Faith is not to have a perfect knowledge of things; therfore if ye have faith ye hope for things which are not seen, which are true (Alma 32:21)
I am a daughter of Heavenly Father, who loves me. I have faith in His eternal plan, which centers on Jesus Christ, my Savior
Value Experience #1:
The requirements of this experience were to express my feelings about faith and prayer in my journal but as I requested some of you to join me in this journey of Personal Progress I figured that maybe you'd like to hear what I learned, and that maybe it might do more good if I share those feelings here.
I have always loved the scripture in Matthew 17:20
A man brought his son, who was "sore vexed" to the Lord and the disciples can't heal him so they ask Jesus "why could not we cast him out?"
"And Jesus said unto them, Because of your unbelief; for verily I say unto you, If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place; and it shall remove; and nothing shall be impossible unto you"
Faith is not some large grand gesture, at least not to me. Faith is just a feeling, a spark. Its our desire and our strength to act on faith that makes it so grand.
Faith is a seed. You MUST nurture it for it to grow. You can't just say that you have it and then act like you don't.
To me, faith is knowing that even though I make mistakes, there is a plan. Faith is being a little more careful with my life because I know that I should. Faith isn't just a word to me; its that feeling inside when someone puts down my religion. I can't prove that its true, but I have faith that it is.
This article really inspired me and I hope you check it out.
Sunday, May 22, 2011
Wednesday, May 18, 2011
Poems
here are just a few poems that i find enlightening and important in my life
Do it Anyways
Mother Theresa
People are often unreasonable, irrational, and self-centered.
Forgive them anyway
If you are kind, people may accuse you of selfish, ulterior motives.
Be kind anyway
If you are successful, you will win some unfaithful friends and some genuine enemies.
Succeed anyways
If you are honest and sincere people may deceive you.
Be honest and sincere anyway
What you spend years creating, others could destroy overnight.
Create anyway
If you find serenity and happiness, some may be jealous.
Be happy anyway
The good you do today, will often be forgotten.
Do good anyway
Give the best you have, and it will never be enough.
Give your best anyway
In the final analysis, it is between you and God.
It was never between you and them anyway
Do it Anyways
Mother Theresa
People are often unreasonable, irrational, and self-centered.
Forgive them anyway
If you are kind, people may accuse you of selfish, ulterior motives.
Be kind anyway
If you are successful, you will win some unfaithful friends and some genuine enemies.
Succeed anyways
If you are honest and sincere people may deceive you.
Be honest and sincere anyway
What you spend years creating, others could destroy overnight.
Create anyway
If you find serenity and happiness, some may be jealous.
Be happy anyway
The good you do today, will often be forgotten.
Do good anyway
Give the best you have, and it will never be enough.
Give your best anyway
In the final analysis, it is between you and God.
It was never between you and them anyway
One Flaw in Women
Women have strengths that amaze men.
they bear hardships and they carry burdens,
but they hold happiness, love and joy
they smile when they want to scream
they sing when they want to cry
they cry when they are happy
and laugh when they are nervous
they fight for what they believe in
the stand up to injustice
they dont take "no" for an answer
when htey believe there is a better solution
they go without so their family can have
they go to the doctor with a frightened friend
they love unconditionally
they cry when their children excel
and cheer when their friends get awards
they are happy when they hear about a birth or a wedding
their hearts break when a friend dies
they grieve at the loss of a family member,
yet they are strong when they think there is no strength left
they know that a hug and a kiss can heal a broken heart
women come in all shapes, sizes and colors
they'll drive, fly, walk, run, or e-mail you
to show how much they care about you
the heart of a woman is what makes the world keep turning
they bring joy, hope and love
they have compassion and ideas
they give moral support to their family and friends
women have vital things to say and everything to give
HOWEVER, if there is one flaw in women, it is that they forget their worth.
Women have strengths that amaze men.
they bear hardships and they carry burdens,
but they hold happiness, love and joy
they smile when they want to scream
they sing when they want to cry
they cry when they are happy
and laugh when they are nervous
they fight for what they believe in
the stand up to injustice
they dont take "no" for an answer
when htey believe there is a better solution
they go without so their family can have
they go to the doctor with a frightened friend
they love unconditionally
they cry when their children excel
and cheer when their friends get awards
they are happy when they hear about a birth or a wedding
their hearts break when a friend dies
they grieve at the loss of a family member,
yet they are strong when they think there is no strength left
they know that a hug and a kiss can heal a broken heart
women come in all shapes, sizes and colors
they'll drive, fly, walk, run, or e-mail you
to show how much they care about you
the heart of a woman is what makes the world keep turning
they bring joy, hope and love
they have compassion and ideas
they give moral support to their family and friends
women have vital things to say and everything to give
HOWEVER, if there is one flaw in women, it is that they forget their worth.
