Saturday, May 30, 2026

Knots Undone

[Verse 1] Kneading muscles Proves a surprise For once I'm done Then you can rise How you need rest And someone to talk too Life's been a test And hard on you [Pre-Chorus] Is it no wonder Your back went out The stress you're under Leaves little doubt I understand And feel for you Thus, my two hands Will work hard too [Chorus] Kneading muscles (Kneading muscles) Get the knots undone For once I'm done Then you can rise (Then you can rise) Kneading muscles (Kneading muscles) Get the knots undone [Verse 2] Remember when We had more time Strains soften With help you'll find Always share With someone You know who'll care To get the knots undone [Pre-Chorus] Is it no wonder Your back went out The stress you're under Leaves little doubt I understand And feel for you Thus, my two hands Will work hard too [Chorus] Kneading muscles (Kneading muscles) Get the knots undone For once I'm done Then you can rise (Then you can rise) Kneading muscles (Kneading muscles) Get the knots undone [Bridge] Life's been a test But not alone Lay your burden down Let it roll on home I understand And feel for you Thus, my two hands Will work hard too [Final Chorus] Kneading muscles (Kneading muscles) Get the knots undone For once I'm done Then you can rise (Then you can rise) Kneading muscles (Kneading muscles) Get the knots undone

I have only had a spa once. My friend and I went after our Masters thesis. I had to memorize all the citations I thought i might need for an unknown topic. I used pencil after pencil! What doesn't kill you makes you stronger. I was 50ish- not a spring chicken! But, I did it!

Happy Father's Day, Dad!

[Verse 1]

Do you see us wearing your ties? Notice us as we sing We thought that we'd make you cry A sweet message to bring Thank you for being a model for us Of a hard worker who provides And for your wise counsel which we trust For you then let us choose what to decide [Pre-Chorus] May the man in us grow to be like you And the woman in us find someone like you We look at your life And we see what true love can do [Chorus] Happy Father's Day, Dad Happy Father's Day, Dad You gave us your best You taught us to stand Happy Father's Day, Dad Happy Father's Day, Dad Someone wearing the tie of a clean man Someone who helps me be the best I can [Verse 2] We remember the way you showed up When the house felt heavy and still You never asked for applause You just made every broken thing feel filled You put care in the smallest moments You made a home out of your hands So if we carry your name forward We will carry it as best we can [Pre-Chorus] May the man in us grow to be like you And the woman in us find someone like you We look at your life And we see what true love can do [Chorus] Happy Father's Day, Dad Happy Father's Day, Dad You gave us your best You taught us to stand Happy Father's Day, Dad Happy Father's Day, Dad Someone wearing the tie of a clean man Someone who helps me be the best I can [Bridge] If we ever feel unsure We will hear your steady voice If we ever lose our way We will still know how to choose [Final Chorus] Happy Father's Day, Dad Happy Father's Day, Dad You gave us your best You taught us to stand Happy Father's Day, Dad Happy Father's Day, Dad We carry your love And we carry your name

Sinful and Forgetful? Be Repentful

The sinful mind is sick,
Selfish, and alone
There is naught to prick
The heart that's turned to stone

Daily, complaints are swirled
In a spiral of woe is me
Ever angry at the world
With no bonds made lovingly

Oh, how there is a hardened shell
That to hug...the return is stiff
If there is love felt, who can tell?
As all they hold to...are long past tiffs

The sinful soul is sick

Dark contention is real

But Christ to the center, can prick

Pray for your loved one to heal!

Who will remind them of who they are?
And how to appreciate life, too?
For they were once, but a rising star
Full of hope... all shimmering new

It is ours to offer love
And build a circle of trust
Offering hope to see above
The bitter dried up crust

It is ours to believe and pray
For all who are having a hard time
Ever we can hold our light showing the way
Unto finding purpose in God's design

Consider Your Space and Time

Consider each thing

You carry and store

Now! For addressing!

There's no room for more!

Think of all that belongs to you.

It is none easier for a camel

When unburdened, to squeeze through

A closed gate's eye of a needle

And it is not right to ask him to

Humbled, drop your baggage

And crawl upon your knees

Discard all of your riches

Trust in God more than anything!

Pride, idols, sin

It all has to go

Be transformed within

And kneel before God

Lay not your treasures on earth

It's a burden of your space and time

And does not measure your worth

Free yourself up to spiritual survive

[Verse 1]

Consider each thing You carry and store

Now, for addressing, there's no room for more

Think of all that belongs to you

What can your hands ever hold when they're through?

