Become as Little Children

What is it that makes a Child so enjoyable to be around?

 I am favorable with my own Nieces and Nephews.

 They are so cute and a joy to be around.

Christ taught: 

Except ye be converted, and become as little children, ye shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven.

Why would our Heavenly Father and his son Jesus Christ want us to become like children?

Children have many characteristics and Attributes that we lose as we grow up, for example : they are willing to learn, they trust everything you say, they are full of light, love and laughter.  We were teaching this girl and we asked her little cousin as she was playing with a barbie, ' do you believe in Jesus Christ'? Yes she said without missing a beat.  That is exactly what our Savior is talking about! How easy it is to believe, we just have to put aside our carnal minds and view life with the spirit that has been given to us.

I invite everyone to work at humbling ourselves that we may become as little children. 
submissive, meek, humble, patient, full of love, willing to submit to all things which the Lord seeth fit to inflict upon us, even as a child doth submit to his father.

Measurements of Success

Have you ever been stuck in a car for 14 hours?, with nothing around except flat lands and rolling hills. You have no clue how truly far you are or when you are going to make it to your destination.

Life can be like this:

I remember talking to this man in Hamilton, Montana he didn't really believe in God ,and didn't really have any hope or knowledge of the purpose of life. He showed me this book that talked about measuring success, by something that is tangible.

For Example, if you want to go to  Placerville CA, you are close but if you are headed in the direction of Ocean City, MD you are miles away!

So how do we measure our spiritual success?

 We also have signs marking our way, it is given to us by the Holy Spirit, we can ask God ' Am I on the right path?'

Instead of seeing a sign that says you are this far away, God speaks to us through our feelings, our heart, and mind. The key is we can't be stubborn about asking for directions when we are lost or about to get lost!

How do you know that when you embark on a journey from your home to your desired destination that it is actually there?

We don't but that is why we walk by Faith, not by sight. (2 Cor. 5:7 )

There was a young man who wanted to know his state and standing before God, instead of receiving a 'you are doing good, or keep going', he was given a great work and responsibility. This young man was Joseph Smith, I am grateful he kept James's invitation alive ( James 1:5)

 I know that I can ask my Heavenly Father and he will teach and comfort me by the Holy Spirit.

If you want to know and have a personal relationship with your Heavenly Father, ask him he will answer.

 " When you do good you feel good, when you do bad you feel bad"

God and Jesus Christ, are closer than we think, know us better than we know and love us more than we can imagine.

If we need correcting, let us be Humble enough for that correction, and in all things you do Find Joy in the Journey.

The Mist of Darkness

Striving to become a disciple of Jesus Christ, I have felt that I, myself have went through the Refiner's fire. After I have gotten through it, i notice even more clearly the bad in the world.

As i was talking to a guy yesterday, he said that it is a good attempt to bring good into the world and what we are doing is honorable.

I realized it starts with one follower of Jesus Christ.

Why is unbelief so popular today?  I pondered on this very thought, with some of my friends in mind, I prayed and asked God to ' help me understand'. Then i read this talk ... " Finding ourselves in Lehi's Dream" http://lds.org/liahona/2010/08/finding-ourselves-in-lehis-dream?lang=eng&query=finding+ourselves+Lehis+dream

Who is Lehi and why is he so important?  He was a man of God, he was called to be a prophet. 

He had a dream, just as we have dreams. 

What was so important about his dream for us today?

 Read it carefully and find out!

I will give you some insight.  Lehi had a man come to him and told him to follow him, as he did he was led into darkness, where he traveled for many hours, he prayed to God to deliver him out of the Darkness.

 He came to a large and spacious field. In that field there was a  bright and glorious tree with fruit, the fruit was white and pure Lehi knew he wanted the fruit, he knew it would bring him happiness. As he ate the fruit,it filled him with that happiness, he wanted the rest of his family to come and eat it as well.

Two of his sons and his wife ate the fruit, but his two other sons, who were more rebellious didn't.

Lehi sees a rod of iron that leads to the tree .

• Tree and Fruit( Love of God)
• A Great and spacious building ( the world)
• Iron Rod ( the word of God)
• A river of water that separates the tree from the building
• A mist of Darkness ( Anything and Everything that will tempt us or pull us away from Jesus Christ)

 Lehi sees a lot of people holding on to this straight rod that leads them to the tree. As these people are holding to to the rod, a mist of Darkness comes along...

they lost their way, wandered off and were lost.

Others held to the rod, pressed forward through the mist of Darkness, clinging to the rod and even ate the fruit of the tree of life.

Sadly they were ashamed, the reason they were ashamed was because of the people laughed and mocked those who held on to the Rod of Iron and ate the fruit.

Then there were those who continually held on to the rod, and fell in humility at the base of the tree, and ate the fruit. These were those who ignored the unbelievers that mocked them and tried to pull them away.

