Waiting for Promised Blessings

With honest, desperate tears

How? I question my faith!

After ten long years, we've fears

My hope's losing strength

For blessings assure they'll come

And our arms eagerly await

For the joy to become

Parents! We know we'll be great!

Meanwhile our families gather

And others easily have many

They share our pain on this matter

Still we grieve more we've not any

I try to fix my wife's hurt

The aching hole in her heart

We know we are not the first

But, God's promise makes this hard!

I would trade in every trip

Every night we've slept well

Every moment of free time

To soothe our child, overwhelmed

Help us find that joy

That surpasses understanding

A sweet girl or boy

Our own miracle for handling

Oh God, hear our prayers

Forgive us of our grief

We shed helpless tears

Help us in our unbelief

Verse 1] With honest, desperate tears How? I question my faith! After ten long years, we've fears My hope's losing strength For blessings assure they'll come And our arms eagerly await For the joy to become Parents! We know we'll be great! [Pre-Chorus] Meanwhile our families gather And others easily have many They share our pain on this matter Still we grieve more we've not any [Chorus] Help us find that joy That surpasses understanding A sweet girl or boy Our own miracle for handling Oh God, hear our prayers Forgive us of our grief We shed helpless tears Help us in our unbelief [Verse 2] I try to fix my wife's hurt The aching hole in her heart We know we are not the first But, God's promise makes this hard! I would trade in every trip Every night we've slept well Every moment of free time To soothe our child, overwhelmed [Pre-Chorus] Meanwhile our families gather And others easily have many They share our pain on this matter Still we grieve more we've not any [Chorus] Help us find that joy That surpasses understanding A sweet girl or boy Our own miracle for handling Oh God, hear our prayers Forgive us of our grief We shed helpless tears Help us in our unbelief [Bridge] We are weak, but You are near Hold the pieces of our need Through the waiting, through the fear Be the answer, plant the seed Give us grace to keep on standing When the longing cuts so deep Help us in our unbelief Help us in our unbelief [Final Chorus] Help us find that joy That surpasses understanding A sweet girl or boy Our own miracle for handling Oh God, hear our prayers Forgive us of our grief We shed helpless tears Help us in our unbelief

It Begins With Faith- Read the Book of Mormon

How grateful we should be

And how wonderful it is 

To have the gospel fully 

Through the Holy Ghost's witness

Read the Book of Mormon

And learn for yourself

It is written for man

For latter-day help

Never lose sight of 

This marvelous truth:

"God's message is love!"

And this book is your proof!

Read and pray to know

If the words come from God

A witness will show

And then, read it a lot!

Christ's restored church is here

Promised blessings await

His glad message is clear

And it begins with faith

Elder Causse shares his testimony of the fulness of the gospel and of his mother's conversion story.  It is as beautiful as she is.  She read the book in one week!  She said she couldn't put it down.

https://youtube.com/shorts/DnvZkJMPGs8?si=0JeqmgDmHwzTvr1y

Verse 1] How grateful we should be, How wonderful it is, To have the gospel fully Through the Holy Ghost's witness. [Chorus] Read the Book of Mormon, And learn for yourself; It is written for man, For latter-day help. [Verse 2] Never lose sight of This marvelous truth: God's message is love, And this book is your proof. [Chorus] Read the Book of Mormon, And learn for yourself; It is written for man, For latter-day help. [Bridge] Read and pray to know If the words come from God; A witness will show, And then, read it a lot! [Verse 3] Christ's restored church is here, Promised blessings await; His glad message is clear, And it begins with faith. [Outro] It begins with faith, It begins with faith.

With a Whoosh of Wind I Enter the Oakland Temple

With a whoosh of wind I enter
Unto a place of peace and rest
As double doors outwards filter
And invite me to come as my best

Inside they quietly welcome
Offering greetings as a host
I find strength, wisdom
And holiness I need most

I am inside of God's temple
Through grace and a recommend
Here to bless mine and His people
Through His sure covenants that transcend

Here I learn of what's timeless
And become linked to my kin
Here I ascend for what's breathless
From endowments, my sealing begins!

Here the words settle and swell
To reach inside of my soul
What joy I feel, I cannot tell
But, I liken it to feeling whole

My Name is Fentanyl

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

Verse 1] 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 [Chorus] My name is Fentanol (dangle before your feet) My name is Fentanol (entrance you all) Hooked they dont care or see Who benefits from the score My name is Fentanol (you want it more) [Verse 2] 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 [Bridge] A swastika insures respect It's meaning that is there's A conspiracy, we suspect With the devil each man shares [Chorus] My name is Fentanol (dangle before your feet) My name is Fentanol (entrance you all) Hooked they dont care or see Who benefits from the score My name is Fentanol (you want it more)

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.

