Friday, April 26, 2024

Discover

Relief
Whew! It's over!
Believe
Discover

Change for Growth

Change is uncomfortable.
It effects all that you've known.
Still you are capable!
Through faith, great power is shown!



Bright Choices

Among all the voices
All over the world
Make your own choices
Through the Light of the Lord

Thursday, April 25, 2024

Fragility

The world as we know it
Can change in a blink
A fragile moment
Will cause us to think

Sunday, April 14, 2024

Feed Your Soul

Feed your soul
with frequent prayer.
Feel. Be whole
through Father's care.

Read more Liahona April 2024
Feed Your Soul With Frequent Prayer
Elder Ulisses Soares, pg 5 

Sunday, April 7, 2024

Baptism for the Dead

The enemy is on the alert
For the Savior soon will come
Do not allow Satan to divert
You from much temple work to be done



Doctrine and Covenants 
Section 127

Purposely

Live a life true to God.
Follow our Exemplar.
Do not shrink from purpose.
Thus, purposely prepare

Heaven's Light

Let us seek and do what's right,
Repent oft, and pray
For Heaven's Light travels
In a divine way

Covered and Close

Wear your temple garment and
Live the covenant promise
For then Christ is nearer
To more fully bless






Saturday, April 6, 2024

Healed and Freed

These great words: "healed" and "freed"
Are almost synonymous 
In opportunity and hope.
Reminding...He is among us!

Among- "surrounded by" or "in the middle of"

The Best Quest

"Be your best"
Is our quest,
Not to test,
But to bless!

Quest- a long and arduous search for something. 

Monday, April 1, 2024

Sunday, March 31, 2024

Worries

When worries weigh you down,
Give them away In prayer.
Don't carry them all alone.
Our Savior is always there.

Wednesday, March 27, 2024

It All Works Out

For those with Christ
It all works out 
With lamps lit bright
Good shines about

British form of about- a location/area

Monday, March 25, 2024

Friday, March 22, 2024

How Large the Heavens Are

How large the heavens are!
How short our time here on earth!
 Our sun, our firey star,
 Eclipses for a new birth

 Just like big Nineveh
 May we too repent.
Turn to the Son of God
And keep the commandments!


 I read something that said that Jonah didn't want to go to Nineveh, but when he did people there repented because, partly, they saw a solar eclipse and felt that it was a sign- a call for repentance.
#solareclipse2024

It looks like a lot of people are recognizing our future is up in the air when it's been in God's hands all along.




Tuesday, March 12, 2024

Selflessness

The selfish
And self-centered
Consider not
What Christ endured

The character of Christ
Turns outward towards us
Oh, how we are blessed
When we serve like Jesus


Safe Keep

Safe keep sacred things
Always in your heart
Where, the Spirit brings
Blessings that impart

Sunday, March 10, 2024

Minister

Share and show service
Feed and uplift
Kind care with purpose
To those in your midst


Roll

Roll out of bed
To start your day
On your knees, read
A verse, then pray

Glory to His kingdom

Glory to His kingdom
Let us learn and speak of Christ!
Gaining joy and wisdom
Let us share forth, of His Light

Sacrament Meeting

Jesus Christ is HERE,
Each and every time we come,
To lift and Light and steer
Us to what we can become!

Tuesday, March 5, 2024

Repair

Teaching and repairing
The harm that had been done..
I started, first, by sharing
Pure love that's from the Son 
❤️ 

Thursday, February 29, 2024

Think Happy

Think happy thoughts
until your days are through.
Think, "God has taught me
to give thanks in all I do!"

Sunday, February 25, 2024

Decision

 Once the decision is made

The choices becomes clear

Steps forward are plain

The Spirit is felt near



The List

 I would like to get it done

It is higher on my list

Yes, it will not be long

Until it reaches the highest


Do you make checklists?  I have a habit of losing them when I do.  Sigh.

That is Not For Me

 Change the way you think

And how you will respond

Don't say, "I'm trying to quit!"

Say, "Of this I am not fond!"


Identify anew 

As what you want to be

You have greater things to do

Think, "That is not for me!"


I heard someone give this advice, Don't say, "I'm trying to quit" or "No thanks, I quit."


