June 13, 2015
2.42%737
4
Australia
June 13, 2015
1.81%551
5
Philippines
June 14, 2015
1.35%412
6
New Zealand
June 14, 2015
0.99%303
7
India
June 14, 2015
0.79%241
8
Brazil
June 14, 2015
0.58%176
9
Germany
May 15, 2015
0.49%151
10
Mexico
June 3, 2015
0.40%121
11
South Africa
June 8, 2015
0.34%105
12
Russian Federation
Apr 20, 2015
0.26%80
13
France
June 3, 2015
0.21%64
14
Malaysia
June 5, 2015
0.14%44
15
Czech Republic
Apr 17, 2015
0.14%42
16
Pakistan
Mar 21, 2015
0.13%41
17
Spain
Apr 28, 2015
0.13%41
18
Italy
June 8, 2015
0.13%39
19
Netherlands
May 28, 2015
0.12%38
20
Europe
June 11, 2015
0.11%35
21
Indonesia
May 18, 2015
0.11%35
22
Cote D'Ivoire
May 17, 2015
0.11%35
23
Japan
Apr 17, 2015
0.11%33
24
Singapore
May 28, 2015
0.11%33
25
United Arab Emirates
Apr 25, 2015
0.10%32
26
Argentina
Apr 27, 2015
0.10%31
27
Korea, Republic of
Feb 1, 2015
0.10%31
28
-
May 10, 2015
0.10%31
29
Thailand
Apr 5, 2015
0.10%30
30
Ireland
May 19, 2015
0.10%29
31
Jamaica
June 1, 2015
0.09%28
32
Turkey
June 14, 2015
0.09%28
33
Trinidad and Tobago
May 18, 2015
0.09%26
34
Sweden
May 8, 2015
0.09%26
35
Guatemala
May 5, 2015
0.08%24
36
Denmark
May 10, 2015
0.08%23
37
Saudi Arabia
May 1, 2015
0.07%20
38
Nigeria
Apr 4, 2015
0.07%20
39
Hong Kong
Apr 18, 2015
0.07%20
40
Colombia
May 29, 2015
0.07%20
41
Chile
Mar 23, 2015
0.06%19
42
Finland
Mar 25, 2015
0.06%19
43
Taiwan
Mar 28, 2015
0.06%18
44
Romania
May 17, 2015
0.06%18
45
Fiji
Feb 27, 2015
0.06%17
46
Ghana
May 8, 2015
0.06%17
47
Belgium
May 30, 2015
0.05%16
48
Switzerland
Apr 12, 2015
0.05%16
49
Poland
Apr 6, 2015
0.05%15
50
American Samoa
Apr 10, 2015
0.05%14
51
Ecuador
Feb 23, 2015
0.05%14
52
Serbia
Mar 10, 2015
0.05%14
53
Austria
Apr 8, 2015
0.04%13
54
Senegal
Nov 24, 2014
0.04%13
55
Norway
June 1, 2015
0.04%13
56
Uruguay
Aug 18, 2014
0.04%12
57
Peru
Apr 13, 2015
0.04%12
58
Portugal
Apr 6, 2015
0.04%12
59
Kenya
Oct 29, 2014
0.04%12
60
Tonga
Dec 9, 2014
0.04%11
61
Dominican Republic
Mar 12, 2015
0.04%11
62
Hungary
Feb 16, 2015
0.03%10
63
Guyana
Apr 28, 2015
0.03%10
64
Bangladesh
Jan 19, 2015
0.03%9
65
Algeria
Feb 5, 2015
0.03%9
66
Kuwait
Mar 30, 2015
0.03%9
67
Egypt
Apr 4, 2015
0.03%9
68
Belize
May 8, 2015
0.03%9
69
Costa Rica
Feb 4, 2015
0.03%8
70
Bahamas
Jan 9, 2015
0.03%8
71
Israel
Feb 27, 2015
0.03%8
72
Ukraine
Jan 24, 2015
0.03%8
73
Asia/Pacific Region
June 9, 2015
0.03%8
74
Honduras
Feb 6, 2015
0.02%7
75
Cyprus
Mar 21, 2015
0.02%7
76
Guam
Apr 10, 2015
0.02%7
77
Greece
June 2, 2015
0.02%7
78
China
Dec 16, 2014
0.02%7
79
Panama
Apr 7, 2015
0.02%6
80
Morocco
Mar 3, 2015
