The Atonement Covers All Pain

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What is your true definition and meaning of "Atonement" ? How does the Atonement covers all pain? 

This post focuses on a April 2011 General Conference talk and it is called, "The Atonement Covers All Pain" by Kent F. Richards. I would like to share with you some highlights while I was reading the talk. 

Elder Richards mentioned the following; ... I have pondered about the purpose of pain. None of us is immune from experiencing pain. I have seen people cope with it very differently. Some turn away from God in anger, and others allow their suffering to bring them closer to God. Like you, I have experienced pain myself. Pain is a gauge of the healing process. It often teaches us patience. Perhaps that is why we use the term patient in referring to the sick. 

Elder Orson F. Whitney wrote: 

“No pain that we suffer, no trial that we experience is wasted. It ministers to our education, to the development of such qualities as patience, faith, fortitude, and humility. … It is through sorrow and suffering, toil and tribulation, 

that we gain the education that we come here to acquire.”

"It is a fundamental truth that through the ATONEMENT OF
JESUS CHRIST we can be cleansed." - Richard G. Scott.

Similarly, Elder Robert D. Hales has said: 

“Pain brings you to a humility that allows you to ponder. It is an experience I am grateful to have endured. …

Much of our suffering is not necessarily our fault. Unexpected events, contradicting or disappointing circumstances, interrupting illness, and even death surround us and penetrate our mortal experience. Additionally, we may suffer afflictions because of the actions of others. 

... Opposition is part of Heavenly Father’s plan of happiness. We all encounter enough to bring us to an awareness of our Father’s love and of our need for the Savior’s help. ...

“He suffereth the pains of all men, yea, the pains of every living creature, both men, women, and children.” ... The Atonement of Jesus Christ covers all these conditions and purposes of mortality. There is another kind of pain for which we are responsible. Spiritual pain lies deep within our souls and can feel unquenchable, even as being racked with an“inexpressible horror,” as Alma described. It comes from our sinful actions and lack of repentance. ...

Perhaps His most significant work is in the ongoing labor with each of us individually to lift, to bless, to strengthen, to sustain, to guide, and to forgive us. ... Alma also prophesied that “he shall go forth, suffering pains and afflictions and temptations of every kind; and … he will take upon him the pains and the sicknesses of his people. …

As I pondered, I came to understand that during His mortal life Christ chose to experience pains and afflictions in order to understand us. Perhaps we also need to experience the depths of mortality in order to understand Him and our eternal purposes.

President Henry B. Eyring taught: 

“It will comfort us when we must wait in distress for the Savior’s promised relief that He knows, from experience, how to heal and help us. … And faith in that power will give us patience as we pray and work and wait for help. He could have known how to succor us simply by revelation, but He chose to learn by His own personal experience.”

... I made another discovery: “When the even was come, they brought unto him many … and he … healed all that were sick.” He healed all that came to Him. None were turned away.

As Elder Dallin H. Oaks has taught:

“Healing blessings come in many ways, each suited to our individual needs, as known to Him who loves us best. Sometimes a ‘healing’ cures our illness or lifts our burden. But sometimes we are ‘healed’ by being given strength or understanding or patience to bear the burdens placed upon us.”

All that will come may be “clasped in the arms of Jesus.” All souls can be healed by His power. All pain can be soothed. In Him, we can “find rest unto [our] souls.” Our mortal circumstances may not immediately change, but our pain, worry, suffering, and fear can be swallowed up in His peace and healing balm.

I have noted that children are often more naturally accepting of pain and suffering. They quietly endure with humility and meekness. ... " Our great personal challenge in mortality is to become “a saint through the atonement of Christ.” The pain you and I experience may be where this process is most measured.”

You may or may not like to read this whole talk either now or in your own time, here is the link below. 

www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2011/04/the-atonement-covers-all-pain

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Have you REMEMBERED the Atonement of Jesus Christ?

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This post is short and sweet. I would like to encourage you to think about the following questions, ask yourself the following questions and answer the following questions either now or in your own time.

~ Do you have a great understanding of the purpose for having The Atonement of Jesus Christ in your life? 

~ How has accessing to the Atonement of Jesus Christ has helped you throughout your life in the past?

~ Is it necessary for each of us to have access to the Atonement of Jesus Christ throughout our lives? YES, it is.
~ Can the Atonement of Jesus Christ helps us to feel joy and peace sometime after seeking forgiveness from the past mistakes? YES, it can.

~ Can the Atonement of Jesus Christ helps us to overcome the consequences of past mistakes? YES, it can.
~ Can the Atonement of Jesus Christ helps us to endure our trials, sicknesses and pain? YES, it can.

~ Can the Atonement of Jesus Christ heals every individuals' broken hearts? YES, it can.

Often times sometime after I sought forgiveness from my past mistakes that I have done, I have felt joy and peace. I am forever grateful that the Atonement of Jesus Christ because it has helped me to overcome the consequences of my past mistakes, helped me to overcome my personal trials, overcome the pains that I have felt in the past, helped me to overcome the sicknesses that i have experienced in the past and so forth. 

Sometimes in our lives; we can appreciate the mistake or mistakes that has happened in the past. It might help us to build confidence that we would do our best to avoid doing the same mistake or mistakes again. 

If you feel UNclean, UNloved, UNhappy, UNworthy,
UNwhole, REMEMBER all that is unfair about life
can be made right through the ATONEMENT of
 Jesus Christ." - Timothy J. Dyckes.

~ Have you ever felt unclean, and have forgotten the Atonement of Jesus Christ? It certainly happens at times. 

~ Have you ever felt unloved, and have forgotten the Atonement of Jesus Christ? It certainly happens at times.

~ Have you ever felt unhappy, and have forgotten the Atonement of Jesus Christ? It certainly happens at times.

~ Have you ever felt unworthy, and have forgotten the Atonement of Jesus Christ? It certainly happens at times.

~ Have you ever felt unwhole, and have forgotten the Atonement of Jesus Christ? It certainly happens at times.

If you have forgotten about the Atonement of Jesus Christ in the past; do not feel bad about it, it is okay because I know it certainly happen by Satan's bad influences against your righteous choices especially if you have became less active and inactive of the Church. Do your best to help yourself to get back on the right track to remember the Atonement of Jesus Christ. 

If you did not know anything about the Atonement of Jesus Christ in the past; do not feel bad about it, it is okay because I would like to encourage you to do your best to make an effort to do some research about what is the Atonement of Jesus Christ, about what ways can you have access to the Atonement of Jesus Christ and do your best to remember the Atonement of Jesus Christ from this present time to rest of your life (if not rest of your life, but at least in the near future to in the future). 

