Straight to the point
Cut to the chase
Covenants annoint
Bright crowns in place
Saturday, December 28, 2019
Monday, December 23, 2019
And His Name Shall be Jesus
https://youtu.be/OEHTGJcja_Y
Take some time to ponder, given in to wonder at the night Jesus came and the promise of His name!
Holy Angels
https://youtu.be/wwv1dXav5l8
Holy angels came and filled the night's sky. There to proclaim, sing, and testify!
Journey to Christ
Joyful. Meaningful. Needful. Take a journey this year. Believe. It will be fruitful. Seek the Savior near.
https://youtu.be/7VDnIvND5GM
Light My Candle
Come. Bring your candle and set mine aglow. Come. Let me sample of the Light you know.
https://youtu.be/KgxcXxFIbKQ
Prepare an Empty Stable
https://youtu.be/Rsyym0mBrRc
Create a peaceful place for the Savior's birth. Let Him know you've space. Recognize His worth.
Christmas Program
Again, it is that time of year
To prepare for Christ anew.
With reminders everywhere
There is much we feel to do.
Sunday, December 22, 2019
Fragile
Are there fragile moments of time
That can monumentally be?
Where if we ignore that sign,
We miss. Lacking the eyes to see?
Sunday, December 15, 2019
RSVP
Respond, if you please,
To the Lord's invite.
Through time on your knees
There's rest for insight
You can never out stay
His welcome of grace.
He is there night and day.
For you, He has a place!
Sunday, December 8, 2019
Eight Souls Were Saved in the Flood
Eight were saved in the water that year
When the floods came and washed all of the earth
Through them, we have much reason to cheer
For we too can be cleansed for a rebirth
falsely accuse your good conversation in Christ.
17 For it is better, if the will of God be so, that ye
Suffer for well doing, than for evil doing.
18 For Christ also hath once suffered for sins, he just for the unjust, that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh, but quickened by the Spirit:
19 By which also he went and preached unto the spirits in prison;
20 Which sometime were disobedient, when once the longsuffering of God waited in the days of Noah, while the ark was a preparing, wherein few, that is, eight souls were saved by water.
21 The like figure whereunto even baptism doth also now save us (not the putting away of the filth of the flesh, but the answer of a good conscience toward God,) by the resurrection of Jesus Christ:
22 Who is gone into heaven, and is on the right hand of God; angels and authorities and powers being made subject unto him.
A Hidden Heart
May you possess
A hidden Heart
Here God does impress
As love imparts.
Here man can't corrupt
And neither destroy
Here God can instruct.
Through this heart, what joy!
Peter 1:3
But let it be the hidden man of the heart, in that which is not corruptible, even the ornament of a meek and quiet spirit, which is in the sight of God of great price.
Glorious Kinship
Called out of darkness
Into His marvellous light
I truly can harness
Kinship, in praise and delight
Peter
But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light:
10 Which in time past were not a people, but are now the people of God
Sunday, December 1, 2019
Can't See the Forest For the Trees?
Can't see the forest
For the Trees?
Your focus needs to rest...
Stand back, please!
Sounds Exist Whether You Hear Them Or Not
Does a sound still exist
If none were there to hear it?
Yes, for God is All Present
In wisdom and in Spirit
Ok. I thought I would resolve this...
Prince of Peace
Our Prince of Peace
Avails Himself to all
No matter where you are
No matter is too small
For countries now torn up
Which seem to bear no light
Though leaders are corrupt
Change can come overnight
Christmas is the time to believe in peace, in goodness, and in love.
Pixel
Though we don't see the pixels
That completely make a show
Life is frames of pictures
Bearing light that we might grow
Procrastinate
You can put things off
For another dayl
But don't do this too oft
For time you'll have to pay!
Trials
Don't think of it as punishment
But, preparation.
A time to heed admonishment
For education
May pain, stress, and anxiety
Cause us to seek for more
Of ourselves and society
And of our precious Lord!
In the Moment
When all your chips are down
Without a chance in sight
Know that God can then be found
Bearing you up for a fight
Come Unto Christ
Come closer to Christ.
Read the scriptures and pray.
He is truth and Light.
He is here for our day.
