Oh my goodness it has been quite some time since I have posted on here! I feel like I say that every time, ha! I got a little spark of inspiration from church today but also from my cutie cousin Mallorie. She also has a blog, check it out! www.dancingonrainydays.weebly.com Today's post will probs just be short and sweet but here goes... :) I may be a little stiff on my writing skills as I haven't kept up with it in so long lol so just bear with me. As most of you know, I absolutely love and adore quotes so imma post a few to start and kind of base my thoughts off of those! (First off, a lot of these mention "girl, woman" etc. But these go for everyone!)
I am a firm believer in self love and self care, staying true to who you are, finding yourself, self-improvement, etc etc. Now, that all may appear and seem to be SELFish but it truly isn't. Our peace of mind and well-being need to be made a priority before we are able to give of ourselves to others. We briefly went over this in Relief Society today talking about how we can truly find ourselves through Jesus Christ and His gospel. I have seen this come true in my life countless times! I cannot tell you how many times I have fallen short and I have been lifted back up by Him... This life is tough man. It can suck so much sometimes but it also can be very beautiful. I loved this quote by Elder Dale G. Renlund in the October 2018 General Conference talk "Choose You This Day". He says, "Lucifer is an accuser or prosecutor. John the Revelator described Lucifer’s ultimate defeat: “And I heard a loud voice saying in heaven, Now is come salvation, and strength, and the kingdom of our God, and the power of his Christ.” Why? Because “the accuser of our brethren is cast down, which accused them before our God day and night. And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony.” Lucifer is this accuser. He spoke against us in the premortal existence, and he continues to denounce us in this life. He seeks to drag us down. He wants us to experience endless woe. He is the one who tells us we are not adequate, the one who tells us we are not good enough, the one who tells us there is no recovery from a mistake. He is the ultimate bully, the one who kicks us when we are down." We are a lot stronger than we think. Mentally, emotionally, spiritually, physically, etc. and with God's help we are even more so. Just wanted to make this simple and short guys.. life is beautiful. There are so many reasons to be happy. So much to enjoy, even in the little day to day things. Happy Sabbath and y'all have a great week! Love, Ness
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A year and 4 months. That is how long it has been since I've written a blog post... A lot can happen in a year and 4 months, and oh it sure has. I have been wanting to write this post for so so long and I didn't because I thought, "I will once I can think of the perfect things to say, or when my testimony is back to what it once was, or I'm a little better of a person." Which all of those things sound pathetic now that I'm typing them up... But the truth is: I am not perfect. I never have been and never will be. (At least not in this life, which we all know:) The purpose of this post I guess is to share some of my thoughts, feelings, realizations/experiences that have happened in the time I've been away. I'm not sure how personal or deep I will get, but my hope is that maybe I can help just one person not feel alone and be able to relate... Even if no one reads this, it's fine haha I will be able to come back and reflect on who I was and who I want to become. (Quick side note: I encourage you to do the same by starting a journal or write in a notepad or something, it has helped me a ton!!) Bear with me as I might be all over the place and I will probably get off topic lol! So throughout the past year I've come back to my blog and have reread many of my blog posts and at first it made me really sad... My testimony was just super strong all throughout middle school and high school. I mean like rock solid for the most part. I knew who I was and WHOSE I was. I knew that I had a Heavenly Father and Savior who loved me. I went to church, I LOVED going & looked forward to it every week. I read my scriptures (give or take a few nights missed, ya know) Prayer was my go-to. It was my lifeline. I prayed constantly, I felt I had a really strong relationship with my Father in Heaven. I just always thought, "I couldn't ever see myself losing my way and falling off the straight and narrow. Like no way! that is not me!" Yet, I did... Now I didn't make huge, life altering bad decisions, I just really became someone who I didn't like and I eventually lost who I was.. After graduating high school I felt truly lost. I have moved twice in the past year and several months, and during that time I went through some rough personal and family trials. I turned very bitter because of my life circumstances I was dealing with. I turned away from what I so strongly believed and felt. I didn't go to church for 7 months. I felt I didn't belong or fit in there. I quit reading my scriptures, I seldom prayed. I became a very miserable and negative person. My immediate family even noticed the change in me. They tried to talk to me