If You Could Hear the Savior Praying

If you could hear

The Savior's prayers

Imagine the tears!

What warmth He shares!

How pure, His care!

If you could hear the Savior praying

Know that in all that He is saying

Sweetly, your name has been there, too

Daily, more than a time or two!

The Debt was Transferred and Paid for By Our Savior

A garden should be pleasant

Peaceful, a place to be refreshed

But for Jesus, it was dreadful

As all of our pains and needs on Him were pressed

The Savior came willingly

Knowing the pain would be horrific

That the bitter cup was for His emptying

Yet as the only perfect lamb, alone  All. He could not pick

Prayerfully, He did drink

It was vile so bitterly laden

It absorbed His soul, He would to shrink

He fell on His face, so overwhelmed, then

Every vicious battle of good and evil

Every painful battle of the suffering heart

Transferred to Him, fully, wholly, ALL people

It pressed, His sweat was bloody, and oooh, this was just the start

His friends, the arrest, the mock filled trial

Knowing well... us, He could expect nothing worse

The worst n us, in truth, is vile

The wounded wounding, He let these things run their course

Then, stripped, exposed each flogging strike tore

He held the gripping pain in, from each impact

With our stripes He was taunted yet more

And suffered it for each thankless soul there, too, in fact

As constant reminder, the cross on His wounds

Re inflicted pain and then He was nailed to it

He couldn't catch His breath, nerves tore at every pound

Still, perfect lamb perfectly knew us and was compassionate

Then stark reality came, worse than the weight of sin

As while our transferred debt upon redisplayed

He no longer could feel His Father was with Him

Jesus as us, pled, as He hung, Abba! Then.... then... the debt was paid 

The perfect lamb was sacrificed

Blood and water from Him poured

As the spear pierced and verified

He is our Savior, ever more

Under Cover Under Oath

A secret agent

Fights against time

And can become jaded

From death and crime

How do they do it?

Heroes behind the scenes...

What's hellish, visit

What's worse than any dreams

"Going native"

Acting the part

In sin to live

Hardening the heart

Gangs and mafia

The Cartel, the biker fights

How can they be what's

Won through initiation rites

Full fledged infiltration

Snuck in, under cover

This to protect our nation

For the better good- it's never over

There are so many movies, this question goes through my mind.  How do they do it?

[Verse 1] Secret agent Racing clocks Coffee shakes From the thousand shocks Photos spread On a metal desk Red ink Dead ink Names he can't forget How do you keep From coming apart When every code word Buries a heart Heroes hidden In fluorescent hum Saving lives One lie a time [Chorus] Under cover Under oath He walks the line He swears them both What’s hellish Visit Then he leaves What’s worse than any dreams He breathes Goes native just to play the part Lives in sin Hardens the heart For the better good It’s never over Never over [Verse 2] Gangs and mafia Smoke-thick bars Cartel to biker wars And stolen cars Blood in the gutter Like rust in the rain He laughs on cue They don’t see the strain Full-fledged in Through the rites Took the beating Passed their nights Bruised and branded "one of us" Saint in the skin Of the ones he hunts [Chorus] Under cover Under oath He walks the line He swears them both What’s hellish Visit Then he leaves What’s worse than any dreams He breathes Goes native just to play the part Lives in sin Hardens the heart For the better good It’s never over Never over [Bridge] Every sin Signed with a flag in mind (yeah) Every ghost He files and hides Who saves the savior When the job is done? He lost his name But the war goes on [Chorus] Under cover Under oath He walks the line He swears them both What’s hellish Visit Then he leaves What’s worse than any dreams He breathes Goes native just to play the part Lives in sin Hardens the heart For the better good It’s never over Never over

Cure to Pride

 His healing is sure

For He is the cure

To change minds and hearts

Through love He imparts

❤️ 💙 💜 💖 💗 💘 ❤️ 💙 💜 💖

The cure to pride

Is Jesus Christ

Pray on. Confide

He hears our cries!

Facing Life with Faith

How we must face

This life with faith!

Lest we shrink back

And drink God's wrath!

Mosiah 5:5 And we are willing to enter into a covenant with our God to do His will, and to be obedient to his commandments in all things that he shall command us, all the remainder of our days, that we may not bring upon ourselves a never ending torment, as has been spoken by the angel, that we may not drink out of the cup of the wrath of God. 

