#Hallelujah—An Easter Message about Jesus Christ

He can take our sins away
And help us start anew
If we turn to Him and pray
Our spirits are renewed



#PrinceofPeace

Elder Jeffrey R. Holland - Israel, Israel, God is Calling

Never check in your Lord
Like a coat at the door
Wear your standards warmly
As a gift you adore

Principles of Peace: God’s Word | #PrinceofPeace

The burden of life
Brings you to your knees
Unto Jesus Christ
Who knows of your needs
He speaks to the Father
Who sends the Holy Ghost
To ease what does bother
With words, you need the most
Then two things happen
You know that prayers are heard
And you are no longer saddened
As peace comes from God's Word
Then speak, with an angel's tongue,
How these things do renew!
As you've consecrated and done
What God manifests for you


2 Nephi 32 1 And now, behold, my beloved brethren, I suppose that ye ponder somewhat in your hearts concerning that which ye should do after ye have entered in by the way. But, behold, why do ye ponder these things in your hearts?

2 Do ye not remember that I said unto you that after ye had received the Holy Ghost ye could speak with the tongue of angels? And now, how could ye speak with the tongue of angels save it were by the Holy Ghost?

3 Angels speak by the power of the Holy Ghost; wherefore, they speak the words of Christ. Wherefore, I said unto you, feast upon the words of Christ; for behold, the words of Christ will tell you all things what ye should do.

4 Wherefore, now after I have spoken these words, if ye cannot understand them it will be because ye ask not, neither do ye knock; wherefore, ye are not brought into the light, but must perish in the dark.

5 For behold, again I say unto you that if ye will enter in by the way, and receive the Holy Ghost, it will show unto you all things what ye should do.

6 Behold, this is the doctrine of Christ, and there will be no more doctrine given until after he shall manifest himself unto you in the flesh. And when he shall manifest himself unto you in the flesh, the things which he shall say unto you shall ye observe to do.

7 And now I, Nephi, cannot say more; the Spirit stoppeth mine utterance, and I am left to mourn because of the unbelief, and the wickedness, and the ignorance, and the stiffneckedness of men; for they will not search knowledge, nor understand great knowledge, when it is given unto them in plainness, even as plain as word can be.

8 And now, my beloved brethren, I perceive that ye ponder still in your hearts; and it grieveth me that I must speak concerning this thing. For if ye would hearken unto the Spirit which teacheth a man to pray, ye would know that ye must pray; for the evil spirit teacheth not a man to pray, but teacheth him that he must not pray.

9 But behold, I say unto you that ye must pray always, and not faint; that ye must not perform any thing unto the Lord save in the first place ye shall pray unto the Father in the name of Christ, that he will consecrate thy performance unto thee, that thy performance may be for the welfare of thy soul.

Time in the Temple

In the holy temple
Stressful time falls away
A peace sweetly gentle
Makes Celestial, the day

Countries With Religious Freedom

Countries with religious freedom
Have an increase of peace.
As more seek for that wisdom
That, through faith, does increase

While still remains contention
There's a striving to be fair
And through love's extension
We listen because we care

http://www.mormonnewsroom.org/article/international-religious-freedom-partner-cause-peace 

"When we think of peace we generally have in mind a region without war, a nation without strife, or a city without violence. But peace is more than the absence of conflict. Peace is the habit of engaging differences, the practice of negotiating disagreements between foes. It’s a culture of fairmindedness. Even the most peaceful societies have contention, but they don’t let it tear them apart."

"Peace has many factors — the history of a people, the structure of government, the economic environment and the level of political inclusion. Freedom of religion is also crucial. Countries that protect the diversity of religious experience tend to have fewer armed conflicts, greater civil and political liberties, greater press and economic freedoms, better health outcomes, higher levels of income, better education and higher overall human development.[3]"

Peace is more than the absence of conflicts
It is the practice of listening and sharing from the heart
It is respecting the words of pastors and prophets
And not letting contention tear you apart

Let religious freedom flow freely its course
So extremists won't win hearts and minds by default
Open the flood channels of public discourse
And look for the goodness in faiths, not the faults

"In the end, religious freedom is not about eliminating rivals and intimidating people into agreeing with the majority. Rather, religious freedom is about achieving peace among differences and reducing fear so everyone can have confidence in their lawful place in society."

Promise​

The end isn't near
If rainbows appear
Hold to this promise
and don't live amiss.

Take the Time

Take the time
To stop a crime
Look out for
Your neighbor

A while ago, I was out for an early morning walk while it was dark. I saw someone with a little flashlight getting ready to climb a fence. He had left the car running with a woman inside. I said don't do it and he casually started walking back. I had nowhere to go except knock on that front door. He must have thought I was crazy, but did call the police. Robbers don't care if you are home or not. But, hopefully they runaway when they are caught. And of course I had my cellphone, Nope!