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Your Four Minutes

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This post is focuses 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 the following; 

"... Now, consider how your pathway to eternal life ...  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. In the same way that certain steps are essential in the very brief performance of an Olympic athlete - jumps or maneuvers for ice skaters and snowboarders, negotiating the turns of a bobsled run, or carving through the gates of a downhill slalom course - so it is in our lives, where certain things are absolutely essential checkpoints which move us through our spiritual performance on earth. 

These spiritual markers are the essential God-given ordinances of the gospel: baptism, receiving the gift of the Holy Ghost, priesthood ordinations, temple ordinances, and partaking of the sacrament each week. “In the[se] ordinances … , the power of godliness is manifest.” ...

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.

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

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.

Perhaps you’re aware of things in your life that are threatening to slow or stop your spiritual progress.  If so, follow this scriptural counsel: “Let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us.” 

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, …" "… 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.11 You also have family, friends, and leaders who are cheering you on.

... Recently, Elder David A. Bednar described a simple way to conduct a family assessment to mark progress on the covenant path by essential ordinances. All that is needed is a piece of paper with two columns: “name” and “plan for next or needful ordinance.” ... Everyone on the list needed the sacrament ordinance. 

... in fulfilling our role to help each member of our family along the covenant path, with an action plan for each of them. Perhaps this is an idea for you which will lead to family discussions, family home evening lessons, preparation, and even invitations for essential ordinances in your family. ... 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 millennia. 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

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The Supernal Gift of the Atonement ~ Part Two

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This post focuses on October 1988 General Conference talk and it is called, "The Supernal Gift of the Atonement" by James E. Faust. This post is part two and I would like to share with you some highlights while I was reading the talk.

Elder Faust mentioned the following;

... “What was it that suddenly changed these disciples to confident, fearless, heroic preachers of the gospel of Jesus Christ? It was the revelation that Christ had risen from the grave. His promises had been kept, his Messianic mission fulfilled. ... The gloom of death had been banished by the glorious light of the presence of their Risen, Glorified Lord and Savior.’

“On the evidence of these unprejudiced, unexpectant, incredulous witnesses, faith in the resurrection has its impregnable foundation.” Like the Apostles of old, this knowledge and belief should transform all of us to be confident, settled, unafraid, and at peace in our lives as followers of the divine Christ. It should help us carry all burdens, bear any sorrows, and also fully savor all joys and happiness that can be found in this life. ...

They sought to savor those precious moments and feelings.

The vacating of the tomb transcended all other events in the history of the world, for it attested that Jesus had not died, but that death itself had been overcome.

As I have traveled over much of the earth, I have been saddened over and over again by the legions of crippled, maimed, deformed, suffering, and diminished people almost everywhere. What parent of a special child has not agonized over the future and well-being of that child? Through the individual resurrection of each of us, there is great hope for all.

"The Savior's atonement leaves no traces, no
tracks. What it fixes is fixed. The Savior's
atonement heals and what it heals
stays healed." - Boyd K. Packer.

Amulek, in the Book of Mormon, promises that following the temporal death, “the spirit and the body shall be reunited again in its perfect form; both limb and joint shall be restored to its proper frame, … and we shall be brought to stand before God, … and have a bright recollection of all our guilt.” 

The Prophet Joseph Smith stated, “I can taste the principles of eternal life, and so can you. … I know that when I tell you these words of eternal life …, you taste them, and I know that you believe them.” So it is that the humblest and newest believer, the child, youth, or adult can come to have a personal conviction of the truth of eternal life.

... “He that overcometh shall inherit all things; and I will be his God, and he shall be my son.” “And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away.” 

It is not necessary for anyone to depend continually upon the testimony of another regarding the mediation, atonement, and resurrection of Christ as our Redeemer and Savior. Each can savor the sweetness of the truths of the gospel by obedience to the principles, ordinances, and covenants.

One can still go to the Garden of Gethsemane, but the Lord Jesus cannot be found there, nor is He in the Garden Tomb. ... He must be found in one’s heart. But He left us the great Comforter forever and the everlasting power of the priesthood. ...

I testify that, through righteousness, this priesthood power and these supernal gifts of the Atonement and the Mediation can operate in our lives. Ultimately each of us must come to know these great spiritual truths by following the counsel of Jesus, “If any man will do his will, he shall know of the doctrine, whether it be of God, or whether I speak of myself.”

In conclusion, I wish to make a humble declaration and affirmation that Jesus is the Christ, our Redeemer, and the Savior of the world. I do this with all the solemnity of my soul. ... I pray that our Savior will heal our souls, dry our tears, and create in each of us a pure heart. I also pray that we may find shelter in the shadows of His outstretched arms and that He will be merciful and forgiving concerning our weaknesses. ..."

If you would like to read this whole talk now or in your own time, here's the link below. 

www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/1988/10/the-supernal-gift-of-the-atonement

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The Supernal Gift of the Atonement ~ Part One

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

This post focuses on October 1988 General Conference talk and it is called, "The Supernal Gift of the Atonement" by James E. Faust. This post is part one and I would like to share with you some highlights while I was reading the talk.

Elder Faust mentioned the following; 

"Through the Atonement and those singular events surrounding it, all of the terrible individual and collective sins of all mankind were taken upon the Lord’s shoulders. The marvelous result of this great suffering was that He was able to redeem from physical death the believers and the obedient as well as the unbelieving and disobedient. Every person ever born or yet to be born is the beneficiary of both the mediation and the atonement of the Savior.

The act of the Atonement is, in its simplest terms, a reconciliation of man with his God. The word atonement means to be at one. “It is literally at-one-ment.” ... Adam and Eve, having chosen to leave their state of innocence, were banished from the presence of God. ... It is a spiritual death because Adam and Eve were separated from the presence of God and given agency “to act for themselves and not to be acted upon.” 

... However, the posterity of Adam and Eve were innocent of the original sin because they had no part in it. It was therefore unfair for all of humanity to suffer eternally for the transgressions of our first parents, Adam and Eve. ... Because of the transcendent act of the Atonement, it is possible for every soul to obtain forgiveness of sins, to have them washed away and be forgotten. 

This forgiveness comes about, however, on condition of repentance and personal righteousness. There is a distinction between immortality, or eternal existence, and eternal life, which is to have a place in the presence of God. Through the grace of Jesus Christ, immortality comes to all men, just or unjust, righteous or wicked. However, eternal life is “the greatest of all the gifts of God.” ...

"There is no sin or transgression, pain or sorrow, which is outside
of the healing power of His Atonement." - C. Scott Grow.

President Joseph Fielding Smith explains, 

“This distinction between eternal life, as received by the faithful, and immortality, obtained by both the faithful and unfaithful, is shown in the words of the Lord to Moses: ‘For behold, this is my work and my glory to bring to pass the immortality and eternal life of man.’ ...