 I pray that this will be a strong motivation for all of us to stay on the path that our Savior Jesus Christ has led!
There is a simple plan that our loving Heavenly Father created for us to find true Happiness and the way to return to him.          This is Jesus Christ, his example, his love and His Teachings!

Cut the Highs and Fill in the Lows

Getting concrete to lay flat can be a challenge, it sure was for me, many of my co workers, and foremans tried teaching me. It wasn't until the owner of the company taught me the simplicity of it, that I started getting it down. He said ' all you got to do is cut the Highs and Fill in the lows'. It is actually a pretty simple concept when you break it down like that.

I was walking yesterday and thought of the questions " Where did we come from?, why are we here? and Where are we going?  Some of us don't have the answers, but if that were the case for the whole world, then we would all be lost. I thought of the Term "cut the Highs and Fill in the Lows."

 Doing concrete construction work, you can get caught up in many ways to succeed in laying it flat, but it all goes back to the basics in the end.

The basics give us a foundation, the three questions that I thought about are the basics. They can all be answered through Faith in Jesus Christ, Sincere Prayer and Scripture study.

Here is the tricky part, it was for me as I was trying to learn from everyone, you have to "Hear". This means applying the basics to your life.

You can ask anyone that I worked with, I tried to make the concrete "pretty" before it was flat! I was always told 'it doesn't have to be pretty, it just has to be flat'.

"The Gospel is Beautifully Simple and Simply Beautiful".

You tell me If I "Heard" what the owner taught me.? 

"I know"

Everyone has heard the Term " I know" come from a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints who shares their Testimony.

Why do we say that?  I had a personal experience the other day, while trying to share my Testimony with a man, he stopped me and said " this sounds like something I have heard before".

So how do we really know that God loves us, or that Jesus Christ suffered and Died for our sins?

How do we know that the Bible is the word of God ?

How do we know that the Book of Mormon is the Word of God?

How do we Know that God Exists ?

Brothers and Sisters, because we have Intelligence, our conscience and the Light of Christ.

 Do we really have to see or feel something to know it is there? If we did that would not be Faith. "Faith is not to have a perfect Knowledge of things, therefore if ye have Faith ye hope for things which are not seen, which are true."

Our Knowledge comes from our experience, that is the beauty of life we came to gain experience!

I do know the Truth and I know it because God wants me to know it! It is my personal Conviction, my Testimony isn't bore to show someone how much I know, it is there to Invite others to taste of the Goodness of God through their personal Experience.  Experiences with the spirit follow naturally when a person is willing to experiment upon the word. This is how we come to feel the Gospel is True.

It is an Invitation to see if God will bless that individual like he has me. Our Conviction comes from the Holy Spirit, he lets us know the Truth, he invites us to ask God. The Holy Spirit and God work together to fulfill our Heavenly Fathers work and Glory!

I Will...

I wasn't one much for Poems, this one means something to me more than ever.

As i was a teenager, I was forced into going to this re inactment of the pioneers who had crossed the plains of wyoming. All we could take with us for our 3 day trip was whatever we could fit in a 5 Gallon Bucket. I didn't want to go, I didn't have the right attitude and my Mom didn't help the situation at the time.( bless her heart) she wrote this poem on my bucket so I would remember the message.

I will do more than belong, I will Participate.

I will do more than believe, I will Practice.

I will do more than be fair, I will be kind.

I will do more than Forgive, I will Forget.

I will do more than teach , I will Inspire.

I will do more than Earn, I will Enrich.

I will do more than give, I will serve.

I will do more than live, I will grow.

I now appreciate the Poem and I know it is a great reminder for all of us!

His Infinite Love and Mercy. I am a Mormon ( The Finale)

So How do I Find Forgiveness when I cross that Fence?

I make mistakes everyday, some bigger than others, I used to not recognize them or even worry about them, until I actually strived to know my Savior and Friend Jesus Christ.


First of all the Scripture is true John 17:7, "If any man will ^ado his ^bwill, he shall ^cknow of the doctrine."
I tried to run from my mistakes, our heavenly Father doesn't want us to do that, instead he wants us to come to him and acknowledge that we are broken.

It starts one day at a time, I started to find forgiveness day by day through sincere, consistent prayer and scripture study. It came because I gained a personal realization of who Jesus Christ is and why he is so important in my life!

And it continues to come as I serve the Lord and nourish my relationship I have with him. I know that I am Literally a Child of God, I know he cares about the little things in my life and I know that he wants me to be Happy.

Repentance is not a bad thing or a scary thing, It is true desire to give up worldly desires for spiritual desires that are a whole lot better! We don't recognize that, but he does and he is in control.

I can Always Find Forgiveness, when I cross the Fence.