Always Keep a Prayer in Your Heart

 

Always, keep a prayer in your heart
Look for the blessings that impart
Always, ponder upon the truth
Be a living example, as proof

Always, remember who you are
With God you've promise to go far
When there is a glitch, do your best
And believe it will pass. It is a test...and try to get some rest.

for KC Cook He's tired in more ways than one.

1. Glitch - Definition and More from the Free Merriam-Webster Dictionary

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Grief at Spouse's Parting

A hole is left
My spouse now gone
I feel bereft
Of my heart's song

Heavenly Father's Plan-Whom Shall I Send?

 

Heavenly Father presented His grand plan

And asked of all " Whom shall I send?"

Jesus! He would be the Savior of all man!

So, Satan rebelled along with 1/3 in the end

And vowed we'd regret free agency, then

Without bodies, they could entice us instead

And work to be destructive voices in our heads

Fill your mind with good things of Light

That evil darkness not enter in

Treasure God's words with all your might

And repent. Or sin, will wear you thin

Keep your covenants. Keep God's laws in sight

Go! Spread goodness everywhere!

And teach how much God does care!

That, when you pray, He is there!

Trust in mercy

Believe in justice

Live in truth and light

Read God's Word's for us

And pray both day and night

Trust in mercy, justice, truth and Light. 

Read God's word and pray both day and night

Elder Bednar teaches so we can learn from reading the book of Abraham the true doctrine of the war in Heaven when Lucifer rebelled because he was not chosen. He wanted to "one up" God's plan to be picked. He would take away free agency!  He vowed to make us all suffer because he was not chosen. He would make us regret making choices! Trust in God's laws and in our Savior. Trust in mercy, justice, truth and Light. Read God's word and pray both day and night.

https://youtube.com/shorts/CPxtHu1Tndw?si=7B1bGzHM_2Kt0Kb_

[Verse 1] Heavenly Father presented His grand plan And asked of all Whom shall I send? Jesus! He would be the Savior of all man! [Verse 2] So, Satan rebelled along with one third in the end And vowed we'd regret free agency, then Without bodies, they could entice us instead And work to be destructive voices in our heads [Pre-Chorus] Fill your mind with good things of Light That evil darkness not enter in Treasure God's words with all your might And repent. Or sin, will wear you thin [Verse 3] Keep your covenants Keep God's laws in sight Go! Spread goodness everywhere! And teach how much God does care! That, when you pray, He is there! Trust in mercy Believe in justice Live in truth and light

[Pre-Chorus] Fill your mind with good things of Light That evil darkness not enter in Treasure God's words with all your might And repent. Or sin, will wear you thin [chorus] Read God's Word's for us And pray both day and night

Believe in justice Live in truth and light

What's on Our Hearts?

After all the updates

Sharing the big news

a pause take down walls

What is on our hearts ensues 

A deep breath for courage 

Feeling vulnerable

We share what weighs us down

and wears down  

and lay it on the table

 

The prayers unanswered

that fatigue of soul

The self doubt, the big questions

Then tears, the words rush out

Reality makes them so 

The spirit honors truth

and fills up the room

The comforter is proof

A warm love in bloom

And all that matters now

Is the sharing of hearts

And feeling the spirit move

Us to where love imparts

What now is on our hearts?

Love, and faith and relief

Our temporal concerns part

And we are restored in belief

Ganel-Lyn Condie

https://youtu.be/p4mruXixGC0?si=v2wiDeuD4jQ95cjF

Burning Bright

 

These troubling times

Aren't going away

Don't be deceived

Signs are coming our way

Lovers of their own selves

Pride becomes commonplace

Human trafficking sells

Taking what you want ranks

Wickedness, floods

Turmoil, famines, disease

Earthquakes, fires, storms

Yet, with Christ there is peace

Be not troubled

Anticipate the day

When Christ returns

And death is done away

Prepare your heart

Keep oil in your lamp

The Bridegroom nears

In holy places, stand

And you will need to shine

burning bright

Your lamp, like a torch in the night

And raise it up high

Burning bright

Inspired from Preparing for the Second Coming by Tom Pettit

How would your life be different if you did not have your covenants?

Signs of the Second Coming 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ygFzTMmtzXI&t=683s

Temporal signs- parallels with Book of Mormon found in Helaman 18

Satan is spreading rumors and contentions to harden hearts and stir up iniquity and contention. Plea for the gift of discernment. Sift through the garbage. Elect will be deceived because they can't identify the line between truth and error. Those who treasure up His words will not be deceived. 1 Nephi 13 hold to the rod

