Obedience through Our Faithfulness

Good Morning, or Good Afternoon, or Good Evening, 

this post should take three to five minutes to read from start to finish. 

What is your definition and understanding of the following, "Obedience through our faithfulness" ?
How do you apply, "Obedience through our faithfulness" in your life?

This post focuses on a April 2014 General Conference talk and it is called, "Obedience through Our Faithfulness" by Elder L.Tom Perry. I would like to share with you some highlights while I was reading the talk.

Elder Perry mentioned the following,  "To succeed in life, we must teach our spirit and body to work together in obedience to God’s commandments. If we heed the gentle promptings of the Holy Ghost, it can unite our spirits and bodies in a purpose that will guide us back to our eternal home to live with our eternal Father in Heaven.

Our third article of faith teaches us about the importance of obedience: “We believe that through the Atonement of Christ, all mankind may be saved, by obedience to the laws and ordinances of the Gospel.” I recognize that the challenges associated with having faith in Jesus Christ and obedience will be more difficult for some than others. I have had enough years of experience to know that the personalities of horses can be very different and, therefore, some horses can be easier or more difficult to train and that the variety of people is far greater. Each of us is a son or daughter of God.

"Obedience is a choice. It is a choice between our own limited
knowledge and power and God's unlimited wisdom and omnipotence."
- L. Tom Perry.

Too often we think of obedience as the passive and thoughtless following of the orders or dictates of a higher authority. Actually, at its best, obedience is an emblem of our faith in the wisdom and power of the highest authority, even God. When Abraham demonstrated his unwavering faithfulness and obedience to God, even when commanded to sacrifice his son, God rescued him.

Similarly, when we demonstrate our faithfulness through obedience, God will ultimately rescue us. and we have a unique premortal and mortal story. Accordingly, there are very few one-size-fits-all solutions. And so I fully recognize the trial-and-error nature of life and, most importantly, the constant need of the second principle of the gospel, even repentance.

Those who rely solely on themselves and follow only their own desires and self-inclinations are so limited when compared to those who follow God and tap into His insight, power, and gifts. It has been said that someone who is all wrapped up in himself or herself makes a very small package. Strong, proactive obedience is anything but weak or passive. It is the means by which we declare"

I encourage you to read the whole talk in your own time and here is the link below.
www.lds.org/general-conference/2014/04/obedience-through-our-faithfulness

Stay Tuned until next time.

Faith Is Not by Chance, but by Choice

Good Morning, or Good Afternoon, or Good Evening, 

this post should take approximately four to six minutes to read from start to finish. 

This post focuses on a October 2015 General Conference talk and it is called, "Faith Is Not by Chance, but by Choice" by Elder Neil L. Anderson. I would like to share with you some highlights while I was reading the talk and I hope you will learn something new. 

Elder Anderson mentioned the following; "The Savior perceived the strength or weakness in the faith of those around Him. ... He questioned others, “Where is your faith?” ... I ask myself, “How does the Savior see my faith?” And tonight I ask you, “How does the Savior see your faith?”

Faith in the Lord Jesus Christ is not something ethereal, floating loosely in the air. Faith does not fall upon us by chance or stay with us by birthright. It is, as the scriptures say, “substance …, the evidence of things not seen.”... Faith in Jesus Christ is a gift from heaven that comes as we choose to believe and as we seek it and hold on to it. Your faith is either growing stronger or becoming weaker. ... The future of your faith is not by chance, but by choice.

... There are many Christian men and women with deep faith in the Lord Jesus Christ, and we honor and respect them.

No Longer on Neutral Ground

But brethren, we have been given something more: the priesthood of God, the power of God restored to earth by holy angels. This makes you different. You no longer stand on neutral ground. Your faith will grow not by chance, but by choice.

How we live our lives increases or diminishes our faith. Prayer, obedience, honesty, purity of thought and deed, and unselfishness increase faith. Without these, faith diminishes. ... Because there is an adversary who delights in destroying our faith! Be relentless in protecting your faith.

Honest Questions

Addressing honest questions is an important part of building faith, and we use both our intellect and our feelings. The Lord said, “I will tell you in your mind and in your heart.” Not all answers will come immediately, but most questions can be resolved through sincere study and seeking answers from God. Using our mind without our heart will not bring spiritual answers. ...

Faith never demands an answer to every question but seeks the assurance and courage to move forward, sometimes acknowledging, “I don’t know everything, but I do know enough to continue on the path of discipleship.”

Immersing oneself in persistent doubt, fueled by answers from the faithless and the unfaithful, weakens one’s faith in Jesus Christ and the Restoration. ...

For example, questions concerning the Prophet Joseph Smith are not new. They have been hurled by his critics since this work began. ... Consider the totality of Joseph’s life - born in poverty and given little formal education, he translated the Book of Mormon in less than 90 days. Tens of thousands of honest, devoted men and women embraced the cause of the Restoration. At age 38, Joseph sealed his witness with his blood. I testify that Joseph Smith was a prophet of God. Settle this in your mind, and move forward!

"Faith is the antidote for fear." - Russell M. Nelson.

Gifts That Enlarge Our Faith

Both the Bible and the Book of Mormon give us the beautiful assurance that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God. ... Some or all of the Book of Mormon is now in 110 languages across the world. It provides a spiritual and tangible witness of the truthfulness of the Restoration. When was the last time that you read the Book of Mormon from cover to cover? Read it again. It will increase your faith.

Another gift from God that enlarges our faith is the guidance of the First Presidency and the Quorum of the Twelve. ... The guidance of the First Presidency and the Twelve help protect our faith.

Fires

Although your beginning fire of faith may be small, righteous choices bring greater confidence in God, and your faith grows. ... But as you continue to make good choices, trust in God, and follow His Son, the Lord sends increased light and knowledge, and your faith becomes settled and unwavering. President Thomas S. Monson said: “Fear not. … The future is as bright as your faith.”

My dear friends, your faith did not begin at birth, and it will not end at death. Faith is a choice. Strengthen your faith, and live to be deserving of the Savior’s approving words: “Great is thy faith.” ...

I would like to encourage you to read the whole talk in your own time. Here's the link below.
www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2015/10/faith-is-not-by-chance-but-by-choice

Stay Tuned until next time.

Move Forward with Faith Quotes

Good Morning, or Good Afternoon, or Good Evening, 

this post should take approximately three minutes to read from start to finish.

What is your understanding the statement that says "move forward with faith?" 

How can you apply "move forward with faith" understanding into your life?

This post is focuses on a Article from Ensign in Year 2013. It's called "Move Forward in Faith." I would like to share with you some highlights while I was reading the article and I learned so much from it. At the beginning of the article, it starts with a question that is relatable to some of us because we may have asked ourselves with that question.

