lds poetry by kelly miller: January 2014

Friday, January 31, 2014

What are We Without Light?

What are we without light?

Foolish and afraid

Prepare well for the night

We're to shine with faith

The Ten Virgins
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A Journey of Love

There's a path for each to take
Back to Father above
With covenants and prayers to make
It's a journey of love

Wednesday, January 29, 2014

Never Let GO

Never let go
Of why you're here:
To learn and grow
With light found near

Fan the Flame Within

Fan the flame within
That comes from Jesus Christ
Repent of every sin
Look up unto the light

The Atonement is Real

The atonement is real
It has power to heal
It will bring you to light
And add beauty in life

Vision

Come up with a vision-
A plan to begin
Then make the decision
To never give in

Take Life to the Next Level

Live life's next level
Closer to Christ
Little by little
Cleave unto light

Add names and faces
To each prayer
God's love embraces
Those who share

Think of another
Give your heart
Grant lives due honor
Prayer's the start

I listened to a talk where we were asked to remember the missionaries and those who are seeking truth by name. The Lord will us know them and touch our hearts to know how we can help.

The Reminder

You are a good person
With a fruitful past
You've promise and purpose
The bad will not last

It is good to remember all the good while life is testing.

Sunday, January 26, 2014

I Want to Run

I want to run to the Savior
And feel mercy at His feet
I want to be in His favor
And find this memory sweet

I want to cry out to Him, "Lord!"

And share my best, my worst
And repent, both of deed and word
For His love I ever thirst

Saturday, January 25, 2014

The Line of Truth

The line of truth,
so straight and pure,
asks not for proof
to yet endure.

For it exists
As light and strength
That surely fits
With those who've faith

Jesus Said

Jesus said to those gathering close
Repent, believe, and be baptized
In my name receive the holy ghost
And heed it as your friend and guide

May Knowledge Pour

May knowledge pour down from HEAVEN above
Upon the Latter-Day Saints
As we seek God's mysteries, thereof
To know all His word explains

Doctrine and Covenants 121:33; 76:7-8,10.
Ah, if only we understood all the scriptures tell us.

Wednesday, January 22, 2014

Swimming in Emotions

Swimming in emotions
Till I could barely breathe
Waves crashed like explosions
Then, through prayer, I was relieved

Reborn in Pure Water

Reborn in pure water...
As one cleansed and prepared,
I feel it an honor
To share what's been declared.

The gospel is true
Our Savior does live
We've His works to do
His message to give

Wouldn't You Want to Be Baptized?

Wouldn't you want to be baptized
If you knew the church was true?
From the moment that you realized
Heaven had a place for you!

Keys

These keys will never rust
Nor would they to ever rest
Given to us in trust
When we use them, we are blessed

The Random Drift of Sleep

The random drift of sleep
Translates what's in my head.
Where what I've buried deep,
Can rise, though once unsaid.

sleep on it

With a smile on my face
And a prayer in my heart
My pillow I embrace
In hopes of a fresh start

The world is a better place
After a night of rest
The worst things slow down their pace
As each news does not test

Sunday, January 19, 2014

Hope for a Better World

Hope for a better world
Filled with love and respect
Where the gospel is heard
Where hearts and minds connect

Hope for a Better World

Hope for a better world
With faith as your anchor
Believe your prayers are heard
That you have a Savior

Stop Looking for Stumps

Stop looking for stumps...
The next resting spot
Be the one who jumps
Give life all you've got

Have Confidence in God

Have confidence in God
He knows you and He loves you
Pray to Him with your all
He will help you think things through

The Sabbath is Set Apart

The Sabbath is set apart
As a day of rest and prayer
To think and feel from the heart
To give thanks and know God's care

Christmas is a Day for Family

Christmas is a day for family
For souls to come unto Christ
To turn to our children, happily
And put magic in their eyes

Christmas is a Time for Remembering

Christmas is a time for remembering
His message of good will
In man's affairs God is governing
And He is with us still

The Sabbath Day

May peace and goodwill
Distill upon this Earth
May Christ's day be tranquil
As a day of rebirth

To Lower Oneself

To lower oneself
To sin's dust and silt
Is to crawl through hell
And promises guilt

No one is above
Getting tripped up
Repent, reach for love
And with the Lord, sup

Every Good Gift

Every good gift
Comes from above
To share, uplift,
And send God's love

Settled

Unsettled dust
Blurs the vision
With filmy crust
There's delusion

Let feelings settle
To reality
Emotions mettle
True clarity

I am having a hard time teaching - I lost my Kindergarten partner. I am thankful for a long weekend to let my frustrations settle.