and ask why I hadn't wanted to go to church, they cared, they wanted to be there for me and I pushed them away. I pushed everything away. The adversary got a strong grip on me and I hated it, but I didn't know how to break free... I'm a pretty reserved person and am totally not one to express my emotions, even when asked. However, I'm learning and I'm getting better at it.. (Hence, I'm writing this post! Haha!) Anyways, I don't share all this for anyone to feel sorry for me or anything like that. I'm sharing this because I hope someone will be able to relate and not feel so alone. That is what I felt. I felt that I was the only one struggling with this and I felt ashamed that I had changed so much from my former self who was incredibly strong and faithful. I didn't want to pray, I felt that Heavenly Father loved me less because of my falling away. But of course that is not true and never will be true. The stupid adversary can trick you into these lies very easily... Despite all of this and the crap I felt and experienced, I have grown. I have become stronger a little at a time. I am not where I want to be but I hope I can eventually get there.. In the start of the new year 2018, was when my mindset kind of just switched. I started to open up my heart more, I wanted to be happy. I was sick and tired of feeling worthless, negative and miserable. I wrote down a goal to start saying personal prayers and eventually make it back to at least sacrament.. Those things did happen! I am not perfect at them and my testimony is definitely a struggle. However, during all of this the biggest lesson I have learned is that I have self worth. I AM a daughter of God and he does love me despite all of my shortcomings. Dieter F Uchtdorf once said, "You are loved. You are dear to your heavenly parents. The infinite and eternal Creator of light and life KNOWS YOU! He is mindful of you. Yes, God loves you THIS VERY DAY AND ALWAYS. He is not waiting to love you until you have overcome your weaknesses and bad habits. He loves you TODAY with a full understanding of your struggles. He is aware that you reach up to Him in heartfelt and hopeful prayer. He knows of the times you have held onto the fading light and believed—even in the midst of growing darkness. He knows of your sufferings. He knows of your remorse for the times you have fallen short or failed. And still He loves you." This quote right here says it all. Way to go Uchtdorf! He said it better than I ever could. I have many people to thank who loved me despite my poor decisions, lack of faith, and struggling times. First of all, my mother. She is a God sent who I love dearly. She has never quit on family prayer, family home evening, etc. She is one of the strongest individuals I know. She loved me no matter what during this time. We don't always see eye to eye, but I know she is always there for me! Second, my brothers who love me unconditionally. Especially Enrique, we've been 2 peas in a pod ever since we were just little babies. He is my strength and greatest example of Christ like love, charity, and service. Love you homie! Hahah! My grandparents, who are pretty much the best ones out there! Their strength and faith holds our family together for sure! Also my cousins Bri and Mal for being the sisters I never had and for their amazing example of humility, faith, strength, and love. Mal was a big inspiration to me in writing this blog post. She has just recently started her own blog and its 10x better than mine! Lol! Go on over and read it. She is the cutest. (www.dancingonrainydays.weebly.com) To sum all this up, your Father in Heaven loves you. You are worth more than gold. You are beautiful (or handsome if you're a dude ha), you are strong. You are loved. Keep going, keep fighting. I will post some quotes that have inspired and uplifted me at the end. Know that you are not alone, you are loved and the adversary is stupid. Punch him in the face whenever he tries to get you down, and show him who's boss! (Violence ain't the answer but you get my drift..) You're strong and you got this! Much love from me to you. Ness (Y'all know pretty flowers are my fav thing, and the Provo City Center temple is one of my favs so imma just leave this here.) (Me and Mal at her graduation! Here is an excerpt from her blog that is just my fav thing -I know I got a lot of fav things lol- "I think we often (myself included) tend to forget about the present. I also think the adversary plays a big part in constantly reminding us of our past mistakes and future concerns so much so that we hardly make time for the present. There are so many pasts, lasts, endings, conclusions, farewells, goodbyes, etc. There are also futures, first steps, fresh starts, new beginnings, introductions, and hellos, but how about the present? The middle? The in-between? The moment? The now? We can choose to live in the past, or we can spend our days wishing for or fearing the future, but let's not forget the NOW by living, breathing and learning here in the moment-basking in the light of each and everyday because the things we take for granted could be gone in the blink of an eye." Me, Mal, and Bri❤ Me and my silly bros! Grandparents and bro who I mentioned❤ Welp, that's all of some of my favorite pics and people.
