Surpassing all Technology- Prayer

Surpassing all technology
Prayer can access the heavens
Without hardware, software, or a monthly fee
This timeless offer extends for free

Initiated through faith in Jesus Christ
The invitation is: ask and it shall be given
After having received divine light
And with the intention to follow through with Him

Then with a process of sifting
We must study things out in our minds
There to feel, within, a burning
To confirm it's a righteous need to find

Indeed, the richest things we learn
Come by accepting the will of the Father
And, we must be humble to discern
For, that which is revelation ought to be honored

The Lord asks that we unify and develop
With an eye, single to the glory of God
Growing in faith and hope with charity enveloped
Giving thanks for the strength to obey His laws

Then, for the building up of God's kingdom
And... as one having lent an ear unto His word
We can receive line upon line... inspired wisdom
As, through the veil, it is spiritually discerned

Ask, Seek, Knock
Elder Russell M. Nelson
Ensign, November 2009, 81

Verse 1] Surpassing all technology Prayer can access the heavens Without hardware, software, or a monthly fee This timeless offer extends for free Initiated through faith in Jesus Christ The invitation is: ask and it shall be given [Pre-Chorus] After having received divine light And with the intention to follow through with Him Then with a process of sifting We must study things out in our minds There to feel, within, a burning To confirm it's a righteous need to find [Chorus] Line upon line, line upon line Inspired wisdom приходит to me Line upon line, line upon line Through the veil, I can see (Ask and it shall be given) (Ask and it shall be given) [Verse 2] Indeed, the richest things we learn Come by accepting the will of the Father And, we must be humble to discern For, that which is revelation ought to be honored The Lord asks that we unify and develop With an eye, single to the glory of God [Pre-Chorus] Growing in faith and hope with charity enveloped Giving thanks for the strength to obey His laws Then, for the building up of God's kingdom And... as one having lent an ear unto His word We can receive line upon line As it is spoken, as it is heard [Chorus] Line upon line, line upon line Inspired wisdom comes to me Line upon line, line upon line Through the veil, I can see (Ask and it shall be given) (Ask and it shall be given) [Bridge] With an eye single To the glory of God We are gathered We are taught As one having lent an ear unto His word We stand in wonder We stand assured [Final Chorus] Line upon line, line upon line Inspired wisdom comes to me Line upon line, line upon line Through the veil, I can see Line upon line, line upon line Faith will carry me (Ask and it shall be given) (Ask and it shall be given)

Endowed Children- Blessings

[Verse 1] We, as endowed children of God, Grow in confidence of who we are We feel the powers of Heaven attend Even the angels are in our charge! [Pre-Chorus] Above all is this one great truth: In all we've to face, we are not left alone Wickedness cannot prevail When Heaven holds us close at home [Chorus] Nothing helps us more Nothing helps us more To hold to the rod And trust the holy word Nothing helps us more Nothing helps us more To see past mists made dark Unto the love of God [Verse 2] Nothing will help us more To testify more Of the atonement of the Lord Of God's loving plan and more During great times of pain Such confidence we gain Blessings from Heaven pour Right through every storm [Pre-Chorus] Above all is this one great truth: In all we've to face, we are not left alone Wickedness cannot prevail When Heaven holds us close at home [Chorus] Nothing helps us more Nothing helps us more To hold to the rod And trust the holy word Nothing helps us more Nothing helps us more To see past mists made dark Unto the love of God [Bridge] Praise God We've His House of the Lord Endowed We stand restored [Final Chorus] Nothing blesses us more Nothing blesses us more To hold to the rod And trust the holy word Nothing blesses us more Nothing blesses us more To see past mists made dark Unto the love of God Praise God We've His House of the Lord Endowed Nothing blesses us more

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Spiritual Privileges

We, as endowed children of God,

Grow in confidence of who we are

We feel the powers of Heaven attend

Even the angels are in our charge

Above all is this one great truth

In all we've to face, we are not left alone

Wickedness cannot prevail

Nothing helps us more than temple worship, go!

Nothing will help us more 

To hold to the rod

To see past mists made dark

Unto the love of God

Nothing will help us more

To testify more

Of the atonement of the Lord

Of God's loving plan and more

During great times of pain

Nothing soothes us more

Such confidence we gain

Blessings from Heaven pour!

Praise God

We've His House of the Lord

Endowed

Nothing blesses us more!

"in our charge" meaning

It can be used to indicate responsibility or custody over something or someone. Example: "The documents are in our charge until the investigation is complete."

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Think Celestial

When depression pulls

And weighs dark and deep

I've a list upon which to mull

That I know will make me weep

A little food to drown

The sorrows in the shadows

Then drowsily, I sleep

Confused...is it tomorrow?