Isaiah 50:5  My Lord GOD has opened my ears, and I did not rebel; I did not shrink back.

Hebrews 10:39 But my righteous one shall live by faith: And if he shrink back, my soul hath no pleasure in him.

Get your life in order

On the right track

Repent and your blessings...

They will come back!

The Final Passover Seder Begins

The Passover seder begins

But, who has brought the Lamb

To save us from death and sin?

Was He replaced with a ram?

Like Isaac who learned of God's plan?

No, He stands outside and He knocks!

We with ears to hear can hear!

We open the door, we unlock

And ask the lamb to draw near

It is then we sing with good cheer!

[Chorus]

Worthy is the lamb that was slain

Whose blood on each doorway stains

The perfect Lamb has earned always

Power, wealth, wisdom and strength

Honor and glory and praise

[Bridge]

Only, lonely, wholly

holy, holy, holy

Only, lonely, wholly

holy, holy, holy

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[Chorus]

Worthy is the lamb that was slain

Whose blood on each doorway stains

The perfect Lamb has earned always

Power, wealth, wisdom and strength

Honor and glory and praise

Revelation 5:12 — “Worthy is the Lamb who was slain”

Climb the Trail Paved for You

[Verse 1]

Climb the well marked trail

That the Savior paved for you

Here, slowly, time does tell

Christ's foundation's always true

[Chorus]

Elevate your thoughts

To an holier perspective

Uplifted by Christ

Unto a higher path to live 

[Verse 2]

Rise above the thick of things

To a panoramic view

Beyond that speck your problem brings

Once all encompassing you

[Chorus]

 Elevate your thoughts

To an holier perspective

Uplifted by Christ

Unto a higher path to live

[Verse 3]

Distanced from your doubts and fears

What really truly matters, now?

In the coming months and years

Let the Spirit tell you what and how

[Chorus]

Elevate your thoughts

To an holier perspective

Uplifted by Christ

Unto a higher path to live

President Uchtdorf speaks in this video

Elevate Your View: Following God's Way to a Higher and Holier Perspective

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_nuED4ahHR4

So please ask your Heavenly Father for blessings and guidance. Share with Him your hopes, dreams, and desires. But in doing so, make sure that you are not trying to get Him to see things your way. Ask Him to open your eyes to see things His way. That’s when the answers start to flow. That’s when you climb the mountain and begin to see things from a higher perspective—even Heavenly Father’s perspective. “Then shall [your] confidence wax strong in the presence of God; and [light and truth] shall distil upon [your] soul as the dews from heaven” (Doctrine and Covenants 121:45).

The Magic Mirror

 

Perhaps, it's a magic mirror- not a door

From which our Savior stands and calls

You draw close to it- you feel Him more

And his countenance upon you falls!

Prayerful Watch Keeping

Now. Perhaps while you are sleeping 

A miracle will come

All that prayerful watch keeping....

Will somehow change your son

Restored for covenant keeping 

[Chorus]

Pray for a miracle

And keep watch in faith

God wants His people

To be something great!

For your Son, How He waits!

See the bad that could happen

As possibilities

For a mighty change within ...

For opportunities 

That his "Twelve steps" might begin.

[Chorus]

Pray for a miracle

And keep watch in faith

God wants His people

To be something great!

For your Son, How He waits!

Be prayerful and believing 

That that mighty change will come

May He run to the Lord, leaping

With newness delightsome

As a son now covenant keeping

[Chorus]

Pray for a miracle

And keep watch in faith

God wants His people

To be something great!

For your Son, How He waits!

LAW OF MOSES

The Law of Moses, given

Points our souls to Light

And as we strive to live them

We improve our lives

Store Up

Store up what feeds your soul

In all your times of plenty

For the times that are scarce

So you don't run on empty

It is so amazing how Joseph in the Old Testament overcame so much.