I'll officially end with a scripture: "I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me." -Phillipians 4:13 First things first: HAPPY EASTER! <3 I hope you all have been having a great time with family celebrating. At the end of this post I'll link a video and share some thoughts with you all about what Easter means to me and stuff, so read til the end!<3 Well, long time no post yeah? To be completely honest, I've had no inspiration or motivation to post. I'm human... it happens... However, there will be times where I'll have a little spark of an idea to share and this time it happens to be journaling! (Is that even a word? Oh well.) If you're anything like how I used to be, you kinda turn your nose at the thought of keeping a journal and writing things down, etc. BUT hopefully I can change your mind and you'll find these tips and things helpful that I will be sharing with you all. (If you do already have a journal and keep up with it, yay for you!! Good job;) But still read my post hahaha) Since I've started up with journaling and whatnot, I have really grown to love it and have fun with it! There's so many ways to go about it. I used to have just one single journal and be so stressed & overwhelmed at having to write in it every single day. I would write at the end of the day just before bed and I'd find myself just dozing off or just write something like : "Not much happened today. I'm tired. Bye!" Can you relate?? Pretty effective right? No. lol So, as of right now I have 6 journals. Now hold up, you're probably thinking like "What the heck? Why? I don't need that many Vanessa.." Just hear me out for a sec;) I have found it helpful for me to have journals for specific topics. I'll explain each of them and I hope you guys will find some inspiration and maybe start these for yourself:) 1. TEMPLE JOURNAL: After each time I go to the temple, I'll simply just write about my experience. If I remember the names I did work for, I'll write those down as well as the feelings and thoughts I had while I was there. I'll also write about who I went with, and just my overall experience. It has been fun and uplifting to go back and read my entries as well :) 2. SPIRITUAL EXPERIENCES JOURNAL: I have had this one for years and it's almost filled up!! I also love going back and reading through the pages. They are such good reminders of my testimony and have given me so much strength throughout the years. I have written about promptings, answered prayers, girls camp, etc. just any spiritual experience:) 3. TESTIMONY JOURNAL: I just barely started this one so I have yet to fill up the pages;) I plan to write in this every Fast Sunday about what I fasted for, my testimony of course, and others I heard during sacrament meeting that influenced/touched me, etc. I'm excited to see the growth of my testimony as I write in this journal! 4. PRIESTHOOD BLESSING JOURNAL: All of these are pretty self explanatory, I know, so yes this is for when I receive comfort, healing blessings, etc. I just started this one as well, but I plan to fill it up! I have written about past priesthood blessings in my spiritual experiences journal however:) I just wanted to start a separate one for blessings. 5. CHURCH JOURNAL: In this one I write about lessons that have stood out to me in Sunday School, Young Womens, thoughts, spiritual feelings/impressions, basically just anything from church that has strengthened my testimony. I have also written down notes from speakers such as: John Bytheway when I went to a devotional of his! That was great! So yeah, just things like that:) 6. BLOG NOTEBOOK/IDEAS: If you have a blog by chance, this one will be beneficial for you! I write down ideas, videos i want to link in my posts, my thoughts, and just random things for future blog posts, etc. So yes, those are all the journals I have currently and I hope you guys will maybe start one of your own! I promise that you will love going back and reading your entries. <3 Writing has always been pretty therapeutic for me. I'm not one to just blurt out my feelings all the time, I'm a pretty reserved person haha so writing things down helps a lot! If you want more journal ideas, click on this link which will take you to Al Fox's video on YouTube where she shares some of her ideas:) She has some great ones! youtu.be/mDymWqqogcg Now for TIPS! Yay!