:29 plain and precious things 

Verse 1] These troubling times Aren't going away Don't be deceived Signs are coming our way Lovers of their own selves Pride becomes commonplace Human trafficking sells Taking what you want ranks Wickedness floods Turmoil, famines, disease Earthquakes, fires, storms Yet Christ gives peace to me [Pre-Chorus] Be not troubled Anticipate the day When Christ returns And death is done away Prepare your heart Keep oil in your lamp The Bridegroom nears In holy places, stand [Chorus] Burning bright Burning bright Your lamp in the night Burning bright Burning bright Raise it up high [Verse 2] When voices shake And fear calls your name Hold to the hope That never fades away I will not bow To the rush of the world I will keep watch Till the trumpet is heard [Pre-Chorus] Be not troubled Anticipate the day When Christ returns And death is done away Prepare your heart Keep oil in your lamp The Bridegroom nears In holy places, stand [Chorus] Burning bright Burning bright Your lamp in the night Burning bright Burning bright Raise it up high [Bridge] And you will need to shine Burning bright Through the fear and the smoke Burning bright And you will need to shine Burning bright Till the King is in sight Burning bright [Chorus] Burning bright Burning bright Your lamp in the night Burning bright Burning bright Raise it up high

  

Moral Agency School

 

With all the alternatives to choose among
We've moral agency for the right or wrong
With freedom of choice and accountability
We've knowledge to increase our sensibility

While God preserves us from day to day
There's laws to obey or disobey
And though many opinions and preferences numb
We can't change the consequences or a fixed outcome

While Satan promotes conduct that narrows our station
Our God does not intend that we yield to temptation
He's given us a Savior, and redemption is possible
If we come to Him, to be like Him, and be responsible

The glory of God is intelligence
With wisdom learned through obedience
When we receive truth it is full of light
Till line upon line we are made bright

Knowing these things is only the start
The test comes as we experience the dark
That we can become independently strong
To yield to the right and flee from the wrong

And that we might know true liberty
While we are here in mortality
We've been given God's resources in full
That we might pass moral agency school

Moral agency

Our gift from God

Use it wisely

Choose the right not the wrong

Be accountable

And repent oft

D. Todd Christofferson
BYU Devotional
31 January 2006
click on the title
to link to the talk

D&C 101: 78
That every man may act in doctrine and principle pertaining to futurity, according to the moral agency which I have given unto him, that every man may be accountable for his own sins in the day of judgment.

[Verse 1] With all the alternatives to choose among We've moral agency for the right or wrong With freedom of choice and accountability We've knowledge to increase our sensibility While God preserves us from day to day There's laws to obey or disobey And though many opinions and preferences numb We can't change the consequences or a fixed outcome [Pre-Chorus] While Satan promotes conduct that narrows our station Our God does not intend that we yield to temptation He's given us a Savior, and redemption is possible If we come to Him, to be like Him, and be responsible [Chorus] Moral agency Our gift from God Use it wisely Choose the right not the wrong Be accountable And repent oft Moral agency Our gift from God [Verse 2] The glory of God is intelligence With wisdom learned through obedience When we receive truth it is full of light Till line upon line we are made bright Knowing these things is only the start The test comes as we experience the dark That we can become independently strong To yield to the right and flee from the wrong [Pre-Chorus] And that we might know true liberty While we are here in mortality We've been given God's resources in full That we might pass moral agency school [Chorus] Moral agency Our gift from God Use it wisely Choose the right not the wrong Be accountable And repent oft Moral agency Our gift from God [Bridge] The test comes as we experience the dark That we can become independently strong To yield to the right and flee from the wrong And that we might know true liberty [Final Chorus] Moral agency Our gift from God Use it wisely Choose the right not the wrong Be accountable And repent oft Moral agency Our gift from God

The Heart of America- Mothers

At the heart of America

Are mothers who nurture

In the home love empowers all

To pursue their future

Wise, she knows her gift of time is a small price

Every cleaning, every story, every hug

Every blessed meal, is a selfless sacrifice

To build up souls, each labor speaks of love 

The quiet power of mothers

Is the strength of her faith

She builds courage in her sons and daughters

Life's trials they must face

The mother inspires each child

To pursue their talents within

To budget and manage their time

And to value all that God has given

Melania Trump has a quiet way of speaking in a way that we don't doubt of her strength- her faith.

[Verse 1] At the heart of America Are mothers who nurture In the home love empowers all To pursue their future Wise, she knows her gift of time Is a small price Every cleaning, every story, every hug Every blessed meal [Pre-Chorus] Is a selfless sacrifice To build up souls Each labor speaks of love The quiet power of mothers Is the strength of her faith [Chorus] The quiet power of mothers The quiet power of mothers She builds courage in her sons and daughters Life's trials they must face (quiet power of mothers) [Verse 2] The mother inspires each child To pursue their talents within To budget and manage their time And to value all that God has given When the day runs long and hard She stands and she stays A steady hand, a humble flame Guiding them always [Pre-Chorus] Is a selfless sacrifice To build up souls Each labor speaks of love The quiet power of mothers Is the strength of her faith [Chorus] The quiet power of mothers The quiet power of mothers She builds courage in her sons and daughters Life's trials they must face (quiet power of mothers) [Bridge] At the heart of America Her love keeps going Through every season, every loss Her grace keeps showing Wise, she knows her gift of time Still she gives it away And what she plants in little hearts Will bloom another day [Final Chorus] The quiet power of mothers The quiet power of mothers She builds courage in her sons and daughters Life's trials they must face The mother inspires each child To pursue their talents within (quiet power of mothers) And value all God has given