This is not so Saintly

What would Jesus have me do?

Make some time for praying

 Share how you are feeling, too!

Let Him put love in your heart

Maybe even a hymn

An angel to impart

Special love from Him

Find comfort in this fact

That Jesus often wept

He shared this with the Father

Don't ever think your prayers bother

Ask Him what you should do

Plead for the feeling to pass

It is always ok to ask

How to feel ok with your past

Ever give thanks for Jesus

For that brightest day of all time

When He rose from the tomb alive

Resurrected, triumphant

To prepare Paradise for on high

[Verse 1] When depression pulls And weighs dark and deep I've a list upon which to mull That I know will make me weep A little food to drown The sorrows in the shadows Then drowsily, I sleep Confused...is it tomorrow? [Pre-Chorus] This is not so Saintly What would Jesus have me do? Make some time for praying Share how you are feeling, too! Let Him put love in your heart Maybe even a hymn An angel to impart Special love from Him [Chorus] Think Celestial (Think Celestial) We've much to look toward Think Celestial (Think Celestial) Our spirits made special [Verse 2] Find comfort in this fact That Jesus often wept He shared this with the Father Don't ever think your prayers bother Ask Him what you should do Plead for the feeling to pass It is always ok to ask How to feel ok with your past [Pre-Chorus] Ever give thanks for Jesus For that brightest day of all time When He rose from the tomb alive Resurrected, triumphant To prepare Paradise for on high Forwards, not backwards Think Celestial We've much to look toward [Chorus] Think Celestial (Think Celestial) We've much to look toward Think Celestial (Think Celestial) Our spirits made special [Bridge] Weeping turns to morning Burdens do not last When I cannot see the road ahead You hold me through the past [Final Chorus] Think Celestial (Think Celestial) We've much to look toward Think Celestial (Think Celestial) Our spirits made special

A Heartfelt Man of God Treasuring Each Day as a Gift From God

I watched April 2017 #ldsconference and was overwhelmed with Russell M. Nelson's hands
and his words about the heart.  I was left pondering this once surgeon who
literally has held hearts in his hands.
Who now, through the priesthood, spiritually repairs hearts of all kinds.

From the depths of your heart

Stretch forth to Christ.

Let His healing impart.

He hears your cries.

This morning I shared the biblical story of the woman who suffered for 12 years with a debilitating problem. I’d like to invite you to consider the significance of her reaching to touch the Savior.
She exercised great faith, exclaiming, “If I may touch but his clothes, I shall be whole.” This faithful, focused woman needed to stretch as far as she could to access His power. Her physical stretching was symbolic of her spiritual stretching.
Many of us have cried out from the depths of our hearts a variation of this woman’s words: “If I could spiritually stretch enough to draw the Savior’s power into my life, I would know how to handle my heart-wrenching situation. I would know what to do. And I would have the power to do it.”When you reach up for the Lord’s power in your life with the same intensity that a drowning person has when grasping and gasping for air, power from Jesus Christ will be yours. When the Savior knows you truly want to reach up to Him—when He can feel that the greatest desire of your heart is to draw His power into your life—you will be led by the Holy Ghost to know exactly what you need to do. #LDSconf https://www.facebook.com/lds.russell.m.nelson/

Here is my journey pondering his role as a surgeon that led to being an apostle.

A Prophet's Surgeon: Russell M. Nelson - davidvanalstyne.com

www.davidvanalstyne.com/pg-prophetsurgeon.html

Russell M. Nelson: Father, Surgeon, Apostle ... selective coronary arteriogram and found that President Kimball's heart was being overworked because of severe ...

Before Kimball was ordained

His heart needed to be right

That he'd be disabled pained...

But this burden was made light

Of presidents' of the church, there had been three deaths in three years and President Kimball was next in line to be the prophet.  He did not want to be a burden on the brethren.  Harold B. Lee (the prophet at the time) instilled confidence into President Kimball that the surgery was the right thing!  Russell M. Nelson gave new meaning to the definition of sustaining your leaders.  He did surgery on President Kimball and wrote a letter of his confidence in his abilities to function as he was soon called to be a prophet because Harold B. Lee died of cardiac and lung failure!

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His heart was failing

But not his faith

Each suture was seen

Before my face

Elder Nelson acted on another's faith and added his own through much prayer- and a miraculous new procedure was revealed while looking at the damaged heart in surgery.