Before I completely end, I just want to share my testimony with you all about Easter and our Savior's atoning sacrifice... I am so immensely grateful for my Savior Jesus Christ. I would hate to see what my life would be like without Him. He is my dear friend and #PRINCEofPEACE. I am so glad to know that I will be with my family and loved ones in the next life. I am grateful that He made that all possible. I am grateful for His comfort and grace. As I have leaned on Him and looked to Him and His example in hard times, I have been strengthened. I know you can too. Thank you for reading! Happy Easter and Sunday! CLICK HERE :) "When life knocks you down on your knees... You're in the perfect position to pray!" I've been a little MIA lately... okay, maybe A LOT MIA... Life has been crazy and lately I've just been struggling with some trials and haven't had much motivation to blog to be completely honest. But here I am, and I hope this Motivation Monday brightens at least one of your guys' day! I feel that this year's 2017 mutual theme: "Ask of God, Ask in faith" is absolutely perfect! If you have been following me and my blog for awhile you would know that prayer is like my go-to. It is my lifeline and I have such a testimony of it! I know that we can turn to him for literally anything you guys... Oh how much He cares. I just can't even tell you how much you are loved and watched over by our Heavenly Father! So so much! There are times when I've been lost and I had no clue what to do or where to turn or where to go... my only option was to turn to my Heavenly Father and Savior. I approached Him on my knees and I simply poured out my heart to Him. He listened 100%. He always listens. And Jesus Christ our elder brother is right there to comfort you through all the pain... Have you heard of David Archuleta's song "He showed me how" ? You haven't? Okay, then click this link to listen to it because it is so beautiful and ummmm it's David Archuleta... So... there's your excuse. CLICK HERE When you feel your strength is lacking and you are sinking... rely on Christ's strength. He has shown us how to keep afloat. Follow him and embrace his love. You know what? Faith can be difficult sometimes, but there is always comfort in knowing that our Father in Heaven loves us and there are great things ahead! We can be assured in that. He has a special plan for each and every one of us. Trust in Him. And yes it can be hard, I know... I'll admit that sometimes I want what I want and I have a hard time seeing it from God's point of view... I have been close minded in that sense and still struggle with trusting in His plan, but we have no other option. His plan is a plan of happiness and He knows what is best for us. It's okay if it takes a bit to see that:) I am still learning. After all, we are all still learning and growing:)
Happy Monday you guys and have a fantastic week! Ness <3 ALSO, the new P.O.T.W and Q.O.T.W are updated! If you're on a computer, it is on the side bar. If you're on your phone, scroll all the way to the bottom and they should be there! Even though Thanksgiving is sadly over, I believe it is still so important to carry with us an attitude of gratitude and to "... live in thanksgiving daily, for the many mercies and blessings which he doth bestow upon you." (Alma 34:38) Just because the season of giving thanks is over, doesn't mean we can't be thankful anymore!;)
Today in Gospel Doctrine class someone made a comment that really stood out to me. It was something along the lines of how Heavenly Father does not ask us to be thankful and express our gratitude to Him so that He can obtain self gratification... In other words, He does not have the mindset of "Oh, I gave you everything so say thank you." He wants us to express gratitude to benefit ourselves. Because when we are thankful, our attitude changes. We become humble, teachable, broken-hearted, we recognize where and how we receive those blessings, and essentially we really are becoming like our Savior Jesus Christ. We start to develop Christlike attributes. I personally have experienced the effects of how an attitude of gratitude impacts you immensely. I have those days -like we all do- where I am bitter, frustrated, annoyed, etc. Basically just those days when you're down in the dumps and your thoughts go from positive to negative real quick. You start to think of all the things going wrong, things that aren't perfect, things you wish you could change, etc. instead of the many things that are right in your life, which are many, we just have a hard time realizing it sometimes. It is so easy and it does not take much effort to complain about our problems. We can all agree with that, right? Satan tries to get at us that way, trying to convince us that we have nothing to be happy about or how we have nothing which to be thankful for. He is so so wrong!! Do not let his pathetic influence effect your perspective and attitude. We have power over the adversary. We have power over the unembodied. Dieter F. Uchtdorf once said, "Never give in. Never surrender. Never allow despair to overcome your spirit." If you are having a hard time trying to find the good and positive in life, pray for help to recognize those things in your life! We are human, we all struggle with these things, it is okay. Just realize that when you sincerely pray for guidance, you will get it :) I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving with your family and friends. I certainly did!:) Happy Sunday! Ness <3 Here are some pics of me and my beautiful cousins on Thanksgiving! "But Alma said unto him: Thou hast had signs enough; will ye tempt your God? Will ye say, Show unto me a sign, when ye have the testimony of all these thy brethren, and also all the holy prophets? The scriptures are laid before thee, yea, and all things denote there is a God; yea, even the earth, and all things that are upon the face of it, yea, and its motion, yea, and also all the planets which move in their regular form do witness that there is a Supreme Creator." -Alma 30:44