"What should you do when you have to make a decision and you've prayed about your choices, but you're still unsure of what to do?"

"Move forward with faith."

"One thing you can’t forget is to involve the Lord in your self-improvement. Pray and remember that the Lord promised that if you come unto Him, He will help you and turn your weakness into strength (see Ether 12:27).

Proceed with Trust - Elder Richard G. Scott

“What do you do when you have prepared carefully, have prayed fervently, waited a reasonable time for a response, and still do not feel an answer? You may want to express thanks when that occurs, for it is an evidence of [Heavenly Father’s] trust.

When you are living worthily and your choice is consistent with the Savior’s teachings and you need to act, proceed with trust. As you are sensitive to the promptings of the Spirit, one of two things will certainly occur at the appropriate time: either the stupor of thought will come, indicating an improper choice, or the peace or the burning in the bosom will be felt, confirming that your choice was correct. When you are living righteously and are acting with trust, God will not let you proceed too far without a warning impression if you have made the wrong decision.”

Reference: Elder Richard G. Scott of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, “Using the Supernal Gift of Prayer,” Ensign, May 2007, 10.

Don’t Take Counsel from Your Fears - President James E. Faust

“Let us not take counsel from our fears. May we remember always to be of good cheer, put our faith in God, and live worthy for Him to direct us. We are each entitled to receive personal inspiration to guide us through our mortal probation. May we so live that our hearts are open at all times to the whisperings and comfort of the Spirit.”

Reference: President James E. Faust (1920–2007), Second Counselor in the First Presidency, “Be Not Afraid,” Ensign, Oct. 2002, 6.

Wait Patiently for Revelation - Elder David A. Bednar

“The gradual increase of light radiating from the rising sun is like receiving a message from God ‘line upon line, precept upon precept’ (2 Nephi 28:30). Most frequently, revelation comes in small increments over time and is granted according to our desire, worthiness, and preparation. Such communications from Heavenly Father gradually and gently ‘distil upon [our souls] as the dews from heaven’ (D&C 121:45).”

Reference: Elder David A. Bednar of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, “The Spirit of Revelation,” Ensign, May 2011, 88.

Know That God Will Provide - President Dieter F. Uchtdorf

“During [a] busy season of my life, Elder Joseph B. Wirthlin extended a call to me to serve as stake president. “During my interview with him, many thoughts raced through my mind, not the least of which was the unsettling worry that I might not have the time this calling would require. Although I felt humbled and honored by the call, I briefly wondered if I could accept it. But it was only a fleeting thought because I knew that Elder Wirthlin was called of God and that he was doing the Lord’s work. What could I do but accept?

“There are times when we have to step into the darkness in faith, confident that God will place solid ground beneath our feet once we do. And so I accepted gladly, knowing that God would provide.”

Reference: President Dieter F. Uchtdorf, Second Counselor in the First Presidency, “The Why of Priesthood Service,” Ensign, May 2012, 59.

In your own time, you can read the whole Article, Here's the link below, and I hope you will enjoy reading it. www.lds.org/ensign/2013/08/move-forward-in-faith

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Faith, Faithful, and Faithfulness

Good Morning, or Good Afternoon, or Good Evening, 

this post should take approximately three minutes to read from start to finish.

What is your definition and understanding on faith? What is your definition and understanding on faithful? 

What is your definition and understanding on faithfulness?

Faith:

Can you think of any recent experiences or past experiences that you had by using faith?

Has any of those experiences helped you to gain a better definition and understanding of what faith is?

 Has any of those experiences helped you to gain a better reason why to continue believing in faith?

In the past, sometimes whenever I go through trials, challenges, difficulties, feeling disappointed, feeling discouraged, and so forth; I have forgotten the definition of faith. Having FAITH has helped me to gain a better definition, understanding and a better reason why I would like to continue to believe in faith even at unexpected times. I often try to say to myself that everything would work out in their own way and timing.

Faithful:

Can you think of any recent experiences or past experiences when you were able to be faithful to yourself?

Can you think of any recent experiences or past experiences when you were able to be faithful around others? 

Has any of those experiences helped you to gain a better definition and understanding of what faithful is?

In the past - most times, I always strived my best to always be FAITHFUL to myself and around others. I always wanted to share my religion with some of my non-member friends and invited them to come along with me to either a YSA activity or a ward activity or to Church fireside. I know at times throughout our lives, we can forget about the definition and understanding of faithful. Also, I know at times throughout our lives, we can forget how we can be faithful to ourselves and around others. 

"Everyone would like to have stronger faith. By themselves, the scriptures may not
strengthen your faith, but being faithful to what they teach, does. In other words,
faith cannot be separated from faithfulness." - John Bytheway. 

Faithfulness:

Can you think of any recent experiences or past experiences when you were able to have faithfulness in something? Has any of those recent experiences or past experiences helped you to have a better 

definition and understanding of faithfulness?

We can be faithfulness in our current relationships either it's married, engaged, or in dating stages. 

We can be faithfulness in our current relationships with our family members, and extended relatives.

We can be faithfulness in our current friendships that we have met either from studying or from church.

Stay tuned until next time.

Love Yourself, and Empower Yourself

Good Morning, or Good Afternoon, or Good Evening, 

this post should take approximately three minutes to read from start to finish. 

This post is short and sweet. In what ways, have you shown to others that you can love yourself around your immediate relatives, your friends, your close friends, your best friends, your loved one - whom you are dating with or who you are married to, your extended relatives, your work colleagues - if you're employed, other students - if you're studying classes in person? In what ways, have you proven to yourself that you can love yourself? 

Sometimes in our lives, we might get caught up and be too busy to act upon what we think of ways to how we can love ourselves around others and how we can proven ourselves that we can love ourselves. I know that I haven't proven myself too much about self-love. Sometimes, I do surprise myself especially into knowing that I can save more whenever I wasn't tempted to spend unnecessary things - including spending fast foods. I enjoyed giving myself opportunities to travel before I got married, including flying and driving to location to location. 

Sometimes, I still wonder how I was successfully to get out of my comfort zone to be able to travel on my own - I flew to Perth on my own - once, I flew to Utah on my own - once, I flew to Brisbane on my own - multiple times, and I flew to Texas, United States on my own - twice. Those times has helped me to build better confidence and self esteem for myself. 

"love yourself"

In what ways, have you shown to others that you can empower yourself around your immediate relatives, your friends, your close friends, your best friends, your loved one - whom you are dating with or who you are married to, your extended relatives, your work colleagues - if you're employed, other students - if you're studying classes in person? In what ways, have you proven to yourself that you can empower yourself? 