 It explains that the Lord is giving to the vast majority of men, those who will not be obedient, the blessing of immortality; and to those who will serve him, the blessing of eternal life.” 

It has been almost two thousand years since the wondrous occasion when death was conquered. We still do not know how the Savior was able to take upon Himself and bear our transgressions, our foolishness, our grief, our sorrows, and our burdens. It was indefinable and unfathomable. It was almost unbearable. ...

Even though, as a man or a woman, we are born, live a brief moment, and then die, through the atonement of Jesus Christ we will all live after death. Through the Mediation and Atonement we will be resurrected ourselves without going through any part of the atoning agony that the Son of God went through.

The testimonies of those faithful followers who saw, heard, and touched the resurrected Lord stand uncontroverted to this day. After the crucifixion, Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome had bought sweet spices to anoint his body. 

But the devoted women were concerned as to who would roll away the great stone in front of the sepulchre. When they arrived, they found that the stone had been rolled away. A great earthquake had intervened, and an angel had rolled back the stone from the door and sat upon it, causing the keepers to shake with fear and become as dead men. 

The angel instructed the women to tell the disciples quickly of the Lord’s resurrection, assuring them that “he goeth before you into Galilee; there shall ye see him.” As they went to tell the disciples, “Jesus met them, saying, All hail. And they came and held him by the feet, and worshipped him.” 

During the forty days that the Savior spent with the Apostles and others, they heard and saw many unspeakable things. This special ministry changed the Apostles from an uncertain, confused, divided, and weak group into powerful witnesses of the Lord. ... 

Perhaps the Apostles should not be unduly criticized for not believing that Jesus, having been crucified and buried in a tomb, had come back to earth as a glorified being. In all human experience, this had never happened before. It was completely unprecedented. ... They all died again. Jesus, however, became a resurrected being. He would never die again. .."

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Nearly One Year Ago since I Arrived to Texas US

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Where did the time go? Has it really been nearly one year ago since I left Brisbane Australia? 

Has it really been nearly one year ago since I have arrived to Texas, US? 

Upcoming Sunday would mark one whole year ago since I have left Brisbane Australia, and upcoming Monday would mark one whole year ago since I have landed and arrived in Dallas, Fort-Worth International Airport with the K1 visa approval mark on my Australian passport from an officer. I remembered that officer  had a quick interview with me, he wanted to make sure for my intentions are still true and correct for the purpose of the visa, and asking me some quick and easy questions. 

Afterwards; I knew in my mind that I was feeling overjoyed because I knew that the reality has sunk in and of course another beginning has just began. I felt so relief after long haul of flight of getting over here and I finally got to reunite with my husband (who was my fiànce at the time). I haven't seen him since he left Brisbane Australia towards end of late February last year. I remembered my husband and I both went to Chili's to dine-in for celebrations of me to be back in Texas, US. 

Well one month and twenty-one days (fifty-two days) after my arrival to Texas, my Mum and my grandparents (my Mum's parents) has arrived in the same airport that I did. I absolutely cried and filled overwhelmed joy to see my Mum and my grandparents at the Airport. I was tracking most of their flights on their way to Dallas Fort-Worth International Airport from Brisbane Airport, in Brisbane Australia. 

Wouldn't you feel scared or worried to know if they flew just before the hurricane and horrible storm that has arrived in Houston, Texas? Houston Texas was their last layover before they landed into Dallas, Houston LDS Temple was originally the Temple where my husband and I considered to be sealed in, and I think Satan was really trying his hardest to stop my Mum, and my grandparents from attending my own sealing. I am forever grateful that my husband and I changed our minds and made the decision to be sealed in Dallas LDS Temple. 

I had so much happened within twelve months/a year of living in Texas US.

I would like to share several highlights that I have been able to do and accomplish since I have been over here. 

~ I had to change two different US mobile phone numbers - I got a new mobile phone with a new US mobile number for a better reception of the area where I currently live and most of other places that I go to. ~ I didn't make too many new friends which is fine by me. 

~ Exactly eight weeks mark after my arrival in Texas US; my husband and I got sealed in Dallas LDS Temple. 

~ Either early or mid December last year; I have completed Starting and Growing My Business Self-Reliance Course. ~ Either early or mid December last year; I have completed Personal Finances another Self-Reliance Course.

~ I felt privileged of getting a ride with seven elderly church members from my stake to go to Dallas LDS Temple together at least once a month while my husband was working. I got a ride with another church members to go to the Temple with, again while my husband was working. My husband and I went to Dallas LDS Temple together a few times together prior to the Coronavirus.

~ I had two blood tests taken within a month - February 2020 and March 2020. I won't be sharing the results. I had two ultrasounds out of three ultrasounds done; one for pelvic (hip) and the other one in March 2020 - I won't be sharing the results and I am not pregnant. I had one dental exam (dental checkup) about a week ago. 

~ For the past ten months since I have been married; I have been asked if I was pregnant, when my husband and I plan to have children, asking if I have any children, requesting for my husband and my future children's names that we liked and agreed on, so forth. My husband has been asked several occasions during work about if he has any children.  

~ I have gained weight and it has been no surprise to some people. When I was living in Australia, I was underweight and I finally got to weighing normal weight (healthy range) sometime since I have been over here. I have my weight under control, and I know that I wasn't expecting to weight more than 22 LBS/10KG within a year. I won't be sharing exactly how much I gained over the past twelve months. Many thank you to the goodness of American food regardless how much I tried to be fit and healthy.

~ I have applied for my Green Card in October 2019, I still haven't had my interview for my Green Card and still no Green Card. Due to the Coronavirus; it has been delaying the progress of Green Cards - unfortunately.

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Some Disadvantages of Living in United States

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Have you ever wondered what disadvantages that comes with living in United States either short-term or long-term? Over the past twelve months of living over here, I have acknowledged and recognized some 

disadvantages that comes with living over here.

~ Paying the cost of trash collection service each week - the bill will come out monthly along with water and sewage bill. In Australia, the trash collection service each week is FREE of charge. 

~ The cost of medical insurance per month and annually. It can be so pricey and expensive. The medical insurance that my husband and I have together costs $719 US dollars ish (about $1,004 ish Australian dollars) a month. Thank goodness; my husband was eligible for us to get subsidy to help pay a portion of medical insurance each month. I won't share how much of the total that we have been able to save a month. 

~ The cost of mobile plans are so expensive, my husband is paying over $100 US dollars (about over $140 Australian dollars) a month just for my mobile plan and it's not even included international calls. I won't be sharing exactly how much my husband is spending on my mobile plan a month. 