[Verse 1] Jars on the shelf in the kitchen 

Tomatoes from last July 

Grandma said “Baby Just listen 

Winter comes faster than time” 

You laughed with your hands in the dishwater 

Sun through the curtains at noon 

Didn’t know days could grow thinner 

Didn’t think you’d need that soon 

[Chorus] Store up what feeds your soul 

When the table’s full and friendly

 Sing while your heart runs whole 

For the days it feels so heavy 

In all your times of plenty 

Lay it down like gold 

So when the road turns empty 

You still have something to hold 

[Verse 2] Screens glow late in the bedroom 

But silence never feels heard 

You pour yourself into deadlines

 Forget to water your words 

Call your mom back when you think of her

 Write their names down 

Make the drive 

Catch every small 

Quiet sunrise 

Like it’s keeping you alive 

[Chorus] Store up what feeds your soul 

When the table’s full and friendly 

Sing while your heart runs whole 

For the days it feels so heavy 

In all your times of plenty 

Lay it down like gold 

So when the road turns empty 

You still have something to hold

 [Bridge] When the frost hits hard

 And the night runs long 

You’ll taste last summer 

In a borrowed song 

[Chorus] Store up what feeds your soul 

When the table’s full and friendly

 Laugh till your heart runs whole 

For the days it feels so heavy 

In all your times of plenty 

Lay it down like gold 

So when the road turns empty 

You still have something to hold

I'VE REACHED MY LIMIT

I've reached my limit

I cannot give in

Enough's enough

Time for tough love

For the better, really

HE is Always There

 

God is always there

And He has a plan

Your bad, He makes good

Your small, He makes grand

Each blessing aligns

With our faith and our prayers

In time, there are signs

That He knows and He cares

I Love You More!

There is one, who loves you more!

To infinity and back, measure Jesus!

You cannot even the score.

Twenty-four-seven, He is there for us!

God is For Us

Struggling with choices

I learned and I trust

That naught is against us

For our God is for us

Dark heavy trials may come

But, still,  light can be found

Brilliantly to surround

His love is all around!

https://youtu.be/dijo5que-Io?si=22zfuvS8fd8rc201

Elder Dieter F Uchtdorf

Romans 8:31

Merry-Go-Round

Anxiety sends me on a ride

Spinning thoughts on a merry-go-round

Again and again and again

Circling .... with no solution found!

[Verse 1] Anxiety sends me on a ride Spinning thoughts on a merry-go-round Again and again and again Circling No solution found Chewed-up nails and a restless jaw Clock ticks loud in an empty room Every little “what if” feels like law Every quiet second spells doom [Chorus] Round and round my head goes Same old fear in new clothes I’m chasing down a thought that won’t slow down Merry-go-round mind I’m dizzy Heart racing Palms all fizzy Let me off this painted Haunted town I keep circling with no solution found [Verse 2] Coffee cold on the bedside stand Phone face down but it still screams Stories I invent get out of hand Turn small sparks into big-screen scenes I rehearse every word I said Rewrite yesterday ‘til I’m numb But the more I fight inside my head The louder all the echoes become [Chorus] Round and round my head goes Same old fear in new clothes I’m chasing down a thought that won’t slow down Merry-go-round mind I’m dizzy Heart racing Palms all fizzy Let me off this painted Haunted town I keep circling with no solution found [Bridge] What if I just watched it spin Let the ride move Breathe me in (oh) Name the monsters Let them pass Feel my feet here On the grass [Chorus] Round and round my head goes But I’m learning when to close All the gates that feed this frantic crowd Merry-go-round mind Still busy But I’m standing Less so dizzy I won’t let every thought pin me down I’ll keep circling till a solution’s found

Magnitude of Debt

Rereading Andrew Skinner's The Savior's Final Week- a trilogy of the 3 gardens. I have never gotten past Gethsemane., as I decided to start from the beginning again. 

 The sinless Son of Man

 Burst the bands of death 

We'll never understand 

The magnitude of our debt

______________________

At the heart of the Atonement

All our suffering and sins

Were transferred upon Him

Hence, His sacred roll begins

_____________________

Death- the thought is painful

Recall we all do it twice

As to become mortal

We left our Heavenly skies

Experience, to realize

_____________________

Through the Lord's atonement 

Life's bitter becomes sweet

The convicted are uplifted

Such a glorious feat!