Life in the Gospel
Life in the Gospel
Is always sweet
Through the covenants we make
Through the covenants we keep
The Gospel is alive
God's priesthood is here
To inspire our lives
His presence is near
Bright Choices
With so much freedom to choose
Each course of our lives
Why would we not use
That light God provides!
Take Note
With so much to notice
Stand back and evaluate
What blessings you possess
And what you've done with them as of late!
Personally, I've been struggling with knowing and feeling I'm different. I have ducked out of much while striving to invent myself as a teacher in public school that requires so much differentiating. First grade is a critical year to learn.
With an endless job
It's hard to stay afloat.
It's hard not to sob
Each time more rocks your boat
Sunday, November 17, 2019
We Are Not of Those
but seek to go all the way.
Through our covenants, we are on track
to enter the holiest of holies some day.
Waiting
Even that for which you are starving;
As it helps to increase faith
While you work through each hard thing.
Earnest Heed
Give heed to the things
Both heard and seen.
For, the Spirit brings
Just what we need!
Words of light will slip
And pass away
If, in us, they skip
Our heart this day
Hebrews 2:1
Therefore we ought to give the more earnest heed to the things which we have heard, lest at any time we should let them slip.
Sunday, October 20, 2019
God
Some people breathe out your name to curse other people and to exclaim, but I won't, I won't. In faith, I say my prayers to you. In praise, I sing to you and give service too! In joy, I share my love for you!
I woke up with the primary song in my head in praise to ( "...some people turn and walk away from you. But I won't...") and defense for Heavenly Father!
On my honor, I pledge, Father to acknowledge I'm your daughter; today and each tomorrow as I breathe each breath from you, I borrow!
Sunday, September 29, 2019
Winning Team!
The Savior wants you back
As a member on His team
All are needed to sack
Satan's flunkie's dream
Listen!
When Grandma says, "Listen!"
You know she has some words
That are not fun to hear
Because you got crazy like the birds
Okay I got some advice to change the ending to the following:
Words your ears weren't meant to hear,
Like "poo-poo", "crap", and "turds" 😀
Taking Your Scriptures Along on Your Journey
Wherever you may go
Then we are schooled in what to do
As from them love shines through
Sunday, September 22, 2019
Oh Jerusalem
https://youtu.be/edg-0hAM3iA
Here, sin was casually sought and cries to repent were scoffed. Wickedness was fully in bloom as for their God they'd not any room.
Monday, September 9, 2019
Temple Grounds
Thursday, September 5, 2019
Delighted
https://youtu.be/InFpI92cLCU
Delight in the words of the Lord and know you can do hard things. The gospel, beautifully restored, vast possibilities brings!
Yes, our prophet is doing hard things and spreading God's love across the world. He is not letting age and the fatigue of travel slow him down!
He is an example to us all!
Monday, September 2, 2019
God's Love and Light
https://youtu.be/8qEDZmQB5yk
Don't let distractions
Eclipse Heaven's light.
Focus your actions
Where God's Love's in sight.
Sunday, September 1, 2019
Predicated Gifts
When struggling, go after work that gift
Which will bless you and uplift.
What can invite the spirit in
And turn you away from sin?
Find a way to serve and share
To love and to truly care
Endure today in life's race
Keep the Lord before your face
Thursday, August 29, 2019
The Call to Love
https://youtu.be/IvINB7t4Btc
Love where you station. That is your call. The work of salvation, has need of us all
Sunday, August 25, 2019
Martyrdom
Christ was the higher law
And "the law" misjudged Him
Doing the will of God
Then, lead to martyrdom.
At Hand
"The night is far spent."
"The day is at hand!"
In Jesus, repent
And for Him now stand.
Pondering Roman's 13:12
Those first two lines in the poem are direct from verse. They are powerful!
Monday, August 19, 2019
Build
https://youtu.be/HjjUeTUGJZk
Find your solid ground where the Lord is found. Build with what refines. Follow the Lord's designs.
Monday, August 12, 2019
Immersed
Immersing in the Word
Will flood your eyes with light,
Such that no matter where you turn
Love flows with new insight.
Baptism Funny Poem
I quickly plugged my nose.
But, my bare feet proved too light!
I had to curl my toes.
Then, my baptism was right!
Friday, August 2, 2019
Where is Your barren Place
https://youtu.be/Gz9Xg_toPpU
Where is your barren place
Where no fruit is found?