~ The cost of rentals for newly built apartments (less than eight years old) can can be expensive. My husband and I live in a two bedroom apartment and rental cost over $700 US dollars (over $980 ish Australian dollars) a month. I won't be sharing exactly how much my husband has to pay for rent a month.

~ Dining-in Restaurants and Fast Foods can get expensive easily with two people or more. Just two people can cost roughly $35 US dollars (about $49 Australian dollars) or more depending on the Dining-In Restaurants and Fast Foods without tips.

~ Eating Fast Foods can be addiction. Whenever you ask for a meal from Fast Foods, you would always get a medium portion and you can upgrade to a large. In Australia, the portion size for meal of Fast Foods would 

be small. 

~ Depending on the countryside areas; there might be limited or no public transportation. Where I live currently; there are no nearby bus stations for me to catch a ride on the bus, there are no nearby train stations for me to catch a ride on a passengers train to go anywhere, there are no one who lives nearby and within twenty minutes who does Taxi, Uber, and Lyft. 

~ Depending on the countryside areas; there might be limited or no Food Deliveries Services such as Uber Eats, DoorDash, Instacart, Postmates, etc. Where I live currently; if I really wanted to get Fast Food delivered, it would be Domino's and Pizza Hut even though I live less than eight minutes drive from McDonald's, Subway, Whataburger, Taco Bell, Jack in the Box, etc. 

~ Each state has its own rates of Sales Taxes and it varies of depending on the products for each purchase. 

~ The cost of vehicles' insurance - it can be expensive if you aren't able to find a great price.

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Some Advantages of Living in United States

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Each state of United States has its own state laws, state rules, and costs of living. 

~ Purchasing land in Texas is cheap. It varies from $10,000 US dollars (about $14,000 Australian dollars) to over $35,000 US dollars (over about $49,000 Australia dollars) - depending on how many acres. 

~  Vehicle registration in Texas cost $75 US dollars (about $105 Australian dollars) a year. 

- I am sure each state has its own cost for vehicle registration. 

~ In United States; if you have a passport, you can drive to the Canadian border from the following states from United States; Washington, Montana, North Dakota, Minnesota, Michigan, New York, Vermont, and Maine. 

Driving to Canada can be cheaper than flying.

~ In United States; if you have a passport, you can drive across the Mexico border from the following states from United States; California, Arizona, New Mexico and Texas. Driving to Mexico can be cheaper than flying.

~ Prior to the Coronavirus; United States have Walmart Stores that are open for twenty-four hours, seven days a week. If you were wondering what Walmart Store sells, it sells a lot of variety of things. I mean it sells of most things that you need in life to keep yourself alive and living. 

Walmart sells lawn mowers, variety of clothing - including baby clothes, prams, variety of past movies in DvDs, variety of past TV shows in DvDs, brand-new electronics (such as TVs, mobile phones, etc), food and drinks groceries, sim cards, pain killers, multi-vitamins, medicines, schooling supplies, bikes including bike accessories, kitchen appliances (such as; microwaves, coffee machines, etc) shampoos, conditioners, vehicles' oil, parties supplies, and so much more. I know that's super convenient for shift workers who works full-time and had no trouble of finding the right time to groceries shopping.

~ Dollar Stores - I love the Dollar Stores and everything in that store costs $1. The store is convenient for variety of things such as brooms, dustpan and brush, android mobile phone chargers, 100 pages notebooks, small magnet white boards, pack of permanent markers, hair accessories (such as bobby pins, hair brush, etc), toothbrushes, birthday cards, calendars, etc. 

~ The summer season is in the middle of the year. While I was living in Australia, it was always winter season in the middle of the year and I always wished it was summer instead of winter. ~ Americans celebrates great holidays such as Indepence Day, Halloween, Thanksgiving, etc. ~ The cost of gas/fuel for vehicles is way cheaper over here than the cost of gas/fuel in Australia by per liter.

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Some Disadvantages of Past Living in Australia

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

Have you ever thought about the disadvantages that comes from short-term and long-term living in Australia? Does it really matter to beware of the disadvantages that comes from living in Australia?

~ I have acknowledged and recognized the cost of residential living for renting in Australia is more expensive than United States. ~ I have acknowledged and recognized the cost of residential living for buying a house in Australia is more expensive than United States.

~ I have acknowledged and recognized the cost of getting a house built in Australia is more expensive than United States. ~ I have acknowledged and recognized the total cost of car registration for three months period with and without concession and senior discount is expensive.

~ I have acknowledged and recognized the total cost of car registration for six months period with and without concession and senior discount is expensive. ~ I have acknowledged and recognized the total cost of car registration for twelve months a.k.a a year period with and without concession and senior discount is expensive.

~ I have acknowledged and recognized the costs of travelling via plane to international locations can be expensive. ~ I have acknowledged and recognized the costs of travelling via plane to domestic locations can be expensive.

~ Depending on the locations; car rental places requires minimum of twenty-five years old driver for renting a vehicle - the additional driver/s must be over twenty-five years old. Again similar depending on the locations; car rental places requires minimum of twenty-one years old driver for renting a vehicle - the additional driver/s must be over twenty-one years old.

~ Car insurance can be expensive a month to month if you have previous past three years to five years claim history regardless who's fault and it can cost about $390 Australian dollars ($280 ish US dollars) a month.

~ It cost roughly $200 ish or more Australian dollars (roughly $145 ish or more) for a new legal name change. ~ Depending on dining in restaurants can be expensive and pricey. ~ Cost of groceries each week can be pricey and expensive.

The following are my husband's several inputs what he would say about Australia.

~ The average cost for gas/fuel for vehicles including trucks is more expensive in Australia. 

~ Having roundabouts. 
~ The cars are smaller in Australia.

Stay Tuned until next time.

Some Advantages of Past Living in Australia

Good Morning, Good Afternoon, Good Evening,

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

This post is short and sweet. I often do my best to remember and reflect on many memories that I had while I was living in Australia. Have you ever wondered about some advantages that comes from living short-term or living long-term in Australia? 

~ In the past; I have acknowledged and recognized education is free in public government schools (Primary Schools and Secondary Schools). There are private schools, but it cost money. The last year in most Primary Schools is sixth grade when the students are eleven years old and the last year in most Secondary Schools is twelfth grade a.k.a seniors when the students are seventeen years old.

~ Depending on Secondary Schools; students from tenth grade (fifteen years old) to twelfth grade (seventeen years old) has opportunities to do school-based traineeships and school-based apprenticeships. Those school-based traineeships and apprenticeships are organized by two teachers of the school, and the locations of where to do them. You can be doing a school-based traineeship at KFC once a week away from school to be paid while you are learning new skills. - It can lead to greater opportunities later after finishing school and it can be a head start into your preferred career choice.

