Tap Into Life

Tap into that light

That fills you with life

Pray with all your might

Find the love to strive

Tap into living water

Found in Holy Writ

The love of Heavenly Father

Reaches deep within

Tap into His insight

Listen and obey

Trust all will be alright

All will be okay

Tap into the good part

That inspires man

Pray. Believe. God will impart

To you a plan

Why limit yourself

To just a narrow view?

Seek the Lord for help

What would He have you do?

Pursue His love and blessings

Enjoy this life with faith

Each sin is for addressing

Learn the lesson and gain strength

Joseph Smith did all this

For he understood

That when you tap into a tree

It is ever good

You need a little patience

Past the cold seasons of life

The flow is felt warmly

As your Spirit comes alive

[Verse 1] Tap into that light That fills you with life Pray with all your might Find the love to strive Tap into living water Found in Holy Writ The love of Heavenly Father Reaches deep within [Pre-Chorus] Tap into His insight Listen and obey Trust all will be alright All will be okay [Chorus] Tap into life (Tap into life) Pray and believe Pray and believe God will impart God will impart A plan for you A plan for you [Verse 2] Tap into the good part That inspires man Pray. Believe. God will impart To you a plan Why limit yourself To just a narrow view? Seek the Lord for help What would He have you do? [Pre-Chorus] Pursue His love and blessings Enjoy this life with faith Each sin is for addressing Learn the lesson and gain strength [Chorus] Tap into life (Tap into life) Pray and believe Pray and believe God will impart God will impart A plan for you A plan for you [Bridge] Joseph Smith did all this For he understood That when you tap into a tree It is ever good You need a little patience Past the cold seasons of life The flow is felt warmly As your Spirit comes alive [Final Chorus] Tap into life (Tap into life) Pray and believe Pray and believe God will impart God will impart A plan for you A plan for you

The song uses a maple tree sap-tapping metaphor to describe spiritual connection, explicitly referencing Joseph Smith’s prayer from James 1:5 that led to divine revelation.

God's Perfect Plan- The Only Plan

Satan interjected himself above God's plan

For show, he rejected FREE agency of man

Challenging, he opposed God with open hostility

Pride grew and 1/3 arrose trusting in his ability

War should not, shall not exist ever in Heaven!

The rebellious were cast out- even driven!

Mortality is a covenant MORAL choice

To gain a body and progress, HOW we all rejoiced!

Jesus was chosen to execute God's plan

Perfectly to live and to atone for every man

Through trial and error we would learn who we truly are

Repenting as needed looking to our Savior never far

Ever Heavenly Father's plan

Is for our happiness

Perfectly, through Jesus, man

Can eternally be blessed

Verse 1] Satan interjected himself Above God's plan For show, he rejected free agency Of man Challenging, he opposed God With open hostility Pride grew and one-third arrose Trusting in his ability [Pre-Chorus] War should not, shall not exist Ever in Heaven! The rebellious were cast out Even driven! [Chorus] Ever Heavenly Father's plan Is for our happiness Perfectly, through Jesus, man Can eternally be blessed Ever Heavenly Father's plan Is for our happiness Through Jesus Christ, our Savior We are lifted, we are blessed [Verse 2] Mortality is a covenant A moral choice To gain a body and progress We all rejoiced Jesus was chosen to execute God's plan Perfectly to live and to atone For every man [Pre-Chorus] Through trial and error We would learn who we truly are Repenting as needed Looking to our Savior never far [Chorus] Ever Heavenly Father's plan Is for our happiness Perfectly, through Jesus, man Can eternally be blessed Ever Heavenly Father's plan Is for our happiness Through Jesus Christ, our Savior We are lifted, we are blessed [Bridge] When we wander, call us back When we fall, He stays Mercy reaches through the dark And changes all our ways Not by pride, but by His grace We return again Chosen, healed, and home in Him From beginning to amen [Final Chorus] Ever Heavenly Father's plan Is for our happiness Perfectly, through Jesus, man Can eternally be blessed Ever Heavenly Father's plan Is for our happiness Through Jesus Christ, our Savior We are lifted, we are blessed

Thoughts from Elder Bednar message:

https://x.com/BednarDavidA/status/2049488880597192862?s=20

https://youtu.be/xQfX4Uf97mg?si=9Yjc2XU_IZe_wwkD

Ask in Faith

May the Holy Ghost assist
As we consider meaningful prayer
For when we have faith, we enlist
All of heaven's blessing and care

An example of great faith
Was given to us by young Joseph
Who asked and did not abraid
When he read the first word- if