[Pre-Chorus]

It is none easier for a camel

When unburdened, to squeeze through

A closed gate's eye of a needle

So I bow and let it move

[Chorus]

Lay not your treasures on earth

It's a burden of your space and time

And it does not measure your worth

Lay not your treasures on earth

Free me up to spiritual. Survive!

I trust You more than all I've earned

[Verse 2]

Humbled, drop your baggage

And crawl upon your knees

Discard all of your riches

Let my heart learn how to breathe

Pride, idols, sin

It all has to go

Be transformed within

And kneel before God

[Pre-Chorus]

It is none easier for a camel

When unburdened, to squeeze through

A closed gate's eye of a needle

So I bow and let it move

[Chorus]

Lay not your treasures on earth

It's a burden of your space and time

And it does not measure your worth

Lay not your treasures on earth

Free me up to spiritual. Survive!

I trust You more than all I've earned

[Bridge]

What I own can slip away

What You give will stay

Take this heart off the shelf

Make me new somehow

Pride, idols, sin

I lay them down

Be transformed within

And kneel before God

[Final Chorus]

Lay not your treasures on earth

It's a burden of your space and time

And it does not measure your worth

Lay not your treasures on earth

Free me up to spiritual. Survive!

I trust You more than all I've earned

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/JynaCVHru2c

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Casper Yeow

@CasperYeow

Here's one take on “It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God.” (Matthew 19:24)

Rather than a pitch against acquiring wealth, it's a warning about overcomplicating our lives with an excess of worldly possessions. With every such thing, we add complexity to our lives - we must clean it, service it, insure it, store it, and worry about it - taking up precious headspace, and interfering in our ability to hear the still small voice of the Holy Ghost, whom is crucial to our spiritual survival. 

So, here's the follow up:
“Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth… But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven… For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.” (3 Nephi 13:19–21)

Honor Thy Father

Honor your father

Love on him

Spend time with him

Visit with him

Like God asks of you

Recall all the good

the support that he gives

Give him your gratitude

For how he shaped your life

Live long upon the land

No matter where you stand

In a nation, in your family

Politically

Spiritually

Mentally

Treat him heavenly

With the bible in mind

Create harmony

Pointing always to light

With God's greater truth appealing

Seek God's help if needed for healing

To honor your father

Is to honor God above

He planted you where you are

For life's lessons, out of love

If needed remember the song,

"I Can Only Imagine!"

And see how God makes things strong

Love your father, IMAGINE!

A college student asks Charlie Kirk how to deal with parents that have opposing political viewpoints.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cQNqU9fLA4s

The Reaching Hearts of Our Children

The reaching hearts of our children

Seek for the love of home

For that beauty found in heaven

Of being gently known

They have so much in life to seek

And grow up right before your eyes

Like crystals, each one is unique

Prepared with strengths for what tries

this is a cool thing to do for Easter with your little ones...
http://www.marthastewart.com/343344/crystal-egg-geodes

I have made it with epson salt for the classroom. The egg looks cool when it looks like a cave filled with crystals. https://www.parents.com/fun/arts-crafts/kid/how-to-make-crystal-geode-eggs/

Spreading the Good News Line Upon Line

I can't help but smile thinking of all the missionaries calling home on Mother's Day!

Line upon line

Precept on precept.
We soon will find
We've progressed and leapt.

Here a little and
There a little more
We teach to each land,
We preach to each shore.

The gospel truths
Improve our lives.
Spread the good news
To God we make strides.

Here a little and
There a little more.
We teach to each land.
We preach to each shore.

Our tongues can speak
With stammering lips
To the lost and weak
Of steps up from slips.

Here a little and
They can fall away.
There a little and
We can help them stay.

-Isaiah

Isa. 28: 10, 13, 17
10 For precept must be upon precept,
precept upon precept; line upon line,
line upon line; here a little, and
there a little:

He's Been There Before

He's Been There Before by Elder Troy Whittle
The alarm bell rings at 6:30, I stumble to my feet
I grab my companions bedding and pull off his sheets
A groan fills the room, is it already time to arise?
It seems like just a second ago I was able to shut my eyes

The morning activities follow- study, prayer and such
When it's time to leave the apartment, you feel you haven't accomplished much
"We have a super day planned," My comp. says with a grin
I lowly utter a faithless breath, "Yeah, if anyone lets us in."

