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Tuesday, December 10, 2013

Come, Join with Us

Come, Join with Us
 
"Brothers and sisters, dear friends, we need your unique talents and perspectives. The diversity of persons and peoples all around the globe is a strength of this Church."
—Dieter F. Uchtdorf, "Come, Join with Us"
Topics: Service, Talents, Diversity

Wednesday, December 4, 2013

Put Your Trust in the Lord


Put Your Trust in the Lord
 
"The Lord is hastening His work. In our day this can be done only when every member of the Church reaches out with love to share the truths of the restored gospel of Jesus Christ. We need to work together in partnership with our 80,000 missionaries now serving."
—M. Russell Ballard, "Put Your Trust in the Lord"
Topics: Work of Salvation

Friday, November 22, 2013

Closing Remarks


"Many more people could ride out the storm-tossed waves in their economic lives if they had their year's supply of food and clothing and were debt-free."
—Thomas S. Monson, "Closing Remarks"
Topics: emergency preparedness, prophetic messages

"If ye are prepared ye shall not fear."
Topics: emergency preparedness, preparation

True to the Faith


"I urge you to live within your means. One cannot spend more than one earns and remain solvent. I promise you that you will then be happier than you would be if you were constantly worrying about how to make the next payment on nonessential debt."
—Thomas S. Monson, "True to the Faith"
Topics: emergency preparedness

The Windows of Heaven

"I promise that as you and I observe and keep the law of tithing, indeed the windows of heaven will be opened and spiritual and temporal blessings will be poured out such that there shall not be room enough to receive them."
—David A. Bednar, "The Windows of Heaven"
Topics: Tithing
"Bring ye all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be meat in mine house, and prove me now herewith, saith the Lord of hosts, if I will not open you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that there shall not be room enough to receive it."
Topics: emergency preparedness, tithing

Tuesday, November 19, 2013

TEMPLE CLASSES.....


It has been a little while since I have posted and blogged. Wanted to update you all on how we are doing.

For the past 6 weeks we have been taking Temple prep classes. In preparation to go to the Temple to go for the first time and to ultimately be sealed as husband and wife for Time for all eternity (FOREVER). In the LDS faith we believe that by living faithfully and living our lives how we are asked to that we can be together, married, and with our families even after we die.

That is our goal and what we are working towards.  Bryan is my absolute true love, my soulmate, best friend and ETERNAL COMPANION.

He is the only 1 for me and the ONLY 1  I want to be with.


SUNDAY we completed our last of our temple prep classes.  Classes started October 13th! and we had such a good and wonderful group. Not counting teachers and our bishop there were about 8 of us  which consisted of 3 couples and a couple single ward members.

We are so excited on what's to come and we have so much to look forward to.  I can't wait for ETERNITY and to in the spring of next year kneel across the altar in the house of the lord from my LOVE BRYAN to be sealed for time and all eternity.

TOO MUCH CHOCOLATE - CHOCOLATE CAKE RECIPIE

I had this awesome cake at a baby shower last week. I posted it on my recipie blog. Want to share it with you all.


http://cookinwithheidi.blogspot.com/2013/11/too-much-chocolate-cake-recipe.html

Saturday, October 19, 2013

Strengthening our marriage/relationship(S) TIPS to keep our marriage and relationship vibrant, exciting etc.


I had this email shared to me by my Sister in law Lindsay- Thanks Lindsay. Also thanks to my friend Carli (one of Lindsay's sister's) who got this and shared this from a Church meeting, and talk.


 
My friend, Amidey, (yeah it is an odd name-pronounced Am eh D---I hate it when I get hung up on trying to say someone's name and can't focus on the rest...so there is pronunciation for ya.) Anyway, Amidey, has 6 kids and has been married 18 years. She said they had the best 1st year of marriage ever but 3 kids into it things were getting tougher. They weren't fighting or anything, they just had an empty relationship, they were going through the motions. Her husband was working a ton and she was taking care of the kids all by herself all the time. It was inconvenient when he would be home because it would mess with her schedule. They weren't in danger of divorce, but they weren't HAPPY. 

One day her hubby came to her and said, "I want to make you happy, that is my #1 goal, tell me 3 things I can improve on and he wrote them down." She told him 3 things and then asked for 3 things from him. He kissed her and said you are perfect. Each week he would check with her and add another couple items to the list. Each week she would give him things for his list. He strove to make her life easier and within a couple of weeks, she was reciprocating his actions. All of the sudden they were working so hard to make the other person happy and THEY were So happy. It only took 1 person to start the focus and their marriage improved a million times. They are the happiest, mos tin love couple you have ever seen. I love em both! She gave 8 tips:

1. Communicate: Talk to each other! Which sounds better: your spouse makes you mad about something, but you don't tell them. You walk around angry for 3 days and then finally your spouse says, did I do something to make you mad? and you yell DUH *&^&^%^$^*^*&(*&. OR right after it happens say, hey that really upset me.....communicate. If you need help with the dishes or packing a lunch from work, just ask, don't fume when the other doesn't read your mind. 

2. Focus on the Positive: Chances are your spouse didn't just say that comment to hurt your feelings. Example:  
Husband: I can't eat your chili. 

Wife thinks: I spent all day making him this chili from scratch and now he can't eat it, the last time he said it had no flavor this time I am sure it is too spicy.....I can't ever do it right, I am never cooking again. I hate chili anyway.

Chances are that is not what he meant SO REPEAT back what he said: You can't eat my chili? Husband: No, I have an ulcer and I can't eat anything spicy. 

Wife: OHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH ok, I will cook chili again. 

3. Love is a Verb Do loving things. Wrap up 2 Oreo's and set them on the dashboard of the car....who doesn't love oreos and you didn't even have to bake! :) Be kind and thoughtful to each other. Find something that is so important to your spouse. example: If your husband LOVES to be met at the door with hugs and kisses from you and the kids. DO it, it will make his night and feel appreciated for his hard work each day! If your wife loves to have her back rubbed, DO IT, it will make her night and feel loved!