He believed the words of James
And wanted to know what should be done
With churches of many names
He could not decide on anyone

He went to a grove of trees
And sought prayer after pondering
He humbly expressed his pleas
In him, there was nothing wavering

For faith without works is dead
If there's but one-way interaction
He knew on where his thoughts led
T'wards Jesus Christ and righteous action

When we have increased capacity
Wells of knowledge flow and inspire
To live our lives spiritually
There's power in faith filled desire

A prayer of faith might include
A review of all we've been given
With thoughts based on gratitude
This is the way each prayer should begin

When we pray for missionaries
It also mean we pray to give aid
With faith we will find who carries
A prepared heart with some questions laid

We pray too for the needy
For those who are sick and afflicted
May we do whatever needs be
To show God's love's unrestricted

We each have known anxiety
We can turn to God and petition
When we fear propriety
And become stuck in hesitation

Prayers are consecrated work
Expressed to our Father in Heaven
Prayers of faith require effort
We're not finished when we say "amen"

As we follow this pattern
We are blessed to recognize and act
On the things that we discern
We can seek help to complete our pact

Sometimes prayers may be denied
For we'll not oft receive a witness
Until our faith has been tried
And we increase spiritual fitness

"Not my will, but Thine, be done"
Though hard it is to accept God's will
We can bear as did the Son
In faith, we've prayers of peace that are still

[Verse 1] Ask in Faith May the Holy Ghost assist As we consider prayer For when we've faith, we'll enlist All of heaven's blessing Which lie there [Pre-Chorus] With faith we'll know What should be done We go to God And not to none Nothing wavering He hears the plea Our hearts lean in On bended knee [Chorus] Ask in Faith Ask in Faith He will guide the way Ask in Faith Ask in Faith Then rise and obey [Verse 2] He asked and did not abraid Young Joseph sought the grove He read the first word And still he wanted to know If he believed the words of James He would not turn aside He looked to Jesus Christ And let righteous action ride [Pre-Chorus] For faith without works is dead And prayers are consecrated work We are not finished When we say amen in the church We speak with effort We kneel with care Then watch for light Already there [Chorus] Ask in Faith Ask in Faith He will guide the way Ask in Faith Ask in Faith Then rise and obey [Verse 3] Begin with gratitude For all we've been given Then lift the names Of those who need His healing Missionaries, the needy The sick and the worn Hearts prepared And burdens borne [Bridge] Not my will, but Thine, be done Though hard it is to bear Some prayers are answered After faith is made aware When our faith is tried We grow more still In prayer of peace We learn His will [Chorus] Ask in Faith Ask in Faith He will guide the way Ask in Faith Ask in Faith Then rise and obey

Elder Bednar
Ask in Faith pg 94
May 2008 Ensign


Mark 4: 39
39 And he arose, and rebuked the wind,
and said unto the sea, Peace, be still.
And the wind ceased, and there was
a great calm.

James 1: 5-6
5 If any of you lack wisdom,
let him ask of God, that giveth
to all men liberally,
and upbraideth not;
and it shall be given him.

6 But let him ask in faith,
nothing wavering.
For he that wavereth is like
a wave of the sea driven
with the wind and tossed.


Ether 12: 6
6 And now, I, Moroni, would speak
somewhat concerning these things;
I would show unto the world that
faith is things which are hoped for
and not seen;
wherefore, dispute not because ye see not,
for ye receive no witness until after
the trial of your faith.

We Must Be Born Again

May we sing to thee, Thy spiritually reborn?
Prepared and immersed, bless us and adorn.
We want to be more transparently clean.
Baptism transformed us to a new sheen

We want to show faith, and make use of priesthood
Till saturated, continually good.
Blessed as new creatures, from this mighty change,
Help thoughts and desires be pure, rearranged.

May we absorb truths, keep covenants that protect.
Seek line upon line, precept on precept.
Help us stay renewed, with motives refined.
Imperceptibly, with Thee more aligned.

May might, mind, and strength help us take on Christ’s name.
When we do much good, we're never the same.
Complete burial, total immersion.
When we are reborn, it's by conversion.

We speak from the soul with renewed energy,
To all in the land, the bond and the free.
Culminate our steps to change and transform.
Born to preach of Christ, we'll cry and forewarn.

Dear Father shed forth to all who now are true,
More gratitude for the Holy Ghost, too.
Help us feel it warn, when we are amiss.
We want to stay clean and sealed with promise.


