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
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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:
"Give it to God and go to sleep." - Unknown |