Sometimes in our lives, we might get caught up and be too busy to act upon what we think of ways to how we can empower ourselves around others and how we can proven ourselves that we can find times for us to be able to empower ourselves. 

Sometimes, sometime after I wake up in the morning, I would always write a to do list - it's reasonable and helps me of what I would like to achieve throughout the day. I know the days when I don't have a to do list, I seemed to forget of what things that needs to be achieved on a certain day. I like to be productive on the days when my husband works and while I am mostly at home. 

I always remind myself of the short-term goals and long-term goals that I have set at the beginning of this year, and I definitely think that I have been doing well of achieving several of those goals so far. I already have been tracking of how much time that I have been spending on social media, time that I use for spiritual growth daily and so forth. 

Stay tuned until next time.

Express Yourself, and Trust Yourself

Good Morning, or Good Afternoon, or Good Evening, 

this post should take approximately two minutes to read from start to finish. 

This post is short and sweet. In what ways, have you shown to others that you can express yourself around your immediate relatives, your friends, your close friends, your best friends, your loved one - whom you are dating with or who you are married to, your extended relatives, your work colleagues - if you're employed, other students - if you're studying classes in person? In what ways, have you proven to yourself that you can express yourself? 

Sometimes in our lives, we might get caught up and be too busy to act upon what we think of ways to how we can express ourselves to others of how we have been feeling or our current mood, and ways of how to proven ourselves that we can express ourselves of how we have been feeling or our current mood.

We can express ourselves to others by allowing ourselves to be able to communicate to others clearly - for others to be able to understand of what we are saying, try to be a great listener to someone who express to you of their concerns and worries - someone would always would like to have at least one friend or relative who knows that he or she cares about them and so forth. Sometimes, I do share my expressions via blogging and I know that not a whole lot of friends who actually reads my blog. 

"Forgive yourself. You always did the best you knew how to do."

In what ways, have you shown to others that you can trust yourself around your immediate relatives, your friends, your close friends, your best friends, your loved one - whom you are dating with, your extended relatives, your work colleagues - if you're employed, other students - if you're studying classes in person? In what ways, have you proven to yourself that you can trust yourself? 

Sometimes in our lives, we might get caught up and be too busy to act upon what we think of ways to how we can trust ourselves around others, and ways of how to proven ourselves that we can trust ourselves. I know that sometimes we do go through stages in our lives when we overthink the little things, and may forget that sometimes the little things do matter in our lives. We can trust ourselves by being kind to ourselves, we can trust ourselves by telling ourselves that we will be okay when things are going wrong around us, we can trust ourselves that we can do better and become better individuals, taking care of our needs more than our wants, and so forth.

I know that I often do my best to trusting myself that I am making the right friends who I would like to have in life and support in most decisions in life.

Stay Tuned until next time.

Forgive Yourself, and Bless Yourself

Good Morning, or Good Afternoon, or Good Evening, 

this post should take approximately two minutes to read from start to finish. 

This post is short and sweet. In what ways, have you shown to others that you can forgive yourself around your immediate relatives, your friends, your close friends, your best friends, your loved one - whom you are dating with or whom you are married to, your extended relatives, your work colleagues - if you're employed, other students - if you're studying classes in person? In what ways, have you proven to yourself that you can forgive yourself? 

Sometimes in our lives, we might get caught up and be too busy to act upon what we think of ways how to forgive ourselves around others and how to proven ourselves that we can be forgiven. Forgive ourselves even when no one would forgive what we have done wrong. We can forgive ourselves from the mistakes that we have done, we can forgive ourselves by focusing on our emotions - have our emotions under control, and so forth. 

"You need to forgive yourself. Your mistakes don't define you."

In what ways, have you shown to others that you can bless yourself around your immediate relatives, your friends, your close friends, your best friends, your loved one - whom you are dating with, your extended relatives, your work colleagues - if you're employed, other students - if you're studying classes in person? In what ways, have you proven to yourself that you can bless yourself? 

Sometimes in our lives, we might get caught up and be too busy to act upon what we think of ways how to bless ourselves around others and how to proven ourselves that we can bless ourselves. Whenever we're struggling, we can always seek out to others if they would keep us in their prayers. We can spend more time with dedicating to the Lord than spending some unnecessary time on social media. 

Stay Tuned until next time.

Be Yourself, Accept Yourself, and Value Yourself

Good Morning, or Good Afternoon, or Good Evening, 

this post should take approximately three minutes to read from start to finish.

This post is short and sweet. In what ways, have you shown to others that you can be yourself around your immediate relatives, your friends, your close friends, your best friends, your loved one - whom you are dating with, your extended relatives, your work colleagues - if you're employed, other students - if you're studying classes in person? In what ways, have you proven to yourself that you can be yourself? 

Sometimes in our lives, we might get caught up and be too busy to act upon what we think of ways to be ourselves around others and how to proven ourselves that we can be ourselves. We can learn about our interests, our talents, our hobbies, and so forth. We can appreciate of who we were in the past because some moments in the past has helped us who we have become this present time. We can be confident of the way we look, the ways that we do certain things, the ways of our speech, and so forth.

We can forgive ourselves - each of us aren't perfect, and we do make mistakes. We can do our best to not fully rely on someone to forgive our mistakes for us. 

In what ways, have you shown to others that you can accept yourself around your immediate relatives, your friends, your close friends, your best friends, your loved one - whom you are dating with, your extended relatives, your work colleagues - if you're employed, other students - if you're studying classes in person? In what ways, have you proven to yourself that you can accept yourself?

Sometimes in our lives, we might get caught up and be too busy to act upon what we think of ways to accept ourselves around others and how to proven ourselves that we can accept ourselves. We can teach ourselves with positive talk - not to overthink the little things, we can do our best to avoid worrying - sometimes worrying can make things worse, we can celebrate the strengths that we have - some people may inspire what you have already accomplished, and so forth. 

In what ways, have you shown to others that you can value yourself around your immediate relatives, your friends, your close friends, your best friends, your loved one - whom you are dating with, your extended relatives, your work colleagues - if you're employed, other students - if you're studying classes in person? In what ways, have you proven to yourself that you can value yourself? 

Sometimes in our lives, we might get caught up and be too busy to act upon what we think of ways to value ourselves around others and how to proven ourselves that we can value ourselves. We may get reminded over and over again at times about our true worth. We are priceless and we need to truly value for who we have become this present time. 

"Speak up, speak out, be you."

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I remembered when I was in Australia and while I was employed; I was able to take multiple opportunities of days off to take myself to places of where it matters to me and during the drives has helped me to reflected on past memories that has helped me to become who I am at present time. I learned about my hobbies, my interests, my talents and so forth. I learned that I don't need to wear tons of makeup to impress someone. 

