The Dare

A. Armstrong - I Dare You (Official Music Video): http://youtu.be/Oew7D72A54s

The dare is on

To become strong

To reach hard goals

That stretch our souls.

Declaration of Independence

Claim your rights
All of them
Freedom lights
From Heaven

Bitter and Sweet

On the corner of bitter and sweet
Is where temptations and our best feats  meet
This is the place we truly learn
To walk in meekness and to not turn

Power

There is power that comes from Christ

We can yoke to to change our lives.

Through the atonement we can act,

Repent, and make a great impact.

He can bear up our burdens with ease

As we rely on His mercy and grace.

Our spiritual traction can increase

Through life's heavy load, as we've faith in place.

Some Things Cant Be Taught

It is okay to pray and plead

To bare your heart and yearn.

Our Father knows our every need

He sent us here to learn.

Things of the spirit can't be taught.

They must be sought out with care.

The Word and fasting helps a lot

To unveil hidden truths to share.

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Some things cannot be taught

From God, they must be sought.

Line upon line we must learn

To mature and discern.

The Witness

We must come to our own
Witness of the Lord
And share how we've grown
As a saint reborn

The Witness

President Boyd K. Packer

Ensign, May 2014

Journaling

Big news/ Events
Concerns to share
God's hand, you sense
Blessings of care

A Truth

Of our Lord and Savior
I know this to be true
He blesses our labor
When it's for Him we do

Who Could it Be . . . ? By: SPC Crippen, Joshua Frost

Who was it that carried me and gave me birth

Allowing my entry into this beautiful earth?






Who patiently taught me when I was newly born

And helped rebuild my feelings when they were torn?






When I learned to walk and my shoes I first tied

Who was always watching over me, staying by my side?






When I was bad and sometimes angrily went to bed

Who pointed out all the good I’d done and said?






Who set the example as I dealt with all my strife

Enabling me to deal with the challenges in this mortal life?






Who lifted me up with strength greater than their own

And I could always turn to whenever I was alone?






Who was that heavenly angel sent from above

That helped me with care and filled me with love?






I know it's someone who could endure and work harder than any other

So unique, wonderful and one of a kind, my very special Mother.
















Joshua Frost Crippen is an army combat medic working in the states at a clinic, pediatrics section.  He says he is in heaven :) because the closest thing to heaven are children.  This is not his only poem so check the label to see if I have posted more.

Thank you Brother Crippen and thanks to your mother for inspiring this beautiful poem.

Mistakes Are How We Learn

Mistakes are how we learn
Everyone gets a turn
Worry about your own
And look for where you've grown

Be a Light

With footsteps made bright

On the path the Lord set

Walk tall, be a light

That others won't forget

A Giving Nature

Without any thought
From your heart you gave
You did as you were taught
That another gain

Stand Your Ground

Stand your ground
Don't cave in
Be truth bound
Christ will win

The colonists resolved to defend their freedoms.  Captain John Parker told his men, "Stand your ground; don't fire unless fired upon, but if they mean to have a war, let it begin here."

The Light of Grace

By the Light of Grace: The Rescue: Once was lost, a daughter of God Wandering down a long path To a dark, scary and lonely place Where she didn’t know how to get back ...
read on for the true story of a sister who went through the 12 step program.

The light of grace
Shines forth a path
From a high place
To call us back

True Christianity

Here's wisdom from these bike boys
Because they go to church
Quality time each enjoys
As, to do good, they search

My Heart

My heart fills to the brim
With love, come from God
I feel so blessed by Him
I am alive within

Time Tested

Death is the not end
Nor is birth the start
Both test and extend
Spirits to go far

As I Receive the Sacrament

As I receive His bread anew
I know it's of His flesh
I pledge myself, His will to do:
To lift, console, and bless

As I drink of His blood today
I'm cleansed and freed from sin
I feel to ponder, read, and pray
As His life flows within

The Ripening Fruit

The ripening fruit
Becomes so sweet
When there's gratitude
For life's gifts we greet

I Come to the Temple

I come to the temple
To claim my blessings there
The Lord's covenant people
Receive His cleansing care

Because of Jesus Christ

Because of Him
Our prayers are known
We're freed from sin
And grace is shown

Easter

Easter...There's no better time
For feeling newness of life
For striving to be more kind
All because of Jesus Christ

Which of the holidays is your favorite?

How Do You Reach Your Students?

How do you reach
Those whom you teach?
Prepare them to hear
The spirit when there

You Know You Want to Succeed

You know you want to succeed
And manage well, what you do
You hold all the tools you need
To guide you and see you through

You know you want to succeed
And be in charge of yourself
Let the Holy Spirit lead
It is your best source of help


It is interesting that real freedom and success comes from turning our will to God.  Then we have liberty as we are free from things that harm our spirit.