4.Forgiveness: Forgive. We all make mistakes, holler, fight, show our worst selves to our family. Be quick to forgive and they will be quick to forgive back!

5. Be your best self: Be the person you were when you were dating. When you went out to dinner on a date were you sitting there with your head back saying, MY LIFE IS RUNNING ME OVER!" No, you were cheerful, fun, playful....be that person. Don't be afraid to get dressed up. 

6. Focus on your spouses needs first: Think, what can i do to make my spouses day better. Make him a lunch? Do the dishes when I get home from work? Help kids with homework, offer to make dinner for her? Call him or leave a love note text/message? Make his fav. dinner or surprise him with a fav. dessert?

7. When you both give, it works!: One person can start this and before you know it, the other person will desire to treat you as well as you are treating them....it is just natural. You have to be open and be ready to hear honest comments like "this meal isn't working for me."

8. The divine triangle: Imagine a triangle. Heavenly Father is the top point and you and your spouse are the 2 bottom points. as you each work your way towards God by serving your spouse, going to church, reading, praying, etc. you get closer and closer to God but also to each other. Awesome right?

I LOVED this class. I didn't do it justice, but it was so good and it has stuck with me. give give give to your spouse and your marriage will be one of happiness! :)

Going to the Temple.....

So today was a very wonderful day. My sweetheart and love Bryan went to the temple for the very 1st time. I of course went with him it was a Family activity so it was mom, dad, bryan and I. I had not been to the temple for a very very long time. So it was like it was my first time as well. It was such a wonderful experience.

Here is what I wrote and posted on my Facebook page


"Just got home from the temple with my Love Bryan Walls and mom and dad went as well. We all got to go! and what a wonderful experience it was. SO THIS IS THE first time in a very long time for me doing baptisms for the dead. AND my sweetheart's first time as well. It was like I had never done any baptisms before. Because it had been a long time. I was kind of al over the water and a little "figity" if that is the word you want to use for it. I almost started crying because of frustration with myself and being mad at myself.

I am never ever going that long in between temple attendance AGAIN!!!

When we were doing our confirmations how wonderful it was and blessed and happy I was/am to be able to have 2 very capable and worthy sets of hands on my hand (my dad's and my sweetheart's). I love and admire how they exercise their priesthood. Thanks my Sweetheart Bryan Walls !!! I love you so much. "



We are definitely going to make it a goal to continue to go more Often....

We went to the Salt lake Temple! I love that temple- as I love all the temples.



Photo credit and courtesy of the LDS Church and lds.org

Sunday, October 13, 2013

Christlike Attributes—the Wind beneath Our Wings

Christlike Attributes—the Wind beneath Our Wings
 
"Developing Christlike attributes in our lives is not an easy task, especially when we move away from generalities and abstractions and begin to deal with real life. The test comes in practicing what we proclaim. The reality check comes when Christlike attributes need to become visible in our lives—as husband or wife, as father or mother, as son or daughter, in our friendships, in our employment, in our business, and in our recreation."
—Dieter F. Uchtdorf, "Christlike Attributes—the Wind beneath Our Wings"
Topics: Christlike Attributes

Until We Meet Again

Until We Meet Again
 
"I love you; I pray for you. I would ask once again that you would remember me and all the General Authorities in your prayers. We are one with you in moving forward this marvelous work. I testify to you that we are all in this together and that every man, woman, and child has a part to play. May God give us the strength and the ability and the determination to play our part well."
—Thomas S. Monson, "Until We Meet Again"
Topics: General Conference, Prophetic Messages

General Conference—No Ordinary Blessing

General Conference—No Ordinary Blessing
 
"The words spoken at general conference should be a compass that points the way for us during the coming months. If we listen to and follow the promptings of the Spirit, they will serve as a Liahona, guiding us through the unknown, challenging valleys and mountains that are ahead."
—Dieter F. Uchtdorf, "General Conference—No Ordinary Blessing"
Topics: General Conference

Wide Awake to Our Duties

Wide Awake to Our Duties
 
"This is a work of salvation, and the strengthening and enabling power of the Atonement makes it possible. Awaken to who we are. Awaken to our duty."
—Carole M. Stephens, "Wide Awake to Our Duties"
Topics: Work of Salvation, Atonement

Catching up.....

It has been awhile since we have blogged. Or should I say since I have blogged and in that time there has been some things that have happened and updates we/I want to update you on. I love blogging and I know how at times life get's to busy and we forget.


Here are our updates: 



*Bryan received the Melchezidek Preisthood & was ordained a Elder.


Bryan was given the Melchezidek Preisthood and ordained a Elder - my awesome dad was so honored to be able to give Bryan the Melchezidek Preisthood. - It was such a special day. Bryan was ordained in the Bishop's office immediately following sacrament meeting.  The bishop's office was "Full". There was so much love, and support for Bryan in that room.


Next step is for Bryan and I to start our temple classes and then by spring (hopefully) we will be going to the temple and kneeling across from each other.



*TEMPLE CLASSES


Bryan and I will be starting our temple classes Sunday we are so happy and excited. Excited to be able to this coming up spring go through the 1st time and be endowed and soon down the road going to the temple again TO KNEEL ACROSS THE ALTAR FROM Each other to be sealed for time and all eternity.

I can't wait for my best friend to be and become my eternal love, companion.












Thursday, October 10, 2013

An Ensign to the Nations

An Ensign to the Nations
 
"We testify to every nation, kindred, tongue, and people that God not only lives but also that He speaks, that for our time and in our day the counsel you have heard is, under the direction of the Holy Spirit, 'the will of the Lord, … the word of the Lord, … the voice of the Lord, and the power of God unto salvation' (Doctrine and Covenants 68:4)."
—Jeffrey R. Holland, "An Ensign to the Nations"
Topics: General Conference

Wednesday, September 11, 2013

HALFWAY THERE.....


WOW!!! can you believe it ? Bryan and I are over half way to 2 years of wedded bliss, happiness, love and marriage.  We have been married 15 Months and 2 days so just over 7 months till our anniversary.  I also can't believe that we have been together, got engaged just over 2 years ago.  really where does the time go ?