I often do my best to accept who I am. Before I met my husband, I constantly had to remind myself what I look like and since I have known my husband, I seemed to forget to accept of what I look like. Therefore my husband has been doing a great job to remind me to accept I look like. 

Majority of my life, I have been able to live in Australia and I learned so many words. When I moved to United States, I learned some more words. Sometimes I have been trying to explain certain words in Australian English, and I get frustrated because some people just doesn't understand me. I had to quickly forgive my mistake, and explain in American English. I learned to accept there is language barrier between Australian English and American English. 

I often do my best to value myself. I know it has been times to be hard to value who I am. I know that I am worth priceless.  

Stay Tuned until next time.

Mothers Who Know

Good Morning, or Good Afternoon, or Good Evening, 

this post should take four to six minutes to read from start to finish.

This post focuses on a October 2007 General Conference talk and it is called "Mothers Who Know" by Sister Julie B. Beck." I would like to share with you some highlights while I was reading the talk.

Sister Beck mentioned, 

"Mothers Who Know Bear Children

Faithful daughters of God desire children. In the scriptures we read of Eve, Sarah, Rebekah and Mary, who were foreordained to be mothers before children were born to them. Some women are not given the responsibility of bearing children in mortality, but just as Hannah of the Old Testament prayed fervently for her child, the value women place on motherhood in this life and the attributes of motherhood they attain here will rise with them in the Resurrection. Women who desire and work toward that blessing in this life are promised they will receive it for all eternity, and eternity is much, much longer than mortality. There is eternal influence and power in motherhood.

Mothers Who Know Honor Sacred Ordinances and Covenants

Mothers who know honor sacred ordinances and covenants. I have visited sacrament meetings in some of the poorest places on the earth where mothers have dressed with great care in their Sunday best despite walking for miles on dusty streets and using worn-out public transportation. They bring daughters in clean and ironed dresses with hair brushed to perfection; their sons wear white shirts and ties and have missionary haircuts. These mothers know they are going to sacrament meeting, where covenants are renewed. These mothers have made and honor temple covenants. They know that if they are not pointing their children to the temple, they are not pointing them toward desired eternal goals. These mothers have influence and power.

Mothers Who Know Are Nurturers

Mothers who know are nurturers. This is their special assignment and role under the plan of happiness. To nurture means to cultivate, care for, and make grow. Therefore, mothers who know create a climate for spiritual and temporal growth in their homes. Another word for nurturing is homemaking.

Homemaking includes cooking, washing clothes and dishes, and keeping an orderly home. Working beside children in homemaking tasks creates opportunities to teach and model qualities children should emulate. Nurturing mothers are knowledgeable, but all the education women attain will avail them nothing if they do not have the skill to make a home that creates a climate for spiritual growth.

Mothers Who Know Are Leaders

Mothers who know are leaders. In equal partnership with their husbands, they lead a great and eternal organization. These mothers plan for the future of their organization. They plan for missions, temple marriages, and education. They plan for prayer, scripture study, and family home evening. Mothers who know build children into future leaders and are the primary examples of what leaders look like. They do not abandon their plan by succumbing to social pressure and worldly models of parenting. These wise mothers who know are selective about their own activities and involvement to conserve their limited strength in order to maximize their influence where it matters most.

"MOTHERS WHO KNOW ...

Bear Children Faithful daughters of God desire children.

Make Covenants Mothers who know honor sacred ordinances and covenants.

Are Nurturers Mothers who know are nurturers.

Are Teachers Mothers who know are always teachers.

Do Less Mothers who know do less.

Stand Strong & Immovable Who will prepare this righteous generation of sons and daughters?"

Mothers Who Know Are Teachers

Mothers who know are always teachers. Since they are not babysitters, they are never off duty. Think of the power of our future missionary force if mothers considered their homes as a pre–missionary training center. Then the doctrines of the gospel taught in the MTC would be a review and not a revelation. ..

Mothers Who Know Do Less

Mothers who know do less. They permit less of what will not bear good fruit eternally. They allow less media in their homes, less distraction, less activity that draws their children away from their home. Mothers who know are willing to live on less and consume less of the world’s goods in order to spend more time with their children more time eating together, more time working together, more time reading together, more time talking, laughing, singing, and exemplifying. These mothers choose carefully and do not try to choose it all.

Mothers Who Know Stand Strong and Immovable

Who will prepare this righteous generation of sons and daughters? Latter-day Saint women will do this women who know and love the Lord and bear testimony of Him, women who are strong and immovable and who do not give up during difficult and discouraging times. We are led by an inspired prophet of God who has called upon the women of the Church to “stand strong and immovable for that which is correct and proper under the plan of the Lord.” He has asked us to “begin in [our] own homes” to teach children the ways of truth. Latter-day Saint women should be the very best in the world at upholding, nurturing, and protecting families."

I encourage you to read the whole talk in your own time. Here's the link.
www.lds.org/general-conference/2007/10/mothers-who-know

Stay Tuned until next time.

Because She Is a Mother} Part Two

Good Morning, or Good Afternoon, or Good Evening, 

this post should take approximately three minutes to read from start to finish.

This post is part two. This post focuses on an April 1997 General Conference talk called "Because She Is a Mother" by Jeffrey R. Holland and I would like to share with you some highlights while I was reading the talk.

But one thing, she said, keeps her going: “Through the thick and the thin of this, and through the occasional tears of it all, I know deep down inside I am doing God’s work. I know that in my motherhood I am in an eternal partnership with Him. I am deeply moved that God finds His ultimate purpose and meaning in being a parent, even if some of His children make Him weep.

“It is this realization,” she says, “that I try to recall on those inevitably difficult days when all of this can be a bit overwhelming. Maybe it is precisely our inability and anxiousness that urge us to reach out to Him and enhance His ability to reach back to us.

Sometimes the decision of a child or a grandchild will break your heart. Sometimes expectations won’t immediately be met. Every mother and father worries about that. Even that beloved and wonderfully successful parent President Joseph F. Smith pled, “Oh! God, let me not lose my own.” That is every parent’s cry, and in it is something of every parent’s fear. But no one has failed who keeps trying and keeps praying. You have every right to receive encouragement and to know in the end your children will call your name blessed, just like those generations of foremothers before you who hoped your same hopes and felt your same fears.

Remember, remember all the days of your motherhood: “Ye have not come thus far save it were by the word of Christ with unshaken faith in him, relying wholly upon the merits of him who is mighty to save.”

Rely on Him. Rely on Him heavily. Rely on Him forever. And “press forward with a steadfastness in Christ, having a perfect brightness of hope.” You are doing God’s work. You are doing it wonderfully well. He is blessing you and He will bless you, even no, especially when your days and your nights may be the most challenging."