The Fence

A group of small kids tried each fence,
To make sure that they were safe.
That all their needs would be met.
The greatest being respect.

Held by guidelines framed in truth
They test to prove all the rules
They push limits in their youth
And feel respect through reprove

Reprove - Merriam-Webster Online
www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reprove



Merriam‑Webster
to criticize or correct (someone) usually in a gentle way. re·proved re·prov·ing. Full Definition of REPROVE. transitive verb. 1. : to scold or correct usually gently or ...

Money Can't Buy It

Money cannot buy
The best things in life
That for which men die
Is achieved through strife

faith
manners
morals
respect
common sense
trust
patience
virtue
class
integrity
love
honor

Live Your Faith

Get rid of deep creases
You wear on your face
Endurance increases
As you live your faith

Iron it Out

With every doubt
Iron it out
Hold to the rod
And turn to God

"Iron it out" is an idiom.  It means work it out.  

Blessed Are They That Have Not Seen, and Yet Have Believed

So filled with dispair
Missing Christ's care
Thomas needed to see
To feel... to believe

Perfect

 It's a rush to rush
and it's perfect to perfect
To improve so much
that no one will object

...a play on homographs.  They are spelled the same but don't mean the same thing or even sound the same.

The Fertile Soil Waits

The fertile soil waits 
to be turned and seeded. 
The best fruit awaits. 
Laborers are needed.

http://ldsliving.com/story/76077-photo-of-missionaries-doing-service-goes-viral

Father's Day Wallet

Read my poem and gift idea on Your LDS Blog where I am a guest blogger...

http://www.yourldsblog.com/2014/06/15/fathers-day/

My Rock

As a supportive rock
You are always there
You are my confidante
With advice to share

Thank you for your time
Your unconditional love
Your strength ever kind
That continually lifts me up

The Cost—and Blessings—of Discipleship

Let your faith see you through

All that comes your way

In all you say and do

Defend Christ always

In keeping with the Savior’s own experience, there has been a long history of rejection and a painfully high price paid by prophets and apostles, missionaries and members in every generation—all those who have tried to honor God’s call to lift the human family to “a more excellent way.”³“And what shall I more say [of them]?” the writer of the book of Hebrews asks.
“[They] who … stopped the mouths of lions,
“Quenched the violence of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, … waxed valiant in fight, turned [armies] to flight …
“[Saw] their dead raised to life [while] others were tortured, …
“And … had trial of cruel mockings and scourgings, … of bonds and imprisonment:
“They were stoned, … were sawn asunder, were tempted, were slain with the sword: … wandered about in sheepskins and goatskins; being destitute, afflicted, [and] tormented;
“([They] of whom the world was not worthy:) … wandered in deserts, and in mountains, and in dens and caves of the earth.” Hebrews 11: 32-38

HFD Fireman Proposes To His HPD Girlfriend

All the smoke

Was in place

Then he spoke

Watch her face!

:)

Fasting

Improve your health
To fight off disease
Fasting will help
As stem cells increase

How would this help someone with lupus?
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/10878625/Fasting-for-three-days-can-regenerate-entire-immune-system-study-finds.html

The Wave

The wave crashed
Like a wall
Its spray splashed
At us all

The boat swayed
It lurched right
We all prayed
And clutched tight

The deck dipped
Like a cup
Water slapped
None looked up

What a thrill
Screams did blend
Then, to still
The ride did end

Why do we pay money and wait in long lines to go on terrifying rides? Hope you are having wondering experiences with your family this summer.

The Gospel Imparts

The gospel imparts
Always in wondrous ways
Unto minds and hearts
As one seeks and obeys

Mother's Day - A Tribute To Mothers - Gayatrivantillu - Indian Recipes -...

Mother, don't give up.
You know your own son's needs.
Nurture him with love.
And teach him to succeed.

Scriptures Legacy

The records we hold came at a high price
Of painstaking labor and sacrifice
The prophets share with us the words of Christ
For our learning they are filled with His light

Absolute morals do and will exist
Through repentance there is grace to enlist
Of the Atonement the scriptures witness
Offering examples of how to persist

The world teaches:
There are no absolute morals.
Every man prospers according to his genius
and conquers according to his own strength.
Whatever man does there is no crime.
When we die that is the end, thereof.

The Risen Lord Appears to the Apostles

Why let thoughts arise in the heart
That crowd out feelings of peace?
For the Lord is quick to impart
Power from on high to the meek

Glenn Beck at Liberty University 04/25/14

I am a man
And I demand
My rights to stand
Free on this land

Free to explore
What life is for
To seek for more
That's from the Lord

A Woman that Walks with God

A woman should not mock,
Ostracize, or slander
As with the Lord she walks
In thanks for what God hands her