I love Bryan more today than I did yesterday however not as much as TOMORROW...

I Love you sweetheart! I love all we have accomplished together and will accomplish and how hard you work for me and for us and all you do. I love the man that you are, and will become and that you are my best friend and the father of our future children.

I love you so much.....



I believe this song says it all. There are so many songs but, this is one of which says it all as well....



I love Bryan more today than I did yesterday however not as much as TOMORROW...




I LOVE YOU MORE TODAY.... SPIRAL STAIRCASE......



http://youtu.be/YuqHlv1YPe0

Saturday, September 7, 2013

Davis Family Reunion pictures - Reunion 2013.....

We had our Family reunion (Davis Family reunion) the first weekend of August.

this year we had to use disposable camera's as we left our digital camera home we now have the roll of film back from one of the two disposable camera's.

We hope you enjoy the picture(S)


Friday, September 6, 2013



“A woman’s sphere of influence is a unique sphere, one that cannot be duplicated by men.” —Elder M. Russell Ballard of the Quorum of the Twelve

Wednesday, August 7, 2013

A Little Heaven on Earth


"When you are choosing your companion, make sure that both of you have a desire for a celestial marriage relationship, a desire to have a companion for eternity, a desire to have a family for eternity, and a desire to live in the presence of our Heavenly Father."
—Robert D. Hales, "A Little Heaven on Earth"
Topics: Marriage

Tuesday, August 6, 2013

Monday, August 5, 2013

Kayla Singing "CHOCOLATE GIRL!"


Family Reunion 2013.....

This last weekend we had our Family reunion. It's The Family Reunion (on my mom's side) Yes, the Davis Family reunion. The Davis Family is my Grandmother (mom's mom), and her siblings, their children, Grandchildren,  etc. So it's my Great Grandparents' Children, Grandchildren, Great Grandchildren and in some cases Great- Great Grandchildren (Hope that made sense).

We held the reunion down in Springville up in Hobble Creek Cyn - Kelly's Grove in the Lions Pavillion.

This year was especially special as this was the 50th Year/Anniversary of the reunions! - "Here's to 50 more years and beyond!"



We always have so much fun and i look forward to this reunion every year. This year no different and most importanly because this was the first year back at the reunion since 2011. I was there back in 2011. So it was definately good to be back. We couldn't be at the reunion last year in 2012 as we had just got married a couple of months before and couldn't come back out that soon after because of work.

Anyhow I love my heritage, and family and extended family. I love my great grand parents, grandparents and the families they raised and all my cousins.

We left after Bryan got home from work and after picking up dinner and running a couple of errands we arrived Friday night around 8 PM - even though it is only for the weekend i love being able to be there with my spouse, and around all my family. It is always so much fun. I always am a little sad when it is over because we don't get to see alot of them till the next summer because we all are spread out thru out the country.


Left the digital camera at home so we had to get some single use camera's so when we get those pictures i will post in some fashion the pictures.

Thursday, August 1, 2013

Paid ViewPoint- QUICK AND EASY SURVEY'S....

I have a link to a post on my other blog about a Survey site (totally legit) for you all to sign up to earn money by doing survey's. Within this post I have a personalized link for you to use and click on and when you do I EARN AND GET CREDIT for your sign up.
here is the link to my post - http://savingwithheidi.blogspot.com/2013/08/paid-viewpoint-quick-surveys.html

Thanks!

Tuesday, July 30, 2013

The World Needs Pioneers Today....



"Can we somehow muster the courage and steadfastness of purpose that characterized the pioneers of a former generation? Can you and I, in actual fact, be pioneers? I know we can be. Oh, how the world needs pioneers today!"
—Thomas S. Monson, "The World Needs Pioneers Today"
Topics: Pioneer, Courage, Prophetic Messages

Monday, July 29, 2013

Receive the Holy Ghost



"These four words—'Receive the Holy Ghost'—are not a passive pronouncement; rather, they constitute a priesthood injunction—an authoritative admonition to act and not simply to be acted upon."
—David A. Bednar, "Receive the Holy Ghost"
Topics: Holy Ghost

Repentamce and Change



"Those who are baptized in the Church of Jesus Christ make covenants. . . . To perform our covenant duty as the salt of the earth, we must be different from those around us."
—Dallin H. Oaks, "Repentance and Change"
Topics: Covenants

Your Family History: Getting Started



"When we research our own lines we become interested in more than just names. . . . Our interest turns our hearts to our fathers—we seek to find them and to know them and to serve them."
—Boyd K. Packer, "Your Family History: Getting Started"
Topics: Family History

"This Is My Work and Glory"




"Mary Fielding Smith . . . was the widow of Hyrum, the Prophet Joseph's older brother. As a single parent, through her strong faith in the priesthood, she called upon and relied on that power to raise and bless her children in love and the light of the gospel. Today her posterity of thousands of faithful leaders and members of the Church thank her for her faith, courage, and example."
—M. Russell Ballard, "This Is My Work and Glory"
Topics: Pioneers

"The Holy Temple—a Beacon to the World"



"Temples are more than stone and mortar. They are filled with faith and fasting. They are built of trials and testimonies. They are sanctified by sacrifice and service."
—Thomas S. Monson, "The Holy Temple—a Beacon to the World"
Topics: Temples, Pioneers, Family History

"The Hearts of the Children Shall Turn"



"We have the covenant responsibility to search out our ancestors and provide for them the saving ordinances of the gospel."
—David A. Bednar, "The Hearts of the Children Shall Turn"
Topics: Family History

A New Harvest time



"[The Spirit of Elijah is] a manifestation of the Holy Ghost bearing witness of the divine nature of the family."
—Russell M. Nelson, "A New Harvest Time"
Topics: Family History

Pioneer Faith and Fortitude—Then and Now"



"We pray with trust for strength and guidance—just as our forebears did. That's what it means to walk with faith in every footstep. It was so for our pioneer ancestors, and it must be so for us today. We must instill in our children and grandchildren the same spirit that drove the footsteps of the pioneers."
—M. Russell Ballard, "Pioneer Faith and Fortitude—Then and Now"
Topics: Pioneer, Faith

Thursday, July 25, 2013

Led by Spiritual Pioneers



"Turning the pages of scriptural history from beginning to end, we learn of the ultimate pioneer—even Jesus Christ. His birth was foretold by the prophets of old; His entry upon the stage of life was announced by an angel. His life and His ministry have transformed the world. . . . May we ever follow Him."
—Thomas S. Monson, "Led by Spiritual Pioneers"
Topics: Pioneers, Prophetic Messages, Jesus Christ

Wednesday, July 24, 2013

"We live at a time in the world's history when there are many difficult challenges but, also great opportunities and reasons for rejoicing."