I encourage you to read the whole talk in your own time. Here's the link below.
www.lds.org/general-conference/1997/04/because-she-is-a-mother

Stay Tuned until next time.

Because She Is a Mother} Part One

Good Morning, or Good Afternoon, or Good Evening, 

this post should take approximately three minutes to read from start to finish.

This post is part one. This post focuses on an April 1997 General Conference talk called "Because She Is a Mother" by Jeffrey R. Holland and I would like to share with you some highlights while I was reading the talk.

Brother Holland mentioned,
"To the women within the sound of my voice who dearly want to be mothers and are not, I say through your tears and ours on that subject, God will yet, in days that lie somewhere ahead, bring “hope to [the] desolate heart.” Today I wish to praise those motherly hands that have rocked the infant’s cradle and, through the righteousness taught to their children there, are at the very center of the Lord’s purposes for us in mortality.

In speaking of mothers generally, I especially wish to praise and encourage young mothers. The work of a mother is hard, too often unheralded work.

Do the best you can through these years, but whatever else you do, cherish that role that is so uniquely yours and for which heaven itself sends angels to watch over you and your little ones. Husbands especially husbands as well as Church leaders and friends in every direction, be helpful and sensitive and wise. Remember, “To everything, there is a season and a time to every purpose under the heaven.”

"Few of us will reach our potential without the nurturing of both
 the MOTHER who bore us and the MOTHERS who bear with us."
- Sheri L. Drew.

Mothers, we acknowledge and esteem your faith in every footstep. Please know that it is worth it then, now, and forever. And if, for whatever reason, you are making this courageous effort alone, without your husband at your side, then our prayers will be all the greater for you, and our determination to lend a helping hand even more resolute.

One young mother wrote to me recently that her anxiety tended to come on three fronts. One was that whenever she heard talks on LDS motherhood, she worried because she felt she didn’t measure up or somehow wasn’t going to be equal to the task. Secondly, she felt like the world expected her to teach her children reading, writing, interior design, Latin, calculus, and the Internet all before the baby said something terribly ordinary, like “goo goo.”

Thirdly, she often felt people were sometimes patronizing, almost always without meaning to be, because the advice she got or even the compliments she received seemed to reflect nothing of the mental investment, the spiritual and emotional exertion, the long-night, long-day, stretched-to-the-limit demands that sometimes are required in trying to be and wanting to be the mother God hopes she will be.

But one thing, she said, keeps her going: “Through the thick and the thin of this, and through the occasional tears of it all, I know deep down inside I am doing God’s work. I know that in my motherhood I am in an eternal partnership with Him. I am deeply moved that God finds His ultimate purpose and meaning in being a parent, even if some of His children make Him weep."

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Your Greatest Challenge, Mother

This post is based on an October 2000 General Conference talk called "Your Greatest Challenge, Mother" by Gordon B. Hinckley. I would like to share with you some highlights while I was reading the talk.

President Hinckley mentioned, "Your hearts are all of one kind. You are gathered together because you love the Lord. You have a testimony and conviction concerning His living reality. You pray unto the Father in Jesus’ name. You understand the efficacy of prayer. You are wives and mothers. You are widows and single mothers carrying very heavy burdens. You are newly married women, and you are women who have not married. You are a vast concourse of women of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Along with Sister Dew, I charge you to stand tall and be strong in defense of those great virtues which have been the backbone of our social progress. When you are united, your power is limitless. You can accomplish anything you wish to accomplish. And oh, how very, very great is the need for you in a world of crumbling values where the adversary seems so very much to be in control.

Teach your children when they are very young and small, and never quit. As long as they are in your home, let them be your primary interest. I take the liberty tonight of suggesting several things that you might teach them. The list is not complete. You can add other items.

Teach them to seek for good friends. They are going to have friends, good or bad. Those friends will make a vast difference in their lives. It is important that they cultivate an attitude of tolerance toward all people, but it is more important that they gather around them those of their own kind who will bring out the best they have within them. Otherwise they may be infected with the ways of their associates.

Teach them to value education. “The glory of God is intelligence, or, in other words, light and truth” (D&C 93:36).

Teach them to respect their bodies. The practice is growing among young people of tattooing and piercing their bodies. The time will come when they will regret it, but it will then be too late. The scriptures unequivocally declare:

“Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you?

“If any man defile the temple of God, him shall God destroy; for the temple of God is holy, which temple ye are” (1 Cor. 3:16–17).

Teach them to be honest. The jails of the world are filled with people who began their evil activities with small acts of dishonesty. A small lie so often leads to a greater lie. A small theft so often leads to a greater theft. Soon the individual has woven a web from which he cannot extricate himself. The broad road to prison begins as a small and attractive pathway.

Teach them to be virtuous. Teach young men to respect young women as daughters of God endowed with something very precious and beautiful. Teach your daughters to have respect for young men, for boys who hold the priesthood, boys who should and do stand above the tawdry evils of the world.

Teach them to pray. None of us is wise enough to make it on our own. We need the help, the wisdom, the guidance of the Almighty in reaching those decisions that are so tremendously important in our lives. There is no substitute for prayer. There is no greater resource.

God bless you, dear friends. Do not trade your birthright as a mother for some bauble of passing value. Let your first interest be in your home. The baby you hold in your arms will grow quickly as the sunrise and the sunset of the rushing days. I hope that when that occurs you will not be led to exclaim as did King Lear, “How sharper than a serpent’s tooth it is to have a thankless child!” (King Lear, I, iv, 312). Rather, I hope that you will have every reason to be proud concerning your children, to have love for them, to have faith in them, to see them grow in righteousness and virtue before the Lord, to see them become useful and productive members of society. If with all you have done there is an occasional failure, you can still say, “At least I did the very best of which I was capable. I tried as hard as I knew how. I let nothing stand in the way of my role as a mother.” Failures will be few under such circumstances."

If you can't see the Image for this post, it says "I know of no better answer to [the] foul practices that confront our young people than the teachings of a mother, given in love with an unmistakable warning."

I encourage you to read the whole talk in your own time. Here's the link below.
www.lds.org/general-conference/2000/10/your-greatest-challenge-mother

Stay Tuned until next time.

True Friends} Part Two

Good Morning, or Good Afternoon, or Good Evening, 

this post should take approximately four to six minutes to read from start to finish.

This post is focuses on a April 2002 General Conference talk and it is called, "True Friends" by Henry B. Eyring. This post is part two. I would like to share with you some highlights while I was reading the talk and I hope you will learn something new.

