The Birth of Promise Fulfilled

The birth of Jesus came, the promise of peace!
The news was spread through shepherds in the field
Come and seek Him, wonder of wonders never cease!
The prophecy of all ages was fulfilled!

That magical night of nights never grows worn

As the Spirit of Christmas lights upon hearts and homes

It is as warm and tender as holding a newborn

It is that sweet love we feel when for Heaven we hope

Henry B Eyring Chrismas message

Enjoy Happiness

Take the time to enjoy life

Like you would a familiar song

Protein strands had to walk a line

Dragging endorphins along

Give them time to arrive in the parental regions of your brain.

https://youtube.com/shorts/MEemlp8CLzw?si=K_-04H5GGtVt0ZOq

Each Step Moves You Forward

You have places to go

People to meet

Things to achieve. You've goals

You've legs and feet

But if you don't, here's hope

With braces for forearms and hands

And as her faith takes ahold

She walks... laboring, each new step lands

May our steps move us forward

To who we are meant to be

Yes, at times we may be wayward

But press on...progressing

Merry Christmas  Natalya Manhertz 

May you walk out into the sunshine, the fresh air

And know that angels in Heaven have been cheering you on! We are cheering you on!

Brave Conquers Fear

She lost her arms and legs now she is walking again

A Georgia sepsis survivor, Natalya Manhertz, defies odds, relearning to walk with prosthetics after a rare infection led to quadruple amputation.

Author: Makayla Richards, Cheryl Preheim

Published: 5:57 PM EST December 19, 2025

You've Reached that Major Milestone and Discovered God's Plan for You

I just reached a major milestone

Now, I can ring the bell

I felt, by the Lord, I am known

What joy! I want to tell!!!

I want to jump and clap and yell!!

I want to melt on a cloud of joy

And float in happiness

And with angels in Heaven rejoice

As I feel so, SO blessed!

What gratitude fills my breast!

In my classroom I let students ring the gong when they reach a milestone. What if angels do that for us when we achieve great things? I am sure there is much cheering going on in Heaven!

Discovering God's Plan for You

Kalani Sitake, head football coach at BYU, delivered this devotional on March 11, 2025

God's Enduring Power Heals

With long enduring pain
And feeling like an outcast
I reached for the Lord to gain
A lifesaving cure from my past
And found much  more...tender mercy that lasts

https://youtube.com/shorts/_GpJkjAalSM?si=cG2pdFqGG9_wBVja

Dieter F Uchtdorf 

God's Power is For You

Old Wounds

Time doesn't always heal old wounds

But our Redeemer can 

He binds up the pain with pure love

As the Savior of man

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Savior, Redeemer of my lost soul

How perfectly Thou knows!

How wondrous! I now feel whole!

What tender mercy shown!

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Imagine:

You were left along the wayside

Stuck between the past and the future

Robbed and beaten in a wasteland

And Jesus healed you and became your tutor

Parable of the wayfaring man

Grief Manifested

Not wanting to suffer more loss

She closed herself off from pain

Things piled. She could not toss...

Till narrow aisles she paved

Randy is Growing a New Face that Inspires Courage and Depth of Soul

May the Lord keep blessing you
For all you've been through
What's torn down, He builds up
It takes faith, hope, and trust too

The world needs you more than ever. You have depth in this shallow world!

https://youtube.com/shorts/fOa_9O1KBFY?si=0jR77EikdyRrJn7h

Believe in the Sabbath Day

Believe in the Sabbath day
And give the Lord your best
He'll magnify you, through faith
As from the world you rest

I teared up thinking of Oaks' father. He was a doctor with a young family, struggling with his own health in a hospital in another state.  There, he died. But, he left a strong lasting impression on his son to always be home for dinner and to keep the Sabbath.

So Dallin put schooling and work aside to love on, play with and even laugh with his family around dinner time. He never worked on Sunday. These were huge things!, if you look at his accomplishments and consider the demands of excellence as a top performer.

https://youtu.be/VEXoJzxKuYU?si=bwLJwF3xjiI9TGA6

Please Come

Oh please come with me

I'll show you what's true

What I feel and see

It is up to you

Together Global Family Search Roots Tech

In family research we discover

Vast generations and culture 🎶 

Which connects us the world over 🌎 

Such value you cannot measure!

https://youtube.com/shorts/zAqMTZ8EeJc?si=GnQ4Kuvjh_CVFFZc

If you are only 7 people away from meeting anyone in the world, there is probably a number -that you are only _ people/ generations from being somehow related to someone.