Quote courtesy and credit to President Thomas S. Monson

He made this Quote during the closing session of the 183rd Annual General Conference.


"There are of course,  those times when we experience disappointments, heart aches, and even tragedies in our lives. However,  If we will put our trust in the Lord,  He will help us through our difficulties, whatever they may be. "


Monday, July 22, 2013

Four Blessings of the Temple.....



Four Blessings of the Temple



Every one of us was born for the hour and time in which we live. How short our days are! How important it is, therefore, that we understand the purpose of our lives, so that the things we are working on are the things that matter most.
In section 124 of the Doctrine and Covenants, the Lord commanded Joseph Smith to build a temple, for only in such a sacred place would many of the necessary ordinances be revealed and performed. Joseph could not build the kingdom of God or finish his life’s mission without the things God would give him in the temple. (See D&C 124:27–28, 39–41.) Even Moses was required to have a type of temple—a mobile one—that the Lord might reveal his will to his chosen people. A house was also to be built in the promised land, in which house the ordinances might be revealed. (See D&C 124:38.)
Now we have permanent temples. If we go to the temple and use it for the Lord’s purposes, he will give us power (see D&C 95:8–9) and knowledge, and the great promise that we may receive “a fulness of the Holy Ghost” and be prepared “to obtain every needful thing” (D&C 109:15).
No greater blessing can come to us than obtaining “a fulness of the Holy Ghost.” I would like to discuss four ways in which the temple may help us obtain that promise.
First, the light and knowledge promised by the Father may come to us in the temple through the agency of the Holy Ghost.
The Lord has said he would reveal to us in his temple “those ordinances … which had been hid from before the world was.” (D&C 124:38.) The temple is a place of revelation.
The standard works and the inspired public utterances of the modern-day prophets are revelations. In the temple, as in our private prayers, we may also receive revelation directly from God. Our contact with him in that setting is sweet, sacred, and personal. The sacred clothing is personal, provided for us by the servants of God. The ordinances of washing and anointing are all personal. The covenants are personal. We cannot find them spelled out in the scriptures. These things were not meant for the people of the world until they prepare themselves. And the promise of a fulness of life is realized only when the worthy continuously and purposefully participate in temple worship.
Revelation to help us with difficult problems may come to us in the temple. Here are a few examples:
Hannah prayed in the temple. Her lips moved, the scriptures say, but there was no sound. She was praying for a son. And when she was given a son she said, “For this child I prayed; and the Lord hath given me my petition. … Therefore … he shall be lent to the Lord.” (1 Sam. 1:27–28.)
A bishop wanted to decide who he should choose for his counselors. He could not decide on one of them. He testified that by fasting, meditation, and prayer in the temple, he was enlightened and assured that his choice would be right. He moved ahead and his choice proved to be correct.
The temple is a house of prayer. We may receive answers to our heart-felt questions if we go to the temple with a sincere desire to obtain them. There, the Holy Ghost may grant us added light and knowledge and the privilege of receiving the answers to the problems and trials the world presents.
How precious are the revelations of God to his people in the temple! Oh, the power to order our lives! The temple is called a “house of order.” (D&C 88:119.) In the temple the truth about God is manifest. In the temple ordinances the power of God is manifest. “And without the ordinances thereof, and the authority of the priesthood, the power of godliness is not manifest unto men in the flesh.” (D&C 84:21.)
In this world we may receive many gifts—cars, money, beautiful homes, educational degrees, and fame in our professions. But none of these compares to the light and revelation that comes to us in the temple. Why is this so? Because there is a special spirit in the temple that can bring us direction and peace in our lives.
A second great blessing the temple offers us is instruction in the requirements of personal righteousness. Regular temple attendance will help us remember our temple covenants. These covenants involve obedience, sacrifice, the submission to gospel law, purity, and the promise to answer the call of our Church leaders with our best energies.
If we are faithful to these covenants, all of our sealings, covenants, and promises will be sealed by the Holy Spirit of Promise. Brigham Young once said of a righteous woman who died before she had a chance to be married that she would not be denied husband, family, and exaltation. (See Journal of Discourses, 14:229; see also 8:208.) Thus, righteous people who die before being married or remain unmarried for valid reasons will have the privilege in the Lord’s own time to have these ordinances performed and sealed by the Holy Spirit of Promise.
Regular temple attendance will help those who have been sealed retain their sealings and assure their exaltations through a righteous life. Indeed, we may all lose important blessings if we do not live up to our temple covenants. How important personal righteousness is!
It should be difficult to come regularly to the temple, where we hold up our hands in solemn covenants of goodwill, and then be unkind or unforgiving. Temple attendance encourages us to forgive others and to live righteously ourselves. It should be difficult to participate regularly in the temple and not be in the process of saving and uplifting ourselves and our families.
A third blessing of the temple is that it serves as a place where we are taught our responsibility for others. Our first concern is personal righteousness and personal salvation. But exaltation and eternal life can only come by taking the next step—helping others. You should help your partner in marriage, your children, your parents, your brothers and sisters—and thus the circle of your influence widens to finally include all the children born on this earth. We can help living family members by living righteously ourselves and encouraging them to do likewise; we can help deceased family members by doing temple work for the dead.
The blessings of the temple involving families depend upon the keys of the sealing power restored by Elijah to Joseph Smith in the Kirtland Temple. (See D&C 110:13–16.) These keys were such an important part of the Melchizedek Priesthood that the whole earth would have been utterly wasted at the second coming of Jesus Christ had they not been revealed and exercised on our behalf. The covenants of this priesthood allow families to be sealed for time and eternity. This is the only way for children and parents to have each other forever. The covenant of eternal marriage was ordained by the Lord. It helps us fulfill the purpose for which we came to earth.
The power available to us through the ordinances of the temple help us fulfill our longing for an eternal family unit. We must so teach our children that they will want to go to the temple and receive this promise. We must also help our children to be prepared to enter the temple.