With the word of God and my faithful Schwinn, we ride off in the street prepared to
Face another day of humidity and heat
It's 9:30 in the evening, the day is almost through
My champion and I are riding home not accomplishing what we thought to do

We ride up to the mailbox, hoping to receive a lot
Only to look inside and hear my echo reverberate "air Box"
We go up to our apartment, the day is now complete
The only thing to show for our work is a case of blistery feet

It's past 10:30 p.m. My companion is fast asleep,
Silence engulfs me all about and I begin to weep
In the midst of sadness, I kneel down to pray
I need to talk to father, but I'm not sure what to say

"Oh, Father" I begin, "What happened to us today?
I thought we'd teach somebody, but everyone was away
My hands, my aching hands- worn, hurt and beat;
If our area was any smaller, we'd have knocked every street"

"Why on missions are the days so much alike?
The only difference about today was the flat tire on my bike
Will you send some cooler weather? The heat is killing me
I sweat so bad, it gets in my eyes, it's very hard to see"

"Why do I have to wear a helmet, isn't your protection enough?
People always laugh at me, and call me stupid stuff
Please send us investigators so I may give them what they lack
I want to give them Books of Mormon, the weight of them hurts my back"

"And what about my family: They don't have much to say
I'm sick of not hearing from home day after day after day
Oh Father, Why am I here am I just wasting time?
Sometimes I just want to go home, I'm sorry but that's on my mind"

"My companion, Heavenly Father, what are you giving me?
"The way he rides his bicycle, I don't think he can see
Now you have it, I can't go on, I don't know what to do
That, my Father in Heaven, is the prayer I have for you"

My prayer now finished, I stand up, then jump right into bed
I need my rest for tomorrow, we have another long day ahead
Sleep start to overtake me, I seem to drift away
Then it seems a vision takes me to another time in another day

I'm standing alone on the hill. The view is very nice
A man walks to wards me and says, "My name is Jesus Christ"
Tears of joy well up inside, I fall down to His feet
"Arise," He states, "Follow me to the shade. You and I need to speak"

My attention's towards my Savior, total and complete
He says, "Your mission is similar of what happened to me
I understand how you feel, I know what you're going through
In fact, it would be fair to say I've felt the same as you"

"I even know how you felt when no one listened to you
At times I felt not quite sure what else I could do
I know you don't like to ride a bicycle, for you a car would be sweet
Just remember the donkey I rode wasn't equipped with 21 speeds"

"I understand you don't like sweating, in fact it's something you hate
I remember when I sweat blood from ev’ry pore, oh the agony was great!
I see you don't like your companion- you'd rather have someone else-
I once had a companion named Judas who sold my life for wealth"

"It's hard to wear a helmet and have people make fun of you
I remember when they put thorns on my head and called me King of the Jews
So you feel burdened down by the weight of your pack
I recall how heavy the cross was when they slammed it on my back"

"Your hands hurt from tracting and knocking on doors all day
I guess when they pounded nails into mine, I ached in a similar way
It's hard not to hear from home when your family's not there to see
I lost communication on the cross and cried, "Father, why hast Thou forsaken me?"

"We have a lot in common, but there's a difference between us you see
I endured to the end and finished my mission, so follow and do like me"
He embraced me with His arms and His light filled me with His love
With tears in my eyes I watched as He went back to the Father above

I stood with awe and wonder when a beep rang in my head
I listened and heard the alarm, then realized I was in my bed
My companion let out a groan, "6:30 already, no way!"
I sat up and said, "Come on, I'll even carry your scriptures today!"

No matter what we go through, when we feel we can't take more
Just stop and think about Jesus Christ, He's been there before
By Elder Troy Whittle
Texas Houston
listen to this as a song
Mission
https://ldspoetrybykellymiller.blogspot.com/2008/06/hes-been-there-before.html

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Global Statistics

Visits from 153 countries registered.