The Bloom has Gone Off the Rose

 The bloom has gone off the rose

The honeymoon is over

You are not what I supposed

I regret I thought you clever

Don't Dance on a Grave

Don't dance on a grave

In celebration of demise.

That is not well played!

Even if there is but one who cries!

Too, we ought never name it,

"He got his just reward,"

It's self defense or murder

Unless you are at war

"Ding dong the witch is dead!"

Was a song sung long ago

To celebrate the end

Of evil, for good to know

....and there was not a one who shed a tear.

As it was the end of one they all had feared!

I was trying to think if there ever was a time when people got away with calling someone you don't like/agree with "evil" and celebrating their assassination! I liked Charlie Kirk. 

The Family Connection vs. Loneliness

The Family Proclamation
Is for our education
We need to build up our family ties
For, therein, is where eternity lies

Within the family connection
There's intimacy, we're known
Supported, we don't fear rejection
As we build our best version grown
...up
With love ❤️

The Family Proclamation Solves the Loneliness Epidemic

As the Father Bid

As but a servant of all 

He layed hands on any in need

The blind, the lame, the sick

Even those wrapped with leprosy

Some thought Him as a great healer

Marveling at what He said and did

Others called Him a master teacher

Yet, In truth  He just did as the Father bid

Eternal Gifts from the Father and the Son

God's gift....a sacrifice 

Is He sent us Jesus

Who would lay down His life

As His best gift for us! 🎁 

Pray to feel of Christ's love ❤️ 

And find hope in His Word 

As you face each trial

He is there through the worst 😢 

Being Christ-like and kind

Is our best gift to them

Who is suffering, go find!

And share God's gift given 🎁 

President Henry B Eyring, during the 2025 Christmas devotional, spoke of making homemade bread with his children and carving words in French into a bread board. They read hope and love ❤️. The Eyrings would give this gift at Christmas time- to someone having a hard time.

Thief in the Night

Someone spiritually asleep 

May hear and not recognize

His voice in the dark speak

And fear this "thief in the night"

https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1DXNz5jg6Z/

Weather the Distance

Weather the distance

One season at a time

And take every chance

To review those love lines

Christmas  

How we long to be home!

Thinking of our servicemen and women....

Defending God's Love

Hate, racism, genocide

In degrees evil takes ahold

It is for each to decide

To defend Gods love, as one bold

Love can conquer every hate

Read His words underscored

The threat of death as one's fate

Just brings us closer to the Lord

I just watched The Pastor, Spy, Assassin Bonhoeffer. He joined a deadly plot to assassinate Hitler and save millions of Jews. I had no idea the degree that Hitler had taken over the Lutheran Church. 

His older brother left him his Bible when he was killed. He wrote that he underlined the best parts. 

Maybe that is where he got his final words he said with the noose around his neck

"Blessed are they that mourn for they shall be comforted. Blessed are the merciful for they shall receive mercy.  Blessed are the pure in heart for they shall see God."

for Our Good Men 12 Days Till Christmas

Swept up in my thoughts

In grief... and in pain

I searched to be taught

What war has to gain

If wars could just end

If but for a day

Would every knee bend

So thankful...to pray?

It's 12 days till Christmas 

Miracles happen

For the birth of Jesus

I pray that we have one!

Comfort and Warmth

We can give comfort and warmth

To someone in need

As a Christlike wise steward 

We can clothe and feed

Comfort, warmth, love, faith and food is what Mary and Joseph had to offer Jesus in the manger.

I love Light the World at Christmas! Imagine what a gift of a female goat can be for a family! 

https://youtube.com/shorts/6tLFGplI640?si=J8z1yOHb9rhMaGTm

providing milk, meat, wool, and leather. They can also be trained to be pack animals and are useful for weed management, fire prevention, and even therapeutic purposes. Additionally, goats have cultural and religious significance in various traditions, including ancient Israel and Hinduism

Good Faith Negotiation

Good faith negotiation 

Invites more than tolerance

Experiences are shared

And heard with an open stance

Practice tolerance

Free of lowly bigotry

In each existence 

Is God's given dignity

The dignity of each soul

Must be honored and respected

To start, see a common goal

Where truth and light is reflected

As followers of Christ,

It's for righteous harmony we seek.

Our boundaries are God’s laws!