Some individuals come to the temple quite unprepared, and it is often mirrored in their faces. However, many come prepared. The seeds planted by the temple ceremonies find fertile soil in their lives. Somewhere, great parents, Primary teachers, or bishops have touched their lives. One of the great purposes of the inspired programs of the Church, including home evening, is to lead the individual to the temple of God and the highest blessings God can give him.
I once saw a mother and daughter, a bride, waiting to go into the endowment room. They looked so radiant and peaceful that a sister worker said to the mother, “You both look so ready for the temple.”
“Oh yes,” the mother replied, “we have talked and dreamed about this day since she was a small girl. I have tried to teach her about the temple by coming often myself. Just before she left home her father gave her a blessing that she might have discernment and the desire to understand what the Lord would give her in his holy house.”
What a lucky girl she was! She had parents who taught her the true spirit of the temple.
We know that we really cannot achieve exaltation unless we share our love and knowledge with our kindred living and dead. We know that the man is not without the woman nor the woman without the man in the Lord. (See 1 Cor. 11:11.) It is also true that mothers and fathers must turn their hearts to their children. (See Mal. 4:6.) When we begin to be concerned about what our children do and yearn for only the best that God can give them, and when we go to the temple and have our children sealed to us, we have the true spirit of Elijah.
Now, we wouldn’t know this had God not revealed it to us. We would be as much in the dark about temples as the people of the world, and how dark is that darkness! The world is confused, troubled, unprepared. Someone has said that it is as if the world is more concerned about putting foam on the runway than doing preventive maintenance in the hangar.
Temple worship can help us prepare! We should go to the temple often. The work we do there has eternal consequences. There we can find strength to live righteously and teach true laws and principles. If we worship there often, we will know better how to prepare our children. But we cannot have its spirit if we don’t go regularly.
A fourth blessing of the temple is receiving the knowledge that we are a part of a great cause. This is an uplifting feeling—to know that we are a part of an inspired and very real plan headed by the Lord Jesus Christ himself. We are part of the preparation for his second coming.
One of the great revelations of the temple to those who go often is the reality and nearness of the spirit world. While serving in the Provo Temple, I can say that we felt the presence of the spirits of this unseen kingdom. Often it feels as if one is standing in the midst of eternity with no veil separating this life from the next.
How great is the unseen, but definitely felt, spirit world! It contains hundreds of times more people than our mortal world. Perhaps millions there have not heard a gospel presentation. President Joseph F. Smith saw in vision the hosts of the spirit world being taught the gospel by the priesthood. (See D&C 138:29–31.)
Every one of the individuals we do work for in the temples may receive the Lord’s promises if they are ready to receive them. They may accept the gospel, and the men have the opportunity of receiving the priesthood. And once they are organized, they may preach to the rest of the spirits.
People without faith doubt that every one of God’s children has the chance of accepting the gospel. They do not know that the faithful are working as hard or even harder in the spirit world than we are to move God’s plan along. Our concern should be to perform the ordinances for the dead so that they will not be held back. No wonder the Prophet Joseph Smith referred to temple work as “a voice of gladness.” No wonder we sing, “How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of those that bring glad tidings of good things, and that say unto Zion: Behold, thy God reigneth!” (D&C 128:19.)
Let us commit ourselves to regular temple worship. One of the greatest of our duties is temple attendance, and some of the greatest of the promises given to us are found in temple worship. If we come to the Lord’s holy temples with our minds focused on the things of the Spirit, we may feel God’s presence. In this way, a temple is a place where God manifests himself to man. And what greater blessing than to have this manifestation? Under these circumstances, the symbolism of the endowment becomes much more clear. Every part of the ceremony becomes uplifting and sanctifying. We become better people.
When I performed the temple marriage for the next to the last of our children, I saw our children and their husbands and wives seated in the beautiful sealing room, all dressed in white. A lump came to my throat. These represented our kingdom. My eyes moistened and I said in my heart, “Oh God, who am I that you should care enough to bless me this way?” I could not answer that question. I could only weep at his love and the promise of his temple—the promise that if I would do all the small things he asks of me, his hand would never leave me and those I love most.
Harold Glen Clark, eighty-one-year-old retired professor of Education, Brigham Young University, and father of eight, lives in Provo, Utah.
 
 

Blessings of The Temple.....



Blessings of the Temple

Image of President Thomas S. Monson
“I think there is no place in the world where I feel closer to the Lord than in one of His holy temples.”
—President Thomas S. Monson
In addition to the closeness we feel to the Lord when we are in the temple, we can continue to receive blessings even after we have returned to our everyday lives. Attending the temple gives us a clearer perspective and a sense of purpose and peace. President Thomas S. Monson described temple blessings as follows:
Painting of a family walking near the temple.

“As we go to the holy house, as we remember the covenants we make therein, we will be able to bear every trial and overcome each temptation. The temple provides purpose for our lives. It brings peace to our souls—not the peace provided by men but the peace promised by the Son of God when He said, ‘Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.’”
President Boyd K. Packer, President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, described additional blessings of attending the temple:
“When members of the Church are troubled or when crucial decisions weigh heavily upon their minds, it is a common thing for them to go to the temple. It is a good place to take our cares. In the temple we can receive spiritual perspective. There, during the time of the temple service, we are ‘out of the world.’
“Sometimes our minds are so beset with problems, and there are so many things clamoring for attention at once that we just cannot think clearly and see clearly. At the temple the dust of distraction seems to settle out, the fog and the haze seem to lift, and we can ‘see’ things that we were not able to see before and find a way through our troubles that we had not previously known.
“The Lord will bless us as we attend to the sacred ordinance work of the temples. Blessings there will not be limited to our temple service. We will be blessed in all of our affairs” (“The Holy Temple,” Ensign, Feb. 1995).


