Saturday, December 28, 2019

Cut to the Chase

Straight to the point
Cut to the chase
Covenants annoint
Bright crowns in place

Let it Go

Let it go.
It's long gone.
Tossed. Given. Thrown.
It is done.

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

We are not of those who draw back,
but seek to go all the way.
Through our covenants, we are on track
to enter the holiest of holies some day.

But we do not belong to those who draw back to perdition

Waiting

https://youtu.be/aZ-6BtQzo4A
Good things come to those who wait,
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

https://youtu.be/AVzRaLuzJ2I
We all need the big picture of man's walk with the Lord. When we read from the scriptures, we find what we're here for.
Take your scriptures with you
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.

Nuggets

How soon one forgets
How the good word leads
Seek out those nuggets
Your spirit now needs

Monday, September 9, 2019

Temple Grounds

https://youtu.be/E9BHg0DaVjc
The grounds, in beauty and peace, add to earth, dignity. How the temple does please!

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!

Change

To change a life...
Bring the spirit.
Share of Christ's light.
Help them near Him!

Catch the Wave

Catch the wave!
Be all in!
Preach. Be brave!
Share from within.

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

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

Just like two hands extend,
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
We live as was designed 

charity:
look after,
protect,
Keep an eye on,
Support,
encourage,
sustain,
Assist,
 be of service,
lend a helping hand

designed: planned or conceived in detail or for a specific purpose.

  1. Following God's plan, Christ modeled for us charity.  How to love.  How to respond.

Friday, July 12, 2019

Quicksand

You'll not get out of quicksand,
Even if you are strong;
Unless someone gives a hand
And holds out something long.
Sometimes you can't get unstuck
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

Look and you will know inspiration.
Read, study, and ponder each day.
To resist doubts and temptation,
The Savior will show you The Way!

President Thomas S Monson said in April 2017 for us to read the Book of Mormon "As we do so we will be in a position to hear the voice of the spirit, to resist temptation, to overcome doubt and fear, and to receive heavens help in our lives."

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

What does the sinful world have to offer?
But a slow stain on the soul
Then, only the blood of the Savior
Can wash us clean and whole!
We need a spiritual awakening
With values and family, center stage
For amidst all that is happening
Character is written on this page
TV and the internet offers a sampling of this stain as reality and serves it with music, drinks and coffee.
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.



Even If

Even if it causes trouble
And they don't believe
Testify, be humble
As the spirit does lead

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

https://youtu.be/f9Ug1IktZAI

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

Do Better

https://youtu.be/FQtCrzmBjPk

There is no "do over"
No going back, in fact.
Still, repent, do better
And keep your covenants intact.

Do Better

There is no "do over"
No going back, in fact.
Still, repent, do better
And keep your covenants intact.

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

No Matter

No matter your story
Come unto Christ
He is the way to glory
Eternal, to rise

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

Bottled Up

I was bottled up
No thoughts, I'd share
Till I burst, enough
So freed, I care

Sunday, April 7, 2019

Forgive Quickly

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

When multiple voices
Compete all at once
We must make our own choices
Weighed with our needs and our wants

For the direction we seek
And the strength that we need
Let's tune to God's Word
Through the spirit He's heard

Listen

Let's listen
with the intent to obey
Our prophet
Has been given words to say


Pondering Elder Anderson
April Conference 2019
Faith
Patience
Diligence
Keeping the laws of God
Even if feeling forgotten and alone
Blessed with eternal friends
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

Better Natures


Uncover for them
Their better nature's
The Spirit within
Confirms and assures

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

Slow is smooth and smooth is fast
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

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

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints

These poems are my own thoughts and impressions as I study the gospel of 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


Global Statistics
Visits from 153 countries registered.
No.CountryDate of Last VisitPercent & 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
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