How we need His lens of love, to see!

https://youtu.be/By8xh8L5qr4?si=exAP9P_O7L1yURYo

President Oaks spoke at University of Virginia

#followchrist

https://fiveable.me/key-terms/introduction-public-speaking/open-stance

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About this video

President Oaks discusses the importance of achieving harmony in a pluralistic society despite deep divisions (0:31). He emphasizes that individuals should accept the reality of needing each other as fellow citizens (0:57) and be willing to live peacefully with those holding different values (1:02).

Key principles for fostering harmony include:

Understanding and respecting others' experiences and concerns (1:13).

Avoiding a "culture of contempt" (1:32) and refraining from labeling adversaries with insults like "godless" or "bigots" (1:50).

Ignoring minor provocations and insults (2:26) rather than mirroring them.

Listening to understand others (2:50), as exemplified by Rabbi Jonathan Sacks.

Balancing conflicting constitutional rights (3:16) through legal and political negotiation, ensuring essential rights are upheld to the greatest extent possible.

Practicing tolerance (4:07) free of bigotry.

Going beyond mere tolerance to achieve true harmony (4:59), recognizing the God-given dignity in every human being and aiming for cooperation and mutual respect (4:37).

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Righteousness in the biblical context refers to living in accordance with God's standards. It is both a legal standing before God and a moral quality that believers are..

Open My Eyes That I Might See- Hallelujah

Please open my eyes that I might see

The wondrous path Thou has laid for me

Of all the choices I need to make...I need Thee

Open my mind and heart to awake...

Pour out the blessings from Heaven to shake

That I, Thy servant, better know Thee I seek..

that of Heaven on earth, i might have a peak, though I am weak...

Hallelujah

Dieter F. Uchtdorf 

Answers to Your Prayers Will Come

https://youtube.com/shorts/qIVLss9Vo70?si=es7Nijt7lWk_lqdO

The Merge

We need to know Christ's Jewish traditions

For our bright future, they're the key to the past

As  in haste, we make preparations 

For the Messiah, where all eyes will cast

Two religions will merge with His advent, at last

God Bless Every Soldier

God bless every soldier

Wherever they may be

Bring them home to safety

To be with family

God bless every soldier

For their brave service each new day

They sacrifice much to serve

Even their lives- the highest price to pay

Thinking of the sacrifice of so many who give up Christmas with family to serve our country.

Stop Running Away- Today

 You can runaway from pain

For only so long

Seek a second chance today

Find where you belong

The Advent Light of Promise

Like the lights we see in the heavens at night

Which twinkle so visibly, though already dead 

Symbolically....

One both marked the advent of the Christ child

And lit the world with promise of life beyond death

Science 

https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com › space-science › areAre most of the stars we see already dead? - BBC Sky at Night ...

Jun 22, 2025 · Using our knowledge of the rate of stellar deaths in the Milky Way, the death rate for visible stars works out at about one star every 10,000 years or so

Loss

When you lose a precious loved one

You may let a lot of time slip

As you grieve for all the dreams undone

And you take a memory lane trip

12 Dots on a Christmas Candle

Get your tallest cande ready

With 12 premeasured dots set for burning

Place it in a holder steady

And nightly light for pages turning

 ...learning of the babe...waiting... yearning

12 more days until Christmas!

It's Christmas

Come see

It's Christmas!

Come feel

It's Jesus!

Come see the lights of Christmas

And feel them warm your face

And seek the the love of Jesus

Come pray and read, with faith

Giving Machine

Offer this sacrifice
Reflect the Light and love you feel
From knowing Jesus Christ
Our gifts help others know He's real

Sharing Hope and Love at Christmas

 Of our many gifts from Jesus

It's hope, and love- which bless

As we share wiith others near us

Christmas cheer and kindness

President Eyring, during the 2025 Christmas devotional, spoke of making homemade bread with his children and carving words in French into a bread board. They read hope and love ❤️. The Eyrings would give this gift at Christmas time- to someone having a hard time.

Baptism Commitment

Baptism is the gateway

To a path of peace and hope

As you await this great day

Satan will try to take ahold

When you prepare for this commitment 

He and his minions will do everything they can

To grasp you through addiction or confliction

But our merciful God, always has a plan

After the trial of your faith

A witness of God is found

Your purpose, through Him, is great

You can stand on holy ground

Sorrow and Joy can Coexist

Sorrow opens the heart and mind
Unto new possibilities to grow
Seek the Savior's strength and you'll find
Such comfort... love...even joy! You'll feel aglow!