NOTE: Photo's are credit of LDS.ORG and original "authors" etc. I do not own these pictures or rights I am just a church member looking up awesome articles and such to post and share.

 

Wednesday, July 17, 2013

Selling my Wedding Dress.... IT IS AT A BARGAIN PRICE...



I have been married just over a year. And i now feel it is time to find a new home for my beautiful dress.
It is size 24 and is already altered. I enjoyed the whole experience of shopping and finding my dress and wearing it and being in it on my wedding day. And now i want to make another bride's dream come true and pass along and share my happiness with you.
I am asking $110 obo. I also am asking for serious inquiries only. And upon the sale of this dress- The sale will be final so please be sure you want it.
Contact me if interested in purchasing and or coming to look at it.


IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SEE PICTURES MESSAGE ME AND I WILL SEND THEM TO YOU.

Monday, July 15, 2013

What is Marriage ???



“Marriage is the foundry for social order, the fountain of virtue, and the foundation for eternal exaltation. Marriage has been divinely designated as an eternal and everlasting covenant. Marriage is sanctified when it is cherished and honored in holiness. That union is not merely between husband and wife; it embraces a partnership with God.”
—Russell M. Nelson
“Nurturing Marriage,” Ensign, May 2006, 36
 
 
 

What is marriage?


In “The Family: A Proclamation to the World,” the First Presidency and Quorum of the Twelve Apostles proclaim that “marriage between a man and a woman is ordained of God and that the family is central to the Creator's plan for the eternal destiny of His children.” When a man and woman are married in the temple, their family can be together forever. This is a common goal of Latter-day Saints.

Friday, July 12, 2013

Wide Awake to Our Duties

"We are changed. We look different, and we act different. The things we listen to and read and say are different, and what we wear is different because we become daughters of God bound to Him by covenant."
—Carole M. Stephens, "Wide Awake to Our Duties"
Topics: Covenants

For Peace at Home

"One of the greatest blessings we can offer to the world is the power of a Christ-centered home where the gospel is taught, covenants are kept, and love abounds."
—Richard G. Scott, "For Peace at Home"
Topics: Covenants, Family

He Is Risen

"We are invited to renew our baptismal covenants in every sacrament meeting. We promise to always remember the Savior. The emblems of His sacrifice help us appreciate the magnitude of the price He paid to break the bands of death, to offer us mercy, and to provide forgiveness of all our sins if we choose to repent."
—Henry B. Eyring, "He Is Risen"

The Past Way of Facing the Future

"The gospel of Jesus Christ is true. It has been restored to bless our lives in these latter days. It contains all the truths, principles, and ordinances contained in our Father in Heaven's great plan of happiness, which is a plan for us to return and live with Him in the eternal realms beyond."
—L. Tom Perry, "The Past Way of Facing the Future"
Topics: Ordinances

Keeping Covenants: A Message for Those Who Will Serve a Mission

"[Covenants are] the most fundamental thing we can discuss in the gospel plan, because only covenant makers and covenant keepers can claim the ultimate blessings of the celestial kingdom. . . . When we talk about covenant keeping, we are talking about the heart and soul of our purpose in mortality."
—Jeffrey R. Holland, "Keeping Covenants: A Message for Those Who Will Serve a Mission"
Topics: Covenants

The Holy Temple

"The ordinances and ceremonies of the temple are simple. They are beautiful. They are sacred. . . . Preparation for the ordinances includes preliminary steps: faith, repentance, baptism, confirmation, worthiness, a maturity and dignity worthy of one who comes invited as a guest into the house of the Lord."
—Boyd K. Packer, "The Holy Temple"
Topics: Ordinances

The Holy Temple—a Beacon to the World


"As you and I go to the holy houses of God, as we remember the covenants we make within, we will be more able to bear every trial and to overcome each temptation. In this sacred sanctuary we will find peace; we will be renewed and fortified."
—Thomas S. Monson, "The Holy Temple—a Beacon to the World"
Topics: Covenants, Prophetic Messages

Keeping Covenants: A Message for Those Who Will Serve a Mission



"The key to [missionary work] is in keeping our covenants. In no other way can we claim and demonstrate the powers of godliness."
—Jeffrey R. Holland, "Keeping Covenants: A Message for Those Who Will Serve a Mission"
Topics: Covenants

The Mission and Ministry of Jesus Christ

"During the Lord's postmortal ministry, the higher ordinances of exaltation were revealed. He has provided for these ordinances in His holy temples. . . . Our Master is a God of law and order. His focus on ordinances is a powerful part of His example to us."
—Russell M. Nelson, "The Mission and Ministry of Jesus Christ"
Topics: Ordinances

The Mission and Ministry of Jesus Christ



"Ordinances provide a focus for service of eternal worth. Parents should consider which ordinance is needed by each child. Home teachers should think of an ordinance needed next in each family they serve."

Monday, July 8, 2013

Blessings of the Temple


I Love listening, reading, and hearing talks from conference and otherwise and our inspired, loving and caring leader's. Leaders who speak with direct inspiration from our Father in heaven.

I especially love this one from October 2010 - From President Thomas S Monson

"Blessings of the Temple"


The temple provides purpose for our lives. It brings peace to our souls—not the peace provided by men but the peace promised by the Son of God when He said, “Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you.”



In the temple we can feel close to the Lord

I think there is no place in the world where I feel closer to the Lord than in one of His holy temples. To paraphrase a poem:
How far is heaven?
It’s not very far.
In temples of God,
It’s right where we are.
The Lord said:
“Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal:
“But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal:
“For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.” 1
To members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, the temple is the most sacred place on earth. It is the house of the Lord, and just as the inscription on the exterior of the temple states, the temple is “holiness to the Lord.”

