Message for today ~ Listen to the Voice of Jesus Christ ~

Video: Hear Him: Listen to the Voice of God

Music:

Children Will Listen

If I listen with my heart - Sally DeFord Music

The Still Small Voice

Let Me Hear Your Voice -Francesca LaRosa

Scripture:

3Nephi 11:4-7

4 And it came to pass that again they heard the voice, and they aunderstood it not.

5 And again the third time they did hear the voice, and did open their ears to hear it; and their eyes were towards the sound thereof; and they did look steadfastly towards heaven, from whence the sound came.

6 And behold, the third time they did understand the voice which they heard; and it said unto them:

7 Behold my Beloved Son, bin whom I am well pleased, in whom I have glorified my name—hear ye him.

My Thoughts:

When you seek to hear the voice of the Lord, He will speak peace to your soul. And if you listen carefully you will hear how much He loves you and wants you to come unto Him, follow Him, learn of Him. be like Him and it will be easy because He will  help you along your way each day each step until you are filled with joy and light!

Video: The Light of Christ at Christmas- Russel M. Nelson

Inspiration for today ~ Tender Mercies of the Lord ~

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Talk: Tender Mercies of the Lord by David A. Bednar

David A. Bednar - I testify that the tender mercies of the Lord are available to all of us and that the Redeemer of Israel is eager to bestow such gifts upon us.

Music: 

Tender Mercies by Janice Kapp Perry

Tender Mercies sung by Lindsey Peterson

Tender Mercies  by Shane Jackman

Tender Mercy

The Bells of Christmas (feat. Hailey Hyde)

Shine for Me Again, Star of Bethlehem | BYU Singers

My thoughts:   Being here in the Office of the Tennessee Knoxville Mission has been a challenge for me. My Secretarial skills are few. My organizational skill are fantastic, but I don't know enough to organize let alone eliminate files that might be needed. So after a crying melt down on a Friday night (a couple of weeks ago) we went to Stake Conference on Saturday and Sunday where the messages of love and dedication inspired me to quit murmuring and go and do what needed to be done. I began to see what I needed to do. Letters I needed to type and people I needed to contact began to come easier to me. But murmuring was still in my mind. So, I asked forgiveness and for the Lord's help; and that is when miracles (tender mercies) began to happen. They are too mission specific to mention here. But I know that when you ask for help you receive help, when you pray for miracles you receive miracles, when you trust the Lord you don't need to be anxious and worry. He will give you peace so you can hear what He is saying. My faith, which I thought was strong, is growing more and more each day. That alone is a tender mercy from the Lord.

White Christmas Josh Grobin

3 Types of Sin

OPENING THOUGHTS:    As a child each time I disobeyed my parents or did something wrong I had the impression I had sinned badly and was not going to make it to heaven. Perhaps you too had these erroneous thoughts. Hopefully this video will clear up those thoughts and maybe others as well.

VIDEO:

MUSIC:

Forgiveness 

Help Me, Dear Father

Amazing Grace

TESTIMONY:

God loves each and every person who has lived, now lives, or will yet live on the earth. His plan is bring to pass the immortality and eternal life of man. Through changing and turning towards God all he has waiting for you will be yours in heaven with Him. God Bless!

Get ready for Christmas with my favorite voice:  Josh Groban & Brian Knight   Angels we have heard on high

Pray and Believe

 MEME:

SPEECHES by Jeffery R. Holland 

 short video on Pray

                    

Testimony in Gethsemane 

MY THOUGHTS: 
     While attending Mountain Logan Stake Conference in January, I was given an answer to my prayers. I have been asking for help in having my motivation and desire returned to me after a stroke in  Spring of 2021.
    I  heard the words "I love you the way you are." A feeling of peace and acceptance followed those words .I knew the Lord loved me the way I wasbefore my stroke but when I realized He loved me as I am now I thought,    "I needed to love me as I am now too"  Doing this has helped me put my old good habits back into my life.

     Perhaps I will learn more with this new brain and will find I have more to give as well.

MUSIC:
Prayer is the soul's sincere desire

The Lord's Prayer

A Child's Prayer

Did you think to pray

                                     

When you believe

ETERNAL TRUTHS OR PLEASING LIES?