Dieter F. Uchtdorf says that sorrow and joy can coexist. 

https://youtube.com/shorts/G1nlwvrWJGg?si=QKDIiRN2wQHiMTJ4

The Best Gifts 🎁 🎁 🎁

Some things you have to feel 

to know that they are real ❤️ 

Love, friendship, kindness 

How these three truly bless!

The gospel is but love

A gift from God above

Even He sent His Son

That the best gifts be won!

Gifts - Graciously Receive Them

President Uchtdorf 's lesson on receiving gifts

A gift given from the heart

Is worthy of receiving 

Unwrap it and let it start

To bring joy for believing 

Daily unwrap God's gifts to us

His prophets, prayer, the Holy Ghost,

His precious Son, Jesus

And His words ...these five we need the most!

https://youtube.com/shorts/lGMa7zjzaI4?si=kDplimEVVch9nhdZ

Going to the ward Christmas party and later watching the Christmas devotional invited the Spirit of Christmas into my heart!

3 Gifts to Seek

Rest to the weary

And peace to the soul

Hope to be merry

Three gifts to seek....so...

https://youtube.com/shorts/C09RRhQp088?si=o_W2nK1aeLCmdxrD

Going to the ward Christmas party and later watching the Christmas devotional invited the Spirit of Christmas into my heart!

Revelation

God reveals His will
Through His prophet and apostles
We've works to fulfill
Know, in Christ, all things are possible 😊

https://youtube.com/shorts/33YuXJDLam4?si=yhR4MRnRM3260bPd

12 Days of Christmas!

Give your family

12 days of Christmas

Unwrap daily

A story of Jesus

https://youtube.com/shorts/G0c4Q3pJ9OI?si=g8NXpv7lVaKZurDM

Going to the ward Christmas party and later watching the Christmas devotional invited the Spirit of Christmas into my heart!

Do Not Pass

Do not pass, on the sacramental cup

This cleansing offering from the Son

He made it possible that we can rise up

Redeemed from all the sins weve done

The Sacred Sacrament

The sacred hour is here

And slowly the cup is passed

This symbol that Christ is near

From naught of the cup did He pass

https://youtu.be/Vh9RVtj8H10?si=AqZuL0XFG_9QuElX

Pull Your Faith Back In

Thank you, Randy, for your reminder. Inspiring!

Pull your faith back in through the window

And stop complaining and mouthing off

You dont know what others have been through

Use kind words. Live as we've been taught!

Of kind words- we just cant get enough!

https://youtu.be/pNAKJnZESRo?si=OA_HjwfQoLj-j91V

Morning and Evening Prayers are Inseparably Linked

Our lives become more meaningful
As we counsel with the Lord
And blessings become bountiful
As we pray while we endeavor

It's natural and instinctive
Right and good and in accordance
To pray for protection and directives
As obedience grows in importance

Through a morning preparation for the day
First spiritually, then temporally we create
And the primary focus for which we do pray
Is based on the Lord's pattern of how to behave

Then comes a moment for anger and we are not
A moment to speak harshly and we are kind
How thankful that morning prayer was not forgot
As silent gratitudes collect in the mind

Because it's from prayer that we improve
When the evening comes we give account
Still, there were moments we'd to remove
And plead to the Father for counsel about

Thus, to the morning and evening, there's a link
As prayer ties together days without ceasing
And if at times we'd ask for nothing but give thanks
Our heartfelt gratitude would be ever increasing

And, as we strive to emulate the Savior

We learn to pray with and in others behalf
Even enemies whom we hate we pray for
As we learn of the love for them He hath

And while our prayer links are forever growing
Earnestly with sincerity, faith and care
Might those who hear our prayers for them flowing
Also seek for the love and strength that's in prayer

Elder David A. Bednar
Pray Always
Ensign, November 2008, 41
stance- uprightness, attention, errectness

Christ Condescended

Christ condescended to the earth 🌎 

And showed us how to love ❤

His perfect life, His sacrifice 

Atones for us- so we can rise above

https://youtu.be/vHHZ9o_R99E?si=DhIs1GaSmozUass6

Near Death- Then Sent Back

Near death, with a foot set in a world apart

I was sent back to share two great things:

1. Pray more, even always 

      out loud or in your heart ❤️ 

2. And testify of Christ 

     to all the souls He brings

I love hearing President Holland speak of his near death experience.  How I need to pray more!!! 

https://youtube.com/shorts/nHZ26HXoNgY?si=brwsOWYw2XiZd9uJ

It's Not About Getting What YOU Want

We do not pray or fast

Just to get what we want

IBut for God's will we ask

As our pride we confront

http://rainscamedown.blogspot.com/2020/04/why-you-cant-fast-your-way-into-getting.html

Community is Important

Community's important 

No deed's too small

Reach out. Help one another

It IS your call!

