Did you know...

DID YOU KNOW...

*Enoch had a speech impediment and was a young man before he was called to serve and preach to a nation, which changed from being a wicked city to becoming the most righteous city in the world? (Moses 6)

*Moses was a normal Hebrew that was called to lead a nation, and become one of the most influential prophets in the world? (Exodus)

*Ester was a normal Jewish woman, who because of her courage and faithfulness, saved her people? (Ester 4-8)

*Alma the Senior, Alma the Younger, and the sons of Mosiah were once the vilest of sinners, before they became missionaries that changed an entire race of people? (Note: That group of people became one of the most righteous group of that time.) (Alma 17-19) 

* Joseph of Egypt started out as a teenager, who for almost 20 years, lived the hardest times of his life, before he became a ruler over all the land of Egypt? (Genesis) 

*Joseph Smith was a 14 year old boy, who merely had a question, before he became the Prophet of the Restoration? (Joseph Smith- History) 

* There was Saul before there was Paul.

*Even Nephi had hard days in the wilderness, before his family was led to the Promise Land, where he then became a ruler and teacher for all his people, which eventually were named after him (the Nephites). (1st and 2nd Nephi)

*Peter was a fisherman before he became an apostle of Christ, who walked with him and talked with him, as well as other apostles. (Matthew)

        The scriptures are filled with ORDINARY people doing EXTRAORDINARY things.  

Why MORMONS are weird

My companion is so great! She came up with this and I absolutely LOVE IT! And with her permission, I am sharing this with you. :) 


WHY 'MORMONS' ARE WEIRD...
-We believe in God
-We believe in a God that LOVES his children (you are his child)
-We believe in a God that wants us to come back to him and live in Eternal Happiness with those we love
-We believe in Jesus Christ 
-We believe He came to earth so that He could redeem us from the fall of Adam and be able to live with God again.
-We believe in the Atonement of Jesus Christ, that is, that we CAN be forgiven of our sins and mistakes only through Him, our Savior, Jesus Christ 
-We believe that God will not leave us alone to figure out what this life is all about
-We believe the Bible
-We also believe that God talked to the other side of the world, so we believe the Book of Mormon
-We believe that God continues to guide his children, so we believe in a living Prophet
-We believe God wants us to be happy, so we believe the 10 commandments
-We believe God wants us to be healthy and strong, so we believe the Word of Wisdom
-We believe God wants us to live with him again someday, so we believe in Temples
-We believe that everyone should know the truth, so God called his youth to leave their families for 2 years to share the truth with everyone.
-We believe you should know the truth.
So why are 'Mormons' weird?
Because we have the truth and we LIVE it!

Quote by Sister Katelyn Nielson

It's a Given

What happens when you're stuck inside your apartment for 4 days due to intense "blizzardy" snow that keeps you from going out?

You read scriptures and have awesome thoughts! :) 

 

Yesterday, as I was stuck in my apartment, I was studying the scriptures. And I randomly but perhaps not so randomly, came across a scripture in Psalms 36:3-9

3."Trust the Lord, and do good; so shalt thou dwell in the land, and verily thou shalt be fed.
4.Delight thyself also in the Lord; and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart.

5.Commit thy way unto the Lord; trust also in him; and he shall bring it to pass.
6.And he shall bring forth thy righteousness as the light, and thy judgment as the noonday.

7.Rest in the Lord, and wait patiently for him: fret not thyself because of him who prospereth in his way, because of the man who bringeth wicked devices to pass.

8.Cease from anger, and forsake wrath: fret not thyself in any wise to do evil.

9.For evildoers shall be cut off: but those that wait upon the Lord, they shall inherit the earth." 

SO! THIS IS AWESOME! WHY?? It's a pattern, or list, or whatever you want to call it. It's a "Cause and Effect" scripture! And this is just my take on it. So, this is what I thought of (going verse by verse):

3. When we trust the Lord, our physical needs will be met.

4. When we put our happiness and base our happiness on the Gospel and on the Savior, the desires of our hearts will be given to us. UNDERSTAND THOUGH, that may not mean, what we THINK we want, but rather, what the Lord KNOW we want, and what is BEST.

5. When we commit ourselves to the Lord, and set good righteous goals and commit ourselves to them the best that we can, the Lord makes those things that we want to accomplish achievable.

6. The Lord knows our actions, and he will bless us for our efforts.

7. When we have patience, that means to NOT FREAK OUT when things aren't happening the way that they should. We should be waiting on the Lord's time table, because he knows best.

8. Don't be angry when things aren't going the way that they should. If you are doing the previous mentioned things, and you are doing your best, there's not much you can do about it, and that just means that the Lord is leading you a different way. Keep up the good work.

9. As we do these things, we WILL be blessed.

The Lord always does His part, when we do ours.

It's a given.