 "Satan, the father of lies and the great deceiver, would have us question things as they really are and either ignore eternal truths or replace them with something that appears more pleasing. He has spent millennia practicing the ability to persuade God’s children to believe that good is evil and evil is good. "  Gary E. Stevens

I am grateful for the gift of the Holy Ghost who helps me discern between good and evil, right and wrong, and truth and error.

    

Speech: Satan, the Great Deceiver, Wants Us to Replace Eternal Truths with Pleasing Lies

                          

"May we recognize Satan’s deceptions for what they are. We must continue to be faithful and vigilant, for so is the only way to discern truth and to hear the voice of the Lord through His servants. As we obey the Lord’s commandments, we will always be led in the right way and will not be deceived."

Inspiring music:

O Say What Is Truth, BYU University Chorale, April 2010

Truth Reflects Upon Our Senses

Well Bring the World His Truth

Know This That every Soul Is Free

Let the Holy Spirit Guide

This I believe

Challenge:  After listening to today's speech by Gordon B. Hinkley make a list, for your posterity, of what you believe in.

Speech: This I believe by Gordon B. Hinkley at BYU in March 1992.

                          

Inspirational Music:

I believe In Christ

I believe

Believer

If you believe

This I believe

I Will Be What I believe

When You Believe

and my current favorite musician Josh Groban: Believe

Jesus Christ, Our Great Deliverer

Easter is a wonderous and joyous time. Self-reflection can help us become closer to Jesus Christ. I hope you will take the time to become recommitted to Him who loves unconditionally, forgives freely, and blesses abundantly. Happy Easter

Speech: Jesus Christ Our great Deliverer by Shawn Jensen

                    

Related Scriptures:

Romans 7:24-25

Alma 36:17–20

Psalm 70:5

Music video: Come Thou Font of Every Blessing

Related Music:

Redeemer of isreal

In Christ Alone

The Miracle

You Raise Me Up

God Will Take Care of You

Take the challenge:

I challenge you to examine your life and ask the question, “What worldly rocks am I currently carrying that are holding me captive and are keeping me from spiritually progressing?” Recognizing these rocks is so critical in letting go of them! Picking up the rocks is one thing, but holding on to them is what really sinks us. Recognizing and then removing those rocks from your life will allow the Holy Spirit to fill you and help you ascend to the Son—spelled S-O-N—where He is waiting to deliver you and where you can feel of His warmth, His light, and His peace again.

Finish the Course, Keep the Faith

 Speech: Finish the Course, Keep the Faith by Lawrence Corbridge, BYU Idaho, Feb 2022

My Thoughts: I am trying to recapture my old personality. I have learned much with this new stroke personality. I hope I have learned enough to be more understanding and accepting of others. I am going to finish the course and keep the faith. Rick and I have turned in papers to become missionaries for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. With a leave date of October 1st. We will not know our place of service or any other details until May. 

Ponder this:

• The essential problem in life is separation from God our Father.
  • Without God, chaos, darkness, and death prevail.
• Jesus Christ bridges the gap if we will believe and follow Him to the end and help others do the same.
  • He is the Way, the Truth, and the Life.
• Therefore, cross the bridge and close the gap. Believe and follow Christ to the end and help others do the same.

Music:

Stand In Faith 

Stand - 

We all need Jesus

Trust In the Lord 2022 Youth Theme

 Sorry blog followers...I have  been inconsistent in adding to this blog as I am sure you have noticed.

Speech: To make a people prepared for the Lord  by Delbert Stapley (quroum of the 12 apostles in the 1950-1960)

Ponder this: The world today is filled with men who have forsaken or forgotten God. They are seeking to change his laws by exercising their own mortal judgments. Perhaps to them God is not up-to-date. They forget that God’s commandments are eternal and unchangeable. I ask this question: Is it possible for the created ever to be wiser than the Creator?