...by God...by way of command

Get to know each other

Listen to understand 

ALL have much to offer!

"Merry Christmas" Is Back On!!

"Merry Christmas!"

Is back on

Americans

You stayed strong!

    Without being political, I love that we don't have pressure to say, "Happy Holidays!" (In fear of offending someone many employers insisted...)  I love this picture of Trump in front of a Christmas tree, with our founding fathers above! 

     Go Grant in the middle, who served with Lee in the Mexican War and tried to talk with Lee to try to end the Civil War. But, Lee said the war talks were between himself and Lincoln. 

     President Lincoln had to get an elderly top general to retire and then fire two succeeding top generals before he put in Grant.  Finally, after much bloodshed our nation was saved.

Grant was only 46 when he became president. Died at 63.

Lincoln was 52. Died at 56.

Washington was 57. Died at 67.

https://dailycitizen.focusonthefamily.com/president-trump-were-saying-merry-christmas-again/

https://x.com/WhiteHouse/status/1995610845632757781?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1995610845632757781%7Ctwgr%5E45280c69ef09c0a55d02b214197a7751588b45f0%7Ctwcon%5Es1_c10&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fdailycitizen.focusonthefamily.com%2Fpresident-trump-were-saying-merry-christmas-again%2F

Seek His Will and Act Upon It

Seek the will of the Lord

Then work to act upon it

Prepare for His coming

And give heed to our prophet 

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Get to know the Lord

And His will for you

He will help you act

Upon these promptings too

https://youtu.be/WUKkcPfb-Cw?si=4SVgnxKA-XxcVCS-

When You Know- You Know

A meeting of chance

A nudging of souls

Then, in an instant

A changing of goals!

When you know, you know

And you're energized

So you've time to grow

And blend your two lives!

It's Time- Whose Time?

Time doesn't get to decide 

When to grow a family

It oft comes as a surprise,

A miracle, 

Embrace it quite happily

The Gifts We Share

The gifts we share 

Come in many forms

They show we care

And aren't meant for scores

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All came at a price

Of time, cost and care

Hope is packaged there

To show the bond you share

https://youtu.be/oQfGLlloHHE?si=QtJnsQPgeGL6lYtD

My Name is Fentanol

My name is Fentanol 

I dangle before your feet

I entrance you all

Each and every time we meet

Those who hang around me

End up wanting, always, more

Hooked they dont care or see

Who benefits from the score

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The drug cartels smuggle and work

Through a long network chain

They are always on the alert

For expansions to gain

By submarines or speed boats

They race across the seas

To find those whose hope never floats

Who've lost all of their dreams

A swastika insures respect

It's meaning that is there's 

A conspiracy, we suspect

With the devil each man shares

Score:

 noun, slang The successful purchase or procurement of something illicit, especially drugs.He spent his days scrounging money from wherever he could in order to get his next score.

And really, all I want to do is surround myself with love and thoughts of Christmas. God bless our DEA for working so hard. Stay safe.

The Baby Turtle's Struggle

Your struggles ground you

To know who you are

And where you need to be

Though the journey be far

Never pick up a baby turtle

Struggling in the sand

This is how they learn to return

To where their life began

https://youtube.com/shorts/NecklPgST8k?si=mfaYxg7B5s0lN_GC

Love Your Neighbors

Know and love your neighbors

Make the world a better place

Now, no longer strangers

There's a smile upon each face

Neighbors are those nearby

No matter where you are

You see another cry

Show to them that you care!

https://www.facebook.com/share/r/1SD8BNnxyW/

Our Origin Story

Your origin story is divine
As a spirit you were filled with Light
Here, on Earth, precious moments remind
You've light within for choosing the right
And you've a desire for God, to find!

https://youtube.com/shorts/we2L7Y5KBuI?si=BVw5x3-qU0NfAfyC

President Uchtdorf mentions the poet William Wordsworth

https://poets.org › poem › ode-intimations-immortalityOde on Intimations of Immortality from Recollections of Early ...

Whither is fled the visionary gleam? Where is it now, the glory and the dream? Heaven lies about us in our infancy! And fade into the light of common day. And that...