Brother Eyring mentioned the following, "There are limits on what friends can do to help the ones who must endure. It is the new members who must pray. It is they who must rely on the strength they will receive in answers to their prayers. They must choose for themselves in faith to be baptized, trusting in their perfect friend, the Savior. They must choose in faith in Him to repent, to be humble and contrite.

They must choose to receive the gift of the Holy Ghost. The words of confirmation into the Church are an invitation: “Receive the Holy Ghost.” And that choice must be made not once, but every day, every hour, every minute. Even when the Holy Ghost comes and inspires them what they should do, doing it or not is a choice. Even when they read the scriptures regularly, it takes a choice to “feast upon the words of Christ.”

And even the feast is not nourishing without a choice to do what the words of Christ tell them to do. With faith and obedience practiced long enough, the Holy Ghost becomes a constant companion, our natures change, and endurance becomes certain.

"Anything is possible when you have the right people
there to support you." - Misty Copeland.

The member must make the choices, but the true friend is vital. There are important ways for us to share the new member’s burden that it may be bearable. We can love, listen, show, and testify.

First, we must love them. That is what the Savior does. We can do it with Him and for Him. He showed us the way in His mortal ministry. .. “This is my commandment, That ye love one another, as I have loved you. “Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends. “Ye are my friends, if ye do whatsoever I command you.

.. The Savior watches over the struggling member as a friend. He laid down His life for all of us. He loves us and will grant us, if we are faithful, the gift of feeling a part of His love for them. ..

Second, we must listen to the new member with understanding and empathy. That also will take spiritual gifts, since our experience will rarely parallel theirs. It will not be enough to say, “I understand how you feel,” unless we do. But the Savior does. He is prepared to help you be a friend who understands even those you have just met, if you ask in faith. Before He was born, prophets knew what He would do to be able to help you be a friend for Him. ..

Third, we must be an example for the new member. We can feast upon the word of God. We can ask for and live for the companionship of the Holy Ghost. We can be obedient out of our faith in Jesus Christ. And in time we can become an example of a disciple who is born again through the Atonement. It may be gradual. It may be hard for us to discern in ourselves. But it will be real. And it will give hope to the new member and to all those we befriend on the path to eternal life.

Fourth, we must testify of the truth to the new member. It must be sincere, and it is best when it is simple. It is most helpful when it is about the reality and mission of the Savior, about our Heavenly Father’s love, and of the gifts and companionship of the Holy Ghost. And it is essential to testify that the Father and the Son appeared to the young Joseph Smith and that the full gospel and the true Church have been restored by heavenly messengers. The Holy Ghost will confirm those simple declarations as truth.

The new member will need that confirmation, again and again, even when we are not there to testify. Should they choose to reject the companionship of the Holy Ghost, he or she will not endure. But that is true for all of us, wherever we are and however faithful we have been. All of us will be tested. And all of us need true friends to love us, to listen to us, to show us the way, and to testify of truth to us so that we may retain the companionship of the Holy Ghost. You must be such a true friend.

.. And your friendship to even one new member may, in this life and in the next, cause hundreds or even thousands of their ancestors and their descendants to call you blessed. .."

If you would like to read the whole talk in your own time, here is the link below.
www.lds.org/general-conference/2002/04/true-friends

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True Friends} Part One

Good Morning, or Good Afternoon, or Good Evening, 

this post should take approximately three to five minutes to read from start to finish.

What's your definition of true friends? Do you think that you choose friends wisely?

This post is focuses on a April 2002 General Conference talk and it is called, "True Friends" by Henry B. Eyring. This post is part one. I would like to share with you some highlights while I was reading the talk and I hope you will learn something new.

Brother Eyring mentioned, ".. The Savior warns that if we start along the path and go far enough and then fail and deny Him, it would have been better if we had never begun. ..  It is to keep the promise we made in the waters of baptism “to bear one another’s burdens.” It is to be a friend.

These words of President Hinckley energize me: “I hope, I pray, I plead with you, every one of you, to embrace every new member of the Church. Make a friend of him or her. Hold onto them.”

President Hinckley can’t be there as a friend for every new member. But you can be there for at least one. All it takes is to feel something of what they feel and something of what the Savior feels for them. .. All it takes is a friend to bring such a mighty change in one’s life.”

.. He introduced his friend to the missionaries. He saw that his friend was baptized and received the gift of the Holy Ghost. He took his friend, even before baptism, to where he would study the scriptures and thus be nurtured by the good word of God.

Even before baptism he helped his friend discover this promise: “Wherefore, I said unto you, feast upon the words of Christ; for behold, the words of Christ will tell you all things what ye should do.” The words must have told him to buy scriptures, which he did. .. 

"Sometimes our preoccupation is on having friends. Perhaps we should focus on being a friend." - Elaine S. Dalton.

.. We know from the scriptures what caused those changes in him. He had to be praying with faith in the Savior. He was receiving testimony and directions through the Spirit. And then he was not only doing what he was inspired to do but he was asking God to let the Atonement work in his life.

Nephi, describing that miracle of change and what brings it, said this:

“And now, my beloved brethren, I perceive that ye ponder still in your hearts; and it grieveth me that I must speak concerning this thing. For if ye would hearken unto the Spirit which teacheth a man to pray ye would know that ye must pray; for the evil spirit teacheth not a man to pray, but teacheth him that he must not pray.

“But behold, I say unto you that ye must pray always, and not faint; that ye must not perform any thing unto the Lord save in the first place ye shall pray unto the Father in the name of Christ, that he will consecrate thy performance unto thee, that thy performance may be for the welfare of thy soul.”

.. When we are called to serve, we can pray for the Holy Ghost to be our companion with assurance it will come. When we ask in faith, a change can come in our natures both for the welfare of our souls and to strengthen us for the tests we all must face."

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Insights, Recognized, and Acknowledged Friendships Throughout My Life

Good Morning, or Good Afternoon, or Good Evening, 

this post should take approximately three minutes to read from start to finish.

I would like to share with you, of my insights about friendships and how did I recognized friendships over the past years of my life. Most times, I saw myself constantly learning something new with most friends that I have met throughout my life.

Insights:

Meeting and making instant connection with new friends, why not? It can be easy to some people while it can be difficult to others. Sharing the common interests or similar interests with someone, seems easy to some people while it can be difficult to others. Getting out of comfort zone, seems easy to some people while it can be difficult to others. 

I know that some friends would comment "congratulations" whenever they see a social media post of their friends who recently got into a new relationship - boyfriend and girlfriend, who recently got engaged, who recently got married and who recently gave birth. Some people would also comment "congratulations" whenever they see a social media post of their friends who recently got accepted into a new job, and a new employment position. Those types of "congratulations" does means a lot to people. 

I know that not some friends doesn't know how they can effectively support their friends' own business/s. Wouldn't it be just simple to just share their friends's business/s via words of mouth?