Conviction is a prick,

A nudge at our heart

A reminder to repent

For loving peace to start

________________________

The agony of redemption

Began in Gethsemane 

For naught did He opt "exemption "

Our Savior saves completely 

_________________________

The long night of Gethsemane 

Was a victory for history- all alone

But His trial, as the Lamb, was beginning

Yes. He would be punished for all the good He had done!

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The cup of gall was filled

By the wickedest in men

But, then it overflowed 

By the treachery of  a friend

treachery -noun

• 1.betrayal of trust; deceptive action or nature
  
  
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Jesus removes our sins 

And the ugly stains they made

He asks us to forgive

And extend what He has paid

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When compassion is felt

And there's repentance within

A hardened heart can melt

Through tender mercies given

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When confessions are real

And repentance complete

Christ's atonement can heal

What's bitter is made sweet

(How that experience is sweet!)

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We all know the awfulness of sin,

Of trials and tribulation

How dearly Christ paid for our fallen education

Of each state of desperation

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No matter the ways we languish

From confinement, stagnation, neglect

When we feel Christ's love we flourish

God's plan is good and perfect

Ever to encourage and nourish

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Because of Gethsemane's anguish

Of His compassion's without end

There is no barrier of language

He is all men's eternal friend

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In Christ, we are secure

And we have hope of help

How this does reassure

His Spirit, inside, does dwell

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Let not your faith 

whither or fade

Pray. It will grow.

Good seeds will sow!

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Christ was all in, 

In the garden

All our fallen parts

Transferred to Him

Sinking Feeling

That sick sinking feeling

That swims inside your gut

Is your conscience speaking

Warning something's corrupt 

If Not Me, Who? Courage for Dating

If not me, who?

If not now, when?

With much to do

I shall not, can not bend

For God and for family

I raise up my voice

And sing out quite happily

Of all that is choice

I found a date

To help out fate

A place?  No you choose!

How can I refuse?

Smiling, as myself

I share.  All is well!

And learn, if nothing else

God's winds in the sails

If we can't turn a corner

Or have to abandon ship

At least I'm getting closer

To THAT relationship!

Who is married happily?

I can pattern after them

I dream of my family

I pray again and again

Opening my mind

To God's hand in all things

I trust I will find

His plan. Let's see what dating brings!

For the richest of blessings

Asking for Forgiveness

 Asking for forgiveness I humbled myself in prayer, Save me from myself, Jesus... Of all my sin's burdens... I now share

For change, it was time, the pain all too real My choices so selfish, I'd acted in pride My heart so hard and heavy it needed to heal I could no longer run from God nor could I hide Setting my ego and desires aside! I trusted to obey. With Jesus to abide. Love and tenderness combining I feel abundantly blessed It is sacred and refining Purely, quietly- rest Seeking for forgiveness, I completely confessed My repentant heart melted, mindful of His grace I recognized how abundantly I have been blessed Here, I see He refined me in quiet sacred ways! I feel my heart changed In quiet sacred ways

Arms of Grace

 

[Verse 1]

Asking forgiveness Holy Humble prayer I lay my pride down Find Your mercy there Love and tenderness Meeting all my mess In Your arms of grace I am deeply blessed [Chorus] Here in Your arms of grace Love and tenderness combining You take this broken heart Turn the ache to something shining When I confess I see How abundantly I’m blessed You hold me close Refining Till my soul can purely Quietly rest [Verse 2] Set my ego And desires aside Teach me to listen And with You abide Seeking forgiveness Brings me to the light Shows me Your kindness More than I realized [Chorus] Here in Your arms of grace Love and tenderness combining You take this broken heart Turn the ache to something shining When I confess I see How abundantly I’m blessed You hold me close Refining Till my soul can purely Quietly rest [Bridge] Repentant heart Mindful of Your grace Every tear A turning of my ways In the quiet You are working Unexpressed In Your sacred Gentle whisper I can finally rest [Chorus] Here in Your arms of grace Love and tenderness combining You take this broken heart Turn the ache to something shining When I confess I see How abundantly I’m blessed You hold me close Refining Till my soul can purely Quietly rest

On a Spiritual Journey

 

Sometimes I have to "back track" To get where I should be. To receive the strength I lack To get myself moving.