That is where the Lord's grace,
In time, will abound!
Friday, July 26, 2019
I Believe Podcast - Parenting with Nicholeen Peck
Being louder
isn't power.
For every qualm,
calm is the balm!
Come Follow Me Acts 22-28 (July 29-August 4)
Find your anchors
and don't let them go.
Tether to the Lord
for dark times will show.
What a powerful message.
Monday, July 22, 2019
President Nelson NAACP
Standing ovation! Thank you Dr. Amos Brown and President Nelson!
Let's widen the circle and welcome in every neighbor as Christ would.
No matter the color or where we've been, each brightens the neighborhood!
Shoulder to shoulder and arm in arm we can find the common ground.
Love lifts each other away from harm. When we embrace kindness, humanity is found.
HUMANITY= compassion, brotherly love, fellow feeling, humaneness, kindness, kind-heartedness, consideration, understanding, sympathy, tolerance, goodness, good-heartedness, gentleness, leniency, mercy, mercifulness, pity, tenderness, benevolence, charity, generosity, magnanimity
#humanity
#NAACP
#presidentnelson
Wednesday, July 17, 2019
Consequences In The Classroom
Don't let them see you sweat
even though you are upset.
Let logic set the tone
that manners might be known.
Tuesday, July 16, 2019
Organization
Things get destroyed
Before they come together.
Patience employed
Helps you plug on in your endeavor.
I am now going shopping for my classroom and the new school (my fourth School in 2 years since going to public school). just trying to breathe in and out and looking forward to the change.
Sunday, July 14, 2019
Perhaps When Writing in the Sand
When writing in the sand,
Perhaps came each name
Of all those there at hand.
Who judged her in shame.
He said, "He without sin
Can cast the first stone!"
Each felt a prick within,
For sins they had known!
Today I heard someone share this thought even though we don't know what the Savior wrote in the sand.
Interesting thought.
Perhaps
Reach and Minister
We must reach for the Lord.
And choose to be be a friend
And to not spread discord
Seek for the Lord's support
Have charity in mind
When we freely give succor
protect,
Keep an eye on,
Support,
encourage,
sustain,
Assist,
be of service,
lend a helping hand
- Following God's plan, Christ modeled for us charity. How to love. How to respond.
Friday, July 12, 2019
Quicksand
Even if you are strong;
Unless someone gives a hand
And holds out something long.
Without another's help
Still, they'll need tools, not just luck
Or more will be stuck than yourself
Thursday, July 11, 2019
Book of Mormon
Read, study, and ponder each day.
To resist doubts and temptation,
The Savior will show you The Way!
Differ
When two opinions differ
There is knowledge you need
Go back to where thoughts center
Start from where you agree
Listening
If you are doing all the talking,
You are probably not learning much!
Listening is not a small thing!
It is not a thing that you can rush!
Sin- The World can Stain the Soul
But a slow stain on the soul
Then, only the blood of the Savior
Can wash us clean and whole!
With values and family, center stage
For amidst all that is happening
Character is written on this page
Indulgence, divergence, deception, contention, corruption, obsession, addiction, perversion, immorality,
self-importance, sensationalism, disconnect, division, indifference, etc.
Tuesday, July 9, 2019
Seeing by Trusting
https://youtu.be/9JS2LUd_xPU
We see more clearly as we learn to trust. When changes are fuzzy it can exalt us!
Vision
https://youtu.be/9JS2LUd_xPU
God opens your eyes.
Now fasten them.
For, truth will apprise
a glorious gem.
Still, open your ears.
Others might speak.
"A soul echo"
and confirm what you seek.
Then open your heart.
What should you do?
What is your part?
Will God steer then, too?
Write and record
All that you learn
Grow. With the Lord.
Ponder. Discern.
Sunday, July 7, 2019
Timely Preparation
The Lord uses the unlikely,
To accomplish His plan.
In a manner that is timely,
He molds and prepares this man.
One of President Nelson's favorite phrases is - that the Lord uses the unlikely to accomplish the impossible. According to Dew's book INSIGHT..., he says he uses himself as a perfect example of that truth.