"Hard times will always reveal true friends."

Recognized and Acknowledged: 

I have been able to recognized different type of friendships over the past years since I was in teen years. I always had different type of friendships, I had friends who has the same religion as me and I had friends who isn't church members of the same religion as me. 

I still do have friends who I have met during my years in primary schools, and my years in High School. 

I still do have some friends who I have met during EFY in Brisbane 2012, SMYC in Brisbane 2014, stake youth conference and stake youth dances. I still do have some friends who I have met during Annual Priest and Laurel's Balls and Annual YSA Balls.

I still do have some friends who I have met during YSA dances, YSA devotional firesides and YSA Conventions, Perth - 2014 and Gold Coast - 2016. I still do have some friends who I have met at times when I went to Brisbane Latter-Day Saint Temple and during institute classes. I still do have some friends who I have met elsewhere such as during my travels, while I was employed, and so. forth. 

I already acknowledged who my close friends, my best friends and who my true friends are by knowing that they are always there for me, even at times when they can't, they are always here with me in spirit. I know it's a good feeling for me that I know that I can rely on them, a lot. 

Over the years; I acknowledged that some people who goes through their friends list and unfriend bunch of people on Facebook, I acknowledged that some people goes through their following list and followers list, and they have unfollowed bunch of people and removed their followers on their Instagram. I have done those things. I learned to always choose friends wisely, I have recognized who my true friends are and worked out how many friends do I want to keep on Facebook. 

As I have experienced different stages throughout my life thus far; I have gone through losing friends, losing trust, certain amount of people who doesn't respect my feelings, and listening to different opinions what people think is best for me to follow. 

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What Is a Friend} Part Two

Good Morning, or Good Afternoon, or Good Evening, 

this post should take approximately three minutes to read from start to finish.

This post focuses on October 1972 General Conference talk and it is called, "What Is a Friend?" by Marvin J. Ashton. This post is part two. I hope you will learn something new while reading throughout this post.

Marvin mentioned the following, "Please share this recent experience I had while visiting in South America. I was traveling with a mission president 200 miles from his office. Word reached him one of his elders was in the hospital with a ruptured appendix. His condition was grave because of the six-to seven-hour delay in getting medical attention. The mission president gave immediate instructions by telephone, getting the best physician possible, leading sixty missionaries assembled in zone conference in united prayer. He and his wife were at the elder’s bedside the following morning. Prayers continued, medical attention increased, companions took turns sitting at his bedside around the clock. Parents in Idaho were notified. “The best is being done for your son. We feel he will make it. Please have your family join us in our prayers.”

Here was friendship in action. Here was a friend at work. Here was an example of leaving the ninety and nine for the immediate attention of the one.

"A friend Cares. A friend Shows love. A friend Listens.
A friend Reaches out." - Thomas S. Monson.

No greater reward can come to any of us as we serve than a sincere “Thank you for being my friend.” When those who need assistance find their way back through and with us, it is friendship in action. When the weak are made strong and the strong stronger through our lives, friendship is real. If a man can be judged by his friends, he can also be measured by their heights.

How can we help a friend? An Arabian proverb helps us answer: “A friend is one to whom one may pour out all the contents of one’s heart, chaff and grain together, knowing that the gentlest of hands will take and sift it, keep what is worth keeping, and with the breath of kindness blow the rest away.”

Yes, a friend is a person who is willing to take me the way I am but who is willing and able to leave me better than he found me. ... I pray God to help us to be friends. We need God’s friendship. He pleads for ours. God lives. He is near. He is available."

Feel free to read the whole talk either now or in your own time, here's the link below.
www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/1972/10/what-is-a-friend

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What Is a Friend} Part One

Good Morning, or Good Afternoon, or Good Evening, 

this post should take three to five minutes to read from start to finish.

This post focuses on October 1972 General Conference talk and it is called, "What Is a Friend?" by Marvin J. Ashton. This post is part one. I hope you would learn something new as you read throughout this post. 

Marvin mentioned the following; "This day I greet you wherever you are as friends. ... 

Acts of a friend should result in self-improvement, better attitudes, self-reliance, comfort, consolation, self-respect, and better welfare. Certainly the word friend is misused if it is identified with a person who contributes to our delinquency, misery, and heartaches. When we make a man feel he is wanted, his whole attitude changes. Our friendship will be recognizable if our actions and attitudes result in improvement and independence.

It takes courage to be a real friend. Some of us endanger the valued classification of friend because of our unwillingness to be one under all circumstances. Fear can deprive us of friendship. Some of us identify our closest friends as those with the courage to remain and share themselves with us under all circumstances. A friend is a person who will suggest and render the best for us regardless of the immediate consequences. 

... It is well for us to be reminded that we are friends to ourselves when we keep our lives unspotted from the sins of the world and leave ourselves better tomorrow than we are today. It is a worthy daily goal to be a true friend to one’s self. Our responsibility to the widow and the fatherless is to accept them as we find them, but to not leave them without improvement. Ours is to lift the heavy heart, say the encouraging word, and assist in supplying the daily needs.

Aren’t we something less than a friend if we have the gospel of Jesus Christ and are unwilling to share it by word and example with a family, a member, neighbor, or the stranger? Aren’t we something less than a friend if we have a testimony of the gospel of Jesus Christ and are unwilling to share it?

FRIEND
F - fight for you, R - respect you, I - involve you, E - encourage you,
N - need you, D - deserve you, S - save you.

A friend is a possession we earn, not a gift. ... Let me share with you quickly a few of the many “friend” references in the Doctrine and Covenants referred to by our Savior: “And again, verily I say unto you, my friends … “Draw near unto me and I will draw near unto you; seek me diligently and ye shall find me; ask, and ye shall receive; knock, and it shall be opened unto you."

“… my friends, behold, I will give unto you a revelation and commandment. …” (D&C 103:1.)

“… my friends, fear not. …” (D&C 98:1.)

“… I will call you friends, for you are my friends, and ye shall have an inheritance with me.” (D&C 93:45.)

I bear you my witness that our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, is our friend. In his loving processes of command, rebuke, greeting, revelation, encouragement, and long-suffering, he daily proves this. Certainly he is willing to take us the way we are, but he wants to leave us improved in his word and his paths.

... It was Emerson who said, “The only way to have a friend is to be one.” No one can be a friend until he is known. A friend is a person who will really take the time not only to know us, but to be with us. One of the finest presents you can give anyone is your best self.

Joseph Smith gave us a glimpse of his measure of friends when he said, “If my life is of no value to my friends, it is of no value to me.” ... A friend in the true sense is not a person who passively nods approval. A friend is a person who cares."