0.02%6
81
Sri Lanka
Sept 28, 2014
0.02%6
82
Iraq
Feb 25, 2015
0.02%6
83
Togo
June 6, 2015
0.02%6
84
Botswana
May 7, 2015
0.02%6
85
El Salvador
Apr 23, 2015
0.02%5
86
Vietnam
Oct 30, 2014
0.02%5
87
Cook Islands
June 3, 2015
0.02%5
88
Bulgaria
Oct 27, 2014
0.02%5
89
Lithuania
June 23, 2014
0.02%5
90
Slovakia
Jan 19, 2015
0.02%5
91
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Mar 23, 2015
0.02%5
92
French Polynesia
Nov 23, 2014
0.02%5
93
Bahrain
Nov 11, 2014
0.02%5
94
Slovenia
Jan 16, 2015
0.02%5
95
Grenada
Mar 10, 2015
0.02%5
96
Qatar
Jan 15, 2015
0.02%5
97
Saint Lucia
May 8, 2015
0.02%5
98
Puerto Rico
Feb 27, 2015
0.01%4
99
Tunisia
Jan 23, 2015
0.01%4
100
Malta
Mar 22, 2015
0.01%4
101
Croatia
Jan 20, 2015
0.01%4
102
New Caledonia
Jan 13, 2015
0.01%4
103
Barbados
Apr 29, 2014
0.01%4
104
Azerbaijan
Jan 14, 2015
0.01%4
105
Moldova, Republic of
Nov 29, 2014
0.01%3
106
Lebanon
Feb 11, 2014
0.01%3
107
Zimbabwe
July 23, 2014
0.01%3
108
Benin
Feb 19, 2015
0.01%3
109
Antigua and Barbuda
Aug 1, 2014
0.01%3
110
Isle of Man
Dec 20, 2014
0.01%3
111
Bhutan
June 8, 2015
0.01%3
112
Venezuela
May 14, 2014
0.01%3
113
Georgia
Mar 3, 2015
0.01%2
114
Namibia
Oct 22, 2014
0.01%2
115
Armenia
Jan 12, 2015
0.01%2
116
Virgin Islands, U.S.
June 20, 2014
0.01%2
117
Jordan
May 19, 2015
0.01%2
118
Mozambique
June 23, 2014
0.01%2
119
Uganda
Aug 4, 2014
0.01%2
120
Marshall Islands
Jan 28, 2015
0.01%2
121
Mauritius
Feb 20, 2015
0.01%2
122
Oman
May 12, 2014
0.01%2
123
Curacao
Apr 29, 2015
0.01%2
124
Sierra Leone
Apr 26, 2015
0.01%2
125
Samoa
Nov 1, 2013
0.01%2
126
Saint Kitts and Nevis
June 30, 2013
0.01%2
127
Macau
July 18, 2014
0.01%2
128
Albania
Aug 17, 2014
0.01%2
129
Dominica
Mar 12, 2013
0.01%2
130
Ethiopia
Jan 8, 2015
0.01%2
131
Estonia
Mar 20, 2015
0.01%2
132
Cape Verde
May 27, 2013
0.00%1
133
Cayman Islands
July 27, 2014
0.00%1
134
Cambodia
Sept 16, 2013
0.00%1
135
Myanmar
July 18, 2014
0.00%1
136
Lesotho
Jan 12, 2013
0.00%1
137
Mongolia
Mar 14, 2015
0.00%1
138
Zambia
Apr 22, 2013
0.00%1
139
Montenegro
Nov 19, 2014
0.00%1
140
Kazakhstan
Jan 9, 2015
0.00%1
141
Nicaragua
May 29, 2014
0.00%1
142
Paraguay
Mar 10, 2013
0.00%1
143
Haiti
Feb 1, 2015
0.00%1
144
Timor-Leste
Feb 21, 2013
0.00%1
145
Iceland
June 20, 2014
0.00%1
146
Aruba
Jan 9, 2014
0.00%1
147
Liberia
Jan 3, 2014
0.00%1
148
Northern Mariana Islands
Oct 9, 2014
0.00%1
149
Gibraltar
Jan 27, 2014
0.00%1
150
Swaziland
June 16, 2014
0.00%1
151
Jersey
Mar 30, 2013
0.00%1
152
Niue
Nov 30, 2014
0.00%1
153
Latvia

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