Russell M Nelson Teachings

Priesthood power can also calm the minds and heal fractures in the hearts of those ...

dear to the heart, 

heart-changing process of laying down your sins, 

even giving ..your heart, know in your heart, treasure in the heart, 

win the heart, a faithful heart, open your heart, penetrate your heart, 

a good and honest heart, speak to your heart, human heart, 

Joy and Spiritual Survival - By President Russell M. Nelson - LDS.org

Joy and Spiritual Survival - By President Russell M. Nelson. ... When the focus of our lives is on Jesus Christ and His gospel, we can feel joy ... so there were holes between the logs large enough for a cat to crawl through. .... As this principle is embedded in our hearts, each and every day can be a day of joy and gladness.

“A More Excellent Hope” - Ensign Feb. 1997 - ensign - LDS.org

By Elder Russell M. Nelson ... Hope is part of our religion and is mentioned in one of the Articles of Faith: “We follow the ... “Having faith on the Lord; having a hope that ye shall receive eternal life; having the love of God always in your hearts.” ...

A Plea to My Sisters - By President Russell M. Nelson - LDS.org

Sisters, do you realize the breadth and scope of your influence when you speak those things that come to your heart and mind as directed by the Spirit?

The Price of Priesthood Power - By President Russell M. Nelson

In June, I literally knelt in front of Jimmy, now 88 years old, and had a heart-to-heart talk with him. I spoke of his daughters' pleadings and told him I would be ...

Messages of Hope from Russell M. Nelson - Deseret Book

In Hope in Our Hearts, Elder Nelson brings his remarkable grasp of the gospel and his ...

Russell M. Nelson, From Heart to Heart - Truth Will Prevail

Integrity of Heart BYU Speech

President Russell M. Nelson: 'A Plea to My Sisters' | Deseret News

.. He spoke of the heartbreak he felt as a heart surgeon, 58 years ago, when ...

The Creation - Russell M. Nelson - LDS.org

Any manmade creation is possible only because of our divine Creator. .... His prophet today, whom I sustain with all my heart, in the name of Jesus Christ, amen.

Elder Russell M. Nelson: Applying Divine Laws - Ensign June 1984 ...

As a heart surgeon, Dr. Nelson has seen the power of the priesthood at work on ..... has added a special dimension to my faith in God, our Creator,” Elder Nelson ...We Are Children of God - Russell M. Nelson - LDS.orgWe Are Children of God - Russell M. Nelson. ... At the crest of the heart is an electrical generator that transmits energy down special lines, causing myriads of ...Integrity of the Heart - Russell M. Nelson - BYU Speeches

- Just as small problems can compromise the integrity of the physical heart, seemingly small breaches of honor can compromise personal ...

Men's Hearts Shall Fail Them | Mormon Channel

. Elder Russell M. Nelson shares a personal story to give encouragement for when we feel "weak in the heart."

Russell M. Nelson: A Study in Obedience - Ensign Aug. 1982 - ensign

.. Now the dark venous blood entering the heart is intercepted and routed ....

Joy and Spiritual Survival - By President Russell M. Nelson - LDS.org

He is now doing everything his bishop counsels him to do, striving with all his heart to regain the trust of his dear wife.

Sweet Power of Prayer - Russell M. Nelson - LDS.org

Mormon taught his son, Moroni, that we should pray “with all the energy of heart.”

Let Your Faith Show - By Elder Russell M. Nelson - LDS.org

that His eternal truths will be etched on your heart forever.

Thanks Be to God - By Elder Russell M. Nelson - LDS.org

... before God; and ask in sincerity of heart that he would forgive you; and now, if you believe all these things see ...

There is Only One

There is only one
Who can keep you safe
He the living Son
Is mighty to save

Aging Body

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The perspective of the wise
See with more maturing eyes
The body does funny things,
The aging process, it brings!
The broad shoulders and narrow waist
Trade and take each other's place
The hair loses strength, placement, and color
And couples start to look like each other

I think this is funny.  I found two really long eyebrow hairs on my 52 year old face.  My husband has crazy eyebrows, if he doesn't get them trimmed!

The Lord's Kingdom is Complete

The Lord's kingdom is complete
When virtue and beauty are found
Through the woman, the helpmeet
Sustaining insight does abound

Ask the Missionaries

Ask the missionaries
They can help you
With them each carries
What sees them through...


“All missionaries, younger and older, serve with the sole hope of making life better for other people.”—Elder Russell M. Nelson, "Ask the Missionaries! They Can Help You!."

We can Change

We can change ourselves
Our behaviors and desires
Through our Lord who helps
Who enables and inspires

He can heal and cleanse
As we come unto Him
Through the atonement
We are changed from within

"We can change our behavior. Our very desires can change. How? There is only one way. True change—permanent change—can come only through the healing, cleansing, and enabling power of the Atonement of Jesus Christ."

—Russell M. Nelson, "Decisions for Eternity"
Topics: Atonement

Hastening more Along

Hastening more along
The uncut stone moves on
Faster than ever before
All for the work of the Lord.