Deciding to "do it right" With hope I’d receive From beyond the veil, light If I’d first believe. On a spiritual journey I prayed to know the way With love and light forming for each step to take Recalling in a journal I let the spirit guide To endure life's final With God on my side. With Him, I won’t fail For I wait upon Him I’ve faith. All is well. The heavens will open On a spiritual journey The Lord guides the way With love and light forming Through each step we take A miracle comes Not as we expected As God speaks, to us His love is detected

Pondering Wants and Needs

Outside, on my knees

With the sun on my face

Filtered by the trees

I ponder my place,

My wants and my needs

What truly matters?

Where do I find my strength?

From where should I scatter?

How do I display faith?

With whom should I gather? 

Gethsemane's Olive Trees

History has never erased

Gethsemane's trees

After thousands of years, there stands

Three....of an ancestor's legacy

As a living witness today

At such a tree, He knelt that night

As for all of mankind He prayed

Perhaps here, in pain, He held on tight

While suffering, His tears and sweat

Dripped as He prayed alone and He wept

Blood inside Him could not be kept

So pressing was sn's all consuming debt

The 3 trees are DNA tested to be of the same parent and date to the 1100's AD. Gnarled and ancient, they still produce olives.

image: From The National Museum in Warsaw

Jerusalem. Garden of Gethsemane. Creator: Robertson, James (1813-1888). Creator's role: photographer. Date: 1857. Inventory number: DI 122069 MNW.

The Mathematics of Faith

 

Faith plus repentance

Minus selfishness

Equals baptism

And the Holy Ghost's witness

We're clean. Christ IS upon us!

Duncan Rand Mackie's baptism

A special Saturday!

Forgiven in Quiet Sacred Ways

Asking for forgiveness I humbled myself in prayer, Save me from myself, Jesus... Of all my sin's burdens... I now share For change, it was time, the pain all too real My choices so selfish, I'd acted in pride My heart so hard and heavy it needed to heal I could no longer run from God nor could I hide Setting my ego and desires aside! I trusted to obey. With Jesus to abide. Love and tenderness combining I feel abundantly blessed It is sacred and refining Purely, quietly- rest Seeking for forgiveness, I completely confessed My repentant heart melted, mindful of His grace I recognized how abundantly I have been blessed Here, I see He refined me in quiet sacred ways! I feel my heart changed In quiet sacred ways

Trying to put into words

How sacred is God's Word!

What joy....to hear Him speak

And feel His mercy, as I seek!

Then the prayer...

Asking for forgiveness 

Is a holy and humble prayer,

As you align yourself with Jesus...

It's then His arms of grace are there

Love and tenderness combining 

We feel abundantly blessed

It is sacred and refining

Purely, quietly- rest!

Pondering comments on Elder Bednar's talk on prayer. Thoughts continue to grow in my heart.

What we get Wrong About Pray Always

https://youtu.be/zkXcPZRDsnM?si=9gRdy0WF94_ljkob

These are all poems based on comments by 

​@Dallin-Hoaks

Seeking forgiveness aligns us to Christ

As a repentant heart is mindful of His grace

And we recognize how abundantly we've been blessed

Here, we see He refines us in quiet sacred ways!

The Lord entrusts all His servants

With His love, to pass along 

When we are more given to service

We lift others to become strong

@successboy

When you cant find the words to say

Listen more while you pray 

Feel for His holy presence 

And His peace in the silence 

Then examine your heart 

Seek for gratitude, to start 

Then, speak- what troubles it so 

And feel His Spirit within flow 

 With impressions in tow 

Later through words you'll find, you'll know 

Keep this prayer always in your heart 

Read His words and trust He will impart 

Perhaps from what someone says 

Or a voice in your head ...that is His! 

Make a record of the time and place 

Let it fill your mind and heart with thanks

@jessenashvillejames150

1 month ago (edited)

In the Book Of Mormon before Christ's ascension into heaven he said. "Verily I say unto you, whatever thing ye shall ask the father in my name, believing that ye shall receive, it shall be given unto you. Now, this promise is unto all, even unto the ends of the earth. 🌎 This was the last thing Christ said unto the people, in the hearing of the multitude, before his ascension into heaven. Christ didn't instruct the multitude to pray a certain way. He said "Whatsoever thing ye shall ask" Don't restrict your prayers. The Universe is full of miracles, don't limit them in your life. P.s Was a good talk though

All things are possible!