[Verse 1] May we sing to thee Thy spiritually reborn Prepared and immersed Bless us and adorn We want to be more Transparently clean Baptism transformed us To a new sheen [Pre-Chorus] Blessed as new creatures From this mighty change Help thoughts and desires Be pure, rearranged May we absorb truths Keep covenants that protect Seek line upon line Precept on precept [Chorus] Spiritually reborn Spiritually reborn Make us clean and new Spiritually reborn Take on Christ's name Take on Christ's name We will never be the same Spiritually reborn [Verse 2] We want to show faith And make use of priesthood Till saturated Continually good Help us stay renewed With motives refined Imperceptibly With Thee more aligned [Pre-Chorus] May might, mind, and strength Help us take on Christ's name When we do much good We're never the same Complete burial Total immersion When we are reborn It's by conversion [Chorus] Spiritually reborn Spiritually reborn Make us clean and new Spiritually reborn Take on Christ's name Take on Christ's name We will never be the same Spiritually reborn [Bridge] We speak from the soul With renewed energy To all in the land The bond and the free Born to preach of Christ We'll cry and forewarn Dear Father shed forth To all who now are true [Final Chorus] Spiritually reborn Spiritually reborn Make us clean and new Spiritually reborn More gratitude For the Holy Ghost, too Help us feel it warn When we are amiss We want to stay clean And sealed with promise

19–22, David A. Bednar, May 2007,
“Ye Must Be Born Again, ” Ensign

Steadfast and Immovable

Steadfast and Immovable, Always Abounding in Good Works
-Built upon the Master- As our foundation

What does it mean to be steadfast and immovable?
That I stand firmly Christ-like and unalterable;
Though mocks and scorns of the world call out to confuse me,
I'll defend virtue, integrity, and chastity.

As Captain Moroni's stripling warrior, I will fight
To maintain my worthiness. I will stand for the right.
My foundation is built on the Lord- Here I stand.
Though mighty whirlwinds blow- There is safety at hand.

I know for myself- I am firm and steadfast- I am free.
As I ponder and follow in faith- God speaks to me.
I'll progress and prepare- one drop of oil at a time.
To refuel my lamp, I will study, pray, and be kind.

I can become consistent in my preparation.
For the best fruit, I will declare my dedication.
My gospel roots can sink deep when they are well nourished.
With steady drops of living water, I will flourish.

Thoughts from Elder Bednar' talk.

Always Abounding in Good Works, Jan 2008, “Steadfast and Immovable, ” New Era

Seek Learning by Faith

As we look forward and anticipate
An ever confused and turbulent time
It becomes essential to seek learning by faith
Where there is spiritual strength and protection in life
And direction in the knowledge that we obtain

Learning by faith opens the pathway into the heart
Hoping for things which are not seen but are true
All that the teacher's spiritually prepared to impart
To demonstrate, persuade and testify anew
Through the Holy Ghost, if we would but do our part

Faith in action enables us to press forward
Assured that we've found the correct understanding
Though we're uncertain and where we are going is hard
We step into darkness from the light where we're standing
Soon, we've new evidence of faith and coil upward

In God's grand division of all His creations
They're things to act and things to be acted upon
We have been blessed with the power to be agents
The Lord safeguards us from Lucifer's rebellion
And we learn to be more morally obedient

When we're receptive our learning is not passive
We become actors and doers of the word
Our pondering invites learning in the process
The Holy Ghost whispers truth of what is heard
And faith opens the hearts pathway for a witness

In Joseph's time ministers told him what to do
In the midst of this war of word and tumult of thought
He went to a grove to pray so he could act on truth
He sought learning by faith, he wanted to be taught
Through faith, the Word of God, spoke to him in his youth

To answer a deep question, no matter what it is
The Holy Ghost is a teacher from the Father
As a member of the Godhead it witnesses
As it enters into the heart of the learner
As a sacred Gift, to the faithful, it blesses

In two thousand five, we were invited to grow
To read the Book of Mormon, in a matter of months
To act and not be acted upon, while here below
The world is trouble, what is it one really wants?
The faith to step in the dark, and trust where to go

Elder Bednar

Sept 2007

https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/ensign/2007/09/seek-learning-by-faith?lang=eng

Because We Have Them Before Our Eyes

Because we have them before our eyes
We'll learn to hear His voice in the word
A written recording for our time
Is felt in our heart. Where it is heard
For new impressions, to brighten our mind

It takes a life time to come unto Christ
For all that we learn, know and do
Is developed and deepened in kind
As we press forward and learn all anew
For each can feast on the truths there to find

To those who'll hear, He calls "follow me"
As His door is opened unto us
Imagine the things then we will see
Reverent reflecting, one cannot rush
when we record our thoughts, more there will be!

-Elder Bednar

April 2006