The Holy Ghost Tries
The Holy Ghost tries
To enter in
As you testify
Teaching begins
May it penetrate
Both the eyes and ears
And truly hold weight
That what they need appears
The want can be faith, hope, love, answers, joy, etc.
A return missionary said many times he answered something differently than what the investigator's question was. That, maybe they didn't know how to frame what they were wanting to ask, but the spirit knew.
Episodes
Life is made of episodes
That take your breath away
Then, while you're in recovery
A lesson comes to stay
Saturday, July 6, 2019
Study the Prophets
Study the prophets
There are lessons to be learned
Turning points often
Build faith, yes, to God each one turned!
... And made great sacrifices of time in service.
I am reading INSIGHTS From a Prophet's Life Russell M Nelson by Sheri Dew
I love how President Nelson said yes to being a Stake President not knowing how he could but trusting all would be okay. At the time he had a 25% failure rate in his surgeries and devoted many hours/days post surgery with his patients. He was blessed by President Kimball that his surgeries would increasingly be successful. Years later President Nelson would be successful in operated on President Kimball!
Thursday, July 4, 2019
Loving It
https://youtu.be/36gA40ArYFY
Feast upon each verse.
They're as sweet as honey.
The more that you search
The more you are loving.
Wednesday, July 3, 2019
Possibilities
Home can be a place of faith
Permeated with love
Where we experience grace
Continually from above
How? Read A Home Where the Spirit of the Lord Dwells by President Eyring
Without End
Jesus is our greatest friend
Yes, His love is without end!
So much pain we would prevent
If we'd heed Him and repent
Tuesday, July 2, 2019
Golden Footprints
https://youtu.be/kl5cu1H4Hss
Make golden footprints along the path you're on on the Lord's errands do well till you're gone.
Golden Nuggets
A Case for the Book of Mormon-
For strength and good habits,
Here's an endless supply
of golden nuggets
through which to live by!
Monday, July 1, 2019
Love Outside the Lines
https://youtu.be/vHGzLrE_D6o
Love outside the lines.
Be welcoming
And come to know
From where they're coming.
Potential
https://youtu.be/vHGzLrE_D6o
Let me help you see what God thinks you can become- Joyful- following His beloved Son!
The message to Saul is a message for all.
We ALL Need God
https://youtu.be/vHGzLrE_D6o
The honest "come back" to " I don't need your God!" Is "How's that working out for you?" He is all that I've sought!
Hope, Love, Change, Belonging, Peace!
Security!!!!!
The Road to Damascus- Second Chamces
https://youtu.be/vHGzLrE_D6o
The code language of
The road to Damascus
Is there are second chances,:
For Jesus is with us!
Ministering and Rejoicing
https://youtu.be/vHGzLrE_D6o
Ministering. You'll know you did enough, if you leave rejoicing, even if it was tough.
The Journey
https://youtu.be/vHGzLrE_D6o
Ministering can be listening to one's problem, forgetting yourself, and journeying with them.
Take it Personally- His Words are for YOU
https://youtu.be/vHGzLrE_D6o
Look through the scriptures for you, your self, His words for your future, His love, and His help.
Ministering with Brave Love
https://youtu.be/vHGzLrE_D6o
Sometimes He has to push and shove to lift us up to see a better way to love and extend ministering.
Jesus Prays
https://youtu.be/C_oG3u7swa0
Jesus prays for you and me. That we let Him in. That we might better be lit with love within.
Lean In and Listen
https://youtu.be/C_oG3u7swa0
Come into Christ and lean in. Hear Him whisper...Love, with Him.
Thursday, June 6, 2019
Sunday, May 12, 2019
Long in the Tooth
The years, how they fly!
Now you're long in the tooth
Still, there's none who'll deny
You're wiser than your youth.
Sunday, April 28, 2019
He Can
The Lord can shoulder alone
The weight of fallen men
And every sin ever known
For He was and is, "ALL IN!"
100% committed
He did not back out
Saturday, April 27, 2019
God's Commandments
God's commandments
Are of stone not of sand
His laws do not shift
But permanently stand
Friday, April 26, 2019
Thursday, April 25, 2019
Passing
A passing thought-
Comes out of thin air
Filled. We are taught
And we know God is THERE!
Have you ever said something random and then realized it was inspiration?
