The Foolish Wise

How foolish the wise
Who hearkeneth not
Who believe but lies
As God they've not sought

good if 2 Nephi 9:29 https://www.lds.org/study/scriptures/bofm/2-ne/9?id=p29〈=eng#p29

Will

The will of the flesh
Opens the way
To captivity, death
And even Hell, some day

And not choose eternal death, according to the will of the flesh and the evil which is therein, which giveth the spirit of the devil power to captivate, to bring you down to hell, that he may reign over you in his own kingdom. 2 Nephi 2:29 https://www.lds.org/study/scriptures/bofm/2-ne/2?id=p29〈=eng#p29

Humbly

Humbly in prayer I decided
To seek more of God's Word
To be personally guided
By what  I felt and heard

Eulogy of George Bush Senior

When you look with mature eye's
At the picture of power
You see that no matter what tries
You must lead and empower

I love this article. Bush lead a nation to a better path. He built them up trusting them to not be the enemy again.

https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/peggy-noonan-history-finally-gives-george-bush-his-due

The Good Part

Choose, again, the good part
It's full of light and truth
It's not too late to start
We are all in our youth

...Good part, according to the words of the prophet. And I have none other object save it be the everlasting welfare of your soul
2 Nephi 2:30 https://www.lds.org/study/scriptures/bofm/2-ne/2?id=p30〈=eng#p30

Heed Please

Along the promised path
No matter where you're at
You must choose. You must act.
So, heed, please! Stay on track!

Imagine signs posted along the path. Words of advice from those who've been there. Endure, press on, caution, and yes,  HEED!
Heed- pay attention, listen , notice, attend, care.

heavens and the earth, and all things that in them are, both things to act and things to be acted upon. 15 And to bring about his eternal purposes in the end of man, after he had created our first parents, and the beasts of the field and the fowls of the air, and in fine, all things which are created, it must needs be that there was an opposition; even the forbidden fruit in opposition to the tree of life; the one being sweet and the other bitter. 2 Nephi 2:14–15 https://www.lds.org/study/scriptures/bofm/2-ne/2?id=p14-p15〈=eng#p14

Revealed

What is concealed before each face?
That the Lord is there, offering grace
Let go of pride and anxiety
Open your eyes to who you are to be
He would that all have eyes to see
His light and love is for you and me

Happiness in and Through the Atonement

Grace and mercy, light and truth
Come in and through the atonement
The love that you feel is proof
That God's holiness has been sent

happiness which is affixed, to answer the ends of the atonement 2 Nephi 2:10 https://www.lds.org/study/scriptures/bofm/2-ne/2?id=p10〈=eng#p10

Vision

Let the Lord show you
Great and marvelous things
Go to His House oft.
Pray oft. See what this brings!!

unto me; wherefore, it was not after the manner of men. 3 And I, Nephi, did go into the mount oft, and I did pray oft unto the Lord; wherefore the Lord showed unto me great things. 1 Nephi 18:2–3 https://www.lds.org/study/scriptures/bofm/1-ne/18?id=p2-p3〈=eng#p2

All You Need

Faith, diligence, and heed
Are the ingredients you need
To know the path to take
For survival indeed.

And it came to pass that when my father beheld the things which were written upon the ball, he did fear and tremble exceedingly, and also my brethren and the sons of Ishmael and our wives. 28 And it came to pass that I, Nephi, beheld the pointers which were in the ball, that they did work according to the faith and diligence and heed which we did give unto them. 1 Nephi 16:27–28 https://www.lds.org/study/scriptures/bofm/1-ne/16?id=p27-p28〈=eng#p27

Endure as the Storm Rages On

The storm rages
And everything's bleak
Look for God's hand
And answers you seek

https://www.thechurchnews.com/leaders-and-ministry/2018-10-22/president-oaks-elder-bednar-visit-florida-after-hurricane-michael-and-answer-why-bad-things-happen-to-good-people-48280

Be Their Voice

For those who've died
Be their voice
See the person
Not the choice

The S Word

A movie about those who have committed suicide from all walks of life.

https://www.documentary.org/film/s-word

Hark Back

It is because of weakness
That we trample under our feet
What is of worth, even meekness
Halt, repent, harken, and God heed

upon plates save it be that I think it be sacred. And now, if I do err, even did they err of old; not that I would excuse myself because of other men, but because of the weakness which is in me, according to the flesh, I would excuse myself. 7 For the things which some men esteem to be of great worth, both to the body and soul, others set at naught and trample under their feet. Yea, even the very God of Israel do men trample under their feet; I say, trample under their feet but I would speak in other words—they set him at naught, and hearken not to the voice of his 1 Nephi 19:6–7 https://www.lds.org/study/scriptures/bofm/1-ne/19?id=p6-p7〈=eng#p6

Harken-  grammarist.com
https://grammarist.com/spelling/hark-harken-hearken

An old sense of the verb hark (which mainly means to listen) was used in hunting with hounds, where the phrase hark back denoted the act of returning along the course taken to recover a lost scent. 1 This is the origin of the modern sense of hark back, which means to recall, to return, or to retrace one's steps.

Hark, harken, and hearken

Stricken in Years

The more one's stricken in years
And declining much
There's a new way that fear nears
As love one wants to touch

17 Now my father, Lehi, had said many things unto them, and also unto the sons of Ishmael; but, behold, they did breathe out much threatenings against anyone that should speak for me; and my parents being stricken in years, and having suffered much grief because of their children, they were brought down, yea, even upon their sick 1 Nephi 18:17 https://www.lds.org/study/scriptures/bofm/1-ne/18?id=p17〈=eng#p17

Cause and Effect

Do not be the cause
Of a family's disgrace
Obey Heaven's laws
And prosperity embrace

17 Now my father, Lehi, had said many things unto them, and also unto the sons of Ishmael; but, behold, they did breathe out much threatenings against anyone that should speak for me; and my parents being stricken in years, and having suffered much grief because of their children, they were brought down, yea, even upon their sick-beds. 18 Because of their grief and much sorrow, and the iniquity of my brethren, they were brought near even to be carried out of this time to meet their God; yea, their grey hairs were about to be brought down to lie low in the dust; yea, even they were near to be cast with sorrow into a watery grave. 19 And Jacob and Joseph 1 Nephi 18:17–19 https://www.lds.org/study/scriptures/bofm/1-ne/18?id=p17-p19〈=eng#p17

Venom

Lest you breathe out venom
And your soul destroy
Listen to your elders
Who know the path of joy!

afflictions. 17 Now my father, Lehi, had said many things unto them, and also unto the sons of Ishmael; but, behold, they did breathe out much threatenings against anyone that should 1 Nephi 18:16–17 https://www.lds.org/study/scriptures/bofm/1-ne/18?id=p16-p17〈=eng#p16