Stay tuned until next time.

The Miracle of Atonement

Good Morning, or Good Afternoon, or Good Evening, 

this post should take approximately four to six minutes to read from start to finish.

This post is focus on April 2014 General Conference talk, and it is called "Your Four Minutes" by Bishop Gary E. Stevenson. I would love to share with you some highlights while I was reading the talk. 

Bishop Stevenson mentioned, "You are an eternal being. Before you were born, you existed as a spirit. In the presence of a loving Heavenly Father, you trained and prepared to come to earth for a brief moment and, well, perform. This life is your four minutes. While you are here, your actions will determine whether you win the prize of eternal life.

The prophet Amulek described, “This life is the time to prepare to meet God; yea, behold the day of this life is the day to perform [your] labors.” In a sense, your four minutes have already begun. The clock is ticking. The words of the Apostle Paul seem so fitting: to run the race, that you may obtain the prize.

My young friends, wherever you are in your “four-minute performance,” I urge you to ponder, “What do I need to do next to ensure my medal?” Perhaps during this conference, the Spirit has whispered to you what that may be: to prepare more thoughtfully for an ordinance in your future or to receive an ordinance that you should have received a long time ago.

Whatever it may be, do it now. Don’t wait. Your four minutes will pass quickly, and you’ll have eternity to think about what you did in this life.

Self-discipline is needed. Daily prayer, scripture study, and church attendance must be the foundation of your training. A consistent pattern of obeying the commandments, keeping the covenants you have made, and following the Lord’s standard found in For the Strength of Youth is required.

"The Miracle of the ATONEMENT can make up for imperfections
in our performance." - Gary E. Stevenson.

It is not yet too late to repent. But it soon may be, because no one really knows when your four minutes will be over. Now, you may be thinking to yourself, “I already blew it. My four minutes are already a disaster. I may as well give up.” If so, stop thinking that, and never think it again. The miracle of the Atonement can make up for imperfections in our performance. As Elder Jeffrey R. Holland has taught:

“To those of you who may still be hanging back, I testify of the renewing power of God’s love and the miracle of His grace. “It is never too late so long as the Master says there is time. Don’t delay.”

Remember, you are not alone. The Savior has promised that He will not leave you comfortless. You also have family, friends, and leaders who are cheering you on.

With that in mind, is there someone who needs your encouragement? a family member? a friend? a classmate or fellow quorum member? How can you help them with their four minutes?

Dear friends, you are in the midst of an exhilarating journey. In some ways, you are racing down the half-pipe or sled track, and it can be challenging to perform each element or navigate each turn along the way. But remember, you’ve prepared for this for millennial. This is your moment to perform. This is your four minutes! The time is now!

I express my utmost confidence in your abilities. You have the Savior of the world on your side. If you seek His help and follow His directions, how can you fail?"

I encourage you to read the whole talk in your own time. Here's the link to the talk.

www.lds.org/general-conference/2014/04/your-four-minutes

Stay Tuned until next time.

While Employed in Domino's Industry in Australia; Quick Miracles Happened

Good Morning, or Good Afternoon, or Good Evening, 

this post should take approximately three to five minutes to read from start to finish.

During multiple occasions whilst I was living in Australia and being employed in Domino's industry, I was able to see myself countless times of miracles. This post focuses on a variety of quick miracles that has happened.

After a four hours to five hours shift, I was able to a conversation with one of the former employees that I worked with. I was asking him if he would be interested to accept a copy of The Book of Mormon if I would give him one. He was able to explain to me that he was in active of the religion, followed by he was able to mentioned to me that he was a church member but he left when he was eighteen years old and have a copy The Book of Mormon on his desk. He hasn't read it, and was able to explain to me why he left the Church. Who knows, he might return back to Church one day. - 2019

Several times at work, I would leave my scriptures in the scriptures case and leave inside a store the I was employed at during my shift. My wallet and my personal keys able to fit inside of my scriptures case. Managers, shift runners and surely employees as well would have thought I had a big purse. One afternoon during my shift, I thought to become friends with an in-store employee. I asked her if she was a Mormon and she replied "Yes." She was able to explain to me that she just knew straight away who was employed is a Church member but didn't know who it was at first. She was surprised and seemed so happy that it was me because she saw my scriptures case during work.  She was planning on serving a full-time mission one day. - 2019

Another opportunity when I was rostered on a night off from work one evening, I left home and drove with my uniform on and I drove halfway mark from home to work. I called my youngest sister and I was able to talk to her for awhile and then I drove back home. I was able to see the group messages from work, and a manager was seeking for a delivery driver to come to work straight away. I was able to message to state that I was on my way. Who would have thought that I ended up working on my night off plus working from 10pm ish to 4am ish the next morning? It was super crazy and tiring. - 2018

One afternoon after my shift and an employee's shift, I was able see an employee is waiting for a ride from her relative to take her home. There has been multiple times when I offered to take her home and she constantly mentioned, no until one day, she might have soften her heart and decided to take my offer for me to take her home from work. I was able to get to know her very well, and finding out that she is less active of the same religion as mine. It was so cool. She always enjoyed those conversations, and she hopes to return to church one day. - 2017

"All of us have equal access to miracles."
- Donald L. Hallstrom.

While I was employed at a few particular Domino's stores of course not all at the same time, I was always have the strength and availability to work long shifts whether it was for rostered to work nine hours a day or twelve hours a day. I also had strength to have plenty of energy with no caffeinated drinks to keep me awake during my rostered shifts to work late nights and when I was rostered for shorter shifts but get asked to stay back and ended up working for closing shifts. I know it may seem crazy to you, but it was certainly insane for me at times. I still had energy at times to do groceries shopping after long shift at work and it would be about 2:30am ish or 3am ish the next day. - 2017

One week I was rostered to work for either fifteen hours or twenty hours but the shift runner who was in charge of making changes to the rosters constantly changed my roster so often because other employees was either too busy studying or having other commitments or just not available to work during that week. I was perfectly okay with the roster as long as I didn't get rostered to work on Thursday evenings from 7pm to 9pm.

At the end of the week, I ended up working close to sixty hours. I still remembered meeting up with the new store managers and shift runners. They asked a simple question to my previous store manager and shift runners if it was true for me to work that many hours, and the previous store manager says "Yes."

You might be amazed about it, but I was able to do it. I was studying at the time period as well, I was studying BYU-Idaho online for doing Pathways program.  - 2017

These miracles doesn't happen by chance, these miracles has helped me to talk and reach out one another. I didn't ever thought those employees in my life would be church members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints Sometimes, it does take a new friend who is a church member to reach out those individuals who has lost their way and haven't been able to go to Church for either ages or still presently active.

Stay Tuned until next time.