Saturday 2/18
Thankful for...
This funny little tool (potd). We have had it all of our marriage. I feel it is the best too to strip wallpaper with! Went to help friends today, that wallpaper came off pretty easy!
Study...
Preparing for lesson. Putting together thoughts on 'our testimony of Jesus Christ'. Our testimony is really our declaration of something we know to be true or of our faith. Lesson is largely then, our faith in Jesus Christ. Really enjoying the book "Our Living Gospel".
Photo...
Friday 2/17
Thankful for...
The end of the day! These days feel long! It's the end of the week so you anticipate relief, but M gets home late on Friday's because he goes to workout. They just feel particularly long!
Study...
Alma 24:18 - rather than shedding blood they'd give their own lives. We read this and think of the conviction and faith of the Anti-Lehi-Nephi's, the martyrdom, giving your own life for truth. The rest of this verse also shows active faith and the change that was wrot. Instead of taking they would give and instead of being idle they would work hard. Interesting bits to go with giving of your life.
Wednesday 2/15
Thankful for...
A day at home. I needed to stay home today. It felt good to get vacuuming done, things taken to the basement, crafts made, photos updated. Good.
Study time...
Alma 23 - Thousands were brought to the knowledge of the Lord after Lamoni's father converted. It is an interesting thought. Were these hearts ready and waiting to hear the gospel, because they converted quickly. Was it their king or leader holding them back (China)? OR was he the influence? Did they see him change, or hear of it, and from there prepared to receive?
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Flowers
Tuesday 2/14
Thankful for...
Feelings of love today. Felt them from my sis, from heaven, and from my sweet family.
Study time...
Alma 22 - So I just wrote about the women a couple of chapters ago.
Here Aaron is teaching Lamoni's father, the king, and he is SO interested and takes everything on faith... if you say it is so I will believe you. Then he bows to the earth and tells God he wants to know him, he is willing to give up all of his sins to know him.
Isn't that an interesting thought. All our Heavenly Father wants is for us to use the plan, partake of the atonement. It seems silly that we insist on paying for our sins ourselves, never truly becoming clean. And of course we are the ones that benefit from the atonement.
It is a God of love who just wants us to 'give' him our sin. He just wants us to know Him and use the Saviors atonement.
Anyway, the king has this amazing experience and his wife comes along and she is NOT like the other ladies. She goes to a place of fear immediately, even though her servants tell her Aaron is mightier than all of them, she just wants him dead! Who raises up the king? Not the wife! It is Aaron!
She comes around, surely as she hears her husband minister and testify of his experience.
Just goes to show that we all have different circumstance, different personality, different experience that leads us to our present state, but the Lord knows that, and can still speak to us and reach us if we are willing to hear.
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Valentines day!
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