Faith

I have Learned For Myself

  The theme that I felt led to choose for our family and homeschool this year (and perhaps beyond) is I have learned for myself.       There are a couple of things in particular that led me to making this a focus for this year.  The first is this story from our family history where...
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Gathered, Grafted, and Restored

The Restoration has been on my mind a lot lately because over the past 6 months I have been trying to “immerse myself in the glorious light of the Restoration” as I prepare for General Conference next weekend. Another thing (which is very much connected) that has been on my mind a lot lately is...
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What I Have Seen and Know Because of The Book of Mormon

During the Prophet’s closing remarks at last October’s General Conference, he invited us to join in the celebration of the bicentennial of Joseph Smith’s First Vision.  In the spring of 1820, Joseph Smith asked of God…and that seeking and asking resulted in a marvelous experience that changed the course of history.     200 years...
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Personal Experience with The Allegory of the Olive Trees

As I have been studying The Allegory of the Olive Trees in Jacob 5 this week, I have been marking tender mercies and seeing the Lord’s loving care, attention, and nourishment.   Here are the tender mercies that I found (and I’m sure I missed some as well):   vs 4: The Lord of the...
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Nourish Your Heart and Hear Him

We are living in interesting and uncertain times and it can be easy to spiral down into feelings chaos, anxiety, and fear.  Throughout the past couple weeks, and especially the last few days, I know that I have found myself feeling a range of emotions.  I am a sensitive person by nature so anxiety seems...
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Empower Others to Get Power of Their Own

“In business settings, power has been defined as the resources available to Person A to influence Person B. Influence is a perfectly good thing to strive for. In fact, one way to think about priesthood authority and power is righteous influence in others’ lives (see D&C 121:41). But there are also important differences between what...
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How do I hear Him?

On February 26, the prophet, Russell M. Nelson, sent out this message:     I love that we have been hearing from the prophet more and more frequently. His messages aren’t just reserved for General Conference and the occasional Ensign article. President Nelson uses social media fairly regularly to share messages with us. And when...
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The Teacher Leaning Hard on Thee

  The Teacher Lord, who am I to teach the way To little children day by day, So prone myself to go astray? I teach them knowledge, but I know How faint the flicker and how low The candles of my knowledge glow. I teach them power to will and do, But only now to...
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True Education is Between a Child’s Soul and God

During my morning routine this morning, I was thinking about that quote from Marlene that I put in my last post. I was thinking about how “true education is between a child’s soul and God” (Charlotte Mason).  The spirit inspired me with an idea.    30 minutes of personal quiet time where God can teach...
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