Careful versus Casual is the talk given at the April 2019 General Conference of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints by Becky Craven, second counselor in the young women general presidency. I liked this talk because it helps me look at myself and see where I am in my life and my conversion. … Continue reading My review of “Careful vs Casual”
Tag: God’s will
#whyiplexus
I have been physically, emotionally and spiritually bankrupt. NOT TODAY!! Today I have a wonderful relationship with God and I have good/great relationships with my friends and family. Today my pain levels are down to 1s and less, my energy levels are up to 6s. I can walk for exercise (which 2 years ago was … Continue reading #whyiplexus
About Personal Responsibility
The talk I read this morning is "Free Forever, to Act for Themselves" by Elder D. Todd Christofferson. If you know me, you know that I am all about personal responsibility.The reason for that is, I use to allow/make others make all of my decisions, and therefore I could blame them when my life went wrong. … Continue reading About Personal Responsibility
Lets all be happy!!
Today I am extremely busy with Little Mister and Master J, so while they sleep for a minute I am going to post a few inspirational memes to make your day happier!! Some are new, others are favorites of mine that life me up!! I hope … Continue reading Lets all be happy!!
Parents as teachers
Today I watched/listened to the talk by Tad R Callister "Parents: The Prime Gospel Teachers of Their Children" I missed out on teaching my children all that I should have taught them about Heavenly Father, Jesus Christ and the Restored Gospel. I am definitely going to attempt to do better teaching with my grand children … Continue reading Parents as teachers
I don’t have to be perfect
I just read a great talk by Elder Gerrit W. Gong "Becoming Perfect in Christ" You should go read it too. I really enjoyed the talk and I loved this quote: Understanding the Savior’s freely given atoning love can free us from self-imposed, incorrect, and unrealistic expectations of what perfection is. Such understanding allows us … Continue reading I don’t have to be perfect
Sadness
I am very saddened by the death of Robin Williams! I feel very sad and will be praying for his family!What I want to share with you tonight though is: I attempted suicide myself in October of 2002. It was only by the Grace and Mercy of Heavenly Father that I survived. Then in September … Continue reading Sadness
Practice diligently
So, today is Thursday. Apparently it is going to be a rainy Thursday here. The spiritual principle that I picked to study today is "forgiveness". This is a wonderful one when I can practice it, and I work diligently to practice it, because when I do my life (and my head) are just so much … Continue reading Practice diligently
Hope
Today's spiritual principle is "hope", one of my favorites. I got a lot of hope at my first 12 step meeting way back on Sept 11, 2006. I have been working with hope every day since then! When I am having one of my rough days, hope helps me remember that it won't last forever! … Continue reading Hope
Happy Friday
Happy Friday folks!! Today's spiritual principle is "surrender". Awesome! The quicker I surrender the crazy thoughts; control issues; resentments; etc. in my head the more serenity that I have!! And, really, it's the crud in my head that causes me the most problems! Yesterday was kinda crazy. I watched the kids in the morning so … Continue reading Happy Friday