William Wordsworth- Is his last name real?

https://www.poetryfoundation.org › poems › 45536Ode: Intimations of Immortality from… | The Poetry Foundation

And cometh from afar: Not in entire forgetfulness, And not in utter nakedness, But trailing clouds of glory do we come From God, who is our home:

Prayer for the Despairing

 Pray for the despairing,

As there are so many,

Seek how you can show caring

For that one or for any!

Many face much danger

And live without hope

Without joy or anger

Without love or home

God is fully aware

But it takes our faith

He'll show us ways to care

That, in them, hope awakes

Look Out and Take Care

Look out for those potholes

All of your days

The kind that jar your souls

Of precious faith

Look out there's bumpy roads

That lie just ahead

You must slow down for them

Or you'll wish you had

Always be on the lookout

And start with PRAYER

So many things cause regret!

How you need God's care!

I was rehearsing this in a dream at 5ish in the morning!

Reaching for the Moon

Your dreams are yours to have

In the palm of your hand

And glow upon your face

So, chin up! It'll' be grand!

https://idioms.thefreedictionary.com › reach+for+the+moonReach for the moon - Idioms by The Free Dictionary

To set one's goals or ambitions very high; to try to attain or achieve something particularly difficult. My parents always taught me to reach for the moon when I was...

It is Us That Spins

It appears that the sun 

Rests upon the horizon

But, in truth, it is us

That spins on in search of Zion

https://www.britannica.com › science › How-Fast-Does-Earth-SpinHow Fast Does Earth Spin? | Rotation Speed, Facts, & More ...

Earth spins at a velocity of about 1,674 kilometers (1,040 miles) per hour at the Equator. The speed at which Earth spins varies depending on the latitude. To find the...

How We Need the Temple!

How we need the temple
For healing in our lives
And strength as God's people
That fills the Earth with light

https://youtube.com/shorts/3HPoLKMuDmY?si=CFUvjY_zMxMK-LwF

Elder Neil Anderson 

Heavenly Father Knows and Understands You

https://www.facebook.com › ChurchofJesusChristAfricaWest“Heavenly Father knows and understands you. Nothing about you ...

The Lord's revelation which may come without explanation is his truth, especially for you, his encouragement, and comfort to you. His correction of you, his love for you.

Take Charge

Take charge

Choose to believe

Seek Christ

And you will receive 

A warmth

Flowing with Light

Teaching

His church is right 

https://youtube.com/shorts/baT_0ClTIy4?si=NxX3etybpGTqJAnF

Elder Kevin Brown invites us to choose wisely:
"I invite you to think about your path to a sure witness of Jesus Christ and His gospel. Take charge of your testimony; use your agency wisely and acknowledge the giver and all His glorious attributes. I bear witness that the power is within you. No one can choose for you. No one can take this gift away. You can choose to believe."

 "The Eternal Gift of Testimony"
October 2025 General Conference
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1G3wEjr3_Go

Connecting the Dots

It oft takes perspective
To connect the dots in your life
And see God's grand design
That contrasts the dark times with light

https://youtube.com/shorts/_tTSEtiTUhw?si=4Z_lFEIDzMExlQEL

"When you look at your life from the eternal perspective of the gospel of Jesus Christ, you begin to see how the dots connect to the grand design God has in mind for you. " Elder Dieter F. Uchtdorf 

The Book of Mormon First Edition

This monumental task

Required many hands

Faith, sacrifice and

Knowledge that the purpose is grand:

That this treasure was buried

And preserved for our day

To bring us closer to Christ 

And preserve US with faith

This video shows the incredible sacrice, labor, care and attention to detail surrounding the great undertaking of  printing the original copies of the Book of Mormon. 

It is powerfully significant to see Elder Bednar holding this beautifully bound book and to teach us how precious it is while standing where the original copies were printed!

https://youtube.com/shorts/xkfqB8sajC8?si=DJHOFWlFAT1bflZn

God's Standards Endure

God reveals from Heaven

And His promises are sure

Midst man's winds of doctrine

His gospel measures pure

Elder Oaks speech

https://youtube.com/shorts/KMdt92Ct1KI?si=1vdNXxzpdTM1EQbN

Doctrine and Covenants 45:35

Record Seasonal Highlights

With the change of each new season

Take the time to pause and reason!

Have you done or seen what impacts?

Can you record your thoughts, with facts?

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Then, in the last season of your life,

You've a record to leave behind

Of what you've seen and been taught

For posterity and mankind