Thursday, January 16, 2014

Last to Bed

Last to bed
And first to rise
Is it bad
To sacrifice?

Picture the Savior Near

Picture the Savior near,
Bathed in glorious light,
Offering to you His ear....
Then, pray with all your might

Give Prayer All You've Got

Do not cease
To call upon God
Offer pleas
Give it all you've got

In Heaven - Friends

We will see each other again
And strike up times to recall
Of how to each we were a friend
Through the good, the bad, and all

Cling

Our heritage in the gospel
Is a precious thing
For great things are possible
When to faith we cling

It Makes our Hearts Smile

It makes our hearts smile
When we do something good
And share, all the while
Our love and gratitude

Tragedy and Conflict

Tragedy and conflict
Tends to soften hearts
To service, we connect
And charity imparts

Ye Have Done it Unto Me

The Son of Man will come again
And all His angels with Him
He'll gather up at His right hand
His sheep, whom He'll welcome in

Sunday, January 12, 2014

Come Soften Your Heart

Come, soften your heart

To the gospel truths

We each have a part

In God's family, roots

His standards are clear

For moral conduct:

His children to rear,

Nurture, and instruct

Look on a newborn
Yes, the veil is still thin
Purity in form...
We've His spirit within

Heaven is... family
Virtue- pure love
Marriage- sanctity
With God, above

We invite you to pray that people everywhere will have their hearts softened to the truths of the gospel, and that wisdom will be granted to those who are called upon to decide issues critical to society’s future.

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The Greatest Gift

To you on your wedding day
I wish for you- space to grow
That great blessings come your way
Through simple pleasures to know

Habits

It is not a sacrifice
To have worthy habits
To obey our Savior, Christ
Knowing where it lands us

The Ultimate Goal

The ultimate goal

in the grand scheme of things

Is to fill the soul

With what the spirit brings

The talents we hold

Are great gifts from the Lord

They bloom and unfold

As we heed His sure Word

For, many are called

To become something more

As children of God

We have great things in store

Walk Away from the Edge

Walk away from the edge

To where God's word is heard

Have moral courage

And come out of this world

I have been enjoying the hymn does the journey seem long ? I found out that it was written by Joseph fielding Smith. In the intro to his life it talks about how he wrote it. It is very sweet story. He really loved his wife and was a romantic man.

Saturday, January 11, 2014

Open Your Eyes

Open your. eyes
To Jesus Christ
Believe and see
Eternity

Monday, January 6, 2014

Catch the Wave

Catch the wave
Rise up high
Work, be brave
Don't be shy!

The Captain of the Soul- Invictus/ The Soul's Captain by Elder Orson F. Whitney

Invictus by William E. Henley
Out of the night that covers me,
Black as the Pit from pole to pole,
I thank whatever gods may be
For my unconquerable soul.
In the fell clutch of circumstance,
I have not winced nor cried aloud.
Under the bludgeonings of chance
My head is bloody, but unbowed.
Beyond this place of wrath and tears
Looms but the Horror of the shade,
And yet the menace of the years
Finds, and shall find, me unafraid.
It matters not how strait the gate,
How charged with punishments the scroll,
I am the master of my fate:
I am the captain of my soul.

The Soul's Captain [The Answer]
by Elder Orson F. Whitney
of the Quorum of the Twelve
Art thou in truth? Then what of him
Who bought thee with his blood?
Who plunged into devouring seas
And snatched thee from the flood?
Who bore for all our fallen race
What none but him could bear.
The God who died that man might live,
And endless glory share?
Of what avail thy vaunted strength,
Apart from his vast might?
Pray that his Light may pierce the gloom,
That thou mayest see aright.
Men are as bubbles on the wave,
As leaves upon the tree.
Thou, captain of thy soul, forsooth
Who gave that place to thee?
Free will is thine — free agency
To wield for right or wrong;
But thou must answer unto him
To whom all souls belong.
Bend to the dust that head "unbowed,"
Small part of Life's great whole!
And see in him, and him alone,
The Captain of thy soul

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 Mission

153 Countries Visited! June 2015

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
153	Latvia