Hold On

 Life on the narrow path

Is ever straight and long

There's dips where we fall

Remember to hold on


Miracles

Miracles do come

In answer to a prayer

We may not recognize some

Always trust God is there


The biggest miracle of all is that God is always there, for comfort, peace, and love. 

Friday, February 23, 2024

The Gospel

The floodgates burst open
To flow ever more!
Christ's nourishing gospel
Does cleanse and restore!

His Endowed

We cannot be boastful
We cannot be proud
We, ever grateful,
Are the Lord's endowed

https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2002/10/the-marvelous-foundation-of-our-faith?lang=eng

Tuesday, February 20, 2024

Who You Really Are

You're heroes
You're Kings
Empower
Blessings 

You're angels
You're queens
Minister
Blessings

The In-law

I'm an in-law
Not an out-law
I've made my way in
Love's how I'm staying

Just saying...

Sunday, February 18, 2024

Blessings Come

Blessings come to everyone 
Who read the word of God
Though illiterate, come.
Give it all you've got!


Lesson in Affliction

I had to learn
So I could teach.
Repent. Return.
God is for each!

Wrestling

Wrestling with myself
Way over my head.
I searched for some help
And to God I was led.

A Verse

A verse blows up
Highlighted and bold
I read. It talks back.
Revelations unfold.

Thursday, February 15, 2024

Empty Nesters

The empty nesters
Cannot will not rest
At hoping that their children
Will have faith and be blessed

Consistency

Get into the pages
Be there
The Almighty healer
Shows care

Questions, desires, and needs?
Read on
Then, humbly, on your knees
Pray on

The best of relationships 
Takes time
Let Him touch your heart, your soul,
Your mind






Tuesday, February 13, 2024

Sacred

Keep sacred things
And ponder in your heart
Just what they mean.
What would that God impart?


Monday, February 12, 2024

Witness Miracles

Witness miracles
And lay them up in your heart
God lives and fulfills 
His purposes, to impart

Luke 1:66
Imagine having no voice for 9 months and to have it restored to speak of such a miracle as this: thou child shall be the prophet of the Highest. 

Sunday, February 11, 2024

Dive In

Dive in
Feast
Explore

Ponder 
Read
There's more

Lost

Dark are the records
Of enmity and death
When, against God's word
We lose humanity's best

When man goes against neighbor
And father against son
We lose generations of labor
What woes this feud has done!



Honor The Loss

Honor the loss
Due to suicide
Form a sacred place
To console and confide



Tuesday, February 6, 2024

He Has

He has wiped my tears
And fixed what I can't 
He has calmed my fears
I trust in His plan 

Jesus has wiped away my tears
And fixed what I cannot
He has calmed all of my fears
I've been blessed and I've been  taught

Joy Tells It All-

 Swallowed up in Christ

You've hope in your call

You shine with His light

Your joy tells it all


You don't have to nag

You don't have to prod

Keep partaking and

Light the path to God


Sunday, February 4, 2024

Problem?

A real problem?
Only God can help!
The atonement 
Saves us all from hell!




Blessings

You want good things for others. 
Then, why not for yourself?
We're all sisters and brothers
In need of the Lord's help!

Sometimes it is easy to want the highest blessings for church leaders and forget to want them for ourselves.  

Hard Things

Hard things have to happen
So God can show His hand
Exercise faith and then
Surrender to His plan

Make the Hard Fun

Make what's hard fun
Add a little music
What's to be done?
Work, take breaks, and "move it!"

Sunday, January 21, 2024

A Constant

Fads come and go
But one thing remains
The path to know...
God's truths never change

Fads come and go
As styles evolve
Technology grows
New ways to solve

Fads come and go
And bills more extend
Still purchases age
While debt has no end

Hold to the rod
Be wise with your gifts
Know that our God
Blesses and lifts



The Impact

An intimate impact
Come of the Holy Ghost
A prompting is felt
When we need it the most

Ministering 

A young woman spoke of how 🤔 she knew the holy ghost speaks through others who have been like angels to her. 

Monday, January 1, 2024

Why LDS Young Men Leader Brad Wilcox Believes God's Grace Is The Key To ...


https://youtu.be/mRfqe0Ig9YM?si=ayea57Mj3JQxhMLt

In spite of our circumstances, 
We know what we're of.
It's Christ who connects us, 
His Light and His love!

See the need. 
Make the difference. 
Bless and lead, 
In each instance.

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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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