Barbecue Spare Ribs
3 to 3 1/2 pounds pork ribs
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon pepper
1 large onion, sliced
2 (16oz) jars barbecue sauce
1/3 cup maple syrup
2 tablespoons packed brown sugar
DIRECTIONS
sprinkle ribs with salt and pepper. place ribs on cookie sheet. place under broiler 15 minutes to brown. drain. cut ribs into serving pieces. place onions in slow cooker. in medium bowl combine barbecue sauce, syrup, and sugar. mix well. arrange ribs over onions. pour mixture over ribs, cover. cook on low 8 to 10 hours
makes 6 servings
this is the recipe that i am currently working on. of course i made a few adjustments. i hate onions so they are not there. and pork ribs were really expensive so i used 3 pounds of pork rib tips instead. update later on how it tastes.
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon pepper
1 large onion, sliced
2 (16oz) jars barbecue sauce
1/3 cup maple syrup
2 tablespoons packed brown sugar
DIRECTIONS
sprinkle ribs with salt and pepper. place ribs on cookie sheet. place under broiler 15 minutes to brown. drain. cut ribs into serving pieces. place onions in slow cooker. in medium bowl combine barbecue sauce, syrup, and sugar. mix well. arrange ribs over onions. pour mixture over ribs, cover. cook on low 8 to 10 hours
makes 6 servings
this is the recipe that i am currently working on. of course i made a few adjustments. i hate onions so they are not there. and pork ribs were really expensive so i used 3 pounds of pork rib tips instead. update later on how it tastes.
Tuesday, May 17, 2011
Learning
I have been having the hardest time making a real habit of
reading my scriptures. Why is it so hard to pick up this little
book for just 15 or 20 minutes? I guess that's part of life is
that the simplest things in life are so hard.
Well I finally figured out what my problem is. I have been
trying to read and understand cover to cover when what
I need to do is separate study from reading. You study
the Book of Mormon for the doctrine; you read it for the story.
THAT HAS CHANGED EVERYTHING FOR ME!
the Book of Mormon has suddenly become this amazing
story to me! It has made things so much easier in my life
and it has made it that much more real to me. I can not put it down.
reading my scriptures. Why is it so hard to pick up this little
book for just 15 or 20 minutes? I guess that's part of life is
that the simplest things in life are so hard.
Well I finally figured out what my problem is. I have been
trying to read and understand cover to cover when what
I need to do is separate study from reading. You study
the Book of Mormon for the doctrine; you read it for the story.
THAT HAS CHANGED EVERYTHING FOR ME!
the Book of Mormon has suddenly become this amazing
story to me! It has made things so much easier in my life
and it has made it that much more real to me. I can not put it down.
Monday, May 16, 2011
Birthday wishes and cool new toys
So A.J. recently had his big 24Th birthday ( I say big but really what's so special about the 24Th right? We just call it big because his birthday is special to me).
Not many of you will know or understand this but my husband is very special. He is really, financially stable. We don't have a credit card and we don't spend more than we make ever. We're not exactly doing well on saving up money unless there is something that we really want, and mostly that category is Travel. Lately, though, we have been saving up for some very special things that have caught my wonderfully picky husbands HIGH DEFINITION eyes. Its called a TV. Not just any TV though. This is the mother of all TVs. Coming in at 82 inches with 3D compatibility (which of course we had to have) we are now the proud owners of this cool new toy. Isn't it wonderful?this is of course not a picture of our actual TV (like the one physically sitting in our living room) but it is the exact one that we have.
and the reason that this is in our house right now is because AJ sacrificed his favorite DC collection of toys (that i spent hours traveling to Walmarts in the Utah County and Salt Lake County searching for PS [but I'm not bitter or anything]) selling them to would be collectors all across eBay country in order to earn money and save up for this TV.
i love it because all my Disney Princess Blu-ray movies look and sound (because what's a TV without a killer sound system) AWESOME.
all that aside though i think AJ enjoyed his birthday. we watched cool movies, had yummy dinner. Just a good night at home.
When my living room is cleaner i promise that i will put a better picture up for you all to gawk at. :)
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