No.	Country	Date of Last Visit	Percent & Number of Visits
1	United States	June 15, 2015	82.86%	25,281
2	United Kingdom	June 14, 2015	2.61%	795
3	Canada	June 13, 2015	2.42%	737
4	Australia	June 13, 2015	1.81%	551
5	Philippines	June 14, 2015	1.35%	412
6	New Zealand	June 14, 2015	0.99%	303
7	India	June 14, 2015	0.79%	241
8	Brazil	June 14, 2015	0.58%	176
9	Germany	May 15, 2015	0.49%	151
10	Mexico	June 3, 2015	0.40%	121
11	South Africa	June 8, 2015	0.34%	105
12	Russian Federation	Apr 20, 2015	0.26%	80
13	France	June 3, 2015	0.21%	64
14	Malaysia	June 5, 2015	0.14%	44
15	Czech Republic	Apr 17, 2015	0.14%	42
16	Pakistan	Mar 21, 2015	0.13%	41
17	Spain	Apr 28, 2015	0.13%	41
18	Italy	June 8, 2015	0.13%	39
19	Netherlands	May 28, 2015	0.12%	38
20	Europe	June 11, 2015	0.11%	35
21	Indonesia	May 18, 2015	0.11%	35
22	Cote D'Ivoire	May 17, 2015	0.11%	35
23	Japan	Apr 17, 2015	0.11%	33
24	Singapore	May 28, 2015	0.11%	33
25	United Arab Emirates	Apr 25, 2015	0.10%	32
26	Argentina	Apr 27, 2015	0.10%	31
27	Korea, Republic of	Feb 1, 2015	0.10%	31
28	-	May 10, 2015	0.10%	31
29	Thailand	Apr 5, 2015	0.10%	30
30	Ireland	May 19, 2015	0.10%	29
31	Jamaica	June 1, 2015	0.09%	28
32	Turkey	June 14, 2015	0.09%	28
33	Trinidad and Tobago	May 18, 2015	0.09%	26
34	Sweden	May 8, 2015	0.09%	26
35	Guatemala	May 5, 2015	0.08%	24
36	Denmark	May 10, 2015	0.08%	23
37	Saudi Arabia	May 1, 2015	0.07%	20
38	Nigeria	Apr 4, 2015	0.07%	20
39	Hong Kong	Apr 18, 2015	0.07%	20
40	Colombia	May 29, 2015	0.07%	20
41	Chile	Mar 23, 2015	0.06%	19
42	Finland	Mar 25, 2015	0.06%	19
43	Taiwan	Mar 28, 2015	0.06%	18
44	Romania	May 17, 2015	0.06%	18
45	Fiji	Feb 27, 2015	0.06%	17
46	Ghana	May 8, 2015	0.06%	17
47	Belgium	May 30, 2015	0.05%	16
48	Switzerland	Apr 12, 2015	0.05%	16
49	Poland	Apr 6, 2015	0.05%	15
50	American Samoa	Apr 10, 2015	0.05%	14
51	Ecuador	Feb 23, 2015	0.05%	14
52	Serbia	Mar 10, 2015	0.05%	14
53	Austria	Apr 8, 2015	0.04%	13
54	Senegal	Nov 24, 2014	0.04%	13
55	Norway	June 1, 2015	0.04%	13
56	Uruguay	Aug 18, 2014	0.04%	12
57	Peru	Apr 13, 2015	0.04%	12
58	Portugal	Apr 6, 2015	0.04%	12
59	Kenya	Oct 29, 2014	0.04%	12
60	Tonga	Dec 9, 2014	0.04%	11
61	Dominican Republic	Mar 12, 2015	0.04%	11
62	Hungary	Feb 16, 2015	0.03%	10
63	Guyana	Apr 28, 2015	0.03%	10
64	Bangladesh	Jan 19, 2015	0.03%	9
65	Algeria	Feb 5, 2015	0.03%	9
66	Kuwait	Mar 30, 2015	0.03%	9
67	Egypt	Apr 4, 2015	0.03%	9
68	Belize	May 8, 2015	0.03%	9
69	Costa Rica	Feb 4, 2015	0.03%	8
70	Bahamas	Jan 9, 2015	0.03%	8
71	Israel	Feb 27, 2015	0.03%	8
72	Ukraine	Jan 24, 2015	0.03%	8
73	Asia/Pacific Region	June 9, 2015	0.03%	8
74	Honduras	Feb 6, 2015	0.02%	7
75	Cyprus	Mar 21, 2015	0.02%	7
76	Guam	Apr 10, 2015	0.02%	7
77	Greece	June 2, 2015	0.02%	7
78	China	Dec 16, 2014	0.02%	7
79	Panama	Apr 7, 2015	0.02%	6
80	Morocco	Mar 3, 2015	0.02%	6
81	Sri Lanka	Sept 28, 2014	0.02%	6
82	Iraq	Feb 25, 2015	0.02%	6
83	Togo	June 6, 2015	0.02%	6