Our Father's universe

Is full of miracles! 

Don't limit Him in your life!

Pray as much as you like!

@blancarosales3553

I only thanks the lord for his restored gospel and how he communicates with us by his servants

@Dallin-Hoaks

1 month ago

That is a beautiful and sufficient gratitude. To thank the Lord for His restored gospel and for speaking to us through His servants is to acknowledge His hand in the most essential things. From that foundation, our asking, trusting, and enduring all find their place. May we continue to hear His voice and follow it faithfully.

It is a beautiful and sufficient prayer

To give thanks for the blessings we all share

For our Savior, His atonement, the gospel,

His priesthood, our covenants, His apostles,

And His temples where eternity becomes possible

From a foundation of thanks

For His loving hand in all things

We know to ask and trust in faith!

Through His tender mercy and grace

We've strength to endure all we'll face!

@Dallin-Hoaks

1 month ago

@DocFixit32 Thank you for sharing your perspective. I agree that when the Savior taught prayer, He emphasized asking—bringing our desires, needs, and burdens honestly before the Father. Scripture repeatedly invites us to ask, seek, and knock. While gratitude matters and can be expressed through our lives and charity, prayer itself is not diminished when it is urgent, pleading, or focused on our needs. God welcomes sincere asking. May His kingdom come swiftly, and may He strengthen us as we endure

Ponder always in your heart

Jesus' teachings and love for you

In His atonement, your part

Of the suffering He went through

A Jewish Prayer for Yeshua

Our Heavenly Father

I read of your invite

To pray, that I matter!

Oh how my heart delights!

My desires, my needs

The woes before my face

I'm here, on my knees

Humbly, for I need Thy grace

My choices weigh my soul

And so does this world

This takes a heavy toll

So much has unfurled

For mercy and forgiveness

For strength to make amends

For endurance through meekness

I pray Thy Son, Thou sends

I plead, sincerely asking

to abide in that sweet peace

That surpasses understanding

That pain inside may cease

That love inside increase

"Shalom"

[Verse 1]

When you can't find the words to say

Listen more while you pray 

Feel for His holy presence 

And His peace in the silence 

First examine your heart 

Seek for gratitude, to start 

Then, speak- what troubles you so 

And feel His Spirit within flow 

[Chorus]

All things are possible!

Our Father's universe

Is full of miracles! 

Don't limit Him in your life!

Pray as much as you like!

[Verse 2]

 With impressions in tow 

Later through words you'll find, you'll know 

Keep this prayer always in your heart 

Read His words and trust He will impart 

Perhaps from what someone says 

Or a voice in your head ...that is His! 

Make a record of the time and place 

Let it fill your mind and heart with thanks

[Chorus]

All things are possible!

Our Father's universe

Is full of miracles! 

Don't limit Him in your life!

Pray as much as you like!

God's Clarion Call

The solemn marriage- wife and husband One woman, one man- hand in hand Together vow their love and fidelity A family begins responsibly

What matters the most, lasts the longest

And within the home, we are strongest

It should be strengthened and kept foremost

There is no question- love gives the most

Hear! Oh hear, God’s clarion call

The family is His gift to all

When we've a conflict or crisis

There is a lot we must process

And we see how strong families connect

For they are supportive, help, and protect

As priorities shut the child out

Declined values confuse and doubt

For the survival of the family

Children should be reared carefully

Hear! Oh hear, God’s clarion call

The family is His gift to all

Each member is in need of scaffolding

Held up by daily prayers they are holding

And, weekly there should be one evening

Set aside for home and believing

Each member should feel they are cherished,

Known, and loved by their brother, Jesus

His message to all cannot be ignored or denied

"Love one another-For you I suffered. I died!"

Hear! Oh hear, God’s clarion call

The family is His gift to all

We must now measure, we must fulfill

And live according to the Father's will

What matter's the most, lasts the longest

Believe this... With God and family we endure life's test

Hear! Oh hear, God’s clarion call

The family is His gift to all

#familyproclamation

www.churchofjesuschrist.org › study › scripturesThe Family Proclamation - The Church of Jesus Christ of ...

We, the First Presidency and the Council of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, solemnly proclaim that marriage between a man and a woman is ordained of Go