Inspiring Music:

Come We That Love the Lord

Guide Me To Thee

Are You Ready Now to Face the Lord

Coming of the Lord

Let us all discern prophecy’s fulfillment, set in order our homes, and be prepared for this important day. And let us meet the challenge to “make ready a people” for the Lord’s second coming,

Speech: His Grace Is Sufficient 

My Thoughts today: My parents raised me to be obedient. “Do what is right," "do what they ask," "obey teachers at school." "God wants you to be obedient” are some of the things I remember learning. Somehow I translated that into I can’t get back to Heaven unless I obey. My parents also punished me when I did not obey. So, I grew up thinking that I was bad and for every “bad” thing I did I had to do a “good” to make up for it. I know I was not alone in that thinking, perhaps you too thought that way. Fortunately it is NOT truth. No matter what I do I cannot earn my way to heaven and neither can anyone else. Jesus Christ is the only way. The scriptures tell us this in John 14:6-7: “Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.”

Analogy- (Video excerpt:) Parable of the Piano Practice

Ponder this from the speech:

"The miracle of the Atonement is not just that we can live after we die but that we can live more abundantly (see John 10:10). The miracle of the Atonement is not just that we can be cleansed and consoled but that we can be transformed (see Romans 8). Scriptures make it clear that no unclean thing can dwell with God (see Alma 40:26), but, brothers and sisters, no unchanged thing will even want to."

Inspiring Music:

I Stand All Amazed- Tyler Perry

Amazing Grace - Pentatonix

Challenge: Do you want to be changed? Obedience done with love and gratitude is evidence of changing. I hope you enjoyed these ramblings. I'll see you in heaven

Audacious Faith: The Unique Power and Singular Appeal of LDS Doctrine | ...

   Definition: The Oxford English Dictionary defines the word audacious as “daring, bold, confident, intrepid.”

 

Speech:  I listened to the speech "Audacious Faith" today and realized many of the things I believe, I have believed a very long time and it surprised me, again, to think that most of the World does not believe them. So, as you listen to this speech I hope the spirit whispers to you that they are true. If so you are on your way to becoming who you were born to be. A child of God with the potential to be like him. This too is audacious.

 

Ponder this from the speech:  "Is it audacious to believe that God has a tangible, perfected body, that He communicates with His Children today, and that His Church has been restored and is led by prophets and apostles?" Or, I add, is it truth? 

Inspiring Music for today:

Carrie Underwood - Great Is Thy Faithfulness

It Is Well With My Soul

Fairest Lord Jesus

Miracles by Sally Deford

What a Beautiful Name

I Know He Lives

My thoughts today:  To the members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints my declaration that I believe there is a Prophet today who is directing the affairs of His Church and of the World during these the last days, before the coming of Jesus Christ to rule nd reign as King of Kings and Lord of Lords, is truth. 

But to the rest of the world I am peculiar or even audacious. My first recollection of this testimony of prophets came in 1958 (I was 9 years old) as I listened to Spencer W. Kimball speak at General Conference in Salt Lake City. It was televised to my home in Sandpoint, Idaho where I sat with my Mother and Father and my siblings. I was amazed that he was able to force air to make speech after having cancer surgery on this throat in 1957. I was overcome with the realization that with God, nothing is impossible... If god wanted me to hear this Prophet I had better listen. As I listened the Holy Spirit whispered to me that this man was speaking for God--he was a true prophet. Since that experience I have witnessed anew the same spirit's whisper with each succeeding prophet. My faith's foundation is in Jesus Christ. He my Saviour and Redeemer, the only begotten son of the Eternal Father in Heaven. I love Him, worship Him, adore Him, testify of Him, and rejoice in Him. I am so thankful he sent prophets to teach us His words, doctrine, Truths, revelations; and share His love.

Pure Truth, Pure Doctrine, and Pure Revelation

Today I am starting a new blog. I will post only once a month NOT once a week. A friend spoke in church, yesterday, about truth. Her statement  "There is pure truth, it does matter, and it can be discerned" spoke to my heart. I would like to help others know some of the truth I believe in. Hopefully this blog will bring others to Christ where they can pray to receive revelation and decide if the doctrine I believe in is truth. My hope is that they would believe too. The time is now to know the truth and be set free! 

Speech: Pure Truth, Pure Doctrine, and Pure Revelation | Russell M. Nelson

Inspiring songs: 

We'll bring the world His truth

Truth reflects Upon our Senses