Link for more information - www.desbt.qld.gov.au/training/apprentices/sats

~ The weather for all seasons are wonderful in Queensland, Australia. I love Australian weather better than United States weather and my husband agrees with me. While I was living in Australia, my hairstyle would naturally be curly and my hair would also be in ringlets. During cooler months including winter season; it gets so cold in the morning between zero Celsius to eight Celsius/thirty-two Fahrenheit to forty-six Fahrenheit, and it gets warmer throughout the day between fifteen Celsius to twenty-four Celsius/fifty-nine Fahrenheit to seventy-five Fahrenheit. 

~ I have acknowledged and recognized the wages for employment in Australia is higher than United States. I remembered when I was employed at a Domino's Pizza Store in Australia, I was getting paid roughly $26 Australian dollars ($18.50 US dollars) an hour on weekday shifts as a delivery driver.  

~ As far as I know that the Australian Healthcare system is public and FREE to Australian Citizens and Permanent Residents. Depending on the areas; I know that people can be seen by a doctor with no
appointment has been booked in and doctors who are registered are able to home visit patients after
doctor office closing hours and before doctor office opening hours.

~ Doctors and Nurses prescribe patients of medications cheaper at Pharmacies and Chemists in Australia than United States. For an example; I was able to get prescribed to my Asthma inhaler for less than $8 Australian dollars (less than $6 US dollars) instead of paying $65 Australian dollars ($45 ish US dollars).

~ Depending on the areas; there are public transportation which is mostly buses and mostly trains available. Some areas would have Trams and Ferries. Some public transportation are great and reliable. I had no issue with public transportation while I was living in Australia.

- I remembered the moments when I relied on public transportation for going to Brisbane City on my own multiple times, going to Sydney City twice via public transportation and going to Perth City once on my own via public transportation. I know that it certainly does take longer to get to places and destinations via public transportation.
I also know that the costs isn't so bad for the ticket or travel card to travel via public transportation.

~ Depending on the areas; mechanics offers mobile mechanic services which means a mechanic would drive in a van to your house or wherever is your vehicle at, they can do certain mechanical work on the spot. It is useful but it is expensive. 

~ Free to air TV and radio stations. ~ Mobile plans are reasonable priced. 

Stay Tuned until next time.

Past Desires, Current Desires, Near Future Desires, and Future Desires

Good Morning, Good Afternoon, Good Evening,

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

Have you ever found some time to reflect on some of the desires or all of the desires that you've had in the past? Have you found some time to reflect on some of the desires or all of the desires that you currently have now? 

Have you had a spare moment to think about what types of desires that you would experience in the near future? Have you had a spare moment to think about what types of desires that you would experience in the future?

I know that in the past, I was able to accomplish many desires prior to meeting my husband and I would like to share with you several of those desires. 

~ I had a strong desire to graduate High School successfully which I was able to accomplish; I had great encouraging and helpful teachers, fellow students, my immediate family members and my friends who believe 

in me that I can do it. 

~ I had a strong desire to graduate Seminary successfully which I was able to accomplish, I had great encouraging and helpful teachers, my parents, fellow students, and my friends who believe in me that I can do it. I remembered many hours was spent on catch up with missed lessons. 

~ I had a strong desire to get my Australian drivers' license eventually which I was able to accomplish after my second attempt of taking the practical driving test in Year 2014. I had a great driving school instructor and I have patient parents to supervise me driving to places for helping me to achieve the requirements of being a learner.

"If you desire to make a difference in the
world, you must be different from the world."
- Elaine S. Dalton.

~ I had a strong desire to graduate Institute successfully which I was able to accomplish. I had some great teachers, my immediate family members and my friends who believe in me that I can do it. I learned so much and I took many notes throughout mostly all of the lessons.

~ I had a strong desire to serve a full-time mission which unfortunately I wasn't able to accomplish. I know that I had great missionaries, my immediate family members, my friends and other people who came into my life believe in me that I can do it. 

I know that in the past, I was able to accomplish some desires after meeting my husband and prior to when I got married to my husband. I would like to share with you several of those desires. 

~ I had a strong desire to drive on the opposite side from Australian roads and streets. My husband believe in me that I can do it, he had confidence in me, and he was great at supervising me to drive on the "right" - correct side of the roads and streets in United States when I drove in the car that he rented in Utah, February 2018.. 

~ I had a strong desire to serve as a Temple Ordiance Worker prior to marriage successfully which I was able to accomplish. I appreciated the constant support that I got from my immediate family members, my husband and my friends to help me to remain Temple worthy. 

~ I had a strong desire to finish The Pathways Program via Brigham Young University (BYU) Idaho online successfully and it runs by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. I'm truly grateful that I was able to accomplish. My husband, my friends and I'm confident that my immediate family members has helped me to stay focus with the studies and believe in me that I can finish the program. I learned so much.

What are my top three desires that I currently do have?

~ I have a strong desire to always keep myself busy especially while my husband is working.

~ I have a strong desire to not allow any negative thoughts and suggestions to come into my mind.

~ I have a strong desire to continue being the best person who I can be.

What are my top three desires that I would like to have in the near future including in the future?

~ I have a strong desire that I would be able to get the Green Card interview notice in the mail within a few months to within a year from now, followed by I would be able to go to my Green Card interview, and then sometime after the Green Card interview - I would be able to receive my Green Card in the mail. I applied for the Green Card since towards end of October, last year. Due to coronavirus, the USCIS - United States Citizenships and Immigration Services has delayed many applications includes the Green Card application. 

~ I have a strong desire that I would be able to get my United States driver's license, I want to be able to drive again instead of myself to rely on others excluding my husband for transportation to go to places. 

~ I have a strong desire to continue exercising - bike riding and go on walks regularly. I would like to remain fit and being healthy as best as I can be. 

Stay Tuned until next time.

According to the Desire of (Our) Hearts ~ Part Two

Good Morning, Good Afternoon, Good Evening,

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

This post is focus on October 1996 General Conference and it is called, “According to the Desire of [Our] Hearts" by Neal A. Maxwell. This post is part two. I would like to share with you some highlights while I was reading the talk. 

Elder Maxwell mentioned the following;

"Thus knowing gospel truths and doctrines is profoundly important, but we must also come to love them. When we love them, they will move us and help our desires and outward works to become more holy. Each assertion of a righteous desire, each act of service, and each act of worship, however small and incremental, adds to our spiritual momentum.

Fortunately for us, our loving Lord will work with us, “even if [we] can [do] no more than desire to believe,” providing we will “let this desire work in [us]” (Alma 32:27). ... Some of our present desires, therefore, need to be diminished and then finally dissolved. ... Once again, we must be honest with ourselves about the consequences of our desires, which follow as the night, the day. ...