See Life Lessons

See the world
In a different light
Add God's Word
And be filled with insight

Perfect love casts out fear

And covers over a lot of sins

Forgive to be forgiven

This is how understanding begins

Christ guides the humble

And teaches them the Way

In times of trouble

Your greatest help is to pray

May the God of hope

Fill you with joy and peace

Even to overflow

Feel the spirit increase

Believe you've purpose

God has a plan for you

We've talents, for use

For prosperity, too

Whatever good you do

Give it your whole heart

For serving the Lord

Great blessings will impart

Endure trials with joy

They help you grow in faith

Though they pile and destroy

You can rebuild with more strength

Give thanks in all things

Let God's Word lamp your feet

Gain understanding

Seek the wisdom you need

Verse 1] See the world In a different light Add God's Word And be filled with insight Perfect love casts out fear And covers over a lot of sins Forgive to be forgiven This is how understanding begins [Pre-Chorus] Christ guides the humble And teaches them the Way In times of trouble Your greatest help is to pray [Chorus] In a different light In a different light God's Word opens eyes In a different light (See the world) (In a different light) [Verse 2] May the God of hope Fill you with joy and peace Even to overflow Feel the spirit increase Believe you've purpose God has a plan for you We've talents, for use For prosperity, too [Pre-Chorus] Whatever good you do Give it your whole heart For serving the Lord Great blessings will impart [Chorus] In a different light In a different light God's Word opens eyes In a different light (See the world) (In a different light) [Bridge] Endure trials with joy They help you grow in faith Though they pile and destroy You can rebuild with more strength Give thanks in all things Let God's Word lamp your feet Gain understanding Seek the wisdom you need [Final Chorus] In a different light In a different light God's Word opens eyes In a different light (See the world) (In a different light)

Forgive

“For if you forgive other people when they sin against you, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. But if you do not forgive others their sins, your Father will not forgive your sins. – Matthew 6:14-15

Love

“Above all, love each other deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins. – 1 Peter 4:8

Be humble

“He guides the humble in what is right and teaches them his way. – Psalms 25:9

Trust 

“Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight. – Proverbs 3:5-6

“May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit. – Romans 15:13

Purpose

“For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. – Jeremiah 29:11

“Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for human masters. Since you know that you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as a reward. It is the Lord Christ you are serving. – Colossians 3:23-24

Trials for Patience, Persevere

“Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance. Let perseverance finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything. – James 1:2-4

“Your word is a lamp for my feet, a light on my path. – Psalms 119:105

“The beginning of wisdom is this: Get wisdom. Though it cost all you have, get understanding. – Proverbs 4:7

His Love is Like a River

His love is like a river
Flowing warmly through my soul
As it touches me so purely;
He heals my life and makes me whole

His love is like a flower

That refreshes when I breathe

Soothing me in that hour

When a loved one is called to leave

His love is like the sunrise

Gloriously aburst

Promising I too will rise

Above my darkest days of hurts

His love is like the sunset

That is warm upon my face

Reminding- "do not forget

His love's sweetest to embrace"

His love is like an infant

Innocent to behold

For in Him there is no fault

And His heart's as pure as gold

Let His love surround you

May you find Him everywhere

May He lead you in all you do

And may you tenderly feel His care

Verse 1] His love is like a river Flowing warmly through my soul It touches me so purely He heals my life and makes me whole [Pre-Chorus] When the night is heavy And my hands are tired to hold He finds me in the breaking And gathers every fold [Chorus] His love is like a river Warm through my soul His love is like a river It makes me whole (Oh, make me whole) [Verse 2] His love is like a flower That refreshes when I breathe Soothing me in that hour When a loved one’s called to leave [Pre-Chorus] When the silence is so sharp And the tears fall slow and low He meets me in the sorrow With a mercy I can know [Chorus] His love is like a river Warm through my soul His love is like a river It makes me whole (Oh, make me whole) [Verse 3] His love is like the sunrise Gloriously aburst Promising I too will rise Above my darkest days of hurts His love is like the sunset Warm upon my face Reminding me, don’t forget His sweetest touch of grace [Bridge] His love is like an infant Innocent to behold For in Him there is no fault And His heart is pure as gold [Final Chorus] Let His love surround you May you find Him everywhere May He lead you in all you do And tenderly feel His care His love is like a river Warm through my soul His love is like a river It makes me whole (Oh, make me whole)

Two Antidotes for Anxiety- Work and Knowledge

Work is an antidote for anxiety,
A healing ointment for sorrow,
A doorway to possibility,
And a strength for others to borrow

Let us set our bodies and minds
Unto glorious excellence
There to roll up our sleeves and find
Hard labor does make a difference

If we constantly put our goals off
We will never see them fulfilled
Don't let time and foolishness rob
You of what endurance instills

And then at times with much to face
Through a love of learning we will witness
Knowledge does away with darkness
As it becomes a light to embrace

Too, let us seek for all that is virtuous,
Lovely, praiseworthy, or of good report
For the added light it brings to us
To drink deeply from the fountains of the Lord




Verse 1] Work is an antidote for anxiety, A healing ointment for sorrow, A doorway to possibility, And a strength for others to borrow [Pre-Chorus] Let us set our bodies and minds Unto glorious excellence There to roll up our sleeves and find Hard labor does make a difference [Chorus] To drink deeply To drink deeply From the fountains of the Lord To drink deeply To drink deeply And be filled with more [Verse 2] If we constantly put our goals off We will never see them fulfilled Don't let time and foolishness rob You of what endurance instills And then at times with much to face Through a love of learning we will witness Knowledge does away with darkness As it becomes a light to embrace [Pre-Chorus] Let us seek for all that is virtuous, Lovely, praiseworthy, or of good report For the added light it brings to us To drink deeply from the fountains of the Lord [Chorus] To drink deeply To drink deeply From the fountains of the Lord To drink deeply To drink deeply And be filled with more [Bridge] When the road feels long And our hands grow tired You teach our hearts to stand You lift what we require [Final Chorus] To drink deeply To drink deeply From the fountains of the Lord To drink deeply To drink deeply And be filled with more

Two Principles for Any Economy
President Dieter F. Uchtdorf
Ensign, November 2009, 55

'Whatever principle of intelligence we attain in this life, it will rise with us in the resurrection. D&C 130: 18-19

The Prophet Joseph taught, " Knowledge does away with darkness, (anxiety), and doubt; for these cannot exist where knowledge is." '