Today in Sacrament meeting, there were some pretty dang good testimonies shared! All of them were beautiful and I sensed a theme that they all kind of unified... All things denote there is a God. The word denote in the dictionary says "Be a sign of; indicate." Some synonyms are: designate, indicate, be a mark of, signify, signal, symbolize, represent, mean. Everything that was shared today just all tied together and I felt the spirit reassure me like "Yes! The Church is true. The teachings we have are true, this gospel is perfect and beautiful." I've been thinking about this topic a lot lately. All around us is opposition. There are always going to be people that do not agree with you, or you aren't going to see eye to eye. That is normal in our church. The beautiful thing is, is that we know this is the true gospel and we can stand up for our beliefs. If you have not yet found that out for yourself or you are still unsure, I invite you to take your concerns to your Father in Heaven and ask Him:) He is there and He hears your prayers. He will listen! The Mormon Channel on YouTube posted a video titled "I Am Here" a few weeks ago and I love it!! The description of the video says: "The eight Bonner siblings and their parents, all talented vocalists in their own rights, gathered from around the country to compose and record this original song based on the hymn “I Need Thee Every Hour.” Debra and Harry Bonner served as Baptist missionaries in Africa before becoming members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. In this powerful performance, they and their children, who are also members, share the message dearest to their hearts: We need Him, and He is here." CLICK HERE to watch it! I am grateful for all the assurances that there indeed is a God, A Father in Heaven, who loves us perfectly. I am grateful for the stunning sunrises that Heavenly Father gives us that reminds us the light always comes. Light is always there. I am grateful for each day my Father in Heaven gives me even when each day isn't always the best, yet there is something good in every day. (It may take a little squinting to see it;) I am grateful for the whisperings of the spirit that assure me things are going to be okay, I can calm down, and trust in my Savior and God. I encourage you to take time out of your busy day and ponder, reflect, think, pray, etc. to just realize how blessed you are and all the beautiful things/"signs" around you that there is a God. He is aware of you. He loves you and He has a plan for you. Trust that. Take time to look up at the blue sky, look at the mountains (if you live in Utah;), gaze at the sunrises and sunsets, breathe it all in. You will feel at peace and you will feel joy. I hope you all have a fantastic Sabbath and great upcoming week! Love you all! Ness This month on the 20th marked the 1 year anniversary of my blog! (Is an anniversary for a blog a thing? who knows and who cares cause I'm just gonna say it is;)
I have been pondering and thinking and contemplating A LOT what this post should be about... I went with the obvious choice... base it on my blog's name, duh! (I also planned to write this the actual anniversary date but life got in the way like school, family, and I got my wisdom teeth out soooo yep I was quite a bit busy for awhile) but anyways, I am finally getting around to it :) So guys... ONE WHOLE YEAR! Craziness! It does not feel like that long since I started this whole thing. But oh man what a blessing it has been to share my testimony, thoughts, personal experiences, etc. with you all. In the beginning it was definitely something out of my comfort zone practically pouring out all my emotions and personal stories into these posts, but I absolutely love it and hope you have too! Before I get into the point of this post I want to thank each and every one of you. Yes, YOU! Without your support, encouragement, likes, comments, etc. my blog wouldn't be possible. So thank you, thank you, thank you! To start off, I invite you to watch a short 3 minute video about courage that I want this post to basically stem from. CLICK HERE I absolutely love that video because it shows that we can have courage in many different aspects in life. Courage to accept God's will, the courage to rise and be an example of your beliefs, the courage to press forward in trials, etc. I like how the dictionary definition of courage describes it. It says : "the ability to do something that frightens one" and/or, "strength in the face of pain or grief". STRENGTH is the word that stands out to me. Sometimes just having strength can be so so hard. Life can be physically, mentally, and emotionally draining especially during challenges that we may have. But guess what? We don't have to find that strength on our own. We can rely on and look to the One who atoned just for us. I am actually wearing a bracelet right now with my fav scripture Philippians 4:13. It says, " I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me." I absolutely love it because it is a daily reminder for me to look to Christ and rely on Him. We can not only have courage in trials, but courage in life in general to RISE "to be thou an example of the believers, in word, in conversation, in charity, in spirit, in faith, in purity." ( 1 Timothy 4:12) This world that we live in is getting pretty scary honestly. You see or hear many horrific things specifically from the news or whatnot... at times it may seem that all there is, is just chaos. I don't know about you, but I sometimes feel anxious or nervous or even scared because of what's going on around us. However, there is a quote by Bonnie L. Oscarson from this past Saturday's General Women's Session that I love. ( btw if any of you ladies -or even guys- have not seen it, oh my goodness go watch it right now! It was phenomenal.) She said, "Not only do we live in perilous times, but we also live in the fullness of times. We have many reasons to rejoice and be optimistic!" How comforting is that? Because of the gospel of Jesus Christ, we do not need to