The temple lifts and exalts us

In the temple, the precious plan of God is taught. It is in the temple that eternal covenants are made. The temple lifts us, exalts us, stands as a beacon for all to see, and points us toward celestial glory. It is the house of God. All that occurs within the walls of the temple is uplifting and ennobling.
The temple is for families, one of the greatest treasures we have in mortality. The Lord has been very explicit in talking to us fathers, indicating that we have a responsibility to love our wives with all of our hearts and to provide for them and for our children. He has indicated that the greatest work we parents can do is performed in our homes, and our homes can be heaven, particularly when our marriages are sealed in the house of God.
The late Elder Matthew Cowley, who was a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, once recounted the Saturday afternoon experience of a grandfather as hand in hand he took his small granddaughter on a birthday visit—not to the zoo or to the movies but to the temple grounds. With permission of the groundskeeper, the two walked to the large doors of the temple. He suggested that she place her hand on the sturdy wall and then on the massive door. Tenderly he then said to her, “Remember that this day you touched the temple. One day you will go inside.” His gift to the little one was not candy or ice cream but an experience far more significant and everlasting—an appreciation of the house of the Lord. She had touched the temple, and the temple had touched her.

The temple brings peace to our souls

As we touch the temple and love the temple, our lives will reflect our faith. As we go to the holy house, as we remember the covenants we make therein, we will be able to bear every trial and overcome each temptation. The temple provides purpose for our lives. It brings peace to our souls—not the peace provided by men but the peace promised by the Son of God when He said, “Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.” 2
There is great faith among the Latter-day Saints. The Lord gives us opportunities to see if we will follow His commandments, if we will follow the pathway that Jesus of Nazareth followed, if we will love the Lord with all our heart, might, mind, and strength, and love our neighbors as ourselves. 3
I believe in the proverb “Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.” 4
So it has always been; so it shall always be. If we do our duty and trust fully in the Lord, we will fill His temples, not only doing our own ordinance work, but also having the privilege of doing work for others. We will kneel at sacred altars to be proxies in sealings that unite husbands and wives and children for all eternity. Worthy young men and young women as young as 12 years of age can be proxy for those who have died without the blessings of baptism. This would be our Heavenly Father’s desire for you and for me.

A miracle occurred

Many years ago, a humble and faithful patriarch, Brother Percy K. Fetzer, was called to give patriarchal blessings to Church members living behind the Iron Curtain.
Brother Fetzer went into the land of Poland in those dark days. The borders were sealed, and no citizens were permitted to leave. Brother Fetzer met with German Saints who had been trapped there when the borders were redefined following World War II and the land where they were living became part of Poland.
Our leader among all of those German Saints was Brother Eric P. Konietz, who lived there with his wife and children. Brother Fetzer gave Brother and Sister Konietz and the older children patriarchal blessings.
When Brother Fetzer returned to the United States, he called and asked if he could come visit with me. As he sat in my office, he began to weep. He said, “Brother Monson, as I laid my hands upon the heads of the members of the Konietz family, I made promises which cannot be fulfilled. I promised Brother and Sister Konietz that they would be able to return to their native Germany, that they would not be held captive by the arbitrary decisions of conquering countries and that they would be sealed together as a family in the house of the Lord. I promised their son that he would fill a mission, and I promised their daughter that she would be married in the holy temple of God. You and I know that because of the closed borders, they will not be able to receive the fulfillment of those blessings. What have I done?”
I said, “Brother Fetzer, I know you well enough to know that you have done just what our Heavenly Father wanted you to do.” The two of us knelt down beside my desk and poured out our hearts to our Heavenly Father, indicating that promises had been given to a devoted family pertaining to the temple of God and other blessings now denied to them. Only He could bring forth the miracle we needed.
The miracle occurred. A pact was signed between the leaders of the Polish government and the leaders of the Federal Republic of Germany, permitting German nationals who had been trapped in that area to move to West Germany. Brother and Sister Konietz and their children moved to West Germany, and Brother Konietz became the bishop of the ward in which they resided.
The entire Konietz family went to the holy temple in Switzerland. And who was the temple president who greeted them in a white suit with open arms? None other than Percy Fetzer—the patriarch who gave them the promise. Now, in his capacity as president of the Bern Switzerland Temple, he welcomed them to the house of the Lord, to the fulfillment of that promise, and sealed the husband and wife together and the children to their parents.
The young daughter eventually married in the house of the Lord. The young son received his call and fulfilled a full-time mission.

“We’ll see you in the temple!”