84	Botswana	May 7, 2015	0.02%	6
85	El Salvador	Apr 23, 2015	0.02%	5
86	Vietnam	Oct 30, 2014	0.02%	5
87	Cook Islands	June 3, 2015	0.02%	5
88	Bulgaria	Oct 27, 2014	0.02%	5
89	Lithuania	June 23, 2014	0.02%	5
90	Slovakia	Jan 19, 2015	0.02%	5
91	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Mar 23, 2015	0.02%	5
92	French Polynesia	Nov 23, 2014	0.02%	5
93	Bahrain	Nov 11, 2014	0.02%	5
94	Slovenia	Jan 16, 2015	0.02%	5
95	Grenada	Mar 10, 2015	0.02%	5
96	Qatar	Jan 15, 2015	0.02%	5
97	Saint Lucia	May 8, 2015	0.02%	5
98	Puerto Rico	Feb 27, 2015	0.01%	4
99	Tunisia	Jan 23, 2015	0.01%	4
100	Malta	Mar 22, 2015	0.01%	4
101	Croatia	Jan 20, 2015	0.01%	4
102	New Caledonia	Jan 13, 2015	0.01%	4
103	Barbados	Apr 29, 2014	0.01%	4
104	Azerbaijan	Jan 14, 2015	0.01%	4
105	Moldova, Republic of	Nov 29, 2014	0.01%	3
106	Lebanon	Feb 11, 2014	0.01%	3
107	Zimbabwe	July 23, 2014	0.01%	3
108	Benin	Feb 19, 2015	0.01%	3
109	Antigua and Barbuda	Aug 1, 2014	0.01%	3
110	Isle of Man	Dec 20, 2014	0.01%	3
111	Bhutan	June 8, 2015	0.01%	3
112	Venezuela	May 14, 2014	0.01%	3
113	Georgia	Mar 3, 2015	0.01%	2
114	Namibia	Oct 22, 2014	0.01%	2
115	Armenia	Jan 12, 2015	0.01%	2
116	Virgin Islands, U.S.	June 20, 2014	0.01%	2
117	Jordan	May 19, 2015	0.01%	2
118	Mozambique	June 23, 2014	0.01%	2
119	Uganda	Aug 4, 2014	0.01%	2
120	Marshall Islands	Jan 28, 2015	0.01%	2
121	Mauritius	Feb 20, 2015	0.01%	2
122	Oman	May 12, 2014	0.01%	2
123	Curacao	Apr 29, 2015	0.01%	2
124	Sierra Leone	Apr 26, 2015	0.01%	2
125	Samoa	Nov 1, 2013	0.01%	2
126	Saint Kitts and Nevis	June 30, 2013	0.01%	2
127	Macau	July 18, 2014	0.01%	2
128	Albania	Aug 17, 2014	0.01%	2
129	Dominica	Mar 12, 2013	0.01%	2
130	Ethiopia	Jan 8, 2015	0.01%	2
131	Estonia	Mar 20, 2015	0.01%	2
132	Cape Verde	May 27, 2013	0.00%	1
133	Cayman Islands	July 27, 2014	0.00%	1
134	Cambodia	Sept 16, 2013	0.00%	1
135	Myanmar	July 18, 2014	0.00%	1
136	Lesotho	Jan 12, 2013	0.00%	1
137	Mongolia	Mar 14, 2015	0.00%	1
138	Zambia	Apr 22, 2013	0.00%	1
139	Montenegro	Nov 19, 2014	0.00%	1
140	Kazakhstan	Jan 9, 2015	0.00%	1
141	Nicaragua	May 29, 2014	0.00%	1
142	Paraguay	Mar 10, 2013	0.00%	1
143	Haiti	Feb 1, 2015	0.00%	1
144	Timor-Leste	Feb 21, 2013	0.00%	1
145	Iceland	June 20, 2014	0.00%	1
146	Aruba	Jan 9, 2014	0.00%	1
147	Liberia	Jan 3, 2014	0.00%	1
148	Northern Mariana Islands	Oct 9, 2014	0.00%	1
149	Gibraltar	Jan 27, 2014	0.00%	1
150	Swaziland	June 16, 2014	0.00%	1
151	Jersey	Mar 30, 2013	0.00%	1
152	Niue	Nov 30, 2014	0.00%	1
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Saturday, May 30, 2026

Knots Undone

Happy Father's Day, Dad!

Sinful and Forgetful? Be Repentful

Consider Your Space and Time

Honor Thy Father

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cQNqU9fLA4s

The Reaching Hearts of Our Children

Spreading the Good News Line Upon Line

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