fear. Light always always always drives out the darkness. So that being said, we can be examples. We can rise up and be the people that Heavenly Father wants us to be. We can do it, especially with His help. Gordon B. Hinckley says, "In this world so filled with problems, so constantly threatened by dark and evil challenges, you can and must rise above mediocrity, above indifference. You can become involved and speak with a strong voice for that which is right." K. He pretty much said it much much better than I ever could. I mean of course cause he's President Hinckley! But seriously he just summed up this whole post ;) Guys, we can do it. We really can with our Savior's and Heavenly Father's help. We are never alone, we just aren't. I am so incredibly grateful that I am a member of the only true church; The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. This gospel has always been my hope and my light. I would hate to see where my life would be without it. I am also very grateful for you readers. Thank you for joining and sticking with me throughout this 1 year journey so far! I genuinely and truly hope I have inspired and uplifted even just a single one of you. I hope I can continue to do so. As always, have a fantastic Monday and week! Ness For today's Motivation Monday I thought I'd share with you all 10 quotes about self worth and being positive and all that good stuff. (All of these are courtesy of Pinterest of course;) Feel free to screenshot/save these, whatever you wanna do! Enjoy! 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Welp, that concludes today's Motivation Monday! Comment on this post or on my @_simplyness_ of what quote was your fav? I would love to know:) Have a fantastic week! Ness
The worldwide devotional with Quentin L. Cook of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles just got over and oh my goodness it was super great. If you didn't get the chance to watch it, head on over to lds.org and you can watch it right now. I took some notes and just wanted to share some insights that were said and my thoughts and everything with you all for today's Sunday post :)
Elder Cook's wife Sister Mary G. Cook spoke first. She said this, "We are never truly alone, the Savior has promised us comfort...the Holy Ghost is our constant companion." That is so important to remember especially during our hard times and the adversity that may come our way. Loneliness is such a common feeling, but we do not need to feel alone because we have the Savior. He is with us always even and especially when we may not think so... He is always always there. After Sister Cook spoke, Quentin L. Cook then addressed us. One of his quotes that stood out to me was when he said, "We can have complete joy because of the Savior." Doesn't that bring so much peace and comfort? The opposite of joy is sadness and despair that comes from the adversary -Satan- and we need to remember that so that we can be aware of his discouraging ways. It's important to remember that our Heavenly Father wants us to be happy. He truly does, and He wants to bless us. We can overcome discouragement and sadness through the Savior. It is possible, I promise you because I experienced first hand what it felt like to go without joy for several months. I'm reminded of a quote: "Joy always comes after sorrow." So very true... We just have to rely on Him. I apologize for this post going up later than usual! I just wanted to share some quotes that were said and my thoughts with you all :) Have a fabulous rest of your Sabbath and a great week! Ness P.S Check out the new Ponderize of The Week and the new Quote of The Week! To start this post off, here is a link to a song called "Oceans" by Hillsong... They are a Christian singing group. Even though they're not LDS, their message through this song is incredibly powerful! It is kinda lengthy but it's worth the watch for sure. In this music video they are actually on The Sea of Galilee on a boat where Jesus Christ walked and called Peter out on the water! How cool is that?! So anyways, enjoy! CLICK HERE :) I love the lyrics: "I will call upon your name, and keep my eyes above the waves. When oceans rise... my soul will rest in your embrace." Through life's hard blows, challenges, and trials we have one person who we can turn to no matter what... Our Savior Jesus Christ. We can rely on Him. We can trust Him. We can turn to Him. He loves us, oh how He truly loves us and wants us to be happy! In my seminary class there is this quote that covers the length of one of the walls that says, "Walking where Jesus walked is less important than walking as He walked." That is a quote by Thomas S. Monson from a conference talked titled "Ponder the Path of Thy Feet" from October's 2014 General Conference. (That talk basically sums up this blog post and the point I want to get across here, so I recommend you read it;) it's a good one!) Our ultimate Exemplar is Jesus Christ! He is "...the way, the truth, and the life.." (John 14:6) He is everything that we should be striving to be. Now, we do not have to be perfect. Heavenly Father does not expect that of us, he just wants us to try. If all we can give is our best, that is okay. They understand. They just want us to be striving and trying. Starting from a young age we were taught to try and be like Jesus just like it tells us in this primary song, It is always good to remember these lyrics as we go throughout our journey here on earth...
Hopefully you got something out of this short blog post, I struggle sometimes guys haha and hope that even just one of you can be inspired and learn something from these... I love and care for all of you readers. Thank you, as always, for reading! Have a great Sabbath. Ness
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"If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him. But let him ask in faith, nothing wavering. For he that wavereth is like a wave of the sea driven with the wind and tossed." - James 1:5-6 Quote Of The Week:
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