For instance, what is now only a weak desire to be a better spouse, father, or mother needs to become a stronger desire, just as Abraham experienced divine discontent and desired greater happiness and knowledge (see Abraham. 1:2). Our merciful and long-suffering Lord is ever ready to help.

"In order to succeed, your desire for SUCCESS should be
greater than your fear of failure." - Bill Crosby.

... In the same redemptive reaching out, our desiring to improve our human relationships usually requires some long-suffering. Sometimes reaching out is like trying to pat a porcupine. Even so, the accumulated quill marks are evidence that our hands of fellowship have been stretched out, too! 

It is up to us. Therein lies life’s greatest and most persistent challenge. Thus when people are described as “having lost their desire for sin,” it is they, and they only, who deliberately decided to lose those wrong desires by being willing to “give away all [their] sins” in order to know God (Alma 22:18).

Unquestionably, parents have such a profound role in assisting in the educating of our desires, especially when parents combine explanation and exemplification! Even so, given our responsibilities for our own desires, we should not be surprised that Adam and Eve, such superb parents who conscientiously taught all things to their children, still lost some of them!

Lehi and Sariah made the same effort, doing so “with all the feeling of a tender parent” (1 Ne. 8:37). Yet they experienced the same thing with Laman and Lemuel, who “understood not the dealings of the Lord” (Mosiah 10:14). Fixing responsibility for such recalcitrance where it should be, the Prophet Joseph Smith observed: “Men who have no principle of … truth, do not understand the word of truth when they hear it.

The devil taketh away the word of truth out of their hearts, because there is no desire for righteousness in them” (Teachings of the Prophet Joseph Smith, sel. Joseph Fielding Smith [1976], 96). ... Besides, righteous parents are teaching more than they now realize. The later applications of and the grateful expressions for earlier parental influence are often delayed, and often for a long time.

... Brothers and sisters, a loving God will work with us, but the initiating particle of desire which ignites the spark of resolve must be our own! It all takes time. Said the Prophet Joseph: “The nearer man approaches perfection, the clearer are his views, and the greater his enjoyments, till he has overcome the evils of his life and lost every desire for sin; ...” (Teachings of the Prophet Joseph Smith, 51). Thus the work of eternity is not done in a moment, but, rather, in “process of time.” Time works for us when our desires do likewise!"

If you would like to read the whole talk either now or in your own time, here's the link below.
www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/1996/10/according-to-the-desire-of-our-hearts

Stay Tuned until next time.

According to the Desire of (Our) Hearts ~ Part One

Good Morning, Good Afternoon, Good Evening,

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

This post is focus on October 1996 General Conference and it is called, “According to the Desire of [Our] Hearts" by Neal A. Maxwell. This post is part one. I would like to share with you some highlights while I was reading the talk. 

Elder Maxwell mentioned the following; 

"... Exemplifying this happy reality are the doctrinal teachings concerning desire, which relates so directly to our moral agency and our individuality. Whether in their conception or expression, our desires profoundly affect the use of our moral agency. Desires thus become real determinants, even when, with pitiful naivete, we do not really want the consequences of our desires.

Desire denotes a real longing or craving. Hence righteous desires are much more than passive preferences or fleeting feelings. Of course our genes, circumstances, and environments matter very much, and they shape us significantly. ... what we insistently desire, over time, is what we will eventually become and what we will receive
in eternity.

Alma said, “I know that [God] granteth unto men according to their desire, … I know that he allotteth unto men … according to their wills” (Alma 29:4). ... “For I, the Lord, will judge all men according to their works, according to the desire of their hearts” (D&C 137:8–9). God thus takes into merciful account not only our desires and our performance, but also the degrees of difficulty which our varied circumstances impose upon us.

"All efforts begin with desire." - Dallin H. Oaks.

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.. God delights in blessing us, especially when we realize “joy in that which [we] have desired” (D&C 7:8). ... Satan “[desires] that all men might be miserable like unto himself” (2 Nephi. 2:27). 

                                                                                        

Mostly, brothers and sisters, we become the victims of our own wrong desires. Moreover, we live in an age when many simply refuse to feel responsible for themselves. ... But that deflection is, in itself, an act of choice, because we so desired. 

... Like it or not, therefore, reality requires that we acknowledge our responsibility for our desires. Brothers and sisters, which do we really desire, God’s plans for us or Satan’s? Whenever spiritually significant things are underway, righteous desires are present. 

No wonder desires also determine the gradations in outcomes, including why “many are called, but few are chosen” (Matt. 22:14; see D&C 95:5). It is up to us. God will facilitate, but He will not force. Righteous desires need to be relentless, therefore, because, said President Brigham Young, “the men and women, who desire to obtain seats in the celestial kingdom, will find that they must battle every day” (in Journal of Discourses, 11:14). 

... Even a spark of desire can begin change. ... Remember, brothers and sisters, it is our own desires which determine the sizing and the attractiveness of various temptations. We set our thermostats as to temptations. Thus educating and training our desires clearly requires understanding the truths of the gospel, yet even more is involved.

President Brigham Young confirmed, saying, “It is evident that many who understand the truth do not govern themselves by it; consequently, no matter how true and beautiful truth is, you have to take the passions of the people and mould them to the law of God” (in Journal of Discourses, 7:55). ..."

Stay Tuned until next time.

Heavenly Father Has Guided Me to Two Other Righteous Desires ~ Part Two

Good Morning, Good Afternoon, Good Evening,

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

What have you been able to see that has happened in your life by having righteous desires? Does righteous desires really do matter? This is part two. It is crazy how I prepared for a full-time mission, prepared physically, spiritually and mentally to receive my endowments, received my endowments, found out my mission isn't going ahead and I was able to my husband online.

Things didn't seemed serious between me and my husband at first, it was just friends and was always great to have always someone to talk to despite the time zones differences and long distance. Indeed rest is history - enough to say that my husband and I decided to become more than friends, become boyfriend and girlfriend which led into engagement and then led into marriage.

Although my husband and I had a dream of me leaving for a mission and we worried that we might lose each other. I remembered moving into a new ward, I saw the stake president and the bishop. I got a missed call from someone who's in High Council and I called back, it was in regards of my mission papers and he was saying that my full-time mission papers hasn't been submitted since 2016. He kindly asked me if I still had a strong desire to serve a full-time mission and to see my bishop about my decision whether if I do still want to go ahead with serving a full-time mission or finding an alternative way. 

