One morning before school, my son had a melt down that, in the rush of getting him out the door, I didn’t feel that I handled correctly. It was a tricky situation though, and I didn’t really know what the right thing would have been. Frustrated, I prayed after dropping him off, wanting to know … More “Blessings come not so much because of our abilities, but because of our choices.”
I’ve always assumed that the star leading the wise men was a clear and constant guide, but the more I studied, the more unlikely this seems. The wise men saw the star at the start of their journey, but it seemed to only provide a general direction, judging by the fact that that they asked … More “The same God that placed that star in a precise orbit millennia before it appeared over Bethlehem … has given at least equal attention to placement of each of us in precise human orbits…”
There is a story of a farmer who lost his watch. He enlisted the aid of a group of young boys playing outside of the barn. He told them that he would award any boy that found it. The boys looked and looked, but the farmer finally called off the search. One boy came up … More “God always attempts to speak to you. Listen, and follow the uncomfortable suggestions that He makes – everything will fall into its place.”
I just started running again. It has been a long time. And my left knee—which was injured fifteen years ago—has started acting up again. When I run, I feel like my knee is all I focus on. Is my stride wrong? Am I overcompensating? Or am I just overthinking this whole thing? Should I think … More “God is in the small details of our lives.”
Mary Whitmer was exhausted and overextended. Joseph, Emma, and Oliver were boarding in her house and she was taking care of them along side her own large family. She “was often overloaded with work to such an extent that she felt it to be quite a burden.” After a long day of housework wound down, … More The spirit doesn’t go to sleep at midnight. And it won’t sleep through your personal midnight either.
God said similar phrases toOliver (section 6),Hyrum (section 11),Joseph Knight (section 12),And David Whitmer (section 14). But should that really surprise us? This isn’t necessarily a lesson on repetition—it wasn’t a repeat to these men who received the revelations like it is for us reading the revelations. This is a lesson on God. God, Who … More “God is the same yesterday, today, and forever, but we are not.”
God called him by name.“Thou art Oliver.” Reading this section of Come Follow Me had me overwhelmed by this truth: God knew Oliver. Each of the revelations for last week’s readings were for him, and the extent of God’s knowledge of Oliver is clearly shown. He shows Oliver his gifts (D&C 6:10).He speaks to Oliver … More “God knows your name and He knows your need.”
Did anyone else think it’s weird that the example given for the spirit of revelation is Moses crossing the Red Sea on dry ground? It seemed to me, at least before looking into it more, that there were so many other scriptural examples that could have been used. But then I read Moses 1 again. … More “Personal revelation is the way we know for ourselves the most important truths of our existence.”
There was a famous church songwriter and father who desperately needed answers for his family. He prayed like he never prayed before…and received nothing. He said of that time, “It was like somebody decided to bolt Heaven shut.” And they stayed shut for nine years.But he held on. And then, one day, he said, “I … More “He knows us and loves us and [blesses] us specifically and openly.”
I was sitting, nursing my daughter last night. She was doing the “suck, suck, desperate, hungry wail” on repeat. And I just cried. Because that feeling of being empty. Of my child needing me and me being depleted…it felt like my last week instead of just that heart-wrenching moment. I have so many things I … More “Diamonds are formed under pressure. And bread dough rises when you let it rest.”
There were once two frogs that got stuck in a large pit. Other frogs looked over the edge and told them they would never make it out. The two frogs tried jumping out of the pit. The other frogs kept on dissuading them, shouting for them to just give up. One frog finally listened. He … More “Overcoming the world is not one defining moment in a lifetime, but a lifetime of moments that define an eternity.”
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