My dear brothers and sisters, I am grateful to be with you on this special occasion. This event is historic because we have in attendance 173 new mission presidents and their companions! They come from 19 different countries and are assigned to serve in 50 nations around the world. This record number of new mission presidents, coupled with the record number of 70,000-plus missionaries, are significant signs that the Lord is hastening His work.

The Work of Salvation: Parable of a Father at Bedtime

RUSSELL M. NELSON

OF THE QUORUM OF THE TWELVE APOSTLES

The Good News Comes Alive

 The good news comes alive
Through an individual's story
Conversions unto Christ
Are for God' work and glory.

Missionary work comes alive when we hear remarkable stories of individual conversion. I would like to begin my message today by relating a conversation recently recorded with Sister Neill F. Marriott, sustained last April as second counselor in the general Young Women presidency. Many lessons can be learned as you listen carefully to her story.

The Work of Salvation: Parable of a Father at Bedtime

RUSSELL M. NELSON

OF THE QUORUM OF THE TWELVE APOSTLES

Callings Build on Each Other

Callings build on each other
Anchored on Christ.
Linking lessons together
Lifting us to light.

Well, I love Church meetings. I know that sounds strange, but my real heart is in my home. And so with each calling—and they did seem to build one on another—I would take care of my home first. Some meetings I missed, but it wasn’t an intrusion on family life. If anything, it taught me to be a better mother.
ELDER NELSON
You’re a better mother because you’re anchored to the gospel.

The Work of Salvation: Parable of a Father at Bedtime

RUSSELL M. NELSON

OF THE QUORUM OF THE TWELVE APOSTLES

Love Everyone

Love everyone
Not just the favored few.
We have work to get done.
Those we reach will help too.

The most effective missionaries always act out of love. Love is the lubricant and life of good missionary work.
The father in the parable loved each child. So we too should act out of love to help all, not just a favored few. Opportunities come in various ways, and sadly, some of those are missed opportunities.

The Work of Salvation: Parable of a Father at Bedtime

RUSSELL M. NELSON

OF THE QUORUM OF THE TWELVE APOSTLES

Have Faith the Drought will End

Have faith the drought will end
And souls will come your way.
Pray the floodgates open
More and more each day.

Plan for each rescue
Bring them safely in
There is much to do
To wash souls, begin.

PRESIDENT BOWMAN
We were concerned as a presidency about what was happening, and we counseled together. So we sent a letter out, asking the members to join together in a fast for missionary work and for the drought.
CHRIS EUBANKS
We received this letter, and the entire stake and other stakes around us fasted, and the missionary work immediately started to pick up.
The floodgates kind of opened up, and everybody was getting involved.

The Work of Salvation: Parable of a Father at Bedtime

RUSSELL M. NELSON

OF THE QUORUM OF THE TWELVE APOSTLES

The Work of Our Father

The work of our Father
Excludes naught a one.
Look after each other...
Enthused get things done!

The work of salvation excludes no one! Missionaries and members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints are sent forth to labor in the Lord’s vineyard for the salvation of the souls of men.¹ This includes member missionary work at its best, with activation of less-active members and preparation of God’s children for all the blessings of the temple. God wants all of His children to return to Him and qualify for eternal life.

The Work of Salvation: Parable of a Father at Bedtime

RUSSELL M. NELSON

OF THE QUORUM OF THE TWELVE APOSTLES

In the Dim Light From the Doorway

The Work of Salvation: Parable of a Father at Bedtime In the dim light From the doorway Review the night And the long day. Who is asleep Tucked safe in bed? Who needs watch-keep? Father, be led! "With love, each can do as the Good Shepherd would do to plan and to rescue. And each can do so prayerfully with inspiration from the Father of us all." —Russell M. Nelson, "The Work of Salvation: Parable of a Father at Bedtime" Topics: Work of Salvation

God's Greatest Creation

Thanks be to God
For eyes to see and ears to hear,
For happy thoughts,
And for hearts that feel He is near

It Takes Faith to Obey

The Old Courthouse in Yerington, NV

It takes faith to obey

All the Lord commands us

We are then given strength

And know His laws are just

Focus on Values

"You will encounter people who pick which commandments they will keep and which they will ignore. This practice of picking and choosing will not work. It will lead to misery. To prepare to meet God, you need to keep all of His commandments. It takes faith to obey them, and keeping His commandments will strengthen that faith."

—Russell M. Nelson, "Focus on Values", Liahona and New Era, February 2013
Topics: Obedience, Faith

Catch the Wave

Come catch the wave
Rolling forth to crest.
There's souls to save.
Rise up you'll be blessed.

Elder Russell M. Nelson
Catch the Wave