I was able to see the bishop at the time to express my interest of serving in Brisbane Latter-Day Saint Temple as a Temple Ordinance Worker, and I also mentioned about my husband and I do plan to get engaged and married one day. I still had a desire to serve a full-time mission, but I was just emotionally upset to find out that my mission papers did not got submitted. I got a priesthood blessing of what Heavenly Father would tell me what I should do in my deep sleep that I would have overnight. I had a dream of being a mother and having children, therefore I knew then to decide to not go ahead and start the full-time mission papers ALL OVER AGAIN.

"Sometimes life seems very unfair especially
when our greatest desire is to do exactly
what the Lord has commanded."
- Neil L. Anderson.

Not long after I landed over here in October 2018, I got a phone call from Brisbane Latter-Day Saint Temple if I would be interested to come in for an interview and see if I'm ready to become a Temple Ordinance Worker.

I wasn't able to come in, I did mentioned about what day I would be expected to be back and I would be able to come in as soon as I could when I get back to Australia.

My husband asked me .. along of the lines with "Will you marry me?" during my visit over here in November 2018. Within 5 days after being back in Australia, I was able to see the Temple President and I was successfully worthy and ready to become a Temple Ordiance Worker in Brisbane Latter-Day Saint Temple.

I was able to get set apart for the calling. It was such wonderful blessing for me to be serve in Brisbane Latter-Day Saint Temple and I was engaged.

I had the opportunity to get released honorably from serving in Brisbane Latter-Day Saint Temple, and about within a few months, I was able to get married to my husband. Heavenly Father certainly knows our righteous desires, even the littlest desires counts. I know that he always does his best to help us to be guided in righteous decisions throughout our lives as long as we remain worthy, and to be able to be in tune with the Holy Ghost. If something doesn't work out the way you wanted, seek help and find guidance by Heavenly Father of what other things that you can do better and help you to stay active in the Church.

Stay Tuned until next time.

Heavenly Father Has Guided Me to Two Other Righteous Desires ~ Part One

Good Morning, Good Afternoon, Good Evening,

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

How has Heavenly Father blessed you with having righteous desires?
How has Heavenly Father blessed your immediate family and extended relatives with having righteous desires?
How has Heavenly Father blessed your friends with having righteous desires?

This post is part one. Sometime after I landed back to Brisbane from living in Perth for short-term in mid 2015; I fasted and prayed about if Heavenly Father would like me to go and serve a full-time mission. I felt a great impression enough for me to gain a strong desire to serve a full-time mission. I was so excited.

I remembered talking to the bishop at the time and he has given me privileged access to fill the full-time mission papers online and I still remembered when I was filling out the mission papers online. I remembered having my Dad by my side to help me with answering some questions, I remembered when I saw my GP doctor for medical examination of my mission papers and it costed FREE.

I remembered getting my dental work done, I had 4 fillings to be done, and x-rays. Unfortunately, I had to pay 40% from the total cost and thanks to my dental insurance at the time paid the remaining 60% of the the total cost. Total ended up costing about less than $100 US dollars. I was able to see my bishop again to give him the medical examination printed copy and the dental work has been completed printed copy as well.

"Desires dictate OUR PRIORITIES Priorities shape our choices
and choices determine OUR ACTIONS" - Dallin H. Oaks.

I had to see him for an interview of my worthiness to serve a full-time mission; he was able to submit approval at his end and referring me to see stake president at the time (who's still stake president today). I was looking forward to the next stage of the full-time mission papers.

I had to see stake president for an interview of my worthiness to serve a full-time mission about a few weeks or so after seeing my bishop. The stake president has requested for me to come in again for another interview, I came in for another interview, then he delayed about submitting my mission papers because he knew that there would be stake boundaries changes was coming up.


                                                                            Eventually, he mentioned about my mission papers has been submitted to Salt Lake City Church Headquarters. I was so excited. During the process of waiting for the mission call of the full-time mission to arrive; I have given updates of where the mission papers was, and he thinks that I might be called to serve in New Zealand. The stake president even followed up with me if I still had a desire to serve a full-time mission. Of course, I knew that I still had a strong desire to serve a full-time mission. I had nothing to stop me from serving a full-time mission.

After such a long wait, I followed up with the stake president and he mentioned about my full-time mission call was on its way back to Australia and I still didn't get the mission call. I decided to get a priesthood blessing and it mentioned that I would be able to find employment before end of the year. I asked the stake president if I can receive my endowments prior to my sister Emma's sealing and he has mentioned, "no." Emma and I did temple preparations classes together. I was disappointed that I can't receive my endowments prior to Emma's sealing, and he wouldn't allow me to become a Temple Ordinance Worker.

I remembered when I kept applying for jobs, even jobs that was about thirty-five minutes ish drive one way from my family's home at the time. I eventually found successful into employment. I moved away from my family's home. I don't even remember too much about meeting and greeting with the new stake president that I moved into a new stake. I know that he's such a great stake president.

I have spoken to a self-reliance missionary couple about my strong desire to serve a full-time mission, and he mentioned about that I get called to serve. I got called to serve as a Self-Reliance Missionary in Brisbane Australia Mission. I wasn't upset, I just thought it was strange. I remembered to pray to Heavenly Father to express to him that it was okay for me not going on a full-time mission and a part-time mision, it would be good to meet a temple worthy priesthood holder to seal me in the Temple one day.

By the time when I followed up about my mission call, the couple mentioned to me that the mission isn't going ahead. I went ahead with seeing my new bishop and stake president at the time for an interview of my worthiness to receive my endowments. Somehow towards end of that year, I was blessed to meet my husband on LDS Singles and then somehow found him on Facebook. I remembered first time messaging my husband on Facebook messenger and I wasn't so sure if he was ever going to reply.

Stay Tuned until next time.

Seek Learning of You Can

Good Morning, Good Afternoon, Good Evening,

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

Did you know that sometimes we may forget about certain things and how to achieve those things when we don't feel like doing anything about it? 

You can accomplish a lot of things even when you don't feel like achieving anything at all. You can accomplish a lot of things when you put some time and effort into it. You can accomplish things that requires a lot of planning and organizing. I know that there are still going to be some people who would stop us from doing certain things. Remember to be strong, even when certain things takes longer to accomplish than expected.

"you can"

Can you make wise choices? Yes, you can make wise choices even when you don't feel like it at times. 

Can you make wise decisions? Yes, you can make wise decisions even when you don't feel like it at times.. 

Can you be friendly and kind to someone? Yes, you can even when you don't feel like it at times.

Can you make mistakes and still be forgiven? Yes, you can make mistakes and still be forgiven. Can you make someone feel appreciative? Yes, you can make someone feel appreciative even when you aren't able to find ways to help someone to feel that way. Can you make someone smile and laugh? Yes, you can make someone smile and laugh even when you don't think you are trying to do so.