Doubt
Jesus doesn't ignore the doubt
The agony of grief
He awaits to lift those who are down
And restore them to belief
Thinking of doubting Thomas and how his grief must have magnified as he felt left out because he wasn't there when Jesus first showed himself.
Lessons Build in Pain
God can take our pain
And turn it to our good
A lesson to gain
That builds with gratitude
Tuesday, April 23, 2019
Light. Love and Warmth
The light, love and warmth
You've been seeking for
Is found in the arms
Of the living Lord
Sunday, April 21, 2019
Live the golden rule
Live the golden rule
Be a light that's grand
You can be a tool
In the Savior's hand
Live the golden rule
No matter who you are
Life is beautiful
When you spread His light afar
https://www.lds.org/study/friend/1987/09/sharing-time-live-the-golden-rule
Saturday, April 20, 2019
Mountains
Mountains of doubt and despair
Can be removed and replaced
Turn to the Lord and His care
Embrace His love and His grace
Monday, April 8, 2019
Sunday, April 7, 2019
Forgive Quickly
Like Jesus, our friend
Even though, sickly,
They might do it again
https://www.lds.org/general-conference/2019/04/media/session_1_talk_12/6023380928001?lang=eng
Pondering the words from April 2019 President Eyring spoke about the family and forgiving even as Joseph Smith who did so knowing the attackers might attack again.
Saturday, April 6, 2019
Tune In
Compete all at once
We must make our own choices
Weighed with our needs and our wants
And the strength that we need
Let's tune to God's Word
Through the spirit He's heard
Listen
with the intent to obey
Our prophet
Has been given words to say
April Conference 2019
Patience
Diligence
Even if feeling forgotten and alone
Holy ghost and shine with loving approval
Home Can Be a Holy Place
Home can be a holy place
Where we can feel as one
Where we can make loving space
For the living Son
Based on notes from conference talk President Erying April 2019
Pride, stopped sharing
contention, envy, strife, robbers, hate murders,
Teach in homes to love God so there be no ites, not above another, not better
Love of God_ come unto Him, faith in Him
Happy! Blessed, prospered, risen to a spiritual place
Underlying cause of contention is Satan
Pride- Humility-
Rivalry- help each other out
Hate. Love
Desire to do good
Repentance
Ponder and pray and mention this need for love in the home
Take heart- others will remember
Racked- heard father's words
Mercy- gall of bitterness, harrowed up by sins no more.
Temple
Hope children to love together forever
Being faithful qualifies us
Prayer reaches across the world
Keeping family together
Friday, April 5, 2019
Sunday, March 31, 2019
Love Overflows
God's love always spills out
And cannot be contained
He erases all doubt
Life's mystery's explained!
Trust in God's infinite timing, love, and wisdom.
Saturday, March 23, 2019
Slow Patience Smooth Results
Work to improve as habits last
Patient practice opens thought
Freedom notice more can be taught
“Slow is smooth and smooth is fast” is a saying among first responders and the military. It means practicing moving slowly and deliberately without mistakes until it becomes a naturally automatic thing. Movements and behaviors can become muscle memories opening room for other focuses that can be lifesaving.
I think of this with piano playing. First one hand and certain keys and trying to count. Then the other hand and trying to get a measure at a time. This goes on and on until one day the whole piece is memorized and you can talk and listen to someone as you play it. Amazing.
How does this apply to the gospel? Keeping a prayer in your heart continually, listening to the spirit, and acting on promptings as we go about our day. Playing the keys of life- melody, discord, dissonance while carrying on a conversation, a prayer in the heart.
Let the spirit abide
To teach and to lead
With light, He's that guide
Whom truly we need
Sunday, March 3, 2019
The Balancing Act
A Son Every Day https://www.lds.org/study/video/homefronts/2009-04-002-a-son-every-day
Drop everything and "be there"
For those precious family moments
Let others, your burdens, share
As then, doubly your heart opens
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The Captain of the Soul- Invictus/ The Soul's Captain by Elder Orson F. Whitney
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
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
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
I encourage you to read from the Book of Mormon and the standard works, and listen to modern day prophets, also, that your mind and heart might be touched.
Kelly Miller
153 Countries Visited! June 2015
No. | Country | Date of Last Visit | Percent & Number of Visits | |||
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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 |