Holy Temples, Sacred Covenants

United in our desire
To strengthen sisterhood
We'll not let our faith expire
As we strive for what is good

The most sacred place on earth
Is the Lord's Holy temple
Here we find eternal worth
And promise as God's people

We've brought gifts for the altar
A heart that's pure, as we're contrite
And then in dress we alter
To show reverence that's clean and white

We must do all that we can
To experience and proclaim
The peace of our Father's plan
And the need to bear His name

Let's attend to our family
And maintain a recommend
We'll give our love more amply
As with names, to there we send

Dear sisters let's oft meet
And return to the holy ground
The highest blessings are sweet
Alongside loved ones safely found

Silvia H. Allred
Holy Temples, Sacred Covenants
Ensign, Nov 2008, 112

Here I Come

Here I come to partake
Of the sacrament
What tempts me, I'll forsake
To be clean and repent

May my heart be contrite
As we humbly meet
I ponder what is right
To worthily drink and eat

Have I served His children
And followed His will?
Have I prayed unto Him
For His peace to be still?

Here I come thankful for
His Spirit and His name
And I think of our Lord
How He suffered my blame

With my might, With my mind
For all that I'll be
I pray that I will find
What the Lord see's in me

To prepare for the day
Of His great return
Might His love light my way
With oil there to burn

A Bargain's Sought

A bargain's sought
Purchased and bought
Then comes regret
And a large debt

Buyers remorse
Closure on course
A choice to choose
Someone will lose

But, wait- a bail out
Rescue and new clout
Gone consequence
A broadened fence
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A night's union
A life's begun
A choice to choose
Abort or lose

A family tree
Of bigotry
A stilled live birth
Of little worth

It's rights were failed
A mother bailed
And without love
Was disposed of
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The issues blend
As morals end
Our big bail out
The world's in doubt

Where is our fight
For choosing right
Excused freedom
Clouds our kingdom

And consequence
Will come... soon hence
Those without belief
Will soon show grief

First light and dark
Gray came to park
And we've forgot
What the Savior bought

Enjoyed amused
Abandoned, used
And without blame
There is no shame

Let's separate
Stay within the gate
Remain faithful
Worth is beautiful

Striving for Simplicity in Life

Striving for simplicity in life
Brings peace in times of troubles
For when there is hardship or strife
Each struggle grows and doubles

Although the storm's tumultuous
We know what's beyond the dark shadows
Thus, it will not get the best of us
For prayers light does shines through our windows

As then we sense the best is yet to come
And take moments to escape the frontal attack
To pause, reflect beyond thoughts that succumb
And recognize that with the Lord, there's naught we lack

There are but four things that we need:
Food, clothing, shelter, and fuel
Then of our time and effort we are freed
To apply these things to what's spiritual

With food- comes the word of wisdom
With clothing- modesty of dress
With shelter- living within means and income
And with fuel- our oil serves us best

Elder L. Tom Perry
Let Him Do It With Simplicity
Ensign, November 2008, 7

I Went to Sit in the Chapel

I went to sit in the chapel
While no on was there
To be alone with my troubles
And with the Lord them to share

And, while I was praying
I thought upon a song
This sacrament hymn lifted me
With that for which I did long

As never before
The words meant so much
I clung to each sweet phrase
As to my soul they did touch

The sacrament's meaning
Became dearer to me
As the love of our Lord
Became clearer to see

What could be more pressing
Than to have His Spirit close?
Alone, I expressed my thanks
Then wiped my eyes and arose

For Everything Give Thanks

For everything give thanks
And give glory unto God...
Memories of lying on creek banks
Midst smells and softness of the sod

The wind rustling in the trees
Sails leaves upon moving water
While too its blossums fly their seeds
As though gifts to Heavenly Father

The sights and sounds of nature
Soothe our senses with enjoyment
When we've stress it is the cure
Consistently there for sustainment

For everything give thanks
And give glory unto God...
With His angels, join the ranks
Share His message far and abroad

Unto every nation
And isles of the sea
Let there be celebration
That with our God we can be

He loves the old and young
And looks not upon our skin
Though we speak a different tongue
We can feel His love within

For everything give thanks
With glory unto God...
A man is of what he thinks
For this end we have a quad

May we sit under the sky
To ponder all our blessings
And unto our Lord cry
For peace and for destressing

With faith filled uttered words
May we speak with our Father
And be assured that we're heard
As alone our thoughts, we offer

May the Blessings of Heaven Attend

May the blessings of heaven attend
As our conference has come to an end
We so humbly and sincerely pray
To become inspired from this day
That we'll know exactly what to do
As phrases come to mind, we'll reprove

For now, to our homes we have returned
What's in our best interest is discerned
As families we will confess each truth
Held dear to our hearts and not aloof
We've been uplifted and edified
How to stay this way each must decide

-President Hinckley