For some of us, our journey to the temple is but a few blocks. For others, there are oceans to cross and miles to go before they enter the holy temple of God.
Some few years ago, before the completion of a temple in South Africa, while attending a district conference in what was then Salisbury, Rhodesia, I met the district president, Reginald J. Nield. He and his wife and lovely daughters met me as I entered the chapel. They explained to me that they had been saving their means and had been preparing for the day when they could journey to the temple of the Lord. But, oh, the temple was so far away.
At the conclusion of the meeting, the four lovely daughters asked me questions about the temple: “What is the temple like? All we have seen is a picture.” “How will we feel when we enter the temple?” “What will we remember most?” For about an hour I had the opportunity to talk to four girls about the house of the Lord. As I departed for the airport, they waved to me, and the youngest girl said, “We’ll see you in the temple!”
One year later I had the opportunity to greet the Nield family in the Salt Lake Temple. In a peaceful sealing room I had the privilege to unite for eternity, as well as for time, Brother and Sister Nield. The doors were then opened, and those beautiful daughters, each of them dressed in spotless white, entered the room. They embraced mother, then father. Tears were in their eyes, and gratitude was in their hearts. We were next to heaven. Well could each one say, “Now we are a family for eternity.”
This is the marvelous blessing that awaits those who come to the temple. May each of us live worthy lives, with clean hands and pure hearts, so that the temple may touch our lives and our families.
How far is heaven? I testify that in the holy temples it is not far at all—for it is in these sacred places that heaven and earth meet and our Heavenly Father gives His children His greatest blessings.
As we touch the temple and love the temple, our lives will reflect our faith. As we go to the holy house, as we remember the covenants we make therein, we will be able to bear every trial and overcome each temptation.
The Lord has indicated that the greatest work we parents can do is performed in our homes, and our homes can be heaven, particularly when our marriages are sealed in the house of God.
Worthy young men and young women as young as 12 years of age can be proxy for those who have died without the blessings of baptism.
If we do our duty and trust fully in the Lord, we will fill His temples, not only doing our own ordinance work, but also having the privilege of doing work for others.
In the temple, the precious plan of God is taught. It is in the temple that eternal covenants are made. All that occurs within the walls of the temple is uplifting and ennobling.
In a peaceful sealing room I had the privilege to unite for eternity, as well as for time, Brother and Sister Nield and their daughters. Tears were in their eyes, and gratitude was in their hearts. We were next to heaven.
Lima Peru Temple. Dedicated Jan. 10, 1986.
St. George Utah Temple. Dedicated Apr. 6, 1877. Rededicated Nov. 11, 1975.
Manila Philippines Temple. Dedicated Sept. 25, 1984.
Bountiful Utah Temple. Dedicated Jan. 8, 1995.
Bern Switzerland Temple. Dedicated Sept. 11, 1955. Rededicated Oct. 23, 1992.
Sealing room, Salt Lake Temple.



Here are some "references" for this wonderful talk


  1. 1.
  2. Matthew 6:19–21.
  3.   2. John 14:27.
  4.   3. See Matthew 22:37–39.
  5.   4. Proverbs 3:5–6.



http://www.lds.org/ensign/2010/10/blessings-of-the-temple?lang=eng

Sunday, July 7, 2013

Birthday - Wrap up!!!


My Birthday was 2 weeks ago (almost) and yes I am now the "Golden" age of 32!

Anyhow we were celebrating for several days. Starting on the day before my birthday until the end of that weekend.

Thank you so much for all the birthday wishes on Facebook, email, phone, mail etc. I am so blessed to have so many friends and people who love me.

Most importantly to my wonderful and loving husband who did so much for me for my birthday and for me and us everyday. I love you so much HONEY!


I made a slideshow.... highlighting all the fun and celebrating we did and such. I even got my hair done and cut - and you will see that in the slideshow as well.


http://www.kizoa.com/slideshow/d4987217k9951647o1/birthday-2013



Enjoy!!!!!

Tuesday, July 2, 2013

Walking in Circles



"Just think about the messages of last general conference. Many encouraged us to strengthen our families and improve our marriages. . . . Are we noting and applying this worthwhile counsel?"
—Dieter F. Uchtdorf, "Walking in Circles"
Topics: Revelation

This is my work and glory



"In our Heavenly Father's great priesthood-endowed plan, men have the unique responsibility to administer the priesthood, but they are not the priesthood."
—M. Russell Ballard, "This Is My Work and Glory"
Topics: Priesthood

This Is My Work and Glory



"Men and women have different but equally valued roles. Just as a woman cannot conceive a child without a man, so a man cannot fully exercise the power of the priesthood to establish an eternal family without a woman. In other words, in the eternal perspective, both the procreative power and the priesthood power are shared by husband and wife."
—M. Russell Ballard, "This Is My Work and Glory"
Topics: Priesthood, Marriage, Procreation

Strengthening the Family and the Church through the Priesthood



"Priesthood power depends upon personal righteousness. . . . [The blessings of priesthood power are] available to men and women alike. . . . [Families are the] image and forerunner of exaltation in the celestial kingdom."
—Dallin H. Oaks, "Strengthening the Family and the Church through the Priesthood"

Obedience Brings Blessings



"The Savior demonstrated genuine love of God by living the perfect life, by honoring the sacred mission that was His. Never was He haughty. Never was He puffed up with pride. Never was He disloyal. Ever was He humble. Ever was He sincere. Ever was He obedient."
—Thomas S. Monson, "Obedience Brings Blessings"

For Peace at Home.....




"The prophetic counsel to have daily personal and family prayer, daily personal and family scripture study, and weekly family home evening are the essential, weight-bearing beams in the construction of a Christ-centered home."
—Richard G. Scott, "For Peace at Home"

The Joy of redeeming the dead



"Through further revelation to Joseph Smith and subsequent prophets, there has come an understanding of and the provision for temple work and the family history effort that supports it. Every prophet since Joseph Smith has emphasized the imperative need to provide all ordinances for ourselves and our deceased ancestors."
—Richard G. Scott, "The Joy of Redeeming the Dead"

The words we speak



"Precious moments of opportunity to interact and converse with our children dissolve when we are occupied with distractions. Why not choose a time each day to disconnect from technology and reconnect with each other? Simply turn everything off. When you do this, your home may seem quiet at first; you may even feel at a loss as to what to do or say. Then, as you give full attention to your children, a conversation will begin, and you can enjoy listening to each other."
—Rosemary M. Wixom, "The Words We Speak"

Brethren, We Have Work to Do



"We cannot afford to have those who exercise the Holy Priesthood, after the Order of the Son of God, waste their strength in pornography or spend their lives in cyberspace (ironically being of the world while not being in the world)."
—D. Todd Christofferson, "Brethren, We Have Work to Do"

Can Ye Feel so now ?

"Sexual immorality and impure thoughts violate the standard established by the Savior. We were warned at the beginning of this dispensation that sexual immorality would be perhaps the greatest challenge. Such conduct will, without repentance, cause a spiritual drought and loss of commitment."
—Quentin L. Cook, "Can Ye Feel So Now?"

Until we meet again.....



"I pray that we may be aware of the needs of those around us. There are some, particularly among the young, who are tragically involved in drugs, immorality, pornography, and so on. There are those who are lonely, including widows and widowers, who long for the company and concern of others. May we ever be ready to extend to them a helping hand and a loving heart."
—Thomas S. Monson, "Until We Meet Again"