This page is dedicated to my testimony, thoughts, musings, and tender mercies.
Tuesday, November 5, 2013
Lately I've taken to reading my scriptures while I'm at work during the quiet moments. It's been really beneficial for me to take the time to slow down and feel the Spirit in between crazy times at work. Just this morning I was reading in Alma 44, and verse 4 really stood out to me.
"Now ye see that this is the true faith of God; yea, ye see that God will support, and keep, and preserve us, so long as we are faithful unto him, and unto our faith, and our religion; and never will the Lord suffer that we shall be destroyed except we should fall into transgression and deny our faith"
Not only must we have faith in God, but He also places great faith in us as His children! He has faith in us that we can stay true to our faith, and He will bless us if we do. It's so simple, and yet seems so profound to me. I am so grateful for my faith and where it has taken me in my life!
Reading this talk in honor of Pioneer Day, I came across a line that just struck a chord with me.
"Prompted by the silent whisperings of the Spirit, sustained by a simple yet abiding faith, those pioneer Saints trusted in God and set sail on their journey."
Members of the church back then were guided by a simple faith. There were so many questions in the gospel that had yet to be answered back then. And yet, they still had faith strong enough to follow the counsel of the prophet. Today we have the capability to find the answer to almost every question thanks to Sir Google and Mr. Information Superhighway. Because of that, I think that perhaps we are more prone to get stuck in a rut when we have a gospel-related question that does not have a definite answer. We could all do well to fall back on the strong, simple, faith of our forefathers and remember that faith does not mean having all the answers.
Monday, July 22, 2013
I am in love with this talk by Neal A. Maxwell. It took me several days to get through it all, but I'm so glad I stuck with it. Every time I started back up to read it, I felt the Spirit so strongly. I have gained so many personal revelations and insights by reading this talk.
One of my favorite sections:
"Patience is, therefore, clearly not fatalistic, shoulder-shrugging resignation. It is the acceptance of a divine rhythm to life; it is obedience prolonged. Patience stoutly resists pulling up the daisies to see how the roots are doing. Patience is never condescending or exclusive--it is never glad when others are left out. Patience never preens itself; it prefers keeping the window of the soul open."
I wish I could explain the emotions I experienced while reading this talk. All I can say is that usually talks about patience tend to (ironically so) make me feel impatient. I used to think along the lines of, "Okay, I get it. I understand that patience is important. Now can I have my blessings?" But now I feel like I finally get it. Patience isn't supposed to be a torturous virtue. It is supposed to help us gain all we can from this life. If I can master patience, I will be able to experience so much more while I'm here.
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