It's always a great to offer your help towards your immediate family members, your living extended relatives, your close friends, your friends, your neighbours and so forth.  There are many activities that you can do, there are many sports that you can do, there are many options of courses for what you can study, there are many options of places where you can work, and so forth.

Some Activities that you can do;

You can do arts and crafts including scrapbooking, you can do blogging, you can go camping, you can go groceries shopping, you can do family history, you can read books, you can spend some time with your immediate family members, you can spend some time with your living extended relatives, you can spend some time with your close friends, you can spend some time with your friends, you can go on walks, and so forth.

Some Sports that you can do; 

You can play basketball, you can go bike riding, you can do bowling, you can play football, you can play golf, you can play field hockey, you can play netball, you can go skiing, you can play soccer, you can go swimming, you can play table tennis, you can tennis, you can play volleyball and so forth. 

Stay Tuned until next time.

Seek Learning of Positives and Negatives

Good Morning, Good Afternoon, Good Evening,

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

This post is short and sweet.
What are your true definitions and understandings of the following words, "Positive" and "Negative"?
What does "Positives" and "Negatives" means to your immediate family members and extended relatives?

What does "Positives" and "Negatives" means to your work colleagues if you're currently employed?

What does "Positives" and "Negatives" means to your fellow students if you're currently studying?
What does "Positives" and "Negatives" means to your neighbours if you have neighbours?
What does "Positives" and "Negatives" means to your close friends and your friends?

Throughout our lives; we do get to choose whether we would like to follow positive influences or negative influences. Throughout our lives; we do get to choose whether we would like to express our positive feelings or our negative feelings. Throughout our lives; we do get to choose whether we would like to think about the positive thoughts
or the negative thoughts.

Throughout our lives; we do get to choose whether we would like to show our positive actions or our negative actions. Throughout our lives; we do get to choose whether we would like to speak positive words or negative words.

"Positive anything is better than negative nothing."
- Elbert Hubbard.

Throughout our lives; we do get to choose whether we would like to listen to positive songs or negative songs. Throughout our lives; we do get to choose whether we would like to view to positive shows and movies or negative shows and movies.

I know that I constantly do my best to follow most positive influences more than I do with negative influences.
I know that I constantly do my best to express most positive feelings more than I do with expressing negative feelings.

I know that I constantly do my best to think most positive thoughts more than I do with thinking about negative thoughts.

I know that I constantly do my best to show most of my positive actions more than I do with showing negative actions. I know that I constantly do my best to speak most positive words more than I do with speaking negative words.

I know that I constantly do my best to listen most positive songs more than I do with listening to negative songs. I know that I constantly do my best to viewing most positive shows and movies more than I do with viewing negative shows and movies.

Does it matter for us to experience positives and negatives throughout our lives? Should we be more positive than negative throughout our lives? Why do we experience positives and negatives throughout our lives?

I strongly believe it should definitely matter for us to experience positives and negatives throughout our lives. I strongly think that we should be more positive than negative throughout our lives. I think we experience positives and negatives throughout our lives to help us to make wiser decisions and choices.

Stay Tuned until next time.

Seek Learning for Emotions and Feelings

Good Morning, Good Afternoon, Good Evening,

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

What are your true definitions and understandings of the following words, "Emotions" and "Feelings"? 

What does "Emotions" and "Feelings" means to your immediate relatives and your extended relatives?
What does "Emotions" and "Feelings" means to your work colleagues if you're currently employed?

What does "Emotions" and "Feelings" means to your fellow students if you're currently studying?
What does "Emotions" and "Feelings" means to your neighbours if you have neighbours?
What does "Emotions" and "Feelings" means to your close friends and your friends?

In the past; I know that each of us had opportunities when we were able to expressed emotions and feelings. I know that there has been times when we felt happiness, when we felt sadness, when we felt fear, when we felt anticipation, when we felt loneliness, and so forth. At this present time, tomorrow, days that turns into weeks, weeks that turns into months, and months that turns into years; we would continue expressing emotion. I know that we would have plenty of opportunities to continue expressing emotions for the remaining of our lives

Have you ever acknowledged when you expressed emotions and feelings in the past? 

What were some of the things that you have acknowledged when you expressed happiness in the past?
What were some of the things that you have acknowledged when you expressed sadness in the past?

What were some of the things that you have acknowledged when you expressed fear in the past?
What were some of the things that you have acknowledged when you expressed anticipation in the past?
What were some of the things that you have acknowledged when you expressed loneliness in the past?

"You'll become happy when you stop reacting
and start controlling your emotions."

I am sure that you have been able to acknowledge all those times when you have expressed happiness in the past, when you have expressed sadness in the past, when you have expressed fear in the past, when you have expressed anticipation in the past, when you have expressed loneliness in the past and so forth. I know at times throughout our lives when we feel two different emotions at the same time.

Have you ever understood or knew reasons why you expressed emotions and feelings in the past?

How did you understood why or knew the reasons why you expressed happiness in the past? How did you understood why or knew the reasons why you expressed sadness in the past?

How did you understood why or knew the reasons why you expressed fear in the past? How did you understood why or knew the reasons why you expressed anticipation in the past?

How did you understood why or knew the reasons why you expressed loneliness in the past?

I am sure that you must have understood why or knew the reasons why you expressed happiness, you expressed, you expressed fear, you expressed anticipation, you expressed loneliness, and so forth.

In the past, I knew that I had emotions and feelings for variety of reasons;

I know that I have felt happiness whenever I was available to spend some time with my immediate family members, whenever I was available to spend some time with my extended relatives, whenever I was available to spend some time with my close friends, whenever I was available to spend some time with my friends, whenever I have accomplished something that I thought I wouldn't ever been able to do and so forth. 

I know that I have felt sadness sometimes after I said "goodbye" to my immediate family members - I know that I have strong hope for me to be able to see them again some day, sometimes after I said "goodbye" to my extended relatives - I know that I have strong hope for me to able to see them again some day, sometimes after I said "goodbye" to my friends - I know that I have strong hope for me to be able to see them again some day and so forth.

I know that I have felt fear most times whenever it was heavy raining while I was driving to go to places, I felt fear when I flew in the plane for the first time - I was so scared of heights, I know that I have felt fear when I hear thunderstorms - I still feel fear about thunderstorms, and so forth.

I know that I have felt anticipation just days prior to going to my K1 visa interview. I had a strong hope that I would be able to be confident of what to say during my K1 visa interview. I also know that I have felt anticipation to when reality sinks in on my last shift of being employed in Australia.

I know that I have felt loneliness at times when reality sinks in and reminded myself when I was living on